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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1913.

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DAY BY DAY.

ment's sake that they displayed The penalty which your liar a more consistent attitude in re pays is not only that other people gard to the relative importance do not believe him but also that of big questions awaiting atten- he cannot believe other people. & Co. tion. Less than a month ago Lord Haldane delivered himself of the statement that "Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd Georgs have decided that education is the next great

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reveals Mr. Lloyd George as sy ing that "the foremost Libers! task in the near future is the emancipation of the land." "More than that, the Chancellor of the Exchequer added that this land question was one which brooked no delay, while Lord Haldane, in the speech referred to, asserted that Mr. Lloyd George was ready

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Shrove Tuesday,

To-day is Shrove Tuesday, pancake days

A

Picked up Dead.

man aged 50 years was

being due to over-exertion.

or

pick

Allan Wilkie Company, The Allan Wilkie Company open at the Theatre to-night with "The Cardinal."

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Post Office Closes.

Found Wandering.

Royal

A Chinese woman, in an un- sound state of mind, was found wandering in Battery Path yes

terday.

MARRIAGE OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE.

Quiet Wedding this Morning.

This morning the marriage of His Honour Sir William Ross

MOVING PICTURE

ACTOR.

Interview with Mr. Maurice

Castello.

a good deal of quick work attach-

ed to that, as you may knów."

"Telegraph" readers will

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member that this play was

screened, at the Viptoris some

time back, Those who saw the

The Vitagraph Company of film would at once recoguise Mr. Davies, K.O., Chief Justice of America is sending round the Costello, for he rarely employs of the brown. Hongkong, to Hilda Kathleen world a company of highly skilled any make-up, beyond a slight connection with bis Chaplin, second daughter of the cinematograph actors, and these darkening late W. E. Blennerhassett Atthill are now staying in Hongkong, In

Esq, of Faverham, Kent, and Chief among them is Mr. Maurice performance in "A Tale of two telegram to hand this week-ended up dead yesterday, death granddaughter of the late W.G. Costello who, before he took ap cities," he has received: con Atthill Esq. of Branoliston Hall, this branch of his profession, was gratulatory letters from almost Norfolk, was solemnised in the well known in the United States every civilised country in the Mr Costello is an ardent presence of a few friends at the as an actor. Mr. Costello is, world Peak Church, by the Rev. G. B.according to the American press,

one of the most popular and most advocate for clean, healthy die Berry, M. A.

I've no time for melodramatic Among those present were His highly-paid cinematograph actors plays. He eays: It is announced that the Gener- Excellency the Governor and in the world.

In conversation with a member stuff, pistols, stabbings and, that al Post Office will be closed on Lady May, and upon the former

he outlined his troupe's plans, the morality side of the question. bride away. Thursday next, China New Year devolved the duty of giving the of the "Telegraph" staff to-day, sort of thing; and, as regarde Day.

The Chief Justice was attended These, briefly, are to travel have never been, and will never to throw himself into the educa Ition question as heartily as he

by Capt Cayley, R. N., of H.M.S. round the world, posing to the be, a party to screening a picture had into the matter of national

Minotaur, as best man, and he camera in various plays that, which I would be ashamed for insurance. To the ordinary lay

was also supported by His Hon- although American as regards the my own daughters to watch. The our Mr. Justice Gompertz, Puisne principal characters, will take oinematograph is a curae, whet man a comparison of these ut-

Judge, the Hon. Mr, J. A.S. Buck-their setting and background pat to unwholesome uses; but i Railway Facilities terances seems to point to the fact that the Government does

We would draw our readers' nill, the Attorney General, and from the neighbourhood where proper care and reasonable judg not know its own mind. Land attention to an advertisement to Mr. C. D. Melbourne, Second they are played and will introduce ment and sense of what is fi a goodly number of local super- are observed, it must be regard reform and educational problems day relating to additional railway Police Magistrate.

It is interesting to learn that numeraries; and, incidentally, to ed as a universal benefactor, be burning questionservice during Chinese New Year.

the officiating Clergyman, the photograph views, local situations

TRAINING NOTES. though we frankly admit that we know of no enthusiasm on the part "If I tell a lie, may I be struck Reverend G. B. Berry, is a dis-and characters etc. which will of the electorate towards either dead by thunder" was the addition tinguished graduate of Trinity ultimately be used for educational

"Everyone in America is mad course at Happy Valley, thi The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will but it would really be as well if of a Chinese witness to the custo-Hall, Cambridge which is also purposes.

the Government came to some mary oath, in the Police Court the College where the Chief Jus- be as follows :-*

after the cinematograph," said morning, and in consequend definito understanding as to this morning.

tice graduated. which calls for priority of treat- |- Alleged Assault.

