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changes that Seattle in taking no "REPUTATION AND CHARACTER chances so far as a possible ARE WIDELY DIFFERENT THINGS. spread of bubonio plague is con- OHARACTER LIVES IN A MAN,

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ceine. The health authorities REPUTATION OUTSIDE OF HIM.

there believe Bruly in the rats, no plague" theory, and they are leaving no stone untara-

The Malis.

ed in their efforts to wipe out the German Mail.-Left per s.s. Prinz

Eitel Friederich at 10 a. vermin. We read that a plague] rat was killed. in the city to-day. nearly four years ago, and

month, when one of the rodante resobed shore from a Far Eastern

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zeas Alice to-morrow.

steamer, no infested rat was American and Canadian Moil. found. A regular preventive em=i

It per s.8. Pretsilaus at paign is always in forca, tince

p.m. to-day. the Health Depariment pays a tanty of ten conte (gold) each for dead rats, and every rat puCanadian and American Mails. obased is examined for plague

Close per s.8. Tacoma Maro germs.

at 11 am. to-morrow.

1913,

HARBOUR COLLISIO V.

Yaumati Periy Sinks: Soveral People Drowned,

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

MERELY SWEEPINGS,

Further Proceedings in the A Practice of Which the Owner

· Knew.g Kwangtung Bank Note Case

In the Supreme Court, this!

morning before hia Honour Mr.ine Police Cuurt, this morn

in

This morning eight thirty o'clock «, eri us collision, invol

a Ohinese was charged ving, cafe, as is known, five Justice Gompertz (Puiane Judge) before Mr Hazeland, with the deaths, took place in the hart our the case was continued in which larceny of a quantity of lily root. between the s.e. Sosh Moru and Ma Yuk-fan and Me Kwan were The defendant said that the sub- one of the Yaumati Ferry laun-obarged on two counts with being ject matter of the charge was ches. Details of the affair are not in unlawful possession of proper-sweepinge and he had permission in question is 12,500 Kwangtung A godown keeper from West ad but the facts as stated to the bank notes of a face value of $5 Point, said that he gave the man during the inttal vasil last German Mail.-Due rer s.s. Prin-at present authoritatively, reporty stolen abroad. The property to take them.

permission to take the stuff Hongkong Telegraph show that or a total value of $62,500. the ferry was leaving Hongkong The Crown was represented by Mr Hazeland asked if the the Attorney General (Hon. Mr J. owner of the stuff was aware of for Yaumati and, when some A. Baokaill), Mr E. H. Sharp, the gift by the godown keeper, distance from a Blue Funnel boat, K. O. and Mr Eldon Potter, who and the witness said that the came into collision with the s.. were instructed by Mr. J. H. mastor knew of the practice of Soshu Maid, belonging to the Kemp (Crown Solicitor) and Mr. giving sweepings.de

Laspector Dymond said that Osaka Shosen Kabushiki Kaisba, F. B. L. Bowley. Mr M. W. Slade. K.O., instructed by Mr G. K. Hall

these cases it was very hard to which was clearing for Swatow.

The damage done to the launch Brutton, appeared for the accused,

The following is the jury: got the owners to come forward was such that within two minutes Mesare R. L. Bridger (foreman), and prosecute, oven if permission she sank in about fifty feet of C. E. Ellis, M. Fernandes, J. O. had not been given. Of coures water. The matter was at once D. Ferguson, A. Stevenson, G. P. when the owners found they were losing a lot of stuff then they made da Cruz and S. A. Popher. reported to the water police and

Chang Chai lam stated that he complaints to the police.

The defendant was discharged. resono operations were taken in was an officer in the Cash De- band. Up to the present five dead partment of the Canton Tressary todies have be on recovered, five and had obarge of payments out. Fetzone have &: in removed to the Daring 1912 there was an auth- oriced issue of two million $5 Hospital for treatment and twenty notes from the Treasury, Kwang- six have on taken to the Water tung notes and sabsidiary silver French Mall Fouls and Breaks Police Stution, where their state-were current in Canton and Im mente have been taken, It bas perial and Republican notes were

We are informed that whilst not be an arrestined up to the received into the Treasury.

0. Ae the witness pro weled, Mat Shanghai, the P. and present whether any me are glade, on more than one occasion.

steamer Nubia was in calli- objected on the ground that the sion with the French steamer missing.

