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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1912.

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WHISKY in the FAR EAST.

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ESTABLISHED A.D; 1841.

DAY BY DAY.

Livos cannot be made moral merely by making them easy.

Ordered to Hongkong.

Lieut. W. A. More, R.G.A. Golden Hill, has been ordered to Hongkong.

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Indian Troops.

By the P. & O. str. Dalta 21 men of the 26th Panjabis arrived from Bombay.

Passlag Through,

The Hon. the Rev. and Mrs.

Lawloy are passing through on the way to Shanghai by the 8.8. Dota.

Fell from Scaffold.

"OUR BURGLAR."

Capture by Chinese Detective In Macao,

NINE QUESTIONS.

MARITIMES.

Fleet:

COMMENTS.

Alotter which we published on

Alabaster having addressed NOTES" AND Lie Lordship on the first of the Interesting Action Commenced nino questions, Mr. Jonkin took 77|a preliminary objection that the this Morning.

whole matter was not one that The Volunteers and Claso

Distinction.. In the matter of a deed of trust should be tried by the court. "Our burglar " has again been

domostio It was purely, capturof. It will be remembered dated July 30, 1874, relating to matter an' bo puntod out that he was secured in the house of Mr. E. A. M. Williams and that the Hongkong and China Zorons that if His Lordship said that "so Tuesday, dealing with the above he confessed, while he lay in prison, trian Community's Religious and and ao" was the meaning of a rule subject, gives voice to feelings that he was the man responsible Charitable Fund, an action was was quite possible if the com-that have evidently been rankling the Peak, with the exception of nature of an origine ing eum entirely new rule to meet their ber of different quarters in which for all the recent burglaries on commenced this morning, in the unity did not agree that they in the Hongkong bosom for some would call a niseting and pass an little time, judging from the num that on the residence of Mr. Ho

mona, in which Merwanji Pal-views. He urged that His Lord the matter has since been discuss Tung.

Last week he escaped from lonji Talate, Dinshaw Kavasjes ship'e decision was not binding ed. The prevailing idea locally appears to be that promotion is prison ander dramatic cirqum- Sethun, and Ardeshir Byranyi upon the parties.

Mr. Alabaster urged that it was given to a volunteer rather on ac stances and by means which are Avasia were plaintiffs and Hor-

tion then as the reward of mili- still fresh within the public masjee Kaishaerco Erini defen- and pointed out that all the count of his superior social posi memory. That was not his firat os- dants. The case was hoard by the trustees were before the court.

His Lordelip intimated that ho tary merit. If this be so few for over 30 Years WATSON'S 'E' has maintained A female has been removed to cape from gaol; two or three years Paisne Judge, Mr. Justice Gom: would give a decision on the greater disgraces could bafal this

the hospital suffering from in-ago ho. performed a similar feat pertz.

to which Colony. We Britishors are pro- Mr. Eldon Potier and Mr. Gater on Triaday nextjaunod. verbially a nation who love the juries caused by falling from a land was recaptured. wonffold at the Tai Ping Theatro. The history of this burglar is G. Alabaster instructed by Mr. H. date the louring was

high places in the synagogue: Mr. Mead Injured interesting. Ho beare enveral W. Looker. appeared for the

but the gonoral bellef at Home Mr. J. H. Mend, of Mosers Kelly aliasca and has been convicted plaintiffs and Mr. F. O. Jenkin. MESSAGERIES

is that, when a young fellow comes out to the Colonice, he gets and Walsh, was injured in the many times. In fact, since 1903 instructed by Mr. G. K. Hall

tho snobbery kicked out of him faoo fast night during a practice he has been convicted nine times Brutton, for the defence. cricket match at Kowloon, Heland in the case of eight of these The action was brought to de-

by men who don't care ten cents expoots to be about again in a tho sentence entailed banieliment. termino' the following niue ques- Re-organising of Far Eastern what his father was, or whether he "was educated at Christchurch or a day or two.

