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THE HONGKUNG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1,

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We have suggested, cftener than once, that langkong is not

DAY BY DAY.

THE FIRST THING A KINDNESS

a place with a long setue of DESERVES IS ACCEPTANCE-THE bümður; bit we wero never more SECOND TRANSMISSION --Qon, Mỹ- convinced of it then last night Donald.

when Mr Malini told story in bis own clever way. Briefly, he

The Mails.

Prinz Sigismund at 9 am tċ-joy.

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-1888.

1913.

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

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Compost from the "Hongkong Tolograph" files for the Werk En in November (, 1838.)".

These Whipper Snappers. October 27:"Wa frequently receive complaints of the indivi

Siberian Millises por sality shown to the public by the

Chenna n 5 p.m. ç-day. American Mail-Arrived por sa

Mongolia to-day,

told how he once tried his egg Australian Mail-Loft par. 8. and tray trick at the house of the Governor of an American state. This consiste of hitting a tray balanced on five tumblere, from underneath five eggs and drop ning an egg into each tumbler. On this occasion, said Malini, all five eggs missed the tumbler aut made nice bit of a ruess of a houdsome carpet.. Malini catled: for

more. eggs und told bis host that by would prove he could do it. "I helieve you,"

Launch Repairs, Tonders are being invited for repairs to Government Steam Luneli "H. O. 1..” '.-

junior clerks and other subordin- ate officers in the various depart ments of the Government service. A memberof the qɔmaupily bas busines-10 transact at a Govern- ment ellice and it very often appens, if he is not a person of some note, that he is kept waiting il his host dryly. Well obd,

outside and subjected to rudeness, that is a clever story-and a

Lottery Tickers.

imperticence or jacivility from Hongkong audience waited for A conn was fined $250, at the some impudent young whippor- the real! There were esseplis. Police Covet this morning," for upper who is oblivious of his to the number of about three, and having in his pession 400ders to this respect are Chinese true position The worst offen. ne of these was a big Sentametery tickets. -pector Mo-and singularly enough, their runto whose joyous shout of delight Donald prosecuted, seemed to occasion, moro inorri-

Asking for Trouble. tuent than the joke. He wants no Three men were fined $2 each surgical operation, tough heat the Police Court, this morning comes from north of the Tweed, for trespassing at the Central will but some of those who wondered Police Station in the early hours

what he laughed at could do of this morning. with one.

:

Clothing Stolen.

Stole a Plz,

ness is chielly directed at their own countrymen."

(not all of them Chinese) who [We still hay whipper-snappers have yet to learn that a Govern- ment servant should not try to net as though he wore a Govern- meat master.]

Cautious.

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"THE TELEGRAPH'S"

ACROSTIC.

PILLARS.

get

Surely now a bassinet.

BARS.

1. With man is here from heaven a subtle chara, The purse of Saladin saves kings from harm.}. 2.Once let bogiu and you

would see How

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.

Harmaton's Circus opens this evening at Causeway Bay Benerthi

Be prepared their Chief will a large water-proof tent whic. a elaimed to be the biggest travel- ling abroad. The proprietors pride themselves on account the special merit of the different lines that they present, and the con- venience of the reating and the of their patrone is general attention to the comforts one of the features in which they take special care. The bill is natur- ally hended by the Cottrell Troupe of five performers who introduce on absolutely novel start in the "Trampoline alrendy wellknown in Hong- The Delroys are jugglers who are kong but they are also provided with new tricks that will make

3.- Then

very drowsy you! might be,

Eastern

through scapes he went: Now I go, and 'tis different 4.-Take it off and you may

take it- Reading p'rape' would but

tor make it.

5-When, all is gone there's

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nought left to 'divide. Unless a drink will warm their performance all the more

you up inside

interesting. The owns also 6. No elfs there are; but if are celebrities in their

there were alas. You'd cos

one here by peering in u glase. [Answer on Monday.}

ALL SAINTS DAY

Special Service at St. Joseph's

Church.

