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POWELL-HAYES.-At St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on July 12, 1912, by the Rev. F. Swindell, Robert Solomon Polomon Powoli to Allee andio ffayes, both late of Malton Mowbray, Eng- land.

· DEATHS.

JANSEN or residence in Argyll Road, Penang, on Wednesday night, Mrs. E, M. Jansen, widow of the late Mr. A. II.

Jansen of Madras.

OLLERDESSEN.--On July 17, 1912, at Jossfeld Road, Honry Ollordesson, aged 50 years.

The object of this paper is to publish enerect information, to' serpe the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. I.. A.B.C., Sth edition. Western Union

The Hongkong- Telegraph.

HÒNGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1912.

NEGLECTED RECRUITING SOURCES.

A report to the effect that there is serious talk at Bimala of building up a regiment composol exclusively of Eurasians, may serve to remind our roaders that this section (and others) of the vast community rulod by our King Emperor has received too little attention in times past as a possible recruiting source. The half- blood subjects of the Empire, whether Asiatic," African, Polynesian, or American Indian are, far more often than not, dnswervingly loyal to the British Governmont; and in many-porlinps most-casos the blood-mingling in them has been greator astuteness, a greater readiness of comprehension, than that possessed by either of the races whence they have sprung, which goes far to counterb ilange lo lack of physique characteristic of at least the average Eurasian, Drill and discipline would sqon do their work of.mending and moulding on material such as this, and, in the course of years, a valuable asset would thus be added to the Empire's military strongth,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1912.

DAY BY DAY.

A clear proof of worth is to be able to honour your onowy,

Japanese Cruiser Arrives The Japanese cruiser Uji ar rived in the Harbour at 8.30 o'clock, this morning.

Returned from Manila,

FUNERAL OF MR.

A. C. SQUAIR.

Thoro was

$500 FINE IMPOSED.

Opium Worth $1,000 on the St. Albans.

HONGKONG GATTLE BARRED.

Anthrax Prevalent.”

NOTES AND

COMMENTS:

The funeral of Mr. A. C. Squair,

While women and black Men whose death was reported in our

It was stated in our cluinne isrus of yesterday, took place Two Chinese, members of the

Director Taylor of the Philip-on Saturday that the promised. last evening at the Happy Valley, crew of the s.8. St. Albans were pino Bureau of Agriculture re-commission of inquiry to investi- the Rov. "Atisted of St. Peter's charged before Mr. Melbourne, turned to Manila on the 18th inst, gate the increasing prevalenco, Church conducting a brief service. at the Police Court to-day, with from a trip to Hongkong, mado and the cause, of crimes of assault The faroral was attended by being in unlawful possession of for the purpose of investigating by black men on white women in Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hum-Messrs. J. Lambert, A. W. Lam-opium on board the s.s. St. the possibility of impurting clean. South Africa, has at last. phreys roturned from Manila by bertand W. Lambert, chief mourn Albans, about midnight last cattle from that port and the been appointed. The numes of tho Minnesota this morning. ore Messrs. R. M. Dyer, W. night.

neighbouring ones into the the members of the Commission Arrived. To-day,

Jollie Graham, of the Hongkong Revenue Officer Wildon said Philippines.

suggest that matters will be gone Mr. McWilliams, general pas- and Whampoa Dooks, A. Morris, that he bourled the s.s.St. Albans Whou seen by a ropesentative into with a thoroughness which senger agent of the s.s. Minnesota, W. M. Zotland Lodge, G. Currie, about mid-night and found the of the "Unblonows-American" on lins been sadly looking in the arrived in Hongkong by that boat J. Morris and A. L. Hughes. dofondants in possession of 800 his return Mr. Taylor says: past. Among these we are glad to to-day from Manila.

