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THE ADAMASTOR.

Historic Portuguesa Vessal.

FRENCH FINANCIER.

Baron Cottu's Impressions of.

Canton.

Baron Cottu, the well-known

OFF TO SINGAPORE.

`American Aviator will not Fly Here.

In an interview with a repre-

NOTES AND

COMMENTS.

impregnable citadel of San Jorge. -Proceeding, Baron Cottu snid: Mre. Atwater, who has made But vows have a way of being

onco

A Piqued Sportsman. The Portuguese Cruiser Ad-

It is regrettable to find that a local amateur boxer on Saturday: emaetor which reached Macao Another Truck Act Prosecution. yesterday hina history which Fronch financier, and his friend, sentative of the Hongkong "Tele night was so piqued at a decision A man was fined $3 by Mr. is closely bound up with that of Mr A. T. Barberini, have returned graph," Mr. Atwater, the cele being given against him that he Hozeland, at the Police Court, the Republic. On the morning from a trip that included Macao, brated American Aviator stated declined to accept the gold medal this morning, for a breach of the of the rising the cruisers Rafael Canton and Whampos, and left to-day that he had decided not to awarded as second prize. The truck-loading regulations. The and Adamaator arrived. off to-day by the "China" for Shang- give exhibition flights on his man who cannot accept the deci shafts of the truck were said to Alcantura, after hoisting the hai, on route to Paris, via Non-ourties Hydro-neroplanes in the sion of a referee in any sport be trailing on the ground and Republic an flag, and opened kin, Pukor, Tientsin, Feking and Colony.

should give up the game. Admit- damaging the rond.

fire on the Palace at a range of a the trans-Siberian railway.

Although H.E. Sir Henry Maytedly it is not altogether easy to Another Dumping Caso thousand yards. The second shot

When interviewed by a repre has been kind enough to accord congratulate a man who has just The body of a Chinese male carried of the Royal ensign, sentative of the "Hongkong Tele-me his permission to make beaten you and no more, but child has been found on the rail. others going wide and knooking graph" yesterday Baron Cottu fights within certain boundary until a man can do that smilingly way embankment near Taipo. down adjoining, houses.

limits, the dates are such she is not a real sportsman "at The aid of the South Chinese:

They are very anxious to do would prohibit the fulfilling of heart. No runner or boxer can There is nothing suspicious about cruisers then steamed back to the the affair, the police state. The body Arsenal and bombarded the Min- the best they possibly can for their my contract to fly at Singapore win every time. Be he ever so is believed to have been placed istries of War and Marine, country, more so perhaps than on Christmas Day, and my three strong and clever, the luck of the there by some bost people to aave killing some employees at their the Northern Chinese. But they machines are now being trans-game will one day run against burial expense5.

deeke. They shelled the Praca eem to forgot the counter effects ferred from the s.s. Manchuria to him. And a man should make up Commercio, killing some of of the European Powers. That is the a.se. Princess Alice. I hope to his mind to this before he enters the Municipal guards and to say that they are, in my opinion, return to Hongkong later in the the game; or he should stay out. At the Police Court, this morn-

Mr. Atwater added, ing ship's engineer, named many spectators. A reply from a little over-zealous and do notice season,"

"and to give a series of marine The Broken Vow, the shoro made the "Rafael" very far ahead... Peter Shields, was charged before retire, but this more powerful

I was greatly suprised at air exhibitions that will prove The Chinese are still neglecting Mr. C. D. Melbourne with being Adamastor" steamo, past the the richness of the country the value of the Curtiss ma-the trams and are apparently firma drunk and incapable and also arsenal jetty and bombarded the and its productive possibilities." chines."

in their resolve not to enter them.'"' with assaulting a lakong, damag ing his uniform to the extent of Though the shelling did little

"The Chinese would very soon many flights with her husband, broken, as the cynical Voltaire some dollara. Defendant was damigo, the large garrison hauled attain the results that they hope admired Mr. Konźminsky's aerial showed very happily. fined $10.

down the Royalist ensign, and for if they would take into work at Macao, but abe in natural-Readers will remember that Zadig, Disorderly Chinese. hoisted the Republican colours serious and careful consideration ly a firm convert to the bi-plano on one occasion saked his wife Three men who were drunk The then Commander of the the rules and customs of Western form of machines.

what had put her out of temper. and fighting in Centre Street, Adamastor" has since been financiers! This," he added, Mr. Atwater is the holder of "I went," said she to console The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will were arrested by the police from elevated to Chief Executive Officer “is somewhat of an enigmatical many records, the one for speed the young widow Couron, who West Point, but only two appear of the Navy.. His successor, the expression, and you must draw being especially noteworthy, two days ago raised a tomb to her ed at the Court, this morning to present Commander, A. de Sousa your own conclusions

105.1-4 miles per hour, over a young husband beside the stream answer to the charge. The bail Diaz, was then a Senior Lieuten "I found it extremely difficult circular track, at San Diego, which forms the boundary to this of the absentee, $5, was estreat-ant, who happened to be in the he added "to get, to the bottom of California, and others of both meadow. She vowed to Heaven od and the two appearing were Naval Barracks at the time of the anything. The wealthier peuple height and endurance flights. in her grief, that she would dwell fined $3 each.