This certainly some a much more effective method than Hongkong's plan of ciling des- truction, which kills no rate but simply drives them elsewhere, thus in reality spreading the disease.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1013.

estrangement of venteen years, "General" Bramwell Booth of the Salvation Army met bis

of brother "General" Ballington

of the Volunt sera Booth America, at the hous of a mutval clerical friend: Tois,ig the kind

Siberian Mail, Closes per 6.9

Prinzess Alice at 5.

Pim. to

morrow,

Cruisers Arrive A The Minotaur and Newcastle atived in the harbour this morn ing from the North.

Light Court.

The daily cases at the Police Court, this morning were finished by 10,30.

Auction Sale.

Mr G. P. Lammert is to sell morrow, by auction, a quantity of valuable household furniture, at 5 Rippon Terrace,

NUBIA DAMAGED,

Her Stern.

The epot where the launch sanklevidence as to the note issue w s Amazone.

It appears that as the French has been marked by a sampan and not of a precise and reliable stops will to taken in the imme. nature. He contended that the steamer was leaving Shanghai she actual issues made at any time fouled the stern of the Nubia, todiste future to rain the craft. must be proved by the best pos- doing damage on the port side. Among the pas tengers was Msible evidence. The correct way The Nubia was not so orionaly Curwen of the Yaumati Govern of proving it was executive do damaged as to prevent her mak meat School, who got ay with cuments under which the issueing the journey to Hongkong; serious than a was made, not by word of mouth and to this part she steamed, and nothing more

of an individual employed in the has been attended to by the Department. The witness could Taikoo Dook Company. wetting.

only say "about."

Thanksgiving Day. To-morrow is Thanksgiving of news which will make the Day in the United States of ribald sco. Writers and speakers America. with ready pen and witty tongue are sure to remark the matter, with pointed comments" about brotherly love and so on. We do not know what caused the est rangement; probably it was a family matter, end was no concern of anyone outside the family. But we can quite understand that

A man charged with stealing two paricetly honest and sincere and well-living gentlemen, strong-wood at West Point, was sent to ly imbued with religious feling, goal for a month and ordered might differ, and agree to differ, four's boura' stooks, at the Folica precisely because they were Court this morning thoroughly honest and because each believed he was doing right. In any case, the meeting of any two brothers who have been long satranged is a matter not for making fun of but for joy.

A Blith-Rate" Problem.

We have remarked more than once, in the columns, on the falling birth-rate in France and in Britain. The problem, of course, is most serious in France, and the actual causes are not easy to find. Dr. Jacques. Bartillon, however, has come along with certain figures which are

BIRTH. AUSTIN.-At 58. The Peak, on the 26th November, to Mr and distinctly interesting. Prior to Mrs A.-R. AUSTIN, &'son.

THE INCOME TAX IN AMERICA.

7

Stealing Wood,

Stolen Raincoat,

Mr. Armstrong, of Messrs. But terfield and Swire, bas reported to the police that some person bas stolen from his desk a Burberry raincoat valued at $15. -

Board of Ofilcers.

A board of officers of which Captain G. M. de Piro, R. G. A, is president, will assemble at the Supply Stores, Wellington Bar rackson Thursday to report upon

"

Another Version. Another version states that the

ferry boat, the Wa Sing, left th: Hongkong pier, Latonging to the Yaumati Ferry carrying, as for as

fty

His Lordship: That may ba merely Chinese politeness. You may find, if you question him further, that he knows exactly to a tick. It stems to me so far that the objection is not one of

be ascertained, about passengers, including Mr Curwen substance.

HONGKONG CRICKET

CLUB.

The following will reprezent the Hongkong Cricket Club

November 29 on the Club Ground. Play to commence st 2 p.m...

of the Yaumati Eshool. About Proceeding, the witness stated the same time, the Eshu Maruthat the issue of $5 notes between against the Royal Navy in the July 20 and August 11 was one Triangular League on Saturday left her anchorage, which was to million. the weat, and began to ateam eastwards, going out by the North. The line of the Yaumati fer

y HONGKONG crossd

Blue by the was Funnel s.s. Antilochus, which was

& consignment of tes recently lying at anchor. The Wa Sang received from Ceylon.

safely crostud the bows of the Antilochus when she was -lan

Y

"It" is an in-

water.

VOLUNTEERS,

R. Hancook. (Captain.) R. N. Anderson. G.E. Aubrey.

F.K. Brownrigg. 0.0. Clarke, A. A. Claxton.