a large number of tnels of opium which they had "When I left the Philippines I see that of Mr. Christian de Wet floral tributes from sympathisers. just hauled on board. When ho had hoped to find conditions who, though a Dutch Afrikander, got hold of the first defondant be better than I did. I hoped. I may be said to bave loat much of said the opium bolonged to him might see some way of handling the one-sidedness of view char and that the second defendant the cattle there for the purpose soteristic of the typical Boor, by had no knowledge of what he of helping out the loost need of reason of his having rubbed had assisted in hauling on the animals for food supply, but the shoulders with those who are pre- deck. He had asked him to give first thing I found was that pared to make at least a fair We have been informed that an a lift in pulling some bundles of Hongkong cattle were suffering allowance for the coloured man's Indian soldier of the 8th Rajputs wood on board, and he gave from anthrax, which is a dan-view of the question. At the committed suicide at Kowloon, assistanco balloving it was wood. gerous comunicable disease. Even same time ho--and the thres whilst on sentry duty, at three

Mr. Otto Kong Sing who though rinderpest was not presont ladies who are also members o'clock this morning. The man defended the second defondant there it was sufficient for the may, we think, bo relied upon shot himself through the chest, said there was no charge for him cattle to be so infected to make it and inflicted the fatal wound with | to answer. flis client, according the aid of a service rifle. No to the statement of the first man, reason for the not can as yet be bad nothing at all to do with it. stated.

An Infected Port. Wo ara, informed from the Colonial Secretary's office, that Swalow has been doolarod an infected port оп account of

cholern.

Views of Hongkong University.

Among the illustrations in the "Far Eastern Roviow for the month of June, are excellent views of the Law Courts and University at Hongkong.

A Pilfering Coolie. A Chinoso was routenced to fourteen days' hard labour, at the Police Court, this morning, for being in unlawful possession of bundle of clothing.

British Vice Consul Due at “Manila.

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The newly appointed British vico consul to Manila, Mr. W. M. Royds, was due to arrive at that port yesterday on the steamship Taiyuau from Hongkong,

Hawkers without Licences. At the Police Court, this morn- ing, four mon who had boun Errested whilst hawking without a licence, were fined $6 each, or in default fourteen days.

"Dune"

A inau who was in possession of opium valued $13.20, was fined $5, at the Police Court, to- day. A man charged in connec tion with him was discharged.

The "Dour" Little Pipe:', A Chinese, found in possession of a small apiount of opium which he kept for his pipe, was fined $3, by Mr. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this morning.

Unlawful Possession of a

Mackintosh,

SOLDIER SHOOTS HIMSELF.

POLO TOURNAMENT

The final of the quarterly Polo Tournament will be played on Wednesday 24th at Causeway Bay at 5.30 p.m. The Civilians

meet K.O.Y.L.I. Teams :-

Civilian

Mr. C. H. Ros

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Q. T. Subh.

JJ

W.-B. Elwes.

J. F. Grena,

KO.Y.L.I.

Major Withycombo Copt. F. T. Agg. Capt. H.K. Hughes. Mr. J. A. Jorvois

MARINE COURT.

Salutary Fines

This morning at the Marine.

Not in the Manifest.

His Worship: What quantity of opium is there?

impossible to foresee the time when their importation might be justified.

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not to make two many exonses

for the negro who offende. We are bound to feel that Lord Glad- stone's shilly-shallying over Bo grave, a matter in the past will ... · Not a Shadow of a Chanco'

prove to have made the work of "I found that rinderpest did the Commission doubly intricate Mr. Wilden-800 tucls. I am exist in this West River district Ovor such a question, there is no taking defendant's word. He told up above Canton. I was so in-room for hesitation, or for milk- me that there were 800 tuels.

formed by the American Consul and-water methods. His Worship-There might he who has charge of that soution of The Obstruction Evil. more. Do you know if this opium the country. Just how widespread Dospite the fact that there aro was in the manifest ?It was not. the disease was is uncertain, but almost daily prosecutions at the Did you see the officer make the its very presence is sufficient to Police Courts for street and list up-Yos. I also draw your preclude cattle from thoro onter- Worship's attention to the defini-ing Hongkong. tion of the word opium in the opium Ordinance,

First Defondant: pland guilty. It is mine an las boon seized. I smuggled the opium, have been arrested. It is all

At the Police Court, to-day, a Court before Commander C. W.might have called the cook Chinese who was found in unlaw-Bookwith. R. N. Wong Kit, corti ful possession of a mackintosh, fed master of e... K.Q. was was sent to gaol for one month charged at the instance of P. C. with hard labour, by Mr. B. A. Woolford with unlawfully failing Irving.

to stop when called upon, when off Yuumati Bay, and with failing to exhibit the regulation lights on the launch while under way at the same place on July 18.

Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges.

Mines Output. The total output of the Chinese Engineering and Mining Com- pany's thres mines for the week ending July 6, umounted to 26,103 tons and the sales during the period, to 24,564 ions.

Hongkong Shanghai Bank Official's Death.

The death took place at Bang- kok on July 7th of Mr. Ashorton Tilbrook of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, Mr. Tilbrook had only boon in Bangkok for a few months and succumbed to typhoid fever, complicated with chest trouble. Formerly station ed in Shaogluni, the doca tead was only 20 years of age.

Christian Scionco.

mino.

$500 or three months hard labour. Second defendant dis charged.

HONGKONG INCIDENT.

Over-Zenions Excise Officer Dismissed.

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pavement obstructions, the evil still continues, and it would As a result of my trip I have como to the conclusion that there appoar that the matter is ons It includes raw opium and not a shadow of a chance for cattle calling for the jufliction of rather prepared opium-It includes, importation from Hongkong, and oavior punishment than is at prosent meled out. Any day," *in possession, custody or under that the only safe and sane way during the forenoon, or early control of any person." I saw of getting a meat supply from the said second dofondant draw there is to follow the advise of afternoon, a sight can be soen long the pavement on tho Praya it on board, so that he was in the people there conversant with between the Post Office building possession or custody of it. the situation, and slaughter thend the Douglas Steamship Com-

But suppose he says bo didn't animals in Hongkong and convey know? The first man admits the meat to Minila in refrigerat-y which je a disgrace to the Colony. Hawkers of all manner that the second defeudant had ing ships or lighters. In this way of comestibles rango their stalls nothing to do with it He is sure Manila could, in my opinion, belong the footpath under the to say Chat, your Worship. They supplied with a grate of mat verandahe, whileswarms of coolies are both members of the crew.

such as it has never you anjoyed. sampan folk squit about, Mr. Otto Kong Sing -Ho Hongkong Beef Excellent,

sprawling all over the pavement, "The Hongkong cattle areenall levouring meats, fruit, etc., and. (laughter.)

but their flesh is excellent. They throwing the refuse broadcast in His Worship:-Have you any-would dress at about from 250 the streat and over the pathway. thing to ty?

pounde a head. This of course is such a thing should be impossi it half or thereabout of the dross-ble in the very centro of the city, od weight of American or Eng-especially at a point so exposed fish cattle.

to the gaze of strangers within "There is an excellent chance mir gate. It is, however a daily for some local capitalist to get occurrence. A casual police visit Did you tell the revenue officer into the field now and open up to the spot might make it not so, you gave the second defendant such a business. That of import- Andrew Lang $10 to help you ?—I told the ing cattle ou the woof is out of tho The death of Andrew Lang ro- P.C. Woolford informed the revenue officer that I told the question, and the sooner wo come moves from the world of letters Magistrate, that while on duty in second defondant to pull up some to realize the fact the botter forane of its most picturesque and Yaumati Bay, in a pulling boat wood on to the deck."

all concerned. There is far more arresting personalities. He wrote at 8.15 p.m. he saw a cargo boat

money in the importation of beef on any and every subject, from surrounded by several sterr

than in the cattle business, and ghosts to a murder mystery, from launches. He got within ton

the man who gots into it first is Becky Sharp to Mary Queen of And if the Governmont have beon remiss in its hitherto neglect

yards of them, when the alarm

going to have a distinct advantage. Spole. He was, in point of foot, of this particular recruiting field, how nach more short-sighted has

was given. Two launchos, names

'I was gentified by the willing the greatest authority on the ua- it been in ignoring a yet more promising group of its subjects,

unknown, got away at full spood,

ness of overyone interested in happy Scots Queen anil hor from which might easily be drawn the most powerful regiment of

but the defendant's boat had to

Hougkong to lend me a help parind; and he wrote more on the modern times? We mean the class of Britons that for want of

cross witness's hows showing up

ing hand so that I could get a Casket Letters than any other man better term, must be dubbel "the impecunious oduoste 1.”

