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Police ''Saarches" of Staamersdo

Yesterday, wa drew attention.

DAY BY DAY.

THE RECENT PIRACIES.

ON FOGGY FRIDAYS

SHALL HURRY BACK,

KEEP SMILINGI

The Weather.

Lower level 8 a.. Temp dul

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp heavy fog,

The Malls.4

India to-day.

80;

ASCENSION SERVICE.

SUDDEN DEATH OF

ADMIRAL STOKES.

A-periusnent, speedy and painless CURE for corns and-bunions boarded by one policeman, who Sibarisu Mail-Arrived per as the unsettled condition of the ia memory of Mr. Lapraik, was a yesterday morning and died

in this column to what was alloged to be neglect on this part of the police in regard to the banding, WHEN THINGS LOOK DLACK. of vowels Lound for the West THE LUCK THAT HAS LEFT YOU River after leasing the waves, EN OU FEEL YOU MUST JUST although they had sigailisi their ACCEPT DEFEAT. intention of so doing. But the AND DROP IN THE DUST

TRY THIS RECEIPT" failure to board the vessels is not. the only point worthy of remark: In the case of the steamer to which we referred, even when a visit was eventually made, i: is said to have boen of auch a character as to be almost valueless The vessel, we understand, was, stayed on her for something like fifteen minutes. We had an op- Canadian Mail. Atrived per se. portunity of seeing the entries in Empress of Lodia to Jay, our informant's diary relating to biberian Mail-Closed per a this visit, according to woich the Devanha at 11 a.m. to-day, steamer was stopped by the police English Mail. Closes per a at 6.15 and resumed her voyage Ladis at 11's.m. to-morrow. at fall speed at 5.31..It would be Siberian Mail-Olosts per e.s.proceeded with ? impossible, in this short space of], " Kanshow to-morrow at 5 time, for one man to make a

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it serves being to delay the boat, Wireless Confusion,

Clothing Stolen.

A hawkor living at Shanghai Street, Yaumati, has had clothing stolen from him to the value of sixteen dollars.

Stolén Pan.

Not for the West River.

Matter Ralged in the House of Blahop Lender on the Work

Commons.

of Teachers..

Former Commodore at Hongkong.

Fit Too of Commran last

Yesterday afternoon, following Vice Admiral Robe Henry math, Mr. Question Stowart ask at home" at lebqg Lander's Simpson ptoken, who only on et wuether the Bitish mails, residence, a special service was Tuesday laut ancosode 1 Vice- while being carried by the held at St. John's Osthedral at- Admiral Sir Charles Coke, an Norwegian steamer Ohlder, were teaded by most of the school Senior Officer on the Coast of loote when that steamer was 10 teachers in the colony, Ireland, died suddenly yesterday, bently pirated in South China; Preaching from Acts 19 al Queenstown, in his 50th year bis any satisfaction been obtain "Looking steadfastly up to says the Time of April 25, ** He 71;ed from the Chinese Government heaven, his Lordship reminded appeared to be in goot health whose subjects effected the them that the East window in the when he took over the Irish naval piracy; and whether, in view of Cathedral, which was presented comman), but wis taken till Weet River and the Canton delta, representation of the Ascension. shortly before 5 o'clock in the the Admiralty cam see their way It was as well, he said, to have evening. Death is attributed to to expedite as far as possible the representations of the living acute pneumonia with complicar construction of the two river Christ rather than of the dead. tions. gunboats foreshadowed in the That thought was to be found The elder son of the late Sir. Navel Estimates of 1911-12 in the New Testament where Robert H. Stokes, Q.B., of Dumul- 1912 13, 1913-14, but not so far so much was said about the As formore, and his wife, Marjorio cension and in the Prayer Book Augusta, daughter of the late. Mr. Churchill:-I am informed where the festival was one of the Mr. John Simpson, of Ontario, that nothing is known at the chief of the church's year, ranking Canade, Admiral Stokea enterse Admiralty or the Foreign Offices high as those of Christmas, the Navy in 1869 and attained: of the pirating of the Childer Whitsun and Easter.

fsg rank in 1908. HowS Press. As regards the last pari beyond what has appeared in the A Material Age.

promoted to vice-admiral last of the question, I have nothing to ravive the appreciation of the Euphrates, he saw active service They, as church nen, wished to year. As lieutenant of A. M. S. add to the reply I gave to the ascension. The age was material during the Egyptian War, 1882, hon, member for North Birming and Angle Sirons bad a rendency and received the medal and the There was an interesting cable

ham on the first of the month. not fully to appreciate things Khedive's Bronze Star. While from Shanghai in our columna

spiritual; out in the East they commander of H. MS. Royal 1st night which dealt with the