A special servicn will be held

H

WEY and bojidee for all the usual comic turns going in traditional to pircas clowns, give displays of acrobatic and gymnasTM tic tricks, while Gast and Vortex the two opolists do all sorts of weird things on the bicycle, in- eluding mounting stairs on the wheel. Other tuins of interest. will be Ambrosia on the rings, Master C. Hruce the midget, and the well known duo Miss Jennie and Willie Barmston "who give. pleasing performances entirely.

, proportional. Subeoriptions" No Tobacco."

A Chinese carpenter of 50, for any period lew than as month will be charged se for 8 Reports of meetings of Boards Stanley Street, has reportel to

October 31:-"Ic is currently full month.

of Guardians in rural districts the palice that some person stole ramonrad in Canton that Li bo'daily issue in delivered free whom the address is accessible to at lume occasionally make extron his room, clothing to the ang chang will succeest Chan 10-morrow in St. Joseph's Church

messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at tremely, amusing reading. We value of £12,50.

Chi-tong as Viceroy of the at 10-a.m. to celebrate all Soiate their own, their residences without any extra charge. On copies sont by hit across one the other day which

Liang Krang after the Chinese Day. A general communion ser- post an additional $1.80 per quartor in obarged for postage.clearly shower that there are still

New Year. The object of this vise will be held at 7am. Special agerie which is well stocked pro- In addition to this the man-` The postage on the weakly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 few "kill-joys among the has reported to the police that arrange

A women from Kowloon City appointment, it is stated, is to interest attaches to the 10a.m. vides much for interesting the question of the tobacco allowance from the pigstye.

The sons person has stolen ber pig serious difficulties which have to-morrow will be Mrs Lamb's umber of ruther service by reason of the fact that

the members suggested that this catties an i she values it at $12.Wo shall believe in the appoint lowe to inmates come up, atid one of that the pig weighed seventy for some considerable time past programme of music is as ful She states existed in the Southern provinces last Sunday, as organist. The should be cut out. It was ex- plained that only tea cunces per

per quarter. :

ingle Copies, Daily, teu cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for

sah only),

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BIRTH.

members of these bodies.

CHADWICK-Un October 30 at Shameen, Cantor, to Mr. and a week was very heavy smok Mrs. G. A. Chadwick a so1.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1913.

POISON FOR THE ASKING.

Unauthorised "Postman."

Jewellery Theft.

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the man who smoked glasses for Tantum Ergo (Mondelssohn.). of doll's glass en makers and 0. Salutaris (Battisbil}.} astronomie purposes. They Adoremus (Greg in.)

through the back kitchen window rivalled. A copper-coloured during the day time, yesterday, hopper catelier was charged to: pagan who called himself a graRS. and stole 22 articles of jewellery worth $1,800,

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Stole Cutlery.

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youngsters.

INDIAN MAIL MYSTERY.

Reported Robbery of Parcels Worth £1,800 at Brindisi,

A report has reached London of a daring robbery of gold and securities from the outgoing Indian mail rerpatrated at Brin- disi, but the Post Office officials Chave heard nothing of any such robhary,

Telegraphic inquiries in Italy Tresulted in the Roma correspon-

day with being a rogue and CONSUL'S COOLIES FINED dent of the Central News trans-

1888.

Could not be Found when Wanted.

mitting under reserve a report published in the Mattino Accord- ing to that journal's Brindisi correspondent, one Sunday night

meat of the Viceroy of Chili to Kyrie (Wei he's Mass in A.). week were consumed, this amouneral, proszenie i & Chinese at the has appeared in the Peking Credo (

Mr Wolfe, the Postmaster Gen Canton after the Lufperial decree Gloria (Webbe's Mass in G.) being divided between fire old Police "Court, this morning, for Gazette and not till then." men. The dissentient member carrying eleven letters into the

Offertory (Turner's "Ave Verum." denounced the continuance of the Colony without stamps. A fine life in rumours then as now.]

