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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1914.

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There is a notion at the foot of.

DAY BY DAY.

The Mails.

HONGKONG BOY SCOUTS,

Concerning the Bodyguard"

and Sea Spouts,

FIRE OUTBREAKS,

Excellent Work by the Fire Brigade,

|BIG BLAZE IN MACAO

SEVERAL CHINESE SHOPS SUFFER SERIOUS DAMAGE.

European Insurance Agents' In Hongkong involved..

Battery Path whigh roads, "Chairs THE MEN WHOM I HAVE SEEN must not go two abreast on this SUCCEED BEST IN LIFE HAVE AL- rad." The warning, however, wAYS BEEN CHEERFUL AND HOPE- is more honoured in the hehFUL MEN, WHO WENT ABOUT · (SPECIAL ARTIOLEĮ than in the observance. Aud THEIR BUSINESS WITH A SMILE ON

The Hongkong Fire Brigada In special article in these bave had their fair share of work that is not all. Almost any day, THEIR FACES, AND TOOK THE columns on Tuenly the story of over night, for, in the space of a Fer Case Per Bottle. coolies, with heavy burdens, which CHANCES OF THIS MORTAL LIFE the formation of a troop of Boy few hours two fires have presented

occupy more space than any two LIKE MEN, FACING ROUGH AND Soounts, at St. Joseph's College, themselves for treatment, one, a kong has jast experience seems The plague of fire which Hong- of 1 Dozen.

obairs, can be segu toiling up the SMOOTH ALIKE AS IT CAME was related. From the start it small conflagration at Shaukiwan have to spread to Macao where, we pathway, much to the public in- ingeley,

was wonderfully successful; so involving a quantity of breaming are informed, there was big out- convenience. We have taken

successful that the ex-pupils of materials, and the other in the break last evening-consider psins to trace some of these

the College olamoured to be Central District where a shop and able damage being done to coolies, and have noticed that American, Canadian and Siberian enrolled. Their admission, how dwelling house was completely the premises of certain Chinese they proceed right up the path, Mails-Left per 9.8. Mon ever, was out of the question. gutted." pase along the Cathedral and

-teagle at 1 p.m. to day, The age limit burred them,

carrying on business in silk piece then into Garden Lond. Surely, English Mail-Due

It is often the ill luck of goods. por ss. speaking generally, and, if their Devanha at 6 am, to-morrow. application was to be met, some Fire Brigade that their work Siberian Mail.-Due per s.. thing else had to be done for has to be done unseen and cadores, and the numbers of the

Egypt to-morrow.

them. The result was that they is talked about afterwards. As shops are five to fifteen, the first were formed into a bodyguard, a result the impression of the and last numbers being included. French Mail.-The French Mail the age limits being set at eigh value of their services is formed The conflagration is reported to of December 16 was delivered ten and twenty-five. This body second hand. This morning, have broken out in the premises in London on January 14

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on November 28 howover, the Hongkong Telegraph numbered 7. with, 24 members. To-day it iad an opportunity of seeing the applications for admission uumberg 46 and there are further Brigade at its best.

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The Disaster in Japan..

Not for a long time has Japan been visited by such a disaster se has befallen her sine, Saturday. What is the total loss of life will

Mr. Findlay Smith. Mr. Findlay Sipith, of the Peak Hotel. left to-day on the s.8. Hué for Haiphong.

is

Launch of the Wuchang. to take place at Taikoo Dook The launch of the s.e. Wuchang

Tuesday next at 4 pim. Smoking in Court. appear from the serious nature of For smoking in Court, the visitation, though to-day's Chinese was fined $2, by telegrams are not reassuring. Wood, at the Police Court, One pleasing fact, at any morning. rate, is that the terrific erap

not, of course, be known for some time, but it is to be hoped that on

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BIRTHS.

Oplum Possession.

Mr.

They have inaugurated, ade bating club and a choral Society: both are flourishing institutions.

Two Bodles,

A Prompt Response.

