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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1913.

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Plague.

Baron J. de Montigny is stay- apon their enemies and defeated ing at the Hongkong Hotel. He them with great slaughter. From arrived by the Tean from Manila. that time the Scottish kings adopt- ed the thistle in the Royal insignia

Two cases of plague, one im- with the motto "Nemo me im- pune lacessit." That is also the ported, were reported during the

to-day Irishmen will be interested to motto of the Order of the Thistle.twenty-four hours ended noon learn that the ribbon of the order. of the Thistle is green, while it is worth noting that that the ribbon of the order of St. Patrick is sky-blue.

The Age Limit,

More Beggars.

Lance Sergeant Wilson brought four more beggars to the Police Court, this morning. They were fined $5 each.

Caught 1-

INTERPORT SHOOTING.

Some Further Circumstances which Militato Against Hongkong.

Coming to the fifth heading HABROur Lighting. the month of May is not all a suitable time for Interport shoot- ing in Hongkong, as must be A Description of the Aga Light, patent to most folk living here.

As briefly stated in yesterday's Moreover, the ides of pinning all four Ports down to a period of Telegraph," the Harbour an- [SEHUJAT, JUNIOLM

one month in which all have to thorities have decided to adopt The conclusion of the article on shoot will never work well, for it the Ags system of lighting for Interport Shooting and come of seems impossible to select any Hongkong waters. By the cour the difficulties which Hongkong one month equally favourable to tesy of Messrs Arthur Nilsson has to contend with, leaves all as regards weather conditions. and Co., general agents for the The only alternative apparent is Swedish Gas Accumulator Co., with the following points to

to extend the period reasonably, who are the sole makers of the cover':

Fulliciently, .to

afford Agu light, we have been able to fair chance watch demonstrations with this Port in regard to weather. There is, remarkable lamp.

Although new to this part of of course, the other plan of the

the world, the Aga light bas, matches being held periodically ut the various Ports, as in the ease of cricket and football; but

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3. Difficulty in regard to the each use of King's Park Range.

4. Inferior Rifles.

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for some years past, been in use in Sweden, the home of the in-

5. Paried fixed for the Match The difficulty in regard to King's Park is of comparatively there are difficulties in the way of ventor, as well as in most other recent growth, but it is neverthe-such a scheme. could not be obtained, for Inter- less a real one, for the range port purposes this year until the end of April (and even then (1). The formation of a Mini-Panama Canal will, we under- on Saturday and Sunday only) ature Rifle Association, say in stand, be solely lighted by this when the weather conditions Kowloon,, would do much to system. are altogether unfavourable for revive active interest in this ex-

maritime countries. In the United States it is now very extensively Suggestions. In conclusion the following used for harbours, fairways, const

and inland waterways. suggestions are made:--

In Former Times.

every

Satur-

on

"

The

The advantages claimed for it

gas

rifle shooting in Hongkong. This cellent pastime, for the principles are that it is brilliant, reliable and is due mainly to the many Satur- of aiming, sight adjustment, let- easily managed, very economical A Chinese found in possession days allotted to the annual musof, etc, could be learned with and entails no waste of gas, lab- of, and preparing, opumi, wae ketry course of the Volunteer economy in expense for ammuni- our or time. With that wonder- a full ful invention, the sun-valve, at- Apropos of a leader which ap- fined $255 or in default three Corps and, in regard to mid-tion, whilst skill peared in Wednesday's "Tele-months, at the Police Court, this week, to the continual use of the range would subsequently be tached, the light extinguishes. graph," on the age at which morning.

range by the Military. Even the acquired much more quickly and itself at daylight, and lights itself The Nippon's Crew. Reserves, who have as strong without the usual disheartening at night automatically There is The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will public man'should retire, we see

from an American paper that Sir We are informed by the Consul a claim 38 any

other Unit results of firet attempts with a no elcekwork to get out of order, be as follows:-

William Osler, the author of General for Sweden that the s.s.to this range, aro being Service rifle. As to a site, the no smoky chimneys, and no dan "Science and Immortality," who Nippon's crew will return Home crowded out nowadays and there old railway cutting which runs ger of the light going out, as may frequented has been staying in New York, por-via Siberia, leaving here next is growing dissatisfaction on this parallel with the King's Park happen with other systems when

Range would be eminently suit placed in rarely

localities, Tho light will asiste in denying that he ever sug-Sunday by the northward bound account.

gested that every man should be French mail.

able for the purpose.

supply (2), Monthly rifle meetings at burn until the put in a lethal chamber after the Kailan Mining Administration.

