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The Truck Question,

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DAY BY DAY.

The Weather..

Lower level 8 a.m, Temp 64 At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp 54:

The Malls.

PUBLIC NUISANCES. HONGKONG MISSIONARY

Making the Streets L'uncomfortable..

[SPECIAL ARTICLE] The casual observer of mat-

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CANTON FEGATTA.

A Curious Incident Explaloed-

A side of the track questionother than that of the supply of effici ent brakes, and one that appeara

HAPPINESS 18 MUCH MORE hitherto to have escaped police, EQUALLY DIVIDED THAN SOME

The Production and Distribution is the serious in convenience, hat OF USIMAGINE ONE MAN BHALL

A correspondent dire to our is often used to rallio by the BUT LITTLE OF THE THING; AN-

of Christian Literature, POSSESS MUST OF THE MATERIALS,

attention to an error which ANTI-frot of trucks being overloaded. OTHER MAN POSSESS MUDE OF THE

Pastor Muller presided yes or appeared in our account of the mouth within the last day or so, three MATERIALT VERY FEW OF THE ters generally in the Colony, itay evening over the quart ly Canton Regatta on Monday and

tracks laden with bage of flour MATERIALS-Colton,

has become very apparent of late. meeting of the Hongkong Me gives an interesting explanation DECAY held up a tranin the vicinity of the General Post Office for quite.

that nuisances in the publio sionary Association, which was of a curione incident at the streets have increased to a most held at the Berlin Foundling regatta. The report stated that a couple of minutes. Having used the tram track on account of its;

uncomfortable degree, and, so Home in Bonham Road, The the Canton Junior pair won with long as those who sin against the business of the meeting included very great ease from the Hong moothness, the coolies in charge dull.

commandments of the Authorities the making of arrangements for kong pair, Meaare. J. A. Pym, bow, of the load on one track found.

are permitted to do so, there is the present year and short papers and A. Thomas, stroke. As a considerable difficulty in regain- doll.

bat little hope of an improved were read by the Rev. 0, matter of foot the Hongkong pair ing the roadway proper and the

state of affairs, It is not putting Schulize, the Rev. H. B. Wells did not start in the race at all, swifter moving vehicle was held

the complaint too high, or in any and Mr. A. H. Mackenzie on the though there was actually a race. üp. An inspection of one truok Canadian. Arrived per Em-way indulging in exaggeration, production and distribution of The Hongkong pair had to nea revealed the fact that it was car press of Asia at 8 p.m. yesterday to state that the streets in the Christian literature.

the boat which had been used by contre of the city are at certain rying eighty-five sacks of fifty Siberian, American and Cana-

The Rev. O. Schultze dealt with the senior pair, and as they had pounds each of a dead weight of dian Maila Left per s.8. Mon periods of the day rendered un- the subject under three headings stroked on the how side, the about two tons. Одсе that teagle at noon to-day.

comfortable for European pedes(a) What: Christian literature is junior pair had to change the bad and track had come to French Mail.-Dae per se. trians, and particularly those of note available, (b) What are the riggers to the normal position reet .it was unmanageable, Pani Lecat to-morrow.

the gentler sex owing to the Chinese now reading (c) how can before they could go out. This by reason of ite very inertia and the English Mail-Dae per want of control over the coplie we induce them to read more? took some time, but, as there were half dozon coolies or so conveying Delts to-morrow.

wote hard put to it to keep the American and Canadian Moils. common thing for a coolie carry that it was possible for books this and the previous race, traffic. It has become quite a The spesker first emphasised how three-quaters of an hour between tram track clear. Consequentlylose per Nippon Maru at 6ing baskets or other receptacles to be suitable for the educated according to the programme, the system by which the trams are p.m. to-day.

suspended from bamboo poles, to Lhinese which were

of no there was plenty of time for the sweep along the footpathe at the great value to the uneducated. operation. busiest hours of the day and He urged the necessity for sim The officials, it appears, were notice where partial unloading' H.M.S. Minotaur and the tor-force pedestrians, whose attire plicity in style, a book of moder- trying to accelerate the programme has had to be resorted to before redo flotilla leave for the north will not be improved by contact ate volume and an attractive and, at the end of half an hour, the truck hasagaia been got under to-day with the Commander-in with unclean baskets, into the pictorial cover. A good Christian the race was started while the way. The authorities ought to chief, Vice-Admiral Sir T.H.M. roadway. Visitors to the Colony reading book, one containing Hongkong crew were paddling The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph." will remedy this and we offer the Jerram...

suffer much in this way, and helpful biographies and lastly a up towards the starting boat. It suggestion that a limit on the

even those who are aware of the Chinese Church Year Book for seems that another crew, which weight of each load should be

local conditions regarding the the use of laymen were necessary,

had not entered at all, had inposed by regulation.

