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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1912.'

A SOCIETY Needing help.

DAY BY DAY.

THE RUBE'S REMARKS,

III. Ho Discusses a Lost Dog, Swimming, and Rein.

We best redeem the past cy forgetting it:

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Jest 'cause I never could whistle lost one of these hero puff-ball puppies, (call 'em chown, I b'liove) other day: Cost me all

$10 top

Happy Valley Grounds. The garrison cricket, football, and hockey grounds at the Hapo py Valley will open for play on Saturday next.

Fell from a Horse.

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I goes up ter a filler that had piece o prazy quiltin on his Cooo, an' I sez: "Soen my dawg say wher' 'round hereabouts?

$500 FINE.

Attempt to Smuggle Oplum Aboard the Manchuria,

A QUESTION OF BAIL NOTES AND

Defendant Aged 73 and a Kid-

napping Charge. - China's Need.

COMMENTS.

China is as yet by no, noans

Nine men were charged before

At the Police Court, this morn-out of the wood, fluancially. She Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Police ing before Mr. E. A. Irving: hes succeeded in raising the ten Court, this morning, with endea

Mr. Lewis (Johnson Stokes and million, Loan in London, but this youring unlawfully to export 700 Master) said: I appear for the sum does not represent a tithe of tools of propared opium worth second defendant in a kidnapping what she requires. It is well to $3,500 on the ss. Manchuria.*..

Mr. R. O. Hutchison (Supro oase; The Water Palice are bring: remember in this regard, that ing the charge your Worship when the Six Power negotiations Imports and Exporte), prosecuted.

Mr. IrvingWhat is the commenced, a total six times this amount was freely mentioned ag Mr. Melbourne--I think you name? An I'm blessed of he did'nt said you had another chargo Mr. Lewis:--A woman your Worship Chan L. She is seventy hit my baby carriage follor a against them?

Mr. Hatchison-I think one in three and a married woman. wallop over the ear! vol

"Dawg!" I hollers. He grine sufficient your Worship.

Mr. Melbourne: You are Three cases of onteric feverat me from the biggest month I

Mr. Hutchison Yes, your one in the city, and two in other ever see an sexe, aw right sair." satisfied that this in opium P

Say, that's the limit! districts-were notified last wook..

Worship. There is an Opium There was one death. One of the

Farmers certificate with it. cases was British (imported:)

A Chinese has been sent to hospital suffering from injuries caused by falling from a horse at No. 1 Police Station.

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Health Return.

Company Meeting:

A meeting of the shareholders in the Hongkong Cotton Spin ning, Weaving and Dyeing Co., Ltd., will be held to-morrow at

noon.

Mails ́Arrived.

When old Lige Tompkins lost bis best hound crost on t'other side o' Snake Creek, we all helped hunt, but out hero when ye ask guilty,

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Mr. Irving Mr, Russ said he appeared.

Mr. LewisYes I think Mr. Rnee was under a mis- apprehension; he is in another kidnapping case.

All the defendants pleaded not. Mr. Irving Anyway I will fix this case for next Tuesday

Mr, LewisYes. My applica tion is for bail.

Mr. Irving :-How much? Mr. Lewis-1 ask your ship to fix a small sum?

the desired sum. Nor must it be forgotten, na Sir John Jordan took occasion to remind President Yuan recently, that Chins's float ing liabilities at present amount to close on ten millions, which, the British Minister, pointed out, must be met out of the proceeds of any Loan raised by the new. Republic. Hence, the corner has clearly not yet been turned; in fact, it is barely yet in sight. A Danger Unobserved.

