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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1913.

THE FINEST LONDON GIN.

Sir

'DISTILLED' BY

Robert Burnett

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Quite the Gentleman."" "Jaok Johnson, the black pògi- list, has a lot to learn yet, bɔ, he never so wise in his own conceits, We stated on.. Wednesday that he & Co. has been telling the Paris eor-

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Kinship is a matter of spiritį and not of blood.

The Malls, am a gontleman 1 We seem to Australian Mail-Olossa per seB, remember being taught, in St. Albans at 9 a.m. 10.1 ohildhood's blissful days, the morrow, maxim: Remember, no genile- man ever says that he is A. gentleman," and wo should like to see Mr. Joboron laying that valuable lesson to herrt. Every man to his taste, of course, but we should have thought that had the meuners and morals and habits of our boxing friend bran of the exquisite order he himself esteem them to be, the United Sistea would not have basn in so

Dr Ainslie of Amoy is staying extreme & hurry, either to get rid at the Hongkong Hotal. bir or else to clap him in gaol. We cannot help feeling some re- gret when we read that an old-on the roof at 26 Sei Sirest has A Chines bricklayer working catablished and high-standing be in removed to the hospital as paper like the Globe should have the result of a fall. condescended to obronicle the maudlin and slanderous reirarks

Siberian Mail-Olose per

Kalgan at 5 p.m. to-morrow.

Medical Visitor.

Bricklayer Injured.

Bathing Postponed.

of a ruffian of Johnson's type The bathing arranged by the To allow him to say in a British Tramway Company to take plate paper that the English araagainst at North Point to-right has beau him because he has beaten white postponed to a date to be champions is to condone a grataonounced later.

THE TYPHOON.

CENTRE PASSES WITHIN 50 MILES OF HONGKONG.

limbs

Junk People Sutlered

minutes,

took fally fifteen Occasionally a wave would strike the draft with tremendous force, sending the spray right over the top deck; and it took 8 coxswain all his time to keop hiệ course. All the Europeans were, of course, confined to the deck and so pronounced pitching and the

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Residents of Lo Colony were opposite the Empire cinemat houses, not a little surprised when shortly graph theatre, where a weak roof was the American and Canadian Maile after 6.30. last evening, the structure was blown off. The rolling that two of lonet kong Maru at 1 a.m. to-day.vionely, were again boiated. The part of which was leafage and business disembarking on the Despatched par a.s. Hung hauled down twelve hours pre- by was loaded with refu 3, a great off mal de mer. black typhoon signals, after being sanitary department's jetty near- Were unable American and Canadian Maile. Ob vatory rep for yesterday tree

to BIATO It was a risky Clocs par s.8. Korea at 11 stated that the typhoon eateret tatimony to the direction in Company had a special staff on baaring puple Kowloon side, where the Ferry sim. to-morrow.

Peng and was filling up, and it was done. It was, indeed, the tres tance. When the gangway was the coast Dear Swat w that morn- which most damage had been daty to render necessary assis in consequence of that fact that which aufered most the signals were lowered. Later on, proutically every roadway brauch-sengers were shouted to, to hurry and in at a convenient angle, the par however, it appears to have deep-les and leaves were alrea at sat: ashore, and as they came on to oned and to have curved in the At the bottom of Garden Road the gangway they were literally direction of Hongkong, approach-Jone of the tra at the side of pulled on the landing stage by ing the Colony, not by the ca as Queen's Road, was blown down. the Ferry men. All on board the Colony, and though there are street conati uoled in trellis work We have en informed by a usual, but over land. Is som3 | to have come within 50 miles of lamp-post in the middle of the through without ham.

Outside the Telegraph Offices a were thankful that they had come reports of damage from many style has beзa badly twisted and European gentleman who travel quariars these are not nearly so bant, but beyond this and the in- led by the last ferry to Kowloon salons so thora of the typhoon of jury, to trees little roms to have last night, just after nine o'clock, a month ago.

bsen hurt in the city proper. called on Mr. Claxton, the Dier stor Among the floating population that a numb or of Chinese, and a

A Telegraph represon live

that the passengers experienced of the Observatory, this afternoon the tale le not quiet so happy; and European, who appeared to be a so much difficulty in landing for information regarding the while the official raports have not missionary, had to be taken to typhoon, The Diretor said: all rome in yet, there is evidence to the typhoon refuge with the The typhoon en pred the cast show that in one or two localities launch, through being unable to and was then filling up. After estont. I the nor Swatow yesterday morning judk people have suffered to same land. Many of the passengers on entering the coast, however, it typhoon-refuge come "launches reach Kowloon, so fierce was the developed der and