The total output of the Kailan Formerly King's Park range King's Park, open to all members is exhausted, and this latter age of was it five and forty? The celebrated Canadian physician Mining. Administration's mines was available will himself bo sixty-fourins con- for the week ending 17th May day. Interport practices and of the various units, and under may be made to last for from a

Committes, such as the Rifle ple of months' time, and is said to amounted to 36,756.57 tons and matches have always been fired the control of a representative month to two or more years: bo" physically fit and mentally the sales during the period, to there and, though it is apparently League, appears the surest way That the light is reliable and by no means so favourable to to restoring the Colony's lost pres will burn for months at a time alert." Whether he did or did 43,665.84 tons. not advocate any such idea as

good shooting as the ranges Whilst an Indian Police Ser-Shanghai and Singapore, it is tige in this particular sport; but without any attendance is, how- any steps in that direction should over, not the only or even the that attributed to him, his own vigour at sixty-four is a proof geant was looking for burglars a the best in the Colony, both sa be taken at an early date and greatest argument in its favour. Boon that all men are not useless Chinese threw some rubbish on regarde wind conditions and con-not put aside until the shooting Each light may be given a dis- as they are past middle age. Un-him. At the Police Court, this venience of access. Now, the acces season is again with us; for if tinguishing characteristic which loss we are mightily mistaken, if morning the offender was fined sibility of a range has an import anything is to be done in the will enable the mariner to know a fairly exhaustive list could be $1 by Mr. Melbourne.

Bnt bearing on the attendances at shoots, it is therefore a matter for matter, it should be known auf made of the world's great military Calling at Swatow,

ficiently in advance to enable achievements, Boientific dio- Messrs Jardine, Matheson and earnest consideration whether it

rifles, etc., to be obtained coverice or inventions, literary, Co., Ltd., advise us that in future, is not worth an effort to reserve artistic, financial and political unless otherwise stated, the stea-King's Park range more for Buccesbes, etc, we should mere" Choysang, ""Kwongrang, Bisley shooting generally, and find that a good share-and and "Hangsang" will call at thug tend to widen active interest perhaps the greater share-would Swatow on their way down from in rifle shooting both as a sport

Shanghai...

and as a military qualification. belong to men turned sixty.

It is of little use urging men to

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1913.

MILITARY AVIATION FATALITIES.

There must be some reason, or more than one, to account for this loss of life in Britain. Britain started late in the race for air supremacy and is a long way behind in that race to-day; and it may be that she is now paying the penalty for her tardiness. That is not a comforting reflection, but it must be faced. If her young airmen have to learn in little time what those of other nations learned slowly

"Unexpected Firmness,"

trifle.

1

Throwing Rubbish.

of

Claim for $360. Looker, Deacon, and Harston their convenience in the matter

Other Advantages.

exactly where be is. This is done by the flashing device. Everyone connected with the rea knows the great advantage which lies in being able at all times to FRENCH AND GERMAN verify a ship's position along a

MAILS.

rugged coast or on entering an where hundreds of anchorage Special Arrangements for Hong-lights from ships and shore often kong and Coast Ports. dazzle and confuse the eye,.

Mr Shenton, of Messrs. Deacon, join a defensive force unless As most of our readers are Where light-houses can be built

secured judgment this morning of acquiring skill with a rifle is in the Summary Court on behalf of studied to a greater extent than the South China Morning Post" at present. Ltd. in their claim for $381,55 against M. A. Clark.

Lawn Tennis.

•

An Ugly Charge

The Question of Equipment.

unit to

to

The total oil and maintenance

"The unexpected firmness of

aware, the German mail of Wed-and where labour and money sre Sir Edward Grey's language has

nesday last brought the news no object, various kinds of revol- papers and parcela eto, which, ving, flashing or occulting con surprised the peace delegates, and

under ordinary circumstances, trivances, with their cumbersome has created a sensation," says one

would arrive by the Mesengeries intricate clockwork, may be in- of our yesterday's wires; and we

