QUEEN'S COLLEGE
KONA MA.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
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possessore of this delightful little Games Pavilion....
Mr. Iving then declared the pavilion open, having opened the Opening of the Sports Pavillon. door with a silver key beautifully
gilded and suitably inscribed,
There was a good attendance at the opening of the Queen's College eporta pavilion which was opened by Mr. E. A. Irving,, yesterday ayoning. Among those present were Meears. Grant, James, Rale ton, Carpenter, Balilios, Wells and Major Humphraya.
Mr. T. K, Dealy, in the course of an address said:
The compact little building in front of which we are standing, owes its existence to the activity of the Queen's College Games Committee a body which was called into existence, about three yourasgo for the batter control of our gamaa. For anoy yours, I bad personally watched the slow but unmistakable growth of a liking for games among our scholars. I clearly real, that in the far-off middle eighties, when no sobolar apparently wanted to play games; violent effort of any kind seemed to be looked upon as andigaifieri. And it was quite a
perceptible time-yours in fact
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Having insproted the well bailt and furnished rome, Mr. Irving said it was extremely kind of them to ask him to open that splendid pavilion and to present him with that beautifol key which he would always keep as a memo rial of that interesting event, It was a very interesting event indeed to his mind, because that was the first time so far as he could remember that a sobooi in Bingkong had done what was A
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1915
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1890.
SHARE REPORT.
Che.. quotations which follow are from the Hongkong Telegraph for October 23rd 1890.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Now Issue-$252 per share,
buyers.
Union Insurance Society of Canion-$93 per share, ex-div. buyers.
China Traders' Insurance Com pany-$83 per share, burora.
mon practice of schorls in Eugland, a Queen's College had always set itself out to follow the good traditions of English Publp School that was to act on is initiative without having own more recourse in the Government-Tis, 70 per share buyera. than was absolutely necessary. The boys at Queen's College had dans this and they had deprived themselves of little luxuries, on put their money into a common fund and they had produced that charming bailding. It is to such a predit to the architect,
North China Insurance -The 340 per abare, sellers.
Canton Jasurance Company Lid.-$118 por share, buyurs.
Yangiezo Insurance Association
SPECIAL CABLE,
THE SEIZURE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION IN SHANGHAI
1
DAY BY DAY.
AN AUSTRIAN ATTEMPT TO, BRIBE FOREIGN DETECTIVE.ines for the Week ending. Jib
(From Our Own Correspondent).
Shanghai, October 23, 1.35 a..
uro of arms and ammunition at Shanghai on October 18., (reported The British Assessor, adjudicating in the matter of the seiz in our special cable of that date) said that the evidence giren showed that sa Austrian had attempted to bribe a foreign detective to give up certain papers, which it was believed, disclosed the fact that Calcutta was the destination of the arms...
ITALIAN CONVENT.
Bazaar Opened To-day.
A visit to the Italian Convent, just now, is very entertaining. To the stranger it appeare wonderia! that the beautifully painted aush iona, the remarkably artistio need- pre-lework and drawn work should
Hongkong Fire Insurance Com. pang-$330 per sbore, sailors.
China Fire Insurance Company 1-$89, per share, buyera.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company-877 per cent, mium, buyera.
Mr. Carpenter, who had kindly Steamboat Company-$6 per
of children, and Chinese children he within the scope of the abilitiea
at that, who, when they fires
A YEAR AGO TO-DAY.
LEADING EVENTS IN THE
OREAT WAR,
Www.
Extracte from the war news con-
tained in the "Hongkong Telegraph" of Jctober 23,
1914.
Preparations to Attack England,"
paper, who spent five days with The correspondent of a London
the Germans at Ghent, coufirma the report that they have been
Hongkong, Canton and Macao share, buyers.
come under the supervision of China and Manila Steamshit the painstaking nuns, knew Company--$1294
ehare. per
not how to hold A needle, pouring rainforesmente to the buyers.
