A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
ESTABLISHED 1841
ERATED WATER
MANUFACTURERS. FORMAZONE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 7, 1914,
An Excellent Deterrent,
Commander Bookwith is to be congratulated on having devised. a means of checking the tendency on the part of certain local Chin- Ax to go, self-invited, on board the various vessels lying in her- bour. Yesterday the Commander showed his appreciation of the
A REFRESHING, INVIGORATING and PALATABLE drink onergies of one of these gentry particularly suited for Tennis and Bathing Parties.
Pints $ per doz. Splits 60 ets, por duzi ̧ "
PYERIS.
Chemically, an exact reproduction of a well known German Whisky. Onot try a Whisky Pyeris and you will ask for it again, spring, at half the price. Blends Perfectly with Spirits, especially
Prices: $0.85 per doz. Pints. $0.50 per doz..Splits.
STONE GINGER BEER. The only formented Stone Ginger Beer in the Far East. The real charm of Stone Ginger Boor is the flavour produced by partial formentation; without this no Stone Ginger Beer can be said to be genuine.
DAY BY DAY.
THE TAI ON PIRACY
HAVE MADE A MAN HAPPY,
THINGS WHICH NEVER COULD Rescue Work Appreciate d DEVELOP A POWER TO MAKE HIM STRONG. STRENGTH AND OT HAPPINESS, OR RATHER ONLY THAT HAPPINESS WHICH COMES BY STRENGTH, 19 THE END OF HUMAN LIVING-Breaks.
The Weather.
Lower level 8 a.m, Temp sunshine.
The Mails.
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Presentations to Officers and Crows of Shun Lee and
Shiu On,/
WEST RIVER FLOODS.
Wa Fund Totals Over $65,000,
STAR FERRY FARES.
New Family Ticket Arrangement.
Comes Into Force Next Month,'
200.00
The new plan will come into 150.00 force from the lat. of next month, and by it the number of persons *150.00 travelling on a $0 family ticket
The Tong Wa Hospital bega in
At the present time monthly acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the Flood family tickets are issued by the Relief Fund -**
Star Ferry Company at the rate There was an interesting gath Already acknowledged
of 89 per month, irrespective of 83:ering at the offices of the Hong-
$50,514 95 the number of persons comprising kong Sze Yap Commercial and Canton Nanyang Bro
the family." The Company 75; Industrial Corporation, Con-
thers Tobacco Co. 500.00 now, however, notifies an im naught Road, on Sunday after-Fan Tek Lau
403.00 pending change in the rates to be. noon, when the captain, officers, Mosers, Woo Hing
30000 charged, these to vary with the and ships crews of the steamers "Yee Cheong Shun Lee and Shiu Op were
200.00 size of the family. "Yee Woo entertained to a reception and Lan On Company mado the recipients of variousMessrs. Fuk Cheong
Hing Dorflinger to-morrow. rendered in the eaving of life on The Staff and Students Siberian Mail-Dae per 9.8. presents in recrgaition of services
Maila-Close per as. Em... Tai On. The function was American, Canadian and Siberian the occasion of the piracy of the press of Russia to-morrow at arranged by the Corporation named and the Sun Ning Society, s.s. and the presentations were made to-on behalf of the former by Mr. Loi Yam-onen (director) and Mr. U Fo-son (manager), and on be half of the Sun Ning Society by Mr. Ng Ia-ting; while the complimentary speeches deliver ed during the course of the proceedings were interpreted by Mr. Y. O. LoW.
by means of a fifty dollar fine, or in default, a couple of months' imprisonment. A few sharp
At the Peak 8.a.m. Temp sontonces such as this, and we shall soon hear very nearly the sunshine. the truth were known, a goodly German Mail Duo ger se Prinz last of this class of offences. If part of the opium-smuggling and
Eitel Friedrich to-morrow arma-stowing could probably be
at 6 a.m. laid to the account of these people. On some pretence or other, they contiva to sneak past the quar termuster on duty, and. by the time they again leave the ship, contraband goods have been rencoafully slowed. Ocensionally in leaving, they further manage to take with them any convenient- wellly purtible articles that chance to lie to hand. We hope to hear soon that some more membera of) this disreputable fraternity have been called upon to interview the marine magistrato.