P. H. Cobb,

D. E. Donnelly,

A. L. Gao3.

H. Hancock.

T. E. Pearce, R. P. Thursfeld.

Prisoners from Hongkong.

Corps Orders by Lient Ool. A. Chapman, V.D., state:

Howitzer Caction:-There will New Hongkong Magazine, into by the Soshy Maia. A large be Instruction in Battery drill A now Hongkong magazine hole was made in the port side of with Tripods on Kowloon bille on Sunday December 14 for all 1900, he says, the birth-rate in the called "It," has just made its the launch, amidships, with the Officers N.0.0.'s, and men of the mining district of Monceau was appearance,

Range: -The King's Park bigher than that of Germany and depandant cosmopolitan monthly result that she aank almost above Section. amounted to 35 per thousand. In and the first number is interesting immediately and her passengers

Range is placed at the disposal 1003 it was 21, and now it is only and clever. It is announced that were thrown into the

of the Scouts Company on Sunday 14 This amazing falling-off be illustrations will appear in the Fortunately, at the time there afternoon the 30th instant. attributes to Socialism. We have next number and other new were a lot of launches belonging Leave: Pte. G. Cormack" is Britishers, who have long since viewed the operation of the no use for Socialism ourselves, features which should add bright to steamship companies, and Chi-granted sick leave from Novem

Herr Sonneveld, the absconding pages.

osabíer from the Netherlands Income Tax in the light of a regrettable necessity, are watching with bat wo should besitate to accept ness to "It's "

nese owned, in the vicinity bar 24 to March 31. deep interest America's first plunge in that dire tion. As is known, auch a conclusion without definite

Indies Escompto-Maatschappy, to and these hurried Lieut. Stainer, R. N."

having joined the Corps are and his wife, who were recently. the now Tariff Bill provides for the collection of a tax on incomes, data to support it. Dr. Bertillon

while the men-of-war allotted Corpe numbers and and it is quite evident already that Americans are taking none too himself shows that the first de-

Lieut. Courtenay E. Stainer, spot kindly to the measure. When the tax was first mooted, many critics cline took place fifteen months

Bapper E. J. Sarman to Engineer to be in possession of 118,500 of the missing 180,000 guilders, who were friendly to its general purpose predicted trouble in con- after a strike and that a farther R.N., who has tзn elected, despatched boats with doc posted a follows: No. 1479 arrested in Hongkong and found Company: No. 1480 Gunner C. arrived in Batavia on the 9th sequence of the unnecessarily obscure oharacter of the section of the decrease followed a second and according to a despatch reeived tors to the scene at one).

from the Ecoretary of State for

Many people were picked up Hycook to Howitzer Section; No. Tariff Bill dealing with the matter. These pointed out the prime more prolonged strike.

the Colonies, to fill the post of

inst. They had travelled from necessity of each essential rule and method being so laid down that

Assistant Master Attendant at by the various launches and taken 1481 Private D. J. Bruce to Hongkong as second class pass there could be no mistake about its intent on the part of competent

Colombo, has had a lengthy and to the Godowu Company's wharf Soonts Company, persons. Instead of embodying in the measure all the detail to be

varied experience of harbour near the Water Police Station

Portsmouth

the

Joined:-The undermentione !

counted for and latest reports put

November 25,

Resigned: Pte, E. P. H. Langengers on the steamer Tjibodas met with in European lawa on the subject, the American GovernAn Obscure Connection.

missioner van der Swan. They work. Ho was flat employed in where several dootoia attended 13 permitted to resign dated under the escort of Police Com

November 24. ment aimed at what it regarded as a succinct condensation of the

That same explanation suffi-survey work on the Australian

Transfer:-Pie. R. A. Carvalho were immediately conducted to the prison in Vrigmeteolaars weg. chief points, leaving to be embraced in regulations to be prepared

apparently drowned, ie transferred from Right Section by the Secretary of the Treasury the manner of carrying out the cient. The strikes may have beon coast, and subsequently held the and did good work in succourin provisions of the law. It is as a consequence of this manter of the outcome of the preaching of appointment of Assistant King's some

scialist doctrines, of course, but, Harlur. Master at Hongkong, their efforts in a good number of M. G. Co. to Howitzer Saotion.

Promotions:-Pte. F. Schnopol dealing with the problem that complaints are now arising.

