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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1913.

A Useful Exchange.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., One of the Homo papers says

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841.

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WINE & RIT MERCHANTS. «

SCOTCH WHISKY.

E.--WATSON'S VERY OLD LIQUEUR

that the headinasier of Rugby haa devisel a sjetim by which an "He interchange of sohoofærastera will, be made between England and The New Zealand, and that already a Clifton College master is on his With way to change places with one from Christ's College, Christ- church. The idea csundaramerk- ably healthy. We won't say much

DAY BY DAY.

who would govern other,

first should b master of hiacalf, richly

Andued

depth of understanding, height of knowledge."

Meirger.

The Mails.

for Hongkong schools, but Eng-Australian Mail:-Despatshed per lish boys and masters have a good 8.8. Prinz Waldemar at 9

a.m. to-day.

Per Case. Per Bottle

ol I Dozen.

22.50

1.30

deal to learn, es regards robust-

29.00

3.25

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23,50

11

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23.50

2.00 2.00

SCOTCH WHISKY...

"KILTY * LIQUEUR

WHISKY,

Great Age, Very Fine

THORNE'S BLACK SQUARE...

WATSON'S O.B.G.

Other Well-Known Brands Supplied To Order.

1888.

(Compiled from the. "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the Week Ending June 14, 1889)

HONGKONG. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

'Chinese and 'Australia.

That Unfortunate Sanitary Board.

June 9. 1888.--" We have often called the attention of the

HONGKONG STOCK EXCHANGE.

Polica and of the myrmidons of About to Move to Des Vœux Road. the Sanitary Board to the Ohine: >

soup and fruit vending nuisance We hear that the Hongkong which is daily witnessed in the Stock Exchange will shortly re- approarhea to the St. Jozaph's and move to a cermanent address in St. Paul's Colleges. With Des Voeux Road, Central. rumoves of choleraic complaints The building in Ice Hour couent, it is high time the Sani-Street, that has been temporarily tate Board prohibited the esle of used by the brokers, was requisi- uprip 3 fruits and of the rat guptioned after the old Stock Ex- which Chinese itinerant vendora change which stood on the site.

pess and freshness of antlɛ ɔk, Siberian Mail-loses 3r 6. the further influx of Chineɛs im. are in the habit of supplying to now cooupied by the Bank of

from those of the Colonies in

Our Celebrated E very old Liqueur Scotch Whisky is a blend of the best Pot Distilled Scotch Whis-orndirest, with the old counity. kles. It is of great age, very fine, and mellow Its superior quality has established its reputation as THE LEADING SCOTCH WHISKY IN THE EAST

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

· ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

The object of this paper is to prablish correct information, to serve the truth and print the maten without fear or favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition.'

DEATH.

Western Union

AITKEN-On the 20th. May 1913, at West Ealing, London,

Aitken, the widow of the late A. G. Aitken; aged 71.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1913.

CASES IN" camera,

Chenan at 5 p.m. to-day. Australia Mail-Ofera per sa

Saya a "Telegraph" Isaderatie of Juve 8:-Toe agitation against

the boys frequenting those educa-Canton—was burned down, some migrants into Australia wight tional establishments." eighteen months ago. This place. Unengehs at 2 p.m. on Mon-pot materially affect Hongkong

[Poor Sapitory Board! Still was too small from the start and, day.

intsreats, to judge by the apparent (under the circumstaness the val- ja view of the enormous and ever- French Mail-Due cer

apathy of local emigration agents garism is perhaps permissible) increasing amount of business "Atlantique on Monday.

in the soup!"]

transacted in Hongkong, scon Siberian Mail-Olos er

Atlantique at 5 p.m. Monday.

.."

general, while boys and mastors in Australasia, Canada or South Africa would be nons the wo168, where greater refinement is con- cerned, for their contrat, direct In England a boy grows up almost too slowly, and in the Clonies almcat too quickly, and the new plan should to the means of striking a nice balance. Wedar by the 8.9. “ Sardinia " would like to it expand, just

No Plague. as we would like to see the Rhodes For the third day in Lut university scheme grow in popu- |lerity and extent, - Divinity Degrees.

