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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY $22, 1912.

DAY BY DAY.

Some of the most important things in life are things that every one knows and that hardly any one ever saya.

$

Obstructers.

suma at the Polios Court, to-day, for causing obstruction.

Ammunition.

- Prometheus Arrives, H... Prometheus arrived in the Harbour this afternoon.

Sa Discharged.

SHANGHAI

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A batch of men were fined small dibing a reputed thief. He was interesting work descriptive of

discharged. N

A Stupid Detective. the varied and exciting life of "I never know such stupid man War Correspondent. as this is," said Mr. Irving this At the Police Court, to-day afternoon, at the Polico Court,

The story is well told and holds man was fined $10, or in default when a Chinese detective was one's attention to the end. We fourteen days, for being in unlaw-giving evidence in a case of alleg-commend it, to all interestel ful possession of six rounds of ed armed robbery at Yaumati. ponder in Journalism to the goner ammunition.

al reader as well.

More Revenue.

Throo men found guilty of boing in unlawful possession of opium, at the Police Court, to-day were flood $40, $30 and $10 respectively.

A Useful Annual.

TYPHOON SIGNALS.

are

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with incomes of from $50 to $100 NOTES AND Gold ni month are able to epend Thero has just appeared from twice that sum in 'n week on their

establishn ont; yet this ie unquos At the Police Court, to-day, a the press of Messrs Sherman, tionably the case. I knew of An Important Subject. man was charged with being in French & Co., Boston, a book one young man making perhape. An important pamphlet, coal- the grounds of St. John's entitled the Cable, Game by $20 Gold a week, who in a yearing with a subject of most vital Cathedral for a felonoius purpose, Stanley Washurn. This is an failed for $10,000. At no time, importance to the entire Empire, as far as. I could ever learn, has been insuod by tho Im- did ho over have any assets perial Maritimo Longue. The ob worth mentioning. This re-jent of the pamphlet is to draw to the foot that markable menne of living is attention

138 British fostered by the so-called "chit" uo. fower than

The "ohits."

admirals love givon' solomin' war- system small bits of paper on which ning, in a letter to the Prime ones writes an IO. U. for any Minister last year, that, in view. commodity or service conceivable of the immense areas of ocean Any man who has a position can which prosent naval conditions: We of the China Coast will sign a chit at dlmost any bar, "leave practically devoid of any ponder over the following, quoted store or dive in Shanghai, Tho naval protection, it is clear that In our issue of Saturday we from its pages.

young men of the clerk class pro-any sudden and unexpected out- mentioned the fact that tho A few days later saw me and ceed to do this with great effect, brosk of hostilities would find the typhapon aignal at the upper my grinning Ethiopian disom- and ready cash is used for spo- greater part of our sea-borno terminus of the Peak Tramway barked on the Bund at Shanghai, oulative purposes, while their im-trade defenceless against any at- We are indebted to the Japan had been; removed and was not The place looked familiar enough, mediate wants are met by the sim-tacking force existing in the ese Consul for a copy of the in use. As soon as the attention for I had spent weeks there, and ple process of signing "chite. neighbourhood," and "that the twelfth financial and economic of the worthy, Superintendent of this was my fifth visit. Every If they are successful in their presence of such attacking force, in the unhappy event of war annual of Japan which is a most the High Level Traniway was time I left, I felt that I had made spogulation, they pay the "chits" comprehensive and useful volume. thus directed to, the mattor lie a distinct addition to my informand all goes well. If they fail, with any maritime power, appears

Alleged Gamblers,

al once placed the signal in tion ne to the wickedness of the fand are unable to beg, borrow now to be assured by the con- Four alleged gamblers were re-position where it may now be world; and every time the desire for steal means to meet their obvention signed on behalf of Eng-- manded this morning by Mr. D. 8000.

rosted heavily on my mind to ligations, they either commit sui-land in November 1900, which Melbourno. Bail was fixed at $100 The Superintendent appears to write a story about this cos-cide or go to Chefoo or Tientsin leaves it opou to any foreign pow for the first and, second defend be ever ready to at once adopt mopolitan mushroom on the China until the trouble blows over, or to convert its merchantmon ant, and $10 for the third and

any suggestion which is likely Coast; but each time I held my which it soon does as there into men of war (whenever it fourth..

to be appreciated and of service:hand as I realized that fato might are so many other men in the chooson to begin hostilities) with

This is a onse in point.

woll bring me back to it; but same boat. After a few months out previous notification of the now that Shanghai is some ton of this precarious life about the vessels so employed." thousand miles away, and the China Const, back they come, and What it Wanted.

