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"QUEEN ALIXANDRA.

PRETTY HONOUR.

To following telegrams appen- red in an Extra Published aftor we want to press yesterday

Routor's

GENERAL NEWS,

|Baily Nows":

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE

BOOKS AND Mmen.

Whistlerjana,

It is hardly possible to accept all the stories told of Whistler's

27, 1912.

nott result is very satisfactory, considering the state of business generally during the past year.

Hotels

A MODERATE PERFORMANCE whimsicalities, but I heard two A branch of our business has HONGKONG

HOTEL

A LA CARTE GRILL ROOM. Now Open..

Hongkong, 20th April, 1911.

JI. TAGGART,

Manager, #5

GRAND HOTEL,

Telephone 197,

Chang Cheng-fang denounced.

A telegram has boen sent by,

yarna yesterday (not when I saw lately been opened at Kusla the Honan gentry to President Perhaps Hongkong in the height fr., Way) which I have never Lumpur and results are satiafad Yuan, denouncing Chang Cheng of summer is the wrong spot iu seen ii print, says "The Book: tory. With regard to the future, fang for malpractice on more:

which to sot about trying to ap seller" in the Glasgow Evening your Board is of the opinion that than ten counts, and bogging an

expected, but it (Service to the "Telegraph."order to have bin instantly-preciate such a work as Mr. Jamos News The first was a dinner a steady improvement may be

Chau Clieng-fang ie Barton's "Dongs of Auxorro" in the stately house of a friend, confidently Called, London, June 20, 4.10a.m.

Tutuh of Homu, N. China The story, which inkes the formuleo na artist of great faine. He would be unwise to go further Received, 4.15 p.10.

of a five-act draina-now in blank had dined woll, and was descend- than this, in view of the present Itin nntisipated that hospitalųj

vorse, now in a doggerel. which ing with care the wide staircase uncertainty to general conditions and olarities with which Quoon Affairs in Shantung..

conforms to no known metrical of polislied oak; auddonly ho in China. You may rest assured, Alexandra is identified will large- The Germann Minister

laws-purports to be a soquel to slippod. Raising himself, not however, that your Board will con- MANAGEMENT & CUISINE UNDER EUROPEAN MANAGEMENT ly bumofit by today's gigantic Peking has requested the Minis-one related in Pater's too little without difficulty, he turned tinue to watoh your interests in

[02] rose fete, when 8,00) ladies, in-try of Foreign Affairs for per- known "Imaginary Portraits" savagely upon his host, who every way, and we can' congratu- cluding lenders of Society, will mission to send troops to protect In an ancient stone collina was standing in front of the late ourselves on starting the now.. financial Joar withi sell artificial wild roses in the the Shantung railway in view of Roman wine-flask has been fire in the hall below: "I say,

of $5,202 streets in commemoration of the recent disturbances. The discovered from which proceed who the built that atairense the Debit Queen Alexandra' arrival

His host mentioned the name of against $26,022 of last year! The report and accounts, were England from Denmark.

the architect. "Dd teetot lor!!! snorted Whistler. The other was passed on the motion of the

luncheon story. It was a hue Chairman seconded by Mr. Brow-ENTRALLY eltasted, up-to-date kotol, Recently renovated, and unfer choon given somewhere in Italy ett. by an American friend of Whist-

يعمرها .

SIR GEO. WHITE.

TO BE INTERRED IN IRELAND.

in Ministry has replied that the authorities are quite capable of affording the necessary protection. French Black and White Artist in Peking.

"

| M. Sabatier, artist of the "Hustration" in Paris, has hoon staying in l'oking and is unking preparations to draw pictures Received. 4 1 pan.

of the Summer and Winter Thoro will be a memorial sor-Paluces for his paper. vice to the lato Fiold Marshal Sir

London, June 20, §.10a.m.

certain influences that will make the world young and gay again; and Denys, the hero, stands as the emblem of this peculiar youth fulness and gaiety. The scone is Auxerre and the time is the 13th Century; and here, by way of a start, the author fails dismally, for not oven the most gullible or the most imaginative reader will be persuaded for an instant that the Setting, the characters, the talk Japanese Steamer Ashore. or the tone of thought nie in any George Waite in the Ohyal of The Shanghai Mercury reports wise either French or usedianval. Chalies lospital on Friday, that a large deep loaded Japanore If this were the solo fault of the whence his remains will be ostoamer while endeavouring to play we would not oavil at it, for oorted by troops from Euston.

auvigate the Yangtzo na gonor. Barton would be sinning in The interment will take ashuro and is now in a dangerous company as good as (let us place in Ireland.

position hard and fast on the asy) THE LADYSMITH DEFENCE. South Bank near the Kintoan

Mr. A. E. W. Mason, the nave- Lightship.". list, in a letter to the Times says the chief ronson why Sir George White romained at Liviy- smith was be he was warned. on high-authority that his rotire mont want probally be the signal for a black rising in Nats.

