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Grass Fire.

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Comedy Company Arrives.. The Raymond Teal Colody Co. arrived in the Colony this morning by the 8. Nippon Maru.

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BONGRTING, FRIDAY, OCTO... 8, 1912.

THE THEATRE OR THE MUSIC HALL?

One of the Home papers publishes sung remarks of Mr. Cecil Raleigh's from which it is to be gathered thit the British thoatre especially in the Provinces, is not ia as flourishing a condition as it

Court Vacation Over. The vacation of the Original Court, which went into holiday on Sept. 18, concluded to-day. Thern was also an increase in the amount of business before the Summary Court,

Stone Throwing.

Indian Constable 511, reports that at 0-45 pm. on the 17th inst whilst he was on duty in Folder Street, somn person threw several | stones in Tong the sun 5. floor of the bougkong Hotel.

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ngh be; and that the greater number of people who wish to be at amused seek their entertainment at the music hall. For this he dora not blame the public, but the theatre-managers themselves, for not staging butter material in a letter muner.. Reuters into whose memory the life at Home is still malogately fresh, will danbtless agros with the well-known dramatist. No thoughtful person needs to be reminded that only under the beat and most: attractive conditions could tragedy, comedy, or even the melodrama Bo dear to the heart of the Britisher, hold their own against the easying, before Mr. C. D. Melbourne

At the Police Court, this mr unconventionality of the mo fern music hall. The ma-do-hull is an much a feature (perhaps even an essential) of twentieth century life house agent was charged with as the inntor car. The lays of the play and the opera were dag value to receipts. He pleaded fixing Bumps of insufficient when the world moved slowly and when life made fewer domands on men's energies and nervs-force. Then people askes for instruelty and said that one of his tion; now they soak ausomont; mausomont in its fightest form, fokis used a twocent stamp when that can be taken like a faw why ffs of asigarette or a sip of chartreuse, five cent stamp was necessary. and left again." Clearly, under modern conditions, it is useless to

He was fined $5. expect the tired business man to sit through three acts of drama ill-written and indifferently played when, next door, the ballet, the short sketch, the comic song and the conjuring turn are waiting him, accompanied by the smoke which the theatre forbids him and without any tyrannons regulations ne to dress-clothes.

TURKEY AND GREECE.

Rrspective Strengths of Opposing Navies.

on the known state of the Navios just prior to the Turco-Italian

war..

... Turkey,

DEPOSITING RUBBISH.

TRIAD SOCIETY.

NOTES AND

COMMENTS.

The Nuisance In Condit Road.

Accused Men „Arain/ Before the Court.

long-

On behalf of the P. W. D. Mr.

Edwards, prosented a Chinese

To Britishers in Hongkong. At the Police Court, this kong's Moribund Societies" is

Our recent article on

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Ond of Router's tolegrams to- day states that the first feature of the Balkan War is likely to be

morning, a remend was granted apparently bearing fruit for wo a fight between the Turkish and contractor, who in turn charged bourne, in a caso in which two referred to therein is to make an until Monding, by Mr. C. D. Mel- noto thit one of the organisations Grecian Navies for predominance a sub-contractor with depositing men' named Soung Lak, a coolie, effort to revive certain aspects of at sea. The following details of rubbish in Conduit Road, on Lo Fat, a houseboys were his work which have admittedly the strength of the respective Crown Land, without permission. charged with being members of been in abeyance for this past five Flects may therefore be of in-

The contractor and the refusen unlawful society, to wit n tri- roare. We write, of course, of the terest The particulara'are based

originally bolonged to han bat head society, and also with mang Navy League and of the lotter let it to another contractor, to ing, or assisting in the manage from its late Secretary which remove. He got the refuse from ment of an unlawful anciety, a

appeared in yesterday's Tele ahont and he did not know where Teim Tan Tani, on the 13th instgrupit, outlining the intention to Mr. King, assistant Superinten ke Monday next, Trafalgar to put it.

dent of Police, brought the oase Day, the occasion for reviving the forward..

branch, Wo wish the movement activity and onergies of the local all success, and hope there will be satisfactory attendance of British subjects at the City Hall on the One of the prisoners is defend-Mr. Pollock speake of the sour Focorsion of the proposed meeting. ed by Mr. Gardiner.

ing of an enthusiastic Hoo. Secretary" who is willing to dovoto about an hour a week to the League's work na“a serious

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Four battleships (two bought from Germany.).

Two protected cruisers. Two torpedo vonsole, Eight torpedo boat destroyers (four bought from Germany).

Fifteen gunboats.