In 1900 or 1910, as we stated the tions:- Jumped from a Window. other day, ho escaped from prison 1:Whether the tine construction

Whitechapel ragged school; that The police made a raid on anwhile undergoing sentence of the said deed of trust and of

your true Colonial asks what the ho subsequently opiam divan at West Point yes and

The "Tolograph" is informed man is himself-maskes his fa- was the rules and regulations compris terday and the master of the house captured for that offence and sented therein as subsequently added by the Hongkong agents of the ther, or his father's banking an jamped from the window and was to prison for six months with the to, or amended, the office of Prosi Messageries Maritimes that very count. The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong. Telegraph will so seriously injured that he could attendant sentence of banishment.dent and of Secretary (whether sweeping changes are being made

not appear at Court today. The first conviction which he in either caso bubstantive or ac- in the constitution of their Hongkong's Peculiarity.

And of the Colonies as a whole, Appointed to the Tamar. Float Paymaster T. Hayes has sustained was for entering, and tive) can validly be held by one Far Eastern fleet. The Salazie,

since then he has been dealt and the same trusteo, when there Caledonien, Yarra and other boats shis is true enough; your pakka boon appointed to the Tamar, with three times on charges of are four trustees present in the well-known hore are being taken Colonial dods not enre, But we of the run, and, in their place, grieve to remark it-Hongkong is Fio ratos per quarter and per mensom, proportional, Subscriptions additional, to date Sopt. 13, and stealing, and the reat for offences Colony 7

At the Cape, ia for any period less than no monti will bo charged as for Assistant Paymaster 8 Orohard, under the banishment ordinance.2: Whether upon such construc the Magellan, Amazon, Cordillore, an exception.

to the same vessal, adifitional, to In the period of nine years tion as aforesaid and in what Chili and Atlantique-twin-sorow Australasia and Canada, yes, in The daily issuo is delivered free when the address is aocossible to date Oct. 15,

under review he has spent six events and to what extent, if at stoninships which were formerly the Malay. States, Borio, Sara Gunnery Appointments. ' inossenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at

Gunnors W. P. Banna, W. H.youre and six months in pri- all, the office of president and on the Bordeaux-South American wak and the Straits, you shall their residences without any extra charge. On copies sont by

Ryder, T. Driscoll, and J. H. Win-on while under the banishment secretary can validly be held by route will henceforth be em see the varsityman, and the ployed for the Eastern trado. stoker, the ex-major and, the post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.

dway for one and a half years, 3. Whether upon such con- Already the Magellan has beenx-private, working oheek by The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 to have been appointed to the orders he appears to have been one and the same trustee.

Tamar, receiving ship at Hong- por quarter.

Wokly, twenty-five conta (for kong, for service with the dea-aasuming that ho left the Colony struction as aforossid, the appoint-transferred, and paid her first jowl in perfect amity, and no Single Copion, Daily, ton coute.

questions asked." after each liberation and returned mont of President and of s soore-visit to Hongkong on Oct. 9.

But, for some

cash only.

troyers Fame, Taku, Janus, and only shortly before his next cap-tary from among the trusteos lins The newer vogels are sistor rosson not apparent, petty class in the hands of the Trustees or in ships to the Tourano and are of listinctions Boom to be as im Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not orders,l for a fixed Whiting respectively.

period will be continuo i until counterının lo 1.

Returning to Hongkong, On the last ocassion he was the hands of subscribers to the 12,000 tons displacement; their portant hero as in some one-horse Licut, and Quartermaster W. (Payable In Advance.)

G. Orombin, R., who was moved sentenced, he was banished pre- Fand orented by the above-mon- fittings are quite up-to-date and country town at Home, whore tho each has accommodation for 183 butcher's wife won't call on the sumably for five years at the loast.tioned doed in general meeting.

