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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17; 1914,

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TRANSACTION.

TAI ON PIRACY.

P. AND O. NEW STEAMER. A MORPHINE

WHETHER THE WORLD. IS BLUE

Official Thanks to the Tung Wa

Hospital.

One of these days we shall coase writing in a vein of gentle admonition, when dealing with OR ROSY DEPENDS UPON THE the vagaries of the rost Offee KIND OF SPECTACLES WE WEAR. |authorities, and to quite blunt ITS OUR GLASSES NOT

WORLD, THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. and plain with them. And they may not like it. Only the other day we sisted here that if they'

A REFRESHING, INVIGORATING and PALATABLE drink) would continue to send as other particularly suited for Tennis and Bathing Parties.

Pints $ por doz. Splits 60 ots, per doz.

PYERIS.

Chonically, an exact reproduction of a well-known German spring, at half the price. Bonds Perfectly with Spirits, especially Whisky. One try a Whisky Pyeris and you will ask for it again, Pricos $0.85 perdoz, Pinté. $0.50 por doz. Splite.

THE

The "Telegraph" In Canton. people's correspondence they The Hongkong Telegraph is might show discrimination. We now on sale ut, and will be did not put it in those words, but delivered to subscribers by, the that was our meaning. We do not Dairy Farm Company, Limited, greatly object to this office boing Shameer, Canton, who have been taken for Government House, on appointed our agents there. occasion; we emile tolerantly when a letter comes to us address- ed to Kowloon City; but we regard | it as incomplimentary to be associated, even in the minds of The only fermented Stone Ginger Beer in the Far East. The Post Of people, with the P. W. md charm of Stone Ginger Boor is the flavour produced by partial). That is nearly as bad as to ferinontation; without this ao Stone Ginger Beer can be said to bo

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STONE GINGER BEER.

Price-$0.85 por doz.

DRY CINGER ALE.

FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY, » Eis “Dryitess is a fouture The Same old Story. whiel has helpen to give this drink the popularity at so well

Geserves

Price:$1.00 perdoz. Pints $0.60 per doz. Splita.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1914.

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French Crisis Ended.

It is reassuring to. Britishers to kuow that the political crisis in France, which a few days ago threatened the direet con.

The Weather.

- Lower level 8 am. Temp 84; clear.

At the Peak Sam. Temp 75 cloudy.

The Mails. Siberian Mail-Closed per 9.8.

Himalaya to day at 9 a.m. Siberian Mail-Ulunes pure.

Luchow to-morrow at 3 p.m. The French Mail of May 19 was delivered in London on June 16.

Chinese Passengers.

The Sexta, from Singapore, has. brought to Hongkong 137 Chin- ese passengers.

Bathing.

In connection with the public bathing place at North Point a military band is to play to-morrow right.

To Consignees.

Nippon Maru pra reminded that Consignees of cargo by the s.s. goods remaining undelivered after to-torrow will be subject to rent,

Trip to the Interior.

The Nagoya "Arrives in Hongkong.

$1,200 Clatined for Non-Delivery.

The following letter has been

The new P. and. O. steamer, addressed to the Tung Wa Nagoya, arrived here yesterday flospital and has been forwarded on her maiden voyago to Chian morning, before Mr.

In the Summary Court, this Justice to us for publication:- and Japan and is berthed at the Hazeland, the casa wae continued Colonial Segretary's Office, Kowloon Wharf. This is then which Tee Man-chan, Chan Hongkong, 16th June, 1914 eighth and most recent addition Mo and so Tin-chung, executors inform you that His Excellancy steamers by which the Company's 1. Baptista and Company for the Gentlemen, I am directed to to the popular "N" Class of of Che Yud-tuk, decensed, sued the Governor has heard with fortnightly interraediate service sum of $1,200, damages for the much satisfnotion of the work to the Far East is now princip-on-delivery of certain morphine done by you in recovering from ally carried oc. the sea the bodies of many of

to Ohe Yuu-tuk in Onator, la The passengers carried by the alternative the plaintiffs those who perished on the cccasion these steamers are limited to 54elaimed the return of the sum of of the burning of the us. Tai in the first saloon and 69 in the $1,200 deposited by Che Yun- On, and giving them suitable second saloon burial. I am to convey to you steamers are of 7,000 tons, ample sum of $200 was waived so to theak with the defendants, Tho the thanks of His Excellency and deck epace is ensured for recrou- the Government of Hongkong for tits and amusements even in the bring the action within Sammy your hamane services..