Prico $0.85 per doz. DRY CINCER ALE. FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY. Ita "Dryness? is a feature which has helped to give this drink the popularity it so deserves.
Prices-$1.00 per doz. Pints. $0.60 per doz. Splits.
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Righteous Retribution,
We do not suppose many tears will be shed over the deaths of
Own
·10.30 ...
Siberiun Muri-Closes per
Prinz Eitel Friedrich morrow at 4 p.m.
Count the Columns, " Yesterday the Telegraph pablished 35 columns of solid reading matter. To-day there will be 33 pablished.
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of Yeak Ohi Girla Uollege Mr. Oban Wan Sau Messrs. Chad Pat Chung Mak Taung Shang...
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Woo Fat Shing Compradore, Carlowitz
& Co. Compradore, Reater, Brockelmann & Co. Messrs. Sui Tseung Mesars. Ming Kee Messrs. On Tai Mesara, Yu Lee Yuen... Mr. Young Kan Tour... The presentations made by the Mesara. Kwong Fok Sun Ning Society were a silver Yuan goblet each to Capt. Somerville Mesare. Shiu Wo and Capt. Weatherhead, masters Messrs. Yan Shun Leaving by the Russla. Sweden, with Mire. Nilesen, leave cases to Mr. MacKeshaio (Chief Messrs. Yust Long Chan
Mr. Arthur Nilesen, Consul for respectively of the Shan Lee and Mr. Lo Uhip Shan
the Shiu Oa; silver cigarette Messrs. Kin Yuen Hoog to-morrow for the North by the Officer of the Shiu On) and Mr. Cho Ynt Fak...... Empress of Russia. They will be G. Williams (mate of the Shun Mee Yuk absent for about six weeks.
On Leave,
Mr. H. E. Wolf, Commissioner of Customs at Kongmoon, is at present in Hongkong. He is on his way to Japan on two and a half anothe' leave.
the four raffans who were killed by a bomb of their manufacturo in New York yester- day. We are not usually vindictive but we would certainly like to see the same fate overtake a few more manufacturers of infernal machines. According to our wire of last night the men killed were members of the Association of Industrial Workers of the World
The Swedish steamer Nippon, which went ashore on Scarbo name of the organisation is high-
rough Reef last year, has come sounding enough, in all con- out from Europe on her fret science; but it is a trifle mislead- ing. The Loafers of the World" Voyage eines the mishap. She leaves Hongkong for the North would probably have come nearer this evening. to trath; for it is the experience of most of us that the man who
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY' 7, 1914.
CHINESE IN JAVA.
From the Southern papers, we learn that the Dutch Govern- ment in Java is bent upon improving the social condition of its many Chinese subjects. Apparently lost time is to be made
of up for. Chinese organisationa
various sorts are to receive a due amount of official help, and the Chinese themselves are gradually to be encouraged to bear a larger share in the public life of the Colony. We notice, too, that the Government especially turning its attention towards educational facilities. Already a public school, which will include in its curriculum tho proper teaching of Chinese, has been begun, and other schoole on similar lines are to be looked for in the near future."
is
The Nippon.
Promotion.
The Presentations.
Lee); and medals to all who Mesara. Tung Yick ...... mandad the boats of the two
50
On Kee
ships and assisted in the rescue Mr. Cheak Ming Shan work. The Sze Yap Corporation Shi Shan Ting...
Lam Saa Ting... also presented Capt. Somerville with A beautiful address, in Cheuklu Foong. English and". Chinese, one Messrs. Man Fuk similar to which is also to Tseung "T be handed Capt. Weatherhead Messrs. Hang Kas Hong." The Admiralty notifies that lateron; to Mr. Williams the Corp Compradore. Siemgsen works hard and conscientiously Sab-Lieutenant R. C. Clavell has oration also presented a silver bas-little-time-left-fir sedition, been promoted to Lieutenant, cigarette case. All the gifts bore anarchiam or bomb-making. Such with seniority of April 15, and
Euitable inscriptions. worthy occupations as these are re-appointed to H.MS. Triumph, beat suited to those who will for Kennet, in lieu of Sub- neither work themselves nor-if Lieutenant. they can help it-allow others to work.
International Contests.