[Canton was evidently as pro-Sanctus (Webbe's Mass in. A) allowance, stating that two ounces of $20 was impoed.

Benedictus (Turner's Muss in Bb. A New Profession.

Agnus Dei ( fiog"! Wea

e are not surprised that

October 20: We've all heard Benediction: this remark was greated with A Chiness married woman of laughter, and we are glad to note

23. Elgin Street. reports the that good sense prevalent person entered her houso that the allowanco was continued To deprive of tobacco old men accustomed to a smoke, would be inflicting a distinct hardship oD folk who have atrock hard days.

vagabond, baving heen found Illicit Divan. But there are always to be found

half-way up the stairs of someone Twelve men were charged else's domicile at minight. Not- people who are never happy fore Mr Hazelad, at the Police withstanding is very rousonable unless they are making othère Court this mo ning, by Inspector explanation that that was just the We have on our desk at the moment one pound of cyanide of

tiserable.

Dymond, with being concerned time and place to pursue his ing, M. Liebert, the French C postal department known as the At the Police Court, this morra robbery was committed in the potassium; of sufficient poison to cause the deaths of about half the Sound Advice.

ia an opium divan that had been s'a lies in entomology, he population of Hongkong. That pound of poison which we could easily contained summaries of two im-was. fined $250 and the re

raided four times this year. The ordered to be immured for thres in his employ fox refusing to pay packages of securities were stolen

wassal, prosecuted four chair coolies Yesterday Reuter's telegrams man charged with

"Customs Mail," where two moko ten pounds if we desired, was purchased locally and was portant speeches on

keeping" woks."

an order.

last year. At half-past sevan a sold to a Chinese employee of oura with, to nurthinking, altogether affairs, and both were noteworthy

Chinese mainder $3 esob.

(Hard luck! But perhaps he M. Lisbet told Mr. Hazal and postal van was waiting paleide would make a study of enck-that on the 30th ult, he and his iwo too little investigation as to the purpose to which it was to be put. for the fact that they continued

the office to unload the maila reachas dwing his incarceration. daughter went to Blake Perin noticed that the door of the office Will it be believed that all that is necessary in this Colony or was should lift China to

when the driver, Oresto Altavilla, sound advice which, if followed, At the Police Court, this morn

their chairs, and the coolies were] necessary on this orasion—is to send an employee er servant for higher place than she

a maching, a Chinese who bad teen

ordered to be there U this great quantity of a deadly o'sm with the statement that it is occupies among the nations of Victoria Barrack, was charged now employed by Sargeant Wilson at

11 was standing ajar. Thinking n'clock. They were hot there that one of the employees was wantart for cleaning silver! And the most damaging art of the thing the world. Sir John Jordan by Luspector Me. Hardy with

at that time, or were they within, he called out to him to is that it can be purchased at a Chinese wholele dealer's who in emphasised the oft-reiterated need stealing cutlery and spoons.

there at half past twelve when rome and help him ucload the not a chemist at all There is something terribly wrong here. At of the loyalty of the Provinces to sentence of one month's hard are from the "Hongkong Tele-them.

A The quotations which follow his daughters. went to look for parcels. Getting no reply, be Homo a person who wished to ofitain cyanide of potassium for such the Central Government, and labour and four hours' stocks was graph" for November 1, 1888.

went and fc and an employce & purpose would-be required to ask for it in person, and would be assured China that the main passed.

Sergeant AnguR said that

named Giuseppe Zuccaria, who, required also to stets his name and address and the purpose to object of British policy is to see

Ilongkong and Shanghai Bank, originally there wore aix coolies on investigating the matter, dis which the 'poison was to be put. He would he asked how mach the new Republic strong and

151 per cent, premium, sales charged, but two could not be covered that the door of the office silver be wished to clean, and the chemist would then decide how united. Mr. Bryce struck a simi- Song Services held on Sunday Canton 585 per share, sellers haid coolie told them to be there

In connection with the weekly

and buyers.

found,

was open, but that the office itself much poison to give him. If the quantity of silver seemed to de-lar note and urged that the things eveningast the European Y.M.C.A.

