1922-02-04 — Page 7

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

A Glance at our Files.

(Jan. 30,-Feb. 5, 1997.) The Volunteer Field Battery has been putting in an unusual amount of gun drill this week with the 64 par. gun in Murray Battery, in view of the competi- tion which we believe is to iske place at Stoncontters' Island on Tuesday next. So far Bergeant Hayward's detachment appears to be the favourite, the others, with one exception, being describ ed as nowhere. Target practice, however, still depends on luck when big guns are being used as sach man is dependent on thei

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obliging sort of fellow, but he had

to refuse in this casa. Edwardes declined to go any further unless

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

he were photographed. The co-The stable expostulated with him, and la reply received a hlow from the prisoner's stick and also a couple

THE WARWICK COMPANY.

Importance of Being

Earnest."

Last night the Warwick Cour of kicks. It is with this sort" of pany staged Oscar Wilde'a well-i man that McHardie is quite at known comedy "The Importance home and he soon had him well of Being Earnest." under way for the Contral. This Thorpe-Hayne played the part of Mr.N. morning Captain Hastings fined "John Worthing" to perfection the culprit $20 for being drunk and Mr. Dadlay Howarth had a and disorderly and a like sumfrole which suited him in the for assaulting the constable, the character af "Algernon fon- alternative being 2 months' inferieff." The role of "the Rev. each case,

Canon Chansuble," taken by Mr. Tom Fenwick

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CUTTING DOWN BAMBOOS.

assistance of his fellows, and can. An Effect of The Strike. not fire his twenty or thirty rounds without their help as he can with a rifle.

ENGINEERS' INSTITUTE The sixth annual meeting of the members of the above well ruanaged and most useful Institu- tion was held on Saturday last at 9 p.m. in the room of 13 Praya Central Mr. W. Ramsay, Super- intendent Engineer of the China Navigation Company, presided and was supported by Messrs. A. Bain and J. D. Christie, on the right, and Messrs. J. B. Cousins and J. B. Duncan the left, and there was a very good

attendance.

LIGHT DUES.

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-The leader in the Y. China Daily News of 29th, ultimo is a vigorous

in which the Elitor quotes the Hongkong ship ping firms' remonstrance against the imposition of Light Dues for the sake of revenues and con- cludes the article with some im- portaal facts neatly put together tbus:-The glory of Hongkong. as well as much of its prosperity, is due to its being a free port. The total amount to be earned by the proposed new tax, $113,000 is surely not worth breaking this tradition for; it is not only uniais, ancalled for, a bad example to China, but it is one of those mistakes which are wore that crimes, and we trust to the com- mon sense of the Governor to see this.”

THE A.D.C.

We are very glad to bear that there is every prospect of the performance of "Les Cloches de Corneville" by the Amateur Dramatic Club equalling the .memorable success achieved when "The Gondeliers" was put on the local boards. And we use the word "equalling" advisedly, for the dressing, acting, scene painting, and indeed everything connected with "The Gondeliers may be equalled, but it is hardly possible tast it can be eclipsed. THE TALE OF A CLOCK. A funny story is told regard ing the fitting of

out

door clock Ic the Dockyard the other day. It scoms that a workman has cut a place in the wall to fit the time-keeper into, and soother individual hap peaed along and sarcastically asked how the toing was to be wound after being fixed in posi- tion. The workman at once "saw": the point, and then, so the story goes, be proceeded to cat a hole through the wall, presuming the clock was to be wound from the back. He had got well through the job when to his disgust that the thing wound in front after all. That workman now believes more strongly than ever that folk should mind their own business.

The guide piles placed in front! of old Peddar's Wharf during the progress of the reclamation works are now being taken up by the dredger. Does this mean that the completion of this portion of the new sea wall is to be pushed for ward vigorously at last? We have frequently called to the pestilen- tlal odours arising from the mud! swamp which at present bounds the wharf on both sides at low water, and doubtless all persons frequenting this por- tion of the Praya would be glad to see it filled in.

