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WATSON'S HOUSEHOLD

AMMONIA.

WATSON'S

CELEBRATED.

CORN SOLVENT.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1914.

Better. Unsaid.

A permanent, speedy and painless CURE for corns ani bunions speaking at Llanelly, said that he

DAY BY DAY,

WISE MEN NE'ER SIT AND WAIL THEIR LOS8.

BUT CHEERILY SEEK HOW TO REDRESS THEIR HARMS.

The Weather.

sunshine,

Shakespeare.

The Mails.

0.5.

KING'S BIRTHDAY.

COMPANY MEETING..

Reception at Government House. Peak Tramways Company, Ltd.

[VERBATIM.]

O the nocasion of the birthday of His Majesty the King aud The ordinary general meeting Emperor on Wed-stay the 3rd.of e5areholders in the l'eak Tram-

·LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Where the Present Increase Comes From.

Messrs. Wright and Hornby

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Political leaders, if they were a little more thin ekinned than most of them are, would blush with shame quite often when FOR THE BATH. TOILET AND HOUSEHOLD. Used their past sporches are recalled We are tempted to n the Bath it promotes healthy action of the skin, countorasta all to them. effects of perspiration; and is refreshing and invigorating. It is es-romark this, because, in reading

of June His Excellency the waya Company, Ltd., was held at inform na that the Langkat out- pecially useful for cleaning Jewellery, Silver and Plated Ware, ato. over a Home paper yesterday, we came across the following head-

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 81 Governor will hold a reception at noon to day, at the Hongkong put for one day is 435, tops, ing:

At the Peak & a.m. Temp 74: 11.30 p.m. Ladies and gentle-sided, and there were

Government House from 9 16 to Hotel. Mir Henry Humphreys pre- Presumably this yeaterday's

also output. MR. MASTERMAN.

Messrs. Benjamin and Potts APPROACHING TRIUMPH OF THE sunshine.

men who have written their names present:Sir Paul Chator, Dr. LIBERAL CAUSE,

in the books at

J. W. Noble, the Hon. Mr. D. inform us that they have received Government There was so much irony, American Mail.Dae per 8.9.

Landale, and Mr. U. S. Gabbay cable advice from their Shanghai House are cordially invited. Latzow to-day. though it, was unconscious, in

At 0.16 p.m. there will be a directors), Messrs. D. E Clark, Office announcing the Langkat hat heading that we read on. Siberian Mail-Due per

Private Entros for the Bishops, G. P. Lammert, Eina besh, A. E. output for the week ended May Mr. Masterman,

Chenan to-day. we found,

the Chief Justice, the Commod. Griffia, O. d. Buyers, J. A. 20 as 2,052 tons and that the pre- German Mail. Due per 8.8. needed very little sympathy at the Gooben to-day at p.m.

ore, Officer Commanding the Tarrant, J. M. Wong and F. Msent increass is from the 900 feet troops,

Paisao Julge, Mem. Elli febareholders), and Mr. G. level. There is no important nows about the deep drilling yet, bat present time. For the moment American Mail-Olosad per 8.8.

bera of the Executive app (Scoretary). China to-day at 11 a.m. he was a casualty, but the chief

Legislativo

The Secretary read the notice when the next deep well is open- Ind

Councils,

ed information will be given to care was not, medioina or even a Siberian Mail.Closes per s.s.

Koights Commanders of the Most convening the meeting.

the shareholders The Chairman said-Goatle-

promptly. Distinguished Order of St. Mi- Gooben to-day at 5 p.m.

chael and St. George, Knights men, I propose with, your Owing to fluctuations of the That was some little time ago. Lutzow to-morrow at D a.m. Bachelors, Heade of Naval, Milit-permission to take the report and present autput the Directors have ary and Civil Departments, statement of accounts and audi- decided to publish the output Officers of the Staff and Com-tors' report as read. The accounts daily.,, Today'a output is 435 manding Officers, Officers Com-do not call for comment. Traffic tam. manding His Majesty's ships if of receipts show the rank of Commander, Foreign $255.78, which would have been Consuls de Carriere, and Officers nearly $1,000 more but for the Commanding Foreign Men of falling off in receipts from special War,and their wives and daaghears brought about by par rann- ters. The Public Entres will begin ing extra aire at 11.45 p.m. on week days and Sundays and at at 9.30 p.m.

Individual invitations are not midnight on Saturdays. Charges being issued for the reception are somewhat higher owing to ning, before Mr. Wood, the nine Ladies and gentlemen attending better lighting of the various Chinese (one a woman) charged the reception are requested to stations and the provision and with being concerned in the were again bring a card with their names maintenance of electric fans at Childar piracy,

brought up for the purpose of

WATSON'S SHAVING STICKS.