I am, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant

(Sd.) CLAUD SEVERN,

Colonial Secretary

The Committee,

Tang Wa Hospital.

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LEGISLATIVE

1. When was the contract

and, s

full seseou. The cabins which

Juriadiation.

in the first anloon are all "oul Mr. F. O. Jenkin, instrnced side cabins except one, are by Mr. C. A. Sutherton Hu fitted .with electriu fans, appeared.for the plaintiffs, nuj for the цес

of which no Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by charge is made, and each "berth Mr. J. H. Gardiner, defended. is provided with a special electric portable reading lamp Lordship, said that the Pinin tili

Mr Potter, addressing fitted just overhead which can be

COUNCIL.turned on and off without leaving, se put forward on the pload- the bunk, in addition, of course, inge, was quite a simple one an I to the usual fixed lights in each was merely that the plaintiff— the dead man was supposed to Mr. Pollock Puts More Question. cabin.

have entered into a contract witle The public apartments-dining the defendant for the delivery of At the meeting of the Legis-saloon and smoking loou are morphine. That was their case, Intive Council to be held on Thurs juxuriously furnished and fitted and, in support of it, they called day, the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, with special regard to tho comfort two witnesses. One of them was K.O. will put questions:

the following of passengers voyaging through one of the plaintiff's an executor

the tropics. Like all the P. & O. of the docessed, and the other wa entered into for the erection et piesenger steamere, she is, of Muk Tezo-ho. The Gret witness course, fitted with wireless. could not speak as to any facts of the Kowloon Railway Station, The popularity of this class of the case except the payment of the and what was the contract-price,stenmor is strikingly evidenced money and the interview. on Jan- fixed for completion: What is the a sister ebip of the Nagoya has of the case ho could not speak at and what is the contract-date by the fact that the se. Novara, uary 20. Of the material facts use of the delay in the erection just left Hongkong homeward all, and was compelled to rely on of the Station? Will the Govern- bound with almost every berth the evidence of Mak Taze-ho, who ment lay a progress Report upon engaged, although this may be was obviously the plaintiff's agent the Table at the next Meeting of called the "off" season for pas-throughout the whole of the Council, and thereafter at inter-senger traffic,and the full effect of transactions for putting the the southwest monsoon is likely matter through and for (they" 2. What umcuat has the Gov- to be experienced on the voyage, said) taking, delivery of the

Tasmania, Austin, te just re-vals of six months?

Semuter Thos, . K. Bakbap, turned to Hongkong after a trip

to the interior i istaying at the erament expended in the erection Hongkong Hotel.

of bathing-aheds and in the pro- vision of bathing-facilities at West Point?

Latest Advertisements.

Cousgrices prices regarding the Iya Maru and the Chili are issued.-Page 5,

Slight Fire.

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SANITARY BOARD.

The Estimates Passed.

morphine at Belilioa Terrace;

He would say this about Mak Trze-bo: that he was entirely discredited aud that His Lordship

The orders of the day are -

uld not possibly believe him. First reading of the Bill en- Mr. H. Ruttonjoo_advertises titled An Ordinance to make pro-

lle abanlately departed from the two-zcomed flats in Kowloon.vision for the proteston of certain

opening of the counsel for the l'uge 5.

plaintiff who was obviously. Wild Birds and Game. Creditors' Meeting.

unaware of anything which had Second reading of the Bill A meeting of the creditors of on titled An Ordinance to authorize

aken place at Belilios Terrace. A meeting of the Sanitary The plaintiff's legal advisers were the llongkong Cotton Spinning, the Appropriation of a Supple Board was held yesterday after absolutely unaware that Mak Weaving and Dyeing Co., Ltd., mentary Sum of Six hundred and noon, Mr. D. W. Tatman (the bad ever visited Boiilios Terrace, was held this morning at the seventeen thousand seven hund- President) presiding Others He submitted that his Lordship offices of Messrs, Jardine, Mathe-red son and Co., Ltd. The meeting and one Cent, to delay the Halifax, Dr. F. Clark (M.O:H.), of truth after what he had said

and eighty-three Dollars present woro: the Hon. E. It.

could not accept Mak as a witness was a privaís one.