Mr. Stewart Is the right hon. found that the tendency was even Arthur, flagship of Bear-Admiral accident to the Sambia. It will

gentleman swore that last year are against spiritual ideala. H. F. Stephenson, O.B., Com- be remembered that this steamer

Trench steamer was pirated on Christ pecended as man, no mander-in-Chief Pacifio Station, the West River, and another as God, having grounded on Shadow Island, a

glorified and previous to the cccnpation of bundred miles from Shanghai, on

A Chinese shopkeeper living steamer was also pirsted?

our humanity. Ha Ascension Corinto, Nicaragua, by the British Monday, and got off with slight at 37, Wellington Street has re- Mr. Churchill:The two river was His coronation as King naval forces, he was deputed to damage. But the matter might ported to the police that on Wed-gonboals to which the second and Head of a Church which was proceed to Managua, the capital have been serious enough, if is nesday some person stole from part of the question refers were the only society on earth having of Nicaragua, and deliver to the is true that the vessel sent out her house an electric fan and vaso not for the Weat River at all, bat a Head in heaven.

Government of that Repablio wireless signals for four hours valued at $50.

for the Yangtsze:

The Preacher then quoted from dispatches from Lord Kimberley, before she received a reply. Alleged Larceny of Optum Labels. Mr. Stewart asked whether any a speech by Bishop Diggle Secretary of Foreign affairs. For Coming so soon after the Siberia

compensation has been claimed of Carlisle "The first age this service he received the affair, this news is far from Three men were remanded at from the Chinese Government for Christians had a glad rej icing approval of the Admiralty from reassuring. Newspapers in the Police Court this morning on Shanghai point out the necessity a charge of stealing 65,000 Gov. property lost by British officers faith. It was not the faith which March, 1907, to August, 1908, hs on board the steamora Shai-on, is compelled into being by the was commodore at Hongkong, and of regulations to p event confuerunt opium label. Two of pirated in 1911, on the Tai-on, cold inferences of logic; but that in 1910 was appointed Superin sion through war vessela con- the men were employed at thepirated in 1913 in South Ohins; which on the swift, warm winge tendent at Devonport Dockyard, atantly practising. It has first to Hongkong Printing Pross,

and whether any compensation of love shoots itself like lightning a post which he held until the ba established, of course, that this

has been claimed for the depen- through the heavens into the very end of last year. had anything to do with the

ents of the chief officer of the presence of the living Lord Admiral Stokes married in affair, though, as both incidents

Shui-on who lost his life, and Himself." Their creeds were noi 1882 Maude, only daughter of occurred in the same waters, there

whose mother is in poor ciruumenets but facts; facts admitting Mr. I Simpson of Kingstown is probably something in the

lances ? "g

of no more question than the Canada, relationship of the bride to

Much sympathy is expressed at Mr. Acland-In the case of the the bridegroom, of members Queenstown for the widow and Shui-on, His Majesty's Govorn to the body or the branches to the for Admiral Stokes' mother, who ment claimed the following suns vine, or of the experiences of life is staying at Admiralty House. from the Chinese Government to life itself. For them religion Our Plymouth correspondent $289.77 for the damage to the signified personal morality and telegraphs that the news of the The Bye-Election.

the s.8. Namsang is issued Page vessel; £1,000 for injury to the perenal devotion to a personal, death of Vice-Admiral Stakes The Liberal L bour aplit at

heat of the mister, Captain sympathising, int reading, all hu been received with very greas North-East Derbyshire (wrongly 0:15 am. for Fanling on the funeral

Holiday trains are to leave at Johnston; $166 for the ordering Redeemer and Judge regret in Servios circles at referred to in two contemporaries

SIPOLBER of. the Naturally, therefore, theirs was a Devonport. He was a populari as Chesterfield) bag proved die 25th inet, June 1 and 3-Page chief officer, Nichol- living religion-a religion reficer and his relations with all astrous to the Coalition, inasmuch

son. No claim was made on joicing in sorrow, striving against ranks were marked by, the as the Unionist candidate has

behalf of Mr. Niobolan's rets-sin, unstrained by responsibility, atmost good will and cordiality. won on a split vote. The pall Through trying to take his tires, as the representatives of his exalted in purpose, qrickened this period of service se Admiral was an extremely heavy one, for rick-ha down Aberdeen Street, family stated that no one had with the yearning for heavenly Superintendent was extended for out of 17,701 voters on the which was much too steep for him, been directly dependent on him, approbation, irradiated with hope two months beyond the usual register, no fewer than 16,293 In riekaba coolie sustained in and that be bad not been in the and abounding with obarity."

term of three years, in order that went to the poll. While the juries to the legs and hands which habit of remitting any portion of