We now come to the matter of boat. This is not, as was genstalled; but for floating side to own that we have seen fauts stated A telegram from Reuter yesterday told of the death of another in more complimentary or less To-morrow afternoon, weather rifles. There being little stimulus erally believed, due to any arran-navigation this has hitherto been With the introduction of the army airman at Montrose, and in the Home News, published else-equivocal language. We see permitting, members of the to enterprise or outlay in regard Rement between the German and well nigh impossible. where in this issue, is given the list of army and naval airmen killed nothing particularly astonishing Olympic Lawn Tennis Clab will to Bisley shooting, the majority of French steamship companies, but

in Sir Edward's striking out a line be at home to their friends. The Hongkong riflemen adhere to the is the outcome of a special scheme Aga light, the great difficulty bas since the institution of the Royal Flying Corps. That death-roll is for himself and abiding by it. He finals in the various tournament ordinary rack rifle supplied by the of the Post Office at Home for en- ben completely overcome, for it which abling ports this side of Sing-will give any combination of frankly alarming and gives rise to serious reflections. For some is one of the few members of his competitions are to be played off, particular time past good judges have offered the opinion that flying machines party who can shape a course and subsequently the prizes won they are attached. In many apore to obtain their mails a 11shes as well as single long or instances there rifles have little earlier. The Hongkong short ones. The flashing device is have been raised to such a standard of excellence, and the art of without wobbling, and if others will be presented.

been neglected at some time Postmaster General has received a part of the lamp itself, does not of the Government were cat out

word from London the take up a great deal of space, flying mastered so completely; that their is no need for further of the same cloth as he, we should At the Police Court, this morn-or other and are quite useless for

mails hitherto despatched on al- upon to work month after month sacrifice of life. Yet the fact remains that ten British army airmen have little to say against the ing, a man and a woman from good shooting. The men using effect that, for the present, the weighs little, and can be relied

were them cannot, therefore, be expect- have lost their lives in a comparatively short space of time--the first Radicals. However, there is this Swatow Lane, Yaumsti, in August, 1911; the tenth only a day or two ngo. What makes this excuse for the delegates: they, in charged with kidnapping a girl. ed to reach any bigh standard of ternate Friday eveninge for con- with regularity. The gas is stored common with the rest of the The man was further charged excellence or to compete success-veyance by French boat from in accumulators within the body all the more alarming is that the number of officers undergoing world, bave become so accustom with indecent assault. Sergeant fully against Ports where match Marseilles, will, instead, be sent of the buoy, or, in the case of a training is not nearly so large as in the French military air corps ed to associate the British Radical Grant had charge of the case, rifles are in more general use. In through Brindisi to Bombay beacon or a light-honcs, in a

The Cost. nor are the same number of flights undertaken. Yet the loss of life Ministry with vacillation and all which was remanded until Mon-fact, it is largely due to the poor thence by rail to Nagapatan, and separately constructed chamber.

other deadly sins, that they may day.

results obtained with these rifles on from there by boat to Penang

The cost of operating one of amongat, the French airmen is almost infinitesimal,

have been genuinely taken aback, Did Not Appear

that many men cease to take in- and Singapore, for forward dea This morning in the Summary terest in shooting. Of the ten patch by the first boat available.

The first bost will, in a general these lights is considerably less to find that there was at least one man with whom they could not Court, before the Paisne Judge Mr rifies used by the Hongkong team

Justice Kemp, the "China Mail" in this year's match, eight were way, be the German; but, in the than that of any other at present in Ltd. secured judgment against rack rifles. The opponents of event of any other being employed use. An American paper gives the the French Store for $361. Mr Bisley shooting are prone to apon occasion, the Postmaster following comparison of cost for Kowloon Reservation Wanted.

The commencement of the and Bowley, appeared for the point of view as well as the Ber-arranged for telegraphic com cost of a fourth order flashing ell Dennge, jaar, of Mesars Dennys forget that there is a "sporting" General informs us that he has buoy lights in New York harbour.

munication from Singapore,

vapour light of 300.candle power scheme for housing aubordinate plaintiff but the defendants nei-vice ideal in regard to rifle shoot

is $1450 G. An Aga lamp of the and patiently, it is more than likely that they have to take unusual Government officers, foreshadow-ther put in an appearance nor ing; and it is as a sport that the warning him of the alteration.' risks, as air risks go to-day. "Mistakes must be made in a nowed at yesterday's Legislative were they represented.

civilian prefers to take it FEAST OF THE

same intenscity, and operated matter of this kind," said Colonel Seely, in the House of Commons Council meeting, will be generally Arms and Ammunition.

same way in the up,

SACRED HEART. automatically, can be run for a Two Chinese who arrived on he goes in for cricket or bowls,

cost of $600, a year. With recently, when he tried to explain away the scrapping of an airship welcomed, especially when it is

