THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1913.
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DAY BY DAY, So the Clock Tower is to go" at
Look not mournfully into the last very few people will be really sorry, for neither its posi-past-it comes not back again ; tion nor appearance greatly riwisely improve the present it is commended it for preservation. thine; go forth to meet the are sentimentalists, of shadowy future without foar and course, who will plead for ita re-with a manly heart. tention on the score that it is an ancient landmark; but it is on-
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St. Paul's College Sports. This furanon
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Leit for Home:
THE SIBERIAN ROUTE.
Praised by the U. S. Consul to Hongkong.
THE TRAMWAY.
BANDMANN OPERA
COMPANY.
To-night-The Girl in the Taxi."
It has been suggested that there should be an iron railing placed. wear the nullah at the lower! After a brief visit to the United Tramway Station, to prevent The Bandmann Company gave States and Europe on leave, Mr. belated passengers from falling a ropaat performance of The George E. Anderson, U.S. Consul into the Lullab, should they run Pink Lady" last night and as on General in Hongkong, recently to catch a tram in motion that has Monday, there was a crowded arrived back in the Colony. Mr. already left the station. To erect house. Miss May Glenn, Mi cient only in respect that most Gorman Mail-Arrived per 8.8. Anderson happened to arrive in railing for this purpose will be Moyan Hill, Miss Marjorie Cesil, of the buildings which dwarf it Luetzow at 3 pm, to-day.America just previous to the dangerous. The Superintendent Mr. Victor Gourist, Mr. Alfred Presidential election and was of the tram, Mr. Bayers, has every Frith and Mr. Fred Coyne did are comparatively now. There Siberian Mail.-Due per
there during the progress of the reason long to remember what the bulk of the work and did it. is nothing of hoary antiquity
same. To a "Telegraph" repie auch a railing (at the Peak splendidly; the subsidiary char- about it, as the term is usually
sentative ho stated that there was terminus) did to him. Whilst he acters, too, doserve great praire. understood. It is still a com- King of Greece's Funeral. parative youngster as historic Today as a mark of respect to not any very great exoitement was standing on the platform of for their performance.
Produced at the Lyric Theatre buildings go. Nor is it a pretty the late King of 'Greece all the aroused by the election, as the the car, be was caught by the youngster. On the contrary, is naval and military flage in Hong- resalt was practically a foregone railing and thrown down the in the early part of last year and has for long soomed stunted and kong have been half-masted. His conclusion. The one astound-billside, breaking a rib or two where it is still drawing crowded undergrown, and its one redeen-late Majesty's funeral takes place ion feature was the small degree and was so seriously injured that housee "The Girl in the Taxi"
of support scoured by Mr. Taft, he was confined to the hospital looks like betting up fresh records- ing feature as a building (which to-day in Athens.
which was one of the most as for some weeks. After this ao-in theatrical history. To-day is also a fault as a timegiver) is that very little can be seen of it:
tonishing facts in the history of oident the railway was shortened, there is no moro popular. Musical Few people will be eorry to hear
American Presidential elections, thus preventing a repetition of an Play at home as may be judged Mr. Anderson made the return accident similar in obaraoter. by the London Company and four that we are to see even loss of it in the future. The sooner it is
trip to the Orient by way of the The shortening of the rail permite companies that are touring the A farce with music it is called removed the better will most per
Siberian route, and was loud in a venturesome passenger to pass Provinces. plo bo pleased.
bis praise of the long railway between the car and the railing, journey. He had always thought thus, in a measure, defeating the and never was a play more aptly Additional Indian Troops.
of it as a long, tiresome ox-object of the railing i.e. to keep named, for it is farco run riot There is, we hear, a deal of Among the passengers who left
caso of uncertainty as to how long the for Home to-day by the ne. Nan-perience, shat up in a stuffy, ill-would-be passengers who are on and, from the time the curtain additional Indian troops sent to kin were Mr. and Mrs. R. E ventilated train; but he had ao- the run to catch a train, out of risss until it folls it is å
Fuzanne Pomarel and her huan- Hongkong during the latter end Lindsell, Mrs. R. Baker, Mrs. Htually found it to be very far the nullah. To devise an efficient continual laughter.
and, a worthy provincial scent THE LOAN AND THE
manufacturer, have come to Paris route-that was for those who had The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will of the Chinese Revolution are to Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. removed from this. Of course, it fool proof barrier is no easy task.
remain hore. There forces con- Armstrong, Mr. F. Thickneste and was more expensive than the ses
ELECTION.
to call on Baron Dauvray to thank to make the trip he had, from stitute two regiments, a mountain Mr. W. D. Lindsay..