In the Bankruptcy Court, this carrying of such things on the the last named being a usofal borrowed a Canton boat and gone morning, the Official Receiver footpaths, are not every day means of informing the worker of up to the starting boat. As only Espionage Rampant,

According to one of the most asked for an adjournment in the inclined for an altercation with the progress made by Christianity two crews had entered the. influential of the Home papers application of Tsang Ng. This a coolie, or prepared to go in search in China as a whole. The startere probably took this scratch espionage to a widespread extent was granted, thore being no of a policeman when such a thing Chinese, he remarked, were crew for that on the programme

hus occurred. taking place on both sides of objection..

Occasionally voracious readers of their own and started the race. But it was the English Channel despite the

a man who has his own ideas of newspapers together with novels, not the Hongkong junior pair close surveillance of the French

remedying such instances of these being read almost to the from which the Canton pair won and British authorities, In face Mr. J. H. Gardiner in the inconvenience, settles with the exclusion of other forms of litera with ease, though probably few coolie, but he needs be careful tare. More could be got to read of the spectators were aware of since those who permit of loitering if they were only taught in the the fact which deserves publicity. and obstruction, havé granted the first instance by establishing coolie

redress against any schools for the young and reading European who uses even threate courses for those of more advand- of chastisement.

ed yeare. To cross the road in many spots Mr. Mackenzie of the British one has to wend one's way and Foreigo Bible Society through numerous ricksha shaits, opened by detailing works that and bearing rods of chairs; "wait should not be given to until four apolies with twenty feet Chinese. Those he mentioned

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1914.

CLEARING THE AIR.

The discussion in the House of Commons, prior to the Home Rule Bill passing the second reading, has probably done mụch to clear the sir. Nothing very now was said on the subject, but there "was expressed, or indicated, an obvious wish on both sides to reach a peaceful settlement, if that was at all possible. This is so far hopeful and brings a feeling of relief. But it is as well not to be too optimistic, Just over a week ago it was possible to entertain something of the same feeling of relief and it was rather abruptly dissipated by later news which followed closely. It will be remem- bered that Sir Edward Carson visited London, at the end of last

ua wae seriously interfered with. Other instances have come to our

Minotaur Leaves.

Adjournment. Granted,

Heard in Chambers.

of the fact that suspected spies Bankruptcy Court, this morning, are undergoing trial in both applied on behalf of the creditor countries there was revealed on in the petition re Li On, for the March 12, another most disquiet-case to be heard in Chambers. ing incident in the theft of a This was granted. sigual code hook from a battle- ship at Sheerness. It is stated that the book in question is one

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Good Friday. not only means that for safety a Wo are asked by the Rev. new code will have to be recon Rector of the Cathedral to inform structed, which in itself is a the general Catholic community matter of no small demension, that the services on Good Friday but it indicates that there is a will commence at 8 o'clock in the possibility of others being secured morning instead of 7, as marked after the manner of the one that in the Catholic Directory. has been taken Tho question then presents itselfAre our ships thrown open too carelessly to visitors? Most of the thefts of Navy and Army secrets are perpetrated by those who are least expected to be guilty of such

conduct.

THE CHILDAR PIRACY,

Three Men and a Woman Charged.

This morning at the Police men and a woman were charged Court, before Mr. Wood three with being concerned in the piracy of the ss. Childur on March 15.

Inspector Gorrard, who was in.

Tai Lee Returns.

Trustee Appointed.

of

NEW ZEALAND.

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the

Lecture at St. Patrick's Hall.

There was a very good atten-

BOXING.

Prospects of Saturday's Programme.

Many are looking forward to

At Home...