The removal of the old dis abilities in regard to the Cam- bridga B.D. and D.D., to which allusion was inade, in our General News column yesterday, will meet with the approval of eveyone but the most narrow-minded. The limiting of Divinity degrees to clergymen of the Church of Eng- lead was the sort of justice to be expected of Queen Elizabeth and the time serving University authorities of her day; but it is extraordinary that es aboardly. prejudiced couree should

have survived till well on into the twentieth century. It mosat, of coures, that many biil- lient men among the Presbytetin ministers who, in any other faculty, could have proceeded. to Cam-:

Arrived.

Lieut. Cal. ex alived

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and shipper. A trade whion

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involves the transportation of at

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sion

the plague return she is b'wk.

Money Order Office.

The Money Order has been removed from the ground floor of the Post Office building to the first floor."

Tenders.

Tenders are taing invited for the supply of email stores to the Police Department and for repairs to No. 1 Police Lavvol.

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Recreation Ground.

The Gayette prints a revirad goedule silocating siions of the Wong-nei cong and Queen's Recration ground to various club. Vagrancy Ordinance, His Majesty the King has not been advised to exeroica his war of disallowance with raspt to the Ordinance, entitled an Ordin Ordinan^3, 1898. ence to amend the Vagrancy

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proved hopelessly inadequate. |lesst pix or seven thousand Chi-The Herod and Pilate Business

The new exchange, which is Again. ne30 annually, at a cset of over n |

situated on the north side of Dea Jeno 9.A Swedish raman Vaux Road, between Masera quarter of a million dollua, 18 Buddenly stopped, and yet no sigawas brought up to-day on a charge Komor's and the King Edward is made. The reason is probably of vagranoy. He had no employ-

TIMELY CAUTION..

that all the combined interests are ment and no means of subsistence Hotel, is a spacious and well- powerless to do any good bore, and had come to Hongkong from lighted office, now undergoing The battle will have to be fought Manila, whenrs he had paid his re-decoration; and the stock-bro- out in Australia. Until the ques- pasengo. Mr. Wodehouse directed kora expect to move in about the tion as to the admission of emig him to be taken to his Consul, end of the present month. rants has been decided, no more but the police said the Swedish will go from this port... But Consul would have nothing to do the effect of this stoppage of a

with bim. He was accordingly lucrative passenger traffic will discharged."

His Excellency the Governor soon be felt by shippers. The Stamp Revenue. has, through the Captain Supor passage of the hundreds of Chinese The Stamp Revenue for May intendent of Police, notified has been a very large item in the 1889 totalled $17,022.34 as owners of motor cars that chauf returns of the compoting com- against $16,476.76 during the fours must strictly observe the panies, and freight rates bave been same month of the previous year. danger signals erected in various low and cargo a aanres commodity. Already Messrs. Gibb, Livingston & Co. have raiesd the freight five shillings a tou, and, if the traffic is prohibited, the tariff will rifa another ten rhillings. The agents of the China Navigation Company

Messrs. Butterfield and Swire-

1888.

SHARE. REPORT.

places in the Colony, otherwise the police will prospute. The following is a copy of the letter issued by the Captain Suporin- tendent of Police --

Sir I have the honour to acquaint you that His Excellency The quotations which follow the Governor desires me to inform do not say that this will necessari- are from the "Hongkong Tele chauffeurs that when taking out ves ly follow, but they are waiting graph" for June 14, 1888. These and cornera of strests, especially eventualities. The general ide quotations will appear every at the corner or junction of Special Service.

sems to be that Chiotis emigia-weak, and comparison of Queen's Road Central and Garden bridge after finishing their cat Bory of the action of the Em- and we think-this-is-the-oply those of to-day should prove of observed and the cire must To-morrow is the 25th arniver- tion will ever be the etme again, quotations then obtaining with Read, the signals must be at a Scottish University, had to We stated on Friday that the Law I orda bad decided, without be content with an Edinburgh cer of Geany. At 11 am reasonsblenelusion that can be much interest.

St. Andrews Dectorate; while Hongkong by a special service at

1 diven dead slow, "otherwis the crossion will be merked in arrived at,"

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. the police have instructions to a eingle dissent, that there is ro power, even in the Divorce English Catholic priests most St. John's Cathedral,

-137 per cent. premium, sellers, prosscuta. Court, to hold secret siltirga, and that the public Fra free gh reeds seek their Divinity dopre celebrations will take plaes on Other

Union Insurance Soiety of I bave the honour to be, of admitan at all courts. This, of cuts, simply upholda alt in Scotland, or else in re the following day.

