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A Happy New Year.
DAY BY DAY.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
A GLANCE AT
*SITUATION,
THE
1890.
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVB
YEARS AGO.
Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week
THE CYCLING MANIA.
Kowloon Roads Not Sale Now.
In imposing a fine of $10 on sach of eight Chinese for riding bicycles to the common danger in Kowloos, Mr. Hazeland, this morning, observed, "The rcade in "Kowloon are not safe nincs this bicycle mania started,"
$10,000 IN FINES.
A very happy New Year to all our readers. This is the tima when, usually, one's mind is about equally divided between contem- ALL OUR WORKS, EVEN THE plation of the past and curiosity RELATION TO THE WORLD'S GREATEST, ARE 80 LITTLE IN as to the future. This year, NEED: ALL OUR WORKS, EVEN THE
Why 1915 Finds the Aliles however, most of us will be feel. LEAST. ARE SO GREAT IN
TION TO THE DOER'S FAITHFITT
Confident. ing that we have but little time
OF
ending Jan. 2, 1890.) to spend on what has been, all SELF-RESPECT. GO, TAKE UP YOUR
Britain and her Allies expeak AND DO IT. DO IT WITH
The Dollar.. our thoughts and energies per CHEERFULNESS AND LOVE! 80 much from the year. 1915, and at bapa our fortitude sa well-being SHALL YOU SHINE WITH A GLORY its beginning it is not inappro
January 2, 1800,"The rate of needed to meet what is to be. WHICH IS ALL YOUR OWN-Apriate that we should take a the dollar on demand to-day is
GLORY WHICH THE GREAT HEA- There is not a man alive who can VEN OF UNIVERSAL LIFE WOULD general review of the situation. 3/1h."
Sequel to Oplum-Runäing. remember the coming of a new BE FOOKER FOR MISSING.Brooks. The war has now been in pro- Well-known Parses's Death. year undercircamatances anything.
gress for jast five months, and if December 27, 1889. Mr. H.
Opium valued at $1,080 was like those of to-day, or, if it come
The Weather.
events pan out along the lines M. Mehta, one of the best-known handed to an agent of Revenue to that, who can look back on
they have hitherto taken, we members of the Parsee commun- Oficer Wilden, and before the an old year that can compare with fine.
may lcok, five months hence, to ity here, died today after a short sellers could complete the bargain 1914 for grim interest. If we
see Germany and her support illness. He was popular citizen they were arrested. The "business make littleattempt to recapitulate fine.
ers tottering to their certain fall. and one of our hardest working deal commenced in Yan- the political events of the twelve...
With the average person the Volunteers, having been long con mati, but finished on the Victoria months to which we have just Siberian Mail Closes per 8.5. tendercy has been to concentrate nested with them, and, only the side of the water. Two men were Chenan to-day at 2 p.m. on daily happenings and to other day, promoted to the rank of arrested, and at the Police Court, said goodbye, it is because these
lieatenant. His funeral, this this morning, they were each ignore the general trend of avente, Eat if we pause for a moment and afteracon, was alt nied by many fined $5,000, or in default twelve appeared like a flash, so closely Pablished 56 columns of solid sam matters up we shall see the comrades in the o rosand numer-months hard labour.
“All Baba” at the City Hall, completeness of the hold which ous friends,
December 27,-"The members
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BIRTH.
DEATHS.
BEYTAGH-On December 27, 1914, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. L. M. ffrench Beytigh, a daughter. MCEUEN.-On December 20, 1914, Captain James Stewart MoGuen, Deccan Horse, Indian Army; killed in action at the front. Ago 38.
HYKES.-On December 27, 1914, at 7 Medhurst Road, Shang- hai, Arthur Bowman, dearly boloved infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Hykes, aged 4 months and 9 days.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 1915.
CAPTURING GERMAN TRADE IN THE EAST.
Our Friend the Moneylender,
Comment is not out of place
01m8
before
the
Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Moss turned by the s.s. Arcadia yester day.
No Dogs from Shanghai.
Killed at the Front.
has been scoured od car fdes.
GOVERNMENTUTEG
"APPOINTMENTS.
