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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1912.
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The Patrin Buck.
The Portugueso cruiser Patria arrived yesterday from Tinor.
Mail Delivered.
The French Mail of the 24th September whe delivered in Lon don on October 28.
Body Found.
The body of a Chineno has been removed to the mortuary from Middle Road, near Blackhead's
Hill Kowloon.
Passengers Arrived; Anongst the passengers arriv- ing by the s.s. Yokohama Mara wore Major and Miss Martin, Mr. A. V. Apear and Mr. Enos Soth.
Jumble Sale
**OUR BURGLAR."
THE STRIKE.
Lock your doors, bar your Chalemen and Rickshaw Coolies
Stop Work. windown, “Our Burglar" return- od to-day.
This morning diversion, excite
Oh, but he is in safo custody. “
COMPANY MEETING.
Hongkong and South China Steam Fisheries Company:
NOTES AND
COMMENTS
Where do the Police get to P
Yesterday morning, a fow yards
The ordinary meeting of the away from the " Telegrapha offios, Yes, he has been in safe custody ment and contingent inconven- Hongkong and South China four coolles began a heated dis on two previous cccasions, which lenca-were occasioned by the
rickshaw and chair coolios' elect- Stoam Fisheries Company, was oussion which, in lepa than a did not prove to be safe."
ing to go on strike. People held at the offices of Messrs Bradley couple of minutes, led to blows
for us the worst for him.
Let us hope for the best- living in the higher districts of and Co. Queens Buildings at noon hand-grips and other deadly We make bolt to assert that the Colony, who come down to the to-day. Mr A. Forbes (chairman) things. In the intervals between presided. Others present were the blow, etc., the argument got wo think thoro is, at present, no city in obairs every morning, Hon J. W. C. Bonnar and Lo hotter and louder; a few dozen occasion to worry. lo must robegan to be suspicious when the
joice, if he rejoico at all, in cap-coclies who usually hang about Shui Hoi (Consulting Committee) lanfors felt it their dut also to tivity till his time is up, the for their custoin wore found to and Messrs A. Ough, Fung. Kam take a hand in the discussion, and length of which is yet to be be missing. Up the slopes or Chin Kwan, Yun Ting. F very soon a long stretch of the determined by the Courts. He steps leading to the neighbour Smythe, Tam Hang Yung J. pavement was so crowded with yol has for a term lost his opportunity hood where schools most do Rozario, I Rooba, and F. Beving ling, struggling Chinese that only flourish, amabs were to be seen ton (Scoretory). The Secretary by main fores and the oxproise of and his liberty.
carrying wee boys and girls pick- having read the notice convening much patience could one force a Chairman pasange through them. The mob a-back fashion;-
the meeting, tho and no public
inoroased till fully two hundred ohair appeared to be available for said :---- love or money..
people were standing there. At last one ofthe combatants received
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it
Chinese Festivities at Macao..
the road howling. Even when
Gentlemen, the Report and In the business parts of the Accounts having been in your city a strange hueh and absence hands for some time I will with musty body-blow, and fled down of traffio were very distinctly your permission take them as
the fight was over, the mob waS. Asreported in the Tolegraph of noticeable and, The Jumble Sale nzinounced to
during the read.
in no hurry to disperso; and, morning,
of take place in the Royal Artillery Saturday's dato, preparations for
mony dozens
The result of the year's working from first to leate the uproar Thentro at 3p.m. to-morrow in rejoicings on a very large scale our more unenergetic townsfolk has been distetrous I regret to must have endured for over ton postponed till some time on the have been going on among the must have walked as far in any owing to causes fully explain minutes; during the whole of
Macao Chinese in connection with half an hour- 18 following day.
ordinarily ed in the report. Since this was which time not a single policeman the colebration of the Republic. they would in a week. Elderly issued we have received advices came in sight. Perhaps it would A Flourishing Club. The boats plying between Hong and delicate people are, of course, from HL.M. Vico-Consul at Shang- bave been the same had knives The newly-organised Olympic kong and Maono, on Saturday and the worst hit by the strike. hai that the Wai-chino Pu, has instead of fists been the order of Lawn Tennis Club at Kowloon is Sunday, wore ladon with Chinese Strangers, too, who have come addressed a Momorandum to is the day. growing in popularity. At a from this Colony, and there were, down from the coolor regions of Majesty's Minister at Pekinstating The Rule of the Road again, The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Tolograph." will committee meeting last evening. in addition, many European pas- Shanghai and Yokohama are that that office is not prepared to Lator in the day, not far from
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1912.
THE NEW SPIRIT IN EUROPE.
ford.
H.M.S. Bedford's Guns.
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Enquiry at Sea.