The cheapest and best in the market. They give a free and last-ransl doctor, but the knowledge ing lather, and impart a soothing feeling to the skin. For delicate and sensitive skins they are unequalled.

A.

that the cause was marching on.

S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.,ympathy and he must be won

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Sibarian Mail.-Closed per a.s. Empress of India to-morrow at 10.30 a.m.

Raub Output. The Raab output for past four weeks is 1,049 oz», of gold.

··Chinese Passengers.

The Tungshing arrived from Saigon yesterday with 306 Chinese passengers.

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Body Found: mystery which surrounded The

The body of the Chinese boy Tetrarch and his subsequent Beratching. But from the day; in who was drowned while bathing 1867, when Hermit wou for Mr. of the bamboo pier at Wanchai, Chaplin to the present day, the was found in the Harbour by the Derby has often provided sensa police yesterday and removed to Lions. Jeddah won at 100 to 1 in the Mortuary. 1808, so did Signorinetia in 1908, and Aboyeur returned the same price a year ago. There does not seem any great likelihood of such

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Latest Advertisements. The a.a. Glenroy is to leave for Antwerp and London about June 12.-Page 5.

a sensation this year. None of the The extraordinary meeting of uutsiders appear to be of any great the Hongkong Toe Co. is to be quality. But one never knows in held on June 3 and then postpon- tiis great rede. There could noted to next day,Page 5.

The Second Gymkhana takes place on Saturday.-Page 5. "

pected Aboyeur to run Craganour to a head last year, but he did. China's Salt Revenue.

The object of Vir pauer is to publish a›rrect information, sirve the truthave been many people who ex-

and print the news without fear or favour.

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Cable Adhu: Telegraph, Hongkong. Telephons: No. 1. A.3.6., āti oditiöa, Western Union.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1914.

ORDERS LAUGHED AT.

i Clerk's Logs.

written thereon, which should be handed to the A.D.C.

Dress:-Levee Dress. Oivilians may wear white jackets,

POLICEMAN'S LIVELY

TIME.

Attacked by Three Chinese and

Threatened with Pistol.

sa increase of

the lower terminus.

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CHILDAR PIRACY,

Nine Chinese Brought up for

Extradition.

At the Police Court, this mor«

I trust you will approve of the extradition.

Mr. P. M. Hodgaon (Crown transfer of $10,000.00 to Reserve Fund and the writing off of Solicitor) supported the applica $2,000 from stations and shel-tion for the extradition of the tere. The existing stations and prisoners to Canton under a platforms at all the intermediate requisition made by the Tutuh stations may need to be shifted to His Excellency the Gover before long, in which case their nor of Hongkong.

Lau Tin, living at Shanghai 008, roughly $2,000 00, would no longer be a tangible asset. I have Street, Yaamali, said he had been no further remarks to make gentle to No. 214 Radlamation Street on A struggle with Chinese while men, but if any shareholder has three or four occasions. His last endeavouring to effect the arrest any questions to ask I shall be visit was on March 11 when he of a man for being in possession pleased to answer them. There aw a number of people-more of stolen wood, afforded P. C. being no questions, I beg to move than ten-gathered there. The Shafton a lively five minutes. taat the report and statement of first three defendants were there The constable, when be arrested accounts as pressatod be prased, but he could, not say as to the thers, except as regarded the the man, near Biiley's Yard on All those in favoar— the Kowloon City Road, wag Mr. Lammert:- bag to said. woman, whom be remembered

The Chairman:-Oh, it insing there. A Chinese clerk living at Sin promptly tripped up, and, in the

Mr. Hodgaon-You remem A special cable which, we

atraggle which ensued, the mon seconded, Proposed by myself and Hing Lane reports to the police, enatobed Shafton's whistle, and seconded by Mr. Lammert that the bar the day on which the s published yesterday throws an interesting light on the agitation his cubicle through a window that yesterday someone entered

tried to gain possession of his report and accounts as presented Childar was pirated 2-Yes, it was against Sir Richard Dane's pro- that had been left open and stols pistol which was fired off twice be passed. All those in favour on March 15.

kindly hold up their hands. Elis Worship? Where were posals for reforming the basis on which the salt revenues of China $245 in money, a watch and during the struggle,

Two Chinese, who were passing Against. Carried unanimously. you on that date?-I was at are secured. Up to now we have chain with gold nugget as an by, in answer to an appeal by The Chairman:-I propose that Yaumati.

appendage, valued $50, and

the retiring Directora Sir Paul Mr. Hodgson-Do you know ions to the revision have had two pieces of European clothing the constable. His pistol was Chator, Dr. J. W. Noble, the Hon. anything about the Childar piracy? inasure of public backing, bat, valued at $13.

taken away and prezented at his Mr. D. Landale, Mr. J. Scott They (meaning the first three from the facts which Sir Richard

face with a threat to shoot. The Haraton and Mr. C. S. Gubbay-defendants) told me they were han made known, it becomes Dr. C. K. Eimunds, President mechanism of the weapon jammed be re-elected for the ensuing year. going to commit a piracy but bvious that the protests are being of the Canton Christian College, and would not go off." The three Mr. Griffin-1 bag to second they did not say on what boat.

