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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13 1912

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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1912.

NAVAL STRENGTH-AND THE WRONG WORD,

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DAY BY DAY.

To tyrannizo whore thoro can be no opposition is the extreme

of bagoness.

To-day Paper.-

Woman's. World and the Photographic Competition coupon appear to-day on page 3. Home Football results will be found on pago 8.

Another body has boon found by the polico in the Harbour. In this instance it was that of Chinose woman.

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The Chinese Engineering and Mining Co., Ltd, inform us that tlie total output of the Company's thres mines for the week ending Jan, 27, amounted to 84,246.36 tons, and the sales during the period to 36,169:80 tons.

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SANITARY BOARD.

Small Pox Patients

At the meeting of the Sanitary Board hold this afternoon the Medical Officer of Health sub- mitted a minute relative to the removal of small pox patients to tho Kwong Wal-Hospital at Kowloon.

TELEGRAMS.

|BRITAIN AND. GERMANY.

LORD HALDANE'S VISIT.

NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Race Weather.

One of those confirmed pea- simists who always look upon the dark sido of things has point- ed with savage complacency to tho rainfall of last night and thie morning. It was inevitablo ho but let the date of a race-ineot- said. It might be fine for montlis,

Ng Hon-lsz minutod:-I ask for

ing approach-and-every-aloud a British man of war lying in the information. How public vac-

wandering over Zanzibar or river, was yesterday afternoon einstors are employed in. Hong-

Lord Haldane told the jour- Alaska would hood the summons seized with a fit whilst walking kong and Kowloon? How arenalists that lie found the friend-This, by the way, is endowing to assemble over Hongkong. along the Band near to Kinking they paid and how many extra Rond. Happily a number of

The following N. O. Daily News Of Fol Mr. Fairbank, a surgeon un boxru-

[Service to the Tolograph." Bombay, Fob. 13, 7.30 am,

Hongkong with an importance in the eyes of the Clerk of the Reuter's correspondent at Ber-Weather, which it no doubt

sailors save the incident, and men are employed during the liest fooling overywhore.

opidemic time? What stops are whilst one of their number rao takon to enforce vaccination in for the ambulanco, the remainder The dead body of a female child, formed a cirols and kept off the a victim to smallpox, has been

inquisitivo natives. Subsequent- found by the police on the hilly the sick man was removed to side at Shankiwan.

the hospital, where he recovered, and aftor the wounds, occasioned

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chole and amongst government employees? A......

Mr. Lau Chu-pak-This' is a separate hospital for small pox patients, specially built for that receive patients immediately.

Hon. Mr. Chatham: Tho necessary resolution should be passed.

It is true nevertheless that tha- lin says that it is semi-officially deserves, but is scarcely accorded. stated that Lord Haldans came to Chinese New Year mesting is

but this time the Jockoy Club

scortain whether anything, and very frequently a damp affair,

The Boy Scouts movement has by the fall, had been dressed he purposo," It should be allowed to what, might be done to mitigate Committee has scored a point

heon honoured by the confermont of a Royal Charter, and will be known as the Boy Scouts

Association.....

In the case of the Chinese who was charged yesterday, at the Assizes, with armed robbery in the New Territory, the hearing was continued to-day and the prisoner was discharged.

was conveyed to his ship.

the undoubted tension between the two countries. It is unlikely that any definito agreements were ranohed, but it is quito cortain that the question of armaments was evidently, unnoticed and there is a possibility that tho Clerk of the Weather will havo was not raised.

exhausted his watery wrath 'bo-. foro the 18th.

over the Clerk of the Weather. for Fob. 13, 14 and 15 and of The mooting was originally fixed

this due note was no doubt takon,, |ng rain began to fall last evening. But the postponement for a wook

H.M.S. Aroker, one of the five!" The Water Supply.

Mr. Bowley moved special destroyera building for the

"That in view of the new roads British Admiralty by Mesara. Yorrow, of Glasgow, had a very and increased traffic in the vicinity successful oficial full-spood trial of the Filler Beds and Service

"WAIT AND SEE.". on Wednesday, January 17 on the Reservoirs this Board is of Skolmorlio doop water measured opinion that it is necessary in

Indeed, ho adds, it is impossible mile at tho. mouth of the Clyde. order to protect the water supply

Nationalist Superstition. Although the weather was excep- of the City from contamination to find any formula on which so- Lai Chuu was fined $3 or

The statement that the re- sevon daya hard labour at the tionally bad, a mean spead of 30.3 and in the interests of the Public

rious discussion regarding arma-assembling of Parliament 198 Marine Court, to-day for dis-knots was attained during a lealth of the Colony

