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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28,

HEON IMPERIAL

DEFENCE

owing to the illness of the Chap- WHAT IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN THE EMPIRE,

lain, there will be no Celebration

of Holy Communion to-morrow at 11.45

Important Arrest,

A man has been arrested in connection with the armed rob-

bory which took place at I. O on Len Tao Island, It is alleged that the prisoners along with four others entered a house and stole

$50.

Steamer Report.

T The 8.8. Kumsang, from Singa- pore, reports as follows-Singa pore to Paracel Reef, light winde and fine weather, with smooth sen; thence to Hongkong, strong N. E. monsoon and heavy sea

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Depositing Material. ¡¡ A fine of $2 or in default seven days was imposed on a coolie by Mr. E. A. Irving, at the Police Court, this morning, for deposit ing building material in the road- way at Seymour Road.

tops,

YOUNG MEN URGED TO ROUSE THEMSELVES.

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Careless Spe

One of our

this grumble how peop

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reporters rakes in remarkable

Sent to Gaol Without the le Option of Fine

Boloro Mr. E. A. Irving, at the Police Court, this morning find they have said of making specolice,"

Privats Bailey and Private Archer

who are

Ambit,

en they

Company which it would perhaps have been better to have loft unsaid, blame, KO.Y.L.I were charged with doing wilful damage at a Chinese the poor reporter. The grumbler, jowolter's 247 Queen's Road for the most part, is the man who Central last night. Against the speaks at about fifty words first defendant there was a second minute for time, and, as soon charge of assault.

na ho receives some inspiration,

A stirring speech on Imperial On the head of expediency Defence was delivered yesterday think you will agree with me by His Excellency the Governor, that a certain amount of milliary Sir Francis Henry May, who ad- training is a very good thing. Sergeant Pitt said the first rattle it off as thongh he was dressed a meeting of the Euro- apart from amusement or mere defendant was brought to tho paid to Bay so much per second. peans at the Kowloon Docks recreation.

station with a damaged watch and He will drop his voice, has con- cellency were:Messrs. R. M. side only. Now I am very fond with smashing it. The second Among those supporting His Ex-

Some in this life look on that was charged by the watchmaker tempt for punctuation, mamblea words where the syllables are Dyer (Chairman), J. W. Graham, of sport myself and there is noth-man, on the first being chargod, Press to have it as he would like troublesome, and then expects the G. A. Caldwell, Neave, Cooper, ing for sport that I have not left the station saying he would Owen; Henderson, Orispin, done, where possible. I tell you be back by and by. He it, and not na he has delivere Alexander and Crawford...

that in my opinion there is no down to the shop in question. Many errors on the part of would- more amusing or instructive form pushed open the door, took up be orators are the consequence of of recreation than taking part in his stick and broke a slowosso, nervousness, but whatever excuse. military manoeuvres on those took out a watch and smashed it thero tady be for the nervous there, Kowloon hills of ours. I have on the ground. **** never enjoyed a better time than Mr. Irving: What time of the when I have been out taking part day was this?

His Excellency commenced by asking how many of those as sembled were members of the volunteers, Twenty four replied in the affirmative. His Exosi lenoy then addressed those

present.

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Universal Service.

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He insisted on defendant paying for the watch, Defendant assault ed his foki and he (complainant) then sent for the police and had him taken to the station.

delivered it.

is none for the careless,

A Case In Point

In the Police Court, of Hong- in artificial warfare with the Sergeant Pitt-About 10.15 kong there was a recent inasance Needs of the Empire. Hongkong Volunteers. Besides p.m.

of such carelessness when a Kailan Mining Administration. Speaking on the needs of the these three heads I have men- Smashed the Watch.

Magistrate allowed two solicitors The total output of the Kailan Empire, His Excellency saidtioned there is another. The most Complainant deposed that the to sit with their backs to the Mining Administration's mines am glad to see here, though in instructive military opinion in first defondant came to buy a front of the table, and to chat The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph "will for the week ending 14 Sept, the minority, so many Volunteers, England, from Lord Roberts and watch. He asked $18 for it with him over the case in ques- bo sa follows :-

amounted to 27,051 tons and the and I would like very much, when I General Kitohener down to the This was about nine o'clock. tion in voices so low, that it was Daily issue-836 per annum.