Did you go on board the Childar ungineered by the merchants, who will give a lecture at the Chinese Chinese then ran off to To-ko- that. see a possibility of being shorn YM.O.A. on Friday evening. The wan, the pistol being afterwards The Chairman-Proposed by yourself? Yes, I went on board of some of the fabulous profits subject will be "The Panama recovered. No arrest has been myself and seconded by Mr: the Childar on the evening of which thoy bave made from the Canal and its influence on world effected, and the constable was Griffin that the Directors whose March 14. The same evening I commodity. The sponsor of the shipping." The lecture will be not badly hart, new echome points out that the illustrated with a number of fine merchants precure the salt at lantern slides. Dr. Edmunds will PISTOLS AND Tongku for one cash a catty, speak from first hand knowledge, and sell it in Tientsin for 480 and as he recently spent some time at

for 580. times the Canal. that amount. To say the least

Rubi Quarantined.

The muzzling order i. not wholly effective as yet. On Monday fremoon-just before olerrn o'clock, to be precine ao fewer than three dogs were running unwuzzled in Wellington Street at one time. And these are not the only instances which have come under in Peking

r immediate observation. The Police, it is true, cannot be every-

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Lecture on Panama Canal.

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AMMUNITION.

Malay Heavily Fined this Morning.

TYPHOON WARNINGA

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namea you have just heard read had a stomach ache and went be re-elected for the ensuing year, ashore. Those in favour. Against. Carried Continuing, witness said he did not see any arms at the house in unanimously.

The Chairman:-I beg to pro- Reclamation Street, but he was pose that Mesara, A. R. Lowe and told that they would be put on F. Maitland be re-elected auditore board the 8.8. Childar in a box Such a of it, that is a fairly The discovery of a plague sae-

for the ensuing year at a rewith a false bottom,

box was taken on board the wlo o atrae time, but they live a better chance of seeing what is paying proposition, and, in seek-pect on board the steamer Rubi Inspector Gordon charged a maneration of $100 each. going on in the street than has the average man-that is why they ing to look after the interests of has necessitated the quarantining Malay, before Mr. Wood at the

Mr. Wong-I beg to second Childar in a sampan and witness was asked to accompany it but he are there in fact and there is no excuse whatever for their having consumers, even at some loss to of the vassel at Cauit island where Police Court this morning, with that.

the monopoliete, Sir Richard ale was to undergo an all-night being in possession of four Web The Chairman: Proposed by refused to do so. The first time failed to see what is plain to others.. Better have no muzzling Dane is certainly doing a service famigation on May 20. The Rabiley-Scott automatic pistols and Mr. D. E. Clark and seconded by he saw the box was outside order at all than one which is winked at from the start. The public to the people.

arrived at Cebu at noon. Two 800 rounds of ammunition. The Mr. J. M. Wong that Mr. Francis the Chinese theatre at Yaumati krows extetly where it is in that case, and it is not left with the The Scheme's Benefits,

hours later Captain Miller re- prisoner was stopped as he was Maitland and Mr. A. R. Lowe be when it was being carried by the uncomfortable suspicion that it is being played with.

He illustrates how he intende carted a case of sickness on board, leaving the premises of the Kow re-elected auditors for the ensuing third defendant and another man doing so when he says that the Dr. Schwartz, the port health loon Wharf and Godown Co, and year at a remuneration of $100 while the first followed behind It is perhaps not a bit unfair to say that sloge are permitted to Government's interests lie in officer, immediately hurried to when searched, the revolvers were each. All those in favour kindly along with witness. run about unmuzzled within a week of the order becoming opera the price of salt will very member of the crew with symp ammunition in a bag he was car-Carried unanimously. That con- Lai Ming, not in custody had, cheaper sale. A cheapening of the steamer and found a Chinese found tied round his body and the hold up their hande. Against. Witness was told that the man tire, on paper, largely because of the unwillingness of the native naturally mean greater com tome indicating bubonic plague, rying.

oludes the business of the meat-engaged, the sampan to take the and lodian police to put themselves to any trouble in order to dis sumption, and this in turn will After the vessel was thoroughly The defendant was fined $750 ing, gentlemen. Dividend war-revolvers and ammonition on Witness enver, and bring to book, the owners of sucli dogs. That is Hong- mean more revenue, inasmuch as fumigated she was to be releas'd or in defants, imprisonment for ranta are now ready and can be board they who se kong' way all over. We have any number of "authorities" in the the duty ie on weight alone from quarantine and probably three months.