Badger Caught, On Saturday a small badger was caught at Kennedy's Horse Ropository. The animal, which appears to have beca responsible for a number of chicken thefts, was cornered by dogs, and held up until the arrival of Mr. D. Kennedy who secured the thief.
Stab Wounds.
Neadless to say the numerous spectators gave every evidence of their keen appreciation of the scene.
LOCAL SPORT.
Shanghal Interport XI now Complete.
ng usual
tho
if ita
On Sunday evening the great ing heat, to get to any quarter of facilities. This renders it impos. this spot,, we watched two risk- event so doar to the hearts the city to which the cars do not Bible for us to work the trawler shaw coolies coming at full speed of Chinese who Itavo on
penetrata; and grumbles and successfully from Shanghai. I from opposite directions. Mon, Mr. and Mrs H. W. Looker and eye for the spectacular the Fish lamentations are to be found on think that given an enlightened vehicles and farescollided violont child leave for Home to-morrow Lantern Procession-took place all sides. One very stout Corman Government in China the in-ly; ono rickshaw foll gracefully by the German mail str. Dor in the Portuguese settlement, and Indy was heard to proclaim loud dustry would have been a great on its side and the occupant, a ingor. They will probably he was witnessed by thousands of ly that life was no longer worth success as there is no doubt well-dressed Chinese, rolled into absent from the Colony for about people. Huge fish-shaped lan- living, under existing circumst-about the fish being in large the gatter. The fare in the other
terns, ten feet or more in length,aucos,
off quantities
North rickshaw, also a Chinese,. WAS illuminated by small lamps, wore Only this portion of the Colony China Coast. The infortunate evidently pretty badly shaken, A young man has been remov-oarried on poles, and, following has been affected; at Kowloon; thing is that those conditions do but (and here we doff boonst ed to the hospital from Shauki- these camo other lanterna re-rickshaws have been are running not apply in the South. Before to the Chinese for politeness
deciding to send the trawler instead of abusing either of the bird, known and unknown; the wan suffering from internal in-presenting almost every boast and
we sent her to Roa in coolies, as wo Britishers, would A police official, in the course North juries said to be inflicted by al
have done, le alighted and man now in custody who it is whole accompanied by the inevit of a conversation with a ropra charge of a different captain and a alleged kicked him.
able Chinese band of cymbals, sentative of the "Telegraph", now mate, latter passing through helped the other man on to his gongs and wiud-instruments. Faid: "This is through the in- from Japan and holding a Traw feet. Both entered into a brief Needless to say, the special item creased fines for loitering and ling Master's Certificate, to see it explanation; both bowed and On arrival from the North of the evening's programme was obstruction which have been im-a change in the crow would rothen the good Samaritan returned yesterday, the P. and O. steamer the dragon. This was an onor-posed on these mon of Inte. Soine ault in improved catches but disto his vehicle, while he that had Nankin ontored to Naval Yard mous structure some two hun- few years ago the fines for suoli appointment was again experien-fallen among guttore nad rick
shaw wheels dusted himself down' banin and discharged a number drod fest in length born by count offences ranged from $1 to $5; eod.
and walked away without pay-- of guns which had been solved less willing coolies who, entering then they dropped to fifty cents from the wrecked cruiser Bed-heartily into the spirit of the and a caution. The won did not lator on to work from Shanghai him.) But is there no rule of It may of course be possible ing his fare; (Small blame to thing, created abundant amuse-mind fifty cent fines; they simply should the conditions ohango but the road in Hongkong? ment by causing the various laughed at them. But when it in the meantime we recommend The s.s. Cheongshing, from joints of the monstrosity towng comes to $3 it touches their that the boat be sont to Japan, Hongkong's Parliament " Wei-hai-wei, reporte
Wo note with pleasure that the "having gle, those bearing the tail being pockets; hence the strike. They Before moving the adoption of the spoken to HM, dostroyer Janus especially busy in this respect. say they cannot pay such fines, Report and Accounts I shall be Hongkong "Parliament," le to be in lat. 22, N., Long 114 E. from The rear was brought up by alive, and send money home to pleased to answer any questions revived. The long-drawn evon- Hongkong, the latter inqiring similar boset on a considerably their families in the country out to the best of my ability. ings of winter. are now hard on whether any derelict vessels and smaller scale.
of what they earn. There are Mr. Hughes in seconding, said 18, and such an institution as the been sighted.