4. Whether upon such construc- first class and 165 second and baker's lady, and where the That was as recently as May 21 and yet we find him stealing tion as aforesaid or otherwise, the third class passengers, gain as early as July. To many decision of the majority of the Magellan will, in due course, beroere, assistant must lout low

Deed on followed by the remaining fou questions relating to the manage-transferred steamera. ment and administration of the Trust Fund prevails and is the decision of the Trustees?

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BONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1912.

THE SESSION IN PARLIAMENT.

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from Shoeburyness to Weymouth last your, has been selected for service in Hongkong, where he

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lid duty as a superintending clerk (warrant officer) hafore get-it appears that the banishment Tensteca of the said

sontonces nro not so affective as Ling his commission.

could be wished.

Woman Injured.

A female has been removed to the hospital suffering from injurios alleged to have been caused by a coolie falling on to her from an upper floor at 311 Quoon's Road West, whilst he was hanging out Home clothes. The coolio was not much hurt and refused to go to

We are now informed from official sources that he has again been captured by a Chinose "do- lootive, in Macao.

The Mall Contract,

The

presence of the bank-olark. Why Hongkong should thus diffor from other Colonios is for Hong- kong to decide. It is all "power" fat funny," as Huoklebery Finn During the past few years.thewould say; but there are times 5. Whether upon such construc- Mensageries Maritimes Company when it irritates one of these tion as aforesaid, in the event of has been making a brave struggle times boing when social position. We are further led to believe the temporary absenco from the against competition from all quaris allowed to interfere with volun-

toer promotion. that his taking has been the re- Colony of one of the Trustees boters; but its present and future sult of most careful work on the tween one Annual Meeting of the outlook may now be desbribed as part of the police, and that they subsoribers to the Fund, and an- more than hopeful. Hitherto the October 10, 1911.

Just a year ago to-day the re- are extremely gratified at the auc-other, the subscribers are ontitled Company's main drawbank has coss of their efforts.

absent.

the

iast.

the hospital.

to treat such absence as creating bosa tho delay indefinitely arrangvolution broke out at Wuohang, Major Comyn, R.O.A.

Mr. King, Assistant Superinta vacancy among the trustees, and ing for the renewal of the mail con- and on the day following, tole- Major E. W. Comyn, Royal The session of Parliament which has just openod has been Garrison Artillery, latterly sar-endent of the Police, interviewed to elect another Trastos in the traat. For no less than ten years grams announcing the trouble tors have arrived at a satisfactory Telegraph." There were for, hailed as "historic." The use of the word, as applied to the ving in Ceylon, has been posted this afternoon by a “ Telegraph" place of a Trustee so temporarily has it been kept waiting; but mat appeared in the columns of the successive coesione during which the present Government has held to the command of the Hongkong-representativo, said;

is quite true the man was 6 Whether upon consideration conclusion and the Company 8008 however, who dreamed then that, office, has become rather tirosomo. Each of the last four of five Singapore Battalion Royal Gar-arrested last night. We have had as aforesaid, the taking by the its way clearly to replacing ships within an incredibly short space

rison Artillery. Major Comyn periods of sitting lus opened with the proapool of some dangerous has 25 years' sorvico in the Royal men and informers there and the trustees or any of them of legal that were out of date, by larger of time, the course of Chinese rasult of the enquirios they made advice as to the construction of and entirely modern vessels. Ship history was to be directed into a measure to be forced through the House of Commons, and each has Artillery, and reached his pre-lod to his capture; ho was arrested the said deed or upon questions building is going on apace at the new channel. Yet we recall that been hailed with the same cry! But before a session's. work in sent rank in 1906,

last night at about 12 o'clock. arising in connection with the Messageries yard at Marseilles, and at the time a leading article in Major Davy, R.E. Parliament can properly be described as historic, in the best "senso

"Before he can be brought hore management of the fund,emounts already one of the newly-built our columns opened by saying, Major W. S. Traill, Royal. En- of the word, it must be touched with a high purpos". There must be

gineers, on arrival home from extradition proceedings will have to "blamablo negligence or mis- craft has left for the East. This The rising in Hupeh, following a moving forward to better things. It is impossible to say yet that india was to take up duty at to be gone through and may prob-conduct in office or any otlier re- is the Paul Locat, which is due to losely upon the outbreak in asonable cause" within the mean- arrive at flongkong on the 21st Szechuan, must give the Peking

Government fariously to think a session which will most probably ses a Home Rule bill passed Dublin on 16th inst. as Staff Offiably tako two or three weeks.

ing of rule 22 of the said dood.