him for the prize he has awarded battery and a mule corps, and
New York. There were stops at
her for virtue. Now the Baron Brussele, nobody seems to know precisely
Liverpool, London,
poses as a philosopher with pro- the reason of their protracted stay
Hamborg, Moscow, Peking, Nan
nounced opinions on heredity. Here. The question was raised
king and Shanghai; and of course
His home life is a model of « time ago, but the reply was of the
be spent.
pressed some interesting views on is bursting to kick over the usual non-committal character:
The railway journey was made the Loan Question, yesterday, traces. He confides his desiree Of course, Hongkong does not
by Mr. Anderson, first-class, but to a "Telegraph" representativo. to his sister's fiances Bens, 7 lie s'ates that second-class was
"It is quite impossible to say, at who tells him of an experience he which the presence of these object to the additional protection
just as good, except that it was present, how China will get out once had with a lady at a water- At the Police Court, to-day, rather more crowded. For a dissatisfaction before Mr. C.D, Melbourne two single man especially, it would marked. "Of course it is late in be raises a fiver on a picture and of her money difficulty," be reing place. This dooides Blubert, troops implies, but we hear that felt by the men
themselves men were charged with removing certainly pay to travel second the day to say so, but she should sets out to meet a lady whom over their long stay. They sand without a permit from a class. "Yes," said Mr. Anderson, never have sought to borrow on Rene had promised to take to the suffer on exchange in rogard prohibited place on Han Tao is "I found the journey much more a large scale. This loan business Jeunesse Bares Restaurant, none to their pay, and they find that land. Mr. Faithfull, who de comfortable than I imagined Ihre been dragging on for eight other than Suzanne Pomarel. the usual extra rations, which fended, said that the defendants should. In the first place there
China all When the household has retired. every soldier likes to enjoy in had a permit which did not state are frequent stops, which give the while getting more deeply the Baron emerges for his room supplementation of his ordinary that any place was prohibited. one a chance of getting fresh air into debt; yet, with her wonderful intent on nooturnal amusement sand to be and of stretching one's muscles. vitality, she has managed to exist and is only saved from discovery EDWARDS-On March 21st, the wife of C. W. Edwards, of allowance, cost far more here but which allowed "
than in India. These may be dug on the island." It did not Then there is enough interest in all the time. The utmost that
Baroness by hiding Jain, Malacca, of a son.
small matters in comparison with specify any place. The Magis the route to take you along day by she should have attempted to under the piano. Jacqueline the bat trate, in dismissing the case, said day--you have some abjective borrow was, just sufficient to pay Baron's daughter has prevailed Rev. Fr. Agostini, Agues Eva Johnson-Loigh to Stanley L. Hidden, unless there is much more behind that the P.W.D. must be bound points two or three times a day off old loans and indemnities, and upon Kene to take her out to the
HIDDEN-LEIGH-At St. Joseph's Church, Garden Road, by Imperial considerations,
the presence of the additional by the terms of the permit, and to which you look forward. The Wednesday 2nd April.
troops here than is commonly if any place was prohibited, it known, the necessity of their should be stated. continued exile has yet to be established. From what we can hear, the officers themselves do noi know what the forces are here for, or how long they are likely to
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there is some
HOUSE RENTS-AND A FRIENDLY SUGGESTION, remain.
A Doubtful Telegram,
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Removing Sand:
HONGKONG DOG SHOW.
Shanghai Parer's Comments,
takes away much of the monotony of life aboard ship."
As to food,, Mr. Anderson Baid it was very good indeed at the rice, which generally cost soine thing less than seven shillings
&
months, or ten
-
the imperative expenses, of the moment-enough, in fact, to tide her over emergencies.
"Everyone is anxiously watch ing to see how she is going to
by the
same restaurant and here they all meet. The Baron with a neighbour's wife, Rene with the Baron's daughter, and the Baron's son with Madam Pomarel. All is get out of the present dificulty merry and bright until Monsieur her own people more than anyone Pomarel who has been called op
day. Of course, that did not elee: The National Assembly for Military service arrives
Asked as to President Tuan's
on the scano
bibu- Consternation
A good deal of persuasion was include wines, spirits or mineral meets on the 6th of this month; neccessary in order to convince waters, Wines were expensive, the Presidential Election takes tons One of the Manila papers con- Hongkong residents that there because of the Russian duty, but place on the 8th, and some reigns supreme and is further tains a telegram headed" Buck-was even a remote possibility of beer was cheap and good. people have been prophesying increased by the arrival of Mon- Those who go Home or come trouble then. Personally, sieur Charcot. Presiding over The increased cost-of-living-in-Hongkong of recent years is ingham Palace fired by militant holding a dog show in the Colony, causing a deal of anxiety amongst all classes of the community, and sufregeitas." When we come to remarks the "N. China Daily back from leave at periodio times believe the election will pass over the Restaurant is a waiter named there seems little of a reduction in
Allexis a man of many specialities. What is certain is that it will not again return to the level of half a things were not quite so bad as however, enthusiasm was aroused route a trial, said Mr. Anderson. the election that the trouble wille is leaving to go into private
the attractive head-line would and Hongkong has now held its And it saved a deal of time, too, come."