Charges of the Year 1913. Dr. W. W. Pearce (Aust. M.O.H.,

in cross-examination. Mr. Ng Hon-tez, Colonel Irwin,) the Hon. Mr. A. F. Churchill, As he bad said, the plaintiff's Mr. Oban Kai-ming, the Hon case was a simple one. There was Mr. E. A. llewott, Mr. P. W. no suggestion of illegality "in Goldring, and Mr. E. W. the pleadinge. He said:"Here Hamilton (Clerk to the Board), is a contract for the purchase of The Chairman said that a letter morphine; it has been broken, Mess. Wright and Hornby

So advise us that the Langkat daily had been received ro the debris and we want damages."

simple was the case, so simple output since June 1, is as folat, Coweechau. lows:-

When the report from the was his friend, so simple did he 1st June"... 382 toas Select Committed appointed to think he was and the court might consider the proposed changes in be, that he suggested the morphine the estimates for 1015 was laid came from Hongkong; it might. before the meeting for discussion have come from any other place. there was a pause.

Illegality! His friend was..

sequences to the nation, appears likely to be overcome. As will be seen by a telegram on Page 1, the new Ministry has the con- fidence of the Chamber, and its policy appoare to meet the needs of the situation. The Three Years' Service Law, which has The fire brigade received a call, been the cause of all the trouble, about ten o'clock this morning to ia to be enforced strictly' at the 109 Connaught itond West, where moment, but it is apparent from a bundle of ten leaves had caught the announcement regarding a fire. When the brigade arrived, lightening of the military however, they found that the burdens" that a compromise may fokis at the shop had extinguished eventually be reached on this the flames. Practically no damage question. France has, of course, was done. her obligations to other nations These are days when so much attention is given to Parliament-in this matter, and her difficulty bo to adequately ary measures involving important and contentious poists that one appears to is apt to overlook Haller, though very wholesome and necessary, fulfil these, yet at the same time Bills which come before the House of Commons. One such, which to pacily those of her own people aims at probibiting the tallic in recommendations for titles and who are opposed to the Three honours, has recently passed its first reading. Ita introduction and Yeare' Service Law. the debate thereon were made the occasion for considerable levity, but there were serious submissions also set forth which revealed to what an extent the evil aimed at has been permitted to grow,

THE SALE OF TITLES.

The whole ground for complaint and protest is to be found in the fact that" rich nobodies" have only to contribute to party funds to acquire a title, and it is not going too far to say that in many instances the honour socmed site with ill grace on the shoulders

CORRESPONDENCE.

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The opinions expresand by the Correspondents are not necesa-

Tolegraph."] Wi

The Letter Carıler.

"As my village is amall there

2nd is no post office there and I am

3rd compelled to convey the letters privately," was the excuse of a Chinese who was charged with 5th 6th the bringing. 28 letters into colony for delivery. The oxones. 7th availed him nothing and Melbourne fined him $14.

Land Sales.

LANGKAT DAILY OUTPUT.

11

359 330

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4th

325

+

71

300

13

71

252

27

311

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Mr.

18th 9th

10th

207

11

322

317.

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202

13

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291

13th

327

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288

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15th

279

ท

250

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Total to date...

5,071

WATER POLO.

of the recipient. In bringing forward the Bill mentioned, Mr. arily those of the "Hongkong $250. The upset price was $60,

THE MILITANTS.

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The Chairman said the abccked at soch a thing. report was there to be discussed was admitted now that the morph- and he hoped it would take place ine was to come from the colony. His case was that the defendants aa notice had been given.

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The Hon. Mr. E. A. Howett said were merely agents and on the the report was before them and cross-examination of Mak and on he begged to move that the report the evidence Gutiorres No. 1. his be adopted. The estimates had Lordship could have no doubt teen considered by the Select that the defendant was merely an Committed.

agent and that the two principals Mr. Ng Don-tsz seconded and were the plaintiff, on the one hand, the motion was carried.

and the true owner of the morph ine, whose name had been hauded to his Lordship and who was represented by Mr. Cruz, on the other. The other mon were simply intermediaries..

The district land ullico conduct- 11th ed two sales of land yesterday. 12th Lot S. D. 4.-No 3.252, Kowloon Tong, of 1,200 sq. ft.-brought: 14:6 Locker-Lampson made bald to say that the traffic in titles had

und the purchaser Cheng Fuk. 16th now reached a position that was nothing short of a crying scandal.