In view of this position and of chances of seeing the people who if they are unable to get employ The telegram quoted below might rond Buch story remote, I ment, they fall back into a semi- the years which must olapse before was received from the Manila feel that I cannot pass it over loafing class and ultimately a any adequato nuinber of com vagrant class, which helps to morce-protecting cruisers can be Observatory at the American Con-without a fow comments, Bulate General to-day at 12 Geographically, the Chinese swell the already large popula- built, the Longue is strongly The wealthy urging the expodionoy fat once. city is almost at the end of the tion of this sort. DOUGLAS REYNOLDS-On July 18, 1912, at the Holy Mr. II. Ollordessen, well-known | n00A :

Manila, July 22, 11.35 a.m:- earth. Morally, one could say, men of the place are mostly arming and preparing a selected Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Roy. Dean Walker, M.A. Sarah in all the coast-port business! Jane, third daughter of William Reynolds of Rameey, Essex, to circles is just died in Shanghai Cyclone or typhoon W. of Ba-without any hesitation, it is at young follows of the kind do- number of British murchantmen, Robert Hindo, second son of Thomas Ilarigad Douglas of Edin-at the age of fifty. His death lintang Channel moving N.W. or the end. The only place that soribed, who have prospered in to matuli armed foreign merchant- can compete with it for demoral-their investments. They go in mon, A strong cominittee of burgh, Scotland.

bas 'como as a grief to a very | N.N.W large number, for in business and From the position of thin ization and unrestriction is Port heavily for all sorts of deals and the League has been formed in social circles he was extremely typhoon, and its direction it may Said. The two are neck and speculations, Chinese concessions, the Bouse of Commons and the approach uncomfortably nook for laurels of this desorip-promotion schemes and similar greatest effort le boing, made to popular.

Hongkong.

tion. Shanghai is the final bit enterprises are croatod, to be press the necessity of this step on of dead water to which the sold at home with great advant the attention of the Pablic at Botsam and jetsam of the stream ago. Every week fortunes are home. All of which means, no of life soome to drift and then made and lost, and everybody, more than that Europe is still stop in utter stagnation. People nearly, is happy and irresponsible. hysterically afraid, and that, as who

failed to

The methods of doing business we have urged before, a strong have good in all other quarters are quaint, and to the westerner and really sane man is wanted..

Every Precept and Example. of the work scom tarismewhat astonishing.

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A London daily comments on naturally towards the China Coast, man who is cunnooted, in oven the and Shanghai lures them as the most remoto way, with a business the fact that Mr. Bon Tilleit was candle does the moth. There deal, comes in for a squeeze of dining at Frascati's amid a merry

throug, and "smoking a large, remittance men are thick as sparsome sort. I know of a case

BIRTH.,

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GRAINGER-On July 15, 1912, at Shanghai, the wife of 8. J. Grainger, of a daughter.

MARRIAGES. BYERS-PRIVM.-On July 18, 1912, at Shanghai, before the American Acting Consultioneral W. R. Dorsey, tho. Itov. George D. Byers, of the American Presbyterian Mission, Hainau, to Miss Clara L. Primm of Chicago. The onremony was performed by the Rev. G. F. Fitch, D.D., of Shanghai, -

DEATH.

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HANCE.-On July 10, 1912, at Swalow, Reginald Julian,

infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. R. Hunes.

the

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, in nerve the truth,

and print the mazs without fear or favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1. A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union

The Hongkong Telegraph.

BONGKONO, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1912.

AN UNFORTUNATE PROPOSAL,

,

A Missing Umbrella.