Inspiration for Teachers. Unionists have a perfect right to necessitated bis removal to the bis earnings to his relative, he whom there were about sixty Warapite, built at Devonport Addressing the teachers, of of the last of the battleships, the he might supervise the launch

be jabilat ut having secured Government Civil Hospital. other claims were put forward by It is good to read that the great building strike which has another gain, the fact cannot be

Lecturer in Engineering.

the officers of the Shai-on. La present, the preacher reminded under his supervision, and when the case of the steamship Tai-on, them that their work was as he left it was with expressions of persisted in Londoa sives the middle of January has at last been at sight of that the victory has

Among the passengers who the pirates had embarked us

responsible and difficult as it was good will from everyone. been attained on a settled. It is calculated that the dispute has cost the Trade. Usions votes: there were 0.489 votes cast was Mr. E. A. Redmond, B So, territory, and the circumstances employed in Christian schools,

inority of arrived on the Devanha yesterday ordinary passengers in British honourable. Where they were whom he he! been associsted. involved no less a sam than £80,000 in strike-pay, while the distress in their candi late's favour, and who joins the staff of the Eng-disclosed 30 ground upon which they were those to whom the A DISHONOURED CHEQUE. it has caused among the families of the strikers has been most 9,824 against. The anomalies of ineoring Faculty of the University any claim against the Chinese That Christ lived, rose from the] result possible are too obvious to Civil Engineering. Mr. Redmond

system which makes. such as Lecturer in Surveying and Government could be founded. need emphasising. And the time has been at work as an Engineer must come, if the House of Cam on the Indian Railways and is s ons is truly to reflect popular gradua o of the University of "pinion, when this question will London. demand serious at ́eation. Ana'ysing the Figures...

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1914.

A LESSON TO TRADE UNIONISTS.

acute. The settlement, ae in all such 02883, is largely in the nature of a compromise, though on the whole the workers have come rather badly out of it, as they deserved to do, considering the high-handed attitude they adopted at the beginning of the trouble. Hunger pad a possibility of the exhaustion of Union funds rasm to have brought them to their senses, and it will doubtless be many a long day before they will again be found willing to risk their bread and butter at the dictation of rampant Trade Unionist leaders,

It we look a little closer into

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5.

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Consignees nation regarding

Too Steep..

To Retire.

The Shul on Case.

Mr.

Any Advantage ?.

articles of the creed were facts.

with

The City Printing Company dead and ascended into heaven

Sued for "Wages. was as true to them as that two Mr. Stewart:If these Chinese and two mide four and he exhort. In the Summary Cont this pirates get it into their headsed them to bol its their faith in morning, the City Printing Com that British officers may be shot the fun-lamental. tenths of their pany failed to answer when sted and maile looted with impunity,

of British manufacture.

allowed to prove the debt.

His Lordship consented. Plaint rid he was employed..

by the City Printing Company 28 a clerk at a Jary of $.0 per month. There was $120 owing

Posted to Singapore. Maja A. F. Sargeant, Ral will it advantage us much in that religion and to confess them in before Mr. Justice Bazeland by their lives, before their Tsang Teoi-som for the sum of schulara. A living faith in the $120, four months" wages. Mr. Acland.I hope they will incarnation and Ascension of Mr. C.A.S. Russ, of Messre, the figures we shall see that of Engineers, has been posted to part of the world? the 2,367 additional votes polled Singapore, and will leave for that not get it into their heads. It will be remembered that the whole quarrel in this case arose

an this occasion, as compared station for duty early next troop-

Obrist would be the best inspis Gold:ing and Russ, appeared for On April 30, Mr. Stewart asked tion of their lives and give them the plaintiff and asked to be because the men arrogated the right to ban non-Unioniste. from with the last election, Unionism ing season. Major Sargeannt employment, and, in the enforcement of this resolve, to repudiate claims 381 and the Liberal and was appointed to the Royal Ethe Scoretary for Foreign Affairs lofty ideals, teaching them to look whether he could supply, any up for encouragement as did St the terms of their own agreement at any moment. How far they Labour candidates 1,986. Pre-gineers in 1890; was promoted to details as to the reported piracy Stephen when all around was have climbed down from such an untenable position is shown by had been pitted against the Uni: captain in 1901, and to his present Tai Oa; whether any British

