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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1913,

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ed in London on June 12,

We wonder if a compradore is permitted by law to refuse to serve a British customer, who tendera ready money for his purchase instead of allowing the transac- tion to be booked. One of our readers tells us the following: Finding that, between house-boy German Mail of May 14.-Deliver and compradore, they were being Siberian Mail.Arrived per 8.8. Per Case. Per Bottle comfortably squeezed over

Africa this-morning. the groceries eto, that came into the house, he and his wife decided Australian Mail:-Closes per s.a. Prinz Waldemar at 8.s.m. to do away with a compradore's

to-morrow. book and pay ready money, for overy article purebased. calling at the compradore's to give an order, the lady was blandly informed that she could not be served unless she ran monthly account. Apparently,

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Siberian Mail.-Closes par 9.e. Chenan at 5 p.m. to-morrow.

Kent Arrives.

Kent arrived from H.M.S. Weihaiwai yesterday.

Roy, Mr Bone Leaves.

Criminal Sessions.

ANGLO-AMERICAN POLO.

came under consideration.

His absence from the 1913 team

CURRENCY FIGURES.

Subsidiary Coins and Bank Notes.

.20

10

13

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To

Copper,

conglome

8,737,80 121,828:10

4,501.20

44,564,84

$182,030.44

The limits between which the

America has developed." And I always considered Foxhall Keene the boat No. 3 until I witnessed The following article by MrE.G. Captain Lloyd's play in the two Cup games of 1911. Moreover, B. Fitzhamon appears in the "Ob Captain Lloyd proved himself a server" just to hand:

first-class and most resourceful. In the report on the Fuances "Will they prove better than polo captain on the field. Having of the Colony prepared by Mr. the 1911 team?" is the burning fed what was regarded almost A. G. M. Fletcher as Treasurer United States question of the hour in the as a forlorn hope (6 to 1 was the following information is

and Canads laid against the. British team of given regarding the currency: "They" refer to the little

1911) to within an ace of victory, The stock of subsidiary coins band of British polo players Captain Lloyd seems to have been on the 31st December was of the now on the Atlantic and doe in left out in the cold ever since the face value of $182,030.44 88 America by mid-week. Nearly 1913 international polo mathes follows:- every man, woman, boy and girl

50 cents,...$2,398 50 on the other side knows "they" are on their way over; and from is one of the reasons why I doubt private correspondence I gather whether it will prove better than that interest in this year's its predecessor of 1911. matches for the International Polo Americans his absence looks like Our Celebrated E very old Liqueur Scotch Whisky

in other words, unless The Rav. O. Bone has left Cup is growing keener every day an error on somebody's-part. is a blend of the best Pot Distilled Scotch Whis- she allowed her boy and the com- for a holiday in Japan after his in Uncle Sam's vast domain. It has been stated that

In 1911 it was different. There Captain Leslie Cheape is to The value in the Treasury Books kies. It is of great age, very fiae, and mellow pradore each to make his little recent illness.

was a good deal of interest felt play back this year instead of was $160,288.31, discount, writ Its superior quality has established its reputation profit on false entries, this in-

We are informed that Criminal in the games when they were No. 1. I admit that he is sure la ten off stock, being taken at 7 par as THE LEADING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST.corruptible Chinese tradesman

We Sessions will be held this month played, but in advance there play high-class polo anywhere on cent. Coins of the face value of had no use for her custom.

existed a general belief that the the field; but Captain Cheape's $1,040,000 were sent to England have met shopkeepers at Home sa ususk who purposely refrained, as long Boat People Fined. Cup was in safe keeping. The as possible, from Bending in their At the Marine Court to-day, magnificent struggle made by superb performance (he was the during the year for purpose of

worst mounted man on the field demonetization. account, in order to force young six boat x apple were fined vary Captain J. Hardreas Lloyd's team in 1911) when pitted against pro- couples into debt and so keep sing amounts for mooring their for the first game of 1911 opened bably the greatest back in the rates of discount ranged were sort of hold over them, but this boats in prohibited areas. the eyes of the 20,000 people world, Mr. Devereux Milburn, is 50 cent pieces 1 per cent. to 4 per compradore seems to be going.

For Consignees. present, and doubled the atten- going to be extremely hard for cent; 20 cent pieces 31 For cent, one better. Perhaps the authori Consigness of cargo by the dance for the second game The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will ties could persuade him to change that goods remaining undeliver--and get everyone thinking. I No. 1 of great ability to cope with pieces par to 5 per cant., copper 8.8. Nippon Maru are reminded what a gorgeous battle it was anyone to repeat, much less excel, to 8 per cent., 10 cant pieces 44 As the British team possesses a per cent, to 8 per cent.; 5 cons his mind.

ed at 5 p.m. to-day will be eub is the andimmed memory of those the great American back, the best cent pieces 8 per cent. to 12 per Some Prison Figures.

two contests-the Cup was in policy might be to play him in cent The figures just published inject to storage charges.