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Fokl Drowned. A shop coolie residing at 10, Victoria Street, reports that at 6.15 p.m. on the 6th inst.," a foki, Among lawa tennis enthusiasts named Chan Yat, in jumping attention has, for the past week from the On Lee to the wharf fell or so, been centred on the great between the ship and the wharf. championship games at Wimble and was drowned. The body has don, where the best players of the not been recovered. world have been meeting in
Opium Polsoning. friendly rivalry. Consideration of A man named Lo Kai, of 83, this fact prompts the suggestion Des Voeux Road West, wHE that Hongkong might very well removed by his friends first to the have an International Week Tang Wa Hospital and later to every year, competitions to be the Government Civil Hospital drawn up providing for singles auffering from the effects of opium One has to know something about the Datob and their and doubles events representative poisoning, self-administered, "He" traditional attitude towards the nod-Europosa before one can fully of various nationalities. Thore died shortly after bis admission. appreciate the sacrifice of prejudice on their part which this new are in Hongkong players of many
Man Overboard. movement implies. Of the great colonising peoples of the past nationa; in fact, we know of one The master of the 8.8. Hopsang four centuries-the Dutch, the British and the Fortuguese (togeth- tennis clab which has close on a has reported that on the 6th inst.. or, of course, with the Spanish) only the British seem to have been dozen different peoples represent-abont 5 a.m., while on the high able throughout to strike a just middle in their behaviour towards ed in its membership. What seas between Singapore and dependent coloured races. The stern Teuton prejudice of the could be better, therefore, than to Hongkong, a coal passer was Dutch prompted them at all times to hold themselves entirely aloof arrange a yearly, fixture in which found to he missing while on his from their African, American and Asiatic subjects; they refused to all who take a common delight watch. The man in supposed to Intermarry with them and, in most cases, even to admit that in the game could try their have accidentally fallen overboard: they had the smallest right to a voice in their own Government. prowess one against the other? and been drowned. The Portuguese and-Spaniards, when they were not going to It only requires a few leading | Latest Advertisements, extremes of cruelty towards the conquered races, allowed them-spirits to take the matter up, and Consigness' notices are izaned selves to mix with them socially, and frequently to marry into their the organisation of the event regarding the Suedmark, the families. The British, more far-seeing and perhaps more natural-should be an easy matter. And, Nippon and the Dilwara.-Page ly just than either of these, took the middle path of granting while we are on the subject, why 5. reasonable and not unreasonable-liberty to the coloured people, could not the idea be carried a Mr. G. P. Lommert is selling thus gradually gaining their respect and usually their loyalty. step farther by arranging internn- | valuable household furniture at It would seem that Holland, after many centuries of following her tional football and cricket matches his sales room on the 11th, inst. own devices, has at last decided to take a leaf out of Great Britain's periodically.
book, and, if we are not wonderfully mistaken, within a generation
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The Address.
The Address presented to Capt. Somerville read as follows:— .
Somerville, Mr. John P. Master of the steamboat Shun Lea.
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You arë charitable, poaceful
man
of
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Messrs. Yuen Cheong
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··· Lea Messrs. Kwong Cheong.
"Mow Shong Tong
Kwong On Cheong "Ho Ping Kee
Yick Tai Hang Po On Lang Tin Wo Tong Chino-Siam Steam Navi- gation Co., Ld. Mesare. Wing Shing
Chan
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will be limited to three. Child- ren under six years of age, how- 126.20 ever, will be free. Monthly 100.00 family tickets will be issued for 100.00 more than three persons on the
following scale 100.00 4 or 5 persons $12.00 per month, 100,00
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100.00 considered
100.00 family-Husband, wife and un- 100.00 married children, governess, 100.00 nurse or amah, living, in the same 100.00 house,
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CONTRACTOR'S SUIT.
Claims $500 fram Tlie Dealers.
This morning in the Summary 75.00 Court, before Mr. Justice Haze 50.00 land, Paisne Judge, the cusO WAS 50.00 continued in which Li Pun-kee, a 50,00 contractor of West Point, sued 50.00 Fong Yu-kee and Sung Ching- 50.00 chun of the Ying Lung Firm, tile 50.00 dealers, to recover the sum of 50.00 $511.50, being the balance due 50.00 for work done on sixteen houses
at Pokfulam, Lot No. 51. In the 50.00 alternative the plaintiff claimed 50.00 $511.59 as money had and received by the defendants or 50.00 either of them to the use of the
plaintiff.
