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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1913, -

THE PARLIAMENT GROUP.”

DAY BY DAY.

There is something harder to face than death, and that is the realisation of failure and mi- directed effort and wrong-doing.

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German Mail Delivered.

BOYCOTT AREAS.

general manager of the Tram- ways Company,should be invited to attend. On Mr. Kennedy's ap H. E. Gives Another Audience paaring, the matter was discussed

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This Morning.

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Y. M. C. A.

Well-Attended Presidential

Reception.

with him, and finally be sent for 5,000 tickets which were This morning, H.E. the Gover-

Last evening a well attened at once bought by the Chinese, reception was given by the Presid nor in Council gave a further The committee is communicating ent of the European T.M.C.A audience to reprosontatives of the result of the meetings to the His Excellency Sir Henry May The German mail despatched assessment districts and villages associations and guilds.

who, with Lady May, received the After leaving the hospital, thie from Hongkong on December in connection with the Ordinance 11th was delivered in Londen recently passed for the prevention morning, a number of committee invitations sent out. The rooms many guests that responded to the of boycotts. In all, five batches yesterday.

of representatives wore hoard and, members travelled by car as for were niasly sot out and quite a as in yesterday's case, no decision as the Post Office, and it was no- brilliant gathering were present was including Miss May, Miss Dixon, Capt, Somerset, the Hon. Mr. H.

Boat Stolen.

A bost builder of Mong Kok, Yaumati, has reported to the police, that a partner of his has stolen $200 and cleared off. '.

Grass Cutter Punished, A man who cut grass from Goy- erament land, was fined $2, or in default seven days, by Mr. Haze- land, at the Police Court, this morning.

Mr. Frey Leaves. Mr. A. G. Frey, who is the assistant to the General Manager of the Pacific Mail's.s. Company left the colony to-day for Amorica on the 8.8. Mongolia:

Gamblers Fined.

Sixmen elarged with gambling at Team Teai Po, were each fined $3 or in default seven days, by Mr. O. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court, this morning.

Lantern Lecture.

was announced. We are inform-

ed that decisions will be deferred

until January 20.

The districts represented to-day

were:-

Assessment District No. 9 Bowrington.

Assessment District No. 10. Sokonpo.

Villages.

Shaukiwan East. Shaukiwan West. Quarry Bay.

ticed that their example

who had seen them riding.

quickly followed by other Chinese

"CANDIDA."

Allan Wilkie Company In

a Shavian Playe

E. Pollook K. O, and Mrs. Pollock, the Rev. Copley Moyle, the Rev. O. Hickling, Col. St. John and Miss St. John, and many others

manner.

H. E's Address

After the reception & Tery enjoyable programme was opened by Miss Dixon who rendered a Asmall and rather unresponsive pianoforte solo in good style. house, witnessed the Allan Wilkie Throughout the evening she play. Company's presentation of Mr.ed the accompaniments for the Bernard Shaw's "Candida" last other artistes in a most efficiant Before hearing the Chinese re-night. The work of the company manner. ElisExcellency contribut ed another of his inimitable Irish presentatives of Assessment Dis- deserved a much better house. triota 5, 6, 7 and 8 yesterday As the Rev. James Morell, Mr. recitations, while the Hon. Mr. morning, H. E. the Governor Allan Wilkie was excellent, and H. E. Pollock obliged in the same The vocalist was Mr. in Council received the three made a notable figure. delegates of the non-Chinese

Miss F. Hunter-Watts played G. Lammert who had to respond to property owners who, at a meeting the "trusted" wife with rare two encores, while Miss Lockhart | Street Lighting.

held at the Registrar General's skill and charm, and in her scene gave a most pleasing violin solo, office on Tuesday, had been de between her husband and Eugene Hia Excellency, in the course pated for that purpose.

Marchbanks, (Mr. G. F. Weir), in The distribution of street lamps in Hongkong is a litulo puzzling.

