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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1913.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1913.

CHINESE IN BORNEO,

DAY BY DAY.

THE IDEAL INTERVIEW. the apparatus. I regret to my MUTUAL AID.

that the net result of our experi- ment we two bad colds, a couple

THE BRUTE CANNOT DESCEND A Chat with Mr. Edgar Wark of thoroughly useless ponds, ands Formation of a New Portugese

AND

made in the matter is slow, Sing- apore is, we note, again taking ro THE PLANE OF THE VEGET up the question of registration of ABLE BUT MAN MAY, AT WILL servants. An Ordinance to make SURRENDER HIS LIBERTY WHICH registration, compulsory is now CONSTITUTES HIM' MAN, before the Legislative Council BRUTALIZE"-Borify Gould. thero, and no doubt it will en become law. There can be no twoopinions about the desirability Siberian Mail.Arved par s.. of the step, and we only wish India this morning. that the authorities in Hongkong

The Malls,

could be induced to take the matEnglish Mail, ter in hand ales. Some time back

wick of 'the "Court

Cards

heap of decaying fish bones."

ssociation,

An extraordinary general meeting of the members of the Portuguses vammai at the Club Lumlano aiz day for the purpose of called the “Asrodiras

thes foraition tỂN TIB

Jan independent effort was made Siberian, Amaioan and Canadian divining that some explanation | Why of course it was mad. You There were prosant:

by a local syndicato to inaugurate a system on thers lines, but no- fortunately it did not receive much public support. That is no reason, however, why the Govern- ment should not take up the question Indead, it is an argu- ment why it should, because it proves that unless the system be generaty applied, and compal- sorily enforced, it is bound to break down. A Government càn succeed where independent or- ganisation fails.

A Plan for Simplicity,

Maile-Close per sa Mon- tengle at 10 am. to:

morrow. American and Canadian Mails.-

I must admit that by this time In reapons Jamy modest rap

I was not a little alarmed for: mg at Mr. Edgar Warwick's door I safety. Surely this engaging received a langaid "Come in" young entertainer must be made and, acting on the invitation, I stark, staring mad. I felt that entered the room and found my must humour bim, bons a kind quairy gazing vacantly out of of feeler I rømarkød ---- Arrived par 8.8. the window, wearing a look of "That was certainly am

der Fosteron - Misty Davanha this morning..

blank despair on his face, and a scheme":

tramutation of great wet towel on his head. As though Mad?" he raremed. “Mad?

cornestion: with was needfal be remarked: don't supposs for one moment, do Leiria Consul for Portugal

"I am trying to find the forty-yon, that actors are rane ?"

and · Brasil; the Provisionnl first joke.

He looked me through and Committee, consisting of lft. Leo "I am afraid I don't quite. through with a penetrating stare. D'Almada e Castro(President) in "No, I don't suppose you do. A light dawned on his features, she chair, Mr F. de Viscon Possibly you are not aware of the changing first to wonder and then cellce Boarea(Bon. Secretary), Hr French Mail of October 7.-De-fact that there are but forty jokes to incredulity. With lightning Max dos Remedios (Hon. Troad.) livored in London on Novem- extant at the present moment. All rapidity he leaped from his chair Messro A. M. L. Soares, A. M. ber 6.

the others are merely off-shoots, and executed a weird and unholy Roza Pereira, J. M. Alves, I; M. and I am, as I have already ex-dance on the top of the piano to Xavier, J. D Osmund, VE plained, attempting to find the the accompaniment of a nien of Soares and, A. F. B. Silva Netto forty first. Every day for years ear-piercing vells. At length he and a large number of ladiceand past have I charad this phantom stumbled, well-nigh exhane'ed, to gentlemen. The spacious hall of between the hours of two and his chair again, and I could see the Club, was filled and the The "Court Cards" and their three, and I really cannot suffer that he was trying to compose meeting was preceded by ten and Jester cived by the P. and O. myself to be disturbed durir himself to speak. The per fell-refreshminis. 8. Devanha to-day.

that time. Plea be so good slow camed quite overcome with The minutes of the previous to remain ailent for a while.” emotion. 'Ã........ few. moments meeting a which it was decided

bast I cou'd and awaited my like I disposed myɛlt on the sofa elapsed, which to me amed to form the new Association were

8 lifetime, and read and coftimed.

Close per s.s. Mongolia at 10 a'm. to¬moltoW.

Mr Justice Compes 27.

Mr Jastics Comparte arrived by the s.s. Devanha to-day,

** Court-Cards.”

Batch of Chinese.

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The s.8. Hong Bee from Penang brought 1,200 Chiness to Hong- kong.

Lady Lockhart.

Lady Stewart Lookhart and Misa Lockhart "have arrived Shanghai from. Weihaiwei.