Cautoa. $87.1-2 rr share,

Sir, land or on the Contineat. Tbe a right to which the British public bes always laid claim,

ellers. Dow step is decidedly on in the though, so far as WO are aware, that right has never befors right direction. been clearly and finally enunciated by an authoritative body. Of the wisdom of granting a permit so al lately without revation we may reasonably have our doul For publicity is a dangerous tool to handle; one, in fact, that "only" thesa Eksel with a nite discrimination can hope to employ without risk of making bad

worse.

Parties and Taxes.

The

Prisoners Shoes.

shes or sandals."

Warning to Steamers.

Our Currency Under the above heading a letter from "Ons of the Publto"

in the Talescaph, which is interesting as being yet another instanca of history's fond-

appeara

ness for elf-repetition. We give

and

285

י,

Captain

Your obedient Su vant,

O. Mc I. Messer, Superintendent of Police.

Waglan Fog Signal.

China Traders' Insurance Com- It is notified officially that the

pay per share, buyers. fog-gun aiguals at Waglen Ieland

North China Insurance Tis. Ons of yesterday's wires 12-bare ben replaced by an explo-

per share, buyera. ported a most intereating situation sive ignel giving two re extracts below.

Canton Insurance Company, DEATH OF MRS. AITKEN. in the House of Commons. A with an interval of fifteen 1

Ltd.,-$74 per share, buyers. Labour amendment to the Bud-conds between them, every twelve

*Would it be asking too much

Yongtaze Insurance Association of the public of Hongkorz, er of The 100 per share, sellers.

It is with desp regret that we get asked the Hones to decline minute its assent to a Bill whichcontinu-

the banks engaged in doing a

ohronicle the death of Mrs. "Ait- Chiner Insurance Company ken, motherof Me P. Lameit, ed the taxation of the people's An additional ruls made by the lucrative business in this Colony. $170 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Com West Ealing, London, at the age There are cases in which publicity is shunned, and others fool instead of increasing the Governor-in Council under £ to take some debat kind of

which took place last month, at wherein "it is deliberately sought; in some instances it proves s taxes on unearned incomes and lion 18 of the Frisons Ordinance, measure in ging to affect the

pany--$335 per share, sales and of 71 years. The deceased lady (b)-Toe circulation of a rear stable money tallers.. wholesome deterrent, in others unquestionably an encouragement to large estates. This, of coure, forc. 1899, 8498:-"240 orime or illegality. The woman to whom appearance in the Divoresel the Government jalo the Superintendent shall have power cutrenog in the island? Every

China Fire Insurance Company or thres years, and in Jonarty nd sa ailing for the past two Court would mean uiler social ruin, will think, not twice but sosition of upholding the taxa to allow any prisoner to wear day, busines men have offered (-$74 per share, buyers.

them bundles of paper ragat illed thousand times, before the offends; while to the fifth-rate actress or tion of food (and there have tan

notes, which, if they do not catry Company-32 par cent, premium, did not prove beneficial, and she Hongkong and Whampoa Duklast she went Home with Ma Lammert. The change, however, chorus girl, no better luck financially could happen; for every word wore bitter eritina of "food. said for or against her by counsel or witnes: 1980 much gratuitone faxe" then the Liberale), while Man of Hengkong ray diseases about from band to hend

A noticed by the E-tur leprosy and other deadly skin buyers. advertisement, of which she will hardly fail to profit to the full Unionists were placed somewhat “Masters of vols passing ja are

a disgrace Steamboat Company-8204 per esived with sincare regret by a

Hongkong, Canton and Macao Paed away on May 20, at least

News of the death will be re- subsequently. The same is true of actions for libel. One man is on the boos of a dilemma. To only kept from cruelly and wantonly taking away his neighbour's support the Government would or out of the Lye me enanr theople who beadle abare, buye13. character by dread of his behaviour's becoming the breakfast-table bo to approva of that which the Hongkong Het era werne i to cisalate them...A few days