service so that when the delin quents assemble for breakfast the dozen years back, though we do not despair that it will yet return havo us believe, for the London first public exhibition of dogs. He spent one day in Liverpool, to nearer what may be termed normal than it is at present. It is loo correspondent wires: The lates of the au mile shown, although most of two days in London, chances of re-election, our infor- following morning you can pic early yet to suggest, as is being tentatively done, that increased suffragelle outrage perpotrated there was a large entry of smooth day in Brussels, two days in Bermant said that they were very ture their feelings when he walks in this city is an attempt to fire fox terriers, the exhibition failed lin, one in Hamburg, one in Mos incomes all round form this only solution.
Buckingham Palace. One of the to produce a really first-class dog cow, five in. Peking and one in great; so great as almost to con into the room with the breakfast
stitute a certainty,
things. A satisfactory way out "Of course," he said, "Hwong of the imbroglio in eventually It is easy to say that, as prices rise, sälarics must proportionately houses adjoining the Palace was of this breed, notwithstanding Shanghai, and even then he be increased; but that expedient should be resorted to only when set afire, but the blaze was im-the general acceptares of the resobed Hongkong in 32 days Using is a very popular man in found by impressing Monsieur all others have failed. An adequate increase in salaries all roundmediately extinguished.". It is truth of the statement that a well- from New York, The distance Canton; but the Canton Province Pomarel with the fact that he was really wonderful how these London bred fox terrier is more ezaily ac- by rail was being further sher doesn't rule the country. In fact frightfully intoxicated and it is would seriously affect shareholders in every company who are correspondents ferret out news; climatized in the Colony than tened, and he understood that it only represents a twentieth of his duty to apologise to all and already bearing their share of the general burden and have no their ingeniuity is only exceeded sporting dogs or the handsome this summer the journey from it. I think there can be no sundry.
Divided into three Acts, it is right to be asked to bear the greater part of it. The community by that of the sub-editors who German hounds that are so po- Moscow to Peking, which no doubt but that Yuan will be should follow the principle laid down in life for the individual man fit sach alarming beadlines as the pular. Some fair wire-haired took ten and a half days, would returned end, when he is firmly one of the biggest screams that above to their telegrams. Query; terriers, bull terriers and Aber-be out down to nine diye. Mos fixed in the Presidential has ever been produced. The if the expenditure exceeds the income, reduce the expenditure. has that correspondent ever been deens were shown, but the dechas-cow, eaid Mr Anderson, was the Chair, it will be for him 10 dresses, scenery and general Before salaries are generally increased, and an advanced rate of in London at all? He appears to hunds were poor, and opinions most interesting place for a day's straighten things out.
effects are an exact replica of the "With regard to America's London production and they are living fixed and sanctioned for good or ill, let it be first established think that Buckingham Palace is appeared to diffor as to what visit that he had ever been in,
"There is one oriticism I bave withdrawal from the Group, it is exceeding y beautiful, in parti beyond question that the cost of living cannot be lowered. Is it one of a row of houses. The last was an Irish terrier. It is in- not possible for house rents to be reduced? That is the first time we saw it, it was severely teresting to note that only three to offer in regard to the route
suppose, done at the are all of the ver、 latest fashion, problem to be tackled, because it is the most serious. House rents isolated in huge grounds of its Chinese exbibited animals, and said Mr. Anderson, "but I don't no more than what I expected. Iscular the ladies dresses, which have gone up enormously within the past two years by reason of the own, and there were no "houses that residents from the Continent suppose it can be remedied in instigation of Mr. Leishman, the
adjoining." Things may be dif- of Europe were largely instru- the present political situation. U. S. Ambassador at Berlin, who LOCAL SPORT.
mental in ascaring the success of It is the bad arrangements for is a for-seeing man and bas a tremendous demand for houses. The simple way to reduce that ferent now.
