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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15 1012

SIR ROBERT

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Hongkong, 6th January, 1912-

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Ninth Day.

heroism on a sinking ship. The THE ARBITRATION CASE. outstanding performers were 1.H. Prevost in the principal part, and C. T. Eam in the ruined father, while V. Racaza made a most admirable villain. The dramatio personae were:-

TELEGRAMS.

HUMANE SOCIETY.

An Interesting Case,

Before Judge Gomport to

To-day was the ninth day's hearing of the arbitration' Those who are interested in the day, a woman amoul Tai Mun price of silver, and there are few Chiu Siu Cho for 2800 which she Prevost; My, Martin, his father, the Chief Justico

Fon, alias Oh Yui Shai, suod Frederick, a law student, P. II. caso being conducted before STANHOPE GOLD MEDAL. who are not, will find an articlo alleged was owing her under CT. Eam Angelo, his brother,

to decide |bu-pago-3-well-worth-roading |

the amount of compensation a maintenence, hgroemout.made G. Vas; Alfred, his friend, M. On pago 8 appears on account of ar unconventional advertisement before the Registrar General.

Baptists: Tightfit, a Wall-Strest which should be awarded cortain and what came out of it.

Mr. Crew appeared for the broker, V. Ronza; Mr. Richards, Chinese owners of property in complainant aud. Mr. Lowis for a friend of Mr. Martin, J. Royes; Ynumati, who claim for compensa- the defendant

Professor Allgood, teacher of tion in view of damages causod, or Mr. Crow in his opening state- Angelo, C. Wing Hua; Gen. mont that said the case hind been Watson, U. 3. A., Commander of likely to be caused, by the ro before his Lordship on several Zouaves, R Baumann, Harry, clamation. The Attorney General, awarded the Stanhope Gohl ocensions and he had not heard John, Foster, Eugene, friends of instruetel by Mr. J. II. Komp Modal for to bravost deal of the what had been said.

Frederick, H. Lopes, G. Bost, H. appeared for tlie Government;

At the Magistracy, to-day a re- volutionary soldier was fined S50 forbeing in unlawful possos

sion of a sword.

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* Polico Inspectore Hardio and Fenton, we are pleased to record, have been granted third class medals for long and meritorious

service.

A hay about five years of age fell from a window of a house in Leo Yuen street, yesterday and died whilst boing conveyed to a

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(Our Own" Correspondent.) London, Feb. 14, 1020 a.m.

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TRAINING NOTES.

This Morning's Work.

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sited to know what the objecta of great risk from shuirks, to reseuo the Government wore in nakug the reclamation. The Director

Chinese fireman in tho Red

of Public Works was present and Sea, ho would give his Lordship, any information he desired...

His Lordship: Had and huvo. The difficulty I have is this: Practically ong way of looking at the claim for compensation, is that there would be morely 800 feet of open ground in front. I am not fair way of looking at it. Sup- quite sure whether that is quite posing a whole series of stroots

THE NAVY.

LIQUID FUEL.

His Lordship: You can have a copy of my notes if you want it. an Irsh visitor, F. Banje; Dr. were that the complainant was the miral Ross, U. S. A, R. Baumann; and Mr. Needham each repre

Mr. Crow mid that the facts Fraby, a surgeon, O. Kai; Ad-Moara, Beavis and Holborrow, of the Cunard Company.

logal wife of the defendant and Captain Henderson, U. S. A., L. sealing different clients, oppoured

When second officer of the A coolio has been found dead Since that date for husband had ser and Samuel, attendants, G.

she came to Hongkong in 1907. Gomes; Jesso, Jako, Bob, Spon- for the claimants,

Glasgow steamer Itiver Clyde in, in a lighter close by the S. Scarried on a prosperous business Carvalho, A. Baumand, F. Kenna Wednesday his Lordship de

The Attorney General said that November, 1910, ho attempted, at Hop Sang: He was not employed as a rice merchant. Towards the nody, E. Rozario and A. Osmund. on the lighter. The body was ond of 1910 defondant purchased Minor parts were taken by C. takon to the mortuary.

