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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1916.

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BILENCE IS A GREAT PEACE- MAKER.

The Children's Playground."

We are glad that the question of improving the children's playground at Kowloon brought to the notice of the f Guvernment st Tanday's meeting |

The of the Legislative Council. request that a more permanent Siberian Mail.--Arrived per s.. form of aksitar abould take the Nore to-day. placs of the present dilapidated U. K. Mail --Closed - per r.%. matshed, and that a number of)

Hirano Maru at 9.30 am. to-day.

The Mails.

CANTON YMCA

Opening of New Building

CORRESPONDENCE,"

The Caston Young Man's The opinions expressed by Christian Association is to cele- correspondents are not neorsa- brate the opening of its new arily those of the "Hongkong

Telegraph."] buildings, the Robert Marrison Memorial, eitusse on the Band, Dear Ng Bin Moon, Canton, on Saturday afternoon. The opening ceremony will take pisos si 2.30

THE KEYSTONE FIRE BRIGADE,

BANKRUPTCY JUDGMENT.

A Time Honoured Practica Upheld.

Canadian, American and Siberian p.m. and will be performed-by To the Editor of the Hongkong Paisas Judge (Mr. Justice

| leafy trees should be planted, is one sue ressonableness of which can easily be proved by a visit to this raiber bare and unattrastiva: spot which is Asttered by the name of a playground. The land is port of that reclaimed for rail- way and other purpose in Kɔw- on Bay, and, as it is unlikely to be required for any other purpose for some years to come, we should like to see it turned into something| more nearly approaching a small park than it now is. Though versary of the storming of Aare by described at the time as shade the Allied fleet under Sir K trees which would serve as Stopford.

protection from the sun, the

The Dollar.

while

at

An interesting judgment on s |point in local Bankruptcy law was delivered at the Bankruptcy Court held this morning by the Mails-Closed per sa. Em-His Excellencs Chu Hinglan,

Telegraph.) of Kwangtung,

Gompertz). press of Bomis at 10:30) Governor

7.80 p.

The case in question was No. am. to-day.

ing Sir-T-day I took a newly-4 of 1910. being an application formal arrived friend from London for a by the Official Receiver for the English Mail-Closed per «.8, tha, gymnasium, the

Nore ni 11 a.m. to-day.

inangaration of the physice! walk along the Band. The air recision of a Receiving order, on department will take place. This was delightfully fresh, the sun the grounds that there were no The opening rate of the dollar peremony will be performed by was shining, and we both felt unbetantial senets, on demand to-day was 2. 2.15/16d Admiral Tan, Chief of the Con that it was good to be alive. Pre- Mr. Agussis had objected to

Bryancy Bureau, and will be wontly my friend remarked that, the order. followed by the Osaton Asscoia from the smoke arising in the die To-morrow is the 70th annition swimming championship tance on the Kowloon side, there approximate liabilition are some Hin Lordship maid :-"The contest for the Nailson Cup. must be a fire over there, and $86,000. Mr. Agamis, for the Ou Sunday afternoon the build fairly big one, too. And are petitioning creditor, opposes the ings will be dedicated, and an ad- enough at that moment the Fire application on the ground that dress will be given by the Rev. Brigade dashed around Yeung Seung-po, while later a

the there is no power under the commemorative addrem will be opinion. The motor are secape tional Receiving Order such as is oorner, thas confirming his O.dinance to rescind an uncondi given by the Rev. T. W. Pesroe,ped quickly to Statue Wharf, given at Bome by Section 104 of of Hongkong.

the men jumped": the engine the Bankruptcy Act (now by and frantically waved their hands Section 108 of the Bankruptay to the two men of the fire-float Act 1914). The Official Receiver moored A abort. distance referred to Suction 29 of the

To-morrow's Anniversary.

Arrivals.

Spanish Malster,

His Excellency Don Luis Pas ter. Spanish Minister at Peking, arrived in Hongkong by the a.s. Nore this morning.

growth planted when the place Mr. J. B. Wood and Mr. and was first laid out bare remained Mrs. W. G. Humphreys arrived mare dwaris, coarcely pooping from the North by the B. Nors above their railed encioenres, to-day. while the whole plios is con. apionons for the absence of any Correspondents requested to observe the

are

rule which thing in the form of see-saws, names and addresses with swings, or sand-heeps Fuch a requires them to forward their communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for¦038 seen on most present-day publication, but as an avidence of their bona fides,”

playgrounds. It would not cost any abnormally heavy sum to lay: this little plot out as it abould be arranged, and we hope, now that attention has been drawn to the place, that some really satisfactory and adequate improvements will be effected.

All communications Intended for publication should be addressed

to the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

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MARRIAGES.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1916.

