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"Joy-Ridlag" in Shanghai,
The latest issue of the Shang- bai Municipal Gazette containe the report of the Captain Super
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ia an interesting statement of what is being done to control the naisance of "joy-riding" in motor ears. Special police messures are being taken to cope with it. They take the form chily of clear. rigorous prosecution for every offence of furiona, driving and clear, excessive horn blowing, and, as far as possible, the diversion by night of through hired car traffic American Mail.Das por away from the populous foreign residential districts. Hoogkong Siberian Mail. Dua per will watch with interest Shangbai's efforts in this mater; it had its own trouble with joyiders" scme while ago, before it effecty- ally put a stop to the practice.. Indeed, the Captain Superinten dent frankly announces that "it delight-may be necessary to consider the adoption of a system in force in Hongkong whereby no hired car traffic is allowed in the Colony between the hours of midnight. and dawn.”
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Captain Hilton Jobinaon makes one observation which may be quoted in full. He says:-
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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
WEST RIVER FLOODS.
Total Nearing the $100,000. Mark,
The Tang Wa Hospital begs Concerning the Tal-On Piracy.to suknowledge with thanks the following donations to the blood (June 15.) Mr. Stewart asked Balief Fand."
Hop Foong
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[SPECIAL ARTICLE}· The Hot summer season, when any great activity is out of the the Secretary of State for Foreign Already acknowledged question, provides a splendid Affairs if he can say how many opportunity for taking stook people lost their lives owing to Collected by Kwong Wa
the piracy of the Tai On; how Hospital of movemente in the Colony. We can then compare ideals with any of these were British sub Kowloon Custome Staff, actualities and take pains to inadequate protection afforded by By Cable, Fooohow
jeats; and whether, in view of the First Instalment how and why the ong, falls short of the other. It may therefore be the British Admiralty, he can you Tin Heung Lau well to look somewhat closely into his way to influence the Chinese Cheung On Lau Volunteering in Hongkong, inas Government to augment their Lun Sing Restaurant
service of revenue praisers Ching Tin Restaurant much as the present is, in this
officered by Europeans? matter, the "olose season,
Meesre. Shing On 11 speak the time of the year when for Foreign Affairs: I have no Mesars, Kung Woo On
The Under-Secretary of State Tang Tin Restaurant sotive operations cosas." It is precise information na to the s.s.admitted, by all who are în a
position to jadge, that our Volun-number of persons who lost their teer Force is not what it should lives as a result of the Tai-On be; in numbers, enthusiasm or piracy. The Chinese and the British naval and Colonial author- efficiency. It has been given a definite place in the scheme of the ities are in communication with a " Count the Columns.
Colony's defense, but while Yesterday the Telegraph published 37 columne of solid exceptions must be made in the
osse of a little handful of enthus reading matter. To-day there will be 33 published.
iastiq and capable officers and men, it has to be conceded that, gentleman aware that the only
the river ganboats now are whole, Force does not yet adequately they are both obsolete, and tha. Sandpiper and the Robin, that fulfil its functions.
should the Triumph be commis The authorities, so the writer sioned the crews of both gunboats understands, are not at all satisfied will be absorbed by her, and thore with the present position of will be no river gunboat available Mrs. N. J. Stabb was among the affairs. Indeed, rumour has it at all?
Mr. Aölaad I will take note guests at the China Society's that unless the Force can he dinner held at the Trocadero brought up to the desired etan. of what the hon. member says on Restaurant on June 12.
dard, there may be a need for the subject. the
Boxer Indemnity. white garrison'a being
Mr. James Hogge asked the at ongthened, with the possible result that the Colony will have Secretary for Foreign Affairs
Mrs. Stabb.
In this respect the public. could, if they would, help the
Going Home. Police cons derably, and such Lieut. B. Dryer, inspector of help would be welcomed Ex-army schools at Hongkong, goes perience shows, however, that home this year. while there are always plenty of people who are willing enough to complain in general terms there are very few who care to take the trouble to noto down the number of an offend
If ing car and report it. chauffeurs
*that knew
the public as a whole were actively backing the Police in the
looked för
matter better results might be
not
Quite BO. But that is peculiar to Shanghai.. It is Been elsewhere every day. The same kind of people exist in Hongkong; also in Balham and Polmadie.
