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VERY OLD LIQUEUR. / SCOTCH

WHISKY.

'A BLEND OF THE FINEST PURE

MALT SCOTCH WHISKIES.

For over 80 Years WATSON'S 'E' has maintained the reputation of the FINEST SCOTCH

WHISKY in the FAR EAST.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

BIRTHS.

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TOLLER.-On July 15, 1912, at H. B. M. Consulate, Swatow, to Mr. and Mrs W, Stark Toller, n son (Gerald Stark.

LLEWELLYN.—At Balmoral, Singapore, on Friday, July 19, 00 Mr. and Mr. II. Roland Llewellyn, a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

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· WEIR—DEVENISHI.—At Christ Church, Malacca, on July 13, by tho Itev: Kuppel Garnier, Hugh Loudoun Weir, of Kilmarnock, Scotland, the Ellie Maude, younger daughter of Stephen B. Dovenish, Guildford, W. A.

· DEATH.

FUSTER-On July 17, at the Grovo, Tanjong Katong, Singapore. Annie (Audio) Bui'tie, Ferond daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Foster;

aged 16 years.

The object of this paper is to publish correct infe-nutian, in 'arrve the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

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Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

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

The Hongkong Telegraph.

· HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1912.

IGNORANCE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 26, 1912.

DAY BY DAY.

It is the serious minority which accomplishes great things.

Curious Relationship. At the Police Court, to-day, in the course of the bearing of a caso, it was stated that a man had an

adopted mother."

The Confidence. Trick

Two men were sent to gaol at the Police Court, to-day, for the confidence trick. They tried to work off banknotes.

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Mails Arrived.

The following Mails arrived to-days.e. Monteagle, from Vancouver, Japan, and Shanghai, with the Siberian Mail; ss. Yed from Europe and Singapore.

The Old Story.

VICTORIA BRITISH

*SCHOOL.

A New Departure.

ASSASSINATION,

WENT HOME TO DIE.

Veteran Missionary, Dr. Griffith John, Passes Away,

THE ATTEMPTED

NOTES AND

COMMENTS.

Chinese Newspaper Describes it The. Umbrolla Danger

as Dastardly,

Whoa somo luckless wight has A tologram in to-day's 'issue

had his eye poked out by the Mr. B. A. Cox, headmaster of announces the death of the fo-

The following is an extract ferule of an umbrella, it will Victoria British School, writes:mous missionary, Dr. Griffith John

Ta view of the inadequacy of Shuttered in health, and so from "Shat Po" of the July 6, doubtless ocour to them that sit in high placos in Hongkong to the provision existing hitherto weak that he could hardly stand 1912:

introduce measures which will for the education of children of on landing, Dr. Griffith John Despite the vastness of the tonell the Chinoso how to carry British parents on the Hongkong reached London early in January Earth, the peoplo of our nation an unopened umbrella. At; side of the Harbour, the Govern- this year, after more than half a

of all classes muy be seen ment, on the request of several century of work in China in the who earn their livelihood abroad every hour of the day, Chinese parents, has consented to allow service of the London missionary can enjoy in busines transactions strolling, in leisurely manner, girls of over thirteen years of age Society.

no greater freedom in any place along our crowded footways, hold-

arlielo under the arm-point up-

to attend the Victoria British For fifty years he had laboured than in the Colony of Hongkong, School, East Point. Up to the in the mission field of Hankow. and therefore, that Ifongkong is ing this useful but dangerous presont it has been the rule that, He reached there in 1861, after Colony whore we Chinese can toon attaining the age of 13 years girls should leave this School.

