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A Tokyo telegram received by the Independent Press Agency com-states that a fire broke out in the
A fine day is universally mended because it can be com-licensed quarter in Tokyo, by mended without envy.
Today's Paper.
For having a quantity opium
The band of the 98. Korea will play at the Bolle View. Hotel our Monday, March 25, boginning at 9.30 p.m. sharp.
which 11,200 houses wore des troyed.
THE JAPANESE BUSI
NESS MAN.
A Traveller's Impression.
THE VOLUNTEER CORPS. FIGHTING AT WHAMPOA.
New Regulations.
Eye Witness's 'Account.
·WO HILIP'
loy Montagu, all within the in India alone has just returned The military administration is tacked in forco. On tho district of Twickenham.
suitablo.
The annual inspection will take place at the end of the drill season. A camp of instrus- tion is to take place.
Now regulations for the Hong- An eye-witness who was on. kong Volunteer Corps are pub-board one of the river boata Among recent vistors to long ishod in the Gazette." Under the recent measure for
during this first attack upon the The interesting series on the preservation of ancient monu-kong, is Mr. Maurico Gregory,
Some of the more important of Whampoa forts sonds us the Directors is continued to-day on ments, the District Council of member of the International the regulations are as follow: following interesting description pago 3. On page 8 will be found Twickenham has recommended Abolitionist Committee, which is Tho Corps is to consist of the of the fight: an article on Finance in China.the Middlesex County Council to closely concerned with one of the following units--an artillery Anchored off the Whampoa schedule Pope's Grotto, the tombs great social problenis of the day battery, an engineer company, forts we were aroused from our of Popo and Kitty Olive, the the abolition of the regulation three machine gun sectioue, amatutinal alunibers, on March 19
scouts company. in his possession a man was fined ouess formerly occupied by of traffic in vice, by the State.
by the orack of rifles and the and Mr. Gregory who has travelled
Power is given to establish one occasional boom of big 'gans, $65 at the Magistracy this Tennyson and Turner,
Saville House, the residence for considerably in connection with
or more cadot companies in cou-As the dawn broko morning,
many years of Lady Mary Wort-the work, spending three years nection with the Corps.
that the forts were being at- from Japan, and is now on route in the hands of the General Officer hill next the Custom House for Australia.
Commanding the Troops.
woro little groups of men in The Japan, which arrived "To a “Tolograph". represent- Persons eligible to become
black uniform, who kept up an on Thursday afternoon, anys the ative Mr. Gregory spoke of his members of the corps must be intermittent fire. In the open "Singapore Free Preas"
of work in Japan which occupied British subjects not less than 18 Tenders are invited in the March 16, was the first steamer him some five months. At first, or more than 50 years of age, who ground between them and the forte were other mon similarly Gazette for repairs to steam of the Apcar line to fly the flag he says, he was treated with a are physically fit for military accoutred, who seemed to be ad launch L. D. 4, and for the supply of the British India. Company, cortain amount of suspicion, but service.
vancing upon the big central of summor uniforms for revenue the new owners. The remainder the officials later gave him much No person is to be admitted a forts. Around the base of the ollicera.
of the licet, the Arcatoon Apcar, useful information and affordot member of the Corps except on hills upon which the forts are tho Catherine Apear, tho Gregory him many opportunities of con- the proposal of two members of The Christian Union Meeting Apear, and the Lightning, will tinuing his investigations on be- the unit to which he socks adinis built were clustors of men in on Monday, March 25, will be have their house flag changed to half of the international com-ion and with the approval of the nondescript uniform, taking ad- officer commaoding the unit and that would shelter them. Now
vantage of conducted by Mr. F. G. White.the British India on their arrival mittee.
overy tree and bash The meeting will be held in the at Calcutta from Singapore. The Asked what was his impres of the Commandant. The name and again one of the big guns The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telograph" will College, at 5.30 p. Stephen's Japan arrived in Hongkong sion of the Japanese race he of the applicant has to be posted of the forts would boom, but
yesterday.
remarked that at one time the at Hoadquarters for not less than jadging from the attitude of Japanese business man was un- five days before admission.
their gunners they worn as much Two fishing junks, it is report Sponking at a luncheon given doubtedly an object of distrust, The appointment and promo-fraid of the gun as ore it was od, collided yesterday just off to him by the Vancouver Cana- dus he thought to the class of tion of all members of the staff fired it. Each time, before firing are vested in the Governor, audit, they ran a distance of 40 or (int Rock. A soaman, aged 50, dian Club, Mr. Forbes Robertson man engaged therein. lost his life, and one of the junks said, having been 30 years on "Now that the Samurai class, the appointment and promotion 50 foet 10 one side as thought containing $700 worth of fish the English stage, he was in a whose word is as good as its bond, of all non-commissioned officers afraid of its bursting The position to speak definitely, and in entering into commeros" hoof units are vested in the Com-sharpshooters on the hill by was lost.
would say without hesitation that said "we may look for a better mandant....
the Custom Houso had an ex- it would not be many years business morality in Japan."
