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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH," THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1912.
DAY BY DAY.
Obstruction.
A man was flood $2, at the Life is governed by ifa" at Police, Court, to-day for obstruc- ovory stygo.
tion in Connaught Roul West.
Stealing Wood.
Prometheus for England.
at
II.M.S. Prometheus proceeds an early date to England. She has just completed overhauling at the Naval Yard.
Date Fixed for Montelth Trial,
The trial of Miss Miriam Mon- toith has been fixed to take place in H.M.Supreme Court,Shanghai, m the 20th instant.
Light Winds
The Anhut reports that she had light S. D. to fresh S. W. winds and showery weather during her voyaga from Shanghai.
Malls Arrived.
Increase of Capital.
BOY AS CATSPAW.
Theft of Shoes
NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
CORPUS CHRISTI.
Mediaeval England's Great Feast.
To-day is Corpus Christi-a Two men and a boy wore charg-day which, when England was a ing a man was fined $8 for steal-od at the Police Court, this morn-Catholic country, was scarcely part of the local Telegraph Com
ing, with the larceny of 31 pairs second in importance in the eyes panies to rig hair delivery coolies
At the Police Court, this morn-
ing a piece of wood in Wanchai.
The "Recorder Busy Again. The cable ship Recorder on her recent trip from Hongkong to Singapore effected repairs to five inblos.
"At Honte" Postponed. The "At Home" proposed to be held at the Kowloon Cricket Club on Saturday the 8th just, has been postponed indefinitely,
Fire.
Mr. F. X. D'Almada appeared
for the adult dofondants..
The
Hongkong's Telegraph Coolies.
The suggestion has renched us that it would be a wise plan on the
of shoes from 14 Dos Verux of good Christians even to Easter. Dut in some distinctive uniform, Nowadays continental nations such as is worn by similar em- Road Central. ・・
still regard the day as one of ployees in other Fur Eastern ports. great rejoicing, but it was in me-Certainly the appearance of these didoval England that it met with messengers in 10 compliment to The proprietor of the shop said the greatest mar a rover their employers, in addition to cadoavouring to out the other on the advantages which might he was the agent for several shoe race. City viel with city, each which it is worth while reflecting manufacturers and the one prin achieving devotionat and dran recured wore they properly duced were simplo. They were kept in his office, and it was thentic effrat, Provincial France uniformed. We have heard of A house caught fire last night duty of the small boy to clean celebrates the Fete Dien with pro-coolies with a bundle of a dozen Morrison Hul Road, through anmples during the damp season, cessions of the Sacred lost, and or so telegrams in their posses The following mails arrived jose sticks, The inmates sub- Once a month they were packed open-air Benediction of the Bless- sion having a quiet little ganible to-day. Anhui from Shang-dued the amos before the fire into a box which ho, used to take od Sacrament at four (sometimes with friends in the street, ab- with him when travelling. Five eight, or even twelve temporary solutely indifferent to the urgency hai, with the Siberian mail; 8.8. assumil serious proportions.
or six weeks ago ho missed them. llars that are set up at various of quick delivery. Such a thing Dled in the Hospital.
But Catholics this would probably happen Johunno fra loihow.
Two men, werd removal from First defendant said the boy points of the parish. The directors of the Tokio the house in Pokfulam and used to come to his shop to England did more than that, as very seldom were the coolies in York Mystories," etc., bo conscious of the fast that the Marine Insurance Company, Ltd., where the alloged murder is change money and me day roaders of The Towneley Novell" distinctive garb, for they would Processions miles public would know them. There consider it advisable to increase stated to have taken pines, to the he brought a pair of shoes and
ore important the capit to four million yen. 20
organised, are other and hospital in conséquence of in-asked $350 for them. He said are aware. Second Lont. W. Q. Rawlin-juries. Ong died after admis he would give $53, but the boy in longth
wouk! not soll, saying that he and those, and a civion well spects in which the provision Not of uniforms would be benefivial, son, 2nd Bn The Duke of
would ask the compradore who as a religious character. had sent him to sell them if he only did the secular priests and too. We hope the suggestion will At the Police Court, this morn-would take the offer. The boy the religious orders figure large he acted upon. orders for Hongkong, is promoted
ing, the bank note case again came back later and accepted, but every guild in the neigh Lieut. from March 11,
came up for hearing
bourhood, took its part in the The Derby. $3.20 for them. He did not
Escorted by So the Derby want to a filly in day's function. Inspector Dymond asked for a
know they were stolen.
clergy and men-at-arms, the Tagalie and not to the favourite; Mr. F. X. D'Almada said thore
Host was carried in triumph and Johnny Reiff won the greatest remand for a week to enable the police in furnish further informa
was no caso against the adults as tion in regard to the charge.