viously, only a Labour nominee lio rank of lieutenant in 1893, and destination of the steamer death and discouragement. the terms of the settlement, by which the men undertake to refer onist in this constituency, and rank in February, 1910. He took sut jeats lost their lives owing to all questions in dispate to the Conciliation"Bɔard, to work peace-therefore it is impossible to ar.part in the South African War, the piracy; if so, how many; and murdering they set fire to the to him by the defendants. He ably by the side of non-Unionists, and to abandon the practice of portion the respective abaros of lading the operations in Cape whether the cargo, either in whole vessel, by which many lives were got a obeque from Mr. Ellis ol boycotting or "black-listing" any member of the Master Builders' the Liberal and Labour candidates Colony, 1900-02, for which he Federation. Or the other hand, the employers have consented to in the increase. It is evident, received the Queen's medal with or in part, was British-owned, or lost. For a time there is im the Company, for $120, but it waive their demand for a money, giarantee for the observance of however, that the Coalition, so one clasp, also the King's medal Sir Edward Gray said be had munity from these dastardly was dishonoured. agreements from the workmen a decision, in the circumstances, far as actual polling goes, have

with two clasps.

no information at present beyond outrages, but the calm is rally Judgment was given for the which appears prudent. For after a struggle which has proved so a better showing on the result

what had appeared in the Press, shaken when a Greyhound se plaintiff with costs. costly to the Unions, that guarantee of good behaviour is probably than has the successful candidate. On July 25 next Lieut. Colonel Cases of piracy were, unfortunate occurs, or a West liver steamer unnecessary: it will no longer pay the men to set otherwise than Therefore the description of the JS: Bobbs, Gloucestershire Re. 15, frequent in those waters. He is pirated, and it is only at times reasonably.

viatory as "a message of hope to giment, will retire from the com- expected to receive a report

that bloodshed does not accom-

In the Summary. Court, this Ulster"

pany the foul work, Some good has resulted from the dispute, inasmuch as the uped. The figures, if carefully sently stationed at Tientsin, North

appears a trifle far-fetch-mand of the 2nd Battalion, pre shortly.

morning," before Mr. Justice shot should go far to check the, truculent spirit which has of late analysed, do not warrant such a China, under the four years' rale.

Press Comment.

Hazeland, the case of Muller been such a disturbing influence in the counsels of Trade Unionism.atement.

The piracy of the Tal on for

China Liners.

Justi and Hoob. v. Clara Blanche, Lieut. Colonel Hobba has been the second time in the store,

Perhaps at no very dialante, in which the former claim 859 Trade Unionism up to a point, and in certain callige, is very decos-

nusociated with the gallant adjacent to Hongkong within a Mr. Flutes Turner's suggestion for profesional services rendered sary and beneficial. Mon have as much a right to unite for their

"slaebera" since October, 1801. He comparatively short periot tends for porcelain Hners may be to defendant, was fired for heat- own protection as have masters. But the abuse of Trade Unionism

was promoted captio in 1801, to make her unfortunate record regarded as much a matter of on Thursday next —as in this esso and others- must be stamped out. No Union must The death has occurred of Mr. whilst adjatant of bis battalion, almost an unenviable as that of course as the steel ship is to-lay. be permitted to exercise tyranny and intimidation. It is therefore E. A. Oook, traffic manager of the major in 1903, and lieur-colonel the notorious Sperk says the L. Mr. Ta ner has invented a process D'Almada and Mason, appeared

Mr. C. F. Mason, of Messrs.“ satisfactory to think that in this instance the claim of men to deprive F.M.S. railways. He was found commanding the old 61st Regi and G. Express. The method is al- of manufacturing large poreslain for the plaintiff and Kr, Davidson, others of the right to earn a living has been heavily defeated. The at Kuala Lumpur on May 12, ment on July 25, 1910. With most always the same. Peaceful sheets very cheaply, and the of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings policy of ignoring agreements has also been severely penalized, lying dead in a long obair in the tho Gloucestere he served in St. passengers embark, and at a sig-theoretical ddvintages of such a seeing that the Unions have spent so hoge a sum and yet given in compound of his house with a Helena during the 8th African nal become pirates. On the pro- material for ship construcsia are The Robinson Piano Company appeared for the defendant,ir - on the isene. A fow Baoh disputes as these, hampering though bullet wound in the temple. Mr. War, 1902 (Queen's medal). The sent occasion the Potion of these great. It is cheaper than meta. Ltd. ened Clara Blanche for their effects may be on trade for the time, might do a world of good. Cook had recently been suffering next senior officer for promotion worthics seems to have been for the same purpose, cannot be For Unions, drained so heavily of funds, will assuredly think twice with insomois and mental de- is Major B. O. Fyffs, of the some more fiendish than usual, ip- fouled, will never need palating this morning The case we

8149.50 in the same Court g before again endeavouring to diotate to those who had them the pression.

battalion. mesos with which to subsist,

gumuch as after the lootinand and is fireproof.

Railway Official's Death,

TWO. CLAIMS.

Wendi burned for a wee