WISHED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED.

A marine engineer named James Edwares is probably 18- gretting now that he didn't an- awer to his name at the Mag- istrady on Wednesday for being `drunk and disorderly. His bail $10 was estinated and P. C. McHardio went off the steamer Kwong Hoi and arrested Ed- wardes by warrant. On landing from the pinnace the prisoner went along until he reached Pun Lun's photographic stadio, Queen's Road, when he evinced a barning desire to have his portrait taken. McHardie is an

One aspect of the strike was reflected in a case before Mr. J.

W&J,

of course, exaggerated-clerical parts the stage usually

on

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 4 1992

DAIRY FARM NEWS.

BUTTER

OWING TO FALL IN PRICES

IN AUSTRALIA

we have reduced ear

are-but Mr. Fenwick succeeded DAISY" BUTTER to $1.10 per lb.

lín raising many a langh by his interpretation of this character. of the vivacious "Cicily Cardew" Miss Marjory Clark took the part

as ever. Miss Lins Flowerdew and was as dainty and charming made a splendid "Lady Brack R. Wood this morning, in which nall" and the role of her daughter' eleven Chinese, the majority off the Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax,', them transport workers, were was splendidly interpreted by charged with damaging a bamboo iss Joan Main. Miss Dorothy plantation by cutting down the trees, to the extent of several hundred dollars.

Radford did well in the minor role of "Miss Prism" and the parts of butter and man-servant were taken by Mr. Charles and Mr. Frank

Bradley wheatley.

The Captain Superintendent of Police, Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, who prosecuted in person, said that in consequence of a report of whole- sale cutting down of bamboo trees:

A Shaw Production. on Mount Davis he visited the

"Pygmalion" which is to be place. The bamboo showed signs

produced by the Warwick Comedy of having obviously beencut. The Company to-night is probably road was littered with the stuff.

Bernard Shaw's most diverting It was difficult to get along in play. It is, in fact, a remarkable his motor car. The bamboos and

collection of unusual types: grass were tied up in neat bundles. brought together for the purpose He saw two women with these of making what is really a more bundles, and they ran away at his usually amusing story. The approach, not waiting to be questle; the Covent Garden flower character of. "Eliza Doolit- tioned. As showing that they had guilty knowledge, these people, in girl, is a creation that stands out their hurry to get away. left one of the most attractive roles their shoes behind. On coming that has ever fallen to the lot of up the

slope to the place F. Godart is said to be particular- any actress, and Miss Gertrude be bad See a two coolies, of the same type as the defendantsane in it. It was originally coming down the road,

Crested in London by Mrs. "As regards the defendants." Patrick Campbell, and it will ba continued the C.S.P., there is remembered how all Londen was plenty of work for them in the shocked at the celebrated phrase city.

Not likely!" which occurs at

His Worship:-They might be endeavouring to get fuel.

could

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most unexpected moment. The difficult part of "Heary Higgins" The C. S. P-They will be able will be in the capable hands of to buy fire wood if they work.

Mr. Dudley Howarth who han His Worship:-Not when there already given us many delightful. is a shortage.

characterisations in the preced- Mr. Wolfe:-There is fuel to being plays of the repertoire. Mr. bought. Some nine or ten janks Edgar Warwick will make arrived yesterday with fuel. There welcome reappearance in the might have been a temporary art of Alfred Doolittle" the shortage. Ther

philosopher dustman, and the it 1: 8 dollar

other parts are certain to be an catties. They could get it at

well sustained as usual. The price they could hardly afford, bookings are very heavy. but a saving could be effected by HONGKONG IMPORTS. combining the cooking of several households. There is something to be said for the women, baz not for able-bodied coolies. They were cutting wood to sell. I Beem's obrious that that they were doing it not to get Brewood for their cooking but for selling it with a view to

Chamber of Commerce Report.

