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THE GREATEST OF ALL TONIC FOODS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY. FEBRUARY I, 1915,
Receivers of Stolen goods.
We are right glad to sea that an exemplary sentence has been passed on a thief who santred some electrio light bulbs from a Queen's Road verandah. Some two years ago there was a small epidemic of this kind of theft, and, so far se we recollect, both the Post Office and the Supreme
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DAY BY DAY.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS
LADY LUGARD
CERTAINLY." IN "OUR LITTLE SPHERE, IT IS NOT THE MOST ACTIVE PEOPLE TO WHOM WE LIKE THE STARS, WHICH SIMPLY
OWE THE MOST. IT 'IS THE LIVES
GERMANY'S LATEST SCHEME.
Supply.
A Glowing Tribute to the Belgids.
POUR DOWN ON US THE CALM interfering With Britain's Foor Lady Lugard FAITHFUL BEING, UP TO WHICH LIGHT OF
OF THEIR BRIGHT AND WE LOOK AND OUT OF WHICH WE
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY
oncentrated and granulated combined with the Glycorophosphates the Post Office, in fnot, to such GATHER THE DEEPEST CALM AND What Admiral wa Tirpitz was sold for the bonefit of the Daily repair."
of Sodium, Caloium, and Magnesium.
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The Weather.
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 89; At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 62;
an extent that it became neces- sary to esfe-guard the letter-box 1-mps with wire net-work. The like to discover is who the per- sone are who make it worth the dull. while of the ordinary sneak-thiof to risk the stocks and imprison⚫ dull. ment. It is clear enough that the men who make a practice of atealing such things as light-bulbs Pre not taking them for sab. sequent uso in their own housės,
Coint the Columns,
The Dollar.
On Surday the Telegraph and we are therefore tolerably published 37 columns of solid well justified in assuming that reading matter. To-day there the stolen articles are going to will be 83 published. find a market somewhere. Bat where? We hava suggested before that there should be more shop-inspection in Hongkong; a little increased vigilance of this sort might bring to light many things that are at present hidden. At Home we sny "The receiver is as bad as the thiof;" but, in five cases out of
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England, he is a very great deal worse, and for every month given to the thief we should like to see the deliberate receiver get twelve. Our Saultary Board.
demand today is 1s 9.3-168.
The rate of the doller on
Farmer's Loss.
of
A farmer at Tui Teo Ngan has reported to the police the theft
brown cow, voiced at $25, and a bullock worth $20.
B
When the Sanitary Beard has
For Drill Purposes. finished with raising discussions on the desirability of putting a We are requested to state that tax of fifty dollars a year on the Happy Valley will be used the luxury of cleanliness, it would by the Military for drill рохрозев do well to turn its attention to from 0 am to 11a.m. on such small matters as the times Tuesday, February 2nd. and searons chosen by its coolies for clearing away street and hous& refure.. Persons whose rickshas brought them back from the University Fete on Saturday
T.K, K, Agent,
"By breaking a piros of red tape stretched noroes a cutting in the F.M.S., the wife of a local District Officer oroned a new road. last week. Not only the roads in Hong paya the kong, but a few other institutions following tribute to the Belgian as well, might bensit permanent. King and people in "Kingly were a few miles of local red Albert's Book," which is being tape fractured beyond all hops of good enough promise to a Telegraph Belgian Fund: American interviewer-that süb. mariuss would be used to cut off' "I am honoured in being allow- As most of us are now acquaint- ed to express my profound re-ed with the fact that war has England's food supplies has apparently come to pass so far aspect for a nation which has lifted broken out between Britain and an attempt at a fulfilment of the contemporary history in one step Germany, how would it be to promisa is concerned. Whether heroic. The times have suddenly the Post Office?
from the commonplace to the olean down the calside walls of the move is successful or not is a become great. It in the prayer of matter over which neither the all our hearts that we may be great While on that inexhaustible Admiral, nor the Kaiser himself, with them. For Belgium, the theme, the Post Office, the follow- have much control. After all,
when these things are viswed dis prayer is already answered-she ing notice is a tolerably good has become a great nation. In example of lucidity. "The Pillar passionately, it is clear that this material ruin she has risen to Box at the junction of Percival is only another German attempt spiritual conquest so complete Sirtot end. Praya Esat has now at doing the obvious. They have that the world lies at her feet. No bren removed to Causeway Bay." sounded all the murky depths of diahonour in diplomacy and my can deprive her of this This is regular knock down blow. triumph. Her young King has for the old metaphysicians who tactics, every one of their desplaid reason to be proud and glad. So formulated auch silly rules as that schemes has gone wrong, and long as history is told it will be nothing can, at the same time, be now the great taoticians of a fail. remembered that under his leader- and not be. ing campaign have had to resortio ship Belgium as an entire nation
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the pellucid alreams of the obvi was ready to face martyrdom for Oas of our readers (to his toy)- ous. At the same time, whi'e there her faith. She has sufferad a" Boy: I wantcbee this chit go is no immediate cause for alarm, it martyrdom which, by its detail Mr. X." (a leading legal light.) maat, not be forgotten iba there of horror and bratality, seems to is more than a little chance of be misplaced in the history of
"You savvy Mr. X?" considerable damage being done civilisation. And the faith for sion.) "My savvy. He makee Boy (with eagar comprehen- to British merchantmen, and the which she has suffered in not her plenty bobbery, Court side." ooly cause for wonder is, not that faith alons-it is our faith, too. There is a directness of thought the Germans have at last dia. It is faith in honour, faith in and of definition about that boy covered this way of getting a little trah, faith in courage, justice, that makes us think his views on of their own back, but that they liberty-faith in all that renders other local mattera-education in should have taken so long to dis- human relations sacred, tender Hongkong, for instance-mightbe oover its possibilities.
and inspiring. For this common worth publishing. The nations feel, their Govern faith we are prepared to stand.