But the great need of the hour. is that the Peking Government Wor-should in these Loan matters keep a definite, consistent policy in view. That this is not being Mr. Lewis-Well, Your Wor-done is patent to anyone who

one of those chocklit sojera bout Mr. Hutchison-The case is And you are for the defence ?

onerary.pup he elage the nearest quite simple. They were scen man to him! S'posin I'd said going on n sampan from Pottinger I'd lost a oat Might" a lammed Street Wharf and were followed in another sampan to the 8.8. Guess I'll ask no quesshaus Manchuria. They were asked by The following mails arrived to arter this. My dawg es gone, an officer what they had and they day:8.6. Loongeang, from Mani-sure enough, so' I s'pose the said they did not know. I have la es. Kumchow, from Saigon Yankee girl will be havin a bit evidence to say they are boys on 9.8. Haiching, from Swatow and o the poor little ouss when she the Manchurin with the exception

eals of the first defendant. Haiphong; 8.e. Mathilde, from goes Chinesein' agin', an Hoihow.

more o' Chop Suez.

Suspected They were Smuggling. Ohinese Revenue Officer 24

Football Meetings...

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The annual general meeting the Hongkong Football Club will be held to-morrow, at 5.30 p.m. in Mesura Gibb, Livingston & On,'s oflies. A meeting of the second division of the Association Football League is also due to morrow.'

The Master." the fan o swimmin' comes in Harbour

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Mr. Irving-85007

Mr. Irving A very unusual thing

LS. Wills-There have been 150 oases in Shanghai in the last two months.

Mr. Lewis:It is a ubual tran- saction,

be

able to bring much.

Mr. Lewis -My olient is 73. Mr. Irving :~I refuso bail.

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ting her money from the Six

Power Group she would avoid this. grave danger, and she would also realise that the conditions sought

The Civil. Nervios team (WAS

ship, I have the brother of the two takes the trouble to read the tele children who is supposed to give grams daily emanating from the ovidence in favour of the de-capital, To-day we note sugges

tions that the London Loan should fendant. I dunno if I'd reckergnize my

Mr. Irving What is the ex-be, doubled, that twenty millions should be borrowed from Bel Floating Buoy. dawg as ment, but if I did I'd said that a little after 4 a.m. he planstion ? The 8.8. Paoting, which arrived aoller blue blazes far the Sassiety was at the wharf by Pottinger Mr. Lowia He says the child gium, that a sum should be se in port to-day, reports having Privention o Croolty tor Street, and shore he saw the whole is not brought down here to be cured in Germany, while Dr. Sun in credited with apponling to passed a black and rod ohoquered Animiles! Bettcher life I would! of the defendants. They had sold; it is an adopted child. buoy floating in Lat. 28. 35. 30 N.,

Say, vant it rain in this town? luggage along with them. The

Chinese residents abroad to sub- scribe funds towards railway de- Long. 122. 2.15. E. It was pro-An' they dont grow a mito o' hay luggage appeared heavy and he bably the Ariadne Rock Buoy, any whar' that I kin' see! Now suspected they were smuggling,

velopment. There are dangers

Appointment,

thin' but frish fields o' rice. He saw them get into a sarapan

in this tendonoy towards indie- oriminate borrowing end,frankly, Caption A. Flagg, 25th Pag- (Wondor what they callem and row off. He ran to the wharf jabis, is appointed Officiating "Paddy" fur?)

and saw his foki, No. 22. Ho

we are surprised that China's statesmen are not sufficiently far- Quartermaster, from 28th Sep-wuz down ter look at the be- and his foki got a sampan and tember, in addition to his other tween harb'r swimmin' an' inter chased the defendants. When Mr. Irving will take the wooing to perceive them. The ohief evil to be feared from the duties as double company officer,-the-water stunts-last week, they got alongside the Manoharin onso next Tuesday.

Mr. Lewis-Won't your Wor-ollowing of independent policies vice Lieutenant C. N. Stool, who There wuz some daudy bolly they saw the defendants in the The special article contributed to the columns of the "Tele-has proceeded on eight months' floppers took, I tell ye! When I was boat. He asked them what ship fix an amount of hail? Sure in this loan question is possible graph" last wook on the dormant state of certain Hongkong societies combined leave.

a kid fused tor like ter play hookey they had and they replied ly this is one of the offences where clash of interests on the part of from school an' go swimmin' nothing. He said "If there is it can be done.