The Feast of the Sacred Heart aan-valve attached a further saving due to a War Office blander. That airship cost £18,000 and was known that the proposals outlined the "Empress of India," were though he doubtless has at the immediately afterwards taken to pieces because it was not service constitute only the beginning of found by Sergeant Wills in pos-back of his mind the knowledge of Jesus is being observed in the of approximately 40 per cente

a very big scheme. An indirect session of arms and ammunition. that skill with a rifle makes him Catholic churches of the Colony is effected. able. "But we have not made many mistakes," added Colonel effect of this movement should be One man had a revolver and 88 a national asset.

to-day. At the Mass celebrated The sun-valve attached is a by the Bishop, at the Cathedral sensitive little instrument inclosed Seely. If the mistake of dilatoriness is not about the most serious to bring down house rents, inas rounds of ammunition concealed

Need for Up-to-dateness.

this morning, several hundred in glass casing, and consisting of that could be made, and if the War Office is not now realising the much as eventually a very big in hie trousers leg. The other had

Having taken up shooting in persons made their Communion. four slender brass rods which fact, then the outlook for the fature of army air-strangth at Home is number of Government servants. a revolver concealed on his hip.

at present housed elsewhere, will A fine of $250 each or in default this spirit of sport, one likes to be The chapel of the Sacred Heart surround, at equal distances, a far from promising.

come under the new scheme. It is three months was imposed, and up-to-dato in the matter of im- was specially decorated for the copper cylinder faced with lamp

The momment, No country can afford to lose the finest and most daring of its high time, too, that some relief the arms and ammunition for-plements (to say nothing of rules occasion, and the Bishop received black.

and regulations) precisely as in the thres DOW promoters of the sun rise the lamp-black young men without taking serious account of the matter. Ten fatal was experienced, for the housing feited.

cass of the golf or tennis enthus Apostleship of Prayer, after the tracts sufficent accidente have been reported, but we have looked in vain for the problem is every day becoming

tho CANED

ends of the results of ten inquiries by the military authorities to ascertain, if at more acute so far as Europeana To-day is Decoration Day, so-inst, particularly when it comes Consecration..

Vespers will be sung at 5.30 hress roda to contract and so all possible, the exeot causes of each accident. Such inquiries, with are concerned. In Kowloon, called because, on May 30th every to competing with neighboaring the findings published and fresh regulations based upon them, would Chinese are beginning to occupy year, the graves of U. 8. soldiers Ports that are able to send this evening, followed by a ser-close a value extinguishing the have done much to minimise the risks attending upon air training, houses which formerly were solely and sailors in all parts of the teams to the Old Country. It is mon by the Rev Fr. Tour: after light but for a tiny speck similar Most of these young officers are comparatively inexperienced fliers. in European hands-Carnarvon world are specially decorated with useless, however, to invest in up- which there will be a solemn to that left by the by-pass of a It is unfair to them that the causes of these fatalities have not been Road is an instance. Kowloon is flowers as a mark of respect to to-date rifles and sights and other procession of the Blessed Sacra- Welshash burner; and this once discovered and presented to them as danger posts to avoid. The rapidly growing these days, and their memory. Though there has gear when the local conditions ment, concluding with Benedic-more spreads to full flame when the heat of the sun is gone, so school of experience is always a painful one, and the fees are often the European population is great-been no American warship in port and prejudices preclude their use. tion. paid for in flesh and blood, but what is the use of having such a ly increasing. It therefore bohoves to-day, and consequently not the The consequence is that many From 9 to 11 to-night an" At that the light always shines both school if it is not attended? There are evidently mistakes which the authorities, in the interests of nausal, pilgrimage of American aspiring marksmen have to strug Home" will be held at the at night and in dull weather. young British sirmen, who are still in the learner stage, are apt to the health and comfort of white bluejackets to Happy Valley, the gle along under disadvantages Catholic Union, in honour of the The small lamp which Mr Nils make. It is for the military authorities to find out what these mis people across the harbour, to set occasion was marked by the firing that are calculated to damp their Feast. His Lorship Bishop Paz son showed us to-day throws a takes are and to have them removed. Britain cannot afford to have speedily about the matter of oreat of minute gans from H. M. S. enthusiam very quickly, and the zoni will preside and the band of light for eleven miles; but many the pick of the race sacrificed needlessly and for want of the exercise ing an exclusively European Tamar, which flew the Stars and inevitable result in a decreasing the Philarmonics will play selec-

(Continued on Page reservation on the peninsula,

number of reliable rifemen. Stripes at half-mout, of a little commonsense on the part of those in authority

Decoration Day.

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