a concubine and becamo so oruel Ceron, J. Pass, F. Kennedy, E. to his wife that to live with him Rozario, L. Osmund,. A. Osmund was cutiroly impossible. In von and L. Remedios. sequence of this donduct she sought a separation and under the recognition of the Registrar Gonoral in agreement was drawn " and entered into by bath parties. It was in consequence of arroara in the alimony granted that action before the court, rather hoary or at least not to complainant that they had Tho parties had lived luppily spoody. The sky was dull and together until the advent of the overcast and galloping common-of houses were built, it seems to second woman,

cod lato. Many ponies were out, me that the effect on those claim- but in a good number of in-ants might be very much more stances only tame cantoring was serious. Supposing a sories indulged in. The placing of the f godowns were built in number board referred to yes front of these houses. It seems heavy contracts with the Scottish His Lordship said that if a terday in this paper has been to ne tliat the damage might be husband ill-treated his wife and altered and now it is more use-vory much higher. My dillioulty oil companies for liquid fuel for

horoby caused her to leave his fully located.

is also this, that of course these the Navy, including refined oil We have received from Messrs.premises there was no doubt she Speaking of the business pro-poople's claims will be dealt with W. G. Humphroya & Co., a handy could recover from him a reason- per a most creditable perform once and for all, and therefore for submarines, with the purpose pocket book issued by the Gene-ablo sum for maintainence. ance was that of Royal Rogo feel bound to sco what the of erecting storage tanks at KENNEDY.—At tho Poak Hospital on the 15th, Miss ETHEL ral Accident, Fire and Life As- The hoaring was adjourned over ten furlongs. Going the ultimate and the largest possible MAUD WATSON KENNEDY, aged 22. Funoral passes the Monu-surance Corporation, Ltd., for until to-morrow weak.

first quarter of a milo in 35.1-5, damage might be.

Rosythi meat at On.m on Friday:

[164 which Messrs. W. G. Humphreys

this smart little pony completed Hon. Mr. Chatham in the course & Co. are agents.

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, the four hundred and forty yards object of the reclamation was the the distance in 2.4-0, negotiating of his ovidenco said the principal

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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1912,

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CRICKET AND THE EMPIRE.

Wo learn that Mr. J. H. Taggart bas received the substantive ap- pointment an. Manager of the Hongkong Hotel, and congrats lato boli Mr. Taggart and the Holol.

A woman who was arrested last night for behaving in a disorderly mannor and who was to appear at the police court this morning, failed to fulfil her obligation, and hor bail of $25 whs estrented.

The R. I. M. S. Northbrook with with the 24th Mountain Battery arrivod from Rangoon yesterday. Among those on board woro- Major . L. Hopper, Capt. and Mrs. 1. S. Cobbe, Licuts. W. D. Lindsay, D. G. T. Sneyd and F. A. S. Morgan three native

and 307 rank and file.

Russian Postal Administration

mont.

Marine Court.

Mr. Lowis contando that there was a statutory liability and she could only enfores it in a police court.

A Kowloon Sensation.

was and whilst the old man was

Mc aue

of

The going this morning was

the whole.

Lichoon (1 mile) 38.4-5, 1.15, 1.51.1-2, 2.24, 32.1-2.

Rejected (1 mile) 30, 1.10, 1 44.2-5, 2.17.3-5, 33.1-6.

1.16.4-5, 1.50, 33.1-5.

Auchon loon (3-4 mile) 39,

Cleric (1 mile) 34,1-5, 1.7.3-5, 1.41, 2.13, 32.

Favonious (1 mile) 30, 1.14, 1.50, 221,31

Brushwood Boy (1 milo) 35.1-2, 1.10.1-2, 1.45, 2.17.1-2, 32.2-5.

Rogal Rose (1.1-4 mile) 35.1-5

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Could you enlighten me. Ilow was it that private people were allowed to reclaim ?-The area in these casos were sold to private individuals for purposes of re- clamation.

Of course that was begun bo fore the Harbour of Refuge

YCA.

The Government apparently wanted that part reclaimed? Some of it they did themselves,

Oca Owa CoRREZIONDENT.). London, Feb. 14, 10.20a.m.

The Admiralty has placed.

INTERNATIONAL

CRICKET.

BILL'S SUCCESSOR.

SUGAR CONVENTION,

AN AGREEMENT.

(Servico to the "Telograph."]

London, Feb. 14, 5 a.m.

and allowed private individuals that at the Sugar Conference an From Brussels it is reported

to do some? Yes.