the lenders, and, from this stage which should enjoy a healthful and active existence, nadoubtedly struck a nail fall on the head. Explain it as one may, in matters of

bohind the old mill, but whar' nothing, come with me to the Mr. Irving-What bail can intervention is not a big stride. If box your olieat find? I don't think Chino could only see it, by get- public life Hongkong seems to have been struck by a withoring

when its rainin go gosh hanged exhibited was the one he saw re-by the look of your client she will blight which has in turn produced a lethargy best described, in the

baril that ye cant see the water moved from the wharf to the boat. worde of a well-known type of proprietary medicine advertisement,

fur foam dunno. Every feller Three people removed the box,

By Mr. Hatchison :-Tae sim, as "that tired feeling." Again and again has the Colony suffered

ter his own gout,-

It appears that L. 8. Wills and to be imposed by the Group the reproach without any attempt boing male to shake off its "sleeps.

man says, tho I aint pertikler pan containing the defendants on hav'in it. It liked tor hev'and the box was underneath the number of detectives were on would be to her own advantage. ** | killed På ")******

gangway alongside the ship, hollow" reputation, but we have a belief that, by constant pegging.

the railway station when they no slao in the long run. But the away at the all too apparent lack of public spirit in our midst, in

Chinose Revenue officer 22 said ticed the defendants with two capacity to see through confused Library Returns.

I was a-readin a piece in the the end some good will eventuato. In a letter replying to our recent visitors to the City Hall Library ter skidaddle from that beautiful about four o'clock this morning their dialect. He immediately now,

Following is the return of paper that a couple o fellers tried that the last witness came to him young boys who did not speak issues is apparently lacking just special article, Mr. M. S. Northcoto oxpresses the opinion that the and Museum for the week ending ship, the Wilmington." The and they discussed the matter, became suspicious and, as the re Low Cricket Scores. principal reason for the 'moribundity of Societies in Hongkong, 20th September:

sons-a-gana! If I wuz & mem- They got a sampai and chased sultof enquiries, hearrested them other than Sporting Clubs, is that "too much is left to onoindividual

Library, Museum. bar o the great an mighty the defendants to the side of the One of the boys, it is stated, said rather cheaply dismissed on Satur- and that the willing horse' is invariably worked to death." There Non-Chinese...· 507 140 Merican navee I'd stick tightor 'n Manoburia. They both boarded he was sold in Hongkong for $90, day, but the members of it can is doubtless something in this submission, though we oun scarcely Chinese....... 250 3,508 a flea ter a yaller dawg-Why, the boat in which the defen lant. He came from Shanghai na did console themselves with the bring ourselves round to thinking that the oflicials of certain societies

they dont never go ter sea out were, and all the defendants went the other boy. It appears that thought that, even in first-class which we have in mind, however willing they may bo, put sufficient Total..... 757 3,717 hera! Bilers busted, an' all a back to shore with them. The kidnapping in Shanghai has he cricket, lower scores have been. exertion into the aime for which the organisations exist as to induce

feller has ter, do is ter dress up box exhibited in Court was the come very serious of late and the known. A matter of five years Steamers" Weather Report. a tolerable degree of perspiration even in the hottest days of summor.

come one in the boat along with the authorities here are determined ago, Gloucestershire disposed of Lacoming stoamors report as in porky white olo'es an Moreover, if we con 'enthuse" over sport-and it is admitted that

to put a stop to it in this Colony. Northamptonshire for 12 rans, and that stands as the lowest A Heavy Trunk, we enn-why not over matters of deeper import and significance follow: Loongang, from Manile:nakore. It's most ne easy a job defendants.

"Light N. W. winds, N. E. swell, as sawin wood. Mabbe ye think

Revenus Officer Wilden, said SENT THE WRONG CHILD. score in county cricket. In the communication from Mr. Northcote to which we have fine weather." Haiching, from I'm jokin, but I haint.

whom Sentamen will made reference an endeavour is made to defend the local branch of Swatow: Fine weather, light Thar anlittle song (need torsing about five o'clock this morning the Society for the Prevention of Oruelty to Animals from the asporto moderate breezes."