His Excellency the Governor
The most striking fot which obtrudes at the moment is that of the Hongkong Amateur the Germana have had to give up Dramatic Club made their debut their dreams of invasion on land in burlesque at the Theatre and sea and are everywhere found Royal last night, before one of has been pleased to make the on the defensive. The dash on the largest on most brilliant following appointments --
Mr Charles Alexander Dick Paris, as also the attempted ad-audiences that has over assembled vances on Calais and Warsaw, in that popular institution. His Melbourne to be Registrar of the * re-have had to be abandoned, while Excellency Governor Dea Voux Supreme Court of Hongkong, In if we look elsewhere we shall see and the elite of the Colony were Prize, with effect from the 19th something of the plight in which present to witness the novel and November, 1914, vice Mr. George. they find themselves. The German somewhat daring experiment of Herbert Wakeman, resigned.
Mr John Daniel Lloyd to be a merchant marine has been obliter our local amateur talent in an sted from the world's seas; the altogether new field, and we Depaty Registrar of the Supreme Kaiser's Colonial Empire has been doubt not that the almost univer- Court of Hongkong." In Prize, dismembered; German industry sal opinion will bo that, taking with effect from the 27th Novem ia paralysed; hundreds of thou. the performance as a whole, and ber, 1914, vice Mr. John William sands of the nation's best men making allowance for difficulties Lee Jones, resigned. have been killed, maimed or that were inseparable from such
FRENCH PASSPORTS, captured; Germany's overseas an undertaking by amateurs, Fleet has been smashed up; her great success was achieved."
It fanctified in the Gazelle that Great War Fleet has been reduced Hongkong Derby Nominations.
December 28. The Hong the Consul-General for France at to impotence; and the nation ia faced with economic collapse.
kong Derby for 1890 has closed Hongkong has received instruc with twenty-night nominations." for the future every pereon pro- »tions from bis Government that
Alice" Memorial Hospital,
Lt. D. S. Dodgson, R. G. A who was attached to the 88th Coy B. G. A. in Hongkong, has been killed at the front, while serving with the heavy artillery,
Chief Officer Stabbed.
The Other Side.
If we look at the other side of the
When the Truth Dawns.
Russia and Egypt.
passport bearing bis er ber photograph and vised in a French Embassy, Legation or Consulate, should attend in person belcro The bearer of the passport the French, Agent charged with delivering the viss.,
China Traders' Insurance Com- North China Insurance-TIs. pany-$73 per share, buyers. 350 per share, buyers. Ltd.-$130 per share.
on a moneylending case that A month's imprisonment was
December 28. The Puik ceeding to Fracce, or to French Puisue the sentence imposed on a Japan- picture, we shall find ample cause Guild of this Colony has given Colonies, Protectorates or posses Judge on Thursday. A Chinese ese seaman who stabbed their satisfaction. Supreme at sea, the sum of $500 to the fonds of tons must be farnished with a in Government employment chief officer of the 8.8. Kirin wo ere also preseing the enemy the Alice Memorial Hospital. We borrowed a hundred dollars Maru, by Mr. Hazeland, at the from all sides on land: Our com- of an Indian, agreeing to pay Police Court, this morning. A merce is uninterrupted, supplies trust the other wealthy Guilds, and their name is legion, will see usual, their way to follow this praise back two bundred, in monthly severe punishment was asked for. are coming along 08 instalments of ten dollars. A9 | Special Parsee Prayers. our men are filled with a spirit of worthy example." the borrower was in receipt of To-morrow afternoon special confidenco bred by anecses and a the magnificent salary of thirty prayers will be offered at the knowledge of the justness of our Christmas In Hongkong
December 28" Bright and dollara a month, it is conceivable Perses Club, Elgin Street. Mr. cause, and car military strength clear, if seasonably chilly, was that he found these periodical N. LI. Mody will preside and is increasing rather than diminish Christmas Day in this "chief gem payment: something of a drain. Jasan ceremony will be efficiateding as the days go on. Every in Britain's crown", as Sir Jawge The Paisce Judgo took this fact by the Parsee priest. All Parsee body now sees that this war has called Hongkong. And we ven- into consideration and made such ladies and gentlemen are invited resolved itself into a supreme test ture to think in no place in Eag an order-two dollara a month-to attend.
of endurance, and, as the race will land's dominions was it more Bs will keep Shylock from getting
Concealed Opium. be to those who can hold out long- thoroughly enjoyed, at any rate
Canton Insurance Company, Two Chiness who had opium est, we can confidently look for by the European population, frum bie full return for some little while Why cannot the Govern- concealed on their persons were victory. Germany bas long since His Excellency down oven to the Tls 90 per share, ***
Yangleze Insurance Association ment make an end of the money-prosecuted by Revenue Offices reached the zenith of her strength, broking element." lending trade as carried on Wilden, at the Police Court, this and every man now lost means a
Hongkong Fire Insurance Com- on cont per cent lines? The needy morning. One man was fined lessening of her powers of re-
December 30-The Russian pany-$385 per share, buyera. We have beard quite a lot about the efforts that were to be pat man is fair game for each $630,0. in default four mouthesistance.
