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HONGKONG'S DOGS.
We best redeem the past by Why not Hold an Annual Show,? forgetting it.
Mails Arrived." The following mails arrived to- day 8.8. Kaijo mari from Coast Porte and 8.8. Baimun from Coast Ports..
Big Silver Shipment.
A few days ago the "Tele- graph" drow attention to the miserable state of many of the
SOLICITOR AND
¿MAGISTRATE.
Mr. Otto Kong Sing Speaks His Mind,
During the hearing of an ap
| PLANS TO SMUGGLE
CHINESE DISCOVERED.
Elaborate System of Fraud Lald Bare,
NOTES AND
COMMENTS.
Ireland and Common Sense.
Britishers who are proud of their nationality may well feel Mr. F. W. Gabriel, of the Execu- annoyed at the farce that is being dogs to be found in the Colony, plication for a remaad made by tive Office of the External De-played, and the nonsensical things. Injustice to local fanciers it Mr. Otto Kong Sing to Mr. C. D.partment of Australia, returns that are being anid and done, on would be fair to add, as counter Melbourne, at the Police Court, there to day by the s.s. "Tai- both sides, over the Home Rule poise to what, whg "then said, that this morning, in connection with
qusation, The picture of a num
yun.'
We learn, that the Hongkong and Shanghai and Chartered
reprosentative, seating arms to Sir Edward Banks have to-day shipped for of the dog-species to be acon any heated over what he thought word Mr. Gabriel said about his work Carson with dummy rifes while North China seven hundred cases where in the East; one might unfair tactics on the part of the in Hongkong:
another section stands by olad in each containing three thousand even go further, and say that police.
"For a long time we, in Aus- khaki, is one before which one. nowhore south of Shanghai can silver dollars,
Mr. Otto Kong Sing applied for tralia, havo suspected a system of must either rook with laughter or dog in really good condition be the romand, whereupon Inspector some some kind whereby pro else hide one's face in shame. found, save in Hongkong. Watt said the witness, who had bibited immigrants were being Wo can ill afford to give occasion. This latter fact is, of course, just given evidence, very probably smuggled into us, and I came to the enemy to blaspheme, and largely due to the climate of our would not appear. He could not here to see what I could unearth. it just suob very foolery as this Colony; for the winter season guarantee his attendance. enables the animals easily to re-
Hongkong can also boast of pos the alleged kouping of an opium In an exclusive interview with bor of Orangemen solemnly pre gossing some of the finest samples divan, Mr. Kong Sing bocame a "Telegraph
New Advertisement.
An advertisement on page 3 to-day announces for sale a motor boat, speed 64 to 7 knots, double cylinder, 10 h.p. engine. Par- ticulare may be had from the Moss Secretary, 26th Punjabis, Ronnies Mill, Hongkong,
Sir Alfred Winside.
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man by Mr. E. A. Irving, at the Police Court this morning, for stealing a piece of wood from Praya East. Inspector MoHardy said the man arrived about 5.30 this morning.
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"I have. discovered a regular which sete other nations a-chuck- Mr. Kong SingIt is very system of fraud, most carefully ling at our expense. Ia, Sir Ed- gain whatever they may have lost unfair of the police to adopt that devised to decaive us, and a large ward Carson merely enjoying a in fitness during the four or five
any
Mr. Kong Sing:I. don't ask your Worship to do anything.
Inspector Watt said he wanted the case to go on
months of excessive host. At the attitude. This man is in the quantity of documents have been privata joke, or is be, on the The retirement, on age limit, Straits, or anywhere near the Line, employ of the police, he is used seized in Hongkong that consist other hand, entirely destitute of ed of plans of Australian cities sense of humour? At least he that the Admiral Sir A. W. Moore gives it is next to impossible for the by them as an informer and
Mr. Melbourne:But the police and streets, books of instruction seems determined bia full stop to Vice-Admiral Sir poor beasts to keep in condition, George Neville, says "Truth." Sir and one marks with a white stone say they cannot guarantee the to the newly arrived immigrant, Radical party shall not have the
| man's attendance.
maps and time tables. All these monopoly of speaking and be- Alfred Winsloo, Commander-in-the day on which one comet
have been taken possession of." having wildly. Exaggeration of Mr. Kong Sing-The inspector Chief on the China Station, now across even passable_dog-flesh
Continuing, Mr. Gabriel said: grievances on the one side, play- stands at the head of the vice- there. Also, the Hongkong can do it very easily. I say they
"I have been especially looking at soldiers on the other, and time. admirals' list
Britisher entrusts fewer dution to can bring this man of
ing into the matter of stowaways, frantic abuse on both, will hardly Stolen Wood.
servants than does his brother He is their own informer. down South; dog-minding being self says he is a job coolie.