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at our Meetin' House Sociables, he was called by the first witness Three women were charge! as second professional to sions cast upon it by the writer of the special article mentioned sang, from Hongay: Tongking" This world is fall o' maide, o and he went with him to the Har-before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at with the Grange, was the destruc The facts set forth in the letter certainly cannot be said to reveal Gulf, light northerly winds, diffrunt kinds an shades, otcea, bour Mastor's wharf. There he the Police Court, this morning, tive agent that day. Eleven years the Society in the light of a full-blood, active organisation. It smooth ssa; China Sea, light fory Byl jinks the feller that saw the defendants and the trank, with kidnapping a girl aged 7 ago Hirst and Bliodes dismissed Nottinghamshire, on a treacher appears to have been launchied with a deal of enthusinsm como nine variable winde, moderate northor-writ it must a been out ter Hong- The trunk was looked. He felt years.

Mr. Russ (Messrs. Goldring and ous wicket, for 13 runs, but that. years ago, but the only statement contained in the letter of any ly swell; approaching Hongkong, kong! I've soon all colors here, the weight and found it was very positive good it has done is the following:-"The working com- moderate northerly and N. N. W exception blue an' pink. 80 per heavy. He asked the defendants Barlow) appeared on behalf of was in Yorkshire's strongest days. Sixteen. Fears ago Hearn and mittee made some efforts (the italios are ours) towards the ameliora-winds, fine. weather; hazy cent. ontem, ps, yaller, (some is generally what it contained. one of the defendants. tion of the lot of dumb animals, sg, the supervision of the import throughont passage."

Fallerer than others), 15 per cent. They said opium an added that The case of the prosecution was Pougher for the M. O, O. hurried out the Australians for 18, and of cattle and live stook, and to their efforts may be attributed, in

on em es a little darker, an' the they had a certificate from the conducted by Sergeant Floyd. part, the passing of Ordinance 15 of 1903, which deals with this

other 30 per cent, ea jest plain Opium Farmer. The first defen-. The case against a fourth do the men from down under were The annual sale of work in oon-white. (I reckon my figgera es dant produced a certificate fondant represented by Mr. Lall out, in a test match at Edgbas matter." It is not stated whether the working Committee still con- tinues its efforts, but, reading between the lines, it would seem as if nection with the Church Miskerrect? But I never was a good for 300 taels, He arrested them d'Almada, was withdrawn ton in 1902, against Hirst and they had long since wearied in well-doing. Some effort is better sionary Society's Baxter Schools hand at figgers, Teacher allus all and took them to the According to the evidence of Rhodes, for 86 runs, than no effort, obviously. Mr. Northcote, elsewhere in his letter, in Hongkong will be opened by used ter give me hail Columbia Central Polios Station. He hare d'Almada's client, she bought. speaks of the impossibility of the officials of the Society, "all busy Laly May, at 3 p.m. to-morrow, in "ause I could'nt make two an the box opened, and it contained the child in July last from the the City Hall. These schools two, an' two skal eight!: (Cant 700 taels of prepared opium, first defendant, she produced a men," undertaking the duties of an inspector, and takes to task

were commenced by Miss Baxter yit, neither.)

At the Police Court, this morn .& The box was an ordinary clothes receipt which, she said, she ob people who witness acts of oruelty and fail to institute proceedings, On the first point, it would be interesting to learn what a "Working nearly 50 years ago and are now Thor's no use in talkin, ladies box. One similar to the exhibit tained on paying for the girl, and ing, a poolie was charged before Committee" exists for if not to work? And why should such a part of the work of the Church an genoolmon what belongs here, was the property of one of the it bore the finger mark of the first Mr. D. A. Irving with stealing a winglet valued $2 from one of the committee consist entirely of busy men? A handful of people who Missionary Society. Lady. May ya've got a suro 'nongh hot town defendants going on board the defendant.