China Fire Insurance Company Government has given notica that forward by British firms throughout the world to capture the trade lenders as the individual under imprisonment and the second was which the Germans enjoyed in the past, and in this respect we are discussion, for, when trouble or an fined $420, or in default three We are told by some that
it will not approve of the Egypt$88 per share, sellers, t ian conversion until France bas Company-60 per cent. premium, Hongkong and Whampoa Dook anxious to see those efforts extended to Hongkong and the other impatient creditor is at the door, it motha.
Gormany is as united in signified her spproval." important ceatres in the Far East. No doubt individual energy is hamin nature to ceek to borrow,
Bellera. 69 are the being expended with reference to particular firms, but is that and not to look too closely into the The Victoria Theatre has had Allies. On the face of it, that France and England are all very (Fortunately to-day Russia,
Hongkong, Canton and Macao energy going to have the same result as that which emanates from terms of repayment. An ordinance overflowing houses over the New may be sq, but if we delve inta musb agreed on the subject of Steamboat Company~~$41. Fer some thoroughly organised body? The large and more important making it a criminal offence to Year holiday, and so popular has matters we shall see that that Egypt.)
share, sellera. E establishments, in their enquirios after fresh lines, will quite lend on anything above a statutcry the Belle of Rheims film prov unity is merely superficial. The
China and Manila Steamship naturally attend to the more important and Jargely dealt in manu- rate of interest would quickly rided that the management has people bave been fed on wilfully factures, and in the effort to secure that trade they are apt to over society of a class of pests that has decided to keep it showing until distorted accounts of the general of Bavaria smokes about a
December 30-The mad King Company $100 per share,
bayers, look, or thrust on one aids, the less pretentious departments. It is no moral right to the protection of Tuesday. Apart from this there situation. And so long as the hundred cigarettes daily. That
Hongkong Gas Company- an accepted fact that the German trade was built up by keen the law at all,
real facts are kept from them, we accounts for his madness.'"
$135 per share, sellers, attention to the lines which many of our conservative firms would
can well understand their stand- (The Kaiser's apparently needs
Hongkong Hotel Company ing up for the war believing in no accounting for; it seems to
$200 per share, sellers. had at the matinee at the Bij But when they are brought face ning.) MARE
Standing-room only was to be the dual success of their arme. have been there from the begin. Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per
cent. Debentures-8501, Theatre yesterday afternoon, when to face with the grim realities Dairy Farm Company. Ltd.
Indo-China S.N. Company the new coloured film,The and every day is bringing that
December 30,The third 12 per cent. dia., buyers,
Douglas Steamship Company- tosco internal strife, if not, indeed, shareholders in the Dairy Form 384 per share, sellers. element in Germany may be, and noon. There were present Mr. pany, Ltd.—$222 per share, The military Co., Ltd., took place this after China Sugar Refining Com probably is, willing to fight till Granville Sharp (chairman), the buyers. the last gasp, but the question is: Hon. Mr. O. P. Chater, Messrs. Luzon Sugar Refining Com Will the great bulk of non-com- J. D Humphreys and W. H. Ray pany, Limited-$60 per share, batante, in the last extremity (directore), H. Humphreys, D. H seller
not deign to trouble about. German business man would go out of
their way to obtain for a client something that did not yield so great
a commission as many other articles they were able to supply, but Sir Henry Newbolt.
they were content in having secured a customer and having added
one mere name to their books. The small man who could very well
Victoria Theatre..
will be a new programme to morrow (Sunday) night, Bijou Theatre.
this War
open rebellion.
4
Accounts of his Madness.
Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company-897 por anare, bayers.ALA
have the moral courage to commit Maokong e, C. Carvalho, J. F. da Hongkong Ice Company- national anicide, which is precise Roza, E. Barnie, J. P. A. da Silva $110 per share, buyers. Kaiser's behoste will imply? ly what falling in with the (manager) and E, W. Maitland Hongkong Rope Manufactur
(secretary,) In the course of his ing Company, Ltd.-$100 per remarks the Chairman said that share, bayers, the statement of accounts for the ourrent year was altogether a satisfactory one. The Company, after the first year of its existence, was sollering from a burden of over $19,000 incurred in losses arising from various causes; and now there was only the sum of $5,228.65 owing."
do with those lines despised by the more ambitious agents, an- Admirers of Mr. Henry Now Dongeon of Despair" was screen time nearer then we may look ordinary yearly meeting of the fortunately, has not the wealth or the organisation behind him to bolt'e work will rejoice to heared. We understand that a new secure them for himself. By some organised method of investigation, that the Government has decided war picture is on its way to thie the one-time German markets could be brought under analysis and to make him a knight. Some theatre. A fresh programms is those special departments which were neglected, and lelt almost year or two ago, when honours entered upon to-night, which con- entirely to Germans and Austrians to run, could be dealt with. were being served out to all tains a number of interesting
Our enterprising Allies, the Japanese,. a) not inclined to and sundry, we ventured the pictures. let the opportunity go by, and the Americans are not a whit behind opinion that it was about time them. There are mon in the Colony at the present moment who are that his merits received recog making enquiries for their respective countries and Chambers of nition many were the grumbles, Commerce, and in a very short time we shall no doubt see the result too, when the laureateship fell A House to House Collection. of this timely mission to Hongkong and Canton. With most Britishers vacant, at his claims to that Amsterdam, Dec. 17-A apec in Hongkong, unfortunately, a few weeks appear to be neither here honour being ignored. While al correspondent from Munster nor there, but at this period those few weeks are going to become a speaking of poetry, it is not out of reports that the Datch papers say handicap so strongly in favour of those who are taking time by the place to remark that his war verses, the commander of the district has forelock, as will surprise the somewhat easy-going Bitisher. Some areprint of which we published summoned the burghers and DAY OF INTERCESSION. will no doubt content themselves with waiting for the reports of couple of months ago, are among requested them to hand over all Home Commissions before they make any move, but the task of those the few that the next generation the gold they possosa in exchange Commissions is to gigantic that a lot of time will have passed before will think it worth while to re- for silver and pater The ofergy anything a tangible or useful nature can reach Hongkong. That member. His right to official are direc 63 to use their influence delay is if the competitor's favour, and will be all the more difficult recognition does not, however, with the country people to this
entirely rest on his poetry, for he end. to make, ap when we have others well established in the field.
In conjunction with the arrange T The nation has paid dearly for her defence of right against ie in the front rank of literary.
* German Admiral's Mistake, menta that have been made of might, add whatever advantages result from the battle it is fighting, critics, and, as he showed in bie
San Franciaco, Dec. 17-is Home for a day of intercession should be sized as some compensation for that cost. It is obviously Froissart stories, is one of the stated that Admiral von Spee, in in connection with the war, a unfair to British posterity to waste opportunities such as may never most delicate prose writers of the command of the German Pacific special service will be held to come along again and those who are not with the guns should con- day. Congratulations to the dis fest, underestimated the strength morrow morning in St. John's Ca sider their obligation to the nation by securing on its behalf all the tributors of honours, on their of the force sent against him. thedral and special prayers will be reward in the way of commerce it is possible for us to acquire. Is Perceptive rowers and when are He attempted to destroy the wire offered up daring the day. the characteristic lethargy of the Britisher going to permit of the they going to remember that less station at the Falkland to Matins will be attended by HE. The quotations which follow present opportunity being lost for ever? Are we going to allow there is a person called Rudyard lands. When he discovered his the Governor and a large number are from the Hongkong Telegraph other nations to secure the plums and leave us the stones? These Kipling still alive, and that W. I. mistake it was too late, the Brits of officials. The sermon will be for Jab. 2, 1880.) are the questions at the moment, because when, in the military sense, Courtney Edmund Gosse and in fipes was upon him and he preached by the Bishop of Victoria,Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Germany is besten, we have our fighting men once more labourers, Professor Saintsbury are diterary was compelled to than and the collection will be taken 100 per cent, premium, buyers. And without industry their outlook will not be particularly bright men who deserve a little passing high palms himinin aid of the Belgian Refugees' Union Insurance Bociety
Canton $103 perl
notice?
speed and strengt
To-morrow's Service at the Cathedral,
Fond
1890.
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