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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1914,

The Political Outlook.

Evente are fast coming to a hond in connection with the Irish question, and there appears every prospect that the G. vernment will soon make its appeal to the country. There is general agree- ment that an election cannot be postponed longer than June or July, and it also appears to be the belief that before this time the Home Rule and other Bills will be forced through by means of the Parliament Act. It would certainly be a more honour- able course, if the Government first made ite appeal; then it would be definitely settled whe- ther or not the people favour the Bill over which all the controversy has arisen. Especially so since Mr. Bonar Law has now openly. declared that if the people ere in favour of the measure he will not he responsible for encouraging resistance thereto. That is a fair | attitude, and it deserves to be met

put forward.

DAY BY DAY,

THESUPREME VIRTUE IS SACRI-

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1914.

PORTUGAL AND CHINA.

Prinzess Alice at 5 p.m. to-

morrow.

Fool's Day. To-day is All Fools' Day.

Troops Leaving. The 25th, and 26th, Punjabis and the Hazara Mountain Battery are to leave Hongkong the latter part of this month.

Admiral Wilkin Arrives..

INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS.

Annual Meeting and Report

RAILWAY AND FERRY.

New Platforms Brought into Use.

CORRESPONDENCE.

The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necesa' arlly those of the "Hongkong Telegraph"]

FIVE INTERESTING

QUESTIONS. (To the Editor of the "Hong kong Telegraph.") Sir-In view

the fact that

This morning for the first time The an ad general meeting of the new platforma adjoining the the members of the Institution railway station at Kowicon were of Engineers. La Snipbuilders brought into use, the 7.16 a.m. was held last evening when Mr. train buing the first to leave the J. McCubbin orcupied the chair, siding with a complement of pas There were also present: Messe: odation provided by the new

sengers. The increased accom A. Davidson, R. J Wilton, A. D. MacDonald, R. Hunter, R. M. platforms was mach appreciated the convenience or foonvenience lof imprisonment for debta is Dyer, W. U. Jack, J. B. Chap by passengers: me committee and the secretary is now almost complete, and it is days in several circles of Hong- The new railway and ferry pier so much discussed during these Mr. J. S. Chapman.

hoped that it will be ready for use kong, allow me to address to the by Monday next.

supporters of such disposition the five following questions :-

The report for the year stated

inter alia:

The total number of members for the year ending December 31, 1913, was 913, the number of resignations 31, and new members 63. The total membership was considerably less than last year an account of having to strike off about 80 members whose bid debts amounted to over $900.00. Technical Papers:-The foll- owing papere were read. during the year:

The Load Line" by Mr.

James Macdonald.

...

by

FLOUR MERCHANTS'

·CLAIM. :

Pulsne Judge Can't be

Money."

1. Supposing that a person, rightly or erroneously advised by a Counsel, tolieving in good faith that he is justified in claiming an indemnification for a certain in- aident, files a suit to this purpose, and that for technical confusion

Generous with Another Man's of the law, or for error of the Counsel, each person loses tha case, and is unable to pay the Before the Puisne Judgo (Mr.oate, shall be be imprisoned Justice Gompertz, in the Sum for twelve months as marked out mary Court, this morning, the by the law? "The Diesel Engine

Ya Chan Tesung, flour merchants, 2. Supposing that a person Eng-Commander Rcome, R. N.sued the Ying Loong Firm, bakora without having taken or received Oil Fuel for Marine Boilers and fam Lai-song, the manager money from anybody, becomes of the firm, for $471.68, of which bound judicially for an unexpect- Salisbury Road which has 80

by Mr. J. S. Gander. long been occupied by the per

Other papers are in course of $400 was claimed as bolders ed misfortune, to pay to another maneat way. Then, with the fine Among the passengers by the preparation and will be read against the defendants as en- an enormous sum-say $600,000 dorsers of three dishonoured and because he has no properties approaches to the new ferry and 8.6. Prinz Sigismund which shortly.

Au interesting and instructive cheques, and the balance of $71.68 nor money with which to pay the railway pier, the entrance to the arrived this morning was Admiral

whole amount at a time asks peninsula will present a most Wilkin from Rabaul.

lecture on "Wireless Telegraphy" for goods sold and delivered.