The drill season will extend tremely strong position and At Tuesday's mosting of the before the English actor would
Mr. Gregory spoke highly of from October 1, to Marolt 31, or Sanitary Board a letter will be land at Quebeo and play his way the nid afforded him by the offi-n similar period at such other only an attack from the rear or The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the work is $1.00 received from the Government right across the Canadian con cials in Japan, and expressed time of the year as may be found rpnol from the forts. could' dislodge them. Their cover was relative to the Pokfulam water tinent to Victoria, instead of himself as looking forward to his
natural, as that sido at the hill is Single Copies, Daily, ton boats, Wookly, twenty-five cants (for supply, while a minute will be landing at Now York and playing work in Australia, for which con-
an old burial ground and is stud- Cash only).
anbmitted by the President rela- the United States as at present. tinent he leaves to-day..
led with little hollows or pits. tive to a proposed public bath-This was coming about, he gave
Their comrades in the contro house in Gough Street.
apon the flat ground were not Bo Officers ard to provide and fortunaic, for from time to time maintain their own uniform and they were driven back and forced appointments and volunteers will to.oither take refuge up on the be provided by the Corps with hill or escape from the beach by uniform.
sampan. Tho attacking force was The Government will pay a composed of Republicans and the The Attorney-General, Sir Rufus Isaacs, speaking at the
The attendance at the City Hall capitation fee of $25 for every defending force of the pirates Savoy Hotel at a dinner is aid of last ovoning was very disappoint-momber on the muster roll on (who held the forts during tho the funds of the Education Aiding considering the excellent Jan 1 or enrolled before the rebellion) together with a he Society, a Jewishi institution for entertainment Hongkong following Oct. 1; an efficiency orogeneous collection of dis helping talented but poor mom- A.D.C, was providing, there being grant of $20 per member corti- ffected troops of the bers of the rate, mentioned that about half the namber there that fied efficient; an allowance of Government. From the sound in his early days he held the office there should have been. This $2.50 per caput per diom for made by the guns of the at- of Attorney-General in the Hamp-was all the more unfortunate camp expenses, and an annual tacking party they appeared to be using a cordite cartridge, while sload Parliament. Eleven of the breause the production was more transport allowance of $1,250, Education Aid Society's candi-oven--and naturally so-thun on The establishment provides he others had ordinary black dates, ho observed, had reached the first night. The choruses for grand total of all ranks powder. first class in the final schools of went with a real swing, while the
About 9 am, one of the attack- Oxford and Cambridge."We singing of the principals was
ing party came off in a sampan, Jews who are fortunate enough to everything that could be desired.
but of course was not allowed to live here," he concluded, "have In this respect mention must bo
board us. Quite a number of them scomed to have had all tho with us always the passionate nade of the two ducta by Dr. and At a monions when the eyes of all British-spasking poople are
desire to serve the nation." Mr. Mrs. Schofield, Luiz and Casilda,
fighting they wanted and, no focussed upon the struggle botwoon miners and mineowners at Two Chinese who wore arrested Zangwill-made the cryptic obser- in the first act, both of which
toubt believing that "he who fights and runs away, lives to Home, comes news of a shocking mine explosion at Oklahoma. It yesterday with four revolvers vation that the only thing the were most, artistically rendered is a grim reminder that there are greater questions for the prota- in their possession, were remand- censor the drama.
and 100 rounds of ammunition Stato did for literature was to and thoroughly earned the encores
fight another day," three of them The concluding games between gained the benol and took pos awarded. Mr. Geo, Lammert and gonists in the struggle than the question of a minimum wage, ed on bail, at the Magistrnoy
83 Company R.G.A. and the wssion of a sampan. They passed Robbery from an American
Mr. B. Wobb in the loading parte Sergis, of the K.O.Y.L.. in con- ns, using pieces of plank for pad There is the question of a minimum loss of life. The toll of human this morning. Bonda, of $500
Express,
carried everything before them, lives in British mines is appalling. The yearly total hovers around und $250 wore asked for. From Masked robbers stopped a train the former bringing the house neution with the abovo Thurna- ties, but no doubt 1500, and that is a figure which gives ons to pause. To the un-men came from a sampan with early on the morning of Feb. 7.ling eyos."