Revolution. He also took an were very reticent, and most of

beside that tomb as long as the Woman's Rash Act. active part in the revolutionary them evaded pointed questions HUMAN HAIR CASE. stream flowed by it. . and A Chinese woman was honnd movement, and was shortly after with rare diplomacy: oh they are

she was diverting the course of over to be of good behaviour for rewarded by being promoted Com- very clever, the Chinese!

Judgment alven this Morning, the brook," twelve months in a personal bond rander. The Adamstor”, is "They are developing the city

We assure our fair readers that of $100, by Mr. Hazeland, at the fitted with wireless tolography, as of Uanton in a most intelligent

This morning the Chief Justice, we do not fully endorse this Police Court, this morning, on a also are all the other ships be-way, and I think that the left Mr. W. Rees Davis, K. C., deliver craicism of Voltaire. The quot- charge of disorderly conduct. longing to Portugal. The instal bank of the river will eventually ered judgement in the oase ination, however, illustrates the un- According to the evidence the wolation was carried was out by bo the site of an entirely new which Chan Po Kong, trading as wisdom of bastily registering a- man was drank and either jumped | English engineers,

city, because it has better com- the Chi Cheong firm, sued Hu vow to do without things (like or foll into the Harbour.

Optain Diaz while in Colombomercial opportunities. Although Kwan Taum, compradore to the tramears and busbands) which are Manager Transferred, spoke very appreciatively of Eng-persistent rumours are about that late firm of Messrs.. Ebarins and rather necessary in these days. Mr. S. Hiroi who has been land's friendship towards the trouble is brewing in Canton, I Co. to recover the sum of $5,000 Clever Lines.. manager of the Hongkong branch Republic, and added that Portugal saw no signs of it; everything was odd alleged to be due for quan- The verses by a lad of nine, of the Oanka Shosen Kaisha has no longer desired only to be quiet and orderly, and the general tities of human hair sold and de- which appeared on Saturday been transferred to the head office helped by England, but that she impression that I have obtained livered at the request of the de- tempt us into quoting the follow- at Osaka to act as trall manager was now determined to bring during my stay thore, was that often lint

ing lines from a Home paper, of the coasting lines department herself into a postion be able a city in a state of marked and

Mr. 0.2G. Albaster, with whom | Those who have had letters from He leaves for Oanka tony by the to help England, if required. growing progress,

was Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed hopeful and hintful (to coin a Canada Maru. Mr. Zoku Kamiya With this object in view the Gov-

With regard to the late fire, the by Mr. W.E.L. Shenton, appear word) nephews will realise the has been appointed manager of ernment had recently passe'l B

Baron continued:-

ed for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. O. ring of truth in the lines:- the Hongkong branch in his place, vote providing for the building

A small area was wiped out Jenkin, instructed by Mr. W. B.

-DIPLOMACY... Opium Divan.

of thres Broadagughts of in the centre of the Old City, but Hind, for the defence.

Dear Uncle Juck; Twenty-one Chinese

22,000 tons each thre cru- his was really an excellent thing, His Lordship in his judgment oharged before Mr. Hazeland, at isor, 12 destroyers of 880 tons because it gives the Municipality remarked that evidence both for the Police Court, this morning, displacement each, and a few the opportunity to rebuild this the plaintiff and the defendant with being concerned in an opium submarines. Provision was also portion in the most modern way, was unsatisfactory, and in many divan at. 40 Centre Street, West made for the erention of three und especially to establish there respects unreliable. He had to Point. Two of the defendarits wireless stations on the coast of fscent shops, and clean, sanitary decide the case largely upon. And daddy says the simple truth, were discharged, one for "keep-Portugal. To put it in the words markets, which are badly needed,

probabilities aided by the docu- Is that I should have eaten "Oh yes," the Baron laughed, mentary evidence. As he stated

lens. ing" was fined $250 or in default of a Lieutenant who helped Cap. two months, and the remainder tain Diaz to carry on the consor- "of course I played Fan-Tan, for at the hearing, as a result of the were each fined $2 or in default sation, "Portugal does not want the first time in my life, and won expert evidence called by him, he Boven days.

it to be a useless alliance, but a on Number 3, three times in suc- would ignore any question as to fighting alliance." Recently they cession; then I stopped, and the authenticity of the chops. res in the Army, which it has had been carrying out manoeuv-cleared off with my gains!!