Mr. J. H. Gardiner was for from the Court, or whom it may was given by Professor Robertson, imposing appearance. For some Kowloon's Charries..

at Shanghai, in the Y. M. C. A plaintiffs and Mr. Leo D'Almada concern, to be allowed to pay said days past there have been active Kowloon now boarts of a public

Rooms, a large number of our

for the defendants.

amount by instalments: f $50.00 road-making operatione in pro-service of ghorric, drawn by

members being present.

Mr. Gardiner:-I understand monthly, which comes to be half grees near the new pier, but it in ponica. The vehicles made their to be hoped that at least one appearance this morning, being latest editions of technical works judgment.

Libraries: A number of the my friend is consenting to of what he earns with his work, it the Court refuses the petition obstruction will not be permitted drawn up near the ferry pier.

have been purchased during the

Mr. D'Aldmada:-That is so, shall be also be imprisoned, treat- Concert. one of these roadways, We refer to a very poor-looking

last half year, and the fiction my Lord; but I would ask youred and fed as a murderer or rob- The final concert of the season specimen of a tree which occupies is to be given at the Seamen's library has been added to at the Lordship to stay execution for aber, to leave him, after serving the sentence, without job, health the very centre of the thorough instituts to-morrow. An excol-rate of thres volumes weekly for week. fare which rana along the new cov-lont programme has been arrang-

Mr. Gardiner: I object very and with nothing? the same period. ered way from the railway stationed by Mrs. Wrottisley Salt. The

Reading Room:-New furni-strongly to that, my Lord, for to the pier. It is neither beauti-acert commences at 8.35 p.m. ture was purchased during the very good reasone.

Mr. D'Almada:-Will your fal nor useful, and will always be

last quarter which, greatly im- Stolen from the Room,

proves the appearance of the Lordship direct instalmente ?

His LordshipAre you pre room, and adds to the comfort of

pared to get the debt secured? the members,

Mr. D'Almada:-No, my Lord; the man is not in a position to do

a nuisance as long as it remains. Me. Hector, living at Kowloon, Surely if magnificent leafy trees in bas reported to the police that Statue Square can te ruthlessly the day before yesterday a silver removed, this one might be con- baked bandb.ush and mirror demned to destruction.

were stolen from bis room. The A King and Politics"

value of the missing property is said to be $40.

Little notice appears to have

been taken of the interesting sit-

ustion which arose recently over

3. Dcas the imprisonment of the debtors, who for certain oir- cumstances find themselves un- able to pay their debts, in due course of time, make any good at all to the creditors, to the govern ment or to the society 2

4. Will not the poor-it there

Billiards: The 1912 Presi- dent's Cap Handicap was won by Mr. Sharp and the second and 60. The claim is on a cheque who cannot pay the costs of a break prizes were both won by given to the plaintiff whigh has lost case are imprisoned-petrain hon stopped, and the reason for themselves from claiming, despits Mr. A. Ritchie. The first prize in the cheque being stopped is that their rights. being trampled on, The final match in the United the American Tournament was the defendante were under con- for fear of losing their personal

Football Final.

the King of Sweden's assertion Services Football League takes won by Mr. Macfarlane, the

Left the Ring.

of his right to address the people place on the Club round on second prize by Mr. Hunter, and trao to Mesers. Ruttonjee to liberty, if for technicalities of the directly on matters political. It Saturday, when the R.G.A. and the break prize by Mr. Henderson. supply certain bread for delivery law, dulness of witnesses, care may be remembered that, as a D.O.L.I. will mest. General Kelly The 1913 President Cup Handi the naval authorities. There lessness of the counsel, or error protest against his utterances on will present the shield at the close, cap was won by Mr. Show, the Mesars, Buttonjce and the defen- 5. As I understand, during the is a question in dispute between of the Court, he loses the case? the subject of national defence, and the Hatton Masketry Caps,econd prize by Mr. Robson, and dante ca to the quality supplied imprisonment of a debtor, the bia Ministers decided to resign

the Break Prize by Mr. Hendy. after requesting their sovereign The er santant of the Fook The first and second prizes in the hence they stopped payment of creditor should pay daily to the Tai pawnshop, Queen's Road American Tournament were won the plaintiffs are now claiming the maintenance of the prisoner, the cheque to the defendant, and government a certain amount for not to make statements upon! matters of policy, without first Central, bas reported to the police by Mr. Shaw and Mr. Rob on the cheque. My clients are otherwise the latter will be set at consulting them. The protest re- that a Chinese youth brought to and the Break Prize by Mr. able to pay the whole amount and liberty. Is this not one of the minde one that the existing con him a gold ring valued at about McCubbin. ception of a monarch's right of $6 to pawa. On being asked as Accounts: The Committee de and instalments of $50, with I acknowledge in advance my

I ask for an order for $100 down, forms of slavery? free speech, which is more or less to where he got it, the youth ran aire to thank Memkera for their in force all over Europe, is only away leaving the ring with the support and interest in the affaire liberty to the plaintiffs to apply. thanks for any reply to the fore

I think that a very reasonable going questions. Yours etc. a little over a century old. It pawnbroker, who has passed it on of the Institution. The net pro-

fit for the year is $701 48 and is suggestion. sprang up, almost accidentally, to the police.

