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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 9, 1913.

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These "Bloods" Agala.

DAY BY DAY.

MB CROFTON LEAVING.

HARBOUR COLLISION. THE EXTRADITION CASE.

One has again to comment, in a bot ton kindly way, upon the THERE ARE SOME FOLE WHO Appolated Assistant Chief Secro, Public, Unquiry into Yaumat! conduct of some of Hongkong's THINK EVERYTHING IS TOO GOOD [yrung men, 'This time sono of them appearch the stage un Saturday ostensibly to assist Miss Annie Abbott in her display, and

showed few of the instincts of a gentleman and fower still of the sportsman. They were neither

gentlemanly enough to treat Miss Abott, sa s lady por sportsmen enough to be fair to her as ab entertainer. To put it on the lowese ground, any man who appears on a stage in order

to assist an entertainer should give his whole attention to the business. He is assisting that entertainer to win his or her bread

The Malls.

Yorok this morning.

European Leses Watch.

Sa tary Laspector Witchell has reported that a watch valued at $26, bas b.cn stolen om hieroom

Steerage Passengers. The s.s. St. Albans which arri-

Sir Francis Piggott Raises av Preliminary Objection.

Mag Jobason

·Ferry Disaster. TO BE TRUE, THEY ARE PROFEg.tary to Government of Zaczibar. SIONAL PESSIMISTS."

Mr R. H. Craf on noting, argis- This afternoon at the Police At the Pulis Court, this after tant Co quial Seciotary, and Chief Court, M. F. A, Hazeland hold noon extradition proceedings were some of those who did appear American" Mail.—Arrived per as: | Clerk in the Colonial Soretary's an enquity into the circumstances ommended in a case in which

office has been appointed Assie attending the death of a Chinese Germana Moil-Clos per s.a. tant Chief Secretary to the Go-woman, Leung Koi, who was one Chang Sau-cam was the defend- ant. Application is made for the Torek at 10 am, to-morrow. vernment of Zanzibar and will of the victims in the collision t American and Canadian Mails, leaving Hongkong about January tween the e.. Soshu Mara and the surrender of the defendant to the

3 to take up his new position. Taumati Ferry launch. Wa Sang, Chiners Government. Clopor as. Panama Mr Richard Hayes Crofton was in the hurt our on November 26. Muru at 11 a.m. to-morrow.educated at St. John's College Mr. J. B. Kemp, Crown

Mr M. W. Slade, K. O., and Mr Cambridge, taking his B. A. de- Solicitor, appeared to conduct the Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr Assistant Crowa. gree in 1901. His first entry enquiry, and Mr. Reader Harris, Hodgson,"

and into the civil service saw him of Messrs Wilkinson and Grist, Solicitor.

ter, of Mossre appointed a clerk in the, colonial for the coxswain and owners of audit branch of the Exchequer the launch. and Audit Department, the ap Mr. Davidson, of Messrs Haat- Stokes and Master, appeared for this morning brought 40 pointment being made on July 1. inge and Hastings, appeared on the Crown, and Sir Francis Pig- 1901. In August, 1003 he was behalf of the owners, captain and gott, K.O., and M Alabaster, in- Russian steerage passengers. appointed a clerk in the Audit ollicers of the se. Soebu Mara.stracted by Mr Hind, of Meara department in Hongkong, arriv The jury was composed as Brutton and Hett, for the defence, ing to take up the position on follows:-Messrs F. C. Hall, G.

Sir Francis Piggott :-Perhaps August 25 of that year. The F. da Roza, and O. H. Bond." following year saw him acting ne

Mr. Kemp in the course of his your Worship will allow me to. Local Auditor and in 1904 be opening said that the facts of make one remark. I suppose my was appointed chief clerk in the the affair had been considered learned friend, Mr. Blade, does Colonial Secretary's office. Sub-by the authorities and they were sequently be became director of of the opinion on the evidence "ppear for the Crown?

Mr Blade:*I appear for the the Widows and Orphans' Pen- before them at present, that there

Crown. sion Fund and has since 1007 was nothing upon which they

Sir Francis Piggott :-Only I acted as assistant Colonial Secre could properly charge any person taly on many occasions.

with manslaughter. But at the sea our friend Mr. Hodgson is Mr Crofton during his stay same time, they felt that the here has made many friends matter ought to be submitted to control over the arguments.

there too, exercising a supervising whose best wishes will accom- jury, and that there ought to Pany him as he goes to a new sphere of offce.

and butter, and nonsens on hieved part may very well result in

lip which might seriously damage the former's reputation. We Auction of Fope. are almost tempted to think that Mr. G. P. Lammers is selling Captain MoLaglen might have by auction 43 buils of Manila rooms to performed a useful public service rope at his auction if he had used some jiu-jitsu morrow.

or two CALEY'S CRACKERS: holde and dropped one

of these young bloods into the pit stalls.

