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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1912.

1912-1913.

H. M. S. New Zealand.

The news which came through during the week-end to the effect

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DAY BY DAY.

THE PARACELS.

Punishment is a fruit which Correspondence Regarding the

Establishment of a Light.

that the battle-oruiser New Zea- ripenis unsuspected within the land, presented to the Imperial flower of the pleasure which con- Government by the Dominion of coals it.

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that name, is shortly to make a

The "Telegraph." prolonged tour which will include)

To-morrow being New Year's two or three months'. stay in! New Zealand, will have been read Day, there will be no isate of the with more than passing interest."Hongkong Telegraph."

Shanghal Judge Arrives. · Hongkong has an indirect interest

Sir Havilland de Sauemaroz in the matter, inasmuch as this warship was mentioned as the arrived per s.s. Caledonien to-day, flagship of the reconstructed and is staying at the Hongkong China unit of the Pacific Fleet, Hotel. but apparently this scheme has now been either abandoned or its!

innuguration delayed. We notice completed her trials, and a state- that the New Zealand last month ment issued by her builders abowed that she had more than fulfilled the contract domande. At seven-tenths horse-power her mean speed was 24.8 knots, at full power hor mean average spoed was over 27 knots, whilst the fastest mile logged, reached nearly 20 knots.

The Boers.

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H. M. S. Kent.

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H. M. S. Kent left the harbour this morning to carry out her dockyard trial after recent refit,

and returned later,

Departure. Captain H. Greenfield, A.V.O., S.V.O., North and South China, 8.8 left for Tientsin by the "Linan," on 28th-instant. •

Movements of Troops, Captain R. D. Crawford, and 38 N.0.0.6. and men, H.K.S.B R.G.A., returned to Kowloon from the New Territory on the 21st inst.

Dock Ball.

The annual ball at Kowloon Docks takes place to-night. The decorations are to be on a most elaborate scale this year and big is gathering is expected,

Causing an Obstruction.

Four men who had pulled their boats up on to Connaught Road West were fined $5 each by Mr. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morning, for causing an obstruction.

light being established in the vicinity of the Paracels Reef.

OPIUM SEIZURE.

Big Haut Made on Board

the Nilo."

room.

I am to express regret that, oring to the matter being referr ed to the Colonial Office in, the

At the Police Court, this morn The following correspondence firet instance, in order to ascertain has been exchanged between the whether the Government of Hong-ing a Chinese was charged with Imperial Merchant Service Guild kong claimed ownership of the being in unlawful possession of and the Foreign Office relative to reef, it has not been possible, to 2,275 taels of opium. The seiz

on board the P. M. Nile, this morn- the establishment of a light or return an earlier reply to your ure was stated to have been made lights in the vicinity of the Para-letter."

The matter is now u 'ering." The drug' was contained in cel Reefs.

"The question being one af-consideration in consultation 525 tins in a locker in the store fecting the safety of life at sea," with the Board of Trade, and a says Mr. L. A. Brooks, the further communication will be honorary agent in a covering note, addressed to your in due course.

I am, Sir, dated from Saigon, "and hearing in mind the proximity of so import- ant a shipping port as Hongkong Iam to request you to be good enough to publish the annexed to the zone under consideration,

correspondence with a view to ascertaining the opinions of Ship- masters on a subject which so | directly affects all connected with

the Merchant Service.".

Saigon, July 25, 1612.

Your most obedient,

humble. Servant,

[Sgd) W. Langley.

Liverpool, 18th Oct, 1912, No. 41286/12.

Sir-1am directedby the Im- perial Merchant Service. Guild to acknowledge receipt of your com- munication of the 10th instant, relative to a light being establ ished in the vicinity of the The Secretary, The Imperial Paracels Reef, and to thank you taken in the matter. We are com- Merchant Service Guild, Liver-for the active interest you have pool.

Dear Sir,-The loss of the municating with our Agent at on Saigon and forwarding a copy of German Steemer "Quinta" the Paracels Reaf on the 17th inst your communication.

I am, Sir, directs public attention once again to this dangerous locality existing in the direct track of shipping between Hongkong to the North, and Singapore and other ports to the South.

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The

Your obedient Servant, (Sgd). T. W: Moore,

Secretary Under-Secretary of Stato,

Foreign Office,

London.

It was stated that the defendant was the storekeeper and was in possession of the key of the store room in the day time.