The fortnightly Price Current and Markat Report, published by the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce, states:-

a big Cotton Piece Goods and Fancy firest. They might keep back a Cotton Goods. Sales of plain and little for their hearths. Maar of figured poplins, dyed twills and these men sleep in the streets and prints are reported. The strike have no need to cook as they take is having a depressing effect on their meals at the food hawkers' trade generally, but once it is stalls.

settled there is every reason to

The defendants were fined 50 hope for a good demand. Mean- cents each, with the alternative time there is practically no move- of two days' hard labour, and meat of cargo, were also cautioned.

A number of other Chinese were convicted and fined for a similar offence.

Cotton Yarn.-A fairly goodi business was transected at a very slight decline in rates. Latterly both business and deliveries are suspended owing to the seamen and labour strike. Quotations are-No. 103. $153.193. No. 128. $175 200. No. 165. $190,222, No.) Civita Vecchia, has received per- Sales 5,000 bales. Shipments gil. The little town of Corneto, near 20s. $200 222. Arrivals 4,000 bales. mission from the

Provincial tasold Stock 5,500 bales. Council of Rome to change its Bargains 10,000 bales. name to Tarquinia. This is partly Woollens. There is no change because there are other Cornetos in the market.

THE TARQUINS' CITY.

in Italy, but also because the Raw Cotton-Market remains town is built-near the site of the devoid of business. Values are Etruscan city of Tarquinii, which slightly easier as follow: Indian was destroyed by the Saracens. grades at 823/29. Chinese grades Before the little town can assume at $28/36 per pical.

its new and moore dignified name, Metals. Basiness at a stand- the change must be ratified by still the Charaber and the Senate.

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N. LAZARUS,

The only European

- Optician in the

Colony.

12, Queen's Boxid.

nathous jaw make it difficult to

feel soy pride in the ancestor of whom they formed part. But as Queen Zita, for whom large it appears to be of less age than consignments of personal apparel, the celebrated Java remālas, it Flour market report-Stock: bave been sent in advance to bring us no nearer to the solution about 1,010,000 sacks, Quotations: Madeira, seems to be a good deal of the problem whether or not -American Patent, $3.80 persack; more fortunate than were some misc was developed from the ape, American Straight, 82.85 per sack; other queens in exile. Our own and if so from which of them- American Cut off, $2.90 per sack; Henriette Maris, when in exile gorilla, obimpanzee, or lemur. Shanghai Flour, $3.15 per sack; in France, lacked sometimes the Australian No. 1, $2.90.

commonest necessaries, of life, The question of Bunday obser-- Window Glass-Due to the and Mary of Modens was very vance, suggests a correspondent Chinese New Year holidays no ill provided when she made her in a London daily, can vie with fresh business has been consumat-hurried fight. There is an historic liquor licensing as the subject on ed but the market remains quietly message from the Eropress which our law has changed most. steady at quotations,

Eugenie when she landed in Not only has its hour of starting REORGANIZATION OF GOVERN- friend, "I have not

England and announced to a changed more than once-in even a Baxon times the Sabbath began According to

handkerchief," and the Queen of at 3 p.m. on Saturday-but the a Washington Louis Philippe had to travel very regulations for its observance message, plans for the reorgani-"light" also when she fled in 1848. have also been innumerable, 1 zation of the Government have

has at times been illegal to take

MENT.

been worked out by a joint Caa- The Rhodesian skull which has a walk on Sunday (except to gressional committee and laid arrived in London is in a better church), to do any work, cook before President Harding, but state of preservation than the any food, or offer anything for have not been made public, pend- Neanderthal one, although it is sale. Fish, being perishable, was ing the transmission to Congress believed to be much older. It in-made legally saleable on Sunday It is understood the plan proposes clades, for instance, the upper by James L. forbidden by Charles the consolidation or the army and jaw, which is lacking in the II, and again allowed by William navy departments and the crea- Neanderthal skull, notes Home Ill. The sale of milk, too, was tion of a new department of scribe. The sloping occiput, the similarly sometimes legal and public we lare,

|far too low-forehead, and prog-sometimes not.

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