His Lordsbip: Both sides are 8580, 53 bigher than the prece Chinese, and they know a great Discharged. from the oircumstances of the

Chinese named Wong la-san was bettor than is shown in

The remand case in which a ding year. The working is really deal more about each other than charged with the larceny of accounts, as the second quarter

the I do.

Mr. Gardiner.-Thero is no question of animosity, Lord; there together like brothers.

they are sitting

British constitution at the end of the eighteenth and the Leginning of the nineteenth centuries.

for

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my

execution were levied on the Mr. D'Almada pointed out that premises. it might mean bank

morrow?

ANOTHER FREEMASON. Hongkong, April 1, 1914,

ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

25 25

15

10

20

Recent advices from Lisbon have shown that the country is in anything but a peaceful and composed condition. Political warfare, indulged in by many contending parties, has been particularly

$16,000, the money of a Macao bad to shoulder the burden of violent and bitter, while bande of revolutionists have gone so far as Restraining Kings.

boarding house keeper, and also Bad Debts written off amounting to join the railway strikers and have taken a hand in the dynami Banoverian kings it did not piracy. again came before Mr. ter $8 274.

Until the Inter days of the with falta pretences and cone to $834.11 and the fourth quar-

The Hon..Treasurer of the Alice ting of trains and bridges. Fortunately, this latter cause of anres, occur to anybody that it was JR Wood at the Polies Court

Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals has now been disposed of, but not until it had become necessary necesary or possible to subject this morning. Defendant was bad debts written off in the

the following donations to the bugs to acknowledge with thanks Practically 80 per cent. of the to call out the troops. All the same, though, bigger issues of kings to any restraint in the free general discontent still remain, and in looking at the causes opinions. To-day there is an

discharged. expression of their political

second quarter was made anterior

fands of the Hospitals: Stolen Watch,

to 1913 and should have been

rup'ey.

Carmichael and Ülark underlying these we come across points which have almost their outery at any sitempt to "drag R.G.A., has complained to the under review

Capt. Smith, of the 83rd. Coy, written off before, and the year secure it because we think there Sir Tak-tan

Mr. Gardiner: We want to Ho Kom-tong. exact parallel in the case of China, which country, like Portugal, is in the crown," on the part of either police that some time between accordingly.

bas suffered endeavouring to put Republicanism (or, at least its conception the other day. Parliamentary entered his room and stole a gold adoption of the report and ac

is a chance of the defendants Lau Chu-pak party. We had such an outcry Maroh 25 and 26 some person The chairman, in proposing the disposing of certain machinery Chan Kai-ming of it) into practice.

and we shall then be left.

J. Walker Europe has followed Britain in watoh valued at $30 and a great counts, apoke of the wise policy

Mr. D'Almada :-Will your W. J. Tutcher One of the chief of the unsettling factors is that those who unconventional for a limited non-premises was obtained by means committee of putting $2,000 to

setting the same limitations. It is at worth $20. Entrance to the that had been adopted by the Lordship grant a stay till to I. M. Wong urdently desired the Republic at the time of the Revolution some arch to express an open opinion of the key which had been placed the reserve account. Le had no

Harker and Rosser few years back have not all remained loyal to their principles. The on political questions, though we on a ledge above the door.