It is always easier in most matters. to stand back and criticise then is to go forward and help.
The oblaci of this paper te to publish corradi information, to serve, the truth The Davis Cup....
* and print the news without fear or favour..
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Police Inspector Retiring." We have been informed that Inspector McHardy of the Hong. kong Police Force is to retire in February next, on a pensiou, after twenty-two years' service.
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to pay more for its defence. whether he has received a com- Fork Dealers of Salyingpun Efforts are, therefore, being made munication from the Edinburgh Sergeant to increase the strength of the Chamber of Commerco and man- Force. Now, in examining into ufacturers suggesting that £250,- the causes of the relative nam 000 might be allocated from the erical strength of the Corps, a few amount of the Boxer Indemnity blunt things have to be said. to establish a British university at Bus in a matter of this kind it is Hankow; and whether he proposes well to get quickly down to the to entertain the same? bire facts. One reason, the writer from the Edinburgh Chamber of Mr. Aoland: The memorial is assured, why more young men Commerce referred to has been do not join up is because Unlawfully Preparing Oplum. our element; they received, and is under considera-
At the Police Court, this morn- ing, before Mr. Wood, Revenue object, rightly or wrongly does Anglo-Japanese Commercial Officer Wilden charged a Chinese with Asiatics, and especially to not matter, to being associated wish rulawfully preparing opium. the possibility of being thrown Socretary of State for "Foreign 1. (16th.) Sir J.D. R es asked the into a "coloared" tent during Affairs whether the treaty of 1905 between the United Kingdom and camp time.
The Camp Question. Japan postalsted equal rights for Ling Long Co. There may be reason
the commerce and industry of Messrs. Sing Kee their objections or there may both nations; and, if so, whether be none, but the writer is told the rigorous exclusion of British
Lai Cheung that this question keeps out ships from the coasting_trade of many a young man who would Japan while subsidised Japanese otherwise join the Corps. Then,
vessels participated in such trade
A fine of $100 was imposed. Western Union
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1914.
THE EMPRESS DISASTER.
There is evidently to be a stiff fight in the Davis Cup Competi tion between England and France which began on Saturday and will be completed to-day. The English team consists of J. G. Parke, H. Koper Barrett, T. M. Mavrogordato and A.R.r. Kings. cate. Parke and Mavrogordato have won their singles, but to day's wire shows that the latter and Roper Barrett have gone down to one of the French pairs. Gore and Dixon were not called
Feeble and Fatile,
Coolie fojured.
A coolie has been sent to the hospital 'suffering from injuries to his head, received by falling from a ship in the course of construction in Bailey's yard.
