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THE TIGER.

Reported Appearance of Two

Animals Above Aberdeen. K.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

LADIES RIFLE ASSOCIA TION.

Annual Prize Meeting.

The members of the Indian" Rile Association held their an anal prize meeting from April 1. to April 4 On Saturday afternoon the prizes were distributed by Lady May. The results were

follow-

The appearance of a tiger" on the Peak and in that distriot not having been reported for the about a week past interest in the mysterious animal somewhat drooped, only to be revived by a tale of the animal having been seen on the forestry road above 25 yds Poratoh: 1. silver cup: Aberdeen. On Saturday. Com presented by Major General Kolly, mander and Mrs. Basil Taylor and won by Mrs, Cobroter, acora 93; Mr. P. S. Dixon were out walk-2, silver frame, presented by the log on this road, being followed R. A, Miss Brown, 90. by Mrs. Taylor's chair and cool- 25 yds. Handicap :- 1. Silver ies, when enddenly the coolies Fruit dish, presented by Miss raised a cry of having seen tigers. Commander Taylor saw nothing of the animals, but the men ex plained to him that from where they were they had seen two- 50 yds. Scratch:- 1. Silver tigers, one standing and the other mounted scent bottle, presented lying down, at a spot about forty by Lady May, Mra. Grilia 92;2, yards from the path in the scrub Cup presented by the LR in a line with tho three A. Mrs. Churchill, 08; -Europeans.

Loureiro, Mrs. Murray Scott score 98.50:2, Silver Frame, presented by the L. R A. Miss Loureire, 97.92.

50 Yds. Handicap, Silver According to the coolies, when Boo-bon dish, presented by Mrs. the tigers became aware of the shellim, Mrs. Haker Brown, proximity of humans they moved 98.12; 2, Cap presented by the and the one that was standing LRA, Miss Baker Brown, 08.00. made of slowly into the under. 15 yds. Scratch;-1, Silver growth followed just as calmly by Scent bottle presented by Sir T the second. By the time Com . H. Jerram, Mre. Danby, 94;2 mander Basil Taylor could elicit silver cup, presented by the I what had happened there waR.A., Miss Loureiro, 85;

have

to

gono,

nothing to be seen but a move Sorotob aggregate of six compe- ment of the bushes through which ddons:-1.Silver frame presented the animals were claimed to by Lady Chater, Mrs, Danby, while added 552-2, Umbrella handle pre- this

the Wag

fateanted by Wang Hing, fra that a partridge was apparently Churchill 516. pat up by something in the under- growth. Though the tiger was not seen by the Europeans there could he little" doubt that the coolies had seen something which frightened them badly.

The coolies described the tigers as large one being bigger than the other. The estimated lengths of their bodies were about six or seven feet and they were uniformly yellow with lang tails, It.

will be remembered that other **reports of the tiger having been seen have been associated with this "neighbourhood, both this year and laat, 4

SCHOOL FEES.

Claim in the Summary Court,

At the Sammary Court, this morning, before Mr. Justice Gom periz, Yau Kam-tong, 100, ha fi-yuen, Kowloon Qity, aned You Ho-shi, 141, Sha-ti-yuen, for the sum of $21.60 the balance off one year's sebool: fees for two sons of the defendant at $12 each

per annum, from the first to the eleventh moon, tekk

Plaintiff was not legally repre sented. Mr. Lewis, of Messrs, Johnson, Stokes and Master,

'defended.

The hearing was adjourned.

GIRLS ON THE FILM,

Mock Suffragettes la Downing

Street.

Slow and rapid:-1, Silver trinket box, presented by Mrs. Stabb, Mies Hoskyn,80 plas 98— 187.

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Affinity competition ---1, silver cups presented by husbands of members, won by Mr. and Mrs. Danby score 188.87.

Consolation prize:-China bow! presented by Miss Loureiro, won by Mrs. Backhouse.

Challenge Capa won during the season 1913-14.