It will now be possible for girls to remain horo until their educa- tion is completed. They will be prepared for the Oxford Local Examinations chiefly,

A man who was fnod two dollars by Mr. Melbourne, for hawking without a licenco, told

the Bench the thread-worn tale of

"a stranger and not knowing the laws of the Colony,"

To meet the requirements of these girls, a tow class room is being provided for their exclu-

the Taiping robels had just do enjoy the greatest freedom inwards, at an angle of from thirty stroyed the city. On the fiftieth commerce and trado, ie universal- to fifty degrees to the plane of the earth's surface, or over their. anniversary of his arrival he left ly roengnised. The huge Chinese shoulders at all angles. With for England, as the new revolus population of 300,000 in the Co- this goodly fashion in vogun, tionaries were on the point of de-lony indicates the feelings of the nothing but luck, or a special stroying it again. On the voyage Chinese for the Colony

Theironjoyment of such freedom half of the pavement-using Providence, prevents about one to England-which he has not visited since 1882-he colobrated in the Colony is conferred by the populaco from losing an eye. It his eightieth birthday, in the various good laws of the Colony is, after all, fortunate for Euro- company of his son-in-law and and the justice of the Govern An old Chinese, aged 62 years; | the boys and they will begin and Sparham, themselves missionarios, again, on account of the troubles regulations as to the uso where-. sive ass. They will not mix with daughter, the Rev. C. and Mrs. ment's administrators. Recently, pans that the abroncs of Palics to a pathway may be put obliges appeared before Mr. Melbourne at and School caol day at differont who are his fellow-passengers in the interior of China, there them to occupy the roadway the Police Court, to-day, charged hours to the boys.

has been a tremendous influx of

more often than the side-walk. with hawking without a licence.

The classes will be conducted

Chinese from the interior into the Defendant was bouud over in $25 chiefly by Mrs. Bishop and my of December, 1831, Griffith Jolin poncefully as in "Happy. Land losing both temper and eyesight." Born in Swansea on the 14th Colony whore they can roside So Bhull they run less risk of to come up for judgment when self, while an extra assistant is called upon.

being appointed to take Mrs, early jo ned Ebenezer Church, and the Government of the Waking Up.

and at the age of fourteen he Colony affords allauch immigrants Last week ono of our Notes and Supposed Drowning. The clothing of two Chinesa Bishop's place with the younger preached his first sarmon at a duo protection, which shows the Comments was loaded

Lenlency for Age,

children.

IN BANKRUPTCY.

one

Callous Chinese.

"Wako

found by the police on the Praya

prayer meating in a private house. close sympathy of the Govern- Up. Hongkong." It urged the at West Point has been identified

In 1850 he entered Brecon Colmont with the Chiucas. The Colony to bastir itself and follow ns belonging to two ChinesO

lego, where he earned many privilege of having such free the example of Shanghai in start atudonia. One has been reported

distinctions. Subsequently he Colony for their habitation indeed ing a branch of the Joseph ne missing and it is believed that

was accepted by the London gives much gratification to all us Chamberlain Birthday Shilling they were both bathing and wore

In the list of cases down for Missionary Society. He married Chinese trading abroad. Since Fund. Wo are now pleased to drownod.

boaring to-day, was one in which

the daughter of David Griffiths, the opening of Hongkong, the observe that Hongkong bas Hawking Within Market Limits. Mohideon and Company oned A.

A man was fined $3 by Mr. G. Pilà to recover the sum of Madagascar mission, and on given every protection to its in-has been sent round to the local of the pioneers of the Government of the Colony he wakened up. From a letter which Melbourne, at the Police Court, sixty dollars. Mr. Leo. D'Alada, May 21, 1855, with his wife and migrants, and the Chinoso in the Press it will be noticed that a day, for hawking within the who appeared for the plaintiff, the Rev. A. and Mrs. Williamson Colony, on secount of the kind fow days Inter, the Unofficial market limits. The magistrats said that the case had been ad- he sailed for Shanghai, one of the ness of the Government in affori Mombors of the Executive and pointed out the unfairness of the inurned from last Friday, and he five ports opened to foreigners by ing them duo protection, have not Legislative Councils mot and dis- cussed the 'question, eventually practice as regards these stall- asked leave to prove it Inter. holders in the market who paid

envy tolls..

to

Tennis Match.

The lawn tennis intel between Kowloon 0.0. and Queen's Col- lege, to decide this year's cham- pionship, will he played on Saturday week. The venue has not yet been definitely decided, but it is probable that the Kow

loon courts will ho usad..