Mr. Melbourne asked for the Kowloon godowns. have time and leisure, and who are enthusiastic over the ideals for has shown her practical sympathy When I got both feet ashore the ship. All except the first de

According to the evido.co which the Society standa, would surely constitute a more useful in the work by consenting to open fast day I landed, the thermomo fendant were employed on board child to be produced, committee.. A Working Committee," which never works cannot the sale, whilst other influential motor waz tryin 'ter olimb a tree, the s.s. lanchuria.

Sergeant Floyd said the Re similar articles had been tak possibly justify its existenes. As to the other point, we are at one ladies are also assisting. Many an' it was doin' it monkey fashion, First defendant now claimed gistrar General'e Department had from a case forming part

the opium to be his, and asid sent the wrong girl. at ship'a pargo, with the Secretary in deploring publio apathy in this matter. But useful articles will be for sale.

A sentence of three montus if the public is to be condemned for inactivity, how much greater

The laundry bill at my ho-tel that he did not mean to take the Mr. Melbourne-They have need is there those who have voluntarily taken office in the Society A certain newspaper man now waz sumpia' fierce, till I baya a opium on board the Manchuris plenty there, and they may mix prisonment with hard, labour and

tour hour stooks was passed, to push forward its campaign against cruelty to dumb creatures? of Manila, formerly of Hongkong, couple o' these here imitation iv'ry The other defendants said they them up, The public-unfortunately, we admit makes no professions in the and well known for his popu- tho I laffed at the rest. 6' 'em sampan going back to the ship

collars,-cell-loid, aiut it?—An were passengers on board the The case was dismissed.

L. 8, Willa proved the charge. matter; the Committee of the dociety does.

lar bass voce, is authority for the It is suggested that the wiser course to adopt would be for the statement that the MacWatters when they wuz kindo' wet-raggy they knew nothing of the opium MURDER OR ACCIDENT? THE CAMP TRAGEDY. Government to take over and run the Society. This is a course of Quartette is all right, Not only round the neck. The feller that Mr. Melbourne They were a wealt which we do not approve, as the work is one ominently suitable for so, but he referred the said Quar- takes in the money every week all in the sampan and presumably There is a strong suspicion that The Police have an independent outside body to perform, as, indeed, it is performed tatte to some of car best known over the desk, looks sourer than siding and abetting, but I do not the strange death of the fourth ther to state in at Home. By all means let the police keep their eye on instances musical people. A young man an old cabbage leaf at me now see how I can convict them. I officer of the ss. Manchuria, which tragedy, reported of cruelty to animale, but let the Society make the task its special who travelled with them from Ban (Guess he gets a rake-off on the would not like to think I was occurred at Manila,and an account Sepoy gas stated concern. We quite agree with the alternative suggestion that the Francisco to Honolulu asid that Steam Laundry P), fining an innocent man. I believe of which appeared in the columps another Indian' public should by liberal support place the Society in such a financial they were a bunch of fine young Moralee Wherever ye and they are all guilty, but faunot of the "Telegraph last-week, this

on that evidence. I was not due to : sccidental drown- taan has been position that it may be able to engage the services of one or two men and that their singing, was men,thar yo'll find rake-offs! convict on t Inspectors. But this can only be done by the Society keeping worth going miles to hear. He pidufferin cats what a noisy place am not at alt sure about log. before the public eye, in season and out of season, the noble aims remarked that there would not be the Masonic Plague Hospital is! which it exists to further. Here has been the whole trouble in seats enough in the hours for all My hostel batts up the past; there has been no aggressive campaigning by the Society; who would want to go if the when therʼs an op which has, indeed, kept ita light so far hidden under a bushel that general publio know what kind of

To-morrow's Bazaar,

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The MacWatters Quartetto,

the great majority of poopla in Hongkong have not even known of a show they put up

fos of a local branch. Let there be a stron

hand over hand tool

I believe they are all guilty, and there is not be an appeal, but I am would be upset "at" c

fendant $500, or thre

to raid it First

as was alleged, but to loon.

"The incentive/

Pepall

STOLE A SINGLET.

not that the