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OLD HONGKONG.
The Weather.
Lower level 8 a.m. Tamp. 69
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 60;
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The Dollar.
The rate of the dollar on to lay a tax of fifty dollars a year demand today is a 9.3-16d. (on common oleanliness!
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FOOD SHORTAGE IN
GERMANY.
A 'oomy Birthday for the Kalser.
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What It Means.
Further Leaves from the Colony's History,
WINDING UP PETITION.
AN IMPORTANT CHINESE CASE.
Four Counsel Engaged In the Hearing
in
- Not for the fret time, the San itary Board seems to have been THE MAN WHO MAKES GOOD somewhat divided against itself DOESN'T WAIT FOR OPPORTUNITY TO KNOOK. HE HAS THE DOOR yesterday. Impartial readers will, WIDE OPEN. we think, be of opinion that the Director of Public Works had the backing of common sense behind
(Oontinued from Tuesday). bis minute, and that the reply of
Of course, at the period which This morning, in the Supreme the M. O.H. was, in some mea fine,
is being treated of, Hongkong had Court, before the Chief Justice, sure, lacking in convincingness.
no cathedral it was in process of Sir William Reos Davies, K.O., We beve never had either the slight fog.
being built, but was not yet finish the case was commenced concern On several occasions we have adaud the needs of the members of ing a petition for the winding up opportunity or the desire to en
stated in thiscolumn that the econ- the Church of England were cared of the Yue lling Oo. This case, quire into the extent of the Gov
omic pressare in Germany was for in the ground floor of the Old in which allegations of fraud are enment revenue that is derived in the manner mentioned by Dr. Siberian Mail. Das per past have bordered on the tension the Court had moved from the of a large number of witnessee will sericus and must for some time Supreme Court. That was before unde and in which the evidence Clarke, but we should have
Nubia to-day thought it to be a small, thing Canadian and U. K. Mail-Closed though in many quarters it was in Wellington Street to that siderable time. The company is of metaphorical strangulation, old building which it occupied be taken, is expected to last a con even in itself, and a still smaller per sa Tacoma Mara to beld that Germany's larder wae in which the Old Post Office concerned in the opium trade and when contrasted with the day at 2 p.m..
well provisioned for war. That found a home. In those days the was registered under the Hong- health and comfort of the Siberian Mail--Closed per 8.9. is a half truth-it was prepared Supreme Cuart was supplied with tong Cumpinies Ordinance iqbabitants of Hongkong. This Luchow at 3 p.m. to-day.. is not a poor Colony, struggling English Mail. Closes per 5.8, wer of a few days, resulting in a however, withdrawn in 1853, winding-up are being taken.
for war, but for a short warthes military guard, which was, uador which the proceedings for to keen its head out of the mud of
Nubia to-morrow at 11 a.m.victory which existed only in the since which date the Court has Mr. McNeill (of Shanghai) debt;; nor are the directions in Siberian Mail.--Closes per 5 mind of the Kaiser. We find maintained its own dignity with- and Mr. FC Jenkin, which taxes can be levied few in V. de la Ciotat to-morrow at now that,pccording to a German out military sesistance. The old iracted by Mr. Crew, of number; and until Dr. Clarkö
4.p.m.
official statement, the Federal court in Wellington Street fell Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, gives our readers some rather
Council has decided to seize all into devious ways and the de-appeared for the petitioners, and more logical reasons for suggest
stocks of wheat and flour. All parture of the dignity of the law Mr. 0. G. Alabaster and Mr. ing such an impost.as the one
Count the Columns,
business transsotions in four are from its precincte was marked by Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. which the Board discussed yester day, weare prepared to believe that
Yesterday
forbidden from the 28th, and the a bal masque on St. Patrick's Day, 0. H. Beavis, of Mesers. Wilkinson the Telegraph
and Grist, appeared for the op- published 3 columns of solid staal seizing takes place on Feb. 1848. their sympathy. We Britishers reading matter. To-day there while the Manicipalities have
→Special Police Thea as Now. position to the petition. been instructed to regulate the have been trying for seventy-four
will be 32 published.