Union, Insurance Satiety of The defendante caid that tho was empty, and that the mail mand too much cyanide of potassium, consistent with safety, for which China should strive rooms tho Bishop of Victoria will pany.868 For wharo, cellers.

ohest had been forced. cautious chemist would almost certainly give half the necessary are the unity of the nation, order apeak on "The Element

China Traders' Insurance Com-at one a'clock.

The officiala ascertained that the rob. quantity and instruct the purchaser to return for the second half at and tranquillity, a pure and "Truth." At subsequent services 285 per share, buyers.

His Worship-What were you

hers had gained entrance by n later date. And under no circumstances would ha sella quantity honest administration, economy the speakers will include the

North China Insurance The doing during those four hours?

mesus of duplicate keys. approaching to anything like one pound of a deadly poison.

One of the coolies replied chat Chemists at Home make these precautions because they get into tional educational facilities. That W. Bane, and J. Kirk Maconnchie,

in public exper diture and addi- Reva V.HC. Movie, N.C. Pope, Ltd.,-87 per share, buyers, not wanting new clothes it took Canton Insuranc Company, they went looking for clothes, and trouble if they do not." And the sains should obtain here. The law is setting the ideal very high, to provides for it. The "Pharmacy Ordinance, 1008

Hongkong Firm Insurance Com them a long time to find oli ones. states (section

Latest Advertisements. aure; the advice 18 Mr E M. Raymond has been sellers.

pany- $332 Fer share, They also weat for rice. It shall be unlawful to sell any poison of those which are years

good, but it will be many admited a partner in the firm of

A fine of $5, or in default before the counsel, is Moxon and Taylor. Page 5. specified in the first part of schedule.

China Fire Insurance Company fourteen days, was imposer on! to any person un-taken heart, known to the seller and on every sale of any such article the

we imagine.

-$73 Consignees' notice concerning

per share, buyers. each of the men. seller shall, before delivery, make or cause in he made an entry

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock in a book to lie kept for that purpose, stating, in the forin set

theas. Mongolia appear on Page 5. Company-36 per cent. pre- forth in Schedule B to this ordinanco, the date of the sale, the

Mr. T. Hunter he establishod mium, sales and buyera...” name and address of the purchaser, the name and quantity of

himself as a Shipping, Estate Hongkong, Canton and Macao the article sold, and the purpose for which it is stated by the

and Commission Agent Page 5. Steamboat Company-8215 per purchaser to be required, to which entry the signature of the

The partnership existing beshare, sales and sellers. of the purchaser and of the person, if any, who introduced him

tween Mesara Raymond and Chian and Manila Steamship shall be affixed.

Logan has been disco'ved by con- Company $123 sent.-Page 5.

per share, buyera.

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RADIUM MARVELS.

German Savant Claims Cures of Deafness,

use of

Song Services.

of

More W Logan and B. Basto have entered into partnership as share and general brokers.

Properly applied, that section should prevent the indiscriminate Medizinalen Klinik, a scientific Dr. Hugel, writing in the Berlin sale of poisone, to all and sundry, without due care as to the person paper, announces the who is purchasing it. the purpose to which it is to be put, and the radum Mesotherium rays as a quantity which is sold at one time. But that section does not appear cure for defcess. to be properly applied, if one not a chemist can sell an enormons has been entirely successful even

Ho says it Page 5. quantity of poison, and we should like to ask whose is the fault. in hopeless cases, and with one The answer is contained in the remark made earlier that chemists milligram of Mesotherium at Home are careful because care is demanded of them or they get immediate improvement has been into trouble. Sellera bere are apparently neglectful of the pro-attained, lasting for one year. visions of the Pharmacy Ordinance because these provisiopa are not applied. It is the old story of official lethargy or incompetence or unwillingness. Ordinances are made but are not carried into effect,

Gun Practice.

