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CORRESPONDENCE.
Y.M.C.A.
{TO THE EDITOR OF THE
"HONGKONG.......
DAILY PRESS."]
NAVY LEAGUE WAR
MEMORIAL FUND.
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
THE HONGKONG DAIET PSE
PERING NOTES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
TERING, June 1st.
POLITICAL
TUESDAY, JUNE 13cm. 1918.
SWATOW NOTES
IFROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
SWAT W, June 9th. A DELUGE, China continues in a state of upheaval, Those who have the misfortune or for B-In my humble opinion we are
Sin, The recent correspondence in and no one can foresee the end. Foreign tune to be some distance from the port doing God's work even more effectively the local Press anent appeals to the intervention may be necessary to restore have been cut away from the outside world in fighting against Prussian militarism public for charitable purposes, revealing peace to this troubled land-and foreign for ten days. There has been a steady and all that it connotes than we should as is done the burning desire of the great intervention will be limited to the opera, downpour of rain and troming foods mival- bo in raising a building funt for the
part of us to do the right thing,tions of one country or there may be a ling those of Noah's time. The folks bore
becomes
+
which has been drowned, is known to have
INTIMATIONS
LANE
ORAWFORD &00.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
TELEPHONES 174 AND 1742
DEPARTMENT.
SOLE AGENTS FOR SPALDING'S ATHLETIC GEAR-
GOLF CLUBS
RIGHT AND LEFT HANDED
INCLUDING
local ranch of the Y.M,C.A. Let emboldens my committee to go outside sudden collapse on the part of the Cepave not seen the like for twenty years. SPORTS "Believer" picture the state of the the small membership of the local branch tral Government or of the Revolution Farmers are in consternation. Puddy world if Necessity"
theof the Navy League in an attempt tories. The Chinese, however, have a supreme law, if "Might" is allowed to raise funds for an object upon the legitiknack of disappointing the prophets, come to life again and actually to have triumph over "Right," and if the perni-macy of which there can be no two Their capacity for compromise makes the produced grain, so there is a lingering .cious doctrines of Nietzsche, and his opinions.
"For
apparently impossible a matter for combope still that if the genial san should school are allowed to prevail.
A committee of ladies has recently been paratively easy solution..
show his face again rice and people might everything there is a season." Just now
formed at home in connection with the
not fare so badly as appears probable at it is the season for fighting. The war
Navy League, which is approaching, the
present. will not be won by pious hopes. The Overseas branches with the object of Lord helps those who help themselves."- obtaining funds for the establishment and equipment of a Naval wing to the ANOTHER BELIEVER.
"Star: and Garter" Hospital, Richmond [TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
Youres, etc.,
Sin-Apparently a very large section of the European community is opposed to the scheme propounded for the rais ing, by public Subscription, of a consi- derable amount for the purpose of erest ing, and, furnishing, new, premises for
Hill.
ona,
THE FINANCIAL IMPASSE. The financial situation continues seri- The co-called Moratorium remains in operation in the capital and for a few. miles beyond, and whatever value it may possess in the mind of the genius who called it into being it cannot be said that The amount mentioned by Miss. Gibthe benefits are very apparent to the man bons, the Secretary, is so modest that we in the street. The notes of the two are endeavouring to secure it among the National banks have been practically dis- eighty or so members of the local and credited by this drastic measure, and, as Canton branches, but those of the Hong the available silver and copper in the kong public who are not members of the capital is exceedingly limited, all com
the Y.M.C.A.. And, now that one of the Navy League might like to subscribe to.mercial transactions have become more
Iwa
gentlemen who each generously
a greater effort, and to them we appeal
offered to subscribe $35,000 has himself to give what they can and as quickly
thrown cold, water on the scheme the probabilities are that It will fall through. Should this take place, may I suggest that a most excellent opportunity will arise, not only for showing the hond files of those who are able, but have positively refused, to subscribe towards
they can.
as
It should be comparatively easy for Hongkong to raise £1,000 for such a pur pase.
:
Let us remember that there is not a
great distance between the Scrap" and the Scrap-Heap," and the least we who were hale enough to drink the other
and more ticult. The larger merchants
4
SPALDING'S
· FAMOUS GOLD MEDAL'
CLUBS.
FROM 84.75 EACH
MARTIAL ARDOUR DAMPED -The rain has damped the ardour of the soldiery and the fighting clans,
The Northern soldiers on the Fukien bar- ders have been afflicted with beri beri and have decamped towards Amby. Thus the CANN AND Southerners are having it their own way. But it is not ret evident that the anti- President Southa has any desire to compel the Fukienese to join them. The general feeling is that the masses in that Province GOLF BALLS. CAPTIVE GOLF SETS. are against the President but lack. a
RUBBER TEES. BALL CLEANERS. ETC. leader. The Northern soldiers are charged
·
TAYLOR'S AUTOGRAPH CLUBS,
ALL MODELS
$3.50 EACH.