This morning, the bazaar, a coast, boasting that they are Company-nually held in connection with making preparations to attack
the Convent, was opened, and England. visited by Lady May among a number of others. Tuera waA DO
Ilongkong Gas $135 per share, sellers.
Hongkong Hotel Company $170 per ularo, vollere,
Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per coat. Debentures-$501.
Hongkong and Kowloon Whar: and Godown Company.-873 per share, sellers.
Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. $10 per share, sellers. A, S. Watson and Co., $22 per share, buyers.
Hongkong High Level, Tram way Co., Ltd.-$105 per share bayore..
Hongkong Steam Laundry Co.. Ltd.-$25 per share, nominal.
Green Island Cement Co. (old issue).$25 per share, sellers.
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VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Kailan. Mining Administration
We are informed that the total output of the. Administration's
October amounted to 50327, tone and the asles during the period, to 57105 tope..
Chinese Dianer to the D.S.P.
Reserves.
of the Chinese company of the The inepectors and sergeants Police Reserve gave a compli
IRON-CROSSED
AEROPLANE.
German Aeris! Attack on
Nancy.
Paris, September 16-Details of the capture of Albatross B220, which was obliged to descend
plied to the Temp Dear Calais owing to a bullet through her petrol tank, are sap-
The machine was mounted by a
entary dinner last night, as the noncommisioned officer, as pilot To Yaan restaurant, to Mr. F, O. and an officer se observer. On Jonkio, Deputy Superintendent landing the latter, who spoke of the Reservas. A very hearty French correctly, shouted to the welcome was accorded to, the soldiers not to fire, as they aur guest and a most enjoyable even rendered. The Albatross bore ing was epeat mới nhật b
sixteen iron orosses, eight on the wings, four on the fail, and two esch side of the pilot's coat. The machine was unarmed and the The planes were pierced with a aviators only curried revolvere, number of bullet holce, near three of which was written the inscrip- tion, "Bethune, August 18,"
Alice Memorial Hospital, The Hou, Treasurer of the Alica Memorial and Affiliated Hospitale the following donation to the bega to acknowledge with thanks funds of the Hospitals:-Mra, Wilson £3 $85 33; Sandal Wood Dealers Guild $57.70; Fresh Fish Guild $30;.St. Peter's Church 89.
Deported to Singapore.
Tais morning a member of the NAVY'S HOUR Hazeland's decision permitting Singapore Police awaited Mr.
bim to take back to Singapore, & Chinese charged with stealing aud enticing away a Chinese custody of the husband and father, women and her children from the The same charge is laid against another min, not in custody. His Worship made.au order for the prisoner to be taken to Singapore.
PASTRIERA
APPROACHES.
11.-и.
When Germany Will Regret
Her Piracy.
Lazeesan, ex-Minister of Marine,
Poris,September writes in the Petit Parisien re- garding the naval work of the Allies.
"I have said and written many times that in a war between the Germanic, Empires and the Wen- tera Powers fleets of battleships
after the exhaustion of the armies he states: "Facts, have confirm of one of the belligerent parties,"
Oring POLICE RESERVE ORDERS could only appear on the scens
fence af Nieuport, where they performed meritorious servios,
Enemy's Ships to be Removed
from Suez Canal..
Great Britain has notified the Powers that the Egyptian Govern- ment is taking atop to remove the enemy's ships from the Suez Canal. These vessels, it is stated, have no right to use the Canal as o place of refuge, as this blocks the Canel and is inconsistent with use of the Canal in the or- dinary way by other shipping. Germans Precipitately Retreat
Jag to Poland, The Germans who advanced on Warraw have been forced to make precipitate retrust, abandoning positions which they had organis ad for defence. The Rassians numerous prisoners. are pursuing them and making
Patrols.
2 Eastern:
October 28, 5.50 P. ‚O. A,, M, Germany then may regret Noor and K. Huemin. 8.50 P. Chaving devoted ber submarines E. Arculli and A. Ismail, Ser-to work as sterile as it has been geant Sufiad will visit.
criminal, for it will be specially
3 Water Police: October 23 in the fury of great naval battles to 25, as published in orders of that their torpedoes can be useful October 22,
against battleships."