sales during the period to 27,348 come here again, to see every body lesser lights of the military ser: Defendant would not buy it and practically impossible for the re- Weekly issue-$13

ready to be called upon in their vice, tell us that anless England threw it down and smashed it. portera to hear. The case was Big Shipment of Bullion. turn as Volunteers or included in I mean the Empire as a whole

rather important but that did not We understand that the En- the Volunteer Reserve. Now this-adopte some form of uni

matter. The reporters, hand to be glish Mail, on Thursday, brought

in a subject that interests me vorsal service we cannot continue

satisfied with snatches and, no in a large consignment of bullion, very much because every man to hold the pre-eminent position

doubt, had an error crept into of a total valuo of about £100,000, every Englishmen is liable for which our forefathers have won

the newspaper reports, there would It consisted of one million dollare service, in the event of tho | for us.

Another witness said the second have been denials or sustements and was consigned to a local gecessity arising, by the Orown.

defendant pusled open the door, of correction, forwarded to the bank.

That means that if hostilition

I am a confirmed believer in mashed the show case with his Editora. It should not be a diffi- Revolution Anniversary.

break out horo to-morrow I should that argument, myself; that being stick, took out a watch and threw cult matter to conduct the busi, To-morrow is to be celebrated call upon each and all of you to so, I think everybody ought to comit on the floor. He then ranness of the Court so that the by the Chinese in Hongkong as bo of service in whatever way I bins to render at the present away; witnoas gave chase and had public could be provided with the first anniversary of the myself think beat. That being time volunteer service in order him arrested by Sergeant Pitt. an accurate account of what uprising which led to the 40, it come to me that it is gradually to build op an efficient A foki at the shop said the first transpires. establishment of a Republio in the duty of every Englishman to volume of public opinion to force defendant assaulted him. Be The Vong Cam Pirates. China.

prepare himself for that emer-our politicians at home, in the struck him on the cheek with his

Aho "Telegraph" observed on gency and to undertake at least course of time, to adopt some fat. This was after he had Tuesday that it was high time The dress rehearsal, for to- such training as would make him form of universal service, whe-smashed the watch on the floor. that the British, Portuguese and night's performance at the Theatre useful at once if called upon to ther voluntary or non-compul-

Chinese united to deal out brisk Royal, way hold yesterday oven-defend his country in the servicesory; I do not care which, I know ing and gave pranise of an ex-of his King I think you will that in this Southern Hemisphere, have in this extraordinary way?

justice, to the pirate peste of the Canton Dulin, The latest news cellent programme tonight. The agree with me that it is the Australia, and New Zealand,

from Macao-to the effect that booking is good and a full house plain duty of every man to whence no doubt many of you been a fit of some sort, Sir. the allied Portuguese and Chi- is expected.

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"A Fit of Some Sort " . Mr. Irving: Why did you bo

First Defendant:-It must have.

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to emphasise our statņigent,"

make himself ready for that emer may come, they adopted a syelom gency. If he does not do so, what of universal service for their boys three weeks hard labour, also accomplished nothing serves Mr. Irving :-First defendant: nese forces have returnel, having A Post Office adnouncement a horrible plight is he in when and young men. That last consider ordered to pay $5 compensation made to-day runs: The public the call is made and he sees his ation, of course, is one more for the or, in default, fourteen days hard is not a little galling to Hong- are requested to have their curre brother officera and brother future than the present. Evory man labour. Second elarge 82 kong people to know that pirates The proceedings of Sir Elward Carson and Mr. F. E. Smith, spondence to their house numbers workers going out to bear arms who joins the volunteers is full-soven days; to run consecutively within a low cables longths of are carrying on their operations relative to the Home Rule Bill, my woll give rise to criticism from and not to their house names, as whilo he has not trained himselfling his personal duty and he is You have seven dollars compou the Colony, and that political all quartors. We suggested the other day that Sir Edward is either such names are often confusing to to be able to render some rendering, bimself able to meet sation to pay and, if not, another

Chinese postmen.

assistance. I think that, at the an emergency. He is taking three works hard labour, Second considerations yot stand in the Assault on a Woman.' last hour, he would regret that course which will give him freely defendant: three weeks hard way of the British bluejackets A Chinese woman from Yau- he had allowed the opportunity of healthful recreation and, last of labour and ordered to pay $35 taking the matter into their lands. mati charged a man with assault, to pass by. Apart from the ques- all, he is assisting the nation to compensation or another threef Canton and Macao aro to do the before Mr. E. A Irving, at the tion of hostilities, there is always come to one mind on this vitally weak bard labour. Police Court, this morning. He the question of riot and of dis important question and upon was fined $5 or in default four turbance.

which, in my opinion, hango the teen days and bound over in $50

future of the Empire othe to be of good behaviour for six

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A Heavy Fins.