(1.) To enclose the Albany monts could be based. One must ben delayed for a day becausO the Nationalists wore a bit. sup- obeying the orders of the Harbour continuous run of eight hours,

thus exceeding the contract specil Filter Beds and Reservoir by. Master by dredging without por- of 28 knots by 2.3 knois. Through erecting: (a.) a brick wall 6 feet wait and see whether the informal mission in Central Fairway, on

out the trial the whole of the in height in the place of the open tion Lord Haldona takes back the 12th inst

machinery worked perfectly. The iron railing rocontly erected At the Marine Court, to-day, special foature of interest was the along the Western coping of the will materialiso in tangible pro- Ho Chuen, He Ti, Kwok Sai and builor, installation, the boilera now road skirting the onstorn posals in the course of further Chan Yau, were onel fined $5 or boing fitted with Yarrow's patent extremity of the Filter Bode. (b) fourteen days for unlawfully) system of superheating the mooring their houts within one averago superheat during the trial hundred yards of low water mark was 04 degrees Fahrenheit, from in a prohibited place during pro which a very appreciablo gain in hibited hours on the 12th inst. economy was obtained.

of law.

A Youthful Thiel.

A fifteen-year-old boy appeared before Mr. Irving, at the Magistracy,this morning,charged with stealing $ from a shop till in Taumati. From the evidence appeared that defendant went

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The Revolution, and Finance,

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In some circles the farther rise

wall or unclimbable fence from diplomatic discussions.

Anyhow the visit will the Southern extremity of the wall

in montioned in (a) to the entrance

dispolling Mr. to the Ladies, Recreation Club service with a gate at the western ex-Churchill's idea that the German tremity of Bach wall or fonce. (c.)

a wall or unclimbable fonco at Navy is luxury. the North Wost corner of the on-

closure.

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(2.) To onclose the Filter Deds and tanks below Bowen Rend and at the Wost Point with walls or unclimbable foncos.

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A BUSY DAY.

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arstitious over the unlucky 13th, makes one smile. There is some- thing that ticklos in the idea of Mr. Redmond making heavy reprosentations to the Governmen that they must really altor th late because the members from do Ireland who want Home Rule wore a bit jumpy over it. The Cabinot hold a meeting a day or we ago, the cables told us; perhaps to debate on this pro- foundly important matter. Better things are expected from educat- ed men. One would as readily expect Lord Lansdowne to carry potato in his pocket for L.rheumatism (a "cure" ofton

breakfast.

A Test Record.

The M.C.C. team has given the Australians something to think about in the fourth test match. Yesterday thoy established a new tost match record by putting up a total of 680. At present Aust- ralin have to collect the nice little

put the Englishmon in again,

They put up a grim second.

tions, by holders of, silver of, an early settlemont of the troubles for reasons which I have re loan on the guarantee of heranings in the third tent, and they in China, and the prospects of a loan, The Republican allicials peatedly given to the Board.

Lau Chu-pak-It is certainly Colonies is basoless.--Router, about 500 now. But they oun-

normal basis.

Gallant Rescue by European

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Hon. Mr. Chatham-I am in

THE WEST RIVER.

British Gunboat Fired On.

At the Marine Court, this

The following is from the morning before Comunandor C, W. Beckwith, R.N., Li Fuk, inasterChina Press" of Fob, 0:-The

Lord Haldano had a busy day of cargo bont 533 and Wong Yeo, proposed loan of Tla. 10,000,000

in consultation first with Mr. a boat woman were charged with to be made to the Republican mooring their craft in such a man-government through the China

Harcourt and then with Mr. recommended) or Mr. Asquith to lot the House go hang for a day nor so as to obstruct the Wing Merchants' Sloan Navigation Op., Lok Street stops, on the 12th inst. is temporarily held up, owing to Has there been anything done Churchill who afterwarde con- because he spille somo salt at A flue of $10 in each instanco was dissatisfaction among the stock towards supplying funds for co-ferrod with Mr. Lloyd George. imposod With the alternativo or buldum, Telma heen, disclosed one month's imprisonment. that there were irrogularities in the five reservoir?

Last night Lord Haldane met Creating a Precedent. the recent meeting at Chang Su Ignorance No Pica.