Sixteen trope.lo boats. In addition to the foregoing bore in the Makhsussa Fleet of about 25 steamere of various sorts worked by the Government and available as transports, storoshipu Bad coastguard cruisers.

Personnel 10,000 officers and

moll.

Greece.

Three small battleships. One armouroil cruiser. Twelvo modern destroyers and torpedo boats.

A few gunboats and torpedo craft of no large fighting value.

One submarine, Personnel-About 4,000 offic. era and men.

PROMISSORY NOTES.

Cases which may or may

not be Related:

The sub-contractor said he was! working upstairs and he did not know whether his, coolice had

Mr. Lloyd, asistant Registrar been lazy and placed a fow loads General, said the prosecution was of rubbish on the land in in the hands of the Registra

General, on whose behilf be ap: question.

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Mr ElwardsThis is a case poored. in which the defendant has de- posited building refuse on Crown and in the vicinity of Conduit. Rand without permission froin the PW.D. on the 12th, 13th und 14th inst.

Mr A. F. Churchill said that on the 12th inst. he noticed a lot of building material being taken along Conduit Road and de posited there. On enquiry he found no permit had boon issued for it. The deposit was made on Crown land. He followed the colies both to the place where they deposited the material and back again to the place from which they look it. They were taking it from a building on land adjoining 20 Conduit Road. He could not say who the land be longed to; it was inland lot 1,547

First defendant said the land was his.

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The case was mentioned this difficulty." If this really is 8o, morning, af the Summary Court, then it sets patriotism in Hong- before Mr. Justice Gompertz, in kong at a very low level. If wa which Marie Lec sued Li Young rockon it out by the year, we Sau and another to recover the shall find that it would moon some- sum of $587.32.

oro giving up a littlo over two Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, of Messrs. dye of his leisure in the course Denson Looker and Deseon, ap of a swelve month. And yet this ponrod for the plaintiff, and Mr. Hongkong's conception of on Jackson, of Messrs. Johnson,

enthusiastic In Stokes and Mastor, appeared for the defence.

His Lordship ---What is 16 plaintiff ?

of a wealthy Chinese,

Mr. Shonton-She is the widow

was fixod.

A day for hearing the case

New Aspects of the War.

The news to-day that hostilities. have begun between Turkoy and Mr. Shenton: The plaintiff is two more of tho Balkan States a lady.

His Lordship: I know; but looked for, though not every is protty much what everybody his alie been working for the one thought that advances would defendunt? Mr. Churchill:—I' would like

come from Turkey. It looks as The caso was mentioned to-day add that I saw the foreman

hough the Ports hoped to bofora Mr. Justice Gompertz in there and told him what they were

euro off its many enemies by pre- which the claim ranged around doing and that it should not be

ipitating motors, so far as Bul- a promissory note that had been too. That was on the 12th. Ou

za-in and Sorvin, are concerned. given to a money lender who had the 13th and 14th they continued

This asto to get in the first blow since died, the note passing into to do it. I followed the coolies

may be merely what the vulgar some one else's possession. I was originally before the courting without a permit is a great Court, before Mr. Justinn Gm-comfortable consciousness of Formbluff," but it is just as gain in both cases. This dum

This morning in the Summary probable that it proceeds from Inst Friday.

4ource of trouble. There are Mr. Ronder Harris, of Messrs plenty of places to dump which T. J. Ferein suod T. M. one will deny that the Turk is pertz, the case we atentioned in power. With all his many faults, Wilkinson and Grist, appoared they will for the plaintiff and Mr. Johnson, for a permit the Government $76. The cue was one of lasi forstands the full the paralys only apply Peroirs to recover the sum of a plucky fighter, or that he un- of Messrs. Dennys and Bowley, will give it instantly, because your's, and is, Angust lasting effect on an enemy, of swift- for the defendant.

there are many places to fill up. adjourned sine dio.

ness and locision wherp strategy

were

the case until to-morrow for the

AN OLD CASE.

your

'marrow ?

His Lordship :-Yos.

THE RECENT FIRE.-

The Rigid Dirigible.

Stoned the Policeman. Two Chinese wore chargal be foro Mr. F. A. Irving, at the Polica Court, this morning, with at the last hearing, Mr John-umping, and there have been It will be remembered that We have had complaints about

Mr. F.. X D'Almada o Castro is concerned. As things stand at stoning no Indian constable, in Queen's Road. The first defend the official administrator of the dump in all sorts of places.

son informed his Lordship that complaints in the papers. Theypared for the plaintiff and Mr. prosont, he seems to be a lovel it was sentenced to foartoon masod's estate had written to

Reador Harris, of Mars, Wilkinshance of quickly crippling his lays and the second defendant the plaintiff threatening to take thing to do with me. I gave the adjourned sino din, on August 12, ing is congrund.

