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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1913.

THE FINEST LONDON GIN.

Sir Robert

DISTILLED BY

Sold!

We heard a grim jest yesterday in connection with the live f Chan King-wab, the Canton Chiel of Police, who was shot on Tues Burnett & CO. day at the Governor General's

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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS

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Jhinn.

Those of our readers who knew tho de sued official are aware that he was an exceed. ingly dressy" a; always neatly tailored in the latest Euro- pean style, and somewhat given to display in the jewellery line. The

momoot bej

DAY BY DAY,

"The evil that men do lives them! The good is oft intarved with their bones.", Shakespeare.

" The Malls.

Australian Mail-Despatched per

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A.e. St. Albane" at nèon to day.

American and Canadian Maile.-- Closer 8.8, Korea ob 11 a.m. te ma.ow.

1883.

MONOKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

„Compïel - from the “Hongkong Telegraph" plús for the Weak Birding September 20, 1888.)

Steam Launch Company: Wo her at the applic. 009 already re ived for sha ea the Siberian Mail-lessly formed Sum I tuuch Kalgan at 5 p.m. to-night Company apunt to over twice: Siberian MailCloses per Armond the aratave"able.

Behio at a m. to-morrow

Gap Rock Lighthouse. Agly probable that the

was alot, Lung Chei kwong soldiers fell to wrangling over in personal effects the stronger and noisier of cour› gairing the day. The poor fellow's body was stripped of everything except hoots Mr. Wood to Arrive on Monday. M. J. R. Wood is due to arrive and socks, and bis rings, his watch and chain, scarpin and gold-in Hongkong, on Monday next Gap R Lightho1-9 mil ba rinimed apsotacles taken away to Mr. We will then take over the gown acted of bricks, at a poin, be valued. One can well imagine second count, at the Pulics Countyey clon to the mop of the rock, the chagrin of the plunderers on finding that the "jewellery" was only imitation!

Church Music.

The rates of Subscription to the " Hongkong Telegraph" will Cathedral on Sunday last, con be as follow

Theil of Brass Fittings. Mr. Tarrant, of Me-are Wat n and Company, has reported to the polics that during the month moone bae at den brass fittings to the value of $13.

Burglary at Wanchal,

which is rinety feet alive the water'no, Astbe light will only somewhere about a hundred and fifty feet above, the res, the structure should be Something in the nature of o

very far from iry rot we are told, seems to bave

lofty, and will pogibly in set in as regards" ecolesinationl A shopkeeper at Wanchai reclude rooms for attendants con- music, as far as St. John's Cathed-ports that some entered his ral is concerned. A visit to the house by wrenching the lock off tucted on a somewhat broad, the door "dring his absencs, in roomy base. The method for firmed an impression that the the day mo, and stole clothing making, a fog" sigur bag musical portion of the service, and money to the value of $90.

not I published" yet, bu was by no means no good as it Rev. Father de Maria. was a your ago. Only just re-

it will most likely beau of We ure requested > state that cently we remember it being said the celebration of the Silver something less than eighty tons in public that the Cathedral din Jubilee mass of the ordination weight. A few months ago, when The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to good deal for music in the of the very Rev. Father dit was expected that the Chines

messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies deliverod ai, Colony, but of late there has been Maris, at the Catholic Cathedral their residences without any extra chargo. On copies sont by n falling off.

Guvernment would build the There was not to-morrow will take place at post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. on Suaday "lust, anything 9.30 a.m.

lighthouse, Mr. D. M. Henderson, The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.0-like a full choir and it

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1913..

JAPAN, CHINA AND THE FUTURE.

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the seating of the gentlemen Sealed tenders, will to receive was, anything to go by, there t the Colonial Secretary's Office ware two bass and three tenor until Noon of Monday Octot 3. present to sing a full cathedra), for the supply of Labour and service. Yet there was a time Stores required by the Botanical when Church Notre advertised and Forestry Department for the the faut that there were vacancies reer 1014. for, my, one tenor and perhap two basses; now the choir stall are lamenta ly ill filled. It would indrod bɔ arity if matters became any worse and it is toe hoped that some determined mov will be made to restore the Cathedral service to something on a level with its former fint traditions.

London Bus Strike.

Messrs Tilling's 'bus estvice in been completely

London has

Jumped Overboard: The coxswain of the steam launch Wah Hung reports that at at 4-30 p.m., while he was on bie. way from Hongkong to Yaumati.

esterday, a Chinoat in ale pan-y ger jumped overboard, and was frowned. The body has not l recovered.

Flower Pot Supply. aled tenders, which should be clearly markel "Tender for the supply of bower Pote," will he received at the Colonial Set ry's Office antil noon of Mon day, October, 6, for suppling Flower Pots for the year 1914.