The representatives were Messrs the last aot, Miss Hanter-Watts of a short address, said how glad In any Eastern city where the The Rev. C. Berry, B.A. of M. S. Northcote, H. Humphreys, showed rare histrionic skill and he was to welcome so many of verandahs overhang the side- Emanuel Charch, Plymonth, is to and J.P.Brags, and they painted painstaking study of one of Mr. them that evening. That was walks, the pavements must of give a lantern lecture, on "Travels out that they stood for owners Bernard Shaw's most difficult the first opportunity he had had of seeing the Association and its necessity get little light at night, in Rome and Pompeii," at the whose property totalled up to characters, being left more or less in the Shaman's Institute on Satureay, some millions of dollars. shadow; and apparently there is at 8. p.m. no inexpensive way out of." this difficulty. Where, however, these

A Chinese youth aged 15 years, verandahs do not exist, as, for in-has been removed to the hospital stance, on the seaward side of the suffering from no injury to his Praya or in most of the up face caused by the branch of bill roads, there is surely no tres falling on him in Morrison axense for the footing being Hill Gap Road: rendered positively dangerous at night through insufficient light. One of the worst spots in the city, in this respect, is the steps leading down from Chancery Lane

to Arbuthnot Road and those therefrom to Wyndham Stroot. Both flights are of a con- siderable height, but there is no

the authorities take a hint ?

Trade Returns.

Youth Injured.

Failed to Appear.

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A barber was given in charge by another barber at West Point; for stealing his hair clippers. At the Police Court, this morning, the complainant did not appear,

Quarrel about Money,

Mr. Philip Gordon as the friends together since his return wealthy Mr. Burgess, was finished to the colony, and he was glad to and olever, and he did more than see it animated with a now spirit. his share in making "Candida" It had got the bit between its a success. Mr. Staford Dawson teeth and was fairly running It was not rauni 1g quite played the part of the Rev. away.

in the direction that they would Alexander Mill with every care, like it to do. It did not possess though it was a small part.

golden shekels and silver dollars, but at any rate it was animated by the spirit that could win a race and he appealed to those who wers members and those who wore not to give it a push forward and A brilliant comedy most bril-help it to win. In his travels he

No General Exemption. On being asked for further particulars as to the assessment area, H. E. showed, by means of map, that this embraced prac tically the whole of the City of Victoris up to the 700ft. con- tour, including Conduit Road. The representatives then asked that all property owned by was also clever. Europeans, and all Chinese pro- party tenanted by Europeans, should be exempted. The Gov- ernment's view, however, was

for exemption.

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Tenement Houses.

Miss Vera Crichton, as Proser. pine Garnett, the stonographer

To-night the Company present "The Liars,"

The Liars.

In Low Water.

they amount to after all? A retoma of poisoning which became Government could not entertain it is not difficult to forteli the out- they had to pay several thou

meal.

East.

Left To-day.

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that there can bo no generliantly played, was the general was struck by the Columbia Olub and the defendant was discharged. exemption on principle, verdiot of an amused and delight at Manila which had been but that owners themselves ed audience as they left the theatre founded by that splendid man, lamp other than those in the A paint-scraper living in Third who foel that they have when the Allan Wilkio Uoy. Bishop Brent. That club, and roadway below and even a per-Street, has been removed to the grounds for objecting to the tax staged Henry Arthur Jones' bril the Y.M.O.A, were just like any son whose sight is quite good hospital suffering from a wound must sand in their representations liant comedy "The Liars," dur other clubs, except in one re risks a sprained ankle or broken arthe back of the head, alleged to to the Governor, who will considering their last visit here. The spect; and that was that they leg every time he comes down have been inflicted by another these on their individual merits.comedy is to be staged were both teetotal. That was a these steps. after dark, Will paint-scraper during a quarrel What was more, since the tax again to-night. Henry Arthur very great thing.

about money. ·

which it is proposed to levy would Jones in "The Libre" has set be-

Continuing, Sir Henry pointed Symptoms of Poisoning. be upon the occupiers, in the fore us an ordinary situation of Four Chinese males have been event of the owners not applying everyday life. A self-absorbed out that the club in Manila had The figures given in yesterday's removed to the hospital from 52 for exemption, the tenants them rather boorish, husband, a pretty, had the site and the building telegrams relative to the amount Lyndhurst Terrace suffering from solves would have to submit claims young, not over intellectual, wife, given them, and he remarked that, of British trade during the past the effects of a stupefying drug.