October 26-5.50 Sergeant Figueiredo (S) Rosario (8) P. Loz... (P). 8.50 Arnott (S) Ireson (P). HORSE-BREEDING, IN
October 27-5.50 Kim (3) | Wilka (S) Abloog (P), 8.50, F. Hobbs (S) W.Hobbs (3) Bailey (1).
AUSTRALIA:
1991),
The suitability of the climate
before they could be seen making giren his time ani skill to its free and legitimate are of the erection, as it was to the old boys
Some playing areas.
three of the College, who had erected the years ago, a Games Committee building. But they had done this was formed, at Queen's College, without going cap-in-band to the but the restricted size of the play Government for more than was grounds only permite of certain absolutely necessary. The Gov-
Good Work by British Naval games being properly played-ernment had given them the laad Badminton, Tennis, Cricket, it but the bailding was their own.
formal opening, the doors being
Men at Nieuport. The monitora, Severa, Humber mets on two cemented pitohea, and It is yours in quite a different way
opened to the public at 10 o'clock and Morsey have been recently Volley Ball: Fives Courts are to than the way it would have been Indo-China S.N. Company- There are ten stalle laden engaged in the operationg off the come later. Football, a game in if it had simply been gift 25 per cont. die., collera.
with awards for the drawers Balgisa coast, firing upon the which our boya take a peculiar of the Government, which wAS Douglas Steamship Company of souvenir tickets, and the German right flank. interest, need larger space than the ratepayers. Ha thought that $46 per share, sellers.
articles on the stalla take to their light draught they con we have at the College. It was that spirit of independenco was China Sugar Rofining Company too wide a range to be dealt with tributed materially to the suo at this juncture, that the Govera- one which ought to be encour.Ltd.-$172 per share sellers."
individually. One striking feature cess of the operations, and save
Police Reservs Orders issued ment, promised that this parti-aged in the schools of Hong. Lazon Sugar Refining Com-was that each article was made in abundantly justified their acquisi-to-day by Mr. F. O. Jecken, D.S.P.ed this view, but they indicate at onlar site, site D. should be level-j koag because it was no doubt one pauy, Limited-$100 per share, the schools. The sweets, usually tion at the outbreak of the war. (ileserve) este:- led, and assigned to Queen's of the very best points of the buyera.
bought in Europe, for this fanc,.They landed detachments with,
the same time that the hour in College for gemes. Tuso, a Chinese character. When he first Hongkong Ice Company-tion, could not be obtained this machine guns to assist in the de-
1Central; October 23 to 28, as the Quadruple Eatento will be approsphing when, the fleets of Games Pavilion was suggested came to Chins nearly a quarter $95 per share, sollers. and erected
year, owing, to the war, but not to
already published, the site. of a csatury ago be was walking Hongkong Rope Manufactur- be outdone, the youngsters at the
able to intervene usefully. The The appeal for fande was not in through parts of the country nearing Company, Ltd.-$128 per Conveut, under the supervision of
October 25, 5.50, P. O. U. recent operations of the British vain: and by the middle of last Satow and that was his first share, buyers.