All Saul's Day.

O'er any land that's British.

By the Shinya. The passengers leaving by the Shinyo Maro included Sir Paul Obster, the Bon. Mr. D. and Mrs. Landale, Mr. and Mrs. Moxon, |and Mr. F. Maitlanð.

Alice Memorial Hospital. And surely none his courage The Hon. Treasurer of the Alies! doubt, Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals | Who daily see him going about bega to acknowledge with thanks With naked knees, each peoping the following donations to the

Alleged Theft of Grapes.

·wear,

dare

bare

Especially when there's source

pair

a

That can lay claim to beauty? For few seem straigh', and some

40 Week,

A KNEEDLESS TALE.

An ode to the knees of the Hong-way. The crew were evidently Ordinance, under which as ad-

kong Brave,

thinking deeply, as the clanging jadication on be annulled where Who vows his country'e honour of the gong had not disturbed the Court considers that the their thoughts and it wa+ some debtor ought not to have been And who'd eoorn to see the white time before those ashore succeeded adjudged bankrupt, and to the

BagwaTO

in attracting their attention. provisions of Section 16, under However, in course of time the which a composition or scheme of crew became aware of the fact arrangement may be approved. that they were wanted and they There is no doubt that when it is set about launching the dinghy clear that there cannot be any My friend remarked that in Hoog- refusing to make a cosiring to convey the brigade to the fatents the Court is justified in kong we evidently did not think Ordar. It is how general rule and it neccesary to barry in the case was in of fire. This remark of course for this case impossible

the Court

know hurt me somewhat, as I had antaatil the matter had been icipated some smart work, but I investigated by the Official Re- was sadly disappointed, and there ceiver whether there are amets or asked me if the scape would be was more to follow. He then act.

see no

If the Court had no power to taken on board, as be old reccind, then the Restivi. g Order room for it, bat just can only be set aside on appeal, then it started on its way though, on the other band, an back to the station. having order for adjudication may be discharged its crew. Of contes annulled at any time on good we expected the firemen to

It was not denied that hurry aboard, if necessary com for the last ten years the Court has mandeering any launch or boat in similar case been in the which happened to be alongside habit of rescinding the Receiving the wharf, but the dinghy was order, but it was enggosted that evidently considered quite capable this praction is not warranted by of conraying about a dosen men the law of the Colony, and Mr. so the flat in the quickest time. Grist, for the debtor, stated that They only made four tripe bat be believed that in the time of this only took about 25 minutes Chief Justice Fielding Clark the were trifle where Bangkong Jadges were of the opinion that the fires are concerned. At last they Court had not this power and that were all aboard--but wait, some on that socoont the practice was to thing in the water attracts their make an interim order in the first attention, and one of the crew instance. The researches of the stopu back into the dinghy and Official Receiver have, however, bravely bauls in the dog which brought to light cases of recision had swam from the whaif-there going back in an unbroken line being no room for it in the to 1892; one at least of such orders dinghy. Of course they could not for recision was in fact made by go to the fire without Fido and Chief Justice Fielding Clark,Ism so they waited until Fido was safe-not warranted in departing from miantes wasted-there's only established as it would seem for fire in Kowloon; what does that gearly a quarter of a century suc matter? They eventually got less it is clearly shown that that ander way, my friend remarking practice is mistaken. that it had only taken 25 minutes in all. I thick", he said, "this includes the less, I think that a Or the principle that the greater little episode wonid make a good Court which may angel an ad- subject for a Keystone picture, judication must also have power don't you?" and I had to any

We wonder how they support the

All over the world to-day the very ancient custom will be fands of the Hospitals Chan | Of khaki 'shorts no skittish. MOMURRAY-MAUCHAN-On November 1st, 1916, at the observed among Catholics of Kitahan, $100: Chan Chik-, Verily the man who doth these Union Church, Hongkong, David McMurray, son of the late Jchnering special devotions for the $100; Yung Tis-ming, $100," McMurray, "Dumbarton, Scotland, to Aggie H. Mauchan, youngest souls of the departed. An was the

Risking the scorn of his lady fair, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Mauchan, Dumbarton, Scotland,” case last year and the year before,

An Indian appeared before Mr. Waald beard the lion in bis lair DOVEY-MACKENZIE.-At the Union Church, Hongkong, on All Soule Day has acquired a F. A. Haseland as the Police And rush to do his duty. the 31st October, by the Rev. J. Kirk Maconschie, Emest Roadley special significance in view of Court this morning on charge For who but heroes brave would daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mackenzie, "Dunedin Barker households in the belligerent beskel of a coolie in charge of To stroll about with knees quite Dovey, A. R. C. 8c., Government Analyst, to Jessie Matheson, elder there being comparatively few of stealing a few grapes from the countries that have not lost some them. Mr. Gardiner appeared for friend during the war. With the the defence and asked for » doctrine of Purgatory as a dcotrine remand, which was granted. a secular newspaper has, of course