1.100 rickshaws, and these have that he was expressing the opinion one named can fulfil a decidedly two coolies each, and 670 chairs of the shareholtiors when he stated useful function if the proper In view of the situation in the Balkans it is worth while barking
with 1,340 coolies. They struck that the gonoral managers heil class of young men can be
it and back for a wook or two and recalling the rocont conference at
at five this morning, when the done all that it was possible to do drawn into night men had finished. The under the circumstances to make activities he along the right Balmoral between Sir Edward Grey and M. Sazonoff, the Russian
Registrar General has been that fishery company a succONS. lines. One way of making the
"Parliament Foreign Minister. That conference must be regarded not by itself,
communicated with by the owners,
a success, and at There were no questions and but as part of a goiteral and important movement. A year ago
and investigations are taking the report was adopted.
the same time of investing its de- Europe was in a hystorical mood. Before the Moroccan question
place with the purpose of finding Mr. Ough proposed and Mr.bates with some real valus, is to out the leaders of the strike. Razario seconded that the Con- give prominence to strictly local was finally settled, there was acuto strain, danger of war-and a
The following is from "Bhang. There was a a report on Sunday salting Committee be re-eleutod. affairs, Hongkong publio griev warning. The groat Pawors which dominate Europe in two groups
hai Mercury" of the 25th inst-that they would strike on Tues- The following were therefore ances could be debated, desirable A Chinese male has been ro The Shanghai team which will day. It is not so much a question slected: Hon. Mr. J. W. C. reforms advocated and proposed must have found the lesson of the Moroccan crisis instructive and sobering. At anyrate, from that time a new spirit has manifested moved to the Government Civil do duty against Hongkong in the of the guild as of the guilds Bonnar, Lo Shui Hoi and Wong now Ordinances could even come
Hospital suffering from sub coming Interport Match has been within the guilds. Their remedy Tezo Leung. itself. The visit of Lord Haldane to Berlin in the early part of the wounds in the hip and the leg, finally decided on, and is as
Mr. Ough proposed and Mr. year, at the suggestion of the Kaiser, marked the earliest step (so alleged to have been inflicted by follows:-L. Walker (Captain). in their own hands. If they
resolution far as the public could seo) in the now movement towards rend- Sanitary coolies at Wanchai. The L. H. W. Crockwell, V. Hon't break the law they won't Rocha Reconded
adopting Messrs. Low. Bingham man worked in the market. An Lanning, A. E. Lanning, D. R. As a whole the Police did not and Matthews, auditors, justing international relationships. That was followed by the arrest has been made.
McEuen, H. B. Ollerdeston, J.
to think that matters would Tho resolution was carried. historic meeting of the Kaiser and the Czar at Port Baltic.
Quayle. E. G. Tait, J. W. Haynes, go to any serious lengths, or that A Chinese was tried by Mr. EH. E. Muriel and R. N. Anderson. the strike could last for any appre- the meeting terminated.
This was all the business and Ordinarily there would have been nothing to create unusual com- ment in such a meeting, but this ono was made notable by the this morning, with bringing let able to made the trip to Hong-ad that he was quite prepared to ing was then held at which the present appear to live. Looked at
A. Irving at the Police Court, R. A. Brand found himself unciable time. One inspector observ An extraordinary general meet ters into the Colony from Macao kong, and the eleventh place was as the coolies at work again following resolution was ad without being stamped. Mr. offered to and accepted by R. N. At this meeting of the Kaiser and the Czar the announcement warding defended. The defense Anderson. Haynes and Muriel before the day was out, and the opted. was made, for the first time officially, that the balance of power in was put forward that he was accepted earlier in the week.
goneral feeling in the Colony seemed to be that as soon as they Europe was maintained on the que land by the Triple Alliance and carrying them for a man. The The choosing of a twolfth wanted their rice they would begin on the other by the Triple Entents. If was declared, moreover, statement was corroborated and (reserve) min is under considera to think better of their folly. that this grouping of the great Powers was intended to scoure a | the man was discharged.
Later in the morning it was Excursion Tickets balance, an equilibrium, that should promote the peace of Europe. On and after November 1st, The final for the handsome learned that the strike was a more To have the Triple Eatonto and its aims thus officially acknowledged until further notice, cheap ax bows presented by the Distillers trivial matter than was at first
thought. was a big step towards peace. It provided a working basis of earsion tickets for the winter Company Lidiited is to take place
We have now been ofli- diplomacy and made for increased friendliness all round, since it months will be available on the on Saturday, at Taikoo Bowling cially informed that there is romoved all vagueness. Up till then the Triple Entente, howover tarn trip to Canton (tiokots and W. Ferguson. Play in tono truth in a rumour that was
Kowloon-Canton Railway, the re-Green. between Messrs T. Worth firm it had stood against outside shocke; had lacked precision, for available for one week) will be commence at 3.30 p.m. The com- spread, to the effect that the men want, no doubt, of some written agreement. The three members of $0.75 first class, $3, second class petition throughout has been keen, fare of ten cents. The whole dis- wore olamouring for a minimum it had not always worked, in respoot of their common interests, in and $1.50 third class. Several and a good game is assured on tarbance has been solely due to perfect agreement. France did not always agree with Russia re-alterations in the time-table are Saturday.