A fine of $5 or, in default, seven days imprisonment was imposed on a Chiness at the Polica Court, this morning, for being in unlawful possession of an umbrella.

Doach of well-known Chinn

Merchant.

St. Albans Voyage. The E. & A. Mail steamor "St. Albans" arrived last evening. Captain Piggott reports having left Kobo at 8 am, on the 16th.: The vessel experienced light to modorate S. W. monsoon down to, Sung Yung, whore the wind gradually veere round to NE. and continued to blow from there right through.

A Mass of Filth.

TYPHOON WARNING.

菜

A JOURNALIST AND JAPAN.

noar

Well Known Dramatic Critic's

Views

make

charged with begging. Defend Telegraph representativo, Mr. tor by their loving friends, on the the latter be out out entirely) was sole condition that the cash wust eager to snap it up for use in run-

Victoria Theatre.

and Sunday night, at the above

and in the same mendira AS/WB,

Mr. William Archer, the well known London journalist and dramatic critic, is at prosent in Hongkong, having been for some A man practically naked, who time past travelling in Japan. On rows in spring time. Those cheat-where one man lind a boat to soll, cigar and refreshing himself with was so filthy that the police did Wednesday he leaves for Colombo ures are the black sheep and young and another man, who had learn wine and liqueurs," on the self- not cure to touch him, appeared in the 6.5. Yorck and hopes to be a er sons, or other undesirable mom-ed the description of the boat (forme day wheroon he lid pub- bers of well-to do families who are the names of the gentlemen are lished, ia a Labour paper, the before Mr. Melbourne, at few wooks in Indio. the Police Court, this morning, Speaking of Hongkong to a

allowed so many pounds a quar- withheld by the middleman lost following description of the plight of the strikers' wives and children. A box of pieces ant said he had been in the Gov-Archer remarked on the beauty be id ng where east of the ning the blockade. Both the buyer of dry bread is héich of the ernment Civil Hospital and thero of the place, and likened the Posk vaccinated. He admitted he had to a park while Canton ho found Canal." They drift along through and the soller wore eager to meet children and the women's hands i previously been before the Court. more interesting than Peking Indis, over to Burma, down the each other, but the only man who are thrust nut eagerly, almost A fine of $5, or in default seven which he has also visited.

states of the Malay Peninenia, knew them both declined to dislike claws. There are quiversit days was imposed.

While Mr. Archer is not tour- and with short stops at Singapore close their names until he was paid and anxious movements of fingers, What the Kwangtung Commissioner for Education had in mind, Sir H. de Sausmarez on Holidaying in the East on business, he and Hongkong, they start straight a commission sum of $5,000. If eagerness shoots out of eyes. when he proposed to do away with the teaching of Confucianism in loft Shanghai by the P. & O. a.s. Japan he has been paying special shouls of their fellows, consuming who makes you acquainted with a

lords, yo wantons, ye inepts! can Bir Havilland de Sausmarez came because he wanted to so for their final collapse in you meet a man, and he in- gnd! ye bloated parasites, yo

Shanghai, where they meet troduces you to another man,

you see the work of your crazy........ the schools, is particularly hard to determine, when it is considered Oriental on the 17th inst for attention to Chinese and Japanese bad whiskey and soda at the bars third party who sell you a com- hands and brains? They are that the teachings of Confucius constitute a moral code, governing Japan, where he is to spend an theatres, many of which he has the duty of man to his neighbours and having no theology as a

of the various hotels; Those modity, number one and two merely asking for bread, herrings, basis which could be displaced by the acceptance of any new faith. extended holiday. Lady de Sare attended in both countries. The Confucianism, like Taoism, deals with the affairs of this life, while marez is already in Japan, where object is one of resouth, for he gentlemen form a strong and block all negotiations until the snow; they are demand-

inge, bonos, and broad with the 52 the Eastern worship of a God seems to be left to Buddhism and she will be joined by Sir lávil-is endeavouring to ascertain the populous elemont in the com-sellor consents to share the spoils ing for the future all the best in that older religion, to which it has grafted itself, and has eventually until the first week in Septombor, that of Japan. Up to the present, who had failed to accumulate the through so many hands, the in

land. Thoy will remain there effect of the Chinese theatre on munity. Next we find a large with them. The result is that the land. Compare scraps, herr- after a business doal has gone inner menu of the well to đọ!" colony of alloged business men absorbed. For nearly twenty-five couturies the Chinese havo