Lot S. D. 3.-No 1,054 Lyamun,

The President said there were He condemned the sale of titles as absolutely wrong, and he made a

of 4,000 sq. ft.-brought the 'strong, point when he averred that the worst form of aristocracy was

no more minutes on the agenda upset price of $80 only. The an aristocracy of wealth. It is conceivable, of course, that a man

purchaser was Oben Kwong-fat.

for discussion, and asked if any may be both rich and deserving of honour, but surely no man [To the Editor of the Hongkong Morely Picked it up.

one suggested a minute. should be given a title merely because he has an abundance of this

At the Police Coar: this morn-

There being no reply, the Fre- sident announced that that was world's riches. That, however, is what has happened over and

ing before Mr. O. D. Melbourne, Sir,-If your correspondent

The following will represent all the public business, and the over again in England, and it is high time such a thing were made

"Heretic" so approves of the

Chinese was charged with the the V.R.C. "B" against the R.E.Board went into Committee. impossible, Illustrating the point that wealth bore with it its own recompense, the introducer of the Bill brought home a very forceful militant suffragettes and their larceny from the person of a pas- in the Water Polo Shield Cour point. The successful sale of sausages in the North of England methods, why does he not enu- anger on board the 4.8. Wing On, polition to morrow, at 6 p.az A. raw a suficient reward, he observed, and it ought not to late them and do something of $10,03, The prisoner, who ex- . England (Capt.), L. B. Chun- entitle the seller to sit in an ancient and honoured House beside men exciting instead of inflicting his plained that the prosecutor had natt, M. L, Railton, F. L. da like Lord Roberts, Mr. Locker Lampson made another point when views on a weary public in vapid dropped the money and he had Roza, L. C. R. Souza, F. K. Tata Lo accused the Liberale of refraining from transforming the Houss columns of verbiage? Let him only picked it up, was cent to and G. W. Sowell. of Lords into a democratic body, because such a House would offer be consistent. It would be cheary prison for six weeke with four A. J. V. Riberio.

boure' stocks. · to read of a. bomb in the Le attractions to the socially inclined among the party's supporters, Iemarking that the House of Lords was, despite the fact that it was Telegraph offices or in the Catho Bucca of much of its poner, still a receptacle into which the Prime dral pulpit on Sunday. It would Minister might dump the unfortunate, the unhappy and the advertise the suffrage movement vulgar of his party "and at the same time fill the collera of the if the grand stand were burnt down, or the ferry pier, or the party with that cash which was so necessary at election times.

"In this matter, "Honour to whora honour is due" should be club. It would be beat of all if the sole watchword of those who have the distribution of titles in Horetic would take oath to hunger their hands, Unfortunately, in the recent past it. has too often and thirat strike (in and out of bren a case of "Honour to whom the cash supplies." And with gaol) until woman is given the surrow be it said that the ono party has been as guilty as the other vote.

On his own showing, the time This respect. The result is that titles are to-day held in very light asteen. And no wonder.. It will always be something for for words is passed: this is a time

na to be proud of, however, when he wins an honour, honestly, for deeds-Yours, ota., To buy one from the Chief Whip of his party should arouse with-

in him feelings of disgrico.

"MILLIE.

Jane 10, 1914.

TYPHOON WARNING.

Milling.

Reserve :-

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Shanghai Volunteers.

Mr. Jenkin said there was one fact about which there was na dispute,and that was that plaintiff, the executor of the dead man, did pay over to the defendant the sum of $1,950,

Mr. Potter remarked that was that disputed, and Mr. Jen- In bis report on the Shanghai kin replied that at anyrate the Volunteers, Major General Kelly money passed: Twelve hundred were due back from says he was much struck by the dollars keenness displayed by all ranks, someone, and the plaintiff had not adding "there is a reality in their got it. He submitted that who- The Milling Sheet accompanies arrangements which makes them over was the person, who was this Report. Four Willey tables a contrast to the majority of referred to as the real owner, it recovered 30.9 tons of con- Volunteer Corps one meets." He did not prevent there being an centrates, crushed with 30 tons of suggests the addition of a Motor intermediate owner before the The telegram quoted below old Tailings for a recovery of 13 Car Company to consist of those morphine was to have reached the was received by the American ozs. of bullion. During the gentlemen who would be willing handa of the plaintiff. He Consulate General, Hongkong, suspension of mining operations to lend their cars in time of submitted that Baptists and the from the. Manila Observatory at at Bt. Koman we transferred trouble. General Kelly hopes for other man were more than mere nearly all our coolies to Anderson and remarks that "there are far intermediaries. They were buying 9.45 nm. to-day

yolone or Typhoon E. of Mine, and we were consequently too many men in Shanghai who from one vendor at $80 per lb. Vinayas Islands. Direction unable to keep our Mills supplied appear content to let others and selling at $130, thus making

noarly fall time,

defend them.”

the balance of $750 as profit,

known