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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND If there is to be amplification it should, acting as their agent in Tamsui, For. we think, be evenly distributed. The work as mosa, and continued to carry on the busi- now issued suggests that there was an entire ness there in his own name for a num. obange of method after more than half ber of years ; he was the original founder the pages of Chalmers had been revised. of the Formosa te trade, which has assumed Of the illustrations and amplifications one class such immense proportions, bat he shared the may be selected for unstinted enlogium. They fate of many pioneers in seeing the trade are of the kind most calculated to quioken the first pass into Chinese hands, and subsequently reader's desire to explore the world of proverbs, into Japanese, when he quitted the island the trade songs, the street cries and the folk-sixteen years ago to reside in North Wales. lore sayings that dignify and enrion the speech of the Kwong Tung people. It cannot be said that such illustrative and amplifying material is out of place anywhere in this dictionary. | If however it is to appear anywhere, it ought to be everywhere from the first page to the last and its presence throughout would render this dictionary a fascinating volume.
On the other hand there are two classes of phrases which might with advantage disappear. The dictionary is Cantonese. Yet the quotations in which its later pages abound are in part, classical-belonging to no dialect but to the Ancient Wen-li. That many are familiar in the ear as household words is not we think an adequate reason for inserting them in the new dictionary.
Another class of amplifying phrases could, we think, be dispensed with as unnecessary. They illustrate the ordinary every day use of words, and that is all. The Western student should learn at a comparatively early period bimself to form such phrases with the help of competent teacher and the exercise will tend to promote greatly his progress in Can- tonese study.
We conclude this notice with a further remark suggested by the amplifications which are of the pith and marrow of Can- tonese colloquial opportunities, for the student of dialects have vastly increased during the thirty-five years since this book was first issued from the press. They are now prac tically boundless. Most dialects are worth more serious attention thau is usually paid them and this is specially true of Cantonese in which there exists a varied and attractive literature-full of wise, quaint and striking phrases akin to some ot the best that figure in Mr. Dealy's revision of Dr. Chalmers' dictionary.
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It was during his residence in Formosa that he distinguished himself in company with the late Mr. A. R. Margary (whose memorial columa now stands in the Public Gardens at Shanghai) by saving ten crew of the French barque Adele, which had been driven on the rocks at Kelang and broken in half in the typhoon of 1872. Mr. Ddd swam off with arops, by the fitful light of a camphor fire on shore, and gained the after part of the ship, but found the crew were all haddled together in the forepart; in crossing the broken part of the ship, he was badly hurt in the back by some loose timbers, but managed to reach the crew, and was then joined by Mr. Margary; these two brave men passed the trembling Frenchmen one by one to the shore and eventually followed them in safety; for act of heroism each received the Albert m this
of the First Class, as well as the Humaną Society's gold medal.
Mr. Dodd was a sportsman in every sense of the word, he was fac le princeps in riding, rowing, shooting, etc., as well as being a most enthusiastic volantear; as the latter he was the first adjutant of the Hongkong Corps; he was extremely popular and ready to join in anything, and being very hospitable, generous and straight forward, he had consequently hosts of friends and admirers; had he entered the rmy, for which he was better fitted by nature than for quiet marcantile career, he would have made a splendid soldier, being absolutely fearless even to rashness on many occasions.
This brief tribute to his memory is now writ. ten by one who was his closest and greatest friend for nearly forty-four years, and who can testify to his worth and charming personality.
CHINA'S IMPORTS.
TAEL VALUE OF THE DIRECT IMPORT FROM EACH COUNTRY.
Macao
French Indo-China. Siam
Singapore, Straits, etc
Dutch Indies British India
Turkey, Persia, Egypt,
Aden, Algeria, etc. Great Britain Norway Sweden
To the ordinary individual there is something Hongkong weird and eccentrict about the golfer. That a man should spend hours rying to "hit a wee ba ' chasing the elusive gutta perchs through bushes and whins, muttering curses when he does it find it and swearing most terribly when he foozles-that a man should do all this and be considered of a normal temperament is one of the anomalies of the presont day. And yet golf has become fashionable, In certain circles it is a babit to talk of putties, drivers, dormy, bunkers, divots, tee, and so on, and men who occupy high positions in the realm are not above playing golf. Even Dr. Maona- mara indulges in what the Scotch call "the royal and ancient game," and he has given his approbation, in a brightly written introduc- tion to, The Golfer's Manual'. Mr. Butler is certainly deserving of commendation. His manual is readable to the layman, but to the tyro in golf it must be a treasure. He dis- courses on the game in a most attractive manner and the information which he supplies is well worth the price of the book (2,6) to the golfer.
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THE LATE MR JOHN DODD.
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The N. C. Daily News of July 30 A paragraph appears in the "Hongkong Daily Press of July 20th announcing the death, at home, of an old resident in the East, Mr. John Dodd, at the age of sixty-nine, and refer- ring more especially to his journalistic con- tributions, but the following additional incidents in his career will doubtless be of interest to a large circle of his friends and contemporaries.