and & facinating "other" of if they had the sams, they would Fear are instructive, but what do They appear to have the symp-

heroia fame playing the despair-have a spleatid balance sheet Further, it was shown that the ing adorer! Given these premises at the end of the year but, as cord in imports and exports may

sands of dollars a year in Autter the national vanity, and the apparent after the evening

any application for exemption, come. as a whole, of any specified block At a house party given by Lady rent, and as they had not pro- The Group of members of Parliament who are interosted in figures may be useful to politi- Chinese affairs has had its first meeting, has outlined its objects, not point to a more happy and

in Queen's Road, Des Voeux Rosamund Tatton, is her sister,fits from the bar, they were cians on the stump, but they do Mr. Moroni, who is in charge Road or Connaught Road. The Lady Jessica Nepean. Lady naturally in low water. There and has adopted a resolution. The objects in themselves are contented people. The increases of the entire catering of the Paci houses in that area which could Jessica's husband fails to realise were two ways of solving the fic Mail ships, left to-day by the be exempted had already been the truth of Sir Christopher Deer- financial difficulty. One was to praiseworthy enough, and no one would wish neodlessly to throw are undeniable; so is the grass. Mongolia. He states that ex-indicated in the Government ing's dictum, that when a man secure the support of employera cold water on the Group's plans. Yat,it may well be asked:Has The cost of living has gone up meats and vegetables, can by

ing difficulty to make ends meet.

cellent supplice, in the way of Notification No. 2.

marries a pretty woman unless of labour. He thought that em- On the important matter of he continues to make love to her ployers had found in the past. there not been more than enough talk already, and is not the very considerably during the pas bought in Hongkong more cheap- tenement houses, the representa-himself some other man will. In that it paid them to have their.. present rather a time for action than for consultation and re- ten years and wages have not

the other man is young men, when they first to the colony, living. solution?" If one considers all that has been learned and said and anything like risen in proportion.y than in any other port in the tives asked as to the method of this oase

Nor is unemployment decreasing

taxation which would be follow-Edward Falkner, "a modern Don same thought, during the past twelve months, concerning the Chinese in any degree worth mentioning. Motor Car Accident.

ed. They pointed out that, Quixote mounted on Pegasus," in a home like that. The second Republic, one is almost forced to the conclusion that there is really It is all very well to parade The police report that a Obi in the case of many tenements, who responds to Lady Jessica's was for them to increase their little or nothing further left to discuss..

figures and talk in millions, but nese male living in Tai Ping flats were let both to Chiness and insouciant flirtation with the membership. With regard to the that is cold comfort to men strug- Shan Street, has been removed to European tenants, and enquir- deepest love. Already apprised tennis he had been speaking to The object of the Group is "to help the new Republic.". But gling to make ende meet. to the hospital suffering from the ed how the Government proposed of his wife's flirtation, Nepean, the Hon. Mr. Ross in an endea effects of being knocked down by to deal with such property: whe-called away, on business, thres your to get a piece of ground at East Point, to make into a ten- will the Group get any thanks for that? Judging from Chinese Hope for the Future

a motor car, belonging to the ther houses of that description tens her that one day she will go speeches and newspapers, the new Republic would very much rather No much,. indeed, the Exile Garage and driven by a would be taxed as a whole, or in too far and then he will not aparenis, and Mr. Ross had given the help itself, and, unless we are mightily mistaken, would be disposed Unionists recognise. They may Ohinese. The injuries are not part, or would be entirely ex- hor. On the breaking up of the matter his sympathetic considera- to regard any such help as that suggested as intrusivo, patronising the best way of making a tariff

to serious. differ among themselves as

empted. The reply was again to house-party Lady Jessica, walk- tion.

The Secretary Mr. F. G. White; the effect that the Government ing to the station, takes the and impertinent. The Chinese may well ask what a body of operative, but the same spirit an-

Two Chinese were brought he would consider each individual wrong turning, not entirely by ac- also addressed the meeting briefly cident, and arrives at Shopperford on the attractions held out to Politicians in England, whose knowledge of Eastern Affairs has, in imates the differing sections-the fore Mr. Hazeland, at the Police case on its own merits. the main, been acquired at second hand, can have to tell them desire to make matters more easy Court, this morning, and charged pired that the Government will her arrival has had an elaborale

During the discussion it trane instead where Falkner expecting members of the association. for the wage earner. The fact that with being rogues and vagabonds.