First defendant:-It has no-

son und Grist, for the defenco, ... legs experienced and poorer to three weeks with hard labour action if the note

Mr. HarrisThe care was neighbours, so far as land fight- Ball Estreated.

not whole contract to the second and I don't think my friend'ver, his scuous, is more debate At sea, how- handed over to him.

defendant. Two men charged with boing Mr. Johnson told the Court West l'oint, and our fangar to thay, that the Crown had taken ant)-Do you accept the respon-is struck out and he can only Uresso is prepared to try the Mr. Irving (to second defend procedure is quite right, because ble, and it is probable that he acuse which is adjourned sing die any not bo ovo joyed to learn that est l'int, and out on bail in action against the plaintiff for oility for ac 15 and $5 respectively, failed attempting to obtain money un-

Second defendont:- Yes:

apply to your lordship to have in strength of her Navy against him. appear when the cases ware der false pretenses from his client let the Police Court, this and other people, and he would to ask your Worship to allow cause my friend was not prepared rostored. It was adjournbd be Ar. Elwarda: I was going morning. Mr. E. A. Irving es- ask that the case be adjourned. treated the bail in cach instanco.

bim a week to remove what

to go on with it, Mr. Harris did not consent. he has deposited there and

Mr. D'Alman :-Will

Since the disastrous experience The Wrong Staimp. He would rather have his Lord-if he does not, the penalty of Lordship hear me on the point has been generally supposed that of the dirigible No. 1 st Burrow it He thought that, after his Lord-allowed by the latter part of the ship's decison on the matter. $20 per day be imposed, as is

the airship has been abandoned ship had dealt with the case, it section. While it remains it is a

8 a possible naval arm. It is Solicitor to step in and say “You would be time for the Crowanuisance.

now definitely stated, however, that on nisship section of the have sued for the money, under them under section 23 apparently? Mr. Irving:-You are charging

Royal Flying Corps is being false note, and I shall prosecute

We have been favoured with formed and that another naval Mr. Edwarda :-33. you for false pretences."

the following official particulars airship is to be built. There are They Mr. Irving I am afraid you in connection with the recent fire. still, it would appear, many could not stop the notion, by have taken the summons under Rough Trips.

saying that they had instituted the wrong section. I will remand troyed; insurance $25,000.

No. 66, practically totally die students of aviation who hold the. The 6.8. Rajaburi, from Manila, proceedings in an inferior court.

opinion that airships; though more reports that during the passage Mr. Johnson-I would ask

No 68; insured for $16.000, expensivo to build and maintain to Hongkong strong N. E. mon- for an adjournment because the one to he brought under the damage estimated at $10,000. than aeroplanes, will prove much son and rough sea were ex-evidence which I should give

No. 84, ipaniol. for $2,500-more useful in war. Only the other propor section. And the matter goes oven deeper than this. The triumph of from Macassar, reports high sen the Police Court.

porienced. The 8.8. Tjilatjap, would be the

damiga estimated at $600, wonk; for instanco, Lieutenant the music-hall over the theatre is, there can be little doubt, the ex- and swall, strong N. E. gale. The is a clerk in the Gas Company

Boothby, one of Britain's best QUIET GAMBLE, airship officers, advocated very pression of the Britisher's revolt against the tight corset of conven- tionality with which his Paritan fathers girded bim.

strongly the claims of the rigid se. Nippon Maru experienced and it is rather hard on him to Freer access to the continent and the fuller exercise of his reason have taught trong N. E. winds on the ran ask him to hear the coats in an Landrat Scheiff, that arrived from | caught gambling in & crowd off

Captain Brager, of the 8.8. Yesterday a Chinese him that only by brightening his leisure toure as much as possible.

From Shanghai to Hongkong. action which is the same as that Bangkok this morning, reporta:small boys at the woat end, of Not of Much Account. can he hope to bear the strain which the molera inothods of doing

Boy Charged. for the variety entertainment was just as much bound to come as Blackboad and Co. was charged your Lordship ask the solicitors and I may say that it was the this morning, before Mr. Mel the airship and the acroplane to the present day rebellion against making Sunday the day of misery the Police Court, this morning Saturday? It is unfair to ask us baforo Mr. C. 1). Melbourne, at to make their application on

biggest sea that I ever experien-bourne, the man and one of the the battle-cruiser and the torpedo that it was to most of us in our childhood. In all this thore is, of with stealing goods from the firm to wait while they argue a case cannot give you the exact road-said he was spending his holiday. aeroplane had yet been invsated

ced. The barometer was very hors were charged.