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MARRIAGES.

France's Black Troops.

$

Suicide in Hospital. A Cingulose youth ugod. 18, an inmats of the Government Civil Hospital, commited suicide there yesterday by cutting his that

St. Joseph's College.

The distribution of prizes at St. It has recently been announced that in January next the African Joseph's College takes place on troops of France will be about the 19th inst H. E. the officer 200,000 strong. This faot raits administering the Government interesting thoughts as to their will preside: probable future employment. A

The Mad Indian,

St. Paul's College.

a

be a public enquiry. He did not

His Worship:-At present

aak the jury, on the evidence ha I bave two charges before me and was putting Lafore them, to pass the prisoner pleads autrefois a verdict of mauelaughter against acquit to both.

course of anyone. In the

fresh Mr Slade-I have thrce ade the enquiry, however evidence might come out, or His ditional charges, new ones, of Worship might take a different which the complainant has re- view of the evidence and advise ceived copies. them accordingly. The facts,

T. K. K's NEW STEAMER.

Inspection of the Anyo Maru On the invitation of the mana- gement of the Toyo Kisen Kaisha

Sir Francie Piggott raid he the Company's new steamer, the however, wore in their province Aayo Maru, was inspected by a sud they might differ from him must raise a preliminary objeo- large number of residents of the (Mr Kemp,) and therefore be pro- tion altogether to the procedure. posed to refer to the law on man He did not understand what the Colony yesterday...

The new vessel, which was built laughter. If they did not find charges meant. There were no at the Mitsa Bishi Dockyard and there was griminal negligenca charges; the fugitive was not Engineering Works at Nagneski, which was necessary for support charged with anything, he had is intended for the South Ameri-ing a charge of manslaughter, he come up here on 61 can immigration and cargo trade would ask them not to find any extradition arcane Several small, thefts were re- The Anyo Maru accommodates thing more than that the cause of certain question would be eub“

30 saloon parrange, 50 second death was due to drowning. clase and 650 steerage There is

very big proportion of these The Indian who went mad troops are of negro blood, and yesterday, was a watchman em there have been ample proofs played by Messrs Watson and Co. that in West Africa France posThe two soldiers injured are

almost Basses

inexbans ble reserves of potential riflemen Corporal Esop and Trumpeter

Campbell point at одле raiess The

these itself whether

black troops would be used in Europa The annual distribution of in the event of a life and death prizes will take place at St. struggle. It has been well ar- Paul's College on Saturday. His gued that any nation is justified Excellency the Officer administer CLARK-HUMPHREYS-On December 8th, 1913, at St. John's in drawing upon all its recources ing the Government will present Cathedral, Hongkong by the Rev, V. H. Copley Moyle, Douglas, rather than risk extinction, and the prizes. Edward, youngest con of the late George Clark, to Dorothy the fact that this year detach- ments of these African troops ap- younger daughter of Henry Humphreye of Hongkong.

CORMACK-SMITH-01 the 6th instant, at St. Andrew's peared for the first time in the Church, Kowloon, by the Rev. Nornam C. Pope M.A., George French Grand Review in Paris ported to the police yesterbay Cormack, (eldest son of George Cormack, of Fraserburg, Aberdeen-is certainly not without its signi. A safe in a Queen's Road pawn shire, Scotland) to Isobel Houghton, daughter of the lato J. Granville ficance. Anyhow, the growth of shop was opened with a duplicate Smith of New York City, U.S.A..

the black forces of France is a de-key and jewellery valued at $675 velopment which may some day be and money to the extent of $365 of absorbing interest to all Europe stolen.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1913.

HOPEFUL SIGNS,

Several Thefts.

·S.

and a

mitted to the Court as to whether be would be surrendered to the Chinese Government for certain a special room set aside for women in the steerage. The total CORRESPONDENCE. Forimes committed within the jurisdiction of China? There was argo capacity is 9,600 ONE Launched on January 24 last, [The opinions expressed by our

no charge in English law, the the Anjo Maru is classed 100 A1 correspondents are not necess-charges were only formulated, he Latest Advertisements. - at Lloyda. She has seven water-

arily those of the" Hongkong imagined, by the ingenuity of extending

Telegraph"l

the Crown Solicitor. They had Mr G. P. Lammert ie selling tight bulkheads

nothing to do with these pro- Tweed suit lengths, eider-down to the upper deck and s quilts, leather suit.cases and port collision bulkhead which extends To the Editor of the "Hongkong ceedings, The charges were put manteaux on the 13th inst..to the shelter deck, alen through-

in to satisfy certain tests which as a crime had not to be an Page 5:

offence against Chinese law, bat also an offence against English -

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More Mall Muddles.