Mr. Melbourne:-The man him and other Chinese who have been be instrumental in bringing
gaining admission into Australia ultimate good to Ireland. by a cleverly worked method of The Resignation Habit. among these. The Malay "boy."
with all a Mohammedan's con- Mr. Kong Sing:-I am quite aubstituted birth and naturaliza- tempt for an animal so dear to convinced that the police cantion certiCoates. This had been These are days when China. British hearts, and with all s bring this man if they want to. one of their of favourite schemer stable government. The new re- needs nothing so much as sound, and one that has been difficult to gime is on its trial. But we Malay's inborn love of inflicting It is their duty to do so.
Mr. Melbourne:-Inspector pain-will seldom lose an ap
confess that wo are not too deeply portunity of slyly worrying his Watt is just warning you that the get the best of.
"I think, however, that wo master's dog and so spoiling its man may not appear.
impressed with the shaping of have found a way to stop it." temper; while, the Straits-born Mr. Kong Sing:-Thon I ap-)
When asked his opinion of the events in the capital. The re- Chinese boy, who is usually quito ply for a remand, and if the man conditions at present existing in signation liabit has become acute, indifferent in his foolinge towarda is not here I shall comment upon China Mr. Gabriel answered:
and apparently officials throw up their posta po the flimsiest pretext. "To my mind Chinese troubles the animal, will starva.it one day it. and kill it with over-feeding the Mr. Melbourne-I will give are not nearly over, and I shall have become may be gathered How common these resignations not be at all surprised to hear of when we state that, in looking next. Here, however, men oan you a remand. make it their boast that they see
serious complications in Southern after the dog's feeding, medicin
over the Chinese telegrams for the Chiun soon. If Cold, Steal Cotton Yarn. ing and exercise themselves, and
With regard to Canadian Im- past fortnight, we note that no
fower than soven A coolie thought there was the result is one of which Hong
prominent migration and immigration in some wisdom in appropreating kong has full right to be proud;
officials, some Cabinet Ministers, Mr. Kong Sing-Well, what general, Mr. Gabriol said a quantity of cotton yarn because the more so in that there are is your Worship going to do? that every Colony is in need thrown up their posts. A most have, for one reason or another, he felt cold, or at least this was many European breeds that can The police object to a remand, of the bettor class of immigrants, disquieting sign, this. To the dis-
and that the various Colonies interested onlooker it Bavours 100- what he told Mr. E. A. Irving, only be reared bere by means of and. I ask for when he was charged with the unusual care and watchfulness. Mr. Melbourne: I will give were prepared to offer overy as much of playing with serious larceny of it, this morning, The The Material to' Hand. you a remand, but what about the sistance and reasonable induce Magistrato did not concur with
issues. Almost invariably the old With such a number of well-witness? If he does not appear mont to obtain this class; but his philosophy and sent him to bred or well-nurtured animals, it Mr. Kong Sing: If he does that it is every difficult to weed excuse of ill-heith is advanced, gaol for one month with hard is extraordinary that arrange not appear I cannot do anything. out the undesirables,those though obviously this is a mere ments have never been made-in Mr. Melbourne said he did not who are liable to become burdens subterfuge, and one too commonly adopted in the past to carry the recent years, at any rate-for a think it would be fair to comment on the community, instead of least weight. China's would-be Information has been received dog-show, on the lines of those if the man did not appear. If being working assets, from the Acting Consul-General frequently conducted at Home. Mr. Kong Sing liked to eross
"America has a great deal of public men need to learn the for the Netherlands-India to the The Police and the Service mon examine the man he could so then. trouble in keeping out a lot of lesson that if tho Republic is to effoot that the quarantino restricwould have no difficulty in offering
succeed there must be a willing Mr. Kong Sing:-Well, I can worthless riff-raff that flock to her noss to do their best through tions imposed against the port of some remarkably fine exhibits; subpoena the man and I will ask ahores-from Italy and Russin thick and thin and not to take Hongkong have beon withdrawn. many private residents possess for an adjournment.
especially. We in Australia have office with a flourish of trumpets The local authorities at Chofoo dogs on whose appearance they Mr. Melbourne-If you say he our own troubles in, trying to and then quietly sneak away at and the Treaty Power Consuls may justly plumo themselves, is not a willing witness having withdrawn the declaration while there are not a few of our of plague-infection against Hong non-European follow-citizens who matter whether the man is a will. Mr. Kong Sing--It doesn't
In conclusion Mr. Gabriel said: the least sign of trouble. Unless "Yes, this soleme they had in office are displayed, the Republic greator stability and devotion to We reported on Thursday that the committee of the Hodgson kong, and Pratt Memorial is starting a system of travel-scholarships whereby against Swatow, the medical in-forward competitors that would poona him and then treat him as a I came here to get to the bottom Powers.