The Paul Lecat.

sind concluded with the words; (7.) Whether upon such con- through the House of Commons by meins of the guillotine can hold or to the Chief Engineer, Irish Command, in place of Major C.

WORMS A DELICACY.

straction as aforesaid a president The Paul Leoat is furnished with "There are signs, and portents to anything of greatness or upward movement; and there can bo W. Davy, who comes to Hong.

can be appointed for a year and wireless; is 555 foot long, with 65 be seen by those who are willing nothing really historie, oxcept in the baseat sense, in the greynoss of kong to relieve Major St. G. Caul-

That was only a short by rotation from among the ft. beam and a depth of 70 ft.; is to see." A man was charged with ex-1 ugly squabblings, in sullon throats and hystorical screaminga. The feild, 40th (Fortress) Company.

Trustees.

fitted with twin screws and has a year ago, and the signs and por Captain Currie R.G.A.

posing food for sale outside the events of the past month or two, and, we may unfoly prophesy, the Captain I. B. F. Currie, Royal market at West Point, at the Po-

(8.) Whether upon such con-gross tonnage of 16,000 tons, with tents have been seen alike by struction 08 aforesaid the displacement of 20,000 tons. Her willing and unwilling. Who events of the coming session, have lowered and will lower, the tone Garrison Artillery, who, as al-

lice Court, this morning.

Trustees are bound to observe engines are 11,000 horse-power would have said, a quarter of a of British politics and must pain all true patriots. The terms roady intimated in those columns,

Mr. Irving What had he? Inspector Dymond:-Tabs of directions given to them by and she can develop a speed of century ago, that China of sil historic or memorable cannot fairly be applied to happenings has boon appointed to Hongkong

medium of a resolution 18 knots; hor cargo-handling countries would have written his- for duty, joined the Royal Artil-

worms I don't think he could which men who are proud of their ountry are only too anxious to lery in April, 1802, and is now gets licence for that (laughtor).

passed by a majority of the sub-machinery is of the latest pattern tory with such a hasty pen ?

Our New Mace. forget.

well up to the top of the captaine' Mr. Irving-Tubs of worms?scribers to the Fund in General and her holda will accommodate

Meeting regarding the manage- about 8000 tons, Was promoted onp. We do not doubt that the Bill wil pass through the House of list. Ho

Inspector Dymond:-Yes, they

On leaving the shipyard, on So our Supreme Court is to for u-con Commons. The guillotine is to be used upsparingly--the guillotine qualified gunnory instructor.

tain in January, 1900, and is are considered rather a delicacyment or administration of the fund

or the form in which notices or September 9, the new vessel have its silver moo by the Chinese,

reports are to be sent out or made her official trial trip in ceremonial occasions." A su u of against the moderate uso of which, during the last Unionist Parlia

Revolution Anniversary.

Defendant was fine 1 $5, ment, the Liberals protested almost pathetically, and which they To-day is the anniversary of the

circulated or as to the documents presence of the Mail Boat Com- $800 is set aside therefor in the which should accompany notices mission. She was required to estimates for the coming year. have since employed ruthlessly and with terrible offoot themselves, actual commencement of hostili-

make a 4 hours' fun at 16 knots, Wo are all for any step which tends ties by the Revolutionaries at

or reports or otherwise. Equally we anticipate that, before the measure finally becomes law, Wuchang last year. On the 10th