We wonder when the postal anthorities of this. Colony ill realise the necessity of "giving

The Chinese Engineering and early advice of the expected Mining Co., Ltd., has declared arrival of mail steamers? On final dividend of four and a half Monday the Siberia arrived with per cent.—Page 5. the American mail, but the first intimation from the Post Office that she was due, was that which

arangement be made whereby Hongkong should be advised

Thoffs.

MORE ARMS:

out she has a cellular double bottom. The dimensions of the new vessel are: length, 460 ft breadth, 60 ft., depth, 32 ft

Telograph."

WHO'S SEEN A WALLABY?.

Sir. I was passing the avi ry

The result of the South Wales Railway strike may serve as ú

in the Botanical Gardens al taflaw, therefore there was no charge lessen to would-be strikers in other parts of the country and in

Her gross tonnage is 8533.21 and month ago when I saw to my tur-and no ples. The obarges were other trades that they are not to be permitted to have things all

bor speed 18 knots. She is a twin prise, in the cage anally occupied irrelevant to there proceedings, Borow vessel fitted with Parson's by golden pheasants, a beautiful but were interesting and they their own way. This strike, it will be remembered, resulted from

Property valued $40.50 includ parallel turbines in feries on each young kangaroo. He was a de- would have to go into them by the dismissal of two engine drivers who refused to handle Dublin goods. From the start it was doomed to failure. The National appeared in the morning papera ing a watch and chain, has been shaft and has reversing turbines lightful creature and I was very and by. They had nothing to do of that day, though it may be stolen from 50 Lascar Row. A in the exhaust casing of the low glad to have chanced on him, as with the oase as far as the fugi Union had previously issued a manifesto prohibiting a sympathetic mentioned that on Saturday the show case at 270 Des Voeux Cen-pressure turbine. The gearing I have never seen one before at tive was concerned and there was

Plea

"If they formulated. strike, and, of course, it turned its face from the South Wales Telegraph, in its daily mail tral has been broken into and of the turbine to the propeller in such close quarters. (I may reno strikers. It is impossible to run Trades Unions, or Employers' paragraph, supplied the water smoking pipes, to the value 20.87 and the revolutions of the mark that it was broad daylight something under Chinese law they the Post of $100, have been stolen.. A turbines 2200 to the minute and and I am an abstemious person.) might do so, but then that did not Unions, or any business whatever, except there be complete dis information which

How did he o:me there? What come within their province. They cipline. We have oftener than once or twice expressed our belief Office later circulated, glean widow, of 108, Des Voeux Road of the propellor 110.

ing it from the movements West has been robbed of bangles There is an installation of wire- her he was purchased, or whether had no position in those prooted- that half of the recent strikes at Home are due to the men being of steamers supplied by the valued at $190. She told the lens telegraphy on board. The age he was only loaned from a meninge.

Mr. Slade, then outlined the misled by their sc-called leaders, but their case will be infinitely shipping Company concerned, police she gaspects a friend who pointments of the saloons and agerie, and especially if he was worse if any section of workers is permitted to indulge in a strike To-day the Yorck arrived with called on her with a view to cabins have been most tastefully presented, ought not the public case for the Crown which was

carried out,

to be apprised that he in ou view to the effect that the defendant whenever they please and against the advice of their chosen the Siberian mail, and once marriage.

again the first intimation from

Among those who visited the and given something of his on August 2, obtained $150,000 advisers. These advisers have before now pointed out that "euch the Post Offics was that which

steamer were the Chilian and history?

in Uanton as money for the troops conduct would ruin Trades Unionism. It would do more than that; appeared in the morning papers.

Peruvian Coneula-General, Dr. I was passing again the other at Nanking. The money was that an it would ruin the workers themselves, and that is of much more What is needed is

Korn and Dr. Gillespie, (of the day and thought I should like to afterwarde banked in the defen- United States Consulate), Messrs. see how he was getting on. He dant's own name on fixed deposit. consequence,

Morimoto and Percy of the was not there. The pheasants The case was proceeding ne Two facta emerge from the settlement of this strike which are when mail steamers leave the Nine Prosecutions this Morning N. Y. K., T. Kusumoto (N.Y.K.), again occupied the cage. I asked we went to press.