Although it is a salient feature of the new law that the tax only even then, to attribute the decline At the present time he is on the cases Lingattended with success is promoted. Corporal with effect

S. A. Mounted Riflemen. din otly to socialism is not the Harbor Staff et

Of the evimated number of from November 25, Ples. H. hits some four hundred thousand individuals, those who counted onundest of logic. The connec- Dockyard. Lieut. Stainer bas

Something may be asid of this the popularity of the Bill with the rest of the hundred million people tion is a little ob care and, at qualified for "navigation doties fifty passengers on board the Goldenberg and A. ft. Ellie are of the country, on the ground that it would not trouble them at all, best, is only incidental. After all, and has also passed for first class launch, over thirty have been ac- promoted Lee.Cpl. with effect from portion of the new Permanent Force of South Africa, Candi are already finding their expectations disappointed. It appears socialism bas quis sufficient eine ships. that the vexations attending the process of exemption are affecting, of its own to answer for without

the number of dead at five, Scouts Company-A Company dates must be British subjects, in one way or another, millions of people. As a New York news Loing asked to father others for

twelve being sent to hospital as shoot will take place at King's mentally and physically fit, be- paper rightly remarks, Americane spend money cheerfully, but which it is not directly respon

below 5ft. 6in. in height, and of Yesterday evening at St. John's well. The dead comprise a baby, Park Range on Sunday from 3 wean the ages of 18 and 27, not they dislike to be compelled to take a lot of potty trouble to comply sible. And anybow, a man who Cathedral, Mr Denman Faller a woman and three men,

Some to 5.30 p.m.

proportionate obest measurement. with official forms, and especially when that compliance involves

The engagement is for three years, the making of declarations about their personal affairs. The ex-sols out to investigate a matter gave the third of his tries of of the men have yet to be identi-

of serious national import shorld monthly organ recitala Lefre afied.

with re-engagement for periods ecution of the requirements of the law presente queations, we read, be free from all bias and should fairly large congregation. The

of two years at a time. The pay which are found so puzzling, both by bankers and by lawyers, that not permit his personal antipa-programite was even more varied the Treasury Department is being flooded by juguiries. Confusion thies to override his judgment, than is usually the cald and the

for riflemen is 4s 6d. to 78, 6d. per diem; N.C.Q's 88. to 13s, 63,, and a certain degree of paralysis have resulted in official oiroles,

lieutenants £255 to £275 per mejora £575; and lient, colonela £700 to £800; with allowances,

Organ Recital.

and this has sprung, 63y the critics, not only from a wast of clear/His conclusions are worthless inclusion of both vocal and......

ness in the new measure, but also in part to a want of perception of except they are soundly based.

the matter dealt with.

Head Mounds..

stringed instrument numbers

Royal Birthday.

Reprieved.

The youth who was sentenced to death at the October Criminal Eresions for the murder of a girl

Reported Loss on Ferry

A Chinese has reported to the in the case of the men, of is. to police the whilst travalling on 28. per diem, and, in the one of the Yaumati forry from Hong officers, of from £30 to 800 per

added greatly to its charm. Mr To-day is the birthday of at Causeway Bay has been re-annum; captains £425 to £525 Fuller's best piece was "Reverie Queon Maud of Norway, who was prieved. The vexatione may or may not have been unavoidable, but that

du coir," E. Suhut, which he born in 1869. they are irritating it is easy to see from the strength of the criticism

played with rare feeling. Mr H. which has sprang into evidence. In a matter of this sort it takes

The police report that a man bas I Janes sing "Nazareth, Gounod, people and officials alike, much time to adjust themelves to the new conditions, and no doubt the tangle will be straightened out some-boon cont to the hospital from aud Massenet's Elegie in good The new St. Andrew's Church kong, be missed from bis pocket annum. In the ranke, lodging, how. But it may be taken as a cortainity that there will arise, for Wong-nei-wu, suffering from cuts style while Me Vermeij contrib Ball at Kowloon is to be opened a parse containing $10 in notes subsistence, cutfit allowance, and a considerable time, questions of legal doubt which cannot be settl-on the head mid to have been uted Le Deluge, Saint-Saens, by HE Mr Cland Govern at 5 some stamps and two recoipte saddlery in addition. All pro,

for 887 and 8104 respectively, motion will be from the ranks, ed by executive interpretation and which may have to be fought out inflicted during a quarrel over and the violin part to the

water for irrigation purposen.'

Elogio

in the courts,

Church Hall.

Po tomorrow,