SLAZENGER'S
LAMBERT CHAMBERS,"
DOHERTY,”
“ IZ,”
TENNIS RACKETS. cannot accept or make offers with any with undue severity towards those falling TENNIS sense of security, while the consequently into their hands who sympathise with the enhanced price of commodities has Republicans. They have shot some and brought the people actually to the starva-
imprisoned others. This undoubtedly tion limit near which they lived under tends to create a bitter spirit between the normal conditions, and it as only the rival parties, which hitherto has not been forces of law and order which have so farvery pronounced in any part of China. prevented them from making their resent
Ministry of Finance in opening a few Exchange Bureaux in which a very dis proportionate amount of specie is given in return for notes has proved very un- satisfactory, and aggravates rather than
carrying out the fallen scheme, but also half to the Naval Victory of the Skagerment more articulate. The notion of the for providing against the contingency, Rak can do is to make comfortable those which is not at all unlikely to happen,broke in our wars.
of all of us being compelled to lend what- Subscriptions will be gratefully recciv over pecuniary aid we can to bring theed and acknowledged by yours faith war to a speedy and successful conclufully,
sion 1
One of the famous fugitives and out-
laws of the present Government a hero SPALDING'S 66 of the revolution by name Ha Shiu Fa, has- on a visit to Swatow.
DEATH PENALTY FOR CUTTING WILES,
GOLD MEDAL"
TOURNAMENT, VANTAGE.
Part of the Canton and Swałow tele-TENNIS BALLS. TENNIS POSTS, NETS, COURT
MARKERS, CENTRE GUIDES, TAPES.
graph wires have been tampered with. The wires extending between seven posts
What I suggest is that an account be Hon. Sec, and Treasurer, Navy League alleviates the situation. Every day we have been cut and taken away. The mis-ALL THESE GOODS ARE OF BRITISH MANUFACTURE.
E. AM. WILLIAMS,
Hongkong Branch,
e/o Lowe, Bingham & Matthews. Hongkong, 12th June, 1916.
opened in our leading hank into which may be paid any sum not less than, say, #5, each depositor being credited with the amounts so paid in by him, and provided with a special paying-in book and THE QUESTION OF SCIENTIFIC pass book. To save the bank tron- ble, a committee might be formed for the who would act as trustees depositors and keep their accounts, themselves paying the aniounts received
PROOF.
ĮTO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG: DAILY PRESS."]
SR, The Rev. H. Copley Moyle's let
has caused considerable amusement to some of my friends and myself. Will he kindly explain-
expect the crisis to come to a height but somehow the inevitable is ade- Jayod testimony to the wonder- ful patience of the Chinese Despite official dementi...
there
have been attempts to negotiate loans with American capitalists, but this "frenzied finance." as the Republican papers term it, lias so far not had results. Yuan Shih-kai is credited with having said that if he lid an assured revenue of three million dol-
have dominated the situation, and that, too, in spite of recent secessions. Money
talks in China as elsewhere, and Yuan. realised that.
creants have not been caught, but á big
reward is offered and a new order has been issued that people found guilty of doing such a thing in future will pay the death penalty.
CHINESE AND EMPIRE 'DAY.
awning British citizenship manifested On Empire Day the Chinese residents
hearty good will in all the proceedings. They am never backward in showing their
pounds collected they contributed their
willing share.
inio the bank in their own names aster on the queetion of scientific prooi lots for three or four months he could loyalty. To the two hundred and forty
Then, when the total amount trustees. has swelled, as it inevitably will, to such an extent as will be most useful to the Home Government for war purposes, it should be offered as a loan therefor, but to bear interent, as in the case of the F.M.S. loan, at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, payable here, suggest that no definite amount be fixed, it
(1.) What he means by a non-material conception of the universe.
(2)What are the different spheres of knowledge each of which has its own method of proof.
A TIGER LAID LOW. From Chhan Yang the story comes of In this connection one or two good an exciting chase after a tiger. We have. stories are related. I am told that a for- not heard of tigers being in our neigh- her employe of the Ministry of Communi-bourhood for a long time." This tiger had cations was so guileless as to accept his.