LAWN TENNIS. the venture. As a result of this transferring from train to trais, good and wide knowledge of demand is to build more houses, and plenty of them. No one An Apology for Tobacco.
show it is possible that a Konnol first at Changchun where we Eastern affairs. All right-thinking
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The Kowloon Cricket Club
K. C. C. Tournament.
commence on or aboat the 18th:
Championship Bingles.. Singles Handicap A. Class, Class, C. Class: +
Boratab Pairs, Doubles Handicape: American Tournament: -Bin- Ales Handicap A. Class, B. Class; Doubles Handicap
blames landlorda for making the most of the. present harvest. Last night we published Olab will be formed in Hongkone leave the Japanese and come to Chinese will agree with America's Human nature being what it is, only foola would fail to seize ap some extracts from a very interet with the object of continuing the the Chinese railway, and then a action, for it is a good thing annual tennis tournament will opportunity when it presents iteolf. But there would be general sing article in "Le Correspond. good work of fostering care in thig Mukden, from the Chinese to the for the country in may ways: April, and entries for the under- staction if a considerable namber of houses were built to roliovent," wherein the writer takes matter of dogs and in improving Japanese. There is no method and I believe that President noted events will close on the
up the cudgels for tobacco. Per the breed of those kept locally. in handling baggage, and Wilson has been sowasted by 10th 1981 - the existing congestion.
haps it was time someone did so ;
one has to get out and re-chenk the solo desire, not lo increase There are two building sohomes before the public at present; We are a little tired of hearing
CONTRACTORS SUED. al re-register it; and the whrle China's troubles. Germany Mr. Ede'a suhome at Wongnoiohong, and Mr. Soares' garden city half the evils of the flesh fathered
thing is a great nuisance. This appears to be very much in accord project. The first is purely a building scheme intended to assist the on that rauch abused plant. It
This morning in Summary matter of looking after baggage with the States, and, if the Gar- Portuguese members of the community who are the worst sufferers. seems to us that the writer makes Mr. Soares' is at one a building and garden scheme not confined to out a pretty good osse for the Court, before Mr. Justice Kemp. is, indeed, the great fault all the mans should now withdraw from any one class of Europeans. Both are, to some extent, hanging fire smoker. Tobacco, as he says, in the Shun Lung Cheong Ko, sim way through. Still, that ought the lean, it is conceivable that the a little; in some degree, also, they clash. As matters stand, that before all thinks, an antisceptic; ber dealers of Kwantung, saed eventually to be righted. On biher Powers may follow suit. seeme s pity. In the case of the scheme in the New Territory the honce the smoker should be more the On Hing firm of contractors, the whole, I found the trip by the However, Yuan and his sup- Government has been asked for, but has not yet granted, permission germ-proof than the non-smoker of Hongkong, to recover the sum Siberian route most fascinating porters are smart people, and it to purchase the land necessary for building. Would it not be Of course the dcotors should $1,250, being the equivalent of and enjoyable, and I can well re may be that they will, between possible for the public-spirited promoters of these movements in know best; but if smoking be le 887.079 balance due for goods commend it to anybody thinking them, devise same way out of the
Langlo some way to join hands, and make the schemes co-operative? We injurious, why do so many of them sold and delivered. Plaintiffs of going Home or of making the are not suggesting amalgamation; the projects are too distinctive recommend it to their patients? waived 8259 to bring the claim trip out East.
ALICE MEMORIALE, for that. But joint action-probably, even, proximity of sites And why do they themsolves within the jurisdiction of the Sum
mary Coort.
PANEMA CITY TAMANHOSPITAL Constition through the transferenco of the purely building scheme to the smoke? Of all the medical men other side of the water and a combined approach to the Govern we have known, we can recall no Mr. FC Maton of Mesars. China Sea, Wenchow D suict. ment might mean earlier sucoess. Working together Mr. Ede and more then two who were non- Wilkinson and Griet appeared for Notice is given that Captain The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice, surin Mr. Soares might, and probably would, accomplish a great nablic smokers; and, of these, only one the plaintiffs and the defendante J. B. Harris, of the s... Anhui, Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals incon
diro service which is eagerly awaited and which may well be retarded refrained on health grounds were unrepresented.
reports having passed a large boge to acknowledge with thanks for some considerable time to come so long as their proposals; the other frankly admitted that Judgment was given for the derelict junk on the 23rd March, the following donations to the similar in sim and purpose, clash in carrying into effect. The he didn't smoke "Love,ge it plaintiffs for the amount claimed 1913, in-Latitude 27 12 N. funds of the Hospitals;
with ooste
Longlinde 120 46 E made him deal bad! hint thrown out is perhaps worth considering.
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