Mongkoktaus the boat feared they would never We have often pointed out that

cime have been damaged, and reports gale at the time. Unioniem ie the tendency of the one of the dangers of Trades

within 50 miles of Hongkong, have been made by two junk north of the Colony, at 11 owners of the loss of their vele. discipline. This is pointedly be-Wang Street, reports that he to in the vicinity of Canton nown cargo of at jut sixty tons of coal time: by the forelesk and bad

Shops Closed. mon to get out of hand-to ignore A Chiasso shopke per at Shing p.m. yesterday. It appears to uns instance a junk csustaining thors in Canton Road, ba 1 taken The abops in Kowloon, at least which has arisen in the ranks of trousers valued $7 in make and doing. It may to filling up or up against come reaks and sack wind or rain could be done to ing illustrated in the trouble gave a Chiness tailor 14 pairs of hat it is rather doubtful what it capsized, and another was forced closed refore damage by either the railwaymen at Home within he has disappeared with them.

it may be nearly stationary." Mr. At Bonington the remains of their stock. Later in the night, the past few days. The rail-

Claxon added that the greatest wreckage point to a similar fate there was waymen at Liverpool refused to

The Rev. C. one will preach squall of 70 m les an hour at at this point, and damage of a what the budge spanning the velocity of wind recorded was a having overtaken a boat or boats swing bridge on the Kowloon an accident at the handle Irish, traffic "out of

at the Wesleyan Church, Wan-1.15 this morning, while the similar nature to reported from entrance to the Police camber. It sympathy with the Dublin atrik-obai, on Sunday evening next, ai lowest barometer reading was East Point and Kennedy Town. ers, dismissals followed, then a 615 on "The Bible in the light 29.33 at 11 o'clock last night. strike. And the came thing has of modern Science and general

appears that a junk was making occurred at Birmingham, where

Ia consequsude of the typhoon, An Exciting Experience. for the protection of the camber telegraphia communication with most exciting experience last night entrance. The current played A party of Europasus had a and turned her head dead on to the Swatow and Canton is

at when travelling by the 8.30 ferry haves with the stearing and she press it interrupted.

to Kowloon. On the city side, crashed into the bridge that was

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1913.

PRESERVING ANCIENT MONUMENTS,

Only one Court.. Owing to the departure of Mr Goffrey Norman Orme, and the non-arrival of Mr J. R. Woad, there is only one Court sitjing, at the Police Court.

The Disappearing Tailor.

The Bible and Science.

the men declined to have anything) knowledge."

to do with Liverpol goods. This, be it remembered, only two days after theirown leader, Me Thomas, had condemned sympathetic and sectional strikes as "leading to apprchy." It is quite obvious

they will not listen to their own officials or anybody else..

Postponed.

In consequence of the bad weather, the final in, the Law Bowls Championship, fised for to-morrow on the Pulice Club grounds, has to be postponed.

Stolen Clothes.

Black Signals Holsted.

The sudden hoisting of the the water did not appear very slightly projecting over the on- blask inverted exe at about sit but citainly leaked chop trance. The bridge railings were o'er last evening was by no under way however, when a de concertina or Venetian blind PJ. The ferry hal hardly got damaged and the junk collapsed, that when these men are piqued. The date will be anounced later neapg upfore-sen, by thora-whosided motion was felt. It was fashion, and the remains now lis were watching the barometer not until approaching mid-steam, on the slipway in the camber. during the day, for a drop in the that the effects of the swirling A Chinese was, at the Police mercury annovuced that some waters were felt with any di 20m-lives were lost, and it appears Capt, this morning, santsarad thing in the nature of unsstiled fort. In an instant the boat that

was remarkable that no to one month with hard labour weather conditions was about commenced to roll violently, the junk were able to gain

thoss and four houra stroke for stealing dae. Thinge remained fairly and clothes the property of Mrs. quiet, however, until shortly after

who occupied Johnstone, 4, Minder Road, seven o'clock when rain.com near very dangerous angle. The The small motor boat belonging one perica reached ssoority ere the boat collapsed. Kowloon.

el to fall in appreciable quanti

lady passengers

became to the police has sunk in the cam- through the windows of the cabins time of writing, being kept afloat

Interport Polo.