An Interesting Reminiscence

I think that all men living in Crown' Colonies where the alien

Strong Arguments. Now, gentlemen, I think you population is very large must bear will agree with me that these are

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a peculiarly sly and subtle humorist who, for reasons that are not quite clear, is hugging to himself a profound joke, the sapret of which he refuses to share with the individunt in the street; or else that the gods, in dealing to him largely of their gifts, have yet donied

should be shown.' English sailors him one of their richest blessinge-2 sense of the ridiculous. Which

have handled ruffians of this sort ever of these two may be the cause of his recant performances, the

before, and it is within the limite result is the same; namely: that he is making a laughing-stook of

of probability that the men who the Conservative party and-worse still-is increasing the difficultie

wiped out the Malay piraten, and The regulations relating to those of the West African Coast, of the King-Emperor and his Ministers in handling a problem which

Early Morning Pillering. that in mind. This was impress pretty strong arguments, and they sugar (other than sugar in transit) can do the same by our pestilent is already of the knottiest: that of establishing something like posoe fore Mr. E. A. Irving, at the Police summer Tapent in the Far East, in asking you to give up a little tion made by the Governor-in-would be glad of the opportunity. Two women were charged beed upon my mind the very first are strong enough to justify me have been amended by a regula neighbours of the Delta-and and prosperity in Ireland. He and Mr. F. E. Smith are two of the Court, this morning, by L. S in 1883. I was then living in the of your time and, if you do not Council to the effect that sugar The Now Radical Journal, cleverest members of the Bir; to bo which, they must needs be men Wille, with being in unlawful vicinity of Canton, about three belong to the Volutears, to join may be deposited in Holt's go. We shall watch with Interout of the world, men of more than ordinary education and brain-power, possession of kam ohoi, luk tau miles away from the settlement them. The Volunteers are or-downs, pending production of a the progress of the newspaper and men of well-balanced minds. Then if they are all this--and and dates, valued $57-60. It was of the Shameon. I was living ganised now and I hope they will certificate of origin. we are not denying it why the inflammatory speeches, the working early morning pilfering from from their conversation that do all that you can to complete

which, according to our telegram explained that this was a case of with missionaries and I heard have your help, and that you will

of last night, the Liberals of Bir- on the hottest passions of the mob, the suppressions of the true and cargo.

WASTING WATER.

mingham are about to float. At Defendants were fined it was not unlikely that there the efficienoy of the force. You the suggestions of the false that so indisputably have marked their $25 each or in'default one month might be serious trouble, I re- can either join the Volunteer force. A woman was charged before men, for not only does Birming Toast the promoters are plucky recent “campaign"? Why, above all, the playing at soldiers, the hard labour..

peated this conversation to Eng proper or you can join the Hong-r. E. A. Irving, at the Police ham consistently and notoriously dummy rifles and the khaki-clad crowd. who have been tutored to

lismen and oven to the British kong Scouts, or, if further ad- Court, this morning, with wasting refuse to listen to the blandish A man and a woman.. repeat parrot watch-words? Is not this dressing-ap, by the way, go" charged by L. 8. Wills, before They laughed at it, and said:dered servico already, either in According to the evidence the land as a whole has shown, times?

were Consul living on the Shameen.vanced in life and you havo ren-water.

ments of Radicalism, but Eng- ing perilously close to treasonable caricaturing of the British Army Mr. E. A. Irving, at the Police "You are a new-comer and you the Army of Navy or Volunteer woman washing clothes under a and again in recent year