But was it quite Good Form. looked to Confucius for their morala, flis doctrines, collated after and thereafter the judge will he remarked, the study of the fortunes to which their alleged not much left for anyone Alas; we do not-we cannot- his death, taught virtus for virtue's sake, not for the hope of progood to Tientsin to hear case two theatres has been followed abilities are supposed to have on-particular. The fendency is for the inve Mr. Tillett; his past perform-* reward nor for the fear of punishment. He taught of loyalty there, after spending a few days from a purely literary, point of them, and who have come man who has commodity and the

nnces, Cogitatione, et verbo, et to the sovereign, of filial piety, but, in contradistinction to in Shanghai.

viow, while he is studying it as out to China to sell some one a raan who has the price to combine, the great theology of the west, declined to teach his disciples to

for an atago orait is concernod, gold brick. These two classes from and exclude the line of grafters opere, have put that out of the return good for evil, suggesting that justice would be a more suitable

Mias Addie Leigh was in par-Mr. Archer is enthusiastic over the matrix of the foreign unai. Į who would stand between, hence question. Nevertheless we do quid pro quo. It may be tint by reason of the fact that Confuciusficularly good voico on Saturday Japan and its merits as a pretty tached residents. Then we leave the gentleman who profit on the and always shall-love' common'' taught of loyalty to the sovereign that he has fallen beneath the ban theatre. Despite the fact that country, und; while bo. agrees the men who are actually attached legitimate business men veil all air play and common decency; of the zealous Commissioner. Perhaps the letter of the law has

that the civilization of the island to Bomb business house their negotiations until almost been mistaken for the spirit, for only suol a misconception of she sang to compare empireis derived from the Chinese, with their home ofice in the Inst moment in a business object to this somewhat hysterical meanings can explain, though it cannot excuse, what would be a park house on Saturday, the he finds that the Japanese have with tork in Europa. These deal. The names of the actual agitator's dragging in the ques most inexcusable retrogression.

popular soprano received big and improved on, and beautified are for the most part doing short parties are withheld from each tion of how the well-to-do live,"

we regard any comment on his hearty rounds of applauso; and, As was only to be expected, a spirited protest has been made at the conclusion of her second

very considerably.

sentence, and are fairly re- other by the "go-between for own private proccedings as being against the attempted innovation. It is not hard to realise what will song, "If the stars were mine,"

While the Chinese seem to 8p spectable. Lastly

have fear that the gentleman will com in questionable taste. Mr. Tillett be the result to future generations if Confucianism goes the way of three or four handsome bouqueta Japanese-havo a veritable genius who is one of the most strenuous preciate, uglingss "he said the the Shangloi business man

bine and exclude them from pro- committed no sin in smoking the old order of things. The Chinose will be left with a national were boided up to hor. Miss for prettiness I would not any gentleman of his kind to be seen A volume might easily be writ-gar and drinking a liqnear or t religion, belief in a God whose presence may be ignored until Leigh has a charming voice and a beauty. But simply prettiness. The world over. He speculates ten in description of the various rail for out of the strike funds

two, so long as these were notall by the populace, and a liturgy, written in Chinese character and gracious, taking manner; and If you see anything ugly in in; shares, of which there is an children who load the fierce pace accepted an invitation to a royalti

habits of the men, women and Fren St. Francis of Assisi, lind ho reproducing the Indian sounds, which is learned by hourt by priests seize the opportunity of hearing has been importad direct from The operations on the Chicago the requirements of space demand dit for his every-day life of charis

keen theatre-goers will not fail to Japan you may be sure that it

enormous variety in Shanghai. who have not the slightest idea of its moaning. The last state will her before her Hongkong engage Chins."

