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THE RUM CASE,

Magistrate Decides Defendant.

to the List of Authorised Ar- rum. chitects in Hongkong,

was not Gulity,

Authorised Architect. The name of Mr. William Arthur Cornell has been added

Mr. Needham, of Messrs. Ewers and Hurston, defendo on behalf of Mossrs. Gando Prioe & Co., of whose branch establishment, the defendant was manager.

Philippine Steamer Here for Repairs.

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The total output of the Kailan Mining Administration's mines amoanted to 28,310 tons and the salos during the period to 27,817

tons,⚫

Game Licences.

Restrictions Removed,''

were withdrawu on the 6th inet." New Legislative Councillor,

The case had been adjourned to enable Mr. Noodham to obtain certifontes of origin of the spirit in accordance with a saving clause

in the not.

conc.

HONGKONG

IMPRESSIONS. STOP PRESS.

IVA'Yänkee. Girl in Search ́of Chop Suey.

lone I stared back, so everyone

VAN ACCIDENT

NOTES AND

COMMENTS:

The Coming Interport.

Hongkong sportsmen ajo kren- ly looking forward to the Inter- Fatalities Narrowly Averted in port Aquatics, which are to come

Ice House Lane,

off next week at the V.R.). Com pared with the last trial against This afternoon, just before our Shanghai friends, we are not

2:If they are not used, why are

they not used?

ing

would fight at least 200 seats. If thoy do, nobody will be more gratified than the Unionists."

Pastoral Play.

The adjourned summons against Yuen Woo, of 97, Queen's No Chop Suey in Hongkong? Road East, was heard, at the It seemed soaroaly credible, be- Police Court, this morning, by cause I had always thought China. Mr. C.D. Melbourne, the charge men and Chop Buoy one and in- being one of selling adulterated divisible. Yet so it seemed as going to proga, an accident in such a healthy way... Logan yo went from one, Chinose reoccurred which night have will ospecially be missed, and staurant to the other at Wost mount the loss of several lives. though we still have Claxton, the Point, at each one to be met by A broad van bolonging to latter has not been able to train the blandly smiling prapiator who Messrs. Weismano, Ltd., was com seriously owing to his absence in with an apologetic wave of his ing down Joo House Lane, in England. However, he is a cáp- feather fan said "Velly solly charge of a number of coolios, able man and may be counted no have got Chop Suey,"

and, for some reason not yet upon to make a good fight for the We were about to give it up in explained, got out of control. sako of his own reputation as well

It will be remombored that as the good namo of the Colony... despair when our guide, philoso pher and friend ospied a Sikh the foot of Ice House Lane is It appears that the tonm which a stand for chair coolies; and the has left Shanghai is, from various policeman that he knew, The certificates from the ship-

The big Indian listened gravely van, being uncontrolled and causes, not so good as WAS OK-

travelling ht pars ware now produced, which, to our tale of woe, then led the way

considerable peoted. This is a matter of keen The following tenders are soli-r. Needham said, showed his to a brilliantly lighted hostel speed, swerved and dashed regret to all true sportsmen, cited by the Government:-For clients bona fides in the matter. from which came the discordant into a number of coolies and though the result will probably the supply and making up of Delivery of two hogsheads of rum sounds of Chinese merriment, chairs who were waiting there be some stiffer contests than olothing for the use of the was taken from the s.8. Achillos Cymbalaclashed, fiddlessquonk and were unable to get clear in would have boon the case were Gonorat Post Office" for one and the sample formed part of it. ed shrilly, and somebody had a time.

our Northern friends to send year for repairs to No. 3 Police Ho understood it was impossible snare drum that he didn't know Several of the chairs wore down their strongest combina launch.

smashed into atoms and one tion. for rum to be adulterated by any how to uso. The result loft no, The Kallan Mining Adminis- process which could be carried thing to the imagination in the poolie was apparently seriously

Party Politics. tration.

out hero. He also understood way of music. A little rolly injured.

Considering the spood at which that if it was adulterated with poly Chinamen toddled out, push-

The Liberal Labour split is water it would be detected on ing his fat tummy before him. the van was travelling the other visibly widened by the result of snalysis.

The Sikh said a few words, point coolies had a most remarkable the bye-election at Midlothian, price and Co. had done all that and Oh Joy of Joys, Humpty The van dinshed into the balus Ministerialists are rating their

Mr. Melbourne said that Menara ing to me. I smiled my prettiest escape.

As was to be expected, the they could. They had written to Dumpty smiled back. Can do trade of the Grand Hotel and friends of the Labour party for the agents and obtained certifi- for Missco! You comes upatlaire." smashed several plant pots.

Only last night in these date and thus splitting the vote, running an independent candi- cates from the place of origin.