Mr. Bratton, who appeared for they believed, it was straight-through streets and lanes, and, of the classics for the second time. following, same the tendo-guilds: His other victory was when he the dofondant, objecto to the the compradore.
forward. business recognised by cloth-workers, goldsmiths, feather-ride Mr. R. Croker's Orby in
what you remind and said that if the
will. 1907. He won then, is yesterday, allers, for Mr. Irving discharged the The procession endol, ona orat a nice holthy price-100 to 0, police were not prepared to go adults, but ordered the boy to on, his client should be dismissed.
receive twelve strokes of the birch more of the guilds was respon- to be exact. If Tagalie now
sible for the Mr. Molbourne granted the and forty-eight hours' doloution. miracle play-a play which re-she will equal the record of staging" of some wins the Oaks, as she should (lo,
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DONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1012.
A HAPPY FATE.
from May 11.
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BIOD.
The Bank Note Case.
Off on Holiday. Mr. R. M. Stephenson, man- ager of the Bijou Theatre, loaves
longkong to-morrow by the s.s.repand. Nikko Maru. Mr. Stephenson is going off for a deserved. summier holiday. ile many friends wish him hon voyage and hope he will return all the fittor for a rest.
An Exchange, Mr. AJR. Whibley, leading man of stores at the R. W. Vis tunlling Yard. Devonport, has been appointed to the Victualling Department at Hongkong; and Mr. A. Blower. leuling man of stores at Hongkong, as been up pointed to the ft. W. Yard, Davon port.
or
AUNTIE WILL COME,
Mr. Potier Pleased to Hear It..
The case was continued this morning before the Chief Justice,
wero
Mr. W. Rees Davies, K.O., at the LEFT IN THE LURCH. nothing to find Helen of Troy or hat was better than the average.
Supreme Court, in which the Wa Cheung Leung Kee firm sued the Prussian National Insurance Co. of Stettin to recover $22,500 sall to be due under three policies of fire insurance, à fire having do- stroyed the stock in trado and a shop at No. 25 Wing Lok Street on April 13, 1911.
He said he believed there was sonicone else concerned with the volved roughly round soine event Signorinetta in 1908 and Blink Signorinatta, boy; he was morely the catspaw. in biblical or early Church his- Bonny in 1857,
The boy said he bought food tory, but into which, with delight-however, did not win the Thou ful disregard for rhyme, reason and Guineas, wyliorous Blink with the money,
for verisimilitudo, very ancient or Bonny, like Tagalio, did so. The very modern characters were ine yesterday was a little slower often introduced. Thus it is than that of the last two years, ' Alexander the Groat figuring in a Tagalie is vidently something representation of the Örucifixion, out of the common, or the colta aro This morning in the Summary or to soo the Blessed Mother, or poor lot this year.
Me Justice even Elwird the Confesor or St. Court, before Gompertz, Paisne Judgo, a Thomas of Canterbury, taking an Mr. Wilbur Wright. garnishes action was mentioned active part in the building of the in which Chu Kau-ting and Chu Ark.
Origin of the Festival. Lin were the judgment creditor and debtor respectively.
The origin of the fast is more Mr. Leo D'Almada Castro, ap or less obvious. peared on behalf of the judginst It was necessary to commemo- experiments with gliding •mach- creditor, and Mr. Reader Harris, rato, with due, solemnity, the Lanes
By the death of Mr. Wilbur Wright the science of aviation loses one of its foremost pioneers. With his brother, Mr. Orvilla Wright, lie carried out his initial
nearly ten years ago These
New Newspaper. Wuchow is soon to have its daily vernacular newspaper, to be
Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by called the "Sheung Ip Yat Po." Mr. Davidson of Messrs. Hastings "Commercial Daily News." and Hastings, appeared for the It will probably make its appear plaintiffs and the Hon. Mr. II. E. ance next month and will be Pollock, K.C., with whom was the appeared for the garnishee. could not be done with the re- wore the days when the pub- controlled by the Merchante Attorney General, the Hon. Mr. C. Mr. D'Almada said he was io-quisito pomp and rejoicings on a fished records of advances in Commerco. Guild and local Chambers of G.. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. atructed to apply for an adjourn day like Holy Thursday: when erial navigation began with tho W. L. Shonton of Messrs. Deacon,ment as the judgment debtor the central idea of the Passion words "There are two systems of Looker and Deacon, appeared for whont he required to prove his, unde every other consideration eril wavigation. The first is
But "heavier than. the judgment creditor's, onso was seem trilling. From Easter to ballooning." the defence.
