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DAY BY DAY.

Lots of people stretch the truth. in their efforts to make both' onds meet.

The German Mail of March 5

Three more 'doad bodies have been found by the police, death in one instance being dus to small-pox.

A Chinese was removed from the stroot at Kwong Yuen whore ho was lying ill and died ou roaching the hospital.

Over 60 Chinose undesirables word banished from Singapore for life during February

Judgment has, boon given by the supreme Court af Leipzig in a lawsuit which commenced in 1511,

Bay.

CH'ING-MING."

hill side.

An Impression:

All

THE MESSIAHLZ

St. John's Cathedral was filled

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A SILK MYSTERY.

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Supposed Hugo Theftuova Yesterday was Ol'ing-ming, or day, of pure brightness, when the to the utmost lust, evening when A certain amount of mystery Chinese delight to honour their music from Handel's Messiah attends the disappearance of 361 je sag To-day's Paper.

dead and pay their annual visit was rendered by a chorus of cases of silk from the Eastern nud The continuation of the sories

to the quaint horse-shop-shaped eighty-six voices. The selections Australian Steamship. Co.'3* on Dirootors, their dution, etc.,

graves wherein their frboats comprised nearly the whole of Empire, which has just come foll appears on pago 3, whore, thero Since the Motor Car Aot o:me rest. Those out on the hilla the scound part of the work and light. It appears that the silk is also no interesting article on into force in 1004 the foes receiv- yesterday would have seen many the chorusos, generally speaking, was taken on board in Japan and Napoleon's "thoughts" on many ed by the Middlesex County Coun-an observance of this quaint were excellently sung. The balas is oustomary was safely stowed, subjects. The short sormon sil have amounted to £17,07111s, custom all over the country side, nuce throughout was well main-together with other valuables, in will be found on pago 10. and the liconces of all kinds is and the writer saw all there was tained, but the attack was slight the ship's strong room and when.

sued have numbered 40,937.. to be seen on the shores of Syreny ragged in one or two of the the room was visited on Thurs: 19.ga

itoms. Mrs. T. F. Perkine gave day morning in Hongkong it was A coolio was admitted to tho Taking the bridle path at the on admirable rendering, of "He found that the lock of the doors, was delivered in London on April hospital suffering from injuries Shaukiwan torminus of the tram was despised," her fine contralto was broken off and n cargo porta

to his jaw which were caused liue he mingled with the crowd being put to good use in this opened.

Working the cargo, wir censoda, The St. Stephen's College nn-through his jumping from of Chinono who followed the road boautiful passage, Ilis Excel- nual sports meeting will be held bridge in Pokfulur load yester to the thickly populated burying loney Mr. Claud Severn made for the day on Wednesday are at Happy Valley on April 18.

day. The man said bo was drunk place through which the road light of the difficulties in "Tying at about 0,30 o'clock and the

Rebuke hath broken His heart, dual watch was sit bl Löbrd; y at the time..

runs, and in which tiors upon

YOR! tiers of gravos with numborod recitative which he gave with but how the Hooda dame i The American Consul at. Sing-head stonos are packed as closely telling affect as he did also the appear is at presontelle met wi

air "Bohold and see,

Mrs. Hun mystery: It is surmised that bereits apore states in an ́ollicial report as is possible. It was a motloy that it is proposed to startasull brong that passed along the ter was in fine form and except during the night of April 8 wee for one slight slip gavo an excep- the morning of the fourth in oxport trade in sharks-livor oil generally deserted, road, from Malaysia.

The oil, after carried something, from roast pig tionally good rendering of "He a junk must have coinecom being refined in Europe, is sold with gilt ears to bundles of paper was cut off" and "Thou didst alongside the cargo port institus for the same purposes as co-mysteries, whose significance is not leave His soul in Hell," in question, and entry obtained ling liver oil.

only appreciated by the colestial the latter especially using her by forcing the port. The thieves, mind. The writer being alono pleasing voice to great advan would then have access to the door of the strongroom and it Sixty Finnish pilots at llelsing-had to guess what it all meant. tage.

Special notice is deserved by would only be necessary to break It is notified in the Gazette fora have sent in their resigna-Paper caps, highly coloured like that Mr. G. T. Edkins has beeutions, owing to the projectol those the youngsters wore, bundles the performance of Master the look. This being done the appointed a member of the Court uansformation of the pilot service of leoloured tissue, faggots of Martin, who sang probably the thirty-five cases could be lowered of the University of Hongkong.

into a Russian Government insti- joss sticks, eggs, slices of pork, most diflicult solo in the work into the junk. If the surmise ution, Pilots in the other port dried fish, crackors and an ocun."I know that my Redeemer be correct, there must have been onl A of fine $1,000 or six months' districts are öxpected to resign in sional bottle went to complete liveth." It was one of the best quite a number of men at work stazi imprisonment was imposed on aa body, or at least the gront the bardon of many who trod the items of, the evening and the lad on the job, as a case of silk is Chinese at the Magistracy this majority.

leserves great praise for the way rather more than one man da Here and there a spluttering in which he rendered a solo that handle in ordinary circumstanbas, radio the daily issue in delivered free when tho address is accessible to morning for conducting a lottery.