the aistera, made their own, and
Omor and 8. Moosdean. 8.60 P. Fleet on the Belgian conta year, it was deemed time to pro-introduction to China, and almost
the display this morning was se
Ca. . Khan and R. Nazeriu. furnish a valuable indication of deed still further. Government the first thing that struck him
delightful as the sweete were com-
Borgeant Arcaili will visit. this. war again approached, the expert was that the roads and public
mendable. One important stall, professional serviess of Mr. Car-works such as roade and bridges
and one that will be the centre of penter of the P.W.D, were los aed ware Dot as in Europe the
mach admiration was that which io aa. The pleasing result is work of the Government.but the
Ltd.-contained the hand painted now before your eyes. We are work of the peuple. Be
cashions and the fancy work doar the proud owners of a Games hardly believed it, but
to the heart of woman... Pavilion, that in the simplicity his interpreter aequred him
The St. Lewis Industrial School and charm of its design, is second that the bridge they were looking
band was in attendance and die to none in the Colony. The con-at was made by the people of that
coursed music during the day. tractor, Mr. Ab Fuug, in an old village. The road was made by echolar of Queen's College. the people of the villages through He is to be congratulated on
which they passed and his inter what, I am told, is actually proter said if he looked at the his first completed building, notice at the side of the road he The flagstaff that proudly hears would find there the names of tàn aloft the school colours is people who had dogs the work. the generous gift of Mr. R. E. He thought that was a very fine Balilios, a great patrqa of very spirit. There was such a thing as many matters, other than sport. too much Government. Of cours To Mr. Tatcher, the Superintend- a strong government was necessary ent of the Botanical and Forestry in any community, but at the reme Dapartment, we are indebted for time, according to our British the laying of the fiue turf in the way of thinking, a Government immediate front of the Pavilion, should not take too much upon Perhaps their system in appoint na wallas for the ornamental palm itself and interfere with its sub-ng-prefects although it worked fence, st such and, and the de-jects to each an extent as to take very well they relied too much on corative pot plants,
away their initiative and leave the book side and he would leave The individual members of the them, wholly dependent on it to Mr. Dealey the consideration Games Committes, without excep- because if it, was a good govern- whether it would not be possible tion, have all given angrudgingly meat it weakened thous subjecte in appointing prefects to extend of their spare moments to the and if it was a bad govermant, to some extent the scope of his many and varying detail in that was to act in, this way enquiries and consider whether of he should not judge those volved in the scheme: and, in it eapped the
power this connection, I should like thought and independence of its not only by their ability to do specially... to
mention the subjects, and it might lead their work well but also to pat whirl of mis epirit of the school on the level it names of Mr. Grant and Mr. them into Edwarde. The boys themselves, eries in which Europe was should be and to cater for general have this year given, many opn plunged at present. That was activity on every side inolud- vincing proofs of their undoubted why he said to them it was a very ing athletics. They had done prowess in athletics; and at the foo thing in Chinese character well and they had carried off as present moment; on exhibition that they were willing to do many prizes as they could do bat from the Head Master's Office, things for themselves, and that sooner or later they would not in there are in the Pavilion, trophies was why he regarded that pavil everything and when they lost he for Swimming, Volley Ball and ion as a very pleasant monument hoped they would lose like sporte- Fuotball (Hear bear). At the of that spirit. He, hoped they man. It was for them to show the revent mapting of the Amateur would cultivate games boaause it true sporting spirit, even though Athletic Federation in the V.B.C. was all the spirit of the public they had lost and what he want- pathing pool, our swimmers, schools in England not to played the College to do was to set ap thanks to the careful coaching of games unless on account of medio example to the Colony as they Mr. Rolston, carried off the great al unfitness. Only those medically wore the leading school and they majority of prizey,
unfit, were excepted. Although should take agride in that know- On behalf of the Committee, they had not got, that far in Hong-ledge as he was sure they all did. desire to thank pach and all of kong the prefects and senior boys (Applause). those generous donots who have should encourage game playing Tes was then served and the **bled me to become the happy by every means in their parer. proceedings terminated.
Hongkong Land Investment Oo., Ld.-$01 per share, buyers. Hongkong Electric Light Co., Ltd.-36 per share, sellers.
West Point Buildings Co,
Ltd $32 per share, sellers.
Carpa Orders, issued to-day by Lient Col. A. Chapman V. D., ointe.
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Joined... The undermentioned, baying ined the Carpa, are allotte Carps nombers and posted sa follow m
Belgian Army, Further Dis- Lus tinguishies Itself, The enemy throughout yester- day made vigorous counter attacks against the allied front; bat ware beaten back, suffering considerable loss. The Belgian army particularly distinguishing itself by s.spirite and brave de
No. 1924 Sapper W. H. B. Mas kett to Engineer Company.
