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GOVERNMENT HOUSE CONCERT.

Last Night's Most Enjoy-

able Entertainment.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH;

SOLDIER ON TRIAL.

Alleged Attempted Suicide.

'TO-DAY'S' MISCELLANY.

The death took place recently Pta Cyril Rowe, of the King's of the Rev. William Wilke, the Regt, came before District Vicar of Shirley and Secretary of Cours Martial. at Murray Barracks, the Royal Horticultural Society, this afternoon. on a charge of but still more famous asthe grower attempted suicide.

of the Shirley Poppy. The epithet grower here seems the right oas. for although the Shirley Poppy had for its ancestor white poppy, which was discovered by cat Mr. Wilks growing by the garden fence of his vicarage, it took bim twelve years to evolve the pure white form. No doubt the original variant was what the gardeners call a "sport," but the continual to the elimination which led breeding of a pure white "variety is very suggestive of the way in which animate nature may be moulded.

There was a large audience at Government House last night, when the second concert organis

After he had put the lights ed by Lady Stubbe, on behalf of welfare work among women and out on the sight of April 21st, children in London was given. Pte. Whaley heard a strange noise. The programme consisted of vocale switched on a flash light and edged variant of the red feld items and piano and violin solos, saw accused banging from an

overcoat rack above bis

and was greatly appreciated.

Mr. Eric Rice, whose mastery suspended by a belt, a rifle sling over the pianoforte is well known, and a piece of rope. Pte. Whaley opened the

with shouted to the other occupants programme

of the room and with their assistance cut accused down. Rowe was apparentlyjunconscious and could not speak.

several enjoyable selections, and again appeared at the close, being obliged to give an encore. His pieces included Grieg, Schumann. and Liszt.

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Mrs. Aubrey contributed violin Rolos played with a high degree of skill, ber "Serenade” (Gabriele Pierne) being especially ap preciated.

Miss Millicent Nicholl sang. very pleasingly, her clear soprano voice encompassing "On the Ling Ho (Halfdan Kjerulf) delight- fully. Her other songs were also much enjoyed.

Mr. G. H. Piercy, who possesses

■ fine baritone, was also respon gible for a large share in the evening's enjoyment, with several well-selected solos.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Collett. | already well known to local sudi- ences, sing with great success a number of duets, one of them the old favourite "It Was a Lover and His Lass.”

Every item was applauded, and there is no doubt everyone present thoroughly enjoyed the evening's programme, which had just the necessary variety to make one appreciate it to the full."

Troops Move Against Sheklung.

Rowe's defence to the charge was that his mind was unhinged at the time.

STOLEN PASSAGES.

Filipinos Sent to Gaol.

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If, as seems probable, Rev. Dr John A. Hutton accepts the call

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If you visit Paris and find your- their fares. Tolosa also said that self in the position of bull's-eye toj he recently returned from bisa pistol don't jump to the conclu KWANGTUNG FIGHTING.ke to go there again. He was a by a guaman, says à Rome paper. first trip to America and would sion that you are being held up student in Manila, at the De La It is just as likely that you are Salle College.

being "shot" by the latest product of the camera craftsman's art. This little camera looks like a revolver, is fred with a trigger like a revolver, has a sight like a revolver, but the only harm it can possibly do is to produce a libellous likeness. Actually it is a triumpb. of the camera-maker's art. pictures are so sharply focussed that they can be enlarged Efteen times without loss of definition, whilst in the handle magazine ao less than forty-eight plates can be carried, and it bas the added ads vantage that it can be manipula:- ed with one hand.

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In reply to his worship. In- spector Spear, who was in charge of the case, stated that the two A Canton correspondent in had a sum of $300 between them forms us that the situation along

The third deferdant, Surfin the East River and in the region Rochell, said he was induced by of the Canton-Kowloon Railway a friend to mate the trip. He was is again serious. Two of Chan

mechanic of Manila, still King-ming's former commanders. retained his job up to the time he Young Kwan-yu and Lin lú left and would like to be sent "bung. have declared their in back again. He had had

dependence and they are pro-intention of being a stowaway. gressing with their forces. 'The