Sir William and Lady Rees Da- Mr. Costello, "and new material there were few ponies timed. A Chinese in Pingshan comvies afterwards went to the Hong-must be continually supplied. fact, antil eight o'clock it w ment. As we read the telegrams, Mr. Lloyd George appears to plains to the police of an assault kong Hotel for breakfast and later You can form no ides of the practically impossible to get fu disagree with himselfon the point! on him, in which he was struck left by the s.s. Goeben for a fort-namber of picture-shows in Santimes as the mist travelled from with a sharp instrument, and his night's stay in the Philippine Is- Francisco or Chicago, for instance. one side of the course to the oth In New York you may say that in a manner irritating to ride arm fractured. .

ovory vacant lot has a show on it, and spectators alike, Ast of th Dead Bodies. The body of a child enclosed

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1918.

BRITAIN AND GERMANY,

may

Coast Officers' Pay.

The circular which has been

The Oath.

Mr. Rouse Leaves.

lands,

4.

A heavy mist canopied the

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.

In the case of Sir Bedivare i

new reel every week, and, so far. openers, and say times hat cou Captain the Hon. Fitzroy our Company has plenty of good have been recorded would not issued by the general managers in a basket and apparently aban HIS EXCELLENCY'S AD.C. I am sending Home at least one ponies were given me ly pip of the China Navigation Company doned, was found in the Western

Somerset Leaving. stuff to fall back on. It's called reliable enough to build calen Sweet William came out of t the American Vitagraph Go, bat tions upon. to the officers, and which an-District yesterday. Two dead nounces substantial advances in bodies were also picked up in

We are informed that Captain as a matter of fact, the heads of

British. Mr. mist at the last quarter post a firm are the Hon. Fitzroy Somerset, who the salary to officers of the executive Kowloon. and engine-room departments,

dead. will afford considerable satisfac Mr. A. B. Rouso, of the Union arrived in the Colony some little W. 8. Smith, my business completed the distance in thir SweetSultan, with an amah, a tion to those concerned. The pay Insurance Society of Canton, time ago as A. D. O to His Ex-manager, is also an Englishman of coast officers on the China leaves Hongkong to-day by the cellency, the Governor, Sir Henry There are eleven of us in this Coast has long been a voxed 8.8. Korea for home, via Siberia. May, is leaving to-morrow by troupe; six men, three ladies, and did the last quarter on the insi question, and reams of paper on He will be away until the the P. and O. steamer, Sunda, to my two little girls, aged six and course in thirty. the subject, from different bodies, autumn.

take up an appointment in the nine. In Honolulu we did no- have been received at this office.

Egyptian Army. During the thing, bepond getting a few local The increases now granted they The Dockyard Recreation Club short time Captain Somerset has views. Our stay in Japan was I are also to be allowed, we under- gives a concert at the Seamen's been in the Colony he has made little disappointing; the weather stand, to officers of the Indo-Instituta to-morrow ander the many friends who will regret his was bad and we only managed to China Steam Navigation Company patronage of the Commodore and going, while they congratulate get two stories, apart from local scenes in connection with Now should go some way towards Officers. A capital programme him on his new appointment.

His successor is Captain C. M. Year etc." removing present discontent. has been arranged:

Donolly who is at present in the In Hongkong Mr Costello hopes The questions of hospital ex- Alleged Counterfelt Coia.

At the Police Court this after- Colony. Captain Donolly recent to get three picture stories as well penses and pay during ill- nese are also being dealt with. noon, before Mr. Hazeland, the ly visited Hongkong on the as Chinese New Year scanes. Most Clearly, the General Managers case was continued in which four Dunottar Castle and returned of the plays have been brought Court before Mr. O. D. Melbou have tackled the matter firmly Chinese are charged, with being from Singapore to take up his from America, but an author is two coolies, one of whom we when the recent application came in possession of implements for new appointment. before them..

making counterfeit coin and also

The Two-watch System,

Our recollection, however, is

Seamen's Institute Concert.

being in possession of a quantity HONGKONG GYMKHANA of counterfeit coin.

Hon. Mr. Osborne Leaving.

Mr. R. M. Clark.

CLUB.

of

land.

The Blighter appeared mu et quarter was done in 31 3-

his gallop. improved and moved nicely

TYPE STEALING.

Coolie from Newspaper Offi

Sent to Prison.