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upon this time, and consequently It has been reported to the there is the camp question. between Indian ports, and con- the English team is a younger one police that some person stole from Many Britishers are kept out of ducted a Japanese service exclu than probably ever before. Parke a public chair at Bank Wharf, & the ranks because they know full sively between Calcutta and Mr. was certain of his place after his small rattan basket valued $2 well that their employers would Rangoon, was justified by the splendid form last year, although containing bathing apparel valued he has not been doing so wonder- $21,
not grant them camp leave and terms of the treaty. The question of who was to blame for the terrible disaster to the fully well this season, while Roper To Consignees,
Sir E. Grey replied that the Empress of Ireland, which resulted in the sacrifice of over a thou Barrett is, of course, still our
a practical point of view, the 1905 agreement between the sand human lives, has been answered by the Court of Inquiry which greatest tactician. Kingscote, the Radnorshire, Mark, Indraghiri, valuable to the Volunteer, and to affirmed the adherence of both and especially Sir Marons, have
Consignees of cargo by the period in camp is by far the most United Kingdom and Japan has been sitting at Quebec under the presidency of Lord Mersey. farmer Army champion, is new to and Prinz Eitel, Friedrich are deprive him of it is to prevent Powers to the principle of equal rendered the greatest services to The catastrophe is laid at the door of the Storstad, and the blame is International honoure, while reminded that goods remaining him from becoming thoroughly opportunities for the commerce the country and the Admiralty. directly fastened on to one of her officere for changing the course of Mavrogordato, although chosen to undelivered after to-morrow will efficient. Yet one hears of care and incastry of all nations in Wewere pioneers of the liquid-fuel the vessel in the fog and for keeping the navigation of the vessel in represent the British Isles in be subject to rent his own hands, failing to call the captain when he saw the fog coming: 1910, has never before played in
-not small firma eitbs where Chins. The coasting trade of the industry. It was in our steamers This is an extremely grave indictment to bring against one man, a Davis Cup match. The team Engineer's Loss, Volunteering, far from being two countries was dealt with in a that the Admiralty gained their but it is safe to say that it has not been brought without a full and has a stiff task before it, even if The engineer of the steam encouraged, is almost discourag impartial consideration of the evidence as to what happened on that it gets through the present match. launch Li Yik has reported that ed. That should not be. The treaty dated April 3, 1811, which first experience 25 years ago. dreadful night some six weeks ago.
same person etole a watch, chain employers have their duty as well provided that the trade should be Engineer officers made trips in regulated according to the laws our steamers from Hongkong and sad pendant from his jacket as the employees have theirs. The latest piece of foolery Both before and during the inquiry into the disaster, the most
which
of the United Kingdom and Japan the Black Sea in order to study conflicting statements were made as to precisely what happened started by the Nonconformists at pocket. The artiles were valued Two
respectively.
the use of liquid fuel. We have before the ships came together in the fatal collision. Captain Home, judging from the Times at $20. His jacket was hanging tribute to the present unsatis
Oil for the Navy Mr. Churchill never received any recognition factory position of our
and the "Shell,” » for the services we rendered. On Kendall and Captain Anderean both contended that the other chang-just to band, is "Come to by the porthole, Kendall and of his vesel, while each maintained that he did not church campaign. In some places, Allen exper was charged at Cannot the remedies be found? Admiralty made a long and with the greatest hostility from Volunteers have been mentioned. (1/th.) The First Lord of the the contrary, we have always met. The latter was very definite on the point, and contended that he had pays the Times, "the milk-cana the right of way, while the mate of the Storstad said the Empress left on every doorstep bear the the Police Court, this morning, Why not, in regard to the first interesting speech on the Govern the British Navy. I represent the right of way, use the crosed the Storstad's bows. This reminder Don't forget to go to by Ravenue Officer Knight, with aim at establishing separate comment's proposal to sequire capital 12,000 British shareholders in the The valgarity allowing his boat to be used for panies of various nationalities; in the Anglo-Persisa Oil Shell Transport Company, and version of the happenings was, however, stoatly contested by the church to-day.'
of this sort of thing is only the exportation of opium-Go-all British subjects, of course? Company to the amount of I protest on their behalf that we other side. All that transpired at the inquiry is not, of courco, known here, as only the barest outline of the proceedings has come matobed by its utter uselessness, vernment prepared. The ease And why not, so far as the other $2,200,000, for the purpose of have done nothing to justify the through by wiro. It was the task of the Court to sift the evidence. In the first place, it is no business was remanded until to-morrow point is concerned, mako attend. maintaining an amared supply of First Lord in accusing us of ance at camp compulsory for all oil fuel for the Navy. In the having exploited the Admiralty until the truth was got at. This the members have done, and it of the National Free Church afternoon.
Volunteers? With these two course of his remarks he said: or neglected the interests of the may be taken as a certainty that the conclusions at which they have Council whether people go to a Steamer's Overhaul. matters out of the way, the future" All oriticisms have come from country." arrived are the result of a careful analysis of the statements of the place of worship on a Sunday or
The Sze Yap steamer Shun Lee of our citizen soldiers should be Sir Marcus Samuel, one of the numerona witnesses. One feature which cannot be overlooked is stop away. In the second, if a (Capt. Somerville) goes off the fully assured.