Mr. Dodd arrived in Hongkong in 1850 to join the old firm of Dent & Co., to whose founders he was closely related; he would in course of time have been made a partner, but while still very young the firm went into liquidation in the year 1966; he was then
Denmark Germany Netherlands Belgium
France
1905 .148,071,198
1906 144,936,957
2,021.923 1,653,572
247,847
Spain (including Gibraltar) Portugal Switzerland. Italy
Austria and Hungary Continent of Europe (Russia Russia, European Porta
excepted).. Russia and Siberia by land
frontier
Russia, Pacific Ports Korea..
Japan (including Formosa) Philippine islands Canada
5,780,198 2,669,174 477,535 3,662,427 5,487.874
32,318,732
4,061,088 4,400,321 34,798,437
113,707 921,471 86,472,313 78,738,292
69,642
3,981 2,058 13,876 47,640 62,555
United States of America
(including Hawaii). Mexico and Central America
(including Panama) South America...
Australia, New Zealand,
etc.....
South Africa (including
Mauritius
[August 10, 1907.
CANTON,
(PROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.)
July 31st.
HIGH OFFICIALS AT VARIANCE,
Li and the Lieutenant General Marquis Li It is reported that the Tartar General Ching have disagreed. The outcome of the unpleasant situation is as follows :-
of a
here many petitions were sent to the latter During ex.Viceroy Chou's tenure of office official complaining that a Manchu named Yan Pac) had committed many burglaries and kid- Chit and nick-named Pai Tao Pao (grey baired narped numerous boys and girls outside of the Manchu quarter. Pai Tao Pao was the chief perpetrating crimes in the city and suburbs. gang of robbers who were continually Viceroy Chou communicated the matter to the Tartar General and the Lieutenant Generals and requested them to cause investigations to be made to arrest ai Tao Pao, sad have bim punished. Recently several of Pai Tao Pao's confederates were arrested on a charge of kidnapping several children. At the trial they
made confessions and stated that the children were detained at Pao's house in the Manchu City, and that the latter was the chief of their gang. Dispatches were immediately ceat to the Tartar Generals requesting them to arrest Pai Tao Pao. The General and Lieutenant Generals gave instructions to the four colonels of the Banner. man army to effect Pao's arrest Pao, actually a petty officer in the Binnerman army, is a relation of five colonels of the sight. Instead of arrest- from Canton. Wen Marquis Li heard of it he ing Pao, the colonels gave him warning to fles directed four colonels to be immediately cashier- ed. The Tartar General protested and said the colonels were very clever and useful officers and strongly objected to such measures being taken. Pai Tao Pao is known to be a man of the blackest character. He was once deported to Hai Loong Kiange by Kinng Yee who was then Governor of Kwangtang for daylight orime. Pao being a Manchu had first to be taken to Peking to report his arrival. It happened that the Emperor's wedding was about to take place. On his arrival at Peking he was par. doved and released, Shortly afterwards he came back to Canton. Daring Viceroy Shum's régime he clandestinely ran the Pak Kop Pin and Chi F. lotteries and manufactured counter- feit Hongkong subsidiary coins on a very large scale. When it came to Shum's knowledge that Pao was running the lottery which he had taken so much trouble to suppress, he immediately sent notifications to be posted in the Manchu quarters that if any persons were discovered desling in Pak Kop Pin lottery he would cause them to be imm diately beheaded.
It is said that Marquis Li will memorialize the Throne to cashier the four colonels and the Tartar General has declared that he will uphold 14,846,075 17,341,768 them and plead on their behalf. Tartar General 1,468,127 1,352,604 Ching is the son of the late Prime Minister and 9,554,334 12,594,880 is said to be a conservative official and very pro 3,811,634 4,281,674 Manchu.
On receipt of the news of the 478 2,086
assassination of the Governor Yan Ming he 2,397 14,547
called on the Manchu troops and made a long 27,975 45,063
exhortation. There is no doubt that the Tartar 424,704 406,742 1,340,511 2,978,582
General was wrong in upholding the colonels. The other Lieutenant General Fu has also taken 31,595,674 39,098,359 | Marquis Li's side and even all the Manchus and
1,915,066 32,040
Baunermen are taking H. E. Li's part.
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THE LONG ARM.
It is said that Viceroy Sham has sent the following telegrams to the local authorities :—
To Taotai Kang, now seting Provincial
71,946 521,595 1,753,701 371,681 61,315,24981,052,356 | Judge,
825,692 2,384,634 2,387,651 4,464,738
76,916,838 44,136,209
1,539,747 934,207
13,523
5,057
Gross Import from
Foreign Countries...461,194,532 428,290,287 Re-exported to Foreign
Countries
Net Import from Fore-
14,093,741 18,020,203
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My health has improved. Thank you very much for inquiring after my health. The Minister of the Board of Posts and Communica- tions has placed the names of the new President and Vice-President (Messrs. Lo Kwong Ting and Wong King Tong) of the Yuet-Han Rail- way on their register. It is impossible for them to back out. lease inform them of this and also to appoint a person to take obarge of the railway funds."
To Acting Admiral Li Tsun. “Arrest the cashiered military officer Li Sai Kwai"
It is said that the admiral has deputed several subordinate officers to Hongkong to
ign Countries direct.447,100,791 410,270,p32 ́ search for Li Sai Kwai.
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