When the list had been die the Tronty of Nanking thirteou had the lightest evil-feoling resolving to slutt & local braneli.

posed of and Mr. D'Almada was ready to go on with his ense, he was informed by the Paisne Judge that he had heard the plaintiff head filed his polition in bankruptcy.

Mr. D'Almada said he had heard nothing about it, but on enquiring from his client learnt that such The case was not procceted

was the caso.

Fire at Bay Viaw. A small firo has occurred at the with... factory of Mowers, Watson &.Co. Bay View. The outbreak was caused by the bursting of a pipe

ANOTHER JURY ACTION.

years earlier.

against the Government.

Fifty cents is to be taken as the

He quickly mastered the langu-

Unexpectedly some days ago, ge, and sat himself to study the hiera occurred a terrible and equivalent of a shilling, owl in- whom he described as "the inost unfortunate for the Chiness into sign their names on lists which national character of a people horrible incident, which is very tending contributors are desired indifferent, cold, callous, and irre- babitunts in the Colony. What is have been placed in the Banks, ligious" of any ho had ever seen it? It is the attempt of Li Hon- hotels and loading stores of the or read of. Ilo made innumer- hung to murder His Excellency Colony. We sincerely hope the

ble journeys into the interior to the

Governor Sir II. May. respones will be liberal, extend the scope of his mission. Though since the attempt different Rubber Making His departure from Shanghai a ponjecturos have arison among tho A specimen of synthetic rubber- few years later synchronised with people, we may put them aside and was recently manufactured ba- the Taiping rebellion, in which need not give them any considera-fore the eyes of a group of in-. ho was grontly interested. Onco, tion, but let us take the evidence terested spectators in London. A far inland on the banks of the of the murderer into account. His homo paper says that the whole Yellow River, he was in danger statement that his attempt to mar thing was done with euch eneo. connected with one of the oil

of his life, but he saved himself, der the Governor was boonuse of that it seemed liard to ronlise that The case was mentioned this by the simple declaration," I am the suppression of the use of for here was an nocomplishment after There is nothing moro annoying or more troublesome in all tanks. The oil flowed down n

nullah.. Thirty cmtos of minoral morning in the Summary Couri, an Englishman." phases of life than ignorance. The trouble at Home at the moment water bottles wore damaged. They bolore Mr. Justice Gompertz, in

eign coppor conts in the Colony which the chemists of many lands In 1801 he settled at Hankow, makes me unable to understand have been striving for years. En ia, for the most part, the outcome only of unqualified ignorance. wore valued at $700. The latter which Charles Pedersen is suing where he remained until, a fow oven after much deliberation how form and appearance, the rubber The workera aro grumbling and growling at the employers, and the is said to be covorod by insurance. the Connaught Aerated Water months ago, he left China for the such a renson could have led to resembled very closely the Intex Jumped from the Express Company to recover the sum of last time. After many depressing such a dead. The suppression which is obtained from rubber employers are discontented with the workers, mainly from thie A Chinose, travelling by train $1,000.

experiences, lo succeeded in of the use of foreign cop-trees". In changing a mobile causo. The trouble in Ireland, and with the people of Irelandrosterday to Tai Po Market, on

Mr. Crewe, who appeared for founding in this centre of comper coins is a question for liquid, such to-day, and the political chaos at Home spring from ignorance. The finding that the two-forty express the plaintiff, asked that bis Lord- merce a remarkable mission, the Administration to decide prens into solid raw rubber worker is too insufficiently acquainted with the conditions from Kowloon did not stop until ship should make an order for which, by 1905 mln Church and naturally it is unreasonable spontaneously, there are fire oper

it got to Tai Po Kau, jumped out delivery of particulars of defence, membership of 6,500. The foreign that we should be hostiloly disations: govorning the investment of capital to appreciate the just return to whilst the train was in motion at and stated that he wished to merchant community generously posed towards Ilis Excellency the which capital is entitled, and the employer possesses too little the former place and received in-apply for a jury.