the coolies' dissatisfaction'at tho garding Turkey nor Britain with Russia regarding Pernia,
heavier lines recently enforced It becomes steadily clourer, however, that the three Powers in
by the Magistrates.in cases of question are now co-operating more closely, and M. Poincare's
infringement of by-laws; but At the Police Court, this morn apparently the strikers are now pointed declaration made at Nantes, sad which is given in our tole the road side at Ho Mun Tin Vil-ing, two woman and a man were returning to their senses, and the graphio nows to-day, bears this out. In all that has been lage, near Yaumati, between the charged with being in unlawful officiale confidently expect to see said regarding the weakness of the British fleet in the Mediterranean, railway bridges numbered four possession of wood supposed to them back at work before the day it appears to have been generally overlooked that the French fleet is and five, with a piece of rope have been stolen from a Govern- is out. being concentrated there. We may have our doubts regarding the tied round his neck and bearing ment plantation. wisdom of weakening our naval forces in that quarter, but at least it a scalp wound on the left side of It was stated that, at the ra
declaration that was made.
Letter-Carrying
aleo announced.
Supposed Murder.
The body of a Chinese malo) agod 20 years has been found on
tion,
BOWLS FINAL.
STOLEN WOOD.
be fined."
appear
The sz Pontianak.
must not be forgotten that, a friendly Power is taking our place. the head and I wound on the sidences of the women in Little The Pontianak, the cargo boat Apparently Francs is to hold the Mediterranean, Great Britain the mouth. The police believe that Hongkong, about 1,000 catties of of the Rotterdamsche Lloyd which North Sea, and Russin the Baltic. If there in no setual working it is a case of murder. The body wood of various kinds were found. ran aground near the Polos Is understanding to this effect on the arm of coincidence is longer was found on Monday morning. After hearing the evidence Mc- lands, on the voyage from Maone than most people suppose is remembered that the visit of M. The alleged murder must have Irving found, the two women est to Bourabaya, was taken into Sszonoff to Britain followedal of M. Poincare to St. Petersburg, taken place between two and wiz guilty and sent them to gaol for the dry dock at Tanjong Priok the general movement becomes clear a movement that cannot o'clock on the same morning. The six weeks and four works ro (Batavia) on the 8th inplant. She be without useful result now that explosion has taken place in the patrol passed af 2.15 am, but spectively with hard labour, and is the biggest yeasel over dooked danger point in the south east of Europe. (1)
noticed not
charged the man.
at Priok for repaire esys the Java, "Bode"
Mr,
n
ander consideration. In this way, if the doings of the " Parliament are recorded in the Press, some really good points might be brought out, while there would at any rato bo the marked advantage of members, getting a better grip of Hongkong affaira than many of the young men of the Colony at from whatever standpoint, the
CHARGE OF ASSAULT:
discussion of local subjects would "That the General Managers serve a far more useful purpose "of the above Company do than the debating of thread-bare
abstract questions, which is als "in purmance of the powers "in that bobalf contained in ways an unsatisfactory business. "the Memorandum and Ar- "ticles of Association of the "above Company take all "necosmary steps to promote At the Police Court, the after- "and form in the Empire of noon, Leung Yau, the coxswaja Japan à Company of the of the Astor House sleam laun h "kind known and referred summoned Harry Kelly, "rua- "to in the laws of the said ner" of the Grand Hotel, before Empire as a 'Kabashiki Mr. E. A. Irving, for asanulting "Kwaisha, the objects of him.
"which 'Kabushiki. Kwai 'Mr. L. D'Almada appeared för 49. "sha shall be similar in all the prosecution and Mr. Reader "material respects to the Harris, of Messrs. Wilkinson and
objects of the above Com-Grist, for the defendant
Mr. D'Almada. said that on, pany as contained in ita "Momorandum of Associathe 18th the complainant was "tion and which Kabushiki proceeding about his business of "Kwaisha' when formed moving luggage when the defen "abali bs subsidiary to the dant tried to board his laanob. "above Company and shall The anxewain tried to prevent him take over and acquire from but Kelly, threatened to assault the above Company the bim Later he did aassult liim steam trawler 88. Hol on shore.p "Fang and that the above Evidenco was let at length.
Company shall acquire and Kelly was fined $5, and the hold on behalf of its share complainant and the Astor House “holdem shares in the said luggage carrier were bou 2 to keep the poace for “Kabushiki Kwaisha,
st
The Chairman, proposed and months in personal bonds of 8
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