Mr Sercombe Smith-

in

Mr Justics Sercombs Smith is to go to Penang as Puisse Judge in Descimber.

still

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opportunity with patience. then he rose again, wrong me by The minutes ticked themselves the hand with terrifo vigour, fell away and remained as statues.

both on my neck, and exolaimed - At 1set, with a glanes at the clock and sane? Tell me. Do you?"

“So you really think actors are gesture of despair, Mr. Warwick 1 desmod it advisable to assont flong the comprers from his broW, and rising, greeted me affably.

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most (.3.

"Then" yelled he, straighten ing himself, that mast ta the

The Chaiman, in a most con vincing, mamer, explained the the necessity nd the desirability of establishinga now Association for mutual bsefits and accour and summsriss briefly its objects and scope. Hefervently appeal- ed to all those who were not yet

join the new Solety, dwelt at

"You see," said he, "I feel it new joke-the long-looked-for members to c010_forw.rd and

is a duty I owe to my profession and the world at large. This elusive new joke is a thing that haunts me and makes my life a misery."

forty-first".

I fell back in amazement, but length on the subset of education he appeared not to notice me, and and the various ducational in

atitutions of this Jolony which gibbered away to himself.

With the winter season coming. on, with its usual promise of in- door entertainment, some little thought can very well be given to the nature of programmes sub- smitted to the public. The point arises from a parent of the pro- gramme of a récent musical re. cital. What is needed is more! music and less display of the vagaries of technique. Heavy items seam, especially in the case of stringed instrumente, to create

Dr. Nansen Lomlag East, opportunities for weird postaring

A. St Petoraborg correspond and undue effort, and in that, the ent telegraphs that Dr. Fridtjof loss of sequence in the trend of Nansen is proceeding to the Far impression decreases the value of East and perhaps to ladis. the piece to the listener Music "Visits Yuan's Sons. creates-or should create-an im- The Chinese Mirister went to pression; many exhibition selec-Cheltenham on 9th ult. to pay a tions give rise to a series of jam- bled thoughte and in the end leave no tangible memory of the feeling bosalies of sound. This defeats the object of the art, if A Obinese drill instructor of indeed the artist's aim is to give the Y.MOA: 8 repaited that pleasure to others and not to per- some person has stolen a gold this will-of-the-wisp And now" UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS with churches, hospital schools- form a pas seul for his own de finger ring valued $17 from the lectation. Consequently, what is leolute hall. [required is a simplification of re- Missing Bicycle.

A Chinese bicyble dealer re- cital programmes in keeping with the movement which is taking porta to the police that at six p.m. place throughout the artistic on the 5th, Instant, a man hirad world. We would rather hear as bicycle valued at $70 and it strain whick left us and, than wit- has not bian son since. ness a performer render a pat- sage which required as much gymnastic skill and endurance as musical knowledge. The one is a thing of beauty, the other a cause for marvel.

JJ

HARMSTON'S CIRCUS.

"But "I ventured, you don't look at all miserable on the stage" "No, possibly not!! he respond- visit to the two as of the Fre-ed. "My calling compels me to ap pear otherwise, but you, of coures, sident of the Chinese Republic.

being a layman, cannot under stand the mental agony I secretly live through while in search of (smiling weakly) "what can I do for you???

Ring Stolen.

Gunboat Ashore.

Japanese Sentenced.

My chance had arrived. In anecdotal particulara. stantly I asked him for a few

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"Strange that I should not are frequented by the children have thought of it before) Yes. of the Portugues community, and commented a the bone- that must be it, elee no man

ficent acts

and doings of would become an actor. Yos, have indeed found it. Eureka" various Portugues gentlemen in the past ad more I fled.

particularly of actingalahed and much respected hember of the community; whe had so generously provided to Colony

and house for the agetand the infrm, Mr. D'Almada leo gm- phasized the fact the the

Eastern Extension Office

Adams Harriet Cbs'mers, care success and prosperity if the of United States Consul, Sanfeine Association depend atirely on the support sad cypera tion of the individual "meibers, whilst on the other hand he was

Obaihao, Shanghai, Dazai Gokenkonmarú, Chefoo, Donan Passenger "Deaf in ger," Shanghai.

Hosenfelde, Calcutta. Italian, New York. Kero, Bastor Mass. Konghentongchan, Peking. L'ongtowjian Hongthai Chinese Lodging House, Malacca,

Lingtowitaw Chop Whonghide Kimboolah, Peking.

Seowohoban, Peking. Foledad Bags Fortunato, Manila.

Est, Barkhamsted.

ured the committes wald work hard and do their bea to farther the interests of the sooley. In concluding he laid particule stress on the necessity of further cementing the bonde of good fellowship whereby the union of the community would be strong. thened.