cholera-infection would doubtless be ready to bring ing witness or not. I shall sub- Hongkong was an elaborate one will long go unrecognised by the young artisans of either sex will be enabled to study the industrial spection of vessels arriving from make good bids for prizes. Many hostile witness. methods and conditions that exist in other countries. The idea is those ports is discontinued.
of it, and, I think that I may say admirable; so admirable that one would like to see the State not
people here own beautiful shows, Inspector Watt:-Tho mian that I have done so. Important Arrests. content to leave the carrying out of it solely to one private charity. L. 8. Wills and a party of Pekinoso, and probably dozens
a few have some very covetable shall be here unless something The history of the part taken, during the past forty years, by the detectives have managed to run can produce terriers. that would are such thinge as slips.
unforeseen happens. There very British Education Department in the furthering of the real interests three mon to earth in connection not be altogether, overlooked in a of the working man's son is an unhappy one; unhappy, in that its with the armed robbery at Hung big London show.
Mr. Kong Sing-II your Wor- beat-laid schemes in the direction of technical training have been Hom. It will be remembered
ship will do that now. failures or-woreo still-half successor. Liberal and Conservativa that the Indian watchman reaid- Wanted-A Committee.
Inspector Watt-Mr. Otto alike have muddled things. It is as though the successive governing at the house was so brutally apprtamen, the getting together in an entirely wrong light. That in two on a reef, and they under-specially interested in it, seeing
Kong Sing has taken this matter
*HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth
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The Hongkong Telegraph......
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1912.
TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WORKERS.
technical education for the youth of the country.
labour.
Restrictions Withdrawn.
In a city abounding in keen
is not what was intended at all.
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The case was remanded until Thursday.
stave off the Chinese.'
THE DACRE CASTLE.
A Swimming Record,
The performance achieved by Hatfield, recorded in to-day's telegrams, of swimming the 1,000 On enquiry to-day regarding yardsin 13 minutos 22 2 5 seconds, the Ducre Castle, the Agents, and thus breaking the world's Messrs, Dodwell and Company, record for that distance, in a say that the ship has broken brilliant one. Hongkong will be monte have regarded the problem as one that could be solved by a stabbed that he had to be detain of a practical-minded committee few theories backed by the outlay of a vast amount of public money, ed in the hospital for some con should be quite an easy matter,
stand that some of the oargo is thist, with the Interport acquatics So far as we understand it, the Education Act of 1870 was framed aiderable time.
now in progress, swimming ie at At the Police and there is no reason why the
being salvad. with a view to giving to the children of that generation a better Court, this morning, before Mr. question of a prize-fund should
Full details are not as yet present figuring so prominently opportunity than their fathers had enjoyed; and the same may pro- U. D. Melbourne, the charges present any serious stumbling-
forthcoming; the skipper has nos in local sport. The excellence of sumably be said of the various subsequent endeavours to provide against two of the men were block. The real crux lies is the BANK NOTE SECURITIES. have, has come via Keelung, and in 11 1-5 seconds less time than personally been heard from... the achievement is shown when it withdrawn and the other man was fact that Hongkong people are, as
Such news as the agents, liere is stated that the distance is done At present, however, it would seem that the only result achieved remanded until Monday.
a rule, not readily roused to en
therefore it is not absolutely Billington's effort of 1905 at has been that of making the child of the worker dieoontented with his lot and ashamed of his own father; to stock his head with a
thusiasm over any public matter. EXEMPTED SOCIETIES.
The following statement of the known whether the ship's cargo Liverpool, hitherto the record. Hardly a day passes but one hears securities lodged with the Crown is a total loss.
Hatfield has been in the public smattering of everything useless, and to flood. the land with lads
The Government Gazette noti-odd grumbles at the scarcity of Agents by the Mercantile Bank of
eye for some years, but it is only and men unready for any but unskilled work. The carpenter's
of late that he has plunged for son, instead of being proud of his craft and keen to be a more clever fies that the following Societies entertainment and festivity in the India, Limited, against their notes
ward into the very first rank mechanic than his father, scorns the bench and the apron and have been exempted by the Colony. But here, as anywhere in circulation, is published for hankers after an office, stool and a black coat, even though, as a Govornor-in-Council from TO- else, we must make our own general information in the Govern. Many Complaints to the Police. among swimmers. That he is a olerk, he will earn half what he could have earned as a mechanic.