Departed.

jeopardy every moment, from the that position again and see that he The rates, as in previous years, connection with the number of Among the passengere who left first throw-in until the final bell is well mounted. To move him to were lowest towards the end of prisoners committed to the Vic by the home-going German mail rangthat prompts the burning the back field rooms

to me the summer, owing to the steady toria Gaol during the past year steamer Goeben were Capt. and question in the States, Will very much like changing horses drain of subsidiary coin from sell a sorry tale. Last year the Mrs Hermerling, Lious. S. D. they prove better than the 1811 while crossing a stream.

Canton into the country during number was 4,178; this year it Crawford and Dr Lim Boon-keng, team?

the silk season. course there may be another vory

On the 1st July ia 6,226 an inorauss dangerously

Third Gymkkana.

The answer will be given in fine No. 1 in the 1913 British

an Ordinance prohibiting the near to fifty per cent. In view

The programme for the third Jane on a magnificent stretch of team; yet he many not prove a

circulation of foreign copper oɔin of all that has been said in the Gymkkana mooting of the season, turf between rows of enormous success against Milburn and there came into force, and from that "Telegraph" lately as to im to be held at the Happy Valley, roofless stands containing many will be no means of discovering

date Hongkong copper coin has migration from Canton, it seems on Saturday, July 12, is publish thousands of eager spectators, that until the first Cap match has been interchangeable with ten idle to asked: Why has the named.

whose hearts will be a-flutter been played and perhaps lost to cent pieces. ber grown to such an extant? Kaiser's Somi-Jubilee, - with tense excitement. Prepera to the challengers. The Hongkong born Chinese has, By special request the Cathed- tions are being made for the at- more often than not, a wholesome ral Choir will render the musical tendance of 100,000 persons at consider that Britain could not that of a five shilling piece, "has American poloists generally silver dollar, approximating to respect for the law, for, from portion of the service to be held the opening game. Boxes are have been done better than to caused a steady demand on the is a good deal in "Be sure your German community at 10 a.m. on guiness each. If England should better mounted, in the game number of notes of this denomins- babyhood, he has seen that there in St John's Cathedral, by the selling readily at 30, 40 or 50 have played the same four mea, part of the European population for one dollar notes, and a large sin will find you out." But the Sanday, in honour of the 25th win the first game and the United gentleman who comes and goes anniversary of the accession of States the second, I don't know at will between here and Canton accession of the Kairer.. where they will put the orowd for the sum of ten cents is willing anthem will be "Lift up your that will turn out for the third, because, while the grounds are enormously extensive, they are not banked up like the modern

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to risk that. To him Hongkong heads, Oye Gates" from Handel's is a happy hunting-ground, as "Messiah." well as a oity of refuge from the

vengeance of Chinese law; and ARMS AND AMMUNTION. sports enclosure.

if by chance he should get caught committing burglary or worse, be accepta with cheerfal resiana- tion a sentence at whose mildness Canton would laugh.. Weather Forecasts.

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But, to return to the question

positions.

ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM GOAL.

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The inconvenient size of the

tion, issued by the Portuguese Banco Nacional Ultramarino, are în circalation. The Hong kong and Shanghai Bank were authorized during the year Offender Smartly Punished by under review to increase, their issue of these notes from $226,000 |tɔ $350,000,0

'Mr Hazeland.

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At the Police Court, this after-" Will the British team.prove bet

There was during the year a In the "Telegraph" yesterday noon, before Mr Melbourne, three ter that than the 1911 team?" we gave an account of an attempt limited circulation of notes issued men were charged with deal They are probably better mounted to escape from grol: The offender by the Obinese Republican Gov ing in arms and ammunition and may bring back the Cup (was brought batore Mr Hazeland, erament, but these did not find at 22a. Aberdeen Strest, without do not doubt their excellent at the Police Court, this mo ning much favour and they reached a a licence. They were further chance to do that), but I question and charged with attempting to diecount of thirty per canium, as charged with being in possession if individually or collectively they escape from Viatouis Gael. Mr they are payable only in subsidi- of two revolvers and 200 rounds will play better polo or proves Pierpont, the Chief Warder, pro-ary coin and their redemption is

subject to verious restrictions. ofmmunition at the same better team than the 1811 quar-seonted.

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REGISTRATION OF COMPANIES.

The man who forecasts the weather has a rather thankless Two members of the Home Government have recently spoken job. He may be right on fifty Successive occasions without hear- hopefully on a subject of supreme importance to the British people. ing a word of approbation; but

address, without a licanes.