50.00 Mr. G. K. Hall Bratton appear- 50.00 ed for the plaintiff, and Mr. 50,00 Lewis, of Messre. Johnson, Stoken" 50.00 and Master, for the defence. 50.00
The case, which has been before 50,00 the court on another occasion, 50.00 concerned the concreting work to 50.00 be done to houses being erested for
the French Fathers. The con- 50.00 tract was performed, in the first
instance, by the plaintiff for a 50.00 contractor whose services, as his 50.00 rate of progress was slow, ware 50.00 dispensed with, and the defend- 50 00 Bots were called in. The plaintiff · 50.00 agreed to. work on for the 50.00 defendants and alleged that the 50.00 defendants agreed to pay him for 50.00 the work which he had done. 50.00 under the old contractor. 50.00
The case was proceeding as we 50.00 went to press.
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MOTOR MISHAP.
Coolle Slips in Front of Car, 50.00 A coolie named Lo Chenog, 50.00 residing at 32, Jardine's Bazaar, 50.00 was walking along Garden Road, 50.00
at the jasotion of Queen's Road, 50.00 with two others when a motor 50,00 oar came down the road. The
brave, temperament, ageous in spirit, whose recent! exploits of generous and heroic Hang Yick gallantry will ever hold the Ying Shing Lung human sympathy in the deep! Mr. Wong Pak Yan sense of deference and admira- Mesars. Fong On Hoog tion. On April 27, 1914, the Kwong Yee, steamboat Tai On, departing Mr. Lau Cho Ting
'' Li Ho Yu from Hongkong for Kongmoon, while she was passing the Ki Mr. Choy Chung Shan Au seas en route, was attacked Messrs. Hung Tak there and plundered by a band Messrs. Tu Hang of pirates and set on fire to Tang Tai Oo pany donapire the dustardly work Messrs. Cheong Lang of destruction against the Measre. Kwong Hang safety of nearly 600 passengers Mesers. Tai Yick Chai on board, who had then to Messrs. Ya Shing struggle for life amidst the Mosore. Yee On Teeung disasters of conflagration Mesara. Wong Lap Kee and water, writhing in inde-Messrs. Tung Kee eoribable pain. At this critical Messrs. Shing Lee time your steamboat, going to Messrs. Ka Lung Hongkong from Kongmoon as Messrs. On Wing Chan usaal, witnessed the situation, Meaara. Lun On and you, being moved by the Messra. Chan Shun Hing tondereet human heart within Messrs. Hang Taon Bing you, at once stopped your boat Messra. Kwan Lee and commanded the stal of Messrs. Kam Woo Chan officers and the entire crew to Messrs, Him Shun bravo the adventure into the Mesera. Kwong Yisk Lung deep and succeeded in the Messrs. Him Shang Fat rescue of 176 perishing scala. Mesers. Tung Cheong Wing 50.00 These passengers saved had Fok Pun Shi owed the salvation of their Mr. Cheung Tin Shan lives to your noble impulses, Mr. Yau Soi Chi your courage and your sense of Messrs. Ho Oheong Woo. public duty, ...We, therefore, in the name of the Corporation, rosive to offer you tribute of eminent respect in acknowledgment of your valourons sabievement, with lov- ing gratitude, and, in the be half of our fellow-countrymen, Moara Sui Cheong do hereby present to you on this Kung Bing Company.... occasion the testimonial which Kwong Hing Company, we wish you to koop as a gift of congratulation and our affec- tionate esteem.. THE SZE YAP COMMERCIAL AND
INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION. Hongkong, June 1914.