Kadooria Cup: Mrs Danby. Dixon Cap-Miss Hoskya. Hoskyn Cup.-Miss Hookya. L.R.A.Trophies-Mrs Dany and, Mrs Griffin.

75 yds. Handicap:-1, silver candle sticks, presented by Mrs. Danby, Mrs. Biker Brown, 08.- 28; 2, Silver frame, presented. by the L.R.A., Mrs. Griffin, 97.39,

Breakable eggs: -1, silver lower vase presented by Capt. H. N.B. Harrison, Miss Hosky,

eggs in 36.2-5 secs; 2.

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EXTRA

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 1914.

SPECIAL CABLES.

TUAN CHI-JUI.

ORDERED TO RESUME HIS DUTIES. (Special Pacific Service to the Telegraph-Reuter's.)

Poking, Received April 0. A mandate orders Tuin Uhi-jui to resume his duties as Minister of war,

ROBBERS AT SIANFU,

זין

LOOTING THE SMALLER TOWNS.

Paking, Received April 6. Reuters correspondent at Sianfu states that small forces of robbers have appeared seventeen miles to the South-west and are looting small towns. Soldiers have looted Oim station at Ying Kai-woi. The foreigners are safe. More soldiers have arrived from Tung Wan and Sha Shang Chow and the situation at Sionfa is improved.

"ANOTHER LOAN.

FOR PUBLIC WORKS AT PEKING.

Peking, Received April 6. The prospectus has been issued for a hundred and fifty million franc faduatrielle Binque Loan. The Peos- pectus states that the loan is fur the construction of the Fort at Pukow and for tramways, waterworks and electric works at Poking. They have secured thees, works and their revenue, also the present and future municipal täreș at Peking excepting the octroit and also the wins tax of China. Seventy five millions will be issued on April 7, the interest being five per cent., at 94}..

"GOVERNMENT WITHOUT MONEY.

PROVINCES REMITTING VERY LITTLE. .

Peking, Received April 6 It is stated that the Government has spent $14,820,- 000 during the past three mɔaths while the provinces hava remitted only a million and a half, excluding the new title deed tax. It is understood that the Ministry of Finance is without -funds. :

TELEGRAMS.

The following telegrams arrived too late for insertion on Page 1. THE MARCONI SCANDAL

FENNER EXTRADITED.

(Reuter's Service To The "Telegraph."]

London, Received April 6,

Charles Edward Fenner, who was arrested in Paris on en ex- David shield and gold medal for tradition warrant on February champion shot of the season 13 appears at the Mansion House Mrs, Danby 138 chortaverage19.53 to-day.

Bell medal-Miss Hoskyn. N Express Medal:-Mre. Ubar

chill.

day-Mra. Backboase,

Winners of pool Balls:-First WELL KNOWN CITY

Mrs.

CHURCH DAMAGED, Churchill, Mrs, Griffin, Miss Hoskyn and Mrs. Schroter.

Becond Day: Mrs. Backhouse, Miss Baker Brown, (2) Mrs. Chur- chill Mrs. Danby (2) Mre, Griffin.

Third DayMrs. Backhouse, Mrs. Baker Brown, Miss Baker Brown, Mrs. Churchill, (4) Mrs. Danby (2), Mrs. Griffo (2). Mine Loureiro (2)..

New Regulation.

The following new regulation

-SUFFRAGISTS SUSPECTED:

London Received;April 6,

TENNIS...

Further Results in the

• Tournament.

VOLUNTEER INSPECTION.

Smart Turn out on Saturday..

THE CHINA SOCIETY.

The Art of Preparing Silk. At the monthly meeting of the Chins Society at the Caxton Hall, There was a good attendance on Westminster, on the 5th. ult., a Saturday evening on the Murray paper on "Silk" was read by Barracks Parade ground when Mr. Stanley W. Littlejohn, of the H. E. Major General Kelly carried British Museum. Mr. E. Gordon out the annual inspection of the Selfridge presided. In the course Hongkong Volunteers, H. E. the of his lecture, which was illustrat Governor was also present. Pre-led with lantern slides, Mr. vious to the inspection a strong Littlejohn said:

art

A KIPLING CRITIC.