supported his enterprise. He dovernor, Sir 13. May. Since, knowledge of the struggle for existence that the worker undergoes juries to his hond which nocesi- His Lordship to Mr. Otto Kong continued his practice of visiting moreover, the administration of s to arrive at a sound and wholesome conclusion is to how the worker sitated his removal to the hospital. Sing, who appears for the defend-towns and villages within a few Government is not the private ant firm-Have you any objec hundred miles radius of Hankow. business of any individual official, tion to a common jury? He established the society's work we have no reason to hear a Mr. Kong Sing: I have no in. Chungking, Szechuan, and grudge against the adminis objection.

Hanan.

trators. Again, the prohibition of the use of foreign_copper coins The opening up of the grant was not suggested by His Excel- twonty odd millions of prople, to his arrival, and soeing_theu realised one of the chief mbi since the enforcement of the

should be treated.

In case..

Officers' Movements.

The applications were granted.

❤

Opening up Hunan.

tlis саве that

лв britädine or

1. The fermentation of 'maize`,

or potatoes inixed with water. A moerot bacillus is used, Fuel oil and acetone are produced.

2. The fusel is treated with

hydrochloric noid.

3. "Pinioning"-i.a., conver ting the monochlor hydro carbons into di-chlor hydro-day carbons.

4. Making butadione, isoprene.

etc., by passing the di-chlor hydrocarbons over hot lime.

Captain F. L. D. Jarrad, 126th This lack of understanding on both sides allows the in- Baluchistan Infantry, proceedod to Canton on the 21st inst. in flammatory specches of the Tilletian and Wardian type to have an relief of Captain B. de L. Brook, effect that sete man against master, and master against man. Both of the same unit. Captain P. J. sides are honest in the belief that the one is trying to get the botter Clarke, Teut. L. Spencer, 4 of the other. Whilst they hold this opinion the professional agitator Indian Oflicers, 159 N.CO's A QUESTION OF SPEED. province of Human, with its leney but was enforced prior

and men, and 10 followers, 8th is thriving and is making bitterness more bitter batween the two Ruiputs, returned to Kowloon parties essential to the success of any and every nation. The from Now Territory on the 23rd At the Police Court, to-day, tion of the missionary's life, prohibition no complaint has

5. The conversion of the but- agitator does not want the parties to come to an understanding too inet.

before Mr. D. Melbourne, Keng Stories are told of the fidelity of arisen among the Chinese, how

adiene, isoprene, etc., into Understanding Reached. Tak-oheung, of Yaumati, was many of bis convorts, despi'e per-can it be readily, because whilst absenes of unison exists, he and his kind are

rubber, by allowing the sub-g L'st week an amusing incident summoned at the instance of the secution on a widespread solo, they cherish hostility towards

stances to stand in contact mil thriving. It is by means of dissent and discontent that he is occurred in the Summary Court Building authority for a breach of and so numerous did the native His Excellency? The enthusiasm

with motallic Bodium, maintained. For the good of the nation it is imperative that the whon two solicitors claimed that the conditions of a permit held by teachera become that six years displayed by the Chinese in the two parties should meet and discuss matters in a straightforward and both appeared for the defence in him to run a truck along a railway ago a college was founded for Colony in the welcome of His The Question which Matters.

Excellency on his arrival proves This is all very interestinļve broadminded spirit, and leave less for the middleman to interpret Puise Judge gave them a week of removing reclamation material.

On that occasion the line at Yaumati, for the purposes their training,

Notwithstanding many hard-how much they owed to his pro-ing. So is the slatement made for them. Surely the people who are capable of selecting their to think it over. To-day, whion

It was stated on behalf of the ships, such as the destruction of tection in the past and their pre-by Mr. E. Halford Strange... representatives in the House of Commons, are intelligent enough to the case was called on again, it prosecution that the rate at which Hankow zaission station by floods, sent affections for him. Unex of the well-known firm of Strange dro Bet their grievances before a body of the employers, and it is even was announced that an under the truck, upon which the pro- Dr. John never surrendered to peatedly among the Chinese and Graham, that the Anglo- more likely that the employers, with the advantage of superior standing had been arrived at.secution was based, was travelling pessimism, and his enforced re- ahabitants a viclent and malioi- French group responsible for the education and knowledge of the world's mattors, will be capable of Mr. Leo D'Almada appeared for would be from six to seven miles tirement removes one of the really ous scoundrel, recking nothing exhibit on that occasion had not

one defendant and Mr. Jackson for per hour,

great men who have sacrificed of the laws of the Colony, made made more than a few pounds of realising the fulness of the truth and reason in the suggested the other.