Crown Land Sales,

itime Customs, received ten- dere on the Hongkong and Whamp Duck Company for the election of an iron structure which, handsome and enduring

like that of 'Asheraf in the Gall

of Suez, could t> construoted at about one third the expen₤3 of either a brick or a stone building

the

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"A Mint." The following ingenious

pccurs in the Tele graph ci twenty five years ago.

Whid Tie it runs our little

sphoze,

Sees that the wheels are

ta gear, And draws Ove thousad

jirada a year? The Governor.

Who leaves bia shell each

week or two.

To meet the Logislative

orew,

And all them what

have to do?

The Unvingor.

Who darkly frowns

Council board;

THE TYPHOON.

Some Further Details.

The master of licensed er boat 1314 reports that, 'while junk was lying at Cauzsway E loaded with eal, it became wat logged during the typhoon and cargo of thirty tons of coal w lost, as well as the boat being su The damage is estimated at $5

At the Yaumati typhoon refu boat 1882 became water ligg and sunk during the typhoon, damage to the extent of $200 v they done. In the same neighbo

o'er

as

And "upeaks as 'aughty

"a lord,' Though often looking very

bored?

Ye Gov'nor.

Who is it that, hid mid blue-

Loke,.

Bis social pilgin overlooks, And quite forgets we're not

all n 5847. Sir William" Voour.

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SHARE REPORT.

hood, LS. Moody found o fins containing corpses floati in the bay. He handed th over to the Sanitary Departm at Kowloon.

Mr Summers, of the Kowl godown, reports that during night of the typhoon some per atole from lighter No 2 which in Causeway Bay, four tarpaul and one canvas owning...

Little Damage to Property It is reported from Yaum that the damage to land and forty in the district through typhoon has been inconsiders: but shipping has suffered sever The coal boat 1900 is a total wo on the beach. Cargo boat 16 coal laden, was sunk off the M B coal yard and damage to extent of $100 done. The cos in stated, can be revɔvered. Ca boat 077, coal laden sunk off same place the damage r mou The quotations which following to $800. The coal in 1

ie also zec, vera are from the "Hongkong Telo case

In the same neighbourh graph for Septem or 50, 1885.ral boat 1423 sonk, dainage "Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, the extent of $800 being done

152 per cent. premir, sellers.,

Trading junk T 426H, lad Union Insurance Sciety of with general cargo, drifted aah Canton.-$90

per ahere, in Youmati Bay and the ca valued at $70 was lost, wh sellers.

the damage done to the boat y $66.

China Traders' Insurance Com pany-$68. per share, sellers.

285 per share, buyers,

North China Jas "anoo-Tie

China Fire Insurance Company -$70 per share, rollers.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-54 per cent. premium, Bellers.

Steambout Company-3220 per ilongkong, Canton and Macao

share, sellers.

Company-120

Chius and Marila Steamship per share, selleid.

Trading junk T 1645 es uff the M.B.K. coal godown, s the loss is estimated at $76).

Trading junk T 810H w general cargo valued $80 BE in Mong-kok Bay and damage the extent of $500 was done.

Coffin Junk Wrecked;

recovered, and sent to mortuary by the water police a the Yaumati polir. The ste launch Lee Sang Shukoff Yaum and damage to the extent $100 was done.

was blown ashore at Frk Cho The steamer launch Shiu

Heung.

Two boat-building sheds he an blown down at Ching Sh Wai, and part of the roof at Ba Shiu Po station has bosa blo down

A Safe investment.

Canton Insurance Company, The rate-payers of Hongkong Lad.,-897 por share, buyers. have just paid somewhere about *Lundred dolls for the privil-Tia, 90. per share, b yors

Yangtze lasurance Association aze of swapping off a natural Chinese Insurance Company- The coffin junk 986 laden w prenomenon tey owned. About $175 per share, buyers.

seven cofas which contaît ist en or eighteen years ago

Hongkong Firs Insurance Comcorpses was wrecked off Mor Government invested in a big

pany $3441 per share, kok Bay. All the coffine w rife which had previously been sellere. shipwrecked, and put it where at prad and one hundred and

the police-inspetors could u e its fifty buses have been withdrawn

colued brass knob as a minor, from the str. ts. Just what this

It is now for sale, owing to its means to London only those whi

bighly develop 3d bump of de- It will have a 80, from the s legrem which wehe extent to which the average Public Auction will be held at safe but after its rescue from the know the city can fully realise. A Salo of Crown Land byste nativeness. It was a good, roomy published yesterday, that the Japaneso ato sill tur from satisfied Londoner depende, morning an: the District Office, Taipo, a briny deep, it had a way of with Chinn's concossions, and that they now suggest an amend-evening especially, on tube, bus. 10 a.m. on Friday next. Another acquiring all the dampness with in ment of the demande, to include an extension of the lease of Kinor trem, would hardly be Sale of Crown Land by Public radius five miles and making tung Peninsula, of the right to bid te Facks at Hankow." .oing

credited by those who are uo-Auction will held at the any documents deposited inside that Japan very much holds the whip band at the pre ant moment, there is any truth in the threst Department, on Monday, ptem used to w. p up a quarter of a $135 per share, sellers,

acquainted with the city. 1 Offices of the the Public Works look as though they had ban

Hongkong Gas Company € it would seem that whatever sho dombads, whether it is legitimate that arrangements have been made ber, at 3 p.m.