Mesars V. F. Soares . P. de V. Soares and Dr. A. Lella (from Maono) also addressed the meet-

Tamsingho 41 Bonham Stranding in support of the new Associa

tion. Special mention may be made of Dr. Lello, who cited the good work of the present gen.

With the greatest pleasure in life" he replied, "To begin with ci

think it is only fair that I should apologis to the public tbrough you for annoying them every The German torpedo-boat Taku, while leaving Tsingtau hart our evening as 1 do. It is really moat unfortunate for them," but on October 21, ran on a reef in then, you see, one must earn s the bay but was sub: squently tow-living & mehow. I need hardly ed off without having bustained tell you that I was not intended serious damage.

for an entertainor in the first From Chinese papers we learn details of the conditions under

placs As a matter of fact I which the proposed immigration of Northern Chinese into Borneo

At the Police Court, this morn-started life originally sa a com is to be carried out. Most of our readers will remember that Sir

ing, a Japanese was sent to gool mercial traveller. West Ridgeway and General Sir Alfred Turner, two of the principal

for two months for the larceny of "Indeed"I ventured. Directors of the British North Borneo Company, went to Peking This popular combination is thirty four rolls of silk, valued at "Yes" he continued, "I travel- earlier in the year and interested Yuan Shik-k'ai in the Company's continuing to have a most success. $320, at Wancbi. Inspíotór led in opóta for rocking immigration scheme. We now understand that, by arrangement ful seagon, and the large crowds MoHardy said all the silk was horses for number of

a with the British Minister in Peking, special regulations have been drawn nightly to the huge mar- recovered from various pawnshops years,

until one day. my drawn up which, it is contended, will make for the due protection ques at Causeway Bay are in the district.

esteemed employer spotted me of the immigrants and their families. Each coolie will receive ten thoroughly delighted with the

in the act of pocketing some spots acres of arable land for cultivation, at the nominal rental of fifty amusement provided. The Cot-A Chinese painter and scraper for my own US, and disebarged cente an aore; this will be regarded as his own property and he will trell troups of gymnaste are residing at Wu Hu, Street, Hung-me on the spot even be at liberty to sell it; he will also receive thirty-five cents & easily the beat sten out East, hem, has reported to the police

"Which epot?" I enquired, day until crops are produced from his land; his travelling expenses while other features deserving of that one of his Oline: a workman humorously. into the country will be paid; seeds, and even tools, will be spial mention are the riding of who was scraping Douglas Wharf

"Ah, that is numler twenty- provided. In a word, Borneo is to bo converted into a Chinese the Harmstons and the turns fell into the water and was four" he end witheringly.. Eden.

given by the Gaiety Girls We drowned. The body has not" Well, after that I joined the But is there no other side to the picture? As we have many understand that an entire change been recovered.

Army where. I remained for six- times remarked, no country that is the property of a Chartered of programme, including a num-

teen years as principal teftesli- The two coolies who pland Mutuos with headquarters at Company-in other words, that is "run" solely for profit can be ber of "star" itome, is shortly to

ment An additional train for Fanling

conveyor to the charged with the murder of an Club Lusitano. A vote of thanks ruled according to even moderately high ideals of government, take place. Te-morrow the child-leaves Kowloon st 8.35 a.m. On Colonel of the "Thirsty-firsts" ather coolie during the loading to the ladies and gentlemen whe Admittedly, since certain sweeping changes were made in the ren will be specially catered Monday-Page

had the new Association 8 Scotch regiment, you know. of a lighter in the harbour, again Government service, North Borneo is free from the worst abuses for at a matines commencing at 4

should pro'n bly be there now appeared before Mr Wood, at the with donations of money and valuable land was also proposed. that obtained even as recently as a couple or three years ago; but pm.

he continued, “bat for the fact Police Court, this afternoon,

Me O. F. Mason (Mr F. X all the alterations in the world cannot make it the idyllic spot which

that one day I became involved in an argument with the Colonel, D'Almada) prosecuted for the

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Chinese Drowned.

Latest Advertisements.

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Special dinners will be served

at the Grand Hotel on Saturday and Monday. Page 5. *The Erbhange Banka will be

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it is to the Directors' interests to represent it as being, and wiso Chinese will hesitate before taking literally the Company's fair promises. To take a single instance"Each coolie will receive THE TRIUMPH'S ESCAPE, closed for business on Monday. ten acres of arable land, translated into straightforward English would read: “Each coolie will receive tea acres of jungle, lalang-

We hear, says the ftraits Times,

The Waterwitch Incident.

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Tongchnenfèsk, Rangoon, Taughingloong 10 Qlean's Control, Singapore.___

Countess Wiser, Wuereburg Wing Keotai, Bangkok

·MURDER CHARGE.

found he had filled the position

Johnson, Stokes and Master, When I came out of hospital T Crowa, and Mr Jackson, Messrs

defended. in my absence, so I was compell- ed look round for something ele,

eration to farther the interesta of the Portuguese community in Hongkong and the Far East..