There seems to be a precedent At the outset, Mr. Alabaster meat supply, etc., and the Govern- for all things and to find among took the legal objection that the years to teach the Chinese the
ment will now distribute wheat the pages af Hongkong history a hearing had not been properly value of proper sanitation, and, on
and corn in proportion to the direct precedent for the establish advertised. The objection was the top of all this, we tell them
number of inhabitants, that it is a right and proper thing
ment of a Special Police Reserve one, he said, which, though it is certainly something of more appeared technical, wasnot really than usual interest. Quite soon so. The advertisement of the Is this economic difficulty or after the British oocupation of petition was the only notice given not? And how long hunthe pinoh Hongkong mattera got so bad to shareholders of the hearing of been felt before these measures that orders wore - given the petition. It was, in fact, an Lady May will present the were decided upon? The German that Chinese should havellavitation to them to be present The Imperial Government and prizes at the Belilios Pablic School nation will now be able to see the night passes and carry lighted either in support of or opposition to
on Friday, February 5, at noon.
atter aselessness of Zeppelins lanterns if they wished to go ou the petition, and they had up till and submarines. They will be after dark, Not only must this six o'clock on the night previous able to see also how little the have been instrument liaclearing to the bearing to come forward ***The Grotesques.". authorities in Germany did know, the streets of undesirables, but it and give notice of their inten he Daily News, judging from copies of is that arrived in the season to-sight at the Theatre nations whom they attempted to fares assume more than usual ing should be duly advertised.
"The Grotesquer" open their about war or the strength of the the effect of making the thorough atmost importance that the hear
with all their bombast, either must, at the same time, have bad tions. Therefore it was of the Colony reserday, isaDaily Newsy Royal with an extravaganza as ever. We really should have entitled "The Village Concert" conquer. When loyal Germany picturesqueness, with lanterns His Lordship-Has it not. thought that, however deep a
was preparing congratulatory fitting about the dark streets. been advertised? messages for the Kaiser on bis This, Lowever, has nothing to That the Germans, with their asual wonderful foresight, knew mane, a newspaper's or a nation's that, in the event of their being concerned in a war with France, judices might be, war-time wa
Mr. Alabaster-To-day's hear- religious convictions and pro-
birthday, the Kaiser was prepar- do with the Special Police. ing has not been advertised; an gratuitous charges would be made against them by unscrupulous not the best season for airing anotions fixed for to-morrow a truly typical of the Kaiser's with expected disturbances. They came on
Mr. G. P. Lammert has two supply of the people. This is invitation, in order to deal last for a hearing which never
ing to seize and restrict the food They were oalled up," partieans of their enemies, is what would appear from, an excerpt them. Not only has that veteran sale of household furniture at 13, gratitude and, no doubt, is the nou bored forty strong and for Mr. Jenkis, in reply, said that by advertisement was issued for June which, in translation, we published yesterday. The Courrier caviller, Dr. Clifford, found Humphrey's Avenue, Kowloon, foundation of that pantomimical emergencies the seamen impri- en attendance was taken before d'Haiphong, our source of information, ytints a lengthy article: how ing that, as far back as the year 1006, the Germans had issued a book of the Daily News for a tirade on Villas, The Peak.
hospitality in the columus and another at 2, Des Youx conception be holds of Christian soned in the gaol were to be the Registrar to comply with the in which instructions as to how to meet these malicions accusations the iniquity of the Imperial were carefully laid down, "Forewarned is forearmed" was the Government in sending
obarity.
impressed for service also: The Companies' Winding Up Rules maxim of those blamele se Germans, who, doubtless by divino imperial Heary Howard as Minister Pleni-
idea of utilising geolbirds for the and he was instructed that the inspiration, felt convinced that their reputations would not bel
News of the operations on land suppression of crime, while novel, Registrar was satisfied that the allowed to go anamirghed when their heroio feats in France came contemporary itself has found Mining Administration's mines Kaiser must have spent a very employing a thief to catch a Registrar had good grounds for polentiary to the Vatican, but car The total cuspat of the Kailan night wires go to show that the old proverb about the wisdom of sufficiently complied with. The and sea revealed by the over- hea the merit of following the rules on advertisements had been to be summed up.
The writer of the book in question is one, Captain von Scharf commenting on the fact in pretty amounted to 40,770,29 tons and They indicate that the Russians
time and space for a leaderette for the week ending January 16 enort, and, from the Courrier's account, it would appear that his much the same strain. Truly the eales during the period accounted for a orniser in the The month that saw the occupa was going to place before the
gloomy birthday yesterday. thief.
being satisfied, because he had contribution to twentieth century military literature consists of a man's foes shall be they to 44,990,36 tons.
To Poison All Europeans. before him the facts which he series of replies to complaints from the other side; in plainer speech, of his own household. is a reservoir of ready-made lies. Soft, ffeminate nations like the pleased the Premier must be Ной
Baltic, brought down a Zeppelinat tion of the Island, some seventeen Court. His Lordship would French, British, Belgians and Russians would never understand, at this action on the part of a
Liben and repulsed fierce attacke years later, saw a most slrocious appreciate that the hearing without a duty-qualified teacher, the iron-hard manliness of Pre asian periodical pledged to the support
in Poland, inflicting heavy losses, attempt at peisoning the whole of to-day was in the nature of methods, and would assuredly mistake legitimate and necessary of the Liberal Government. In cover of the Weekly Telegraph 300 Austrians in Galicia, while the kong. After eating their break- 15 last.