| The reclamation of this little agreement has been reached where-

harbour shown on the plan was

run home in 31.1-5. Favonious removal of the possibility of the too, shaped like a racer travers- formation of an insanitary area. ing a mile in 2.21, taking 31 His Lordship-What are they Yesterday afternoon two Chi-dead for the last quarter. Braden going to do with the land which nose wout into one of Messrs Hill, however, in de light of that they rerum?-It will be dispos Watson & Co.'s minoral, water de-by doing a similar distance in fed of in some way, pots at Kowloon during tillinfectoll maintained his charactor-boing reclaimed by privato ownora, 12.15-1-6; last quarter 22.4-5. Re-l Yes, but tw of these plots aro time, when the coolies who work istic consistoncy and in 2.17-3-5 and they pro-sol now for coal officers, one sub-assistant surgeon on the premises were away. The ith 38.1-5 for the last quarter, storos. From the plan, it looks. [Service to the "Telegraph."] only person present was an older negotiated oight furlongs. One rather as if the Government meant On the occasion of the tercen tant manager. One of the men Esperanto, yet this morning it ing sites. Of course that is a ly man, who is omployed as assis-not heard of too much lately is to develop the property into build- tenary of the Romanoffs, the asked where a certain employee found little difficulty in striding ronibility.

Reuter's correspondent at Syd- ney slates that Edgar Mayno hag has decided to issue a new sories answering the query the other the course was by no means fast-No, nothing.

over a mile in 2.17. Considering Has nothing boen decided yet? replaced Olem Bill on the Selec of Commomoration Stamps. Con mun advanced, and caught him The M. C. C. toàn, has won the fourth test match and tho rubrary to those in present issue, by the shoulders and throat. The timea wore very creditable on It is quite possible that the tion Committes-Reuter.

the Imperial Eagle will be intention of the man were to rob

land may be developed into bor. The mythical "ashes" have once again been recovered. It omitted, and instead thereof the the safe which containe.I a good. The following is a list of the building sites-Yes, quite pos is about the most interesting and important event of the elligy of all the late rulers of the dent of money. One of the mon most interesting performances: moment. That statement may be questione 1 by those who doplore Empire substituted. The wont so far as thow papper int the interest taken in sport and why quote Mr. Kipling's kopeck stamp will bear the the eyes of the unfortunato man. 2.34.4-5, 33.4-5.

Tickey (1 mile) 40, 120, 2.1, facsimile of Peter the Great. "flannelled fool at the wicket and muddioð val at the goal" lo

Gallantly enough the old man Obituary, support of their attitude. It is true none the loss. When you

stood up to his aggressors and It is with regret that wo an-bringing to bear a knife which come to think of it, how many ovents which seem of pre-nounce the death of Miss Maud ho had been using. for tiffin found importanes; national or international, ever come to Kennedy, which took place this bo slashol at them. anything? For the most part they make good newspaper where she had recently undergone them from lip to eur, opening

morning at the Peak Hospital, cosded in culling ono stories" for a day or two; then they fizzle out and are no moran oporation for pppendicitis. hoard of. In many instanicos tho end of them is never publishóë.

up the jaw and slashing severely Miss Kennedy was a niece of the tongue. Some better "story", crops up and what on Monday promised big Mr. Kennedy of the well known The other man called out in things and was set forth with striking headlines, is dismissed on repository and coaching establish- Chinese "Save life" and this Thursday with three lines, if it is noticed afall. Any caroful reader

called the attention of the Indian of the Home papers can bear out this statement.

watchunan who was at the outer At the Marino Court this morn-door. The robbers made off but The point is, thon, that ovonts of seeming importance have Beckwith R. M. the master of calling to a number of soldiers 19, 1.43.3.5, 2.17.4-5, 249,

ing before Commander C. W the watchman secured one and vory often merely a manufactured value.. But wo do actually and the S. L. Billy was summoned belonging to the 126th Beluchis 31.1-5, definitely know that this rocapture of the "ashes" has been for lying alongside the Blako regiment had the other culprit noticed and discussed in every corner of the Empire. Interesting Pior in such a manner as proven captured. They were taken to 1.42.2-5, 2.42.2-5, 2.15,1-5,824-5. in itself, it is being debated in England, in Australia and in Southod free access. therote for other the police station and on being Africa in rolation to the triangular tests in England more than

vessels. The defondant was dis-searchod one man was found in 1.48, 2 19.1-5, 31 1-5,

Capollo (1 mile) 38.2-5, 1.13.1-5, missed with a caution. year hence. And any event which excites the Home country and Chan Hi owner of the S. L. Wai Inggers, and a quantity of popper possession of two long Turkish the Dominions, which interests (it is safe to say) every other male On was summoned at the instance in a pepper box.

Diaboline (1.1 milo) 38,4-5; 1.14, 1.48, 2.21,3-6, 2.64.3-5, 33. citizen of this groat Empire, which sets their minds leaping ahead of F. P. Lonfesty for plying for

They were brought before the Snowstorm (1.1-4 mile) 38.4-5, in speculation, is not an event of minor importanes. When men atiro in the waters of the colony Magistrates, this morning, and 1.14, 1.48, 2.21-3-5, 2.54.3-5, 33. Home, in Australis, in South Africa find a common interest in the

without having a licence, Ho remanded until the 22nd. was find' $25.