GERMÁNY AND. RUSSIA

Minister of Education's Flight, Tai T-poi, the Minister of Education, abruptly loft Peking for Tientsin on Juno 18. It ir suspected that he is following the Premier's examplo, but this is

donied.

if

Warning to Shareholders, The Shanghai-Malay Rubber Estates, Lul, give notice, that certain shareholders do not up the third call of ona tel

per

share their shares are liable to bo forfaiteil.

London, June 20, 2:25 am.

Received, 2.20 p.m.' Renter's Barlia correspondent, Blaton that Horr Batimana Hollweg. Imperial Chancellor, 14 about to visit Russia. I willal stay at St. Patorsburgan Mosco for some days.

MACEDONIAN TROUBLE.

TROOPS MUTINY,

Loudon, June 20, 2.25 nự. Received, 5.52 pan.

Router's Constantinople corres- pondout wires thest a serious Dutiny of troops has broken out in Macedonin, some 200 Alban in in Monastir, Ochrida and Perlépe doserting, with arms, and joining the Albania in- surgents in South Ipek.

It is believed that the mutiny is a revolt against the Young Turk regime, and that a number of ox-Doputies are involved,

THE SUFFRAGISTS

MORE RELEASED:

London, June 96, 2.25 a.m, Recoivad, 2.20 p.m. Twenty-one Suffragettes invo beon released from prison this week before the expiry of their Bontences. They are presumably hurigor-atrikora.

London, June 20, 4'10 a.m. Received, 4.15 p.n.

A Suffragette sinshed a glass panel in St. Stephen's Hall, West minister, last evening. She was

arrested.

KING AT CARDIFF,

The Chinese Premiership. Several members of the Nati n- Assembly have named, Isu Shi-chang, as Pranier, but this suggestion

use the "Shanghai Times, that

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Mr. Brawott proposed and Mr. ler's, a big powerful fellow. The J. H. Hinton seconded that fr. arty included some guests not W. J. Isenman be re-elected Mr. F. J. Hinton moved und very well known to the host, who, director of the Company. on this account, became a little restivo under the sharp fire of Mr. A. C. Maok seconded that At last Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Mat- Whistler's raillery.

lis tliowa be appointed auditors for Whistler, in a jest at host's expense, went a little the ensuing year.

The Chuirman moved and Mr. too far even for him. Seizing

bottle of wine in his left hand, J. H. Hinton seconded that the the American brought his right noztannual meeting be held dur- Sessions: fist down on the table with a ing the month of June or July Massinger, and other crash. "Look hero, Jimmy," he 1913: Elizabethan dramatists who said angrily, “do you know what thought well to introduce a bacch do if you insalt me like that antesque, Batyresque, pastoral, gain? T'll sinash this bottle on

There was drossing into an avowedly me-your. hend," dinoval play. Privately, we think moment's painful silence-every- that the next best thing to the body being a little startled, not (The "Telegraph" Correspondent.) author's having rofrained the lenst Winstler himself. Then together from writing suddenly Whistler's lenlures re **Denys of Anxorro would have laxed" Then, my friend, do boen for him have you know what I'll do. I'll never sought to express it, in common usult you again." There was a merely a longkong liver that was saved. o: garden prose. For it is not shout of laughter. The situation makes us shrivel up in presence

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uf rhymos like "gatyr" and "chat- Ter", "choose" and ""owes", and ag Feare of other such inspirations; We should have objected just as strongly at Home.

The cold-hearted jealous vil-

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CANTON NEWS.

Terrible Floods,

Canton, June 20. Disastrous floods have occurred

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in Ying Tak district, Ching Yuen district and Wei-chow, Thou- eauds of people have been render-Under od homeless and are in a starving condition. The Canton Govern- ment, the Commissioner of Iu- terior, the Commissioner of Fin ance and the Nine Charitable Institutions have been argently requested to send relief.

› Disbanding Troops. ( Yiu Yu Ping, Commander of

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THE

about under the heathenisi sharchoklers representing 1,128 tuned a romitants of GENERAL ELECTRIC

his appointment will put an end to name of Hormos is the shares. The Chairman said:

first time, 100, tlatt the

the dissension between the south

and north. Sovaral members of

White Star's Newspaper.