As He Is Seen Through Hladu By:.

An intereating criticism of Mr. Rudyard Kipling from the pen of Hinda, Mr. A. R. Sarath-Ray, appears in the March North American Review.

In describing the native, the writer says, "Kipling evid

body of the Volunteers and the One of the most important of ences all the virus and prejadions Volunteer Reserves gathered at animal products has been found of bis countrymen. He considers the Volunteer Headquarters and in Chian and India from time the Bengales a coward, because for about an hour underwent immemorial. By the written that vegetarian gentleman is varioas drille. At about 6 p.m.records of the country we peace-loving and anxious to avoid the whole body under Lt. Col. are told that the trouble, as Mulvaney puts it. Chapman in command of the of converting the labours of Centurios of Hindu philosophy, volunteers and Mr L. G. Bird, in the silkworm to their advantage

of Hindu religion, and Hindu charge of the Reserves, marched was practised amongst the Chinese vilisation have cast his mind from the Headquarters to the about 2700. B.O. To the Consort into the mould of Peace. Also Parade Ground below St John's of Huong-ti, Hsi-ling Shib, abis food and the hot climate are Cathedral where they awaited the daughter of Tei-tsu, who was a not conducive to give his physical advent of His Excellency, Major feudal chief, is attributed the and mental propensities a bent General Kelly, who was greeted honour of being the first to con- towards agressiveness and fight with the general salute. sider the possibility of making ing.,

The men were inspected and use of the cocoons, and fashioning The Bengalee may not possess from the Volunteera flag from its filamente a eilken cloth. a spontaneous physical courage, a the salating base, His In very ancient times the Emperor but he commande e mental or Excellency watched the men and his Princes had a public moral courage, that can enforce a perform their various manoeuvres mulberry garden and silkworm physical courage, as late develop- ending up with the march past. establishment; but, apart from ments have proved. This mental Unlike previous years there was its commercial importance, a courage does not make him less a no bend to help matters and to further value was set on the ar. man or a person anworthy of keep time to in marching, and of preparing silk, for it was con- respect. This Kipling overlooke the performance of both bodies sidered to be ie art that was Nor is his ridicule original. of men was all the more to be best fitted to promote the morality Englishmen for many years have commended. The Reserves in of the people. For centuries the.

been making fun of the courage particular were warmly applaud-Chinese jealously guarded the of the Bengalee, and Kipling just ed for their smart appearance secret of the art, and prevented swims with the current. and the excellent line they kept it even spreading to Korea;

A

An Interior Person.

as they passed the salating base. bat, according to a Chinese His Excellency at the conclu- authority, weaving was introduced sion, briefly addressed the troops, into that peninsula in the twelfth "Then, again, the Indian is expressing his pleasure with the century B.C., and very rapidly always represented as an inferior turn out generally and with the spread through the whole of that person to an Englishman, whether steadiness exhibited on parade region. The emigrations of the that Englishman be civilian of the Indian Civil Servies or a The manger of the men's turn worm appear to have chiefly out during the monoeuvres was consisted of those known as mul ruffian of the class of Tommy Atkins. Nowhere does one find also a matter on which His Ex-berry feeders, and, this being so, cellency commended them.

may account for the fact that the conversations between natives, so there is no data for for compari great Tibetan tableland has ap- parently never been the seat of 200. Nor, indeed, is there one silk manufacture, probably be bit of serious conversation be- cause the climate is unsuitable that is characteristic of anything tween an Indian and a European for the growth of the mulberry, other than the peculiarities of the and, sgalo, ds. only the animal frmer's mode of expression in

CRICKET.

Kowloon Lose Narrowly to Staff and Departments.

worm in the egg stage could endure the tedious journey

The following are further re- sults in the tennis tournament A league match between through this inhospitable county arranged in connection with the Kowloon C. C. and staff and In the year 410. A.D. the Hongkong Cricket Club :- departments was played atworm was introduuced into

Championship Singles third Kowloon on Saturday. Scores. round:Wilson beat Crook 0-3," KOWLOON. 13-6, 6-2, 6-3.