Hongkong Hotel Company- The police at Hang Hom or outrageously extortionat, China myst give way, U-less the to bring out Indon buemon,

$175 per share, sollera. European Powers choose to step in and offer Japan a mild bint to about to La sereialy hit at the Colonial Secretary's Offic

tabemen, and carmen, London is

port that they have sent to t Acting Police Magistrate. Indo-China S N. Company-17 mortuary the body of Lusio Ta the effect that she has gone far enough.

sloppige of all such traffic would until noon of Tuesday, the 7th at law, took hie rza: this morning

Mr. Herty E. Pollock, barister per cent, dia, sellers.

gap, a Portuguess watobman In order to be fair to Japan it is ner3ssary to try and put one-dislacats the business of the city October, for the privilege of(September 18) on the Isnch for $50 per share, sellors.

Douglas Steamship Company- the s.s. Tai Shan, who accident. self in her place for a moment. If the British ad suffered suit and world cost millions in a very slaughtering animals for the foo the first time as acting police

ly fell into the hold and was ki at China's ende and lost a certain number of men, what would short time. Up till now, Cuth of man

China Sugar Refining Comed dering the typhoon. hey have done? Would they have b. a more modest in Japan London is more severely afcator Slaughter House at Abordeen for Smith, who returne to the sellers.

in the Govetament magistrate, vice Mr. T. frcombe pany, Ltd.-$186 per share, Four dead bodies have be has shown herself in their demands for stonement? Probably they than in North London, but with the period of one year, from the grp General's deprtment.

found by the polics in differe would, because they are proverbially a long-suffering Inple, easily all

Luzon Sugar Refining Com-parts of the Colony, but they a means of communication | 1st January next, pacified if the aggressor approaches them in the right frame of interrupted, the outlook for the

Mr. Pollock introdu ad what is pany, Ltd.-$72 por shate, not supposed to be connate mind. But what would Germany or Fran or Russia have done metropolis would be serious. ̈*

novelly in Boogkong, by bvyera.

with the typhoon. under similar circumstances? Germany acquired Kiacchau as the

appen ing in the orthodox gown. price of the death of a missionary, and France may by said to have

and "dickey" of the legal pro- amply compensated her. 't for the Boxer troubles far is they.

fession." affsted her. But, having had their demande satisfied. either was content to draw off and to drop the subject. Will Japan be so Following are the orders of the content_Fust experience-huu-shown that there is a good deal of day for the mroting of the the bully about our little friend in the North, and thus one is dis-Sanity Board on Tuesday: posed to think that, should Ubina ser de to her exuctions she may Minate by the President of the yet go on demanding-anless, as al ve remarked, the other Poners Sanitary Board relative is the interfore.

Kowloon Conservancy Cont. it.

SANITARY BOARD.

Minute by the President of the Sanitary Board relative to leave

Slaughter House Tenders.

aled ten lers will barceived

ound of salt butter. Fɔ it had tolgo.

Hongkong Ice Company-$70 per sbare, sellers.,

Hongkong Rope Manufactur. ing Company, Ltd, $75 pċ- share, sellers.

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company.-64 per cent. premium, sellers.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co, Ltd.-$13 per sbare, sellers."

"TWELFTH NIGHT".

Ambitious Effort by Local “Amateurs,

Clothing for Railway Depart

ment Sealed Tenders, which should he clearly marked "Tender for the supply of Clothing for Railway Department will be received a Escape of Convicts. the Colonial Secretary's Office A successful attempt at escape until noon-of-Friday 26th instant on the part of the convict chain for the supply and making of gang was made this afternoon clothing for the use of the Railpam or 18) at Kennedy Town, way Department for. 1913-1914,

amat jurs are rehearsing for A Lody of well known loc where a gang of 76 men has been Uniform. for Revenue Offices. employed for some months past Bat will they interfere in such a case; or, rather, will they offer

presentation of Shakspeare Sealed tendere, which should in the constraction of the new

Twelth Night," which is to b the interference that the Central Government would like to see them

be clearly marked "Tenders for lica s'ation. Es far as we have

given at the Theatre Royal o offer? Throughout the turmoil of the prt three months, have not to Sanitary Tactora dering supply of Winter Uniform for been able to ar artain, the foots

October 25 and succeedin the great Powers been strangely quiet sad al of? And is there no 1914.