It is stated that Lord Strath-candle in the undergrowth, and has taxed many a mature profes- and in this instance it'mast kavyo zno). anesenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at

Owners and occupiera of tene-cona is far from well. It was hune of voices spoke of some sional. "O! Death where is thy been done quite noiselessly for this! 0737 their residences without any extra charge. On copies sont lyments are reminded in the Gazette evident that his had grown much grave, well high swallowed Sting?" was allotted to Mr. 11. watok apparently saw no Bolivar els post an additional $1,80 per quartor is charged for postage. that the rates for the second quar-feabler during the last few months up in the rauk vegetation, T. Best and Mr. C. Fource both for alarm. The postage on the weakly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 ter of 1912 ore payable in ad-when he attended the Thanks which was still remembered. In of whom acquitted themselves

on or before April 30, giving Service at St Paul's, and fact many graves were found satisfactorily.

The collection, token up, was per quarter.

which the writer never know oxisted though the rond is fami- for the Organ Fund.` liar enough. Then it was that the tee of the hoes and axes that many carried was comprehended, A telegram from a New York The graves were cleared for another your, while candles burn-

Saint John's Cathedral correspondent announces Who

od and joss-sticks smoulderod. death on the 4th ult, of Mrs.

Tho scono at Sywan Bay, was The Services in 8. John's Cath Annis Ycanians, one of the oldest Typhoon Warning.

nothing if not `quaint, The edral on April 7, Easter Day, and The following telegram was

best-known of American

Present:-Messrs. Wa H. Walt zug received by the American Can-actresses. She remained in Ausgroves there are closely ranked will be as follow-Holy Com

in tires with a little pathway at munion (Choral), 7.30 am. (and pce (Chairman), Capt. H. Batziblind sulate General from the Manila stralia many years, also, playing the foot of each row, and here 7.45 am. nt the Peak Church): hurst, J. G. Fenwick, WR M-Day isadi. Observatory at 8 p.m. on April 5:in the Straite Settlements, Hong squatted groups of mourners. Sfatins, 11 a.m. Holy Communion Parr, B. F. Rankin, the Health.r -Cyclone or typlanon near kong, Yokohama, and other town with sticks set in the ground 11.45 a.m. Preacher: The Rev. Officer, and the Secretary or over Polew Islands moving W. in the Fur East.

before thom keeping up an under-F. T. Johnson, M.A. Children's C. Berkeley Mitchell, but to uni or W.N.W.

current of clutter to the accom Service, 3.30 p.m. Evensong and 1. The minutes of the last meet The Japan "Herald" publishes paniment of cracker-firing and Serman, 5.15 p.m. Proachering (on the 5th inst), and this one It is notified that gun practice large quantity of alluvial gold mants, antralizing them for the D.D.

report that since the 16th at the burning of the paper gar The Right Rev. Bishop Banister, minutes of a special meeting hold, tim will be carried out on Tuesday, has been washed up on the shores use of the dead.

on the 12th inst, are read, and tea April 9, from the West of Hong-of Kimitsu-gun, Chiba, Japan.

{confirmed,r» fiu fone hand

2. A lottor is read from Mr.In kong in a Southerly direction bo- It is stated that Mr. Aie, taining mourning ns the European un-THE COLONY'S COLONY'S Wong Teng-sin, and the Secret tween the hours of 91.30 am. and engineer in Shizubka, has ranted derstands it, about the whole 4 p.m. If the weather is clear, the foreshore over an area of matter and the throng seemed

tary is directed to inform him, ná that the Council are, prepared to ong VOLUNTARY AND COMPULSORY SERVICE.

prnotice may be concluded by about 80,000 teubo from the quite like a quiet holiday crowd

consider the proof" off the 107 villagers, and that he has appliat home, yet underlying it all was

charge contained in his latter, ifont Food and Drugs Ordinance. od to the Tokyo Mining Inspec- remembrance of the dead and

he will attend at the next meetuesety General Anderson recently voiced a regret, not for the first The following is a return of tion Office for annation to carry a desire that thoir graves should The following is the financial ing of the Council Startgang Ba time, that the duty of volunteering was not recognised by a greator samples oxamined by Mr. Frank on alluvial mining.