This morning at the Po

travelling with the company who press coolie in the employ of can write or adapt others. From "Daily Prosa", were charged here the actors go to Singapore; stealing type, the property of then on, via the principal Indian" Daily Press" and valued at Mr. N. Kemp, the manage On Saturday the Hon. Mr. E. The Annual General Meeting towns, to Egypt, where their set It is always with more than common thankfulness that we note

will follow no particular prisoners, and deposed that evidences of Anglo-German amity. For this reason we rejoice that that there were other matters Daborne leaves in the s.s. Empress the Hongkong Gymkhana Olnb itinerary ands; from there they the paper, identified one of the newly-appointed representative of the Kaiser in London has, in which created dissatisfaction. for home, travelling via Siberia. was held last evening at the rooms

the European cities as possible. carded for about a year, but the public utterances which he has so far made, shown himself The two-watch system was one. He is leaving the Colony for of The Hongkong Jockey Clab plan bat will touch as many of type was old and had been possessed of a firm belief in the desirability of the two nations Not long ago we received a good. With him will travel Mr. Mr. H. P. White presiding.

The accounts for the Season Mr. Costello hores further to get been wrapped up in paper drawing together in bonds of firmer friendship. His latest speech, communication which gave an A. Bryer, of Messrs Leigh and

had had to make several app delivered at the birthday dinner in honour of the Kaiser, struck a illustration of the miseries of the Orange, who expects to be away 1012 were passed unanimously good scenes in England and also stowed at afvento

the Chairman remarking that the in the land of his fathers-Ire quite a lot of type lately and distinctly hopeful and friendly note and confirmed current opinion two-watoh system. The itinerary for about a year.

meetings of the Club appeared "Our big stop will be Egypt," tions to the police, that Britain and Germany are to-day on better terms one with the was that of a steamer trading

One of the prisoners, sai other than they have been for many a day past. The Kaiser, he regularly between Shanghai and Mr. R. M. Olark, of the firm of to be becoming even more and tells us, has consistently striven, especially during the last few Canton. It was as follows: Messrs. Clark and Co., opticians, more popular each of the last be continued, " for I am hop.

there for Biblical plays. We one to put it in order so the months, to foster good relations with Germany's kindred island" Commence loading on Friday arrived from San Francisco by the five seasons, showing a considering to got good backgrounds took the type away to get have one already planned, No. 2 printer should not people," and, with the Government, considers it a paramount duty afternoon, work all that night, all Shinyo Maru and proceeded to able increase in patronage over

dealing with Монев, and he bad disarranged it. to work in accord with Germany's Allies and the friendly British next day and night, and sail at Manila to-day by the Goeben. the previous ones.

Draft Rules vero laid on the

The press coolie was daylight Sunday morning (or as Mr. H. O. Haynor, of Messrs.

others are under consideration, Government" to maintain European peace.

If time allows, we shall also go three weeks' bard labour and That the relations of the two Empires have in recent times been soon as the tide serves) arrive at Clark and Co., is leaving for a table, discussed and approved.

The remaining members of through the Holy Land. The hours stocks, while the s seriously strained, nobody can deny. But we firmly hold the view Hongkong Wednesday afternoon, holiday in the States.

Assistant Chaplain Fund. last Season's Committee, namely,

ed for will fill five reals and will be that this unhappy circumstance has not been truly representative of commerce discharging as soon as

the Hon. C. H. the sane, sober feeling of the people of either land. It has been due ship is fast to the buoy; continue We are informed that the Messre. White, Gedge, Bratton Egyptian picture already arrang-was discharged.

LADY ATTACKED five thousand feet in length." to the wild, unrestrained talk and ill-considered writings of groups work all night and leave for Can-amount already subscribed to and of alarmists, both in England and in Germany, who have been ton directly the last package is wards the Assistant Chaplain Ross, were re-elected and it was consumed with a large excess of patriotic zeal. Keep these people out, arrive at Canton say at 4 p.m. Fund for St. John's Cathedral, is unanimously decided that the All these ploturas will, of

Yesterday afternoon a in their proper places and allow the true feelings of both nations Thursday, discharge all cargo for to be treated as a capital sum, the Honorary Secretary should ask course, be copyright and the Seized and Thrown Down a their due weight, and we earnestly believe that a solid, lasting that port and start to load for interest on which is to be used for Captain Dickinson D.O.L.I. to fill property of the producing direc- understanding might easily be come to between Britain and the Shanghai, leave again for Hong- the payment of salary. The the vacancy occurring through tora, Mr. Costello and Mr. W.V great Teutonic race. This very point was rande some short time kong as soon as cargo isin, arrive amount already subscribed is not the departure from the Colony of Ranous, for the Vitagraph Com- while walking along the pa since by a writer to the "Deutsche Revue," who laboured to back in Hongkong any time on sufficient and further efforts are Captain Agg, K.O.Y.L.I. show that any attempts at a rapprochement from the side of Friday afternoon or evening and to be made to secure the requisite Britain must, unfortunately, come to nothing so long as the continue loading, working right total. German philistine who has taken to himself the fine-sounding through until Saturday midnight, nsus of "All-Deutscher" ("Pan-Garman"), is filled with when it is east off from the buoy hatred against England and goes on agitating for a war. How and away to sea again and keep much damage these Pan-German leaders do, they fail to understand, your watch." Whatever else may and they take no responsibility for the consequences of their be lacking is that life want of Chauvinistic campaigns. As the writer forcafully points out, in ecoupation is not anyhow. combination with Britain the German Empire would be the most important factor in Europe and in the world. He continues:- "And as the interests of both countries are in reality for loss diverg- ent than those of any other Powers such a combination can easily be