The Father four defend ants former's troops are only eight miles from Sheklung, whilst the pleaded guilty to the charge. latter's are near the Bocca Tigris His Worship said: You are fot. No actual fighting has not the 'firet to come up yet taken place, but the Cantos-before me in this way. The last No wild-animal is so generally Sbeklung train has been com- lot were all sent to prison and persistently misrepresented mandered for the purpose of for one month. If this thing as the badger, and for this reason conveying troops, and so far cannot be stopped. I shall

we welcome beartily Mr. Mor- some 3,000 bave been withdrawn have to send people like you to timer Batton's book on "The Bad- from

North the

River dis prison for a longer period. When ger" (Witherby). in which some trict to help in the defence you get back to Manila you had of our ignorance of this fascinat of Sheklang. It is reported that better tell them so. Now you are ing animal is corrected. large bodies of Northern troops in the same position. Nos. probably," saye bis champion, "the are on their way down the North 6 and 7 were found concealed in must intelligently sociable of all River to assist the Kwangsi forces. the ship. I am going to sentence wild beasts of this land, and his Reports from the West River them to one month's imprisone home life stands out as most indicate that large numbers of ment with hard labour each. No. nearly approaching ideal" Again, Kwangsi troops are continually 3 was found amongst the passen The badge is a friendly and arriving, and all available accom-gers without a fare. I am going lovable beast. That he is not modation is taken up. It is stated to sentence him to fourteen day's

usually pictured as such is because

He is

that these troops will match on imprisonment with bard labour. he is most generally seen underun- Canton when fighting breaks out¦ With regard to the first two happy conditions-perhaps as a in the North River region.

defendants, Ananeto and Tolosa, cornered and terrified victim, filled The reported capture of Ying his Worship said be accepted with suspicion at his surroudings Tak by the Yunnanese proves to their explanation. He ordered and dreading attack." In charac- be premature. The city is still in that they should be held in police ter the badger is peace loving and the bands of the Kwangsi forces. custody until some arrangement retiring. No creature on earth which are separated from the Yun- could be made for sending them wanté to fight less than he does. nanese by rapids. As the Kwangsi back to the place they came from. So far as man is concerned be is troops are awaiting reinforcements He imposed a fine of $25 after never the aggressor. and many of the Yunnanese and being informed that the steerage Cantonese have been withdrawn fare for each would be $15. to the East River, there has been

no fighting in this locality for the past few days.

A PUZZLE A DAY.

No one can find the subject of

this riddle:

All their search for it will be

io veio.

Yet break it, just before the

middle:

And in our very midst it will be

plain.

What word is represented bave?

deturday's answer:

ISLAND

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NEW CINEMA INVENTION. the office of Chancellor of the

Film with Word and Music.

Owing to the "growing Weight of years" Lord Morley, who was 84 last December, has resigned)

Victoria University of Manches- ter, to which he was elected in: 1908. In his letter of resignation written from his Wimbledon: New York: Voice and action another word? In a city posses home, he says:-"May I add perfectly synchronised for the sad of one of the great libraries of first time on a standard cinema the country or the world, a wise film were heard and seen when man might well be shy of apply the wireless telegraph ayete library to a modest handful like: Dr. Lee De Forest, originator of ing the large and sacred name of bearing his name, showed me his mine. But even handfuls may: latest invention, the phonofilm. have their miscellaneous uses,

By this the sounds are recorded and I propoe that, when my day in fine lines on the right hand at last comes to be over, a sub. margin of the picture, which is stential contribution from my unreeled at normal speed-13 to shelves may be accepted by our 16 inches per second.

University, for the benefit of some An instrumentai quartet school or college for educating paino, 'cello, flute and flageolet women, or such an institution as were thrown on the screen in De Ashburn Hall for the use of wo Forest's private studio, and the men students. I would fain hops music they had played, photo-that generations of new readers graphed with them, was heard may find in them the same genial clearly.

instructive, fottifying comrades

A girl pianist was similarly that they for a lifetime have been seen and heard, and dancers foot-to me, and still are. I can think ed it to the strains of the orches-of no happier destination." Transura Island," by Steven-tra which had inspired their] son, is the book upon which the movements. ink was spilled," so that only the In a few weeks New York The Best Family Investment words "Sure and Even" appeared. audiences in the cinema bouses The drawing shows how the will be similarly entertained, and Jetters were covered by the ink the phonofilm, will reach London

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