Even if we accept all that these two politicians and their im-Court, this morning, with being must learn something about Corps here, or in some other water tap and had the water aan only tolerate small loses of a mediate henchmen have said and done lately as entirely sincere, and in unlawful possession of vermi-Ohina: No Chinese dare attack portion of the Empire, you can running away. There was a good Liberal prose, The great Liberal as springing from purely patriotic motives, we are bound to feel that celli and dates valued $27. The the Shameen. About six weeks, join a particular unit to which 1, deal of water wasted in this way: organ-the Manchester Crus their preaching is a work of supererogation. No one has asked man was fined $100 or in default after that conversation an incident as an old Volunteer, devote my The people placed a plug in the dian"-exists, and holds ita say thom to save the Empire; no one believes that the United Kingdom aix weeks, and the woman was with which I will not take up attention--the Reserve. You can tap and let the water flow after rather on account of its literary is in such sore need of stalwarts that these gentlemen need busy dismissed with a caution. themselves with testing or proclaiming the loyalty or the disloyalty

your tithe in relating now, occurr take any man in the Reserve, if he the tub was filled. The police excellence and ita valan to busi- of the people of Ireland.

od, and there was a rising. A is thirty-five years or over, who did not object to people washing Dass men than by reason of its Hie Excellency the Governor number of Chinese invaded the his at least four years service in in the street if they stopped the politics, and the same may be said Looking at the affair in a serious light, what is, and inevitably hasappointed Mr. R. O. Hutchison, Shameen and they burned down any Volunteer force Military tap when the tab was filled.

of the Westminster; t the Daily must be, the result of this agitation? In the first place, the Con-Supt. of Imports and Exports, to eleven honses and demolished a service we want and wo

want

Defendant was fined $1.

Chronicle" was obliged, some “servative party is in danger of losing many of its hitherto most loyal act as Head of the Sanitary De-lot of property. adherents: that is to say, the educated English Catholics, and the partment, ia addition to per-

every man to have an efficient

| eight years ago, to halve its príos No. Organisation.

training. General: Anderson is

TENDERS High Church and Broad Church parties, the majority of whose forming certain of his own daties,

and to part with ita Now, there was no organisation, not here unfortunately, and he

contributors in order to members are uncompromisingly Tory in their political convictions, during the absence on leave of and no preparation at the time has never seen the Volunteer Re- but must necessarily object to seeing religious matters through the Mr. E. D. O. Wolts, His Ex-There were arms in the British serve. He wants to see them and departments of the Hongkong the

Tenders are invited by various doors; and d similar spectacles of militant Protestantism- thing which, everywhere, cellency has also appointed Com- Consulate but there was no one we are getting them uniform so Government as follows

Daily now gone a deg save in a few restricted quarters, is dead or dying. The second romander O.W.M. Bookwith, H. N., there to handle thein, Noone know that he will be able to look at them salt must obviously be the defeating of the avowed ends of the to assist Mr. Hutchison in per how to handle them. They had We could not ask him to inspect

Repairs to steam launch H.D. I. amalgamating wi agitators, for in one breath the Carson faction plamours for an un-forming the duties of Supt, of not trained themselves, and had them if we had no uniform, I For making tree pits and plant-dd that

Repairs to steam launch HD. II. Labour peper. broken Empire, and in the second it spars to discontent and revolt Import and Exports

not the slightest organisation. would like to show him that we ing treea.

Liberal no inconsiderable proportion of the Irish populace. No one would protest more loudly than we against any movement or policy that A meeting of the Licensing tion and who were armed with who have military training and shqipo Reclamation Scheme to journa

Twenty men with some organise have Englishmen in Hongkong For the extension of Sham-host might mean the chipping off of even the smallest fragment of the Board is to be held in the Council officient weapons--would have are in every way qualifi- provide sites for lessses dislodged men British dominions; isit not for that very reason that we now venture Chamber on Wednesday, the 6th red the situation and not onl to criticize the notions of certain members of the Uonservative party 7 November at 2.15 pm, for the would they saved property and I do not think I have any more to

ed to join the Reserve, from old village, en dat apa kapa We have our own views as to the advisability of granting Home purpose of considering applica lives but they would have pared say, except to observe that Bale to Ireland (in the sense set forth by Mr. Gladstone and the tions for publican's and hotels Englishmen and others the for company has set a great Parnellites) but we utterly refuse to believe that to give that un-keeper's adjunct licenses for the rible disgrace of having been held in supporting the happy country her own parliament would mean to hand her over year 1912-1918 under the Liquor upby a lot of Cantonese coolies. On thank you very bodily to the Pope and the Devil; and we farther submit that Licences Ordinance, 1911 JAP- ons or two other cocasions I have Catholiq loyalty, whether in the British Isles, in Canada, or in plicante for, transfers or now

onkong, will stand sa much severe testing as that of

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