Thief Sentenced. nothing to do; but it seems

At the Police Court this morn. permissible to remark that the ing, before Mr. F. A. Haseland, old pr jadice against prayers on Chinese was charged by In- ehalf of the dead is rapidly dis-pector Sim with breaking into ppearing, and that the State house at Wanchai. It was stated Church, once so bitterly opposed that the man climbed through's to anything of the kind, is show- window and stole various articles ing itself more and more ready to of clothing and a sum of money. In roils of khaki binding. take up a tolerant and even an He was caught, and an accomplice And fat-kases and lean, with

winging stride, In the discussion on the Budget at Tuesday's meeting of the encouraging attitude in the mat who was with bim got off. The Legislative Ocuncil there was a happy absence of controversial deer. Tuis seems the necessary total value of the articles stolen (The anatomy onos' clothes did

rebound from the Paritan "iron was $80. Defendant pleaded hide, bate, which was quite in keeping with the generally prevailing. epirit to assist rather than to binder the Government so long se its cread" that " as the tree fails, so zailty, but aaid that he had not Now freely exposed), march side policy is, in its main features, acceptable to the public which base it was illogical. The public sent him to prison for two The days of youth reminding.

it must lie," belief as dismal stolen all the stuff. His Worship by nida, to pay the piper.. But, though there was no opposition to the general programme mapped out for the coming year, the un facialed on each points. The fondern should be placed in the stocks As to shape, the varying is so

views have considerably broaden monthe and ordered that he members quite wisely seired the opportunity which presented itself to lay before the Government certain points of administrative detail sharply up against the realities

man has been brought more for four hours.

That seldom knes has it's in which they consider much-needed improvements can be effected. of life than was the case with his

"The Barkers" gave the first of rightful mate. their performances at the Bijoa La fact, I most reluctantly stats,

AWAKENING TO THE FACTS,

.The Barkers.

foot"

That dangle from legs, wrapped

wondrons nest

grost,

In that way their speeches served a most useful purpose, the more more easy-going grandfathers; wheatre last night, before a well. Many are lean and ourving. so since the oficial response to the points raised was, on the whole, and he has come to feel that few filled and most appreciativa hadise. And yet one day I beheld with ly on board--maskes a few more the settled practice of this Court,

A Foolish Coolle.

glee,

knes,

'MOUS

trow,

a dade,

I

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Yours etc.

HONGKONGITE

Hongkong, Nov. 2, 1916.

POLICE RESERVE

ORDERS.

stata *-*

sympathetic.

There is one point about the matters bronched at the meeting shoulders with the world are good Their show is very clever and in-

people who have had to rab which Telegraph readers will have quickly noted-namely, that, almost without exception, the questions raised were these on which ough for Heaven or bad enough disputably refined, and it should A youth with round and dimpled

for the other place, and that draw a another big house tonight. we have been pegging away for a very long time past. And we another chance" is not much & Mien Peggy Barker has a remark. But only ones the like did I see, cannot refrain from remarking, in passing, that it is somewhat

ably sweet voice and is quite at In all of my observing. strange that, though we have time and again arged several of the very outrageous thing to expect home in her various ingenious Then some are white as the driven points put forward at Tuesday's meeting, it should be left to Chang Fos.

impersonations. Her more serion#: unofficial representations in Council before head is paid thereto. A paragraph in our General work is excellent, too; her sing-Just making their fall debut, But, while regretting the delay thas caused, we can as any rate fes! News columa yesterday (printed ing of "Comin' Thro" the Bye" thankful that the authorities have at length been stirred up to before the arrival of the cable crusting most favourable im- And not yet boasting that health- acknowledge the reasonableness of the stand we have taken on announcing Fong Eno cheong's pression. Mr. Ambrose Barker

ful glow matters of real publio interest and concern. Without exhausting election to the Vice-Presidentchip) possess a very fine tenor voice, Which comes with days of merve she lies, we would mestica particularly the questions of the search stated that Chaog Fan had telnis clever at the piano and hae ing. ing of passengers, the poor resalte of teaching English to Chinese &raphed to the Central Govern- natural gift for the "entertainer" eindente, the smells airing from the foreshore along the Prays ment "turestening to resort to fine of business. Their joint turns So two quite raddy, displayed by Esal, the raking over of the contents of dustb'os, the importance of fo.co" if General Fung saculd be were good in all respects-especi-Made me sek, “Did they blush linking up the Kowloon Canton Railway with Hankow, and the appointed. The main interest in ally their Zoo song, and in esoh improvement of the children's playground in Koslo.n, which we the statement (if tine) lies in half of the programme they were To which he replied, "You're

because they were nude"? were largely instrumental in getting laid out.