Mirrors and gilded decorations. It is notified in the Government Inspector Withers, who prose Flamingred paint and splastics columns questions were put re-but we gather that the latter are Gazotto that licences to shoot and auted, said that either the rum of emerald green everywhere. The garding the matter of brakes on take game are no longer issued by had not been made in Demerara, first floor was crowded with girls, tracks etc. The questions put the Socialistic standpoint, there quite unrepentant. Viewed from the Colonial Secretary and that all or it had been adulterated. The their lips and cheeks touche were applications for same should be analyst said that it was possible with vormilion, their hair,-Oh-Are the brakes on trucks, latest bye-election shou! be the is no reason why the result of the addressed to the Captain Suporto trace it to Demerara.

my goodness how do they man.

trolloys or handcarta ever occasion.for pronounce grief, for, intendent of Police.

used? Mr. Noodham said that Messrs.ge to get such exquisitely smooth

to a body of men who regard Mr. Slade's Return. Sheraiff and Co., whose certificate perfection? The silken clothes

both the Unionists and the Mr. Marcus W. Slade, K.C., who,

ho produced, had traced it do- reooked with strong scents, and

Liberale ns. "capitalists," it is a down in the famous Yik Loong it will be remembered, broke finitely to be made in Demorara thoir dark eyes stared with open 3-Is it not a very dangerous matter of comparative indiffer practice for coolies to ignore once which of the two partios exclusively from pure sugar curiosity at me. Not to be out. Bank case in May last, and had

the existence of brakes when succeeds. It is now the Labour to go home on holiday, is ox-

Mr. Mellourue said that look-was satisfied.

piloting trucks downhill ?

polioy to contest every possible Point is given to these queries seat, if only as a means of spread- posted back in the Colony some ing at the regulations he only Humpty Dumpty_waddled timo in November.

thing he was not sure of was the up another flight.

Here was

by the circumstance that the

their pet theories, and it is certificate of origin.

ranaway vá to-day had no evident that in the next General Mossre a long corridor, flanked on BARTATINI BERETTA.-Un the 8th Boplam or, 1912, at St.

Price seemed to have traced it either side by little cubielus broke, so far as could be observed: Election there will be very many Joseph's Church, French Town, Shanghai by the Roy," Father Bonnard, 8, J.; The Government Gazutto pub-back as far as they could. Joseph Bartolini of the Chinese Cusca, o Marino, dughter of Mrs. Flishica a notification stating Bat

whose partitions did not reach Certainly no brake was used.

throo-cornered fights. Recently Mr. Nee ikamsaid that he child" the ceiling and whoso doorways;

it was stated that the Labourites Monteggia Widow Baroita,

information has been received not see the object of the saving were covered by a silken curtain. Chinese in chicken, except that DEATH.

Singapore, to the ofloot that the was not to meet a case like this. Frenchman would call them. The from the Colonial Scorotary, clause in the regulations if it "Chambres particulieres," the both bogin with a U

Chop Suey is what I wanted. quarantino rostrictions imposed against the port of Hongkong the company, gave evidence to affair with a table in the center Humpty Dumpty himself. He had Mr. O. Bond, the secretary of one that we drew was an odd Finally it came, brought by prove that the sample was part and matting covered benches knitoand fork for me, but I would

How will Hongkong respond of the consignment mentioned. round the walls. More mirrors! have none of them. It seemed It is notified in the Government It was sold in the condition in The Chinoso must be a vain a sacrilege to eat Chop Suey with to Mr. Allan Wilkie's readiness Gazette that His Excellency the which it was received, and was bunch). A strange faint smell anything but Ohop Sticks! to produce a pastoral play here? Governor has been pleased to ap bottled under the supervision of hung in the air. I sniffed. went at the unsavoury looking. We have always been of opinion point Mr. J. W. C. Boanar, pro- the Revenue Officers. He born Saal-dope!" our leader whie but awfully good mess, bravely. that the air of gloom and visionally and subject to His out the statement of Mr. Noodham porod, but it smelled like burnt I dared not ask the names of the Puritanical stiffness which most Majesty's, pleasure, to be an Un-in rogard to the impossibility of peanut shells to me!

various ingredients, for I am not visitors are conscious of before official Member of the Legislative adulterating rum,

inclined towards mice, dogs, they have been in the Colony ton Council during the abspace on

Mr. Melbourne repeated that he

sharks fins, etc. There isn't the minutes, does not by any means "If only one life at sos is. fost through a provontablo oause ett, C.M.G.

leave of the Hon. Mr. E. A. How did not see that the defendants

least chance that any of these exist by the general will of the then it is quité sufficient to justify legislation, which would most

could trace the rum back further.