(9) Whether upon the true followed by a longer test of 24 t impress the dignity, of the The Sui Sang, (oaptain Mr. J. ..it will be submitted to the judgment of the country. But will it General Li Yon Hong' was Payne) arrived here yesterday and construction of Rule3 the Trustees, hours at the rate of 16 knots. Urown in the Colonies and there actually secure the mature and considered judgment of the electors? pressed into the command of the loves to day with 650 mules for without reference to the com- This programme she more than fore we quits approve of this. munity, can determine the follow-carried out, for she accomplished little proposal. But we have been It seems to us only too clear that the voters who will finally decide rebellious forces, and on the 11th the Indian Government.

full possession was taken of

ing questions:-(a) As to whether the journey with ease at a mean trying to think how many the matter will be voters whose passions are more than usually Wuohang. In honour of the

Bankers receipts for funds of the speed of 17 kuuta 245 metres per ceremonial occasions occur a year aroused. There is the gravest danger that the thinking, cautious anniversary flage are everywhere A wrestling match is announc-treat should be made out in the hour; and this rate was attained at which the new emblem of elector-the man whose opinion really matters in a crisis-will be in evidence in Hongkong, the ed to take place at the Beamen's names of all the trustees and as to by developing 10,000 horse power authority could be brought into disgusted beyond measure. He is more likely than not to keep clear most prominent.

five-barred ensign, us usual, being Institute Concert on Monday. The whore such receipts shall be do only, whereas the engines and see. At Home the Judges attend contestants are Professor Hacken posited for sale keeping; (b) As boilers can very easily achieve church on the Sunday preceding of the whole ngly business.

Cadets for Par Eastern Station. scratchit and. Professor Never to the signature of cheques by 11,000 hp, Theso runs took the Quarter Sessions, Why not This applies equally to supportera of oich of the two great The following cadets have been donskivitch. The names alone Trustees; (c) As to the holding plate during a brisk mistral, follow the custom here ? Then we parties. The botter-thinking class of Liberal, dubious of Homs appointed to regimenta represent promise interesting wrestling of and place of meeting of the Needless to say, the Commission should require not only a mane

od in Far Eastern garrisons:-

a kind, g

Trustees and the order of business reported very highly of the new bat also a mass-bearer in fall Rule at best but ready, to be convinced of its real usefulness, is be- Second-Lieutenants G. B. Howe

thereat; (d) As to the sanation-vessel; and, with such an addi- ceremonial garb. This does not ing of disbursements from the tion to its fleet, we may look to appear to have ocurre come more suspicious from the devices resorted to by the loaders of and DeV. Thomas to the East Philbermonic Society, His party The cautious Conservative-especially the English Kent Regiment; Second Lieuten The first practice for the forth-fanda; (e) us to the making of see the French Company holding powers that be, for the

por provision made formalı

uniform for such Catholic Conservative-in disgusted with the rantings of Sir Edward ant H. A. Allen to the Royal In-ooming Concert performance of periodical visits by the trustees to its own quite well.

wo official. And after all, Carson and Mr. F. E. Smith, with foolish talk of civil war, and piskilling Fusiliers and Second-German's Opera Merry Eag the cetates belonging to the Trust

on

Lieutenants LO.Heygate, T.G.L. land by the Philharmonic Fund; (f) Generally as what ar

not much nee without playing at soldiers, with their talk of loyalty on the one land and Elliott, E.HO: Hames, and O.E. Society will take place in the rangements should be made for Case of Burglary..it

toosrry it. We could t Alaloyal prevohments on the other. British paliting never wern in a Orane to the Cornwall Light In City Hall on Monday Oct. 21st the convenience of the Trustees or A case of burglary and anoth

aliar and painful atate, and the coming session promise to fantry, the 2nd Battalion of which at 6.30 p.m. Choral practions will otherwise as to the mode in which of house breaking have been re-pect the hold litus of the high tone or dignity which has always been is undor orders to move abortly, be held on subsequent Mondays the Trastood shall carry out their ported from the distrlov of You, hoist it on their cealed with the British Pe

frum Bloemfontein to Hongkong: throughout the pat

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