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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1913.

A Tip for the Police.

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WISDOM WEAPONS be educated up ti a point. 29, SINNER for the information of the Fores [GOOD. and the officials—und sep (cially that esation of the finer detailed

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ONE ON WAR, BUT DESTROYETH WUCH

The Mails.

German Mail.-Due pers.s. Prinz

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Eitel Friedrich to-day. German Mail-Deapatobed par 8.8, Dorflinger at 10 a.m. to day.

p.m. to-day.

Arrived from Home.

Silk Shipment."

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CANTON" DELTA

Ore Feet Three Inches Mean Draft.

Mir, Sinde and Mr. Brutton

In Argument.

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Mr Brutton-Reasonable bail: His Worship: What do you call reasonable bail?

Mr Brutton:-$5,000. Inspector Watt-I bare bon instrnoted, your Worship, by lo Captain Superintendent of l'olice to oppose bil except it is for the amount of the charge, 8160 000.

Mr Brutton: That is excessive. This money they claim is in Rus- sia Asiatic Bank,

Hia Worship:

That is part of the corpus delictum.

There was quite a lively fox Meses W. S. Riley and Co., minutes at the Police Court, this Ltd. Kowloon, have handed morning, when Mr. Slade K.C over in the Standard Oil Co., of and Mr. Brution had an argument with the Telegraph in their 69

New York the second of two light concerning a case that came before ension-we wish to explain that

draft motor boats designed for Mr. Hazeland. there is a big distinction be-

Rervice as inspection boats for Chung Sau-nam was charged tween a aules boy and a deli ry Siborien Mail-Closse per the Company's increasing business with embezzling $150,000, the

Prinz Eitel Friedrich at 5 above Canton. The vessels, property of the thiness govern- Mr Brutton: We claimed the oy. That distinction lies in the

named respectively Wah Mes and meat, and was defended by Mr. money and now the Chinese fact that the latter, merely has

Cheapg Mee, are of the house Brutton, of Mosere Brutton and government claim the money papers in bis possession for

boat type and each 42 feet in Hett. Mr. Slade KC., and Mr. We have a mach right to that Me A. F. Raven, who was re-length. There is a short deck Master, the latter of Vesers. Jobu- money is anyone else in the delivery to subscribers; be

cantly married at Home, strived space forward for handling the son, Stokes and Master, sat by his meantime, and now the police does not sell papers on the with his bride by the Monteagle the anchors and similar deck room side.

aak, according to Inspector Watt, on the street. Be differe in no yesterday."

aftm for accommodation of water

Inspector Watt appeared for for excessive bail. The bail must tanks and orewe galley, etc., the the police. particular from any other man or

be ressonable and sufficient in The silk shipped per the 8.8. space between being occupied

Delen lant-I took the money atendance of this man at the trial boy who entries a shit or parcel Hongkong Maru anived at New by the housing with ample bead

to mourn the your ditoretion to for delivery. We

bu I dil pot steal it. York at 8.30 am. on. Oct. 24, room and comprising matör room,

but an excessive bail like that in to make the police a pre-ent being 5 days and hours at or large saloon. Eath from and Ea-

His Worship-I will enter absolutely unreasonable. We car- of this bit of information be the stзmer'sajiival at San Fran- ropean galley. The steering gear plon of not guilty on that.

not touch this money your Wor- cause of the fact that last night ciL 2 20

and oil tanks are fitted upon the

Inspector Watt-May I have ship, the money is attached to the week's remand in this case, a bank. He (the defendant) claims one of the Telegraph deliver y

upper deck, The Fire Bigade hava sirendy The motors are of the 30 horse the Crown Solicitor is not pre- the money and says "it is mine," boys come back to the office, in

and the Chinese goverment ap fear and trembling, stating that had two practices in preparation power Kelvin typs, starting on pared to go on yet?