To-day being the anniveresiy to which is attached the greatest of the birth of the King of the importance, so much so that the possessor of the book would be Belgians, the Belgian Consul was nabled in time of war to decipher at home this morning at the con the most confidential signals sent/sulate office where he was the of rope in front of a waggon were not needed and promulgated dance at St. Patrick's Hail, last ly the ships of the British fleet. recipient of congratulations from a by before one can accom- a false and dangerous teaching, evening when Mr. Kempthorne plish one's purpose, and this, Included in his list wore those of delivered a lecture on Now E this be true it is certainly a many callers..

when a third of the length of rape Pastor Russel; and the works of Zealand illustrated by lantern matter of grave importance as it

would be amply sufficient. The the Seventh Day Adventists. The slides. The lecturer, though lack- coolie with the burden knows books, they needed were those jug experience in the none too very well that the pedestrian will calcalated to promote a strong easy task of making the beat of a not care to collide with him since Christian character and a wider difficult subject, entertained very the former is sure to be least outlook upset by the contact in nine cases Translations were desired of the thing he proved was a sound as to responsibility nicely his attentive hearers. One out of ien. 'Iticksha coolies and best of books which would lead kuowledge of the country and he chair coolies have not the slightest the Chinese and be adapted to dealt with hesitation in pouring abuse on their own line of thought. As geography, people and physical ita history, ita the head of a fare that pays the for the The s.s. Tai Lee returned to legal sum for a journey completed, simple tracts would be

uneducated Chinese possessions in a clear and lucid

Let manner. Hoogkong to-day from the West

and it matters not what street or He urged particularly that these River where she went aground road he is in. On the ferry, to book should be prepared by good Kempthrone was accorded a vote At the close of the lecture, Mr. week end. over the

From Kowloon, Ohinese travelling first- Chinese scholars, or at least that of thanks on the motion of Mrs. enquiries of the Sze Yap S.S. Co., class daily render the oroaning they should be 60 revived. Jordan, the owners, we learn that the unpleasant through expectorating Again, attention should be paid

essel has sustained no damage. freely. In the summer time to

the illustrating of the the footpaths, in particular new books. He gave as a In the Bankruptcy. Court, this able for sleeping coolies with in the new edition of the Pilgrim's parts of the Praya, are impass-example of this need the fact that morning, the application for ad- their arms and lega sprawling Progress the three shining ones judication and the appointment over the pavement, while window at the Cross were evidently female of a trustee in the ceas of Kwong gazere in the principal thorough- figures though a commentary Tai-cheung, was adjourned, Mr. fares are a perfect pest, Ice House note said that they represented Stookee and Master, being apregalariy blocked by either The Rev. H. R. Wells said the Gadge, Messrs. Johnson, Street just about tiffin time is the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. pointed the trustee.

private or public chairs and rick- great thing was to find out what the boxing programme of Satur- Hongkong Pictures for Home. shas: cyclists over on the Kowloon good books were being published day evening, the drawing features

Das Voeux Road, is soon to idents to European children in and send them to the previous

side have caused numerous ac-in English, German and Chinese of the bill being the go between

Iron Bus and Pre Bumphreya, t month, that the new army regulations had been issaed, and that charge of the case, said that he feature on the Gazette pictures in and about the general meeting speaker. It would increase the Sky Kerrison's fight with m indicate a slackening, of tension and made it legitimate to hope that had been instructed to apply for the cinemas at Home. This place of the amahs and their interest of the Chinese in the depot sapper

romand as the charge preferred morning an operator attached to charges-Nathan Road, whilst and would be of immense value advantage Humphreys bas in Despite the the worst of the strain was over and that a more pacific tempor was to obtain.

was only provisional,

the Astatic Film Co. £hanghai The Magistrate granted a was busy taking pictures in the the very last word in street in the work of distributing weight and reach, Bax looks s nuisance is the foul language and educational Christian literature likely winner on the book as he is vicinity of King Edward Hotel. But hope of that happy outcome was speedily destroyed. Came remand until Wednesday next.

objectionable comment Europeans where it would do the most good. much the faster man. The outcome the news that the Unionists intended to carry the campaign into

Receiving Order Made. : are subjected to from ricksha The meeting closed with hearty of the Miles and Kerrison fight the House of Lords and followed that a typical piece of Lloyd SUPREME COURT THEFT.

coolies anculd they hire one of the votes of thanks to the chairman rather obscures itself behind a Georgian nonsense. The Chancellor of the Exchequer sent a

In the Supreme Court, the carriages which have recently and the speakers.

cloud of doubt; not that it would. message to Young Liberale, to the effect that democracy was on its It appears that some pilferer morning, bir William Ross Davie made their appearance in the

be difficult to say right out who trial and that on the courage and resolution of the friends of has had the audacity to inspect (Chief Justice) sitting in Bank suburb across the channel.