of foreign life in Shanghai, but banquet, would not have lost crestind be worse than the first. At present in Confucianiem the Chinese ment ends.

wheat pit and the New York have a code of the highest morals: it might almost be spoken of sa

stook exchange in days of a panic that I pass over such's tempting ty and self-denial thereby; and, for a series of regulations for good living; an ensurer of amity and The annual, polo tournament] DEATH FOR CAMBLING.

are mild in comparison to the analysis of n degeneracy and vice nught our contemporary knows and peace. The Chinese have already separated religion from was to begin at Shanghai Inst

fluctuations observed on any morale-a thing which tho West has not yet dono-but if the Saturday. Upon the subject of Mr. Chan Kwang-ining is tak-ordinary day's business in Shang- teaching of the latter is to go by the board, we have little hope for interport polo the "N.-O. Daily ing drastic measures in the pro-lai stocks. The result is people any long retention of the former.

Nowe observes that Hongkong is vince of Hupel for the suppres-are losing and winning fortunos Confucius is essentially the ideal model for republicanism; a very keen on sending a team to sion of gambling on pain of every few hours. philosopher of the domooroy, a man of whom's writer of 80 D. C. Shanghai this year, although it is punishment by death. He aims At 11 o'clock everyone who has to the relative positions of reli-sinners and roysterers, and dino-20 wrote "Countless are the princes and prophets that the world has Shanghai's turn to go to Hong-feat at the entire, prohibition of the entree begins to drift towards gious denominations in the Aus seen in its time-glorious in life, forgotten in death. But Con- kong to compete for the Keswick the "machuk or sparrow-card the Shanghai Club. By noon the tralasian Commonwealth show fucius, though only a humble member of the cotton-clothed Cup. Present appearances in-game, which is largely indulgad bar is packed. At 2 o'clock the rush the following resulte:

Portuguese and the Far East, West In advocating before the Por. 31/ masses, remains with us after numerous generations. He is the dioate that it will be almost im-in by officials, gentry and the is over, and only those that have

dire model for such as would be wise. By all, from the Son of Heaven possible for Shanghai to get to commercial claages. Habitues are fallen by the way remain, castaway

luguese Senate the retention of tho Portuguese Logation at the down to the meanest student, the supremacy of his principles is gether a representative team, and given three days in which to on sofas. In race week or holi

Vatican, Senhor Vasconcelled of freely and fully admitted." The past speaks, as over, to the present. as regards Hongkong's suggested get rid of the indulgence, and days, sofas are ne few and far

Minister for Foreign Affairs, asid It is not yet the prorogative of any Chinese reformer to do away visit to Shanghai it is extremely detectives are to visit premises to between as snowballs in Hades with anything that has kept celestial morals what they have been doubtful whether any, of the seek out cases of disobedience. At five o'clock the rush begins The Salvation Army adherents that if the appointment of priests these centuries past. But the proposal is symptomatic of the lasts military men can secure leave Informers are to be rewarded with again, and lasts until the early have decreased by 4,435 in less in the East was abolished with which some Chinese lenders would do away with ancient things At the moment it is therefore $100, but, adds the Hankow hours of the morning.

than ton years, and the Presby-influence at present exoralsed which have endured for centuries and have served a useful purpose. highly problematical whether we Daily News should any enuse Everybody in Shanghai dricks, terians increased by 132,231. Portugal would pass foto forelgeral That Ill considered hate is one of the most unfortunate signs of the sill see any interport matches innocent parties to be apprehend mostly in excess. T is the only! There are 3,084 avowed Aguos hande The Senate decided

this year

maintain the legationeut Cad that will be phot.

place I know of where young men, kont

pacification and intervention is necessary a priesthood disdained

Hongkong and Polo.

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fit.

with these few comments,'

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to the contrary, the labour-leador

may have placed every penny of his superfluons cash to the credit Religions in Australasia.

of the strikers nccount before he Official statistics just issued as consented to sit at meat with

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Anglicans 1,710,443 Roman Catholics 021,425 Presbyterians 558,330 Methodists............ 547,808 Unitarlane....*** 2,175

on the fat of the land.