(3.)-What are the methods of proof which he soon found he could not negotiate in the vicinity of the wood in which he salary in Bank of Communication notes, rich larder stocked with pigs and cattle that the community be invited to conformatters which fall under
a non satisfactorily. A happy idea occurred to Linue to subscribe for so long a time as material sphere. For instance, by what him. He went to the Bank of Communics made his lair. Two men who dared to in..
the war lasts, in anticipation, or, rather, in the knowledge, that funds will from time to time be required during that period for the successful prosecution of the war.
method does he discrimmate between the Trinity of the Christians and the Dualism of Zoroastrianism?
Furthermore, if he will give us his definitions of beauty and mother's love, scientiae proof could, no doubt, be given
hind the counter that he wished to open wood was surrounded and stormed by a tion and informed the smiling official be trade were badly mauled. Finally, the a deposit account. All the preliminarios fest of warriors and the tiger was killed. were gone through, and when it came to behind the counter ceased to be so affäbig handing over the money the gentleman He weighed 250 cattics.
as the bundle of notes was presented. Oh, no," he said, we do not accept
FALL IN THE PRICE OF ANILINE DYES-
There are continuous lan ents from tlos:
So soon as the sums deposited by any subscriber amount to, say, 50, then, the of their existence in specific cases.-nates; only accept silver, and the who boarded quantities of ariline dyes.
war loan being accepted (as it assured yours, etc.,
ly would be), a bond should be issued for
that amount to such subscriber..
SCIENTIFIC PROOF.
Hongkong, 12th June, 1916,
EXPROTANT
We are longing and yearning for war
deal was off. The other story concerns a They are now selling at a fifth of the merchant who was hated before a magis price paid for them. trate in the city for having declined to accept bank notes presented. by a cus- tomer. He admitted the offence and was fined 10 dollars. He handed over two 5 dollar Bank of Communication neternews, for now the tide of victory for the THEFTS FROM THE KOWLOON EXODUS FROM PEKING.
The Court refused to accept them!
GODOWNS.
In this way every individual member of the community, whatever may be his station in life, would be encouraged to save, by denying himself luxuries or unnecessaries, and would have the satis- faction of feeling that he had assisted the British Empire, and had rendered At the Magistracy yesterday, before more secure the future of this Colony, Mr. G., N. Orme, a Chinese was charged and at the same time had made a good by Mr. R. Packham, of the Godown Com
pany, with the larceny cla number of I have very little doubt that those who skeins of cotton. The Magistrate asked have already subscribed towards the Mr. Packham whether much was stolen Y.M.C.A. scheme would be more than from the godowns, and witness said he willing that the amounts so subscribed could not say definitely; anything that should, instead of being returned was stolen the compradore had to make them, be transferred to such a war loan good.
investment-for-himself.
fund as I suggest. Moreover, the doubts. Inspector Gordon said he bad little thrown by Shareholder" in his letter doubt that these petty thefts were fairly published to your issue of to-day, with frequent,
regard to the right of directors to give His worship--It would not require a away their company's funds, for what might be deemed to be a charitable pur man of dangerous character to commit pose, would be set at rest should those this kind of theft. funds be invested in a war loan.---Yours betes,
alling is welling up. He is a hopeless pessimist who does not read this meaning The uncertainty and tendency. 10 in the war news of the local journals, anxiety which so many of the better class feel has led to another great exodus from and in the news of the weekly Home the Capital to Tientsin. The trains from papers. We gather that the Allies are here to the Treaty port are crowded with gradually gaining the ascendeney and women and children in particular, and that the Central Powers, while still cling- most men who can afford to do 30 have rented houses in Tientsin and are ready to their enormous battle fronts, are un to fly there at a moment's notice. These doubtedly slackening in their offensive who are not so fortunately circumstanced warfare. Gradually the clouds are are endeavouring to make arrangements with foreign friends inside and outside being dispelled, and the cause of the the Legation quarter to afford the shelte Allies looks more rosy and bright. All in the event of disturbances, and in most possesed of human feeling are horrified cases those foreigners who are in a pol at the callous treatment of prisoners in The ashes of Luther fie tion to do to have readily agreed. There Wittenberg is no doubt that the citizens of Peking buried there, but certainly none of his feel that they are living on the edge of a mamano spirit is left in the Wittenberg volcano. Their fears may be groundless, of to-day. but still they are very real to them.
SÅ PERSONALL-
An Edinburgian view of the recent. Zeppelin raid, especially for the benefit Lady Jordan leaves for Home on Mon of the Kaiser and whom it may con day. On that day she and Sir John will cern: Mother, the Zepps are over- Inspector Gordon agreed, but said he go down to Peitaiho, where they will head don't you think we had better get CD. WILKINSON.thought the public should not be robbed spend a week after which her ladyship into safer quarters! "Oh! I don't will join the train for Petrograd. want to get up, I don't want to catch Hongkong, 12th June.
by a man of defendant's class.