An engineer from the steamer depored that the man was in charge of the store and he did. not think that it was possible for that quantity of opium to be board without the taken on knowledge of the storeman. The defendant had been storekeeper on the Nile since Saturday,

The second officer said the opium was not entered on the ship's manifest and was on board without permission

Defendant denied all knowledge of the opium. He was fined 8500, or, in default, three months' imprisonment. The opium was ordered to be forfeited to the Orown.

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It is scarcely to an ex-Boor leader that one would look for logical argument, and therefore General de Wet's remark: "I am most loyal to the Empire, but I

MISSING PETTY OFFICER. do not want to take off my coat

Body Found in the Harbour and give it to Englishmon," will probabily cause little general

On the 27th inst. it was report surprise. One does not like to

ed that a petty officer named rake up old grievances on this

O'Neill, of H.M.S. Minotaur, had been missing from 6,15 p.m. on last day of the year, yet it is only human to experience a certain sense of irritation at all that

Sir, With reference to the the 25th inst. His body was implied by General de Wet's

500 lives, made a statement to the letter from this Department of the found yesterday, floating near remarks. When the war ended,

The Hon. Mr. C. J. Wade, for-effect that shifting currents were 10th instant, on the subject of the the naval camber, in the Harbour. every man who knew anything about the Boor disposition was merly Premier of Now South responsible for the disaster, they proposed establishment of a light Deceased was a first class petty perfectly well aware that Wales, is passing through on the having carried his ship far out of in the vicinity of the Paracels officer. The cause of death is ap

Reef, China Sea, I am directed byparently drowning. British Government had begun Kamo Maru, after a trip to Japan. her course. by making too many concession. He is accompanied by his wife to the Afrikanders. We have no right, of course, to impute active, and daughters.

Ex-Premier in Hongkong.

The Captain of the ill-fated vessel, which was bound from Bangkok to Swatew, on his arrival at Saigen on June 22nd on board the French Mail Steamer" Nera which effeated the rescue of over

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Foreign Office.

October 29th, 1912.

No. 45572/12.

It is a matter for serious rello. Seoretary Sir E. Gray to inform tion that no light has yet been you that the Board of Trade are established in the vicinity of the advised that the erection of a or even secret, disloyalty to them; but there are times whon facts; The return of cases of com- disaster, and I would strongly light in the neighbourhood of this stand in no need of commentarymunicable diseases notified dar-rechinmend that the authorities reef would not be of great assis-

A Cock on a Dung-hesp.

able than one.

A Reminder.

Communicable Diseases......

to

FERRIS HARTMAN COMPANY.

Ferris Hartmann combination, nection with the visit of the

A good house was present when ing the week ending the 28th of the Colony of Hong Kong betance to navigation, as it would the curtain went up at the The shows that there were two of en-approached on the subject with be impossible to place a light on tre Royal for the last time in con- teric fever, one fatal (one Chinese B view to ascertaining whether any one of the group of islande and one British, imported), and stops cannot be taken, by inter-or reefs which would serve

national agreement or otherwise, mark all the reefs in the group.

I am, Sir, one of puerperal fever.

to remedy the oxisting evil. Would it not be possible for the Guild to make representations to the British Government in this respect?

Yours faithfully, (Sgd) L.A.W: Brook.

Honorary Agent.

Your most obedient,

humblo Servant,

(Sgd.) W. Langley.

THE FULL COURT.

Four Cases to be Dealt With

which appeared in "The Campus," Owing to the easy way in

a piece fall of movement and which the Boers were let down,

catohy music. As is only to be and to the readiness with which

Passing Through.

expected Mian" Muggins" Davies, rights of British citizenship woro

Among the passengers passing

as Nellie Perkins, sustained the thrown at them, they at önce

leading lady's role to perfection, assumed that our Government through on the Kamo Maru, and

and her concerted work with Mr. was weakly ready to accept peace bound for Marsailles, are Baron

Walter de Leon s Bobby Shor] at any price, and to pat on the Grindl; Mr. F. E. Wilkinson,

was charming and neat. Mr. back people who were as much British Consul at Nanking; and

Roscoe Arbuckle as "Fat" made" strangers to the courtesing of war Mr. E. W. Maitland, of the Yoko fare as they were to the ordinary hams branch of the Insurance

In all there are four cases to love in a most laughable style to social amenities. In choosing & Society of Canton, Ltd., the last-

Mr. L. A. W. Brooks.

be dealt with by the new Fall Miss Minta Durfee who ably muck-heap for his platform, named being accompanied by his Liverpool, November 9th, 1912.

Dear Sir.-Farther to our com-Court, which site for the first seconded his efforts. Bat the palm must be awarded to Mr. General de Wat would fain he wife.