The locality is the Rua de Mer-

Damage to the extent of several thousands of dollars has been done, and the firms of Messrs Arnhold Karberg and Company, About 7.10 a.m. an alarm of Siemesonand Company and fire was raised at No. 16 Cochrane Carlowitz and Company are sup Street, occupied by a paper seller.posed to have considerable insur The origin of the outbreak is at ance interests in the property

Special representatives of the present unknown, but by the

Here, then, were two bodies of Scouts, the younger body being, time the Brigade were on the spot: firms involved, will shortly visit to by this time, affiliated to the and their response was remark the scene of the fire but aparent Association in London, ably prompt the whole of the until they have made their survey

with the sanction of Sir Robert building was involved. The in-it is impossible to state even ap Bacea-Powell, the Chief Scoutside, on their arrival, wasons mass proximately who sent a very complimentary of fame, and was roaring like damage. letter. Meantime Sergt. Brooke, a furnace. Flame was belching

this

the amount

tion which took place on the A fine of $80; or, in default of the Royal Marines, had leat from the windows of the four island of Sakurajime, while it one month, was imposed on his services and had started a destroyed the village, does not Chinese charged at the Police carse of map reading both to the storeys until the front of the VOLUNTEERS IN CAMP, appear to have been attended by Court, this morning, with being Scouts and the bodyguard, bat building made a remarkably gor- {geous picture. Portions of the de great loss of life as might have in unlawful possession of opium on different days. Dr. Coleman Boors and roof fell in jast before A Marked Improvement la been feared. "Many people have

leo hold regular claseen on firat 7.30a.m. and ten minutes later

the Work. been killed," says Reuter but

hid, and thus the whole course of the Brigade had matters well in "70,000 persons have fled, the

a Scont's instruction was coma-hand. telegraph operator alone remain.

pleted. These young people have been ing."

Hige Courage.

Why is it, by the way, that telegraph operators, at sea and on land, generally show such high courage? Is there a tradi- tion in the service, all over the world, which inspires them ? Tho thought of that one man on the island, alone with Nature in her

most savage mood, sending ont details to the world, is one that thrills. It is to be hoped that he will emerge unscathed. The dam: age generally is said to be enormous, and this can well be understood. But it is to be hoped be less terrible than has been the case in past diansters of the same kind.

TURNER. At Shameen, Canton, on 14th January, the wife of that the deathroll will prove to

W.C.D. Turner of a son.

Diamond Brooch Lost.

General Burkill residing at the Peak has reported to the police that last evening his wife lost diamond brooch, between Govern

ment House and the Peak..

Found III.

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fortunate in decuring The narrowness and depth of willing voluntary helpers. Be the building rendered some por tween the two bodies, as was tions of the fire difficult to get af, natural, sprang up a healthy and the work of the fire fighters

(From a Special Correspondent.)

Hang Hau, Wednesday. This morning about twenty men errived in camp by the morning bost. After breakfasting they

F. Powell, an unemployed rivalry and a trial of skill was was made none the more conjoined their respective units and Englishman, W18 seut to held. It was worth recording fortable by the possible fall of begin work at once. the Government Civil Hospital that the younger lads proved verandahs into the narrow strest

yesterday by the police. He was cleverer and actually won. found ill in the Naval Ordinance Yard.

The Escaped Convict.

Sea Scouts.

in Nash's Magazine, by the

The Engineer Coy again erect

in which they wore working. ed a field telephone between two Bat the Aimes were as strictly stations and had further practice confined to the one house in the in transmitting messages, One turns now to tho sister biok as they were in the The Maxim Gun, the Howitzer, hody, the Sea Scouts. The First front and though Chinese in and the 10 pounder Sections The lukong who was in charge Commissioner of the Bes Scouts adjacent houses had collected drilled with their respective of the convict who escaped from is Lord Charles Beresford who their goods and placed them on weapons. Some members of the the hospital, was remanded until is no stranger to China. He is the side-walk, there was never Maxim Gan Sections completed to-morrow, by Mr. Wood, at the

ari illis morning.

writing hia autobiography nd real need for that precaution. their firing practice, Police Court, 1lis

In the afternoon, all units Revolver Possession. way, and mentions Hongkong and Extinguished in Fifty Minutes. combined to assist the 10 pounder For being it unlawful posses-Kowloon in the most recent

Section to move their guns from sion of a revolver a Chineze was number.) The troop of Sea

At 7.45 o'clock, there was hard-ons position to another. This fened $250, or in default three Sczute attached to the College is s flanie to be seen the fire involved taking the guns down months at the Police Court, this in charge of Captain Streatfeild R. within five minutes, Station-officer the expenditure of a good deal of was practically extinguished and, one hill and up another, and with morning. Inspector Macdonald N.M.L.U.and he is assisted by two Lane who, with Mr. T. H. Aing, energy, vocal and otherwise, was prosecuted.