for their annual display. Lois patrol and working with kerosine. be

was afraid to pass Indien display, which takes the form of and driving, the vessala at 7 His Worship:-There will be parently say it is theirs. Now it is not for your Worship to say to constable B.22, who wi dhills and competition and is knots per hour on four continuous & formal remand for a week. (To whom the money belongs. This tlratenint held outside the City B. is measured mile trials. The ves- Mr Slade! Are you appearing in bulk is in the bank and he

offier, expest-1 to take plaat putesla have a mean draft of 1 ft. 3 this case?

says it balanga, to bim. They ing, only. November 22.

know that that is sufficient to keep this man in the Colony without Messrs Biley & Co. have already built forty motor yachte, I must object to Mr Slade app

natting up another $150,000. bouge boats and cabin craisers, ing.

Mr. Slado:-Allow me to state this man's attendence; ho can't Year Worship $5,000 will assure both twin and single screw, of

return to China. They want length from 16 ft. 70 f. and my position before you object.

Mr. Brattan We have heard Soldiers from 3 h.p. to 100 h.p. many of

him to return there. the boats being shipped on from Inspector Watt that the

This money is all fist and steamers deck to Vancouver, Java, Orown Solicitor in prosecuting.

His WorshipWell, I must bail be must stay in geol and that if you put up a "probibitive Tha motora fitted in those adjourn for Mr. Hodgson to does not give him a chance to

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The Hongkong Telegraph,

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1913.

PEKING AND. THE PROVINCES,

Now that the Republic of China lins been formally admitted to he comity of nations, it is not too much to hope that the many pro- blems concerned with the internal development of the country will he faced by the contral authorities and taken in hand in such a way as to impress both allicials and the public alike that real business is meant. While the point requires no elaboration, it is the fact that hitherto in my parts of the country-notably in the South

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Fire Brigade Practices.

attitude utar grabbing at any and every bay

Inspection of Troops. who happened to have a Tele-

The Royal Enginosis sad the graph in his possession. If this

25th and 26th Poojabis will be Rot of thing is allowed to can- tinue where will it end? Alienspected at the Happy Valley with an chit, bk I be the zorrow morning by H. E.

Major General Kelly. have been drilling in the moro- inga at the flappy Valley for the Hvit weak or two..

next to run in."

[No Sportsman.

Lloyd freight line to East Asia, a Mark, will sail from Bremen

and elsewhere.

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Mr Bratton-1 nak for bail.

Mr Slade-Yes, I am. Mr Brutton-Your Worship.

Mr. Bratton. I object to Mr. prepare his defencs. I should Fay he is safer here than any. where. Mr. Stade:Well, will

you

N.D.L. Freight Line. Mзars. Malchers and Company vesels include, the Kelvin, Fay attend. To continue the story, one of advies us that they have received and Bowen, Djinn, Forth, Gard the European members of our information from the Norddeuts-ner, Gray, Atlas, Speedway, Slade staff for a time watched the antics cher Lloyd, Bremen, that the firet Lowe Victor. Fairbanke Meres, of this burly guardian of the steamer of the new Norddeutscher Standard, Thorosyeroft, Otto, allow me to state my Fosition, be-

oars, whos obief occupation,

Martini and Daimler, and the fore you raise your objection ?

Mr. Brutton-Certainly. apart from frightening indoesnt

Mr. Blade: The position is this. their designs for such vesse's in Telegrapli boys, appeared to be

Company are steadily improving regard to spend and draft, quality The Crown Solicitor, who, your playing with stray dogs and watch-

Bovril's Double Honours.

of work and quickness of outturn. Worship will remember appeared Moses Bovril, Limited, bare ng the street traffic. Anyhow; the appearance of our representative

The vessels no building in yesterday, and, I appeared with on the scene was promptly effe been awarded the Grand "Prix at

the Company's yard include him in the matter, has been unable ive, for the bullying Sikh, the Ghent Exhibition, and al: a refrained from his molestations. Diploma for excellencs at the 45 feat motor hot, a 79 feet tod today and the mut

on December 17...