It is notified that information g

Qualled Auditors,

SHARE REPORT.

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Hongkong Gas Company- $135 per aliare, sellers,"

Hongkong Hotel Company $185 per share, nollers.

Indo-China S.N. Company-17

LOCAL SPORT.

Hongkong Hotel Billiard Tournament.

It was recalled that on the ept open until midnight becauso Saturday evening the office was

and that one of the employees, the mails were late in arriving,

attention of the chief of the office whose name is given, held the

for some little time,

It was found that the robbers« ad stolen 23 packets of valuable, which had been in a "cachette, uffering no guarantis of their security, since it consisted only ol a wooden box, not fastened to the wall, and easy to remove, Among the stolan parcels were each, and which contained a two which weighed eleven pounda

Last evening at the Hongkong Hotel, in the Billiard TournR- Leung Kam-kong, owe 260, by Banco d'Italia, contained share ment. Sgt. Bacon, owe 25. beat!uantity of English gold coins, Another package, seat by the 250-189..

R.E.'s Meet the Somersets.

A notification signod' by Mr. H. per cont, dia, sellers.

the certificates, while other

sage that in addition to those al 854 per share, buyers. A. Niebat, Registrar of Companies,

Arising out of a challenge by parcels contained watches. and Douglas Steamship Company-the sergeants of the Somerset nickel money.

Light Infantry, the R. E. ser-

Almost all the parcels were rondy notified the follow- China Sugar Refining Com-geants' moss met, them in a sorica addressed to British India or auditors for the purposes of pany, Ltd.-$182 application to be appointed ealers.

por share, of competitions in tennis, Australia, and should have been or they are framed so loosely that a clover lawyer can drive a horse has been received from Military the

billiards and cards, at Wellington forwarded on Sunday evening by persone have made Lazon Sugar Rohining Com-Barracks. The Somerset won the Peninsular mail steamer. The and cart through them. The lawyer need not always be clever. Authorities that gun practice will 1911 and 1913, and that they are, salos and sellers.

Companies Ordinances, pany, Ltd. $95 per share, Has not this manner of official working gone on quite long enough? be carried out as under in his opinion, qualified to per

the tennis but went down before amount of the robbery is said to The public pays to have laws properly framed and applied for its Thursday, the 8th November:-form the duties required by the per share, buyera,

the Engineers at billiards and be about £1,800. protection, and its laws are, as this dangerous inetsace shows, not From Stonecuttere, in & north-said Ordinances to be performed

Hongkong Ice Company-884 cards. Afterwards an impromptu properly applied. It is about time that the public jurister that, if westerly to south-westerly direchy an auditor:-George, Richard ing Company, Ltd. $80 per S.LI. Serot Howell, S.LL Sgt. concert was held in which the it pays for protection, it shall be protected, if it pays for proper tion, between the hours of Wingrove, G. H. Thomson, N. share, buyers.

Hongkong Rope Manufactur.fllowing took part:Set Eleon, government it shall be properly gaverned. If it pays the piper it 0 a.m. and 1 p... All ships, Thomson, C. H. Bell, G. B. should call the tune and so that the tune is reasonably well played, junka and other vemels are George, and R. O. B. Fennell, all and Gudown Company-58 per Croles, SLL SM Morgan R. E. for the use of the General Post

Hoatley, RE Set Fortorene It is little short of a scandal that poison in such quantition should to keep oloar of the ranges,

Hoogkong and Kowloon Wharf L.; Corp Grimes B.E., Sgt making up and supply of clothin

Tenders are being invited for be permitted to be sold,

of Shanghai,

cont. premium, sales and sellers, and Sgt Asprey R.E Pure Office for the year 1014.

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Postmen's Clothing.