That infallible "System" Revenue Officers," will be receiv. are briefly as follows: At about

nights. This is, we understand significane in their aloofness? Is there no auggestion of the grim Minute by the President of the ed at the Colonial Secretary's half past three o'clesk a dozen of Major St, John Soton, who the first time that an amateu silence and cynical partiality of the stork that watched the Sanitary Board relative to a letter Office nútil Noon of Thursday, the convicta su oded in getting wasadjudged bankrupton July 12 production of Shakespeare ha squabble tween the fog and the mouse (and finished by devore from Megar. Palmer and Turner the 25th Septemler, for the the irons off their legs, and at last, told, in hie public examin-been given in the Far East and ing both) al out the attitude of Great Britain, the States, Germany, re a Building Authority notice. making up and supply of Winter ont i made a rush for a junk that|ation, how he advertised in it is interesting to note that i Russia and France? Not one of these has yet committed is f

Mortality retera for the wika Uniform for the Eropean and was lying at or near the pier, London daily newspaper that a follows very much on the lines o to any definite expression of opinion on the events that have taken ending. 23rd and 30th August, Native Benne Officers in this 'most opposite the new structure. "gentleman with small capital the production of the same play place in China since (eay) the beginning of this year-if we except and 6th Eptomlar and for the Department.

The gary was in charge of eight desires sound investment," and which took place in London las America'somewhat sentimental over-ri diness to recoguire the month ending 31st August.

Error an officers and four Indian received a reply from one Blater, year. The ataging will follow Republic, Nevertheless the same thought must be present in the

Mortality rot om Maca Eзveral telephone wires have guards, rll of whom were aimed. who professed to be the sole pro-the lines of ioh simplicity which minds of the statesmen of each; namely: that every dew step on for the week ending 31st August bisa blown down at the The twelve men nevertheless sac-prietor of "an infallible mathe-made Reinhardt's precantation of China's part proves more and more her inability to rule her: if, and and 7th Eptember, 1013. Peak. A house collap i

eded in getting olear away, matical system of progression for "Oedipus Rer" and that o her an orthinees to rated among the civili. d Governments of the Rat re.arn for the weeka end-st Stanley but there we One of the offi, a Gos Port- operation at the tables at Monte "Samurun so popular at home. world. Nor is the time far distant when, in the interest of the ing 6th and 13th Exptsmt:r.

on one hurt.

Two men were ugatce named Pereira, followed Carlo of the game of roulette," The performances aro being world's commerce, it will be necessary for them to impress that fact

killed and taven injured through them into the junk with his rt Under an agreement dated Jrne given in aid of local obstition on China. The Revolution that was to do so much for the Chine Alarm In a Strand Restaurant.

the collapse of a matshed, which volver in bis hand, but was knock-20, 1911, he handed to Blater among them being The Diocesan has only left matters worss then they were under Manchu rule; the

took place in Kimberley Roaded on the head, fell overboard, and £280 on terms that he (the bark Girls' Sohool Building Fund, the want of respect for Treaties is as great as ever, while the tyranny ant were alarmed one afternoon The motor launch balorging 3 pre at nothing is known as to month as his shere of the profits Hostel and the Society of St. Customers at a Strand restaur Kowlose, during the typhoon, was seen no more. Up to the rapt) should re eive 8 per cent. a Blind Home, The Y.W.U.A and the corruption aro grester; and, with advancing civilisation, recently by the sudden api ar- Water Police, which was sunk in whore the junk wont to bat ale to La derived from working the Vincente de Par Advance (which, in China, 8 me to mean increased knowledge in regard to ance of overal fe engines at the the camber at Kowloon during was last senailing away in the system. Blatar went to Monte tickets to be obtained at pic. the use of fire-arms, bombs etc,) will I am greater still. What door and the entry of a number the 17phoon, has been brought to don of Canton with one of the Carlo and remitted eums ageret int from the various ladice form European intervention take--whether final partition or of firemon. To brigade had the turfa The damage to the Aberdeen fery launches in elo: gating £14. Then he wrote that working on the committe.3 and lem prary concerted administration-it aimssible to foresee; but had responded to a false alarm bridge at the Klca police pursuit. It is supposed that one he bad fainted at the tables was from Mesere Mourie & Co., that one or the other is down the programme of the future, there given by some part on from a basin is such a renders 'it dan of the police officers was on board unable to continue playing and all Booking proper will open on can be but little doubt; and, having regard to the present state of public telephone call box. things Chiness, we feel inclined to say "the wooper the better.”

gerous to traffio at the moment, the ferry bout

October 14

Owing to the Galo..

the money was lost,