A Chinese seaman was fined the head with a bambin. pole, Chan Kam Ho was sued by Lang specified length of film. A lot of a small sum of money a imagined, and oould also be reached, if we took up towards great questions the same cool and realistic attitude as the English them- $5 or in default fourteen days by cutting him and necessiting his Tin Woo for the sum of $113, manoeuvring is required to com- victim of the attempt was selves. But too often the Pan-Germans come along threatening Commander Basil Taylor R.N., removal to hospital. The lefen being as to the sum of $97, press a story, full of incident, into go on to Pokfulum and Another Hydroplane Mt with their sword and destroy all the attempts of our diplomacy to at the Marine Court, this morning dant was fined $7.or in default principal due for money lent, and a thousand feet of film. We waste the occurrence to the polic

for anchoring his boat ins, pro-imprisonment for fourteen days as to the remaining sum of $16, no time on unnecessary or ob

While Lieutenmant Kor Playing Fan-tan." interest dae for twenty-seven vious matter; but no important reach sa understanning with Great Britain."

hibited area.

Before Mr. Hazeland at the Pononths, at 8 per cent, per sanum,point or detail is neglected, and The article above referred to, is full of interest to the Britisher, Eleven Chinese were fined $5.

surprising how much action oan Passenger, at Yokohams or who will be glad to know that the writer received congratulations each by Commader Basil. Taylor, lice Court this morning, sixten as per Chinese promissory note with care and experience, it is lying on a hydroplane from many high quarters for the well-merited rebuke delivered to R.N., at the Marine Court, this men were charged by Iarpestor datad 6-9-10.

Mr. Otto Kong Sing represent be squeezed into the space of one ary 22, the machine the Pan-Germans, who are, we are teld, not possessed of a tithe of morning, for mooring their boate Dymond, with playing man at

influence with which they are credited. This is all good read-within 100 yards of low water No. 19 Sai Yaon Lauc. The ed the plaintiff and Mr. Hind, minute. The rate at which the turned by a sudden keeper of the house was fined of Messrs. Brutton and Hott, photographs are taken in one foot wind. The two aviat ing, and as hard facts become more widely known, the era of Anglo-mark in a prohibited place.

wasted. We've no time for launches which wer German friendship and better understanding should draw relatively For oarrying seven persons in $50, ons man, who did not appear, appeared on behalf of the do- per second, and not a foot muet och d nearer Not many years ago Britain and France were sworn excose of his licensed number, a had his bail of $5 estreated, and fendant.

After hearing the evidence, his idle detail, Perhaps my biggest by and were unhurt,

Exchange. enemies; to-day they are firm friends. And what has happened in Chinese boatman was fined $15 the rest were fined $3 each. The regard to Britain and France should be more than possibis so far as or in default five weeks, at the sum of $2.29 which was found on Lordship adjourned the case on hit was as Sidney Carton, in A hydroplane was bad

Mr. Otto, Kong Sing supplication." Tale of Two Cities;" there was Britain and Germany are concerned.

the

HARBOUR OFFENCES.

Marine Quart, this morning.

Dispute at a Fountain-

As the result of a dispute which occurred at one of the water fountains, a young Chinese was charged with assaulting an elderly. man, before Mr. Hazoland at the Police Court this morning. The two met at one of the fountains and, in a dispute which followed,

pany. The negatives are sent to leading from the Peak, whe America to be developed, and resides, to Pokfulum, wasnt Mr. R. F. C. Master was re- thence either to Paris or to by three Chinese, near the elected Honorary Secretary and London, where any number of voir. The lady was first thr Treasurer and votes of thanks to positives are printed from themed by one man with a stic him and Mr. Blasan who kindly r. Costello gave a very interest as she tried to ran away, s audited the Accounts were an-ing account of the staging of one seized by the other two and

of these photo-plays. animously passed.

CLAIM FOR MONEY

down a bank. Fortunately "Practically no words are ac was broken before she had tually written," he said. "In the very far and, with the exc main wo improvise. The business of a few bruises and a ph Before Mr. Justice Gompertz, is to get as much as possible into a sbe escaped unhurt. The r

LENT.

the young man hit the elder over at Summary Court, this morning, small space of time and on to a got away with a purse cont

the table was conûscated,