double b3thville. This

dis-

Ac Home, in coursing and pigeon Cougo. Beige Exhibition, Eliza-seam tug, two 00 feet stegi ter was referred to the police and il bargea of 150 tons capacity they were referred for legal ad- disregard of Feking shown by the Provincialollicials. Tutubs and are at least given a chance. But

the Manila lumbar trade. The foot reprea3nting him, though I their underlings tuve gone along no though they were laws unto we are afraid that Constable B. of previous awards, is certainly a latter vessal is 101 feet in length have not received formal insirtio- themselves, and Peking has been powerless, in many instances; to 22 is no sportsman; he stands high tribute to the excellence of by 30 feet Bins, beam and 15 feet tions from him. It is a maur

almost literally in our doorway, so the world-famous beef-beverage. Sins, deep. She will carry 1,000 about way of doing it but be impose its will on headstrong ollicers" The danger of such a

Hongkong Jockey Club. tons dead weight, be built to the Crown Solicitor) can't situation is only too obvious. A nation without cohesion-one that en is be on getting a full "bag"

He might at least give the young- The half yearly meeting of the Lloyds highest class, and have appear and he has asked some- is divided against itsolf-cannot stand. "So it is clear that not alone sters a sting run for it. The Boogkong Jockey Club was held foar dorrioke with winches each body else to do his work for him from other countries doos China need to be delivered; she must be matter is a trious, one, though. to-day at noon, when it was and capable of lifting six tone. The for the time being. I think I nui

We do not wish to dictate to the nounced that 43 girlfins bad angipes are triple expansion of perfectly correct in saying In saved from herself if she is to make progresss in the future.

police, but, just a whisper-it they ten subscribed for. This year 700 horse power, supplied with pear for the Crown Solicitor. It may, perhaps, be a hopeful sign that President Yuan Shih- want to perform some useful the griffins will be timed at glean from a boiler 11 ft. 6 ins. though, as I say, I have received kai has within the past few days inued a Manilate in the course of service to the community, we Shanghai before coming to Hong: diameter at a working pressure no formal instructions. I am which he enlarged on the responsibilities of officials to the Govern-would remind them of the large kong, accepted animals being re of 180 lbs. per square inch, appearing for the prosection;

Jurcaries quired to do the three quarters ment and the people. It is, of course, couched in the usual towery anter

in about min. 49 € 38. style of Chinese official documente, but, on getting down to the "sking place just now,

Latest Adverilsements. bara import of the words, it is quite evident that the President realises the drugere to which we have alluded stove. In some re-

and in the Central Provinces--there has too often been a complete abcoting, the hare and the pigeontinction, which heads a long list and a steal cargo steamer for vice to Me Muster. I am lero in

of patty

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The prosecu

Hie Worship:-Iam fixing bail and in doing so I am following the practice of not fixing it lower tban the corpus delictum. I am making an order for him to ba released on bail in $150,00.

Mr Bratton :-That-is a depar ture from all the reasonable I we on the rnbject of bail.

His Worship: cannot hear On any inore.

TWELFTH NIGHT."

Second Performance at the Theatre Royal..

The second performance of "Twelfth Night at the Theatre Royal, by the Hongkong Mum- mers showed that in the interval after the first there had been some little polishing off of the corners which generally appear The Company have ales in hand the (Mr Brutton) cannot get

in an initial performance. The stool, wharves in Canton for the away from that.

hole piece went more smoothly, Chinese Maritima Customation is practically bo Mombare of the Royal Hong- and for the Hongkong Can- the Chinese government, and I and the various artistes had fitted kong Yacht Club will be at Home ton and Macao Steamboat Coy. am appearing for the Chinese to their hat and a decided improvement was to be noticed. to friends on November 1 and in Amoy for the Standard government. I am actually I Esproially was this the case with Page 5.