instructors who will train the Assistant Captain Superintendent successfully accomplished. Leav toya in the work of sailing of Police, was in charge of opera ing the 10 pounder Section in A foreman for the Hing Leo vessel. One italicizes the word, tions, was giving orders for some charge of the guns, the other Contractor company has reported which must be stressed, because of the hote to "be taken units took up arms again, the theft of clothing and $97 in neither land nor sea bouts are off. In B little under and engaged in an attack money from a matshed at Kam taught anything militant; quite fifty minutes the Brigade had on one of the neighbouring ridges. Tin in the New Territory.

Meantime extinguished a fire, which at the Capt. Churchill was in command, the body is limited to 38 time of their arrival had the and Capt. Skrimahire watched That is ne A meeting of the Hongkong be handled efficiently at present; excellence of the performance can the ridge.

meny as Ca whole building in its grip. The the proceedings from the top of which the fire was got under but and the Fat Esat Philatelic and efficiency is the first word in better be appreciated by a survey There was again a marked In to-day's issue appears the second of two special articles for the celerity with which every. Society will be held on Monday the vocabulary of these three of the spot bat. it has to be improvement in the carrying out

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY, 15, 1914.

BOY SCOUTS IN HONGKONG.

Praise for the Fire Brigade.

The work of the fire Brigade this morning in dealing with the fire in Cochrane Street is worthy of the highest praise not only on account of the quickness with

Theft of Clothing.

Latest Advertisement.

which deal with the birth and development of the Boy Scout move of this the outbreak become what the Iyo Maru appear on page 5.

A consignes notice regarding thing was carried out. By reason ment in Hongkong. "These articles mske refreshing and inspiring is known in newspaper parlance reading. The story of the inception and rapid growth of this move-ae "jast a fire" Everything went ment in the Colony has in it something of romance.

through with so much smoothness It is unnecea that there was nothing in the way FLOUTING AUTHORITY. sary to-day to defend the Scout movement-whether on land or of incident. Each man knew water from the charge of militarism. Nothing is farther from its his job; it was done, and a fire purpose which is to make boye strong, healthy, observant, and self- which had involved the whole of Tresspassing on the Premises of reliant. There must be something in the atmosphere of the Colony building when they arrived was favourable to the movement or it would not have grown so rapidly. Whether this constitutes a record put out in less than fifty minutes. The possibilities in it, as it spreads, are enormous, and we have no doubt that it will spread beyond St. Joseph's College.

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Probable Origin..

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The brigade weri helped to a lent anpply of water that was available and there were seven branches of hose in all, at work. Fire at Shaukiwen. At about 3.55 p.m. yesterday

bodies A.

remembered that the depth and of the attack, the men taking Frow this modest beginning we narrowneds of the building tend-more advantage of cover and anticipate great developments.ed to create an artificial draught keeping their positions better. It will not be surprising if the The width of the street and the One or two of the men sustain- lines. With his wide experience accessible only from the front in hidden holes etc., but no organisation enlarges on broader fact that the house was easily ad slight buises, through falling of the movement in England Capt. was a factor which was against serious casualties have occurred Streatfeild may yet do something the brigade, while the slope in the up to now. more for Hongkong; for there is road'sourface presented difficulties The weather is still of the no denying the fact that the Ecoat against properly placing ladders. best. Five coolies were foharged at organisation is an institution that

Both European, and Chinese has come to stay. or not we do not know, but it is the Polios Court, this morning

seotions worked well, though one There is, obviously, a fine of the firemen did get a stream of certain that the performance before Mr. Wood, by Mr. Mspirit animating the College at water directed against the middle Of the older troop the bodyguard as it is called a word may be will require a lot of basting. Ilvaine Messer, Captain Superia present and 's fine work going on. of his book, and the whole per considerable extent by the arcal-