the evidence it appeared that the on the Rock Island Railroad down with "Take a pair of spark-mont, were played on Thursday the stray bullets that were flying It is to be hoped that evening. The former bent their around hit their boat, for I saw initiated it is an incredible figure. They read of explosions which the arms and ammunition and one Having separated the mail and a large attendance will be present rivals, and will enter the most them a few minutes lator swim-
round. Borgt. Howard and Gun- cost 50 or 100 lives, but these do not accur with sufficient frequency of thom endeavoured to bribe the express cars from the rest of the to-night, for the piece is un- to mount up to 1500 a year. What they do not know is that almost Revenue officer with a nickel train, they blew up the safe and doubtedly worthy of groter ner Tyrrell were the first two, andng for it. every day mon ars cut off-ous here, one there-and that of these watch and chair and $2.20 in oscaped with loot variously eu patronage.
money. Mr. Lewis defonded, timated in valus up to $60,000 no public account is taken.
(£12,000). The passengers were On the question of whether and how for accidents are possible Dangerous Goods.
not molested. The same train was of prevention we say nothing; but wo may remark on the astound-Acetone and Chlorate of Potas-vember last, but the attempt to Conditions of licences to store stopped at the samo, place in No- ing fact that rescue appliances at most British mines are quite dis-sium and other Chlorates, are rol it was unsuccessful. gracefully scanty. Compared with the complete equipment at many published in the Clovernnient Continental collieries they may be said to bo non-existent. Speaking Gazette. within our own knowledge wo muy say that we have seon injured men carried home on a shutter. Even a stretcher was not. available
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAKOR 23, 1918.
MINING ACCIDENTS.
his hearers to understand, by means of the rapidly establishing Yesterday a man named Tong chain of theatres across Canada Fang was knocked down by a suitable to house the largest trolley ou a track connected with companies. some reclamation work which is being carried out at Ma Lung Kung village, and his leg was seriously injured. He was taken to the hospital.
A policeman rarely interrupta cricket match, but one did in Molbourne the other day. One of tho batsmen, who had been loudly applaused for scoring a Hixor, saw him coming, and ran off the field. But he was caught and bowlod."
Ho confessed to no less than 16 robberies from houses. He was cricketer by day, burglar by night. And yet his
name is not Raffles,
Medical Practitioner, The name of Dr. E. L. M. Lobb has been added to the Register of Medical Practitioners entitled to
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·HONGKONG A.D.C.
The Gondollers,
tho
Hotel Employee Suspected.
of 328.
*
BILLIARDS.
Soldiers' Club Billiard
Tournament.
the latter wan by 87 points, his
now
one of
About 10.15 am. it. was slack
best breaks being 11 (twice), 13 water and we were athwart the (three times), 10 and 16. Sergt. river heading directly to the fort. Howard's bost efforts were 13 and We saw the crew preparing to |ALLEGED GUN RUNNING. 12, The second game between fire the big gun, and to our con-
Sergt.
Morrison and Gunner sternation saw that it was Thomas was the best of this round, pointing directly at us. Next the Gunner putting up a faultless moment we saw the flash and # 38. This was the best break of shell How soreaming "past not tho Tournament. Bis other more than 20 feet away dropping breake were 16, 17, 11, 23 and into the water 100 yards astern. 18. Sergt. Morrison's best breaks Had we been swung to an ebb were 12 and two 10's. The Gun-side we should have been blown
to pieces. After that we thought " Full scores :-
the neighbourhood rather un healthy and shifted a little lower 83 Coy. R. G. A. Guanor Wetherall.........250 Sergt. Erwood........ .250 Gunner Caino............... 250 Gunner Groombridge.....250 Gunner Goodman......... 260 Sergt. Holliday...........250. Gunner Tyrrell............250 Gunner Thomas.......