the funnel which has poculiar

thorough insight into the cattle who over lived. So voluminous Those who have lived in the Colonitos for oven the briefest spall of time,

fittings-two iron stays-which

situation. No cases of disease writer was he that he might are well aware that thoro aro hundreds, thousands, of men of goo

no other launch in the harbour Somo days ago, reports our wore hidden from me but overy-havo beon a syndicate writing A lecture on Christion Science, carries. Ils called on the defond- Canton correspondent, an ad-thing was done to lift the cover under one name; only, no syadi- education and up-bringing, wandering about idle in our Dominions under the auspices of the loontant to stop, blew four blasts and visor on military affairs, named off the entire cattle problem. The ente could have maintained the Overacas, whom unture designed to be fighting men before all oleo; Christian Science society, will be then fined three shots into the Pan Sheung-wa, arrived in Hong- Hongkong matadero is about 200 same agreeable stylo in all that men of undoubted courage and physical strength, who are not cut given at 5.30 o'clock, this after-air, but without any obedience kong from Poking, via Shang- yards from the bay and thero is he wrote. He will be remember- out for the restraints and routine of commercial or professional life, noon in the City Hall. The loc-on' the part of the defendant. hai, by the ss. Anping alto At-o oarting of animals through od as a myriad-minded man who and who, through lack of moans, have found Sandhurst closed to ture will be delivered by Mfr. Witness did not go after the tendance at the Army Central zing the streets. In fact one never was equally a great writer, whe them. What comes to such mon as the years, go on, wo need not Bliss Knapp, O. 9. B., member of Inuuch as he was cortain he could Conference at Peking. enquire. Were we over curious, we could doubtless glean some lectureship of the mother church, got the coxswain later.

While Boss cattle in the streets. As soon ther ho touched Scots history or information on this not too happy point from the police, and the The First Church of Christ

on board the steamer, he was as the animals are killed they are collaborated with some

well- Houso of Detention. The ono life for which they were really fitted

Defendant was fined $100 on found to be in possession of rushed to the market.

known novelist in producing a. has been denied to them, and therefore they, drift, "Lot such

Scientist," in Boston, Las the first charge, and $10 on the seven-chambered revolver by Our Model Dairy.

story full of sparkle, But many, enlist, and bohave themselves, and they will get a commission on

second.

an excise officer, and the weapon,

There is a model dairy in will best remember him for his day," is the solution which the thoughtless offer; a solution from

with the ammunition, was seized Hongkong that has been built "Sign of the Ship" which, more which anyone who has know the typical "gentleman rankor'

und confiscatod..

after years of costly lessons in the than anything else, made "Long would derivo no small amount of bitter unusement. Because for Court, before Mr. Justice Gom-

against this nation and produced disease. The place is laid out The "Tests."

The military officer proteeled protection of auimala from man's" the magazino it, was, one such recruit who obtains a commission, there are unfortunately pertz, for to-morrow and Thara with plying for hire with the el. a permit issued by the Ministry after the manner of a powder many hundreds to whom the barrack room is the first stop to a

The series of Triangular Toet dogradation of body and soul for which "tragedy" is but a feable. The action concerns a Bailey, without having a licence. of War. Ho contended that by factory. It consists of a numbor Matches between picked cricketers

claim by Miss Emma Humilton, name. This, of course, is not the fault of the army, but the inevitable

The officer said he saw the this permit he was at liberty to of stables each holding from 20 to from the Old Country, Australia: result of a man's occupying an atmosphere that can never be Craigieburn, The Peak, against, Paklat just arrived from Singa-on board. In spite of his protest, divided into two sectious by au close, though England have to. A professional nurse, residing at Bailey leaving the side of the ss. carry arms so long as ho remained 25 animals. Each stable is and South Africa is drawing to congenial.