N. L. Railton, b Bowen D. J. Mackenzie, u Macgre-

gor, b Bowen ...

Singles Handicap "A" Class, third round: -T. H. King receiv ed a walk over; S, E. Green beat Crook, 6-2, 6 1.

Singles Handicap "B" Class third round D. Clarke beat Bagnall 6 3, 7-0, 6-1,

Doubles handicap third round: Phelips and Stewart beat Lang and Stokes 6 2, 6-4.

BANK RETURNS.

J. Stalker, b Bowen... Dr. C. Forsyth, o M rrish, b

McGregor B.D. Evans, at. Cooper Hunt,

*b Bowen

K.

R. Macaskill, a Scott, b Bowen

W.

L. Wasser, o Cooper, b Hunt Bowen

*

W. T. Elson, o Scott Mo-".

Gregor

P. Robinson, not out

W. E. Davidson, b McGregor. Lobel, st. Cooper Hunt,

b Bowen

Extran

Total

....

Koran. The Buddhist Pilgrim, called Houad Teang, describes 27 how a woman balled the Chinese monologists. He says the seeds 23 of the mulberry and the egg were 2 carried across the frontier in the lining of her headdress as she O went to join her betrothed hus- band, the King of Kuo sa-ta-na. In 28 India many curious beliefs abound in connection with the rearing of

borrowed language. The Lama in Kim can scarcely be regarded as typical of the Indian. He is a lovable scholar of ancient lore, he lives in the past and is full of rastie iznerance, which keeps him in a continual state of wondering at all he sees in the great world outside of his monas tery, situated on the spur of 4 Himalayas, beyond the frontier of British influence,

Not All Savages. "In Naulaka Kipling analyses 13 the worms, such as this:No the mind of the Indian, but there woman is allowed near the plants-is nothing very characteristic. 8tions as the worms have a strong about it. Sitabhai, the Gipsy dislike to the gentle sex. This is Queen, might just as well be 9 entirely opposite to the views Earopean as of any other country. 8 held by the Chinese, But in She is an extrarodinary type, close

many matters Indians and

ly related to the Medioia and the Chinese agree. For instance, Borgias, or any other strong- strong language mast bo willed, fearless, unscrupulous, o avoided, and as to the things intriguing woman with power, 3 silkworms dread most, a few can influence, and money to support

be quotedWanton conversa- her diabolical machinations. 123 tion, the noise of tapping or "The Rajah is perhaps, more beating, the sound of orying, the Indien; bat even there his O. M. R. W smell of frying fish or flesh, and

unenviable qualities are por Othe smoke of smouldering paper trayed, and one finds nothing 04 strict injonction is given to the in his oharacter to arouse 7people tending the worms that sympathy, except his rugged their hands must always be clean, soldiery and open wickedness. and no persons wearing mourning His ruggedness and strength call clothes must come near them. forth admiration, as they would 25 There was a somewhat amusing in any man, but the question is, restriction for tlie care of the Is the Maharaja a typical Indian

Bowling.

The rotorps of the average J. amount of bank notes in circu-A, lation and of spreie in reserve in A bomb exploded at midnight ended 31st March, 1914, as certi

Hongkong, daring the month. St Martin's Church Trafalgar fed by the Managers of the Square. Two stained glass respective banke are Chartered windows and a tow were shatter- Bank of India, Australia and ed. The dead is supposed to be China, Notes,

$4,992,025; the work of the Suffragiste.

specio $2,000,000. Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Morrish -Notes, $18,427,210; specie Lawia $15,500,000. Mercantile Bank of Maj, Bowen 10.2.0. 53 India, Limited,Notes, $1,145,- MoGregor 8.0 36 346; specie $700,000 Total, STAFF AND DEPARTMENTS. -Notes 24,564,58; specie Rev. Cooper Hant, b Macau DIVERGENT UNIONIST VIEWS. $18,200,000.

kill Capt. Lambkin, o Stalker,

b Macaskill

PREMIER'S LADYBANK SPEECH,

London, Received April 6,

Appointments.