Ise the better chance if they fight, Liberty depended the question whether the country was to remain the wardrobes of the lawyere at ruptey, heard an application by Ours is truly a happy oity for

but it is a question of what free or to be enalaved by military despotism." That, of course, the Supreme Court without in-

those to whom it belongs, and

live the match will take. There is Mr. Faithfull concerning & was so much more flummery. For one taing, the country was vitation and to put on record his

que way of beating Miles and that never in any danger of military despotism from which it required visit to the ante room by taking receiving orders. Taai Kwan the sooner the Authorities make the democracy, as represented by Liberal leaders of whom he is of Messrs. Wilkinson, and Grist, no objection and the, order was and pay dearly for the privilege, Agents for the Yangtze Insurance and then deal out rapidly. We to be saved. For another, if it wore in danger from such despotiem the gown of Mr. Grist of the firm ying The Official Receiver had up their mind to make our streets Dividend of Twenty-five per cent. is to hustle him; there isone way more usable for those who pay, Messrs. Shewan Tomes & Co. of beating Kerrison and that is to tease him long enough the better will it be for all oon Association, Ltd, have received a have always said that, Miles is a cerned and the more like a city cable from the Secretary at Shang which is effectively controlled, hai to the effect that the Directors foxy fighter and we are of will recommend at the forthcom- Kerrison might try to take will the opinion that any liberties that will be the City of Victoria.

ing meeting of Shareholders be turned against him. However, Dividend of 25 per cent.

to be fair to Kerrison, he can panch and he can win this fight in on either side. Neither party is free from this form of littleness. Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals sim. on Friday, Saturday and

New Unionist Candidate. with ease if he only sats about it Indeed. the whole matter would have been settled long since had begs to acknowledge with thanks Monday- Page 5

The usual fortnightly meeting The East Worcestershiro Un in the right way. Ponsford and not every issue boen seized for party purposes and made an oppor- the following donations to the The Exchange Banke will be of the Sanitary Board was held ionists have adopted Lord Wind: Pilsbury are going to meet, bat tunity for firing discredit on the other party. It may be good funds of the Hospitals:- closed on Friday, Saturday and yesterday afternoon when the eor, heir of Lord Plymouth, as the performance of Ponsford in tactics, but it is not pleasing to the onlooker who wishes to see the Watson & Co., Ltd... $50 Monday.-Page 5.

business was of quite a routine their candidate for next election bis recent fight rather shows him beat possible solation obtained. From the Unionists lsadors espec-Rev H. R. Welle

15 A young Englishman seeks a nature. Those present, were provided he was released from up in the light of a gallant chop ially better things might be, expected. They hold the best prin- United. Asbestos Oriental position as bookkeeper eta Mr. D. W. Tratman, president, his candidature for Last Wolver-ping blook. Mo. Ardle and Hig ciples of Imperialism, and to see them handling a gravo national Agency:

Dr. F. Olark, Col. Irwin, Dr. hampton. The present member gips are billed and they should crisis not on strong lines but with a wish to create small party Robert Dallar & Co. 10 The Royal Hongkong Golf Fitzwilliams, Mr. Chan Kai-ming, for East Worcestershire is M. put up a very interesting go advantages is a matter for regret. It is sincerely to be hoped that Siemens Obian Electrical Co. 10 Clab in holding a Competition Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Mr. Ng Hoa Auston Chamberlain, who is to Taking the programme as wiser counsel will prevail now that the air is clearer than it hae Hamburg Amerika Linie. 10 during the Eastor holidays, taz and the secretary, Mr. E. W. succeed his father of West stands there should be in it

Birmingham. been for a very long time.

nice evenings entertainment, A Bitobie

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Ministers and members had aliko left town. All this seemed to

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one, is not likely to save it, since their ascendancy is about the most Some time ago Mr. R. C. Faith- disagreeable form of despotism which it is possible to imagine in fall had the misfortune, to lose Britain,

his gown from the same room.

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Of course Mr. Lloyd George spoke only for political purposes, and a deal of nonsense is often talked for such purposes. Bat it will be a thousand pities if, at the present juncture, when matters wear a more peaceful look, some such foolish talk is again indulged

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