What has, without the shadow of a doubt, been wanting in Deacon, Looker and Deacon, for luggage to within two feet of the

Mr. H. W. Looker of Messrs. pore. She was filled up with however, the weapon was seized, plaster wall cutting off all connec-meet the Australiana aguia next The officer mubsequently tole-tion between the sections, thus Monday, and yet again in August, England, any time this last fifty years, is the establishment of a $1000 for alleged wrongful dis-awning, so that the coxswain's graphed the affair to the Ministry making it impossible for the As far as present indications go, regiment, to some small extent on the lines of the old Breach corps misel.

view was completely obstructed. of War at Peking, who in turn animals in one to come into it is probable that the English- d'elite, in which educated lade of limited or no means would be Asking Leave to Appeal. She had also sixty-four persons directed the Canton Commissioner contact with the animals in the men will come out on top, though proud to enrol themselves. Such a regiment would be calculated to bring out the best, rather than the worst, that is in a man, and be heard by tho Full Court, at the launch appeared to be dun-against this action to the long-

An interesting application will on board, including the crew. As of Foreign Affairs to protest other,

the next two tussles will doubt "The stables are built a dist-loss be keenly fought out. A would be, in the event of war, the most valuable stand-by that the the Royal Courts of Justice on gerously overcrowded ho brought kong Government, through the ance of several hundred yards suggestion has been made by one. country could woll have. For it is no snobbery--but more plain Thursday, arising out of the case her to the Harbour office for in- British Consul on the Shameen. Apart, so that evoo if the animals of the leading English oriokotere, statement of a fact confirmed by over whelming testimony-to say of the Wa Cheong Loong Koospection, and it was then ascor- It is now reported that the in one section got sick and died, that in place of the annual matela that the porcentage of all the qualities that make the ideal fighting firm v. the Prussian National tained that the launch had, no British Consul on the Shamoon the infection could not possibly at Lord's butween the Champion" man, is far higher among ex-public school boys as a whole than Insurance Company of Stettin. licenco. among any other given class in England. At the prosent moment The original case, tried before

is replied to the Commissioner gà further than to the animals County and the Rest of England, Defendant stated he was only of Foreign Affairs to the effect in the other half stable. The advantage should be taken this the hardest ridere, the straightest shots and the must all-round the Chief Justice, Mr. W. Tees bringing a few friends of his that the officer responsible for chances are great that they would year of the presence of the physically "fit" mou who wear the King's uniform are not in the Davies K.O. and a special jury, master from the steamor. army at all, but belong to the various mounted police forces in South resulted in a verdict in favour of

the spizure has been dismissed. not go oven so far,

Colonial oriskolers by 'nrranging, He was fined $200 or in dofault

“I found that rinderpest was in place of this fixture a four, Africa or in Canada.;. and a good half of these men come from the the insurance company. The three months' hard labour.

Arms and Ammunition. prosent in Maono from cattle days game between the winner, vary class of which we have been speaking. But in the eyes of Wa Cheong Loong Kee is appeal- society, the man who has joined a South African police corps has ing to have the vordist sot side,

A Chinese was fined $250 er brought from the infected din-of the Triangular Tests and a "gunk"; has "come down in the world." Then why does not the and the defendant firm is apply-

in default three months at the triots of the West Rivor country. combined eleven drawn from the State offer a better opening to her children of this order? Why noting for an order that the plaintifs

Dumping

Police Court, to-day, for being in "I am perfectly satisfied that other two sides. A happy afford them an opportunity of serving their King without first should furnish security for dosla found in the opon. Death in each solvers and 200 rounds of am- no cost is impossible for an in-magnificent glit should

Two dead bodies have beon unlawful possession of two recalite importation from the Chi-this, and if put into effect passing through the ordeal of periods of loafing and worse?

before leave to appeal be granted. case was due to natural gangen. munition.

debuite time

chusetts

An Interesting Claim, An interesting case is sot down for hearing in the Summary

No Licence.

At the instance of L. S. W

Thompson, Wong Lai was charged