The photograph attached to the albeit regrettable, severity, for Hunnish blackguardiem. This is the trenches, Catholic and Pre-ready on Saturday will show the and killed two battalions of taken mysteriously and seriously portant point was whether the to say nothing of the slaying of the European population of Hong- a carry-over of a fixture of June. what Captain von Scharfenort seem to feel.
Allies took numerous prisoners faste on January 15, people were His Lordship said that the im- entirely deapair of being able to bring his blook-headed opponents blood to save the Old Country; Cocos Island, battered to pieces
But he does not testant,alike are giving their best ill-fated Emden as she lies on the the Kaiser's soldiers. That is unwell. No-one appears to have whole of the shareholders were to reason; to which end he composes a series of letters, one to meet at Home, Earl Kitchener and the by the gun-fire of H. M. A. S. very fair dose of trouble for the died as the immediate result, but represented or not. If they were, each emergency such emergencies being the anticipated protesta Ministry are bravely grappling Sydney. of the nation that so foolishly allows itself to feel aggrieved at with the many problems of ways
Imperial One to ponder over on it was discovered that the bread he did not see how the future mere trifles, and that is slow to perceive the inherent and means wherewith they are
the anniversary of his birth, and which came from the bakery of question could arise. If they manliness of such acts as (e.g.) firing on a hospital or knifing faced; yet apparently the best
maybe he will come to realize one of the principal compradores were not, the point was as to the doctor who has, a moment before, bound up one's wounde. thing that these narrow-souled
that it is but the forerunner of of the city was heavily dosed with whether at some future time a As the subject matter of the sample letter given is fresh in our controversialista can find for their China for the alleged murder of a He enters the 57th year of his case that, on investigation, it was the proceedings were null and o
A Chinese who is wanted in much more along the some lines. arsenic, So much was this the shareholder might contend that readers' minds we need not quote from it; it is sufficient to say that hands to do is to seek to stir up man in the course of an armed the work of art in question shows a perplexed commanding officer religions esmities. " exactly how to reply to his superiors when asked to explain any damnable act of cruelty that opportunity and inclination might chance to suggest to the Superman-like intelligence of the modem Prussian soldier.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1915.
PRE-ARRANGED.
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the Vatican.
Sir
To-morrow's Auctions.
Kallan Output,
A Striking Photograph.
Remanded to Geol.
Some Hard Knocks,
life under a cloud as black and found that no less than ten pounds void. If they were not represent- robbery in the Hok Lo District bas heavy as it could well bo.
of areonio had been put into fed, it seemed to him that technic been remanded to gaol by Mr. The North Sea Fight.
that morning's batoh of bread. alquestions might arise hereafter. Hazeland for fifteen days to await The farther details to hand The compradore, Chum Ah-long, Mr. Alabaster said that his the pleasure of H. E, the Governor. concerning the naval fight in the left that morning for Macao, but friend had given no answer to the The application for the extradi- North Sea confirm the impression was subsequently arrested and objection which he had raided. tion was made by the Crown that we came out of the affair with brought back, and some time His friend had called it a derry- Solicitor, Mr. P. M. Hodgeon. all the honours. We lost no ship later stood his trial with nine over because he could not call it and our total casualties for a fight others. The trial itself was an adjournment for the con- which lasted fully thres hours are unique. prisoners were venience of both parties. The
- Aged Couple's Fate.
Captain von Scharfenort's book, taken by itself, is valueless as Appolated or Not? argument against the Germans; it might be a forgery; it might never have existed; but, read in conjunction with the many letters, diaries, etc. that have figured in the war, it becomes an added incriminating item against Germany that is of anything bat small came up at the Sanitary Board A point of some importance importance. After what has come to light in the past few months, meeting on Tuesday concerning
enly 14 killed and 29 wounded, tried by a judge and jury point was that people who were no rational inhabitant of a neutral country believes other than that the presence of the two members Chan are reported to be missing, cruiser and had two of his battle-were alleged to have endeavoured not represented, creditors who An aged couple from Cheung whereas the enemy lost a modern cmpored of the very men they not parties, shareholders who were Germany has looked forward, this many a year, to converting the who had just been elected to the Aged seventy-one and seventy: Cruisers badly damaged. It is true to poison. However, the pain were not represented, had a right Low Countries into one of her Provinces. That France would Board by the publio entitled to two respectively, they get out for that two of our boats were also and suffering did not weigh to come in at a winding-up peti- sit down calmly while she did the dictating and the bullying vote. It was stated that these the purpose of fishing and were knocked about a bit, but we have with the jury's minds sufficiently ton either in support of it or in and the land-grabbing, she could never bring herself to believe members had no right to be there, sest near Ni Ka Ohsa feland, the seagrancethat the necessary re- for them to condemn the pri- opposition. It was a fact that all therefore she raid: "We will prepare to meet Fanee as well," the as they had not yet been sailing towards that place. A pairs can be more so that she had the uneasy consciousness that a time must appointed," and in consequence search was made later and the There is one fact which deserves trial in which the suggestion was sented.