"The weather bus been perfect hoped to make more efficient, furing the three weeks that I have while they were quite confident been away, and I have many of success in the reorganization pleasant memories to take to Paris with me, one of which is lovely Macso, What a beautiful place it is."

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1912.

HOUSING SCHEMES AND PROBLEMS.

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We published recently on account of a scheme for the building of a suburb for Hongkong which 30 its promoters claim-would smooth many of the difficulties from the path of our less wealthy Portuguese fellow citizena by giving them well-built houses, in healthy neighbourhood and at a cheap rental. At present there is too little evidence at hand, for and against the plan, to justify us in expressing any opinion where its wisdom and practicability are concerned; but we think that few Britishers of limited income will read of this new scheme without being tempted to ask: "Is nothing to be done for us?"

were

Causing an Obstruction. Court, this morning, before Com At the Marine Magistrate's mander Basil Taylor, R. N., P. C. Dyke, charged Wan Shaa, master

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LOTTERY TICKETS,

of the licenced cargo boat 564V, with unlawfully making fast to of the Navy. manner as to cause an obstruction the Wing Lok St. Wharf in such a

to the Southern Fairway in Vic toria Harbour on December 9.

Defendant fined $5.

Shop Fire.

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The Baron may return to the East in a few months' time,

His Lordship in the result found for the plaintiff for the amount claimed with costs, certify- ing for two counsel.

A stay of execution was granted on the application of Mr. F. C. Jenkin.

QUARRY RIGHTS AND

LAND SALE.

I write to say. My birthday party proved just

great,

And I was in my bed next day,

And senna is a stuff I hate;

And baby's got another toothy

And mother's got a nice new

dress; Freddy Johnson's Unele,

Joe

And

Has sent him down an nero-

plane,

And mother says she wants to

know

When you intend to call again; And Freddy Johnson says (oh,

dear;

But don't I wish that I were

him?)

That Christmas time will soon be.

here, With heaps of love,

Your вернем,

By public auction, at the P. W. D. yesterday afternoon, the

Jim. In the Summary Court this right to quarry stone on lots of

Crown land was let. There were The Trades Union Again. morning, before the Paiune

no bide for land in Ngau Shi Justico Judge, Mr.

He not our friend the British pertz, Leung Shi and Wong Kwai,Ti, Jordan Road, Kowloon, Yau-self this time? According to Wan, Teat Taz Mui, Ilok Un, Mastriker rather gone beyond him- Contractors, brought an action

mati, Huk Teun Heung and Ngau Rruter's wire, three thousand cover $820,00, damages alleged

execute.

Gom-

The Chinese charged by D. S. Graut, with being in possession of lottery tickete for the purpose About four o'clock yesterday of sale and "writing or printing" BREACH OF CONTRACT, afternoon a small fire broke out lottery tickets, at 90 Hollywood Our readers do not need to be reminded that house-property in in Hellier Street at a shop. The Road, was again brought before fire is supposed to have been Mr Dazeland, at the Police Court, the Colony is gro ring steadily more valuable; everywhere rents are caused by a

lighted candle fal- this afternoon.

Mr. Moore, of Messrs. Johnson, being raised, and the problem of how the married Britisher is to ling on some canvas bags and set- live decently and rear his children in anything like a congenial od wire, which were valued at

ting fire to some coils of galvanis Stokes and Maste, defended....

A Chinese detectivesaid he went atmosphere, on a small story, is more fraught with difficulties than about $400. The wire is insured to the house in question at 7.15 against Chan Leung Kee, to re-Tan Kak. The only two offers railwaymen have gone on strike ever. There are hundreds of men in the Colony whose salaries do of the shop extinguished the D. S. Grant, He got into the room plaintiffs, by reason of the defen- for $450, and at Shaukiwan for victed of drunkenness! In one in several offices. The employees p.m. on the 7th inst., slong with to have been sustained by the accepted were those in regard to because the employers refused to land at Teat Tez Mui which were reinstate an engine driver con not exceed $300 a month, whose position obliges them to keep up a flames,

on the second floor where the de- dant's breach of contract in res fendant was working by means pect of reclamation, work which $4,252. The bidders were Li Po sense we are not sorry to hear of decent social appearance, and who, as things now are, have little A Coxswain's Complaint. D

of sliding loor which was the plaintiffs were engaged to

and Li Ping, rospectively. this new act of folly on the part ohoice between maintaining wife and children at a hotel, at a launch Cheung Wo has reported first cubicle sud saw the defend-