The Chief Warder said the de In a speech at Bradford to the Association of Teachers, Mr. Pease if he fails on the fifty-first, be The case for the prosecution England's Good Chance, fendant was a prisoner under- heara all about it.. Yet it is only was conducted by Mr. King, spoke of the decay of apprenticeship and of the dangers of putting fair to offer a word, of praise to Assistant Superintendent of Pol- practice and trial games for five hard labour as an alternative to I witnessed the 1911 team's going a sentence of three months young people to occupations which at best are of a temporary nature, the staff of the local observatory ies, and Mr. Golding of Mesare weeks; first at Lakewood; in New a fine of $250, for keeping an so far as they are concerned, and from which they are removed in for the accuracy of the forecasts Goldring, Barlow and Morrell, and Jersey: laterat the Rockaway Hunt opium divan, which sentence the course of two or three years because they are growing too old. mude last year. A comparison of Mr. Grist, of Mosera Wilkinson, and Polo Club's ground on Long would expire on 20th August In presenting the Post Office Estimates in the House of Commons, sulte for the previous five years is

the results of these with the re and Grist, defended.

The Report of the Registrar of Island, and finally, I was present next. At 6.30 yesterday morning the Supreme Court (Mr. Hugh A. again, the Postmaster-General remarked the fact that, three years given in the annual report of the magazine pistol and two play with which each weerer of charge. He said his name was the following information under A witness said be bought at the unexpected brilliancy of the defendant came up for die Niebet) for the year 1912 givCH ago, the Post Offics dismissed 4,100 boys at the age of sixteen director of the observatory. It is boxes of ammunition from the the dark blue ebirt and red rose Li Kong and that he had been the heading of "Registration of because there was no work for them to do. This year, however, Mr. satisfactory to find that 1912 is premises mentioned. He then of England astonished and capti- sentenced to fourteen days hard Companies Samuel hopes to absorb all boys of good character who wish to go matter of accurate forecasting. the Central Station.

the best of these six years in the look them to Sergeant Floyd at vated the crowd at each of the labour. There was a men The total number of Companies further in the Post Office service.

Cup games. I naturally had a named Li Kong who was to registered from the commence The figures are complete suc- The case was proceeding as we profound admiration for their be discharged. He was wearing ment of the Companies Ordinance It is anything but a pleasant reflection that one of the greatest es, 62 per cent,, partial succese, went to press.

polo and horsemanship, and I am Li Kong's coat and his number, 1865, was 760 with an aggregate Goverment departments should have lent its aid, for years and per cant., total failure, 1 per cent. per cent, partial failure, 3

in no hurry to believe that the 4035. Li Kong did not tender capital of $363,083,803. almost without challenge, to a system so wasteful. The biggest in 1908, 59 per cent. of the fore

DIED IN THE GAOL

British team of 1913 is batter than himself at that time. Witness Of the 700 companies on the that team of 1911. I am in no confronted defendant with Li Register 140 are defunct, 2 ware labour problem at Home is not the problem of the unen ployed hat casts were completely successful, Mr. Hazeland held an inquest hurry to think the former Kong and it was only then not floated, 155 were wound up and the problem of the unemployable. There is hope for the moan who and that was the previous on Mak Pioz, who died in Vic-will

prove as formidable that, he admitted he best record. These are figures toria Gaol, at the prison this as

was 135 were in the course of being has a trade at his fingers-end but who is temporarily without work. worth quoting. Total failure was afternoon. The Jais was com-theless, I am willing to concede Chung. Li Kong was wearing the gister at the end of 1912 represent-

the : latter.

Never not Li Kong and that he was Ip wound up, leaving 308 on the Be There is little hope for the man who has no trade and who is no recorded in only one per cent, pasd of Messrs.F.P. Shroff, A.H. that the 1913 team has an excel- defendant's coat. more than a mere casual labourer. Such men have been manu- of the whole number, which is s8 Ferguson and P.A. Rozario,

ing an aggregate capital of lent chance to win the Cup. The Assistant Warder, Fazal Khan; $338,254,343, The figures in factured, through no fault of their own, in thousands yearly for near the possible minimum se The Chief Warder said the de- American team may not be quite deposed to being present with the 1911 were respectively 724, more than one decade. Employers are not wholly to blame they the most exacting could wish.

ceased was a mendicant aged 46, so good as in 1911 and 1908; and Chief Werder when the defend $348,047,200, 121, 2, 142, 114, are not half so much to blame in the matter, indeed, as are parents. The Post Office Report.

and was received into prison on it hardly can be better mounted ant came up for discharge. He 345 and $328,445,192, It is easy to find work for a boy of fourteen delivering telegrams, or The report of the Post office the 9th inst. to serve seven days than two years ago.