The resolution authorising the that neither of the Captains have been found at fault; they both man is dieposed to stay away West River run for a month or
heads of the Shell Company, and expenditure was carried by 254 his spokesmen," and be concluded to 18. appear to have done all that was humanly possible under the most from church, he will not be disso to-day in order to undergo
his speech with stinging sarcasms trying circumstances, and they come out of the inquiry with that suaded by impertinent interfer-overhaul. She will first be taken ence of this description. It never to Yaumati Bay, where minor
Wanted, 50 Malaria Patients. addressed to that corporation, comforting knowledge in their minde.
Officials and othere returning "We bavenoquarrel with the Shell Railway Concessions in Japan. to acer improvements will be effected, occar
With reference to the statement What has happened cannot be altered, and it is as well to try tain type of religious meddler and later she will go to Taikoo from tropical countries with a Company. We have always found and forget the terrible story, hard though this will be to very many, that in interesting himself in Dooks, where new boilers will be touch of malaria have an excellent them most courteous, considerate, issued by the Japanese Foreign in seeking to gain wider knowledge from what has occurred. Ex. the salvation of his neighbour's installed.
opportunity of being doctored and ready to oblige: anxions to Office regarding the reported free, as will be seen from the fol- serve the Admiralty and proteol grant of railway concessions to perience is dearly bought; it has proved an in this case, and it will soul he may be dictating to a man Bons of the load of the Empress of Ireland to call forthis recommend in the moral and spiritual scale.given on the grounds of the Civil 50 malaria, patients to undergo price." (Laughter.) In the matter Mongolia, where Japan possesses prove so in the future. It has taken a disaster of the tragio dimen who is many miles above himself An open air concert is to be lowing advertisement which the interests of the British Navy British capitalists in South Man- appears in The Times:-Wanted, and the British Empire at a churia and Eastern and Inner ation that in future all port-holes and as many water-tight doors a
Service Cricket Club, Happy free curative treatment under of price, however, the Admiralty special rights recognised by all possible he closed during fog. This is an ominently sensible sug
Valley, on Saturday evening next, supervision of West End physi- had been treated to the full the Powers, Reuter's Agenty in gestion to advance, especially as regards the closing of the water
commencing at 8.45 P.m. when
cians. No quinine or arsenic rigour of the game... me informed on inquiry in offioist fight doors. Its efficacy, when pat into practice, was atrikingly
The Brazil steamer Iguape has the following ladies and gentle administered; relapsing cases or Mr, S, Samuel, I have been circles that the statement fairly demonstrated only a few weeks ago, when the N.D.L. liner Kaiser Wilhelm II was, in a fog, rammed amidships at right angleg below been sold to Philippine buyers were consented to appear patients returning to malaria condboted with the oil industry represents the position da far as the water-line by the steamer Incemore. Not a single life was lost. with delivery at Manile. She was Mrs. Edwards, Soprano ; Mre, stricken distrista preferred. for 40 years, but I should not concerns His Majesty's Govern topdman, Mr. Bae,
Boems to
Sold to the Philipplaas,"
peared the ship's water-tight doors were all closed. It is to be dimensions 190 ft. by. 38.2 ft. by hoped that the recommendation of the Court in this regard will now 10 ft., and has engines with be taken up and incorporated as a requirement in the regulations Cylinders 183 in, and 30 in.
24 in. stroke. governing navigation at ses,
Open Air Concert.
Gott Cawby, Tonor; Mr. England, of Meazza, Wainwright and Co., but for the very unjustifiable capitalists to obtain concessio Baritone Mr. Harry Ralph, En solicitors, 9. Staple-inn, London, attack the First Lord made up in those areas without tortainer; Miss Rosie Boanas; w0 Envelope to be marked my company and my brother, Bir communication with the Mrs Suitor; and Prof.Danenberg, Parede mexan
Marcus Samuel, . I claim that wa, Government, Accompanists.
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