speedily effected. soners out of hand, and, after a the ahareholders were not repre- come when France might want Alsace-Lorraine back, The brag of the point being raised on wreck of the boat was found on to be emphasised, namely, that we made that "there should be The prelimary point by Mr. gart and bully is, all the world over, invariably a very healthy liar important matter before the rooftop that locality, but rescued 250 of the Blucher's allowed a greater latitudo in Alabaster was sustained by his as well; when he is not lying in order to give an exaggerated idea meeting was shelved. This may the old couple and the money in survivors. In face of that circum-accepting circamatantial evidence Lordship and the case adjourned of the greatness of his achievements, he io doing so to excuse him be more formality, required by the bont, $320, are not to to found: stance, what becomes of the Ger- and that the motor of the law for a week, a point raised by Mr. self in the eyes of persons whose good opinion he wants to keep existing regulations; if so, we can We will do the Kaiser and his friends the justios to believe only say that the sooner such
man olaim that our ships best should be restrained, not relaxed", Potter to the effect that all that the spirit which they are evincing to day has been of imper, requirements are made unnecer.
hasty retreat? Warships dashing the prisoners were acquitted by a allegations of fraud in the pati- ceptible growth. They did not start by being ruffians. A foolish esry the bettor. It surely should We have received a sample of time to spare in which to pick up
off to save their skine have no majority verdict of five to oue. tion should be struck out, ss boy vanity was always, we know, one of the Kaiser's betting sirs, but be sufficient, to give a member a old Erglish Curve Cut pipe enemy survivora. Hence we can Court; were immediately rearreat-up, being proceeded with as we The prisoners, on leaving the presented no ground for winding originally it was harmless, except to himself. Gradually he began right to take his seat, that he has tobacco from the British American safely conclude that all the re-ed as undesirables, and, after weif so press, to conceive of himself a sort of combination of Alexander the Great, been duly elected by the public, bacon, Co. Ltd. The tobacco treating" that was done was by being kept in captivity for some Julius Caesar, Frederick the Great and Napoleon, and then long and we see no necessity whatever is of choice quality and by means the Germans themselves, ings after universal domination steadily becamoan insane passion with for the appointment to secure of its packing retaine the fine
time, they were liberated to go been seized, decapitated, and him. He was not always orucl; one reads of him as a tender father, official benediction. If the powers-favour of the best of tobacco leaf,
into voluntary exile from the belove i in his home circle, mighty in prayer and a fare hand at that he can cancel a member's It is cool and pleasant to the Mr. Waldost Actor's Generosity. An interesting letter by the sailants having been largely
Colony.
their heads have been exposed scripture-quotations and cushion thumping; a model Lutheran appointment and if they cannot, tongue and is indeed one of the London December 10. Mr. then Governor says:
Ugly Happenings,
on the walls of Canton, their family man. But as the itch for power increased with him, co be why should they be concerned heat tobaccos that can be obtain-Willing Waldorf Astor has placed remiams have been offered by the bodies of Christian men from began to feel, with some of the modern German philosophers, that with the matter?-then we might The method in which it is at the disposal of the Duchess of the Mandarile to any who shoir graves in order to decapitate arge rewarded; they have even torn up pity is but weakness, and that truth and honour are neither right as well do away nor wrong, but just matters of individualitaste. From this stage it of deations once and for all and put up, and the small carved tins Argyll 225,000 for the relief of shall set fire to our houses, them and expose their mutilated
with the farce was merely a short stride to the docrine, "I want, therefore I must allow the appointmentary to be both points which should come wounded at the front. The many unfortunato wretches of yet people complain of Hongkong
for mattor who suffers!" and thence the road to lying, thoft, made by nomination of the mend themselves to the appre- duchess has undertaken control of all nations (as the have no matter
varfring small quantities, ore families of British officers killed kidnap or murd
or murder H hypocrisy, the slaughtering of women and children and the break Governor. ing of treaties was the only one which he and his were likely to tread,
the distribution of the fund. Chinese 18 indiscriminatin
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and
akulls to the public gaze. And
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