New Business Dopot. munications regarding a light on time on Thursday. parabolical; but, as with most

The first one in the list is an Ferris Hartmann himself, whose As will been from an advertise- the Paracels Reef, I am forward- bad jokes, the point is very decidedly against the jester.ment leewhere, the Nestle and ing you complete copies of your appeal by the defendant in the delineation of the character of There are more readings of par- Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk own letter and what has tran- cases of Kwok Sui Lauv. against Bismark, a janitor, was an excel- Company have established inspired between the Guild and Kan Yung Chi where a judgment lent piece of work, which,

appreciated. Hongkong a wholesale and ship the Foreign Office. We should was given by the Chief Justice needless to say, was thoroughly After a successful stay in Hong. ping dopot under the manage be very glad if you would be in favour of the plaintilla. Tho Kowloon Cricket Club's ment of Mr. A. G. Coppin. The good enough to have this cor- Most people-especially English pouple-yield to the tempts- tion, on December the 31st of each year, to take a look back at the annual Children's Sports are to office is situated on the third respondence published in the hearing the affairs of the famous kong the company leave to-day

possible ascertaining the opinions before the court. This time it is go to Tientsin. anent we desire to make an ob- Building main events of the fore-going three hundred and sixty four (or five) be held to-morrow; and there-floor of the General Post Office local papers with a view to if Li family are to come again for Shanghai from whence they

appaal from the Chief of Shipmasters on the subject on Opium Divan. days, incidentally rejoicing over the successes and lamenting theservation or two. Some consider-

At the Police Court this morn-which we should be pleased to Justice's verdict in the case of communicate to the Foreign Li Toe Shi v. Li Yu Nung and

A meeting of the Sanitary twenty-one men enlisted the help of the press in ing.

Li Chung Lin. This was an failures that stand out the most prominently, and not seldoni able time ago the committee

I am, dear Sir,

action in which the plain Board was held this afternoon

from rounding off their brief review with a few pious resolutions for the an effort to secure increased. sub brought before Mr. Hazeland, on

tiff claimed

the de- when, among the matters dealt Yours faithfully,

the Aum

$77,500 with, was a letter from the in-coming year. It is a prettily sentimental practice, with perhaps acriptions which are necessary to a charge of using 1, Ng Tak Lane, the complete success of the sports as an opium divan. Sergeant

(Sgd) T.W. Moore. fendant

Government announcing that the paid be money Secretary.alleged to just enough of the morbid about it to make it all excessively human; For weeks a subscription sheet Adlington proved the case, the has appeared in the window of first defendant being fined $250 wherefore we offer no apology for bowing to custom..

this office, making silent appoal or in default three months an to all passers-by to help in the keeper, and the remainder $2 making of a day's complete onjoy-each for smoking. ment for the bairns. And not a soul has entered to sign his name and contribute, even ton cents!

every

ment.

"

Mr. W. H. Wilkinson,

the Revolution.

wore

Office.

In the second case down for

SANITARY BOARD.

CALENDARS.

by the plaintiff's husband (deceas- Hon. Mr. E. A, Hewett would take ed) at the request of the defend his seat on the Board on his re Liverpool, Sept. 23, 1912. The Secretary of State for ants. The casu took a consider-turn from leave.

The Head of the Sanitary Our own colony's history during the past year, like the life of

able time and eventually his Foreign Affairs. one of its inhabitants, has perforce had its upe and downs,

Sir, I am requested by the Lordship gave judgment in Department recommended the Reidie, It is currently reported that Guild, as the great representative favour of the plaintiff for the sum following arrangements for leave and has been characterised by triumphs, weaknesses, and blunders, as well as by happenings great and small for which it is our wont It bears but one subscription Mr. W. H. Wilkinson, H.B.M.'s body of those commanding and of $25,300, disallowing certain for 1913: Inspector to blame "Circumstances" because we can find no more definite that of $25 from the "Hongkong Consul General at Hankow has officering British ships, to bring items. It is from this decision about 1/2/13-12 months; In- Telegraph." We are informed received the honour of Knight-to your notice the enclosed copy that the defendants are appealing, spector Watson on the return of doar at which to lay responsibility for them. The history of Hongkong that further subscriptions are still hood. Mr. Wilkinson, who is of a communication which we In the case of Hung Kwei Inspector Knight, about 10/7/13, during 1912, as seen by the outside world, could be expressed in needed to cover the expenses. brothor of Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, have received from Mr. L. A. W. Ching v. Lo Sat Po the action-6 months; Inspector McEwen

for the return of a mortgage dead about 10/7/13,-9 months.