Mr. Gardiner-I object. A Ling & Co.'.' millenium has not followed in the track of the Republic; taxes doubt whether it is at all uncon-

doubt that the new committee His Lordship-I can't be D M. H. Chan remain, prices are high, and poverty and discontent are in evidence atitutional, Worship of the

Latest Advertisements. would see to the building up of genrous to you with another E. D. Kotewall just as much as they were under a Monarchy. So it comes about party fetish has been mainly Services Football League takes titution in a

The final match of the United that account and so place the Ins-man's money, Mr. D'Almada. that a band of malcontents has arisen from those who expcated a responsible

Judgment was entered for highly satisfactory keeping place on Saturday next. Page 5. position. lightning reorganisation of sccialy.. Then there is no doubt a

plaintiffs with costs. 1be Crown well further factor in the difficulty of reconciling the Radical elements but the King of Sweden appears inst. "Batay," a comedy in three question, said that the increase resalted in the election of the

gagged, On the 18th., 17th and 18th. Mr. R. J. Wilton, in raply to a of the cities and the Monarchic or Conservative elements of the to hold other views. And, when acts, is to be presзnted at the minder the heading of "Light and following-Messrs. J. Lennox, more isolated country. For it is generally admitted that the you come to think of it, there is Theatre Royal.-Page 6. people in the uaral districts have remained, if not ignorant of, at no really valid reason why he

Coal" was due to necessary after J. McCubbin, R. Hunter, A. D. least indifferent to, the revolutionary spirit of Lisbon, and this, as should have less liberty to express Wilson have been admitted to the lighting system were now H. T. Richardson, J. Martin, B Mr. L. G. Bird and Mr. G. Lations and to the fact that repaire MeoDonald, W. Badge, S. Baker, well as the change of heart of former supporters of the Republic, has his views, if he wants to, than partners in the firm of Palmer allocated direct to the lighting L. Frost and W. Talip. kept alive the hopes of the Monarchists..

any of his subjects.!

and Turner-Page 5, "There is one other influence which is not helpful to progress;

Mr. C. O.F. Canningham and The motion to adopt the report it is that there are too many chieftains and too many groupe.

Mr. L. N. Leefe have been authors and accounts being seconded, There are Democrats, Evolutionists, Progressivos, Patriots, New

Ice Movements:

iced to sign on behalf of Meases Mr. AK. Henderson the same Nationalists and a host of other, parties with high-sounding names,

Jordine, Matheson and Cowan carried. The Government will ask the Page 5. And the worst of it is that all appear to be equally impatient and House of Commons to sanction a

The following officers were Tournament, Mr. Shaw, and Mr the notion within sammary inexperienced. It is the same story as we hear in Chias to-day grant of £18,000 for special been appointed agents for the President, Enginear-commander McCubbin; Mr. Braidwood's prize, for plaintiffs, and defendant was,

The Swedish Trading Co. has oleated for the onsaing year Robson, faction fights for power among those who are, for the most part, investigation into the movements Swedish East Asiatic S.9. Co- Roome vice-presidents, Mr. R.

Break, prize, Mr. jurisdiction.

Mr. Otto Kong Bing appested unfitted for office. And meanwhile both countries are suffering from of ice in the North Atlantic. The Page 5.

J. Wilton and Mr. J. P. Nielsen; Mr. J. E Rutter second prize, laut. the lack of true statesmanship and sound guidance. A new social grant is provided for in the state cannot be brought about in a day, and in the transition stage Estimates for Mercantile Marine authorised to sign the firm of the Librarian Mr. J. Elliott Auditors,

Mr. G.W. Oliveroron has been Hoa. treas. Mr. F. H. Shaw'; presented by Capt. Todd, Mr. it requires a sinking of party enmity if the common weal is to be Services for 1914-15, and re- Swedish Trading Co-Page 5.

A. K. Henderson.

His Lordship Has defendant served. China can learn some lessons from Portugal if she will, presents an increase of $11,000 Mr. C.G.S. Mackie has been Matthews.

Mesars Lowe Bingham and Votes of thanks to the neorer Olto Kong Sing

appeared by solicitor before? ot the least important being the need to "hasten slowly."

fary the retiring committee, and on the sum voted for this purp so admitted a parner of Gibb, Liu The committee ballet which the president concluded the my Lord, and particulars have last year.

ingston and Co

been given, was counted during the evening meeting.

account.

..

The following billiards prize were then presented :-The 1013 7. H. Shaw, 2. Mr. Robson, Break President's Capt. Handicap Mr.

Prize, Mr. Hendy, Americas

AN ABSENT DEFENDANT.

morning before the Paisne Judge In the Summary Cout, this (Mr. Justice Gompertz) the caus was called in which the Shing Shun Chan Firm, merchants, qued Chen Tai phuen, maneger dealers, for the sum of $1,247,03 of the Lee Abing Oban, rattan iv

balance due for goods sold andre was waived in order to bring

delivered. The sum of $247.68 ti

Judgment was entered for the