Oil Co., besides general repair em appearing for the Crown in the Malvolio of Mr Lowder, who An extraordinary meeting of and sundry work,

fact, so that according to all the showed himself more at home with An American consul on spatial mambers of the Hongkong Cricket

forma in use in England and his part last everywhere else, I appear for the service in India mokes, an am- Olab is to be held on November

evening and using comment in his report to 7 to consider the disposal of the

Orown though my direct instruc- certainly gave a vastly improved Washington with reference to old Racquet Court Championship THE NEWSBOY AGAIN, American motor cycles in India. Cup.-Page 6.

tions do not come from the performance over that of the first. Crown.

In fact, he quite filled the part Local dealera have informed him,

and did well when it came to Consignesa nosice conching

His Worship:-It is only a caso finding the letter laid for him by 'No Licence, and a Fine of $2.

of adjournment ?

„Mr"Slade :—That's all,

the merry conspirators: He did fall jus ice to the incident. The Mr Button:-It is not & que-Maria of Mra. Hunt was a most Last evening in Pedder Stratton of adjournment at all, your charming pourtrayal of an in

spects the document is a remarkably candid and outspoken piece of AN AMUSING COMMENT composition. For instance, the President after referring to the

he says, that American mano- the s.8. Lothian appears on Page 5. facturere should not gand red

"The Marks of a Mán." bicycles to India, the red colour of

The appeaded special seri

chaotic condition of officialdom, in no degree minces matters when he observes that "every person misunderstands the meaning of Republionism, disregarde te law of discipline and declines submission to control or restriction." That assuredly is a aweeping assertion, and one which errs, we are afraid, on the side of an over statement of the facts. All China's officials do not deserve the consure implied by these words, though a very large proportion do, President Yuan puts his finger on the weak spots when he goes on the one American car now offered of addres, os has been arranged Lai Yin was offering the Hong Worship; the man is entitled to to comment on the delay shown by newly-appointed, officials in there having gratly interfered for the winlr months in voan kong Telegraph for sale when he bail under the Magistrate's Or that she came up to the high proceeding to take up their duties, and the widespread habit on the with its sale. These cycles should be tion with the Y M.O.A. (Euro, aan was arrested by Indian constable part of many to tender their resignations upon encountering the either black, blue or slate colour. Brnoh)-Novemt or 2 "Troth" least dificulty after assumption of office. "They cooppy official he adds, and explains that red in The Bishop of Victoris: D-- took the boy to the Central Station His Worship:-Nót a question India, is the colour of official bar 7 Pnity "Rev. J. K. posts," says the President,, as travellers occupy hotels, and they servics, and persons in red uni-Macón'chie; February 1 "Savic/and there charged bim with haw of Mr Slade's address. You have the Colony is only to give

Shanker Kham. The constable

dinance.

no objection to that ?

Mr. Brutton: Yes, I have in repeat have a Crown Solis respect to his appearing for the citor, an Assistant Crown Solicitor no licence, adding that he was told to call the paper "by the and an Attorney General in the Office."

Colony. His Worship asked if the boy put it on your notes I am appear Mr. Slade: Will your Worship

view our orders as worthless triflings. Frivolity and irrationality form in the service of the Govers R. N. C. Popa March 1 "Faith" king without a licence. have become the order of the day." Reading the Mandate without mout who might be using motor Rav. C. Bine: April 5 Progressing, before Mr. Wood, the boy was At the Police Court, this morn: any knowledge as to who its author might be, one would be justi-oyoles do not seem to wish their and Patienes" Rev. H. Copley charged, and he admitted he had

oyoles to match their clothing, nor Moyle. fled in concluding that it was penned by somo frank outside critic do persons not in the public of Chinese official shortcomings, so brutally to the point is it. If service wish to ride cycles of a President Yuan really believes what he says, and is able to convince colour which might suggest that Provincial officiate that be does, there is hope for the fature. For they are postmen or policemen when any class of people and this, of course, applies to individuals

as well-recognises the error of its ways, it is reasonable to look for

regeneration. It is half the battle to admit the shortcoming.