Unclaimed Telegrams. The following is a list of un- claimed telograma lying in the Eastern
Office at Extension
Yesterday afternoon the police Hongkong
Ainchyo Co Hocktongchoon raided one of the local hotels, It is a well-known fact amongst mining people that the yearly practise medicine in the Colony. Cheebekie from Rangoon; Bard and upon, searching the room of ner won by 96. death-roll is swollen by reason of the fact that rescue appliances.are
an American employes of tho Peak Hotel from Oxnardcal not available to save men not killed out right in the case of an
Boteler Hongkong. Hotel from hotel, they found, it is allegod, a Auctions of Crown Landa will Manila; Captain Hunt Punjabia revolver, a sword, and incriminat- explosion. After one comparatively recent British dienster it was be held at the District Land Of from London-sub: Cohen Astoring documents referring to trad- discovered that a body of men had struggled very near to safety, foe, Taipo, on March 30 and House from Madras-Chetput; ing in arme having taken place.
April 3, and at the offices of the flocktongain April 0.
Grown Lands.
· They died when within a hande-breadth of it, and they would have Public Works Department on from Rangoon; Jaun Wah Con- were samples of the stock sold.
been saved had a supply of air-helmets beon available overhead.
Dumping.
.250
2,000
Sorgis. K. O: Y. L. I.
Bargt. Jackson............... Bergt, Roper....... Forgt. Justice............... 220. Colour Sergt. Boon......204 Bugle Major Johnson.....232 Sergt. Darwin..... Sergt. Howard.... Sergt. Morrison...
.220 212
down the river, out of the line of
fire.
Bhortly afterwards the at- tacking force seemed to realise that they were attempting an ex- tremely difficult task and the fusillade died away.
THE SCENIC RAILWAY.
Sold for $10,000.
Che Ebekway It is surmised that the arins found naught Road from Friezland: For some time past the author And rescue appliances are scarce because miners and mine.
Kangnan from Cholon; Keechong ities have been in possession of owners cannot agree as to the proportion which each should pay!!
The first instance this year of from Oaklandcal; Konghaplong information relating to gan-run- That is a typhically British reason. It reminds one of the fact that the body of a plague victim being from Manila; Kwoononwoolong ning on the part of certain in- Buller had to grope his way when opposed to Botha because decent dumped in a public thoroughfare from Cholon; Kwongsangning 155 dividuals, and a close watch has maps were not available. They would have been if the British was reported to the police yester Des Voeux from San Francisco; been kept on their residences and Government and the Natal Government could live agreed upon central district and was that of carry from Manila; Major Alonzo
day. The body was found in the Lambert from Manila; Mable rendezvous,
In their searoh yesterday the who should pay for thoni! In some things the British character is a child aged five years. Gray steamer, Yuensang from police ascertained that their in- Manila; McGill C/o Hongkong formation and suspicious word the most stupid in the world.
The Soonic Railway which Surely it is full time that a suffioioney of rosene appliances. This afternoon His Excellency from Manila; Puz Sui Shan Hotel that the hotel employee did not put Hotel from Shanghai: Nichols based on substance by the fact
was the principal "und" best 'patronized . ^ side-show at the should be provided for every mining district in Britain. It is time, Major General Anderson, officer China Praya from Macao; Quan- in an appearance from the time
bazaar helf recently in connec too, that Bureaux of Investigation were appointed to enquire into annual inspection of the Ilong-Otsufurgos, Redbois from Bom- alleged finding of arms and commanding the troops, held the genlong Bonban Strand from they entored, as well as by the
tion with the Hongkong Uni- the causes of, and possible prevention of, mining disasters. Mr. kong Volunteers, on the Murray bay, Taytiangstong from Seme papers relating thereto,
varsity was Bɔld to a Chinese- Churchill, while he was Home Secretary, made a decided move in Barracks Parade Ground. The rang: Tuyenhing from Saigon: The young man concerned i
1,554 to-day for the sum of this direction, bat it should be followed up by miners and mastors volunteers, with whom were the Solillege from Manchester: 0008 supposed to have been the tool
scouts, were commanded by Col. 3106 2073 6887 from Tientai; of others, and though no arrest The second round commences hammer of Mr. George P. Lim working in cooperation. Before the problem of reducing the ap Chapman, and numbored some Yapkonfah 129 Tookpootow from has been made up to the preant, on Monday next at 7:30 p.m. mart, and bidding was spiritai
where about 250. The inspection Kuala Lumpor Yasnfat from serious developments are pro-when the B. A. Staff meet the
It is proposed to re-erect closes the drill season for the year. "Bangkok,
"Hongkong Volunteeru,
alling loss of human lives the question of minima or ng minip question of were coppere-pales inte insignifican
Volunteer Inspection.
bibla
148 .163. 154
The concern dam 10,000
came under the
Bornia Hallway in the Colony,