China and Manila Steamship large circle of friends in the topic in thousands of households, while another will see in a libel party bes o recally denounced; Pod at 8 moderate syd ego, at one of the biggest hangs Company

Colony, Mrs. Aitken had resided $62 per share, action merely an additional meade of advertising himself or his "> vote for the amendment, when reng Taikos Dookyard, in the town, there were offered to buyers.

in Hongkong for wall over 45. wares. Where police court and criminal charges are concerned, the especially its latter olar, would as their wasg is apt to me by way of obauze, thres doll-

Hongkong Gas Company-yeas, and during that period ehe two-sidedness of the situation becomes even more apparent. Dread scarcely be in arcordance with damage to vessa's under ragina silver coin witob had the $135 per share.

very naturally made very many at rhat establishment."

apperance of hsvg bn in a of exposure and, of course, of punishment is the only power, in Unionist policy. Hence they

Hongkong Hotel Company liked. She was of a kind diet i

fiends, by whom she was greatly the world that will keep a certain closs of more! weakling from abstained from voting,

lifelong bombardment; and, on $175 per share, sellers. Oplum Order. crime; while, to another class, cursed with the proverbial vanity of Labour Pendment was surely Governor-in-Consail whereby same, I had presented me thra per cent, dis., 9ers.

An order has 1 son made by the politely deolining to reive the

Indo China B.N. Company-12 of sterling qualities, and abs will tion and gentle natore, a woman the criminal, an appearance before a magistrate or at the assizes is never meant to be taken seriously, in specified medicines when told pieca of rugged and filthy pay or a treat that goes more than half-way towards cancelling the heavy for everybody must reais) by Fortons registered under tbs which no reasonably rich man $54 per share, buyers.

Douglas Steamship Company-La greatly missed here by many punishment in which the proer dings may end. Lombreso and that, if alt sie to contribute to the provisions of the Pharmy Or would have deigned to touch.

who have good reason to remem other criminologists have dwelt with special stages on this point, revenue of the country, commodi-

China Buger Refining Com- tar her generosity and her un- and have shown, from prisoners confessions and other reliable ties which all us must be subject divano are exempted from the There have an expressed lately pany, Ltd. $170 per share, failing kindne in time of sick- sources, that the fact that, for so many hours or days, during the to taxation.

operation of the priors of some ideas that the Chiners were allera,

neas or distress. Esides Mis trial, he is s somebody," is a temibly powerful incentive to the Trouble with Servants.

Section 42 of the Opium Ordin conveying the em! and hendy Luzon Sugar Refoing. Com-Lammer, deceard leaves £veral vainer sort of orimips. While the judge in scarlet and ermine is When Mr Hazelend stated in ance and of the provisions as to five and ten ont pieces away to pany, Ltd. $49 per share, tons and daughters in various

the inland districts of China, cellers.

porte of the Far East, and with taken up with his case and his alone, while one counsel is blacken the Police Court yesterday that payment of royalty. ing him and the other drawing attention to his blameleseners or

servants nowadays are getting.

Opium Regulation. either there to a hoarded up or his redeeming features, and while the newspapers are telling, in quite ant urable" he merely infos nation and in pursuance of Canld not that difficul t

The Gazette notif. for general onverted int> buttons.. yards of type-o that his mates may read it be story that has delivered him all of a bald stats the resolution made by the obviated by the introduction of Company, Ltd.-862 per share, brought him into notoriety, your tra ciminal is having the gala mnt of fact. From all quarters we Legislative Council on June 12th money tokens, made of t me anoh sellets. of his lifetime. And is not this also frueas we have said a dozen bear complaints of the difficulty that the re: iation of the Careil valueless sex f as black vulcanite, times of the Buffragists? Thronged courts have listened to their of get-ing a reliable and honcat dated the 31st August, 1911, which is used in tome parts of and Godown Company-07 per cheap heroics, papere hard-up for " copy "hwe devoted whole hout sboy, and tho: who are fol columns to obronicling their vagaries, till there arises almost a con-unate enough to cara the ear. Phall not apply to the starship tention among the foolis creatures as to who shall say or do the vices of one who knows ment in Hongkorg of raw Indian most outrageous things in order to achieve the greatest note. 'pidgin", more often then not pirex ad from Tadia on

have to consult the govenience of thang bill of lading to the

Salina of Formor 3, Unhesitatingly we own that we would prefer to see some amount the hireling rather than their own

of the bank notes in otoulation- of distinction drawn batween the persons who shall be admitted as requirements, for fear they may