the fact that ictually twice recalled." Limitations of spacé prevent us from going into these matters utradiols a story printed in

horribwy wade as fully as we could wish, but cocasion can be taken to make one of the Japanese papers as comment or two on s. ms of these matters. With regard to the to

A coolie who was foolish enough To refer to the joint Fang Kuo-cheong' pro- to jump off a car, near the Hong. The two principal parts of my

Connecting teaching of English to Chinese students, Mr. Pollock summed up Mancha proclivities. Chang Fan, kong and Shanghai Bank, at the situation very mildly when he stated that it was not as good the worthy old Governor of tiffin to-day, before it had stopped,

log." as it ought to be." Busigers men who have had occssion to engage Anhui, may be called a Mancho has learned to his cost that this And so when amused I'd be, I supposedly fully-educated youths from some of the biggeit schools of the Manchus in his politics, sad kind of recreation cannot be in- dally in the Colony could very strongly endorse that view. The case would hardly be likely to appose dalged in till one has had consi-To watch them pais, and oocss-Platoon ander Company Sergeant cited by Mr. Lau Cha-pak, and admitted by His Excellency-the the newly-appointed Vice Presid-derable practice. Bofore his fest sionally, attempt to cram too many Fabjecia into the heads of students is no ent if their views coincided. One bad sonohed the ground in his "Could at stop a pig in an alley," doubt the chief factor. Frem His Excellency's remarks, that wonder how General Chang is short flight from the car to the Describes a pair correctly. schoolmasters live a way of bolding strongly to their ideas, one regarded at Peking. Is he laughed street, he discovered that Bat you, too, son them day by day, might almost infer that the arrangement of the icbool curriculum at, or is he looked upon sa a s bag he had in his posses-Lo this khaki B. V. D. array, in largely in their hande. If that is the case, then the sooner the serious danger ? Of course people son became inconveniently And must wonder why they thus Education Department exercises its proper fauctions, the better must not laugh too long at a entwined round bis lege and display will is be for the echolara. Turning to a totally disent matter, and man who has money, a big army when at length he did touch the What they might hide perfect-ly. ST. JOHN AMBULANCE one which concerns the public health, the condition of the Pray of Northerners, and powerful ground his head landed where Bat are my frank sold tale inspire foreshoree can quite appreciate the point made by the Director friends in the Bonth, at his back, his feet should have Leen. He The anger of a son or sixe, of Public Works, that, until the reclamation sebeme is commended, maven though be still weare the spent several and miantes cou-I'll cesse, lost they say in their ire smells are bound to arise from the filtby rerumulations along the quene and cherishes the belief templating the circumstances of denenre I'm deservant. Phore. But it in marely the duty of the Sanitary Department to take that it is yol possible to restore thrust upon him to rudely by an 8o pray don't judge me harehly, stops to prevent this searchern after shell-fish from disturbing the the Manchur, Hongkong Chinese unkind fats and at last decided mud, and thus aggravating the nuisance. The same observation who have some knowledge of that he would not attempt any. For panning on this war-bora fad.

lad, applies to the raking over of dustbin contents. We note with satin matters so they really are in thing of the kind sgain. With r'd wear them myself, if the notics of the Head of the Sanitary Department thing we have ally of the likelihood of a lasting Indian constables, he was sooom-Bat I can't help being observant, faction that His Excellency has promised to bring this matter to the Peking do not speak onthusiastic, the apsistance of kindly disposed chance I had, been doing for the past three years or more. On theme and the condition of pason in China; Cầu 'modated on the footpath anil several other points raised we hope the authorities will act without no reasonabla compromise be eventually, continued on his way

[ellsoṭad?. wah jena u undder and a wirar man!!

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Ordera isened to-day by Mr. J. W. Franke, A.8.P. (Reserve)

Parades, Central Station. 3.30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3rd.-No. 2 Company. Recruits of No. 2 Major. Ambalance Platoon.

Saturday, Nov. 4th. The Band will play at the City Hall at 8.30 p.m.

BRIGADE.

E. Ralphs, Officer in charge of the District, #sy *****

An order issued to-day by Mp.

Appolatmast.

to rescind a Receiving Order.

I accordingly order recision in this case, Mr. Agaɛsis has saked for costs of the petitioning creditor out of the sssets, The debtor bas absconded" and there are no other elsimanta. I see no reason why I should not grant the application, and I do so now, but I do not wish to make it a precedent. This is subject, of course, to the costs of the Official Receiver.

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