The foreign community has heen much cold!" Defendant was sent to prison for a interested in the wedding of Mr. David The Fraser, the Times correspondent. month.
bride, Miss Edith Finch, arrived from home i Siberia last Saturday morning, and the religious ceremony took place the same day at the Anglican Cathedral, the civil ceremony being performed three days later, Te
Y.MC.A. BUILDING FUND.
SIXTH LIST OF DONATIONS;
The following is a list of the donations made to the Y.M.C.A. Building Fund yesterday:
TYPHOON WARNING.
The following telegram was received
THE BEABOX. Mesars Jardine, Matheson & Co... 1,003 by the American Consulate-General,
Wind and dust have remained longer Mr. C. E. Anton:
250 Hongkong, from the Manila Observa than usual this year, and the thirsty
laad is crying out for much-needed $1,250
1 p.m., June 12th. rain. Summer has already commenced in 90,435
real earnest, and the thermometer reach Cyclone or typhoon over North China ing three figures hastened departures for Bea, developing
the seaside or the hills.
Already acknowledged
Total
.#91,G.
tory
CIGARETTES AND SOLDIER'S
HEART.
WEST
T31
HONGKONG, CANTON, MACAO &
RIVER STEAMERS. JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTUN AND MACAU STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.
HONGKONG-CANTON LINE.
Blagle Fare by Night Stomer. Return
(available also for return
by day riemer)
tagle Fare by Day Blenmer Katurn
ปี
$6,00
11.00
6.00
9.00
CANTON TO HONGKONG.
TUESDAY, 13TM JUNE, 1916.
HONGKONG TO CANTON. I
8. HONAM.
10 p.m. KINSHIN.
8 am, HEUNGSHAN, 5 pm. FATSHAN,
WEDNESDAY, 14тa JUNE, 1916,
8. HEUNGSHAN..
3 am, HONAM, 6 pm. KINUHAN,
10 pm. FAISHAN.
**** HONGKONG-MACAO LINE.
B.B. TAISHAN, TOUS KANJ
14.5, BUI TAL Tons 1,651 HONGKONG TO MACAO. Wook days at 8 am and 2 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf, daniars at 9 am and 1 p.m. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf,
MACAO TO HONGKONG
Week days at 7.80 am and 2 p.m. Bundayı 19 7,80 mm, and a pɔm. EXCURSION TO MACAOJ.
SUNDAY, 16′′¤ JUNE, 1910.
The Company's New Steamship
"TAISHAN"
-Wall depart from the Company's WING LOK BET WEARN St S L.m., and refuen trom Macno 113 p.m.
NB-The Company will also run a Blesmer from Mano on Sunday að 7.30 am and from Hoogkong at 1 p.m., from the Company's Wing Lok Street Whnet,
FARE AB USUAL MACAO CANTON LINE.
18.8. SUT AN,
"Departurer from Maoso to Canton on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at 9. p.m. Regavaran from Canton to Maeso on Tuesday, Thursday and Saśneday, as 430 phi JOINT SERVICE OF THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD. AND THE INDO-CHINA STEAM NAVIGATION CO. LTD. CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
Mr. Tennant, replying to a question by Mr. J. f. Henderson in the House of Commons, said:"A certain number of cases of disordered action of the heart areoccurring the so-called soldier's heart. This is being investigated in a hospital specially set aside for the pur pone We have no evidence that the number of cases is increasing at present. By some observers this condition is attri buted to excessive cigarette and tehacer smoking, and this is being looked into by 1
skilled experts.
8.8 KINAM, 688 tons, and 8.8. WANNING, 509 14521 One of the abor, Stonzere loves Canton for Wachow every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 m, and the other lowres Washow for Canton on the same dayɛ ui 8.30 sa Bound trips take about 5 days. Passengers on return to Hongkong oe více wwie by te Company's direct Stammers LINTAN and BANUI. The scle have superios Cazim swanmodation and are lighted throughout by electricity. Electria Fan in each Chains
Soaking Ofoe open daily (Sunday excepted) 9 a.m. to 5 pm, Further particulars may be obtained at the Onion of them
HONGKONG, CANTON & MACAO STEAMBOAT Co., Ltd.,
Hotel Mansions (First Flope), opposite the Blake Pier
Grown on British owned plantations in the British West Indian Island
of Montserrat.
Shipped in British vessels,
Montserrat
Lime Juice
The Guest health, beverans. Warranted by a British firm of world-wide rezonen.
Of All Storeseepers.
Sosa Leecher
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