things were in the overflowing people, but is rather the outoo ne. certainly onsue if similar loss of life arose ashore." This progount It is intimated in the Govern-thought they could by obtaining, have got. Bimeby come Ohop thrill about it that lends enchant-mitold her in open and innocent Inspector Withers said that ho "You likeo flied chicken dish, but,-girl-fashion, I like of their having allowed them- sentence is taken from certain reservations set down by Captainment Gazette that the offices of from the place of origin, a

Velly nicoo chicken to think that I ate them; there's a selves, in times past, to be do- G. N. Hampson, representative of the Imperial Merchant Service the Supreme Court will be open on it. This would enable the Dumpty was in grest form, du

harm Suey." Guild on the Board of Trade Advisory Committee. Captain Hampson

certificate of the ingredients of

By this time Humpty ment.

Humpty Dumpty escorted us merry making, and none in more has signed the committee's report, subject to the reservations which daily during the Long Vacation,

to a preliminary

to rickshaws, and gave me a fan as questionable indulgences-s0 he has communicated to the Frosident of the Board of Trade, and except upon public holidays, from analyst to identify it, his long, and careful, statement deserves a little attention. There o'clock in the afternoon (subject, 10 o'clock in the forenoon until 1

The case was dismissed. "Can do!" I answered boldly. a souvenir! "You wanchoe Chop long as these were respectably is no denying that the report is inconclusive and unsatisfactory irom however, to the provisions of Sec

(I'm getting on with the pidgin Suey anytime, you come Missc. veiled and confined to the a really practical point of view in the interests of safety of life in the tion 5 of the Supreme Court (Va- TROUBLE AT LUI CHOW.covery, personally conducted, through the narrow,

Languagerapidly). Off he waddled. Can do."

by-ways. To do our fellow- we believa mercantile marine. It fails to draw attention strongly enough to cation) Ordinance, 1898, no far

Thon I started on a tour of dis Back to the flat we trundle 1,citizens justice, the steps which are most, urgently demanded in order to ensure us it relates to the Criminal Sen-

crowded that they are well prepared now because the rest said that it wasn't streets," music on all sides, to assert themselves, and to de- safety. Very properly it urgos efliciency of life saving apparatus in

the thing to do. But had I come with a dash of graphophone mand that a little light and sound the way of bosta oto., but surely efficiency on the part of shipssions) from the 20th day of Sopt.,

all the way from Now York to thrown in for measure I shall and colour be added to their crews is just as essential--perhaps even more essential. The bonte 1912 until the 17th day of Oct., should be in charge of mon who know exactly how to launch and 1912 (both days inclusive).

"do" China and things Chinese, begin using chop sticks exclu- lives. Thoir opportunity has Lui Chow, 5th September.

and on my first dip into them to sively to-morrow, as one gets so come. All that they are naked Land Sales,

(South West of Koung-tolicou wan.) be told that I "mustn't? Not little at each "chop" that exces for in a site for the production of On this point we quote Captain Hampson's observations which The following sales of Crown

On the 3rd inst., at 9am.much!

sive" fletcherizing" ie not neces- an open-air play, and their atten should have immense interest for most readers:There is no ex-land are announced:-At the several hundred soldiers and con- I tiptoed along the corridor sary, Great saving of time, dance when it is performed. His pression of opinion as to what an 'efficient dock hand' really is, and District Land Office, Taipo-On stablea took several thousand until I came to an air shaft, too.

Excellency, the Governor, sad no practical suggestion as regards ships crews in future being the 20th inst., 480 square feet, Kwang Tang notes in the market Through the wide windows ba-

various members of the Counoil; possessed of a thorough knowledge of boat drill and the management situate at Lung Mi, upset price and demanded ic exchange silver. low I could see, well I waw vari-

have already shown themselves of boats, Such instruction should, I think, bost bo imparted by the $15; on the 27th inst,, 2,500 Owing to the scarcity of money, ous things, chiefly eating, though

favourable to a move towards bet Board of Trade creating establishments or schools at the different square foot at Castle Peak, upset the shops refused, with the result there were incidentals!

ter things, now, therefore, is the large seaports and placed in charge of instructors appointed by the price $25; on the 27th inst., 50 they were attacked by the Evidently when a Chinaman

time for all to pull together. The attention of masters of Board who have had long experience at sea in connection with boats of an acre at Castle Peak, upset soldiers:

eats he discards all clothes from his vessels leaving for ports in the and other life-saving appliances, at which seamen and firemen and price $55. At the P. W. D. One hundred or more shop-waist up. Facilitates digestion, I Straits Settlements, is called by