P. W. Sutherland (O.P.R.), J. a police sergeant what had be especially welcome. The first is that the Company took up a strong last port of call before Hongkong

Arms still continue to come Bentley (of Cook's Agency); Mor-come of the Kangaroo, Has said attitude, which was also fair, and refused to budge from it. The and of the likely date of their arri Company resolutely refused to reinstate the two engine drivers who rol here. Our Postmaster, rede numerous prosecutions and the timer Smith on Monate. Dodwell he did not know, but thought DIOCESAN CONFERENCE

recently visited Shanghai, and we

and the & Co., Mr Leo D'Almada and Mrs. very likely he had succumbed in caused the strike, and the men bad to swallow that pill whether should have thought he might publicity given to the cases. D'Almada, and Me 2. Kamiya (0. the cold snap. Where is he? At the Police Court, this 8.K.). The visitors were entertain- Ought not the public to be în- they liked it or no. Men of that kind require to be taught a sharp easily have fixed up some anch

ceived ample notice of the pend-than nine prostations and con- the vessel. ➡an be properly managed if it retains in ita ivica a few mening arrival of mail boats. We viotions, the finen varying from who are labelled dangerous and who may precipitate a strike and know the Postmaster General to $100 to $250, the latter being cripple the energy of that company at any moment against all be a hard worker, energetic and the maximum penalty. advice and all reason. Prompt reinstatement in such a case would conscientious, we also feel that if be almost orintinal where the company concerned is practically a it is possible to arrange this matter he will arrange it. national institution. Such men must he taught a severe lesson first. The public take no engnizance The second hopeful sign is that Mr. J. H Thomas, M.P., the of difficulties where public.service Secretary of the Bailwaymen's Union, is a leader who is all against in concerned and though we do sympathetic strikes and has once again said so. He warns the men recognize that difficulties exist to profit from the present fatal mistake and to check anarchy, we have the hope that the prerant which can only end in dienster to themselves and in ruin to Trades incumbent of the office will Unionismo. It is good to find that there is here and there a shrewd overcome them.

lesson, No great company-and no small company, for that matter method of assuring that we re-morning, there were no fewer ed to tea and afterwards, inspectes formed of his whereabouts or his Diocesan Conference take place

ROYAL HONGKONG YACHT CLUB..

ignorance of hie brief visit,

The Bishop's Visitation and the demise? And, if he really died of to-morrow at 10 a.m., the ofergy exposure to the cold, ought not of the Diocese will assemble in the an inquiry to be instituted as to Cathedral and after the Roll call NEW P. & 0. VESSELS. whether he was properly looked the Bishop will deliver his charge. after? At any rate, it seems a Delegatesy for the Diocesan The Khiva due in April,

pity bis custodians did not inform Conference have arrived from dif the public, through the press, of ference centres. They are having Mr. E. A. Hewett, superintend his presence as there must be a reception at S.Paul's College this ed of the P. and O., advises as many people who would have evening and the firet session of that he has just received tele-liked to see him and were kept in The following dates bave Leen graphic advice from his Managing fixed for the races of the Handi- Directors in London that the s.8. asp and one Design Oneses Khiva, which is the first of the 4th Club Race, Desember, 20; four new K" Olues of inter- 5:h Club Race) January 10, 8th modiate statmers, now building Olab Race, January, 31; 7th Club is at prosent fitting out and is actually distasteful. There some little room for doubt that "The New Liberty " Race February 14, 8th Clab make her maiden trip to China working men at Bome have some room for grambling. Their

The latin publishes extracst face, February 28, tra and Japan. The an. Khiva will Charge of Murder. A wages have gone down, relatively in almost every trade and from President Wilson's book. The Courses on the 20 Decem- leave Hongkong about April 15, absolutely in others, within the last decade. Bat they will never The New Liberty," which will her are fixed N

murder on Jubilee Road, Was mend mattera so long as they go the wrong way to work. The first appear in French. The work Handicap Class-Couran No. These vessels are 480 feet long remanded at the Police Court, thing they should do is to get rid of their firebrand leaders and to explains in characteristic formula 14 Rook about 1 mile, SW of with a gross registered tonnage this morning. Mr. Brutton, of Bocure more men of the shinking stamp as gaidos. But that seems the ser antial principles animating Kanjohow port 14.8 miles. of some 9,000 tons and have been Messrs Bration and Hett, defende. too much to sak. They are less attracted by brains and com- the nolitical mind of the President One Design. Class, Green specially built for the Eastern The case will come before Mr.

of the United States.

Island Starboard.

trade. momsense than by a fiery or a plausible tongue,

Wert Wood.

and cautions-minded leader who is not afraid to offer a warning. that is not too acceptable and advios that is not wholly palatable or

Pay Youre etc.,

IBAM FORTE. Hongkong, December 8 1910

Mountaina 1914, for Marseilles and London The Chinere charged with

the Conference will be after the Bishop's address to the clergy. It is proposed at this conference. to form a synod for the members, of the Chinese Church in this diorese,

Weather Report.

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The no. St. Albana, Overcast skies with at rousile, and a monarvu in F rmoen. Straftato