When it is also remembered tendent of Police, with trespasa Here are three bodies which formence was ample testimony to said; what has been remarked of the Scouts proper applies equally that the force is a voluntary one ing on his premisse at the Peak should do much to turn out these the eficiency of the force. to this body, as it applies to. Boy Scouts any where. But it seems and that the preparation for this The first defendant was aleo ads strong, alert, ealf-reliant. to us that to form a troop of older boys in Hongkong-of boys, that work has to be done in the men's charged with being in unlawful; in addition, is ba Old Boys is, who are too old to be admitted in Scouts proper was a step ad. spare time, the credit they deserve possession of compound opin. Association, at the meetings of mirably wise. Aside from the questions of health, of training in overrated.

for their performance cannot ba Complainant faid he had given which lectures and addresses, Later information shows that

Today's outbreak a warning that anyone found on observation and the like, the bodyguard serves the deeper purpose showed what the fire Brigado con his promises without permission on subjects actually helpful to the alarm, was received at 7.15 a fire broke out at Shaukiwan of giving young men, who have reached the age when character is do when they are at work and would be prosecuted. He found youth, are given. Mentally and o'clock and the brigade proceeded West on s vacan piece of ground rapidly being formed, an agreeable occupation for their spare hours that they did it well proves that the defendants in the coolic physically these young people to the house, the ground floor of on which were stacked heaps of are being given a chance, and it which was occupied by a paper grass and other material from the This would be regarded as an excellent move anywhere, but it is the colony basin them a real asset. quarters, the first man smoking is good to know that they are seller whose stock in trade consist billside. It appears that the

Opium.

seizing it with both hands. ed of jose paper, fire orackers, and residents in that quarter out A fine of $3 was imposed on

Chinese tallow candles. The grase eto. op the hillside and each of the defendants for tress-

cause of the outbreak is unknown atack it for use during the winter passing,

and at present the damage has in breaming fiabing janks. How Proceeding on the charge of

not been ascertained, but it is the from one stack to another Taken all in all, this movement is a most admirable ono, eo far

being in unlawful possession of

thought that the fire originated in until seven in all were involved. the ground floor and must have The fire Brigade attended from WAR preferred ly lent their services, coming forward and giving of their time and with causing the death of James latter informed his Worship that coming of age of their elder son, ground foot was a man named break was extinguished. The great rapidity. The owner of the as a result of their efforts the out- Knowledge to press forward the work is one of the most agreeable Christopher Orr and

he was only using part of it." WAB

Lord Titchfield, next year, and Kwat Hing who lives at No 7 damage done is estimated at signs that has be 'n witnessed for some time. The whole movement remanded. Mr. Duder, who pro the firet man was pointed out to Dake and Duchess of PortWong On Lane. On the first floor $398.00

Acting Inspector Gatrod end to mark their silver wedding, the which the Government, we should suppose, will take some secuted, said that on a Saturday

Yesterday morning at No 16 'kind of n stice. Indeed, since the youth of Hongkony has shown it night a discussion arose in a bat him by the tenant as having teen and have to to the were the offices of a Chiness oye alf so rexdy accept a movement of such undoubted value, the street, about the

ber's shop at 120 Great Howard smoking on the boil. He cearched committee of management of specialist while in a floor above Sri Strest a servant girl was there fived five coolies employed ironing clothes when some of the the bad and found alongside the Mansfield Hospital asking them respective Government may perhaps one day, when it has widened, be persued- weights of the man, and Sweeney bed the rot of opium produced. to accept a team of between by Mesura Watson and Co, Ltd. red hot charcoal that she was ed to help it forward, by a grant which need not be large to be use struok Orr several blows, Orr H Worship:-1 don't think £4,000 and $6,000to liquidate the According to the tale of the many cell the but with help of police the fire was put out, damage received injuries from which re discharged on the first (thoopium) is wing, which is being built but ap to the present no body to the extent of $5 being done,

charge,

there,

had been found.

especially excellent as applied in Hongkong; for in this Colony are few amusements for any one and hardly one which satisfies the craving of youth for something wherewith busily to occupy the mind in hours that are not given to business.

A Fatal Quarrel.

At

Liverpool

recently opium which

Duke's Gift to a Hospital.

as it has gone, The thought of so many helpora as have generousWilliam Sweeney was charged against the first defendant, the As a thankoffering on the spread to the other floors with Central and from Shaukiwan, and

ful ind which would, no doubt, be most acceptable. But that is fell back on a copper boiler a and that is good enough. You are debt on the King Edward memor inmates there is one boy, missing. They took fire

only one of the possibilities of a schemo which is full of possibilities, clied.