remarkable swimmer is apparent Kistration under the Societies diversions, and in the usual way: ment Gazette: India 3,1-2 per Ordinance, 1911 and their names by all pulling together and so cent. Stock, amount £20,000; no- Many complaints have been from his latest feat. Theorists in education have played at teaching trades long are added to the List of Exempt combating the spirit of petty minal value £100; price when de-made to the Police of shortages in enough. They have spent untold money in allowing lads who had ed Societies, published in Govern social or commercial factionism posited 92.1-2/98, latest market cargo, and the task of ontohing Smuggling Chinese Labour. no aptitude for carpentering to waste time with expensive tools, or ment Notification No. 105 of that characterises one half of us, price 02.1-2/93. Bombay Port the pilferers is a very difficult one. The interview with Mr. F. Wat in teaching short-hand and book-keeping to others who had a real 1912, under the following bead and the equally fatal "maakce" Truet 4 per cent. Bonds, amount Inspector Dymond, however, on Gabriel, which appears in to-day's bent for designing or for engineering. Our mediaeval fathers
inge:
groove into which the other half $10,000; nominal value £100; the 20th inst., at about 7.20 p.m., issue, is of more than ordinary in regarded trade as a thing corious and seared; a thing to be proud, not ashamed, of; and one' prentice lad vied with another The Victoria Olay Pigeon Club.
Sport (Non-Chinese). has sunk. If a flower-show or a price when deposited 97,1-2/98 noticed a number of women car terent. He has discovered, here gymkhana can be a success here, 1-2; latest market price 97.1-2-rying along Des Voeux Road bun- in Hongkong, a most cunning in attempting to out-do all rivals in mastering perfectly his particular craft or art. At present only a small percentage of The Amateur Entertainers Bo-
Miscellaneous (Non-Chinese). can a dog show; and it in a 98.1-2. English lads learn any trade whatever, for
ciety.
BEYOND CONTROL.
thousand pities that the distinc tive beauty of these animals- which surely is as great and be impressive sa that of flowers or
of horses-should be hidden away
TENDERS.
CARGO PILFERERS.
dles of which he was suspicious and elaborate system of fraud He stopped two of them and by means of which Chinese are found one had twelve catties of being smuggled into Australia, raw sugar, and the other seven and he believes that a way has catties of peanuts. They failed been found to ofronmvent the to give him's satisfactory account cunning of the promoters. Men
the poor man's son must leave school at the first possible moment and, cot himself to wage-earning, as a labourer or as a junior clerk, in either of which cases he has usually sealed his own doom and condemmed himself for life to a calling which is cruelly ovet-urowded by reason Last Saturday was marked by and denied an apportunity of as The following tenders are in- of how they came to be in posses who can conceive a scheme of of its making no demand for special training. If half the money an accident at the foot of Ice serting itself, Will not some of vited by various departments of sion of the goods and be arrested substituted birth and naturaliza spent on day and evening schools were devoted to apprenticing House Lane.
the local dog-lovers help the the Hongkong Government: them. At the Police Court, this tion certificates which, from their boys to definite trades, we should soon see the end of much of the To-day again a truck got be- Telegraph" to stir up a little Letting of about 28,620 square morning, the sequel was that they point of view, has been eminently existent poverty and discontent. The State could well affored to yond the control of the coolice in live interest in this direction ? feet of Orown land opposite the were both fined $5, or, in default, successful, will take quite a deal guard against lads who are of a wage earning age being a burden charge of it. No one was burt, The Telegraph" will give one Central Market, for a period of fourteen days.
of beating, and developments on their parents, by slightly adding to the small payment received to be sure, but the riskshaw of a prize; will someone.givejanother? two years from November lat.
will be watched with interest. by learners, 16 eduoste a boy up to the age of fifteen and then well-to-do Chinese was upset, and
1912: upset: rent per month, Hoodlous Hawker.
The same trouble is being t to tarn hini adrift, unprepared for any useful work; is to be guilty an sooident narrowly averted.
81,200.00)
A man who had been convicted perienced in the States where an of the worst form of cruelty Arm him with a trade and he can How many mishaps must coour,
Winter uniform for the crews of even times for hawking without investigation of the muzzling always had work—if not at Home, in the Colonies; Isave him with and how serions must they be, Gazette that the China Sugar Re the Harbour office steam launches s licence, was again brought be Asiatic Isbour is being called out one, and there is no room for him in England, and--with the before the authorities stir in the fining Co., Ltd., has renewed Winter uniforms for the Eurofore Mr. E. A. Irving, on a similar all of which proves that the ey steadily increasing tendency to employ negroes, Kanakas and matter and insist upon the regn- until September 18th, 1926, nine poan and native Revenue Officers, charge, at the Police Court, this is deep rooted and remunerative Adilatios for unskilled work--there will soon be less than no room lations regarding brakes being specified trade marks registered j Clothing for the use of the Rail- morning. He was fined $10, or, and will take muol careful wate of him in the regious overseas),
www.rigidly enforced ??.
in 1884.
tywu way Department for 1012-13. go in' default, three weeks,
Trade Marks Registration.
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