not be forsaken. In only one statement for the month of number of the young men of the Colony. In some waya it does Browne, Government Analyst,

instance did the writer seo a January seem strange that the ranks of the volunteers should remain unfilled. Ordinance, 1800 for the quarter Mekran coast line has been con-it he thought of the neglected Balance of assets

under the Sale of Food and Druga The mayal patrolling of the grave untended and as he passed Rovonus and Expenditure: Speaking generally, it may be said that the young men in this ended March 31, 1912Coffee 5 tinued during the whole of the crowd of weather beaten grey and liabilities on Colony have much more time on their banda-than at Home, whore samples, 2 found adulterated; cold weather, with a view to pre-stones at Stanley that mark the both business and domestic obligations" tend to interfere with at milk 5 samples, all goauine, beer veuting gun-running from Muscat: resting place of the pioneers of Revenue from Jan. tendance at drills and so forth. Also there are at Home innumer-6 samples, all genuine.

It is believed that oxcellent results this British colony. able counter attractions, which necessarily are not found in the

have again been obtained and that the trailo in rifles and ammunition Colony. Notwithstanding this, and tho' fact that many young men

is languishing. Reports from. are constantly complaining of finding "nothing to do," the health

Afghanistan do not mention any giving and honourable duties attached to volauteering seem to make

caravans having been sent to no sort of appeal to them.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

DONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1912.

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Yance 1012.

Crown Lands.

Sales of Crown Land will be hell at the District Land Office at Taipo on Wednesday, April 10, and at the offices of the Pub- lic Works Department on April 9, 15 and 22:

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Gun Practice.

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The Stowaways. Four Chinese were charged nti the Magistracy this morning with being stowaways on board the 8.8.

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CHURCH SERVICES.

FINANCES

Figures for January,

Dec. 31, 1011...$1,820,078:00

1 to 31, 1912

Total Expenditure from

Jan. 1 to 31,

714,058.42

The matter was, wo understaniljgo nie reported to the police, who live50 it well in hand.

Cada vjuinih KULANGSU (AMOY) muni,

CIPAL COUNCIL, O Mgt að

The following are the minutes

of a meeting of the Council, held i

at the Board Room, on March 19, 1912,

3. A letter is read:Irom theɔma la French-Postmaster-concerning xả sál. the sub-police station at Chambers and. established at the Freneli Posti Office.

4. Correspondence is read and n considered from - Mr. Pions, of wh Meagra. Siemssen & Co., Hong- kong, and from the Trang Kwong $2,541,937.38 Company, concerning electric

light

5. Letters are read from the 1912 .............$422,760.52 | Asiatic Patroleum Co, concerning up?

Balance ...$2,119,176.62 the use of Aladdin lampe for mai Assets and Liabilities on January street lighting, and offering to f

31, 1912,

give a demonstration" of their ho Liabilities.

working. The Council accepts of

able

Depraits not Avail Crown Agents Ad- Postal Agencies in

China

vances

*** their offer, and the Secretary je i ost $ 242,005.43 directed to arrange with theseala Company suitablo odata sadoioolg 3,593,902.04 time for such demonstration, geirard 196, Correspondencei: between”) lis 86,643.41 Mossra. Bauer and Parkin, and voilo Mr. J. P. Morley, and the Counseu62 Total Liabilities 9,923,540.88 cil, concerning the hours then at Balance...... 2,110,176.86 "treet lamps are kept burning, in ad

read, and also with Mr. Bauer01 Total.....$6,042,717,74 with reference to the police reg

ulation concerning the carrying as Assets.

of lights after 12 midnight. $266,776.88

7. The Secretary is directed to 360,962,55 |inform| Miss Kranenburg, thermice 5,672.80 Municipal Visiting Nurse, that as t 29,400.00

her steamer sails › from ↑ Amoy.

EASTER HOLIDAYS.

St. Albans which arrived yester-Porso-Baluchistan.

Yesterday-Good Friday there were special services at day. They were. found in a coal

Churches of all denominations. This phenomenon is not peculiar to Hongkong, though, as we lumper by the chief engineer,

From Ottawa, the death is an Yesterday was also the Chitg have suggested, there are reasons which make the default of local They all pleaded guilty and young men the less excusable.. In England volunteering both for stated that the head fireman told nounec, d, at the age of 78, of Mr. Ming festival, and, the Chines William Miller, a Senator for celebrated the occasion in the them they could go aboard. They the regulars and for the territoriale seems to be in a bad way. There were enchi fined $250 or in the Nova Scotin. He was one of the customary manner, To-day be- is no real enthusiasm. Some little time ago wo published an amus- alternative, six months.