A. B. the Swedish Trading Company in China advertise Diesel engines.—Page 5.
TYPHOON WARNINGS,
abe will have good cause to congratulate herself on the now plan. Barthquake Visitations." The Chinese--as we in Hongkong know well-if they sometimes cause the Government a certain amount of trouble, are, in the main, An account of the Sumatra respectable, loyal and law-abiding, if given fair treatment; and, by earthquake appears in this issue their constant industry and painstaking, can do more for a tropical and shows that, though it is not country than any other race. The Javanese, like the rest of the quite so bad as had been feared Maloys, are not, and never will be, devoted to hard work. It is not from statements made in the their instinct to think of bettering their surroundings, and, so long earlier messages, it is serious
The telegram quoted below was as they see the next meal assured, they will never look any farther enough. But that region is received by the American Con ahead. To whom better could the farther development of their essentially one of earthquake salate General, Hongkong, from Country be entrusted, then, then the Chiness a people that will do a trouble. In 1907 an earthquake the Manila Observatory at 7.40 fair day's work for a fair day's wage and, where allowed to trade of some magnitude visited the freely, will add enormously to the revenue of the country which western side of Sumatra, the pm. yesterday
Crolone or Typhicon-S. E. of they inhabit? Looking at the matter from all points of view, we island of Simalu was swallowed Maino sima, moving N. or cannot help regarding the now step as the wisest that the Dutch up, and a tidal wave caused con- N.NE. Government in the Far East has taken for many a long year. siderable loss of life. Forty years
Cyaline or Typhoon-E. of Hongkong pessimists may try to argue that the Dutch are giving before that, hundreds of people North Luzon, less than 300 the proverbial inch which, where Chinese are concerned, will right perished during an earthquake in milen distant, moving W.N.W. speedily be converted into the proverbial yard; and that presently Java, and the famous eruption of the newcomers will be over-running Java, and adding fifty per Krakatoo, in 1983, was respon- cent. to the troubles of the Government by means of their storet sible for huge loss of life. If we societies and other abominations. We are far from agreeing, for remember that Japan is always we think too well of Dutch common sense. From what we know more or less in a state of earth of the Hollander, we are very well antisfied that the Chinese will quake and reflect that Hongkong find that there is still a big reserve of "Thus for shalt thou go" lies in an almost direct line Meine ims, inclining westward. left in his composition, the first time they attempt to carry matters between these two regions, we Cyclone or Typhoon-Near or with too high a hand; and that it will only be so long as boycotta, consider ourselves very fortunate over the southern Ladrone or ed to-day indicating a typhoon strikes, gang robberies and other objectionable features are kept out in that the Colony is spared these Maria Islands, moving W.N.W. of the programme that he will show himself so wonderfully terrible visitations.
or Nake amiable and agreeable towards his Chinese brethren.
Oralne or Typhoon-E. of the Shera Ladrons or Mariana lande, moving W.N.W. or N.W. The following telegram was received at 11.35 a.m. today
Cyclone or Typhoon-S. of
Typhoon Signals Hofstede The typhoon signals were hoist East of the Colony at a distance
of over three hundred miles.
5000 driver sounded his born, and as 50.00 Lo Cheung was endeavouring to 50.00 get out of the way he slipped 50.00 and fell. The motor car passed 50.00
over his left foot and caused. 50.00 injuries which necessitated the 50.00 removal of the injured man to 50 00 the hospital.
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LANGKAT OUTPUT.
The Langkat output for Jano was 8,663 tons and the average. daily output was 288.78 tons:-
Messrs. Wright - and Hornby. advise us that the output for July is -
50.00 Mr. Chan Lai Shang....
50,00 Messrs. WaiShang Hong Compradore, Arnhold, Karberg & Co... Compradore, Peninsular and Oriental 8. N. Co.
Ltd. Messrs. Hing Kee Mr. Lam Hon Hing Mr. Ip Kuk Ya Mesare. Ying Fat Yuen Mesare. Wing Tung Tak Mesura, Kwong Ynen Mr. Fa Tick Pang Mr. Cheng Chang King Mr. Ng Wai Chi Messrs. Woo Lun Messrs. Shin On Wing Messrs, Kwong Ya Wing Messrs. Tai Hing Woo More Fak Loo
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1st July...
283 tons
2nd
204 :
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3rd
219
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4th
220
5th
219
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6th-
228
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60.00
Total to date
.*1,443
200.00
Daily average 240.3 tons."
80,00
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60.00
50.00.
200.00
200.00 Mr. Chan Kwan Kok 150.00 Mr. Fan Tas Woo 100.00 Messrs. Yee On 100.00 Messrs. Tai Chan $100.00 Mosers Hip Kat 100.00 Messrs. Tung Hing Lang 100.00 Mossrs. Kwan Treung 100.00 100.00 $75,00
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Shing
Total to date - 865,339.15.
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