Madrigal (1 mile) 38, 1.12.3-5, success of the M. C. C. team and esmimoft ground for thought and;

1.48.2-5, 2.21 2-5, 33. action in the probable outcome of the triangular contest, they are

Esperanto (1 mile) 37, 1.10.1.5, insensibly drawn nearer to each other. Tho bond of kinship is

1.44 3-5, 2:17, 32.2-5. strengthened, This is the Imperial aspect of cricket. It is an wooke was alive in the French

Gordon (1.1-2 mile) 41.2-5, aspoot scoffed at by many, but not by careful judgos of the times-Concession on Thursday afternoon,

1.10.1-6, 1.52.3-5, 2.28, 3.4.3-5,

His Lordship asked it it was or of human nature,

Bays the "N. C. Daily News" of Towards the gathering of funds 3.39, 34.2-5.

likely that godowns would be Service to the "Telegraph."J It is good to find that the Old Country is far from being a back Feb, 10. About 3 pm, a man for defraying the coat of a now Alacrity (1.12 mile) 41.2-5: erected. number at cricket. She has passed through her bad time and her coming from the City into the playground and phthways the 1.19:1-5, 1.52,3-5, 2.28, 3.4.3-5, Hon. Mr. Chatham: I think

Concession announced that at four scholars of St. Joseph's College 3.30, 34.2-6. colte of a year or two ago are now welded into a strong-going team. o'clock Dr. Sun Yat-sen would ar gave a very interesting perform Madrigal (Linilo) 30, 1.12.3-5, considerable portion of this eres it is quite povible that some.

London, Feb. 14, 5. Australia at present appears to be relying largely upon men who rive on the Race Course from ance of a four-act play, entitled 1.48.2-52.21, 33,

Reuter's correspondent at Syd- will be used for storage purposDA have passed their boat daya, and her colls require training for in-Nanking by aeroplane... WildThe Prodigal Law Stadent" be ternational cricket, South Africa possesses a team which, with thunghi the suggestion was, is fore a large andience, lacluding 34..

Rasyil (2-1 mile) 37, 1.11, 145, of some kind,

ney telegraphs that the representa experience, should improve quite a deal. Everything, however, nevertheless gained credence, and Bishop Pozzoni last night in

His Lordship: Storage orbuild- tives of sixteen thousand transport points to a victory for England in the tiret-cornered content next between four and five o'clock the college hill. The plot con 2.5, 1.40.25, 2.24.4-5, 30.3.5. will be used for the donstruction Workers have declared the Bris

Sovington (1:1-2 mile) 38, 1.13.ings? I think somo portion But whether to England goes victory or not, the eyes of many Chinese in Rue du Consulat cerned the doing of a scapegrace every sportsman in the Empico will then be fornased on that little could be seen craning their heads student who gate into the hands

of ordinary housos, but I hane strike Illog.cal, and have, con- 3.34, 33.3-5. island which to most of them is Ilome. And that cannot but have in the direction & mentioned of money lenders, ruins his fa- Odcombe (1.1.2 ile) 28. 1.13. be rised for storage purposes.

think a considorable portion will an effect in bringing closer in spirit the units which go to form the Noodless to say they were com- thes, but eventually makes every 2-5, 1.10.2-6,2.24.4-5, 30.2-5.3.34 Tao case was proceeding when

sequently, prohibited: mighty whole.

pletely disappointed.

[thing turn out right by deeds of

pros

year,

An Alry Rumour. One of the most extravagant of ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. the rumours which have gained currency during these past few

Theatrical Performance,

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Braden Hill (1 mile) 34, 1.8,

33.3-5

contemplated before the Harbour by the Convention is to be renewed of Rofago?-Yes.

for another five years, while Russia Can you tell me when ?—I think the first talk arose about 1902,

is to be allowed to export an extra. ham has forgotten the dates.

Mr. Slade: I think Mr. Chat 150,000 tons in 1911-12 and a They arose in 1001.

further 100,000 tons in each of the Mr. Chatham: That may have following years, the number of

been so.

His Lordship: When was the which remains unsettled.---Roulet. that time. plan prepared?

Mr. Chatham: Possibly about

Then the Government has availed itself of the reclamation as convenience for the Harbour of Refuge?-TheGovernmentd sid- ed that this area must be re- claimed.

we went to

LABOUR TROUBLES.

DRISBANE STRIKE,