Mr. Duncan from the Building themselves on the alter of mis this dastardly attempt to murder rabbor. He says they have proved alterations in the present working condition, which are necessary M. M. Mail Stoamers.

Authority deposed that this was slodary enterprise. One side of His Excellonay, which occurrence that the product is real rubber,of to harmonious and successful working.

As a consequence of the re- the speed at which he saw the his work needs special mention, is indeed a great misfortune for that it vulcanises both by the hote cent seamen's strike in France truck travel and that he gauged He translated many books, and the Chinese in the Colony. How- and cold processer, and that it We feel sure that the working men would readily see that the there will be no call of Mes- the speed by the fact that he established the Central China over, this is but the malicious has the same behaviour to solvente, dari conditions governing the investment of capital to-diny are far from sageries Maritimes Mail Steamers could not keep up with the truck Religious Tract Society which has action of a single individual and precipitants, and chemios) of what they were twenty or thirty years ago when England had not in Hongkong on the 20th instant at a walking pace.

distributed millions of publica-hus absolutely no connection with agentsus natural rubber. But there the present keon competition with other nations to face. The outward) and 27th August

the Chinese community, and wo is something more to be proved per Mr. Lewis, who defendod, sail tions among the Chinose. employer would also realise that the worker has a trying time with Homeward) these calls boing in that the Bench could not so. It was his translation of the are happy that His Excellousy is Can they make it in such quanti the advancing prices of food and the gradually increasing rents. connection with the sailing from copt the tent of speed sub- Soriptures that gained him the safe. Both parties would eventually come to the conclusion that a state of Marseilles which ought to have mitted...What was necessary honorary degree of D.D., confer things existed which demanded their combined consideration. In taken place on the 30th of June was, a statement of fact. In rol by Edinburgh University in Ireland, ignorance on both sides is the cause of most of the trouble, and was finally cancelled. The this esse, as far as the evidence 1880. which at the moment is productive of such outbursts of platform subsequent voyage has been up- wont they could only fix the rant, This rant is laughed at by the enemies of the nation because dertaken by steamer "Calo-apsed by whatever opinion they they believe that it indicates an internecing strife which, if not donlen" which left Marseilles on might hold of the physical par checked will certainly coneume the nation. It is time we returned the 21st inst. intead of 14th, so feation of the witness. The truck to that filial epirit which made, and has maintained, the Empire, that she may be expected to ar- had not been timed and the Weihaiwe It is only by a return to good fellowship and brotherly feeling that rive here on or about 19th August evidence was that of conjecture we can prove to the world that Britain is far from a spent foros and instead of 12th, and will perhaps as to how fast the witness could A man charge before. My that she means to be at all times the leader of commercial enter return from Japan at her timed walk,

Melbourne to-day with stealing date 9th September,

quantity of rice was remanded,

Defendant was fined 810.

Unlawful Possession. A man was fined $500 at the Police Court to-day for being in unlawful possession of 78 tuels of

Bailed To-day, H.M.S."Aila Ballod te-day for morphine.

Stealing Rice.

tios and at such a cost'as shall render it marketablo? That is the far one question which really matters.

Hankow Shooting Case: Bla Herr Huntzo, the German who fired his revolver one night ro cently upon a number of Chineer Returned from Banishment. has been sentenced to six months At the Police Court, to-day, a imprisonment for causing serious! man was sentenced to six months had instances are taken anal hard labour for returning from ing circumstances wristako

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