bont destroyer respectively. One low, and I am only sorry that I course, the danger that attends every revolt; that of allowing the

The grandmother of the boy point which he made was that no pendulum to swing too far in the opposite direction. The thinkinglued $1.60. Mr. Lewis of which is not in the list. twentieth century man wants diversion, and does not want the old Messrs. Johnson Stokes and Mas, Mr. Harris-I suppose if I

Mr. Melbourne-Enjoying his which can "hover" Au sirship, stiff, prim respectability that, for yours, held the Englishman and ter appeared to defendant and recover my money, the proceed

holiday in a quiet gamble. he said, could blockade a port by the American up to the scorn of Continental nations; but, at the Mr. Shenton of Mesura: Domoon, ings will stop.

The man was fined $5, or, in hovering over it. Its cruising same time, he wants (er ought to want] decency, restraiul and a Looker and Deacon prosecated, Mr. P. M. Hodgson, assistant

default two days, and the boy power again is 5.760 miles nt a reasonable limit, whether over his theatro-gning or his Sunday The case was remanded until Crown Solicitor: I don't know

cautioned.

me lium speed of 30 knots--about whether Mr. Harris's and Mr.

the epeat of many of our torpedo- It should be the business, then, of the theatre-manager, if he

Johnson's case has anything to

hoat destroyers which have hith- wants to keep open doors at all, to offer his patrons as good value

do with my earO.

efto been the eyes of the fleet.” for their money as the music-balls give; and this is not quite so

instructions to defend and my

Observatory by the American Con- how they are arrived at The Mr. Harris:Well I have no

The telegram 'quntoil helow Those are interesting figures, was received from the Manila thought we are beaten to discover easy as it sounds. Apart from the fact that many men aro deberrod or "Ascending on High," Fosti- client is not in goal from enjoying the theatro by the regulations against smoking, it vil. The festival springs from The Crown Solicitor :-A sum- must not be forgotten that they will tolerate inelinere talent in the legend which is variously in mons was issued yesterday, re-

sulate General Hongkong, at 10, oruising power of dirigible No. 1 music-hall where they want only the best in the drams. A variety torprotod; but at any rate the turnable to-morrow morning, with

15.m. to-day-.

was a bit under 5,700 miles; and "Cyclone" or "Typhoon : W. of it was not of mughi nesount (at artiste need not by any means be a Dan. Long, to make the house more superstitions of the Chinese regard to certain promissory the outer edge of a severe lyp Luzon, more than 100 milen die hovering. The best it over dia roar with laughter and forget its private worries for five minutes; believe that it is good joss" to notes. The magistrate does not hoon, and her skipper reports that tant, moving W.N.W, or N W.- a very indifferent mag-hall performer will serve to please for five climb to the highest eminence in know anything about the case, for four days he had very heavy

was 'to - come from its building. minutes; but, on ilegitimate stage, spootators want the best, and resch on this particular day. I asked for the enmmons, and I weather the seas almost beak-

places and promptly break anything less than chest is apt to irritate and bore. If the theatre- As in former years, the festival don't know whether Mr. John- ing entirely over the ship.

Raub Output

biok. The Mayfly. 1⁄2d hundox managers will, but give good material, well acted, under unconven- has been widely observed in non'n oase has anything to do Shanghai to this port when the Sin

Howra Wright and Hornby ous prosaman dubbed it tional conditions, they may still hope to oxist; if not, they must Hongkung to-day, thousands with mine.

She was on her way from have just received a cable from before, and the Admire speedily make way for those who have a brighter programme of linoso visiting the Peak The matter is to be farther full force of the wind struck her output for last month and giving

amending the Raub improve on that atten

in the Police Court.

same 08 in My oliont

HEAVY WEATHER.

wanlirigible,

business lay upon him during the day, The prosent day preference A boy in the employ of Messra Mr. Leo D'Almada. Will We had very rough weather, Royal Square. At the Police Court, Lieutenant Boothby com; sred

observances.

to-morrow.

To-day's Festival. “¡ the th Moon, the Chinese have To-day being the ninth day of been celebrating the Chung yung,

ings, but my log is on board. Paderan the seas were moin

From the Paracels to Cape tainous in their height. My ship behaved very well, though I was

badly worried.

"We came from Bangkok, via Swatow, and had very decent

done to the ship-but I was glad weather until the typhoon hit us. "There has been no damage

to reach harbour."

Typhoon Lasts! The s.8. Nippon Maru ran into

TYPHOON WARNING.