China's Railways. others on board ship should be encouraged to attend and to obtain Offices, Hongkong-On the 23rd koopers and assistants were suppose. A little of that view went Commander Beckwith, B.N., to Apparently Dr. Sun has per- certificates for proficiency in this way. Boat drill or instruction of inst, 020 square foot adjoining wounded by the soldiers, who a long way, so I tiptood farther, the following Straits Settlemonts suaded the now Government into the kind could not possibly be conducted whilst ships are lying in Inland Lot No. 1913 at Han Faag also destroyed and looted many Some of the curtains did not quarantine rule:

accepting at least part of his am port loading or discharging, simply because in most cases crows do Lano, upset price $110; on the articles. The shops immediately quite cover the doors and I saw "The importation of the follow-bitious railway programme. Some not join a ship until the last moment, and, further, captains and 30th inst., 16,158 square feet, ad- closed and the matter was more of the Chinese gourmand's ing susceptible objects or merittle time ago he described his officers of British merchant ships have quite sufficient business to joining Inland Lot No. 708, reported to the Governor-Genoral ways. One huge fat chap had a chandise from plague-infooted scheme of building 200,000 miles attend to in conusation with their own duties without being saddled Queen's Road East, upeat price is anticipated these shops will Venus de Hongkong on each parts is prohibited:~~ with the duties of instructors of boat drill for which they would $2,274.

of railwaye in ten years an

'most not recommence business. for knee, who assiduously chop receive no additional remuneration whatever."

several weeks.

(a.) Body linen, wearing apsimple and practical." A man who sticked food into the most cavern-parol, clothing and bedding which can apply such words to a pro But in addition to efficiency and sufficiency in the way of

The shopkeepers have submit-ous mouth that I have over acon; he been used (except when con-gramme so ambitious is, we should manning and of life-saving apparatus op board ship, it is oven more

ted the request to the Governor- all that its owner had to do was voyed as baggage, in which case think, hardly the man to be per imperative that there should be efficient and periodical inspection

General to punish the soldiers to chew, and he did not do entry may be permitted subject mitted to, try and carry it out. and supervision by officials of the Board of Trade whose experience this morning at the Union Church, compensate the wounded ́em-

A pretty wedding took place and compel them not only to much of that!

to such precautions as to dis- Only the other day it was re at sea has boon, sufficient to give them that knowledge without whon Miss Charlotte Isabella ployees, but also to make good cigarettes that are vile enough, Health Officer may direct);

In Mexico the greasers smoke infection being taken as the Port marked in these columns, that which no form of inspection has any value whatever. We recall Fettes daughter of Mr. Charles the loss sustained to their shope, the Lord knows, but a weazoned (b.) Rage and shoddy, includ-wore at once visionaries and prac China most wanted men who that, according to the decision of the Court of Inquiry in the case of Fettes of Dundee was mar furniture and goodle stolen. the Oceana," the boats were inspected before she sailed by two ried to Mr. Y. B. Mudio. The

little fellow in the next cubicle ing raga comprassed by hydraulic tical mon Dr. Sus does not fall Board of Trade surveyors, one of whom was an engineer purveyor officisting, minister, was the

was smoking something in an power and conveyed ae mer- within the class. Admitting his and the other a ship and enginear surveyor: Noither was, by pro Rev. C. H. Hickling after the

oboe affair whose stench was suchohandise in bales;.

ekill and perseverance in plan- fession, acquainted with the practical handling of boats and the ceremony a reception, which was Students in the Medical Faculty Our chicken was delici- which have been used and carpole: tions he has made seve

Hongkong University, that I fled: A

(e) Embroidery, toge and sacks|ning the revolution, the observa. Court did not consider that the inspection was adegusto. In the well attended was held at the of the Hongong University enterous. face of such a fact, there is point in Captain Hampson's suggestion Grand Hotel,

(What tiny birds they (d.) Raw hides and fresh un- regarding the fat that the Board of Trade is in need of far more nautical assistance at couple were the recipients of studying engineering will enter fashioned Barred Plymouth Rook (6) Fresh remains of animals, Dalako

where the happy ed into Tesidence to-day. Those are! One of our good old-tanned skins;

TAILWA headquarters in order that matters should be put right. If the many good wishes. Subsequently on Tuesday, while in the case roosters would make a dozen of hoofs, hair, controlling body is without sufficient knowledge it can never really they left for Macao when the of arts, residence commences on em). But ohiekens are to be wool control,

honeymoon is being spent.

had the world over, unthing (1) Half of all kinds.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1912.

handle them.

LIFE-SAVING AT SEA.

The Long Vacation,

WEDDING,

-

(Our Own Correspondent.]

Tuesday October 15.

Sounds of laughtor came from all about, but I wanted to see things,not sit cooped up in

hat box.

firateo?

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STRAITS QUARANTINE RULES.

raw silk and, surev