Hongkong Bas suffered another reverse at the hands of Shanghai, as a result of yesterday's polo matob. It was somewhat of al

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surprise that the Hongkong! Alaska-Siberian Flici. ties and increase as the wind vous, and men looked eagerly ber, and one lighter is, at the men did not make & better Mr. George Samuele present 89. At ut even o'clock the for a glimps of the Kowloon by a launch. It is water logged

the swing:

It has long been recognised that public authorities have in the past paid too little attention to the preservation of the many ancient stantly played on a field which Peak Hotel on Monday, Septemb or shipping and the year als that nat bfore reaching the and appears to have suffered con- showing, since they have con- the Alaska-Siberian film at the the harbour was fairly clear of monumenta scattered up and down the United Kingdom in the form dies not allow of a pony being 22, at 9-15 pm. under the had not already caught shelterio with ter.ifio fore, and, being as lighters were damaged on the pier, another wave me along siderable damage. Two other of buildings, cromlechs, Roman ruins, elc More often than not it driven will belt at the goal: The patronage of H. E., the officar Kowloon Bay and behind Stoosisted in its progress by a last Kowloon side, as was the has been left to local societies to keep an eye on them, but despite conditions were certainly against administering the Government, ions with it off in die and farious wied, it at the beat wall the very admirable work which these bodies have done, cases of not have bad time to practice

the visiting team, as they could Mr. Cland Savorn.

tions with all possible spead,

olose by: unpardonable vandalism have occasionally been reported. We the checking of the pony's speed

The Star Ferry.

violently to pott, and the whole bridge, A Doubtful Story.

Shority after nine o'clock it

frame work of the craft trembled have, indeed, known of an instance in which the cervants of a Dis- at the vital moment.

A Chineze faimer in the new beme doubtful whether an

as the propellor came out of the kai

At the ferry pier on the Hong- On the

kong side it was found necessary pieces in order to secure material for metalling the roads. It is tory is all the more praiseworthy ted and robbed of a jadestone the time the wind was fairly and forwards as they tied this morning, as passengers from trict Council were actually found blasting a very old monument to whole, they surmounted the diffi- toitary report that his son was other ferry. wou'd is able to wait To walk was almost im to allow the floating plat

oultios admirably, and their vic Wednesday, when be was assaul- was allowed to

coming home from school on run, but at 0.10 a ferry

possible, and even when under form to become filled with water only right and opportune, therefore, that the law in relation to the for that fact. In all departments bangle valued at $5. The police high and a heavy can was ranning to resh the gangway from the Kowloon landed, they had to ne

depart. At

the protection of the whaif, pas, and sink to the catches in order acquisition, guardianship and protection of these landmarks should the Shangbai mon were undoubt look on the story with suspicion. but at length, with a large nam cabins. The boat got alongside gotiate a very steep descent down Langers were tossed backwards to prevent it being damaged, and be amended and consolidated, as it probably will be in the neartedly superior, except in riding future.

ber of pascangers, & al31 was It may be recalled that two sessions ago, no fewer than three however, that in all conteste, of ing a German named Arnold Ast, with some difficulty that the Kowment the gangway would be five the floating platform. Men were

for Hongkong. We only wish,

At the Police Court, this morn mene an easy one and it was/Pier was so strong, that one mcconstruction made to represent made. The pai age was by no eventually, but the current by the the gangway on to a wooden Bills dealing with this subject oame before the House of Lords, and this kind the victory should go who was found within the for- loon What i was ride, the force of or six feat over the floating plat- however early at work pumping in the end a Special Committee of the House was appointed to con- to the team winning the best on before Mr Hazeland, with teas the 'de of the pier coveral times be within a few inches of slipping. sider them. This Committee deliberated on the matter, and the of three matches, as in the Inter passing, and find 25 or in de Lae passengers were safely land off the platform. The floating The coxswain of the Sanitary

tification at Lye mui, was charged the waves crashing the ver el into

form, and the next moment would cut the water.

off in this they were no ma:ph

national games."

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result of their conolutions is a new Bill which is being put forward by the First Commissioner of Works. Some of the provisions of this measure are worth noticing. The first part of the Bill pro- vides-for-the purchase, by agreement, of any monument within the Mr F. E. Smith. meaning of the Bill, by a local authority, and for the acceptance by

We feel genuinely sorry to read that Mr F. E. Smith seams almost

Trespassing.

fault one month's hard labour.

"Fourteen Witnesses-

A Three Weeks Chair Journey,

"

Incidents.

ed and the vases was able to get platform-it:lf bobbid op and Board launch No 2, has reported away for shelter. From nineo'clock down like a cork in the ss, and to that while making for Yaumati either the Commissioners of Works or a local authority of any decided to throw in his lot with c-day, bafore the Chief Justin, it somed 15 have reached towards the pier, instructions pellor and the boats drifted to In the murder case which was onwards, the wind increased disembark was attended with no shelter, having a barge in tow, continued at the Ciminal Essions in velocity and, at at ut midnight little risk. As the bost heaved the tow rope fell foul of the pro inonument bequeathed to them for preservation. An important provision in the second part of the Bill gives power to the Commis Sir Edward Carson again, over no fewer then fourteen witnesses mezimen force, coming in gaste were culled out to the passengers wards the Naval coal camber signer of Works to be constituted the guardians of other monuments bie mountebank methods of pro-re available to give evidenca het in places oro sign boards not actually in thoir possession, and lays it down that, once leating against Homo Rule. for the pro sention if called upon. down and

to run down the gangway, and to breakwater, Kowloon, and both this guardianship has been established, it shall continue, When the last anti-Home Raley noon the evidence of five bad damage to the tresa.