This morning the cross ex absent from the Colony. List Pentecost, again, was almost one ir" machines soon began to aud nination was continued of the time when a hoaring was fixed he long festival which left no room favour, and gliding experiments, managing partner in the plaintiff had the debtor in Court, but then for the introduction of an extra in which the aviator himself pro- firm, who was also in the box the Mr. Grist applied for an adjourn. observance; then came the Feast vidert such propelling power as ment in the hope that things of the Trinity, and it was not tillo was able, soon gave place to greater part of yesterday.
consented, the matter could be opening could be found in the would be sotiled. If his friend that was ended that a proper trials with motor engines. referred tosomebody to see if there calendar for any day especially tho dedicated to the Blessed Sacra was anything due from
ment. garnisher.
of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, stitution of the Mass; but this at his hono in Ohio,
Mr. Pollock put several queries as In the course of his questions to possible witnesses that might be called.
witness mentioned his. Aunt In connection with one point, Cheng.. queried Mr. Pollock.
Is Aunt Cheng coming here?
Yes.
Oh! she is coming? His Lordship:You seem to be rather surprised at the answer.
Mr. Poltor:I am sure weshall all be pleased to see the old lady.
CORRESPONDENCE,
Mr. Harris:As a matter of fact the debtor owes us-$110. It
S. II. W.
Early Flights.
While the flight of 284 yards marle by Mr. Wilbur Wright in December 1908 was not carried mt under official observation- for the brothers were reticent as
is not only a question of accounts. THE PLANCHETTE CASE.o their progress and methods
On a letter which bears our chop we owo l'm $210 for work done, but it was never finishod as he could not pay his fokis. We had to employ somebody else and we have had to pay him $202.
His Lordship Thots it is matter of evidence and Inw.
there is no reason to doubt the The five persons obarged with authenticity of the record. Two the larceny of, and conspiracy in, years later, however, he accom- obtaining a quantity of clothing plished a truly remarkable per and jewellery were again before formance, if the record is to be as buen mentioned in the case air for over half an hour, and the Magistrate this morning. It relied upon, by remaining in the
It is an sh) saying that"a little knowledge is a dangerous thing But in this time-syorn adage there lies a wealth of wisdom which would be well for all reforming spirits to take seriously to heart. In China especially, at this janetare of her iational development,
Sir Henry May. Sir Houry May may be expected would it be wise for the leadors in the new movenient, as well as in Hongkong about the end of the masses who too often are capient blindly to follow any lead, to this mouth. He was to leave Fiji ponder over the wholesome iritil embodied in the saying, for of all the at the beginning of the month for Sydney on his way to Hongkong, ourses which can fall on a nation nons may lead to greator disaster llo is expected to proceed on the E. & A. steamer St. Albans, which then springs from lack of knowledge of men and things among a due to reach Hongkong on the those occupying controlling positions in the Government. We 28th inst. would even go so far as to state that'absoluto iguorance, provided Musica! Lieutenant:
Mr. Cyril Brunt, lieutenant in there is a willingness to learn, is to be preferred to half-knowledg the Duke of Cornwall's Light We arolol to pon those wards because of "the little know Infantry, under order for Hong Imigo" which is constantly being displayed on international ques-Zephora," which has already kong, has composed a waltz, tiona by many of the half-oriucated Chinoso at the present time had quite a voguo in South when searching about for evidence to back up their pet theories. Africa, having been played by On no matter more so than in regard to the financial problem with the bands of the Carabineers, Cameronians, the Royal Marine which the country is faced, has glib talk arising from this state of Artillery, and that of his own mind been more prominent. And the burden of the vapouring regiment. has been to rouse the people to save the country from falling into Home Comment on the Plague in
Hongkong. the hands of foreign adversarios. Of late there has been inuch of
Mr. Harris:I think I shall that one of the men was a doctor covering a distance of morty Speaking of the increase of the
satisfy your Lordship that the who prescribed for his patients than twenty miles. Since that this sort of "patriotism" displayed, and only last week our Canton plague in longkong, the "London
action was brought, in the first by the aid of mystic writing, time the records set up by correspondent supplied us with nows of the appeal of a new Society and China Press observes." After [The ophias oxproved by our corres-case, in order to bring these They have all been found guilty the Wright brothers have been formed at Nanking, with Dr. Sun Yat-son at its bond, the members all that the Colony has done in
garnished proceedings and that and the sentences were as fol- surpassed, and immenso im of which ara preparad in sacrifice their estates and wealth for the fighting the plague, it is disap-
the judgment creditor has been low:Wong In-nam, six months provements have been effectel in pointing to see it again claimingso
left in the lurch by the judgment and four hours' stocks on four every branch of aviation. Hitt, sake of the country, "as they cannot bear to ace foreign nations groat a number of victims. It
conats, to run concurrently; Tan their efforts were made at a time... controlling China's finance and their countrymon sharing the fute proves, unfortunately, that West
Next Thursday was fixed for the Kiu one month on each count to when little was attempted, and run concurrently; Chan Oi, Wong lega known, with regard to human of Egyptians." We have often noticed the fondness which China's ern medical science is still unable
To the Editor of the Hongkong hearing.