Mr A. M. Baza Pereira propos ed that the Association initiated: and formed on the 21st October be confirmed, and that the title of the new Association be “ As- sociacao Portugueza de Socorros

which was also supported by Mr Dr Lelle seconded the motion, Britto, and carried with ac

clamation:

Mr F. Soares then read con- A witness for the prosecution gratulatory telegrams from Macso

swamp and sand; he must fell and burn the jungle, drain the that HMS. Triumph narrowly Council has approved a vote of nothing but eat and sleep things to his masters' cargo boat ladies and gentlemen onclosing The biugapore Legislative For zoveral years I did practical/said the defendants brought and Canton, several letters from swamp, and plant cocoanuts in the sand for doing which his wage escaped being involved in disaster 87,840,68 for payment of com-(which may possibly account for and when they had brought about donations and also a letter from wole receiver make good land out of bad, and the moment it has Between two and three hundred late of H.M.8. Waterwitch, which in with a man with a scheme. Both defendante nesaulted his The Hon. Seora will be thirty-five cents a day, or ten cents less than a rubber while steaming to Singapore. pensation to the officers and men my rotundity) until one day I fell twenty things on to the cargo Macao Municipal Council.

Lt. Col. Marques, President of the. become really fertile, be prepared to part with it to the Government miles from port very heavy rain was run down and sunk by the Always beware of the man with master and the first defendant a vote of thanks to Dr. Lello, and

boat, his master stopped them

Secretary, proposed for sais to some London syndicata." If the Chartered Company squalls were encountered, and in Colonial yacht Beamew over a a scheme. This poor misguided oan sell land that was the hereditary property of native chiela one-of-these, the warship-passed your ago. The compensation is individual induced me toon and the master of witness both other guesta for attending the valuable fruit-bearing and pasture land-offering, as it did some a liner going westward at very in respect of the personal belong bim in partnership. His the fendant assaulted Ho Mun, the Lello for his eloquent address. two years ago, a monetary compensation so trifling that it was close quarters indeed far too inge that were lost

fell overboad. The second de-meeting, and particularly to Dr. sheer inault, it is hardly likely to respect the rights of Chinese close to be comfortable. Curious- immigrants.

ly enough, later the same day the Among the ga-sengers by the with this landable object in view side of the boat. The first unanimously

Distinguished Visitors. from the body of the goldfish, and deces: 3d, who was sitting on the Mr. A. M. Roza Pereira esconded the Chartered Company were to confine itself to the statement that ion with a freighter proceeding James and Lady Doda Shaw. Sir in the vicinity of London which second boat and struck Ho Mun

The picture is painted in colours that are far too gaudy. It warship narrowly escaped collie P. and O. ss. Indin were Sir he purchased two adjoining onda defendant climbed up on to the The meeting terminated with North Borneo is a fine country for the Chinese gardener or shop in the opposite direction, this James, who is editor of the Offo he connected by means of a small who had also fallen into the water. hearty ohoors for the ladies, the keeper and the Indian money-lender to grow rich in, well and good; incident being also due to heavyal Debaten of the Hous of Com canal. Half way down this ema? The second defendant leaned over new Association and the Olub for it is so. The hatiyes are too indolent and too few to be relied rain which made it very difficult mons, and Lady Dads Shaw, have he placed a cunningly devied the side of the boat and struck Lusitano.

upon to develop the country, and the European population must to see. Always necessarily remain a tiny one, for no white man can đo manual work there. By reason of their thrift and industry the Chinboo can do for the country what scarcely any other race could do; but until the British Government decides to take the ruling of North Borneo into its own hands, and lay out many much needed millions on its development, immigration will, we fear, prove to have but little real attraction-even to the Chinese,

For Shanghai /

P. and O. s., Devanba is Sir A. Among the Lassengers by the Priestley, M. P., who is bound for Shanghai,

was that gold could be extracted

been on a bixweska tour in contrivance resembling a lobster Ho Mun once whilst he was in Japan. They paid a short visit pot lined with small spikes, and it the water. S to Shanghai, and from here they was my duty to drive the fish

Bia Worship When will go to the Biraits Cettlements, form one pond to the other Ho Mun was in the water about the end of January, in time thus being removed from the and Ceylon, returning to London through this scraper the gold he was only struck by one man,

but while he was for the new year's Parliamentary body of the fats and falling into a four men assaulted him Session

The case was adjourned receptable provided underneath

boat

the

resolution, which was carried

Col. St. John

The appointment of Chief En«-

gineer in South China shortly bes

comes vacant by the termination. of the period of service of Col. O WL. St. John.