FINED $250. about managing their country; and some of the more outspoken there are differences of view is, in Inspector Dymond asked for the consent to soarches at the Land dinner prepared. While they are among them may even hint that all the balance of energy which itself, no bad sign. It indicales, charge against one man to be Office, for particulars as to the there Nepean's brother enters,

the situation Mr. Hazeland, at the Police British parliamentarians may have to their credit might well be at least, that the members of the

various property owneds, being and grasping withdrawn, His Worship ther

leaves to telegraph to Court, this morning, fined expended in setting their own political house in order.

party are in earnest and are not lismissed the man and after hear-mude without payment. prepared to "follow the leader,

Chinese and the Trams. Lady Jessica's husbind the facts Chinese $250, or in dofault throe We are informed that over fifty as they appear to him. Nepean at nonths, for being in unlawful The proposals that the Group should ultimately be made toliko sheep, on a matter of suching the evidence also dismissed

the other man.:

influential Chinese held a meet-inst learns the facts from Falkner's possession of four automatic include men of letters and science, and that some check should be serious moment. A partyso greatly in earnest in promoting national

ing at Tung Wah Hospital, at kept on misstatements in the Press, does not seem to carry matters, well-being may be trusted to com-

own lips: "If you think there is pistols a quantity of ammunition When a Chinese constable ar- o'clock lust night, to discuss the anything on Lady Jessica's side and several cleaning rods. The mucli farther. It is a poor sort of Press that needs a special compose its differences and to arrive rested a man in West Point, for best means of ending the boy bata passing folly and fancy you man was arrested ni Connaught raission to help it to tell the truth; and men of letters and science at the best way out the existing wwking without a licence, the cott. A resolution was passed wrong her, if you think there is Road West, with the arms and, man gave him twenty cents not to to

effect that difficulties. It is not, at any rate, take him to the station. At the man present should purchase at est love and devotion you wrong

every anything on my side but the deep-smmunition concealed inside bis cannot, as a rule, be expected to possess more than a superficial content to accept mere paper pelice Court, the morning, Mr. loast $5 worth of tram tiokots and mo. Now you have the truth and be

waistcoat. knowledge of Chinese matters unless they are receiving daily and figures of turnover in trade as reliable information from Peking. The long and short of the whole proof that all is well with the heart Hazeland, fined him $3 or seven should persuade his servants damned to you." Sir Christopher

days in default, for hawking with and other employees to use the Deering dissuades Lady Jessica Girls under oighteen and you- business is that the Chinese Republic can no more be appreciably of the nation.

out a licence, and $50 or in de-cars as frequently as possible. by his kindly wordly wisdom thunder sixteen ero forbidden helped by outsiders than a young lad starting out into life can (or

fault one month for trying to No Divinity Degree Tests.

A committee of twenty-five from the contemplated folly of to use the poste restante (where will) be guided by the advice of his elders. In this world we have

In the Congregation of Oxford, bribe the constable.

was deputed to approach elopement with Falkner, pours oil latters are kept for callers) in to get our knowledge of life for ourselves; we can no more learn it University statutes have been

the various district associa on the troubled waters of her Pairs for letters marked only with from the experience of others then we can learn whist or boxing from final School of Theology from the

adopted freeing examiners in the Policeman's: £5 Fire Engine, tions and guilds with 6 view husband's anger and persuades figures or initials, under a new & hand book; and the more convinced we are that we are out of leading requiretions that the shall be mittee has sold for £5. a disused tram tickets and to travel by the Africa to fulfil there the duty routy A postal official, saked The Scarborough Watch Com- to persuading them to buy Falkner to come with him to regulation which came into force strings, the harder it is for more experienced persons to give us clergymen of the Church of En-manual fire engine to Police Con-cars. The meeting was then ad- which only he can perform, that by the Matin how the age of an ap- even the slenderest help. So with China; as she sows, so she must gland and throwing open the stablo James Wilkinson, a mem- journed till 11 a.m. to-day. / of dealing with the native chiefs, plicant was to be decided, replied,

} At this morning's meeting. Fulkaor makes the sacrifice of Weshall use psychology. Are we resp; and she will profit or at least learn more by half an hour's degrees of Bachelor of Divinity ber of the local force, who real experience than all the theoriste outside, however, amiable and who do not belong to the Church village of Kippax, in the West Chinese, it was suggested that Jessica and Nepean reconciled way officials in determining the and Doctor of Divinity to students intends to present it to his native which was attended by twenty-five love to duty and leaves Lady gotas well able to decide as the rail-

age of children "under seven'?" of England,

Riding

Mr. Stodart Kennedy, the again.

generous their motives, can teach her in a century.

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Two Men 'Dismissed,.

- Bribery.

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No State Ald for Calf-Love.