7.2 17 9 2 14

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An American cinematograph firm endeavoured one morning Fourth Day Mrs. Baokhouse, last month to "reconstitute" a Mrs. Baker Brown, Miss Baker Suffragette disturbance on Mr. Brown, Mrs. Churchill, Mrs. Asquith's doorstep, but the st-Danby (3), Mr. Danby (4), Mina tempt was baulked by the police. Miss Hoskyn (2), Dr. Hoskyn (3), About a dozen girls drove up Mr. Griffio, Mr. Heath, Mrs. to Downing-street, accompanied Schroter (2) Capt. Watson. by a motor-car containing several cinematograph operatore. In reply to questions they stated that they proposed to enact a raid on No. 10. The police, however under the Merchant Shipping Ladybank speech of Mr. Asquith appointed to the Triumph, and Pearce, ran out demanded that the assent of the Ordinance appearinthe Gazette: are most divergent. While the Assistant Paymaster E. 8. Appe Mej. Bowen, e First Commissioner of Works No person shall, without the Daily Telegraph interprats it as to the Hampshire.

b Macaskill and of the Prime Minister should written permission of the Harbour, adding the whale weight of the **An O'd Friend.

McGregor, b Macaskill first be obtained. The visitors Master, se drage, grapplinge, or Premier's authority to the anti- Byssok's cirous was to leave Scott, o Robinson, b Stalker thereapon left Downing-street, other means, within the Harbour army agitation, the Morning Post Singapore on April 3 for Bang Lewis, Bot out but secured a film of Whitehall limits, for the purpose of lifting statos it is clear that Mr. Asquith kong where it has not appeared for Kelley, b Stalker... for purposes of dooal colour in actioles or things from the bed will have nothing to do with the several years. Big business Ingker, b Macaskill...

theroof."

has been done in Singapore; the completed pinture.

Lanti army campaign. Licence -Fee,

Meanwhile the_headings and Bangkor will no doubt," It is notified that the fee Army versus People" have also welcome the circus, after Major E. W. Mahon, Royal payable in respect of the licence disappeared from the Liberalite long absence. After about a for the public performanos of organs which while seaming fortnight there Hongkong will be Engineers, has been placed under stage plays in St. Andrew's Hall, sacks on the army itself the next place of call. We read Tientsin, and will embark early Kowloon, shall be $1 per annum concentrating on the alleged that there are a big number of

and not $120 as previously nnsnecessful Union conspiracy to now faces in the circus. provided.

Reduce it.

Unionist opinions over the Tient P. V. Kilgour sa baan Morrich, o Elann, b2 worm, viz., that they should have king? Are all the kinga of India

To Tientsin,

orders for a tour of service st

in the next trooping messon.

Extras:

Bowling.

acask

enser

14 a quiet house with a boarded

so ferocious, 80 anscrupulous, so 35 floor, the air should be sweet and savage, so despotic, and so intem- dry, and great care should be perate? It is hard to believe it 7 taken that the fire needed to when one stadies the history of O warm them should be guarded Ludia, with an impartial mind, or 17 lest someone walking about in when one comes in intimate con- 11 the dark of the night should fall otwith Indian kings. It is unfor

1 therein, as a andden noice is tunate that Kipling so persistently

harmful to the worms

and monotonously depiota only the After a brief discussion votes evil aspects of Indian

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of thanks were passed to. lecturer and to the chairman.

0. M. B. W;}

50 -6

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the

Procuring Charge Fails. Mr. Mason, of Messrs D'Almada and Mason, defended a Chinese who was dismissed at the Police Court, this morning, on a charge of procuring a girl,

Had he relieved it wit

of the brighter and

he might have been

an impartial and critic, and perhaps, trath, assume the position reliable authority.

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