did considerable come down one at a time. Just the launch and the barge sunt, even should the property pass into other hands.

as one lady was about to fan but fortunately without loss of life. Bat the campaign began, many months been taken.." question of preserving our monuments is not to be left entirely ago, Mr. Smith was well to

The Damage

down it was found peross Telephone wires and poles are in the hands. of public bodies; the framers of the Bill have wisely, had quite thought that the the recent Matriculaton examine not raped to any great extent off, with the consequence that ported to the police that last At 12.30 the wind was at ary to baol up the gangway again, broken en Bonham and Hospital the fore, certainly; but we sought the co-operation of eccieties interested, and from the principal of these has been constituted an Ancient Monument Board. By the dummy-rifle game, with all its tion and is now & First Year a walk along the prays, whenever she ran right into the gangway night he saw a Obiners lan to- Mr. Yea Ya Chuen who passed sights of the last typhoon were had commenced her effort to get Mr Frank Lammert has re-

great strength and while the and it was haaled up just as she Roads, Bill this Board is given power to report if any monument is in attendant foolery, had sickened Undergraduate in Arts took 40 it was faible was certainly full danger of destruction, in which case the Commissioners may make him of such methods of carrying days from his home in Szechwan of interest. The tide was not ever, the poszangers were got naught Road, and jump into the an order placing the monument under their protection. Very wide on politicial warfare. Undoubted to Hongkong, three weeks of high at the time and, can clear, and the Last moved off Harbour. The man was not seen After a severe struggle, how warde the V.R.C., along Car powers are given to the Commissioners under this part of the Billly he became lukewarm for a time which were spent in a chair It is not possible to trace at length the many other festures of the and left Sir Edward Carson to journey from his home to Ichang. unable to force the water up her got clear of the new he was insane. measure, but there are two at least which deserve emphasising. One continue his pranks more or less

quently the wiad

from the wharf. She had no again, and it is believed that empowers the infliction of a substantial penalty upon anyone guilty alone, but now he seems to have of defacing monuments; while another places in the hands of local ben inveigled into lending bis THE MAXIMUM PENALTY, the former osession. At intervals down as though providing to at Kennedy Town with a full to flood the Pays as it did on pier than the David Gilies bore At nine o'clock a junksnohored authorities power to regulate styles of architecture for new buildings name again in harmony with old buildings in the neighbourhood, and to pro-

to the BX-

huga volumsa of tremist programme. .bibit or restrict the display of advertisements outside any of these. stops

from the the docks. Sirens were blown cargo on board got adrift and Sufficient bas bean outlined to show that the new Bill is a most the county preaching against Sergeant Pinoatt with being in in the nature of flooding. A walk as those in charge of the reap At 4 s.m. this morning a

waves dashing against the walls, sad the people on the wharf were was broken upr int going

At the Police Con't, this morn were oaied over the road-way afraid that a collision would re-valued by its owner, who escaped round ing, a Chineze was charged by but at no time was there anything sult. This was pok fo, however, at $2,5

The junk was comprehensive and carefully-drawn measure. launched any too early, and it is much to be hoped that it will soon perhaps, be done; but those who of ammunition which were con- showed that very little damage

It has not beon Home

Rule no harm will, unlawful possession of two boxes along the

2,500 excluding cargo. become an Act of Parliament. If it does, and its provisions are join Sir Edward Carson must the realed under each arm, and a had les done to the shipping on Passengers who-left-by

praya this morning five boats skilfully avoided each matehed in which properly applied, it should be almost impossible for any historic prepared at any time to be let in revolver which was tied round this side of the harbon- end next next buat from Hongkong: ht8.45

other. Structure in the country to fall into a state of utter decay. This is for the first med scheme that may his body on the Empress of to nothing to the piers on this p.m., had an equally unpleas

men of the Spani sonsible, useful and much needed legislation; which is more than happen to enter that worthy's India. The maximum penalty side. Tap only one can be said for a big proportion of the measures which, in recent head. And in politics, sin of $250, or in default three to have sustained injury was billeted about by wind and way times, have been claiming the attention of our Parliamentariang, every-day life, a man is largely months, was imposed.

only one which seamed experience. The hat known by the company be keeru, kanssa

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