Fathers of the Canadian Fedora- ing a Government holiday, and tion. Born in 1834, he was call Mondaya Bank holiday, busi- ing article, reprinted from a London contemporary, which explained The Magistrate's Surprise ed to the Bara in 1880 and took neas had practically been sus how the services of the young unmarried women had born utilison Two Chinese, a man and a silk twelve years later. Spanker pended for four days. to induce youths to join the territorials. The article was, as wo woman, were olurged at the of the Senate from 1883 to 1891, The Kowloon-Canton Railway have said, amusing, but it inspires the depressing reflection that Magistracy this morning with he was the senior member of the has made special excursion ar-

assaulting a constable,

House, having bean summoned to rangements, and each day of the things must have come to a pretty pass when such expédients nro Mr. Teving said he was surit by Royal Proclamation in 1887 holidays an extra train leaves necessary to stir young men, to a sense of what is really an imprised that a man of such a res Mr. Miller was the inst survivor Kowloon at 10.15 a.m. Ca Mon- perative duty,

pectable appearance should be of those summoned with him on day the Lusitano Club Sports are to be held and the same afternoon A Reuter telogram this work reported that in the Commonwealth havo in such a way. He would that occasion,

fine him $5 or seven days' And of Australia a Socialist hal boon food £100 for refusing allow his further order him to pay $2 as

the Hongkong Volunteer Re Balagos, Bank,... son to receive the military, training called for by the Australian compensation for damage to the Mahon, C.B., who played an im-shoot.

The death of Inspector-General serves are to hold their annual Subsidiary Coins,

Advances, The Bijon and Victoria Then-Improst, Defence Act. This calls renewed attention to the fact that in regard officer's uniform. The woman ho

portant part in many events would fine $1. to compulsory military service the daughter nations have bot an

which now form part of the hi tres have special programmes Railway Constrad-

tion, ..... examplo to the Hoinoland. They have recognised that the primary

tory of our Empire recalls the and the Sisters Price appear at duty of every man ja to be able to fight for his country. Most men of the average amount of bank taring the Royal Navy in 1873 a

The following are the returns black day on Majls Hill En the forinor, and the Queslys at House Service Ac

'count', the latter.

3. Crown Agenta Ous:: would be willing enough when the test came, but if this ability had notos in oirculation and of apeois urgoon, he was prosent at Laing s

rent Account, not been gained willingness would be of litle service when in in recorvo in Hongkong during Nok, and for his gallant conduct Notwithstanding his greatness Unallocated Stores, actual sight of a fos. Consequently the Parliament of Australia, the month ended March 31, 1918, at Majuba Hill he was probfoled in size, Lord Haldane, the Be Exchange Account, which it is interesting to note is elected on an adult certified by the Managers of to the rank of staff surgeon. He orbtury for War, is a great walker.

the respectivo banks:---

served in Egypt in 1882, receiy-Walking is hereditary with the suffrage has made military service conipuleory upon the Chartered Bank: Average ing the Egyptian Medal and Tol- Haldanes. A clergyman oncere youth of the country. Of course, there are some who amount 80,268,050; specio in re-el-Kebir clasp. A morial was his ferred in public to one of Lord are dissatisfied and who advance the stock argument against serve 84,000,000.

raward for services during the Haldane's relatives as inculcating a spirit of militariam in the young. But the hard com- Average amount. 822,517,242; and, later he contracted the ter venerable and feable friend in England and paid paraj

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank: Burmese War in 1885 to 1887, erable and feeble" friend. The Exemptions from vaccination mon sense of the majority realizea that there is an awakened East" spesio in reserve $15,000,000, rible bari-berl. He recovered sought oopssion to got the minis from 162,700 in: just soross the threshold, and they have decided to take no chances. The totale consequently aro

from the attack, but, phly at the tee out for a walk, and, to use in 1910. For the z It is to be hoped that some such course as that followed by Aue. Average amount 888.780.198 expense of a shattered conatites a coll qui lim, "almost walked 1911 they were at the rate tzalia will acon be taken by the Homeland,

specie in reserva $19,000,000,

248,870, för (hayeur/ tion, fo

Ad Shahim off his legs

Notes in Circulation.

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5.122,053.57

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| about the 25th inst., the Connoile was consent 45 her; agreement, tena znik minating on that datear, 300 ege

8. The Captain Superintendends reports that the following assen 3,197,87

Havo been dealt with at: 247,470.27 Mixed Court since the laske

463.99

ing:-

Total, 66,042,717.74

Summary Ar

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