An application was dealt with the Cabinot at Downing Street. Lam Kin, owner of a licensed Ho's Garden, and that a quorum for permission lo erect two urinals

PORTUGAL'S POSITION. [junk was ordered to pay $30 or (of stockholders' was not prosent.at a house in the Bonham Strand,

go to prison for two months with However, 60 cohfident are the

Mr. Bowley1t the applica- The Portuguese Legation in- hard labour, at the Marine Court, promoters that the deal will tion is granted every Chinese forms Reuter that Portugal-haa this morning, for not reporting eventually be made that the de-Long will be in a position to himself on arrival and for having benturs notes have been printed. osim similar facilities. If granted no intention whatevor of selling With all his literary training-perhaps, indeod, because of it-previously left the waters with- Mr. Churchill appears to have been unfortunato in the choice of out a special permit or clearance. in the price of silver yesterday should not the power to remove any of hor colonies. It also lot of 300 runs before they can the ropori that Most likely they will do it, too, Defendant pleaded ignorance was, attributed to the expecta Hon. Mr. E. A. Howett:--The says. word at Glasgow. His use of the term "luxury," as applied to the

application should be deferred Portugal is contemplating- German navy, appears somewhat to have annoyed the German nows-

will probably come along with papers. Qualified as it was, of course, the word was not the most apt that could have been chosen; but to Mr. Churchill's moaning little

are watching the price of silver better to allow urinals to be

not hope to win. Douglas won exception can bo takon. His point is that while to Britain a strong

very closely, realizing the loss orectal in Chinese hongs and

this game when he won the toss navy is not merely essential byt a matter of life or death, to Germany

through exchange which they restaurants and to compel the

for the first time in four tries. That reminds 'one of a curions. it is los necessary to existence. However that may be phrased, it

will suffer if compelled to expend Chinese to use the drains in a huge gold loan, in silver, with their houses. true. We made the same point here not long ago, und we cannot see the shop and ordered some rice, the metal at its present price,

incident in one of the earlier Test matches in Australia, in which any real ground for difference there. Nor do we believe that the and whilet the proprietor was and prospects of repaymont at a favour of granting subject to the

the English toom was captained making up the order, he irritation created by the use of an unfortunate word will be more than hand into the drawer and extract-

put

provision of an independent A report has been received off by W, G, Graco. Australia had momentary. The 'Gerinan people aro possessed of a strong gooded the sum mentioned. Tho

water supply and power of re- on interqbangs of shots between won the toss for the first two moval in the event of the urinals West River pirates and H. M.matches, and had also won the sense which will provont them from taking too seriously a mere plat-bench ordered him to receive ton form phrase.

strokes of the birch and forty-

not being maintained in a proper gunboat Sandpiper, one of the games. By this time W. G. A gallant action falla to be ro- mannor.

vessels engaged in patrol work. Graco had learned the story that, Indeed, the speech would probably have passed with little com-eight hours' detention.

corded, to the credit of E. P.C.

A Question of Cellings, The pirates would appear to have Blackham, the Australian captain, Successful Concert. ment had it not coincided with Lord Haldane's visit, of which muoli

Baker, of the Singapore, says the Correspondence was laid on opened fire upon a junk, which was supposed to be in possession Thanks to the capable organ- appears to be expected, to Germany. On the face of it, it seems singulisation of Mrs. Tuxford a enpital"Straits Times" of Feb. 6, and the table relative to the removal was being towed by a launch of a lucky halfpenny which he continuas-le was on duty in of ceilings from, houses in said to have been flying the always used for the toss. On the arly like one member of Cabinet embarrassing another, but inasmuch concert, to augment the funds of the neighbourhood of Johnston's Staunton Street..

American flag, thoughi confirm occasion of the third matob, when as Mr. Churchill must have spoken with the full authority of the the Seamon's Mission, was held Pier on Saturday afternoon when Mr. Bowley-Should not the ution of this could not boobtained. the rival captains met to toss, Cabinet we may assume that Lord Huldane's position was carefully in the concert room of that in his attention was attracted by the legal point raised be referred to Bhots were fired at the Sandpiper Blackliam again produced his considered before the tone of the speech was decided uppa. Either, ing ladies and gentlemen were re-

stitution last night. The follow-shouts of people on the pior. The the Crown Solicitor?

also, but fortunately no-one on his lucky halfponny, Grace, low- therefore, Mr. Churchill has spoken outside the lines sanctioned by sponsible for the varions items of of a Chinaman who had evidently the ceilings on the top floor have of necessity carry a considerable into his pocket, and, pulling out cause was the imminent danger Lau Chu-pale-I understand board was injured, as these vessels ever, promptly dived his lond the Cabinet, which is extremely unlikely, or the speech and Lord entertainment which received flat attempted to commit suicide and in most cases been loft undisturb quantity of coal which has to be his own coin, insisted that Black- Haldane's visit fit into each other in a fashion that is not olear to thoi toring applause in every in- who was now struggling in the ed. It is perfectly true that top stacked in bags on deck. The ham should call to him for a

stanceMaster Edser, Mr. Run-water. E. P. C. Baker did not floors without eoilings are outside diplomatic circles.