had on application.

could not say actually took the revolvers and ammuniti non Clony; and the best that can be said of most of them is that they Dlence it will come about that proceed to Hanila on May 21, might do good work if only they exercised some authority. Men the people will get their salt Captain Miller says that the man

MYSTERY CLEARED UP board the Childar, because he was not there at the time. However, he pit to see that laws and regulations are properly and duly cheaper and at the same time reported his illness only after the

face and carried out, but he would be a curiously constituted more money will pour into the Rubi had reached Cebu.

when he got on board the box was there with seven or eight person who would claim that they do their duty as they ought. national coffore. And it follows'

The telegram quoted below

Found Drowned. increases, Snitation, mittera of bealth and education, the cleansing of streets, that as revenne

men sitting around. He only knew was received by the American

The mystery of the missing two of the men, the first defen- r ́nisances, and a dozen matters, are supposed to be, and should be, there is # greater chance

Consulate General, Hongkong ricksha coolie has been cleared dant and Lai Ming. moder proper control. But would any min who keeps a watchfal of

Where the from the Manila observatory, at up by the finding of three dead arms had not been taken in the e on things, allege that they are?

10.15 a.m. to-day :-

bodies by the water police in the box, the ruen brought them aboard Cyclone or Typhoon E. of harbour. It will bremembered strapped to their legs. The wo Our streeta aro eupposed to be kept clown, yet hardly a day Richard Dane's scheme, and we Boys Damage a Doctor's Ricksha, Visayas Telande. Direction un that the risksha was found in the man was not on board. piss without most of our readers seeing refuse, or dirty water, imagine that, after his able pre

known.. thrown from a verandab. Ie there no order against this sort of sentation of the case, they will

auprotected nullah near the The first defendant instead of ving homl, if there is, why is it not enforced? How many of our quickly perosive the fact.

disinfecting station at Yaumati, asking questions accused the redër- have many of their nights made hideous and intolerable by

Two Chinese boys were charged HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS but the coolie had disappeared. witness of having conspired last amson f noises made by Chinese who live near by ? The thing is

before Mr. J. R. Wood, this morn

It appears that on May 24 two year to rob the offices of the Wal cine in Hongkong; yet we doubt whether it would be permitted

ing, with recklessly riding a

Corps Orders by Lient Col. A Chinese boys living in Hongkong, Tez Yat Po, a Chinese newspaper, in any ether oily in the world which can claim civilisation and

The case was adjourned, ...... steamer bicycle and with damaging Dr. Chapman, V. D., state that a left their home to call on friends prominence. Only last week, again, we naw a washerman using his Cuernsey, 4,475 tons, loaded Dalmahoy Allan's ricksha to the parade will take place on Wednes- at Kowloon City. They appar t th wherewith to sprinkle clothes. He knows, as all of us know, with 11,000 cases oil, went ashore extent of $10, a day June 3rd to celebrate the ently took the forry to Yaam timpostaren F't be committing an offence by so doing, but he knows, on a reef off the Korean coast It was said that the two defend Birthday of FM. The King. It and, arriving there, took rickaha Lord Mayor's Family XI. 100, that he can pursue the practice with impunity because the ame distance from Fasan on ants were riding the one bioycle is hoped that as many men as No. 309 to go to Kowloon City, The Lord Mayor of London is to anthorities seldom seem to see what comes under the notice of the May 4 but was refloated on the together when they lost control of possible will attend. Rifles sai Daring the heavy rainstorm the captain a cricket eleven wholy man in the street almost every day of his life. If the authorities following day and succeeded in it and dashed into the rigkaha, belts will be issued at Headquar-coolie must have lost his bearings composed of members of the are content to have such a charge levelled at them, and to be undis reaching port. The damage to breaking off both shafts close to ters both for rehearsals and and taken himself and his fares Bowater family, which has chat. laurbed by the knowledge that it empot be disputed, it is time that the vessel has not transpired but the body. The doctor escaped parades. The time of parade on into the nallah, which during a lenged the cricket eleven of the Hongkong people bestirred themselves and demanded either better it is believed to be serious, as the with a shaking.

Wednesday (probably 7:30 a.m.) heavy rain would be in spate. Guildhall Cricket and Athletis results from the men who at present are paid to look after their entire cargo in the main hold is A remand was ordered until will be notified to members as The three must have then been. Club. The match is to take pla wellbeing, or a new and better set of men,

reported demaged,

to-morrow morning,

"oon as it is known,.

drowned and carried out to use, [in July,

taxation being

mitted. The people, therefore, have everything to gain by Sir

Ashore.

The Norwegian

THOSE CYCLISTS.

Ricksha Coolie and Two Boys