The whole difficulty arises from the fact that there has sprung

Fine Library.

was bailed out?

The boy answered in the affering for the Crown, and they can challenge my authority as much

His Worship fired the boy $2, or, in default, three days.

A' Nagasaki Anniversary.

In March next the thres hun-mative. dred and fiftieth anniversary of the opening of Nagasaki to foreign trade will be celebrated; up a new class of official whose chief sim is to get as much out of

The library of the Royal Colo- by an exhibition of arts and in- his job, in the way of emolument and "equeeze," as is humanly uial Institute, which already condustriee, organised under the possible. To be sure, there existed many office-bearers of this type tains 100,000 works relating to spices of the Nagasaki Indus-

ftial Asszoiation. under the Manchu regime. but that does not condone the modern all parts of the Empire overeses, servant of the nation following in their wake. Else why the change has re:sived a notable additon to Republicanism? Then, too, their is an all too comma failure on in a collection of over 700

Sultan of Muscat's Death.

teresting character, and to say

standard she has set herself in

moderate pra se for a meritorious work, Mr. Hastings deserves lightful representation of Viola every congratulation for the de-

the second act. and especially for her singing in.

Mr. M. S. Northcote and Mr L.. N. Leels as Sir Toby Beloh and excellent in their parts, and their Sir Andrew Aguecheek were both persistent fooling was enriched

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as they like; I am appearing for by much businese which was true comedy, while Mr. O. P. Hay the Crown,

Mr. Bratton: We have Mr. Comfirmed the already good Bowley appearing for the Crown, opinion which was formed of him now we have Mr Slade appearing very fall house and applause was on Saturday night. There was a for the Crown, we shall have all the solicitors in the place appear-

most generously accordad.

Famous Bullfighter Retires disease which caused the death Me Brutton-When mea are

According to the Pioneer the ing shortly for the Crown,

Mr. Slade: Why not? the part of the new type of officials to realize the seriousness of the books and pamphlets relat Bombila, the most famous of of the Sulan of Musat was dropsy. paid to do this work,

Cyprus, task to which they have put their hands. If the policy declared by ing to

from which he had been suffering Mr Slade: There is only you President Yuan is strictly followed out, many of the present 'evile by Mr. G. 1). Cobham, C.M.G., Spanish bullfighters, has an- should disappear, inasmuch as the Premier and the Minister for who was for many yjars Compounced his resolution to retire for some time. His son Taimur objcating to it,

Larnaca, The into private life. He is 34, and and there is not likely to be any himself that he was appearing Home Affairs have now been instructed to fix the time-limits missioner at

Mr Bratton. Mr Mads told us - within which officials shall reach their posts after appointment, and collexion includes practically has been fighting for 15 years dispate as to his succession for the Chinese government and autonomy of Tibet. Ohina is not

to frame laws governing the examination and appointment of civil every hing relating to Cyprus averaging 65 fights a year, and officials, the discrimination of their merits and demerite, and the that has been printed, and the he has killed, in all, 3,000 bulls. Another son, it may be remem

Mr Slade: Yes, perfectly ac. will have to pay compensation to degrees of punishment and fines to be moter out to offenders. That books rana date from the His last fight will take place in bored, did good carvice against now be 83ys for the Crown to send a resident to Lhases and the Tibating for damages during is what is urgently needed, for only by strong, deliberate, and oare early 10th ry to the present the ring at fadrid on October the rebels in August, though he

them are works 19. His fortune is said to amount Musest town.

had eventually to retys upon His Worship What bail can, the fighting between the Szechnen fully planned action from the seal of Government can the Provinces time. Man

ru put up? be got under control and kept thoroughly in hand,

forces and the Tibetan rebula,

presented

of lcurity and value,

saoceeds in the natural courS3

curate,

The Tibetan Question. The Tibetan conference in India has been adjourned became Great Britain and the Dalai Lamay Government to acknowledge the jointly demand" of the Chiness