Commoncing on June 1, the White Star Line was to publish

Funds for Peking. Some weeks ago, the Contral Government at Peking telegraph..

to the Provincial Government

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sent, the Chambor of Commerce

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disapproved.. WAS as su is the Orand Guardian of lain, Philip, we seem to have act in the head oflice, Nanking Road, the Cantonese troops stationed in the infant Emperor Hsun Tung. before, but let us do the author Sanghai, on June 20, Mr. W. J.Nanking, ordored the disband- Afterwards Dr. Wa Ting-fang he justice say that we now Lenman ousspying the chairment of the troops thore and sent was proposed to encceed Premier counter for the first time 13th There were als resent Messra, J. them back to Canton some time Tang Sling yi It is, they believed, Contary French monk wondering: Hinton and F. J. Hinton and age. For that purpose he ob $100,000 Ladies and Gentlemen, Theof Canton. However, the remit possibility of a 13th Canturs: Annual Report and Statement of tance did not arrive in time, and CO. OF CHINA, LIMITED. accordingly, an extra month's the Diplomatic Body are in favour bishop's speaking of the Book of Accounts having been in your allowance had to be paid to the of Dr. Wu as they believe that Tobit ne apoeliryphal over occur-hands for some days, with your officera and men. the present state of affairs will be to us. Such a play would ob-permission I will take then as settled if Dr. Wu will work joint-viously be incomplete without the read: In moving their adoption ly with President Yunn

stock glimpse of the Under World I am sure you will agree with me wherein (in this case) Buddha, that they show a healthy improve-ed Mahomet, Moses and Jab ue eachment as against last year.

First of all I would direct your called upon to give his several a daily newspaper, the "Ocean views ou meu ad malters, pretention to our Liabilities. Bank Speaking Overdraft last year amounted to Times, in the steamers Majestie, ont and to come. Olympic, Ocuanic, Adriatic, frankly, we would not encourage $54,810,22, this year $34,847,01; Cedric, and Baltic, which ships the Author to follow up any further showing a reduction of nearly Society formed by the Cantonese Solemes and Complete Telephone Installations. will be provided with special the vein of dubious 'motal which $20,000.

meroliants for the maintenance he has stumbled upon | Marconi apparatus for tho` pur-

Sundry Creditors last year of Canton's peace has been re pose at the earliest possible Chitopher's.

Dunys of Auxerre Lan; amounted to $65,512,23,this year sponsible for the raising of $56,218,73, showing a reduction $270,000. Both sums have been opportunity, and will henceforth be classed as long-distance receiv Concerning Whistler. af over $9,000. Mortgage on handed over to the Commissioner Whistler is very much to the factory remains the same. Capi- of Finance to be remitted to ing stations.

Opium Doomed. fore just at present. Mr. IT. J.tal Account also na lust your. Bad

Peking. Mr. Lu Chong-hsiang, Minister Thaddeus, no worshipper at the und Doubtful Doble written off of Foreign Affairs, las addressed shrine of the "while lock," de- last year $2,433, and a Reserve

despatch, reports a telegram in votes some rather disrespectful against possible

BD the "China Times," to the British pages to him in his engaging $2,852,00. This year the Audi- Minister, requesting him to note volume, "Recollections of a Court tors find it necessary only the three stops that he proposes Painter"; while Mr. G. W. to write off $1,734,00 and reduce to take, viz: 1-A formal do- Smalley, in his second series the Reserve to $1,171, the Sun- patch to be addressed to the of "Anglo-American Memories," dry Debtors being very muoli British Minister, announcing that gives a really valuable and in-healthier.

olinracter akoloh of "You will notice the item to Dr. from the month of July, Indian mate

plum without a proper stamp the groat artist. Now Mr. of Profit and Loss account of In- will not be permitted to enter the John Lauo announces a new tereat and Exchange $4,311.05, 20 open ports; 2.-An order be told-Whistler book, which should be this amount is made up by In- graphed to the provinces, pro-an almost indispensible com- crest on Overdraft with the Bank hibiting the cultivation of opium; plement and companion to the $3,196,92 and loss on exchange and 3-To engage Mr. Ed excellent biograpliy Mr. and $2,114,13, Thwing (?) as Advisor.

Mro. Pennell. This is from the pen. Last year's

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London, June 25, 0.10 p.m. Réceived, June 20, 7.25 a.m.

1. C. S. N. Agent's Death. of Mr. Thomas R. Way, author of amounted to $4,004.15, so Ľ Newe was received at Shanghai "Tho Lithographs of J. M. Whist- saving, has been effected of 81,- on June 18 by Messrs. Jardino, lor," and it will consist of re-703,23. Loss on exchange is Matheson & Co. from Nanking collections of the artist at work as heavier this year by reason of our

A civie welcome was accorded to the effect that Mr. Enoch Mr. Way chiefly saw him during having to convert Singapore Sterl- to the King on the occasion of his Hewitt Bultis, Acting Agent for twenty years of close association, ing into Mexican at the high ex- visit to Cardiff. His Majesty the Indo-China S. N. Company Whistler's wit went with him change ruling."

Stooks sbow a' reduction as knighted the Lord Mayor (Ald, J. at that port, had been drowned everywhere, into the printing-

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