For the week ending December less than half a dozen lines-A university has been opened; a new This is the season of goodwill, one of llongkong's best known Brooks, our representative at concerned a claim by the plaintiff on the return of Inspector Kelly,

good cheer, opon-heartedness; solicitors. was recently removed Saigon, Cochinchine.

We feel that the matter is one made between the plaintiff on the Governor has been appointed, on whose life a cowardly attempt was it is said. Are our renders to act to lankow from Chenta, where made

almost at the moment of his landing; the financial year has up to the spirit of the season? Or as British Conaal General he ex-worthy of being brought to your one part and one Lau Chin Tin 21st 1406 rats were caught in

that some efficient warning to given in favour of the defendant been, in the main, a good one, though now a grave situation is are we to take it that they care perienced troublous times during kind notics, as it would appear on the other. Judgment was Hongkong, and 250 in Kowloon.

nothing for the children-after

navigators as to the vicinity of and from this the plaintiff is ap imminent, owing to China's threatened breach of the opium agree they come east of Suez?

Filipino Entertainment:

Reef is very pealing.

A further batch of calendars Last night the Filipinos of the the. Paracels

The fourth case is an appeal Colony gave a most successful necessary in the interest of safety

from the decision of Mr. Justice falls to be acknowledged, and are We who live in the Colony can, of course, get closer to the

Mrs. Jay Ward Carter, the entertainment at 178 Queen's of life at sea.

If you could grant your con- Gompertz in a cause where the equal in quality to those already The Royal Exchange Assurance main events; can supply all the minor details leading up to them or handsome young woman who was Road, East, in commemoration of branching out from them; but the details, whether of the Colony's year arrested at San Francisco recently the 16th anniversary of the death sidoration to this matter, the interpretation of certain rules and noticed in our columns.

the administration of certain sande a neat diary, a blotter, and Zoroastrian charities was desired. a dainty little calendar, while the or of our own personal lives during that year, are all so well known to by immigration authorities, was of their martyr, Dr. Jose Rizal. Guild would feel greatly obliged regulations in a deed governing

London and Lancashire Fire us that they need no recapitulation. We can only rejoice over public deported on the liner Nile. Mrs. A military band supplied the to you,

Cartor arrived in San Francisco music for the dancing, and about

Insurance Company send a blot- and individual sucoses, deplore public and individual errors or from Shanghai on the ateamer 200 participated in the festivities.

At a meeting of the London ting pad of real usefulness. The failures, and look forward to something better in the year to come. Mongolia, having reserved passage Among there present were:

Chamber of Commerce on Do- Liverpool and London and Globe camber 18, at Ceylon Chambers, Insurance Company also sends a No one supposes that 1913 will be entirely free from mistakes and through to London; but the im- Misses Veronica Varela, Nepa disappointments, but one likes to feel that (in the words of the late migration authorities decided, Mendoza and Dolores Riveiro: upon investigation, that she had also Messrs. Hilario Castro, Rafael

the suggestion that the former useful calendar, Sir Walter Bont) "this grand old world is blundering on to better no right to land in the United Mendozo, Emilio Vasquez, Crispin things, and if each individual in Hongkong determines to "play States because of her career in Caenos, Autonio Lareno, F. Sir, I have laid before Sacretary body endorse the application for Two exceedingly dainty Japan- the game" and to do his own unobtrusive little part towards bring the Far East. Mrs. J. W. Chard, Gonzalez, Juan F. Salazar, P. Six E. Grey your letter of the 23rd. the establishment of a wireless ese calendars come from the Nip

(ark ing about that belterment, this particular quarter of the world will who came from New York to Madaraiga, Secundino Lopez, and ultimo, enclosing a copy of a let-atation at Minicoy will receive pon Yuson Kaishi and the Dai mast Mrs. Carter and claimed to Alegandro Ranes. Several British ter from your representative at consideration, wires the London Nippon Brewery Co., Ltd. These little to grumble at. To all our readers we wish health, be the latter's mother, alad sailed residents of the Colony were algo Saigon urging the desirability, in correspondent of the Times of are splendid examples of Japanes

the interests of navigation, of a Ceylon." on the Nile,

• present. cerity and happiness in the coming year.

Sent Back to Shanghai.

"I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your obedient Servant,

(8gd.) T. W. Moore.

Socretary.

Foreign Office,

October 10th, 1910.

Wireless In Ceylon,