said he was Li Kong,

There were 30 companies re- newspapers, or carrying golf clubs. For such work he will receive; department for last year is also imprisonment with hord labour A remarkable feature of the Defendant aid that, when he gistered in 1912 as compared and does receive, as much as he could hope for in the third or fourth intereating. The number of mail in lieu of paying a fine of $5 for British 1911 team's great struggle was admitted to gasl certain cle- with 30 in 1911 the revenue from year of his apprenticeship to some trade. His weekly wage con- bags and paokete dealt with in bagging.

for the Cup was that the four thing was "rolled" out to him. It which was-Registration Feez, siderably assiste the family exchequer, and parents will not look 1012 amounted to 254,617, an in- Dr. C. McKenny, medical offi- men did not practise se a team was not his fault that he got the $4,826 as against $5,800 in 1917. ahead a few years and realise the unwisdom of the course adopted. crease of 7.3 per cent. This follows cor, Victoria Gaol, said he first until six days before the first wrong clothing, "I am fa'eely filing and other Fees, $4,475 as At seventeen, when such a boy should be on the fair way to master- an increase for 1911 of 6.4 saw the deceased on the 10th inst. game for the Cup. In the grest accused" he added.

against $3:474in 1911. ing a trade and to becoming a useful citizen, he is cast aside in per cent, and of 6.5 per at 7.30 a.m. He detained him in trial game with Mr Foxhall Defendant was sentenced to The number of licences grant- favour of some other boy of fourteen. In most cases he is added to cont. for 1910, and is a certain hospital and saw him again that Keene's team Captain F. W. three months hard labour, to take ed, under section 36 of the great scrap-heap of unemployables from which men may be indication of the steady develop day. He again saw bim on the 11th Barrett, of the 15th Hasasre, effect from the conclusion of the Companies Ordinancs 1911 picked up any day for next to nothing,

ment of the Colony's postal busi-and 12th inst. at 7.15 p.m. On the was so palpably off his game sentence he is now undergoing. (No. 68 of 1911) enabling Com- It is true that boys who have noted as, say, messengers in a the Siberian route may be quoted: telephone and

ness. One observation regarding latter date he was summoned by that Captain Herbert Wilson had

panies operating outside the on his arrival to be brought into the team, as busy city acquire a quite wonderful sharpness in many cases.. ThatThe growing popularity and at 7.25 the prisoner was in a back, at the eleventh hour And There was another big attend- members was 140. The Fees Colony to keep local registers of is a very useful quality to scoure early in life, but it is of singularly importanes of the Siberisa route dying condition and died almost a fine game he played, which ance at the Hippodrome Circus collected in respect of such licen little use if the budding man has no outlet for it beyond casual is reflected in the great increase immediately. He was informed may have been due in part to last night. A packed house is ces amounted to $34,581, employment. Mr. Pease, in his speech, spoke of the likelihood of in the number of registered arti that deceased appeared in his the fact that he was playing be the nightly rule. We understand catching and usefully educating all boys who start work at the age olen sent via Siberia." The num- usual condition until about ten hind a remarkable No. 3. Indeed, that H. E. the Governor" will of fourteen. If that end can be secured something will be gained. ber has jumped from 54,270 in minutes Technical education at evening schools has not anything like the 1911 to 70,002 in 1912, Still, been

before he had Captain Lloyd played the extend bis patronage to-morrow

made greatest polo I ever have seen evening. summoned. He same valce as practical experience of a trade, but it is better than there were 800,925 registered a post mortem examination and played by a No. 3. And that in

Three boat people who moon nothing; and employors may be prepared to give smart lads, who articles which did not go by found evidence of old standing spite of his having to play seven-

their craft in a prohibited ares have at least some theoretical knowledge of a craft a chance to make Siberia, and, even when we deduct pleurisy and periciditis. The ty-five per cent of the second Tokyo, June 6 The Taiheiyo were fined 85 each, at the Marine sup for lost time. In any case the Postmaster-General has set a useful parcels for America, Australia, liver was small. There was adap game on two ponies- Agency, which is closely connect-Cout this morning. A boat s example in declining to make the State further responsible for the Japan, Manila, and other places, "history" of opium smoking. In Energy and Machine.

ed with the Katsura party, an- women who made fast her best manufacture of unemployables, and it is to be hoped that parents there remains proof that any his opinion death was due to If the 1913 teams can match pounces that Japan has demanded to the "Derflinger" whilst the and employers will follow his lead. No more important question number of people do not greatly cirrhosis of the liver.

that performance, then Britain is an extension of the lease of the latter was under way was fined faces the nation than that of deciding whether or not its boys shall trust the Siberian route. They A verdict of death from natural extremely fortunate in possessing Kwangiang Peninsula for the 85 at the Maring Court thig grow into useful citizens.

cannot be greatly blamed. causes was returned..

two No. 8's superior to any period of ten years.

morning.

Hippodrome Circus,

Lease of the Kwangtung ' Peninsula.

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