The coxswain of the steam

unfastened. As entered the

At the P. W. D. yesterday, Mr. of the trades unionists, for their ruinous expense as well as at the sacrifice of that seclusion which, to the police that at 6-45 yester-ant in the act of chopping some for the plaintiffs, informed his in Macdonnell Road, shove the the amount of sympathy that it Mr. W. B. Eind who appeared Li purchased 8.360 sq. ft. of land cause will be all the weaker from to the Englishman, means Home-3nd taking a house or flat whose cargo boat from Hongkong to The sergeant followed witness had fled his petition in bank brisk bidding. The upset price many indirect supporters among day evening, whilst town to tickets with the chop produced. Lordship that the defendant Union Church, for $6,100, after will lose. Hitherto it has found rent and general upkeep will swallow an alarming, proportion of the Yaumati, and when about to enter into the room, but he did not see ruptcy. It was necessary for was $2.508. monthly salary. And even if they follow the latter course, they still Sang, leaving Yaamati for Hong-kets. Defendant was sitting at a before they could prove the debt the refuge, the steam launch Wo

a class of persons that was moved the defendant ohopping he tichis clients to obtain judgment

rather by sentiment than by cannot live in an exclusively European quarter; still cannot get kong, steamed straight in bet desk. The bundle of documents in bankruptcy.

Lecturer Fined. iv.

any clear grasp of industrial pro-, A Chinese lecturer who caused blems. This class will now KB", away from more or less objectionable Chinese neighbours,

ween his launch and the cargo produced was by defendant's side.

an obstruction at West Point, was auredly have its eyes opencil to boat he was towing and damaged

It appears that after the plain- The case had not concluded tiffs had done about five days fined $5 or in default fourteen the iniquity of allowing the Such men may well want to know when some housing scheme the cargo boat to the extent of

$100.

work on the reclamation at Sham daye, at the Police Court, this unions such a voice in the ruling for them is coming along. If they take a small four-roomed house

Constable's Fatal Fall.

of affairs as they have Intely bad. Shui Po the defendont stopped morning, by Mr. Hazeland. at Kowloon at a moderate rate-say $60-they may find that they

The police report that Indian A small house fire broke out in

them and replaced them by a

The gorgeous impudence of The dead body of a Chinese the men's demand, in this case, are sandwiched between Indians and Chinese; if they move into a out of a window at the Central o'clock this morning. The Hong-

Constable Deva Singh, 559, fell Shanghai Street, Yaumati, at six sub-contractor.

Judgment was given for male, agod about thirty years, is only equalled by the bratel better quarter, at twice the rent, they must take in a boarder to Police Barracks, about ten o'clock kong Fire Brigade was called out plaintiff

hawker has been removed from selfishness of it. A thousand. Temple Street, Yaumati. The man people may meet their death help meet expenses, and so destroy that privacy which they have a last night, and was killed. Some but on arrival found that their

had been ill for some

time. time ago another Indian fell out services were not required.

Through riding in a train driven right to demand; and still they cannot hope to find only European of a similar window in the same

West Point Gamblers. by a drinking man; twenty thous neighbours,

The 5.8. Loongeang, from Biz gamblers from Shek Tong and womon and children may If life is to be worth living in Hongkong for the white room and he was slau killed. The Tang Shap-yi who wasthe fixat

man Deva Singh was attending Premier of the Chinese Republic, Manila, reports having experienc- Teui, were fined $4 each by Mr. starve through the strike; Mas- man of small means, the Government will decidedly have to draw at the Central Barracks for arrived in the Colony, with his ed strong monsoon and large seas Hazeland, at the Police Court, kes! The dear British workman up a plan for his housing. After all, he is of as much consequence muskatry. It is supposed that the daughter on the e. Kweichow on the run up. The as, Teintau, this morning. The sum of $6.20 must have his way; the omnipot

deceased got out of bed and walk from Tientsin in route for Macao from Singapore, reports heavy found by Inspector Dymond was eat union must be obeyed, and as people of other nationalities.

ed to the window

confiscated, where, we understand, hois reside. N.E. winds, sea and swell,

⠀⠀ God save England |

when we went to press.

Yaumati Fire.

Tang Shao-yl Arrives.

Voyage Reports,

the

• Found Dead.