No. 1825 Sapper Q. F., Carpen-fence of its position. tor to Engineer Company.
HARBOUR OFFENCES.
Parados. Parades for Monday, 25th inst. 5.30 p.m. Recruits of Engineer Company Maskatry and Rifle ex- arcises at Taikoo Dockyard, with R.N., at the Marine Court, Before Commander C. W. Beck under Sergt. Ballook.
this morning, Polios Sergeant A. 5.30 p.m. Bight Section M. G. Floyd charged Fan Tan, fisher Co., (men, who have not been man, with unlawfully failing to passed out) Squad Drill and renew the licence of his bon Skirmishing on Cricket ground. Aberdeen. Defendant was fined Remainder nil.
Detail.
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Gun Club Hill, Kowloon On duty until 29th instant Civil Service Company.
Officer on daty Lieut. Liadsell. P. of W. Damp, Koploon On daty to-night Scouts Company.
Officer on duty. Lieut. Weally On, duty to-morrow night, Scouts Company.
Officez on duty, Capt. Stewart. On duty, 25th instant. Centre Beation, Co.
Officer on duty, Capt. Wood, Orderly Sergeant until 20th
Kuntant-Corplatoni
is cancelled.
Combined Parade. Friday,
": October ag.
All ranke (except tuen on patrol parade at Central Police Station and medically exempted) will at 9.05 p.m. sharp for route March through Kennedy Town district. Uniform with rifles.
Parades, etc. Monday, Oct. 25-Whole of and pastures of Australia for the No. 3 Co, with Recruita, 5,30 pm. production of serviceable breads Tuesday, Oct. 20.-P. O+ of beraes has long been recog Masdonald. Fyle, Rosser, More nised, but all there are immense and Reoraits of Nos., 3 and 4 areng not neatly to heavily stoked Platoons, No. 1 Co. andor Ser- as they might be, and so many geant Major, 5.00 pm.
miles of good horse esantry, qa- all Inspectors and Sergeant at Northern Territory where
Tharaday .. 28-Meeting of occupied. This is the case in.the.
thou Magistracy, 5.30 pm.
sands of horses could be reared Friday, Oct. 29.-Berruita obeaply, the natural grasses and Parade as on Tuesday, Opt. 25:a. the pbaadance of good water bas The Parade ordered for Thure laying important fictors in economy. of production. For years Todis has drawn on Australia'-rosourdes, forremoante,qnd recently the War authorities have had rep, sesuta able stock. The action of the War tives in Australia baying up suit- Office, in authorising, the Board of Argriculture to arrange for the sale of mares which have been returned from the Front as no longer suitable for use with the Expeditionary Forces,, but which Dyke charged Chong Kam, dah- Acting Lando Sergeant George
Love, bean, specially selected as, types suitable for breedin monger, 71 Stall Western, Market
purposes, shows that incre and Chau Shing boatman, with His Excellency the Governor horse breeding on account
attention is likely to be Daiji Haru without the permission Captain Cyril Clumpkin, Oslcaste It would sem that capital migh unlawfully being on board.shess, has been pleased to approve of the demand created by the, of the master or offer in charge Volunteer Rifles, being attached well be expended in Australis in thereof. A fue of $10 each was to the Hongkong Volunteer establishing horse-breeding imposed.
Reserve, with effect from the tions on an extensive scale, sit Acting Lence Sergeant John 16th instant
under State supervision, ar Moas charged two beat-people Mr. Eric William Hamilton to with unlawfully going alongside act as Third Assistant to the mend this idea to Bir Hami
private, enterprise,
We the s. Kuelebow whilst flying Secretary for Chinese Affairs and the Police call fleg on the 21st Deputy Registrar of Marriages, Quiensland, and ap
Gold-Adams, the Governor it. Defenda were fined $10 with effect from October 14, 1915, horse-lover change.
$10.
680h.
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