Forest for Sale, lieteners in court, and those who shall not; as well as between what lose him: A case came to our and Broad-leaved trats geswirrendition that they ought to have Police Carrt, this morring, Frank General Anderson and Commo

The following sale of pine trees are in sach a filthy and tattered

especially the one dollar notes- shall, and what sball not, appear in the newspapers in connection notice only this weak. Because on Crown land at Tytam Tak win withdown from circalation Aquino, was charged with break-doro Anstruther. A very fine Mussam Library, a person must show that he is either a bona fide verandah and lose bis life, the Office of the Superintendent, the disappearance into the futarior to the extant of forty cents. with court proceedings. To become a "render" in the British a boy happened to fall over a take place by public auction at long pince... The reference to ing a street lamp, doing damage programme was provided, not student, an author or journalist, or connected in some way with the bis successor resolutely refused to Eatenical and Forestry Depart of Opins of a larga quantity of

worthy alike for its merit and its book tralo. Similarly, why should not parsons frequenting the elsap on the premises, fearing, so

It was stated by a constable variety. The performing horses. courts be oblige i to show that they have some definite reason, asid he said, "ons piece devil" He ment, on Toaday, 1st July, at cur subsidie y silver nage that he raw the defendant, who and ponies under Mariant gave s from valgar or unclean curiosity or loafing; for wishing to be pre-way, of course, have been suffi- 3pm. All that forest band-shows that "One of the Publio" was drank, throw a sions at the wonderful display. One of the sent? Our courts will not accommodate so many onicokere as would ciently superstitious to be 10lly fest cintouts and within the situation. There has certainly fendant said he did not doubtedly the aerial ring turn by

ing within the 69 fest and 125 has not accurately gaged the lamp and break it.

most attractive items was "un-" make distinction between them, on their wishing to enter, a difficult afraid, but the probabilities are matter. Further; why does not the law sila definitely when a that be was merely using the posed new reservoir are at bean an occasional concity of five break the amp; a small boy threw Signor Serra; Alfonso did wou newspaper is likely to do herm to society by publishing what is said opening toftes himself from after Tytam Tak comprising in all and ten cant pieces, for which we the one at tus lamp. dera with a cycle; Misa Mario in court? Happily the batter stamp of British paper usually knows dinzer duties.

about 57 ames, more or less. where to stop, in giving details to its readers; but, as things are at had to give way, for had he not and the bighest bidder above the has thrown the blame on the defendant got twelve months for ob by monkeys caure e

The employer The upest price will be 81,995 Trezaurer; Mr Lister, of coses, was orly a year or two ago that revolving wis; and the atoples have blamed Me Lister, the Icel Inspector MoHardy in it gave a very clever tua on the present, at any rate in London, it is not always the batter class of done so, the word would doubtless journal that most influences public opinion and morals. We sin- be passed along that the house upset price will be the purchaser. Colonial Office. cerely hope that the near future may see a Bill introduced into was haunted by this mysterious All trees, shurbs, etc., must be any troubls the Colony can get an He thoughs the defendant was concluded with Professor Urban

Without Bouting fire to a house at Yaumali. sansement.

The performance Parliament which will limit the power for evil which at prezent on devil, and no servant at all cut down and removed by the unlimited supply of small silver not quite sane.

sat with the lions, which was open court and a free press undoubtedly possess at times," would come near the place. purchaser, at his own cost, before! coins.

much appreciated.

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the 81st December, 1018

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Hongkong Ine Company-876 there much sympathy 19 felt, per share, buyers.

Hongkong Rope Manufacturing HIPPODROME CIRCUS.

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf

cent. premium, csilers. In commenting on the above, the "Telegraph editor of thors days gays: "A fair proportion BREAKING A

paid to the management of the No greater tribute cold be

Hippodrome and Oirons than the crowded sudience which gathered in the mammoth matshed lust right. His Excellency the Goy- STREET LAMP.stnor honoured the show with hie prezence, being accompanied by Before Mr. Melbourne, at the party which included Major

A line of 88 was imposed.

great