You, and Kwok Kai were similar flight, and the death of the older Republican leaders have of making vagno and general observations to deal adequately with the disesse.
Telerraph."
ly dealt with.
brother, at, the early age of forty- regarding "the fate of the Egyptians" and havo many times wondered the spot will have some explana hai's scare of 931 in the recent
of a disaster in the air, comes as a Possibly the medical authoritieson
Sir,-With reference to Shang-
five, though happily not the result how much those who harp on the phrase know of this ancient people tion for this sudden outbreak of Interport Shoot, it appears that
shock toall who are interested inor or its country from which they arose wont to draw lessons. But that the death-dealing pest in their Shanghai did not comply with the
have profited by his pioneer work. apart, the reference to Egypt,on this occasion is a little unfortunato,
conditions governing the matoh, for on the very day on which our Canton correspondent's ocntribu-
which provide for one sighter and The report of the directors sub-
The Political Hurly Burly. tion was printed, a louter's telegram appoured annomeing Lord be opened on the 16th inst. It By aregrettable mistake, Shang- ordinary general meeting shows The new Manila Hotel is to seven shots to countet oach range. mitted to the shareholders at the
Bye-elections are occurring with unusual frequency at Home Kitchener's report on the country, in which he recorded the marked is a great and mangificent build-hai fired two "practics" shots and that the profit for the year ended
just now. The latest constitue øy. general progress of the people after eleven yeare absence from ing on an ideal site. Every one" sighter" which was allowed Dec. 31, 1911, was £114,361,84.
The large increase in the net Four men were charged at the affected.is, the Holmfirth division among them. More than that, he pointed to the anticipation that room has outside exposure, and to be converted by the Competitor traffic rocciple is caused partly Police Court, this morning, with of Yorkshire, from which Mr. H within the next five years the population of the Sudan will be from every window a splendid into a mounting hot. We have
view can be obtained. It is the yet to learn the decision of Singa through expansion of traffic (con being armed with others and en-J. Wilson has resignerl. The re- doubled and concluded with the assertion that when the Sudan was intention of the management to pore and Penang on the question sequent on the revolution in tering a house numbered 36 Pok-signing member, who is close on conquered the whole population was practically starving, but now make the hotel not only a centre of whether they should re-fire, but China driving many refugees into faluny Road and assaulting the 80 years of age, is a Radical of there is hardly a poor man in the Sudan.
for the travelling public bat for so far as Hongkong is concerned Hongkong) but is principally four men who were tenants; also the old school, and has held the the social life of Manilo. The we are of the opinion that they accounted for by the fall in the with attempting to rob them and neat evor since 1886. Last elec The above circumstances speak for themselves, and we cannot do object will be to meat every should certainly do so, and wired discount in the copper subsidiary attempting to do bodily harm to tion he was returned unoppore, better than, refer some of China's leading men, who are constantly requirement of those to whom them to that effect.
coinaga.
them. They were further charged and the time-before-hls-majority- prating about “the fate of the Egyptions" to digest the teal the hotel is a home, sad to supply
The directors consider the rewith killing and staying one was 3,000 in a three-cornered sulta obtained continue to reflest Lam Suk-kang
light. So it looks a hopeless tark testimony of the progress of them panple. For wo suppose that facilities unexcelled in any other even the Chinos would not object to sharing such a happy city in the Orient, for those who
"late."
midst.
Manila Hotel.
wish to avail themselves" of: modern hotel for entertaining.
pondcals are not.newssarily those
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POKFULUM MURDER ·
CHARGE.
great it on the manager, Mr. Defendants pleaded not guilty
J. Stoart Kennedy, and his no evidence was taken, and they
were remanded until the 18th.
for the Unionists. Still, one never knows what may happen at bye-elections,
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