un- bullets struck these bags. The change. Blackham did call, and The olief point of the speech, of course, is that the Navy C. D. Silas, Mrs. Pollow, Mrthrowing off his topee, he plung- should be granted.

dell, Miss Kellie, Mrs. Kew, Mr.stop to lighten himself, but, bearable in summer. Exemption Sandpiper oponed fire and soon lost the toss-and lost the game.

silenced the pirates, but what stated to be comfortably superior to others and is to remain so. That Lake, Mrs. Hill, Mr. Walker, Mr. ed in and grasped the drowning Hon. Mr. E. A. Hewett: actual damage was done is not High Silver, is good nowe which every British subject will learn with satisfaction. Horo, Mr. Elliott, and Mr. M. D. man. Taking his burden by the agree with Lau Cha-pak as to known.

Silas. The programme included shoulders he swam on his back the objections to removing ceil-

Old timore would regard with, Bat, however superior Britain's strength may be, it should be even a sketch from W. W. Jacobe.

scorn any excitement on account for the steps, but at this juncture|ings in the top floor. more pronounced when the Naval War Staff comes to full fruition. The 26th. Punjabis- a Malay constable came alongside Hon Mr. Chatham-The THE ARBITRATION CASE. of the dollar reaching the two The archives of the Admiralty contain a great and useful volume of The 20th Punjabis arrived by with a sampan, into which the M.O.IT. has requested that the

slilling mark. But times have changed and silver has been material concerning the successful conduct of naval war which has the troopship Dufferin to-day rescued man was placed. Once ceilings be permitted on the top never been turned to account. Reports of admirals who have con- included: Major and Mrs. L. B. efforts at resuscitation, in which any ventilating openings,

from Karachi. Those on board on the pior, the officer commenced floors subject to the closing up of Justice's Court, before the Chief ground for so long that a res This morning in the Chief bashfully remaining in the back- ducted mancouvros, reports, too, of British officers who have watched Walton, Major O. HI. Lawson, he was joined a few minutes later agree to this

Justice Sir Francis Piggott, the toration to what might be inko foreign campaigus, have boon laid aside and forgotten. They have Capt. C. O. Turnbull, Capt. E. by Captain Makenzie Skinner,

oase of arbitration between the caratoly, Inut couveniently called never been digested because the administrative staff at the Ad- A. Moude; Lieute. G. W. Ander- R.A.MO, who had seen the

owners of Marine Lots at Kowloon "par" beconies quite an event. miralty had not the time-perhaps lacked the training necessary. W. Dillon, J. D. Fulton; The life that was loft in the man January 26 to the Mainichi" of the construction of the Harbour the approach of the Chinese Now son, II. B. Drysdale, E. J. Torrie, nituation from the Club opposite. A telegram from New York on and the Government, arising out It is usual for silver, to rise at Year, but there are other, olo to digest them. That body of material the War Staff should be able E. H. V. Hodge IMS; Lisuts. was encouraged and he was short-stated that two members of the Refuge, was continued. to turn to account. The lessons of strategy olange but little and S. M. Cookson and W. F. Haynes ly afterwards removed to the party in favour of the re-election Mr. Shelton Hooper again went montant work. We have already hints from the great Commanders of the past may be studied with of the 21st Panjabis; Capt. and General Hospital in aa ambal of Mr. Taft as President of the into the box and continued under referred to the operations of profit to-day. The worth of now inventions, as applied to purposes Mrs. P. D. Saxton, Capt. and Mrs. anco, still, however, unconscious. United States paid Mr. Roosevelt the examination of Mr. Eldon the speculative group in Ind of strategy, will now be more fairly and fully considered than bo-Elliott, Major and Mre. F. D. E. P. O. Baker's conduct is being a visit that day, in the hops of Potter for the Crown, which was holding large quan fore. It should not again be readily possible to perpetrate a blunder Lumadon and Miss Lamsden, brought to the notice of the au- accertaining the ex-President's According to witness a valua-tution of silver, Another reason similar to that of universally adopting the ram after Lissa. A Major E Henderson; Bandmaster thorities, who will, no doubt, views respecting the coming Fretion minde in 1902, put the ground may be the expected stall of trained officers should reduce the obancos of such a blunder Williams and Mrs. Williams and show their appreciation of his sidential election. These gentle at a value of 02,1-2 cents per China when political matter to a minimum.. The full worth of the now War Staff will not be 17 native officers.

gallantry in soma, tangible form, men, however, failed to elicit any superficial, but claimants werela dowa Good experienced for a year or two, but there soome every likelihood of

The rank and file number 800 He already holds a medal and definite statement of opinion now claiming at the rate of $5.77 to the holiot that It smply justifying its existence in time.

with 98 followare,

oertificate for life savings

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tion of silver will continge per foot

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