All things have their uses- mente bave said, that arms can- evpa Banitary Boards. If our
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Attempting the Impossible. The raid in the Irish Sea de monstrates two great facte-first that all seas within steaming range are open to the latest aub- be laid down until this faith Bourd had not, in an inspired
has been vindicated. With this moment, marine, and, secondly that, vindication muat come the altim-presiding genius of each dust-cart
ordained that Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed
until science has discovered some ste vistory of Belgium and her should ring the "bring-ont-your- period will be continued until countermandéd.-
means of detecting these craft, Mr. K. Doi has assumed charge work of this cature will be instatement upon a newer on dead" bell at an hour when all The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be delivered afternoon by way of Queen of the Hongkong office of the easy of performance: The re higher plane of nationality law-abiding dust-bios are already
to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, Road West, bad the felicity of T. K. K. from to-day, as acting parant. It is conceivable that, fierce for that day to take her
It has been happily given to "out," we should have over slept England while waiting in con- on Saturday morning, being borne along through clouds agent, on Mr. O. Wuriu's transfer of footid dust created by the to Japan.
once on the scene of action, a submarine can keep herself going Belgian population such help as a recent Literary Digest head-line, part in offering to the stricken energetic", brooms of the road-
America alone can save!" is for almost an indefinite time by hospitality and sympathy can Nor is this the first time that obtaining stores from the ships give. My own humble part has William's Number Oneness häs she holds up, for, after all, sup been to share with others in this been challenged. plies for a nation must contain work of consolation. It has been
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.
sweepers. Not a drop of water had
been sprinkled, and, in places,
the dust was literally suffocating,
In the tame thoroughfare we met
Armed Robbery.
An armed robbery is reported
two rubbish-aarts gathering in as having taken place at Blung
medier
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their ansavoury harvest end in Shek Man, where, on Friday. mall crew. The only factor that privilege. We, know, alas too Daily Mail's: "Romance of the
a
much that would be of use to a at once our comfort and oar Bere's another headline-the
but
stole $43.
wish to but, armed with ravulvere, and activities of the submarine would speaking, possible to assuage the ing now for "Heroes of the Hem
be the failure of fuel supplies,
unparalleled sufferings in the and Beef Shop," and as long as that is so nothing presence of which we find our of Fork Lord" and "The Graver The Aesthetica. in the nature of a continuous elves. Batas we have moved daily Thoughts of a Chinese Egg blockade can he maintained. If,
we
well. We have no seem unreasonable, Western Union
really do feel that six o'clock in the evening ja notan ideal time for filth-collecting street; nor can we think, off hand, or for road-sweeping in a crowded of any other city under British rule where such a thing would be likely to take place.
Mr. A.D. Macdonald wishes to express his thanks for the many letters and tokens of sympathy on the occasion of his bereavement, Mr. and Mrs. Churober wish to express their thanks for the
many letters and tokers of sympathy on the occasion of their bereavement,
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1915,
AN EMPIRE'S RESPONSE.
The University Fete.
Hearty congratulations to those who planned and carried out the arrangements for the fete at the University on Saturday afternoon, They were taking on a big thing; they entertained the greater
Junks Collide.
The mistress of a trading junk
Stolen Yara.
to the well."
WINDING UP
day or two behind the fair? Hongkong has known long enough how to do that, and PETITION. rather stands in need of advice as
to how not to mix them.
Another gentleman in the scribe
Mr.J. R. Wood for stealing daah and courage that it looks as His Lordship Holds Evidence to line who should paure and think,
* be Admissible.
Colony's Health.
on the other hand, the Germans in the midst of sorrows which Marohant," cases of enteric notified in the by relays of submarines to the ing admiration, the magnificent thousand Bedouins were recruited
Last week there were three endeavour to maintain a blockade must have touched heart of
stone, and have noted with grow. "Says Beuter: "Twenty-firs Colony (English, Indian and weat of the British Isles they are fortitude, the simplicity, the at Hebron, but they went foodless Chinese respectively) of which backing a loser. They can no gratitude for kindness received, for three days, when they return- one ended fatally. There were more keep up a service of with which they have been borne, ed to their homes, saying that it also two non-fatal cases of diph-submarine craft than they can the hope has become conviction was no holy war. We think thería (Chinese).
raid the English coasts with im- punity. Even the German crack promise will yet again be fulflled: manly manner. It is so much in our hearts that the noble they put it in quite a gentle ed pitcher can go once too often They that sow in tears shall reap nicer of people to speak in the The Russian Successes. in joy and he that goeth on his negative. When they get positive Telegrams which came to hand way weeping and bearing forth (if they era Hongkong people, part of the European population had complained to the Police that on Saturday telling of a most good seed shall doubtless come that ir) they call it a something eae as well; and everything went Paas on Saturday her craft was lowed up by others showing that that I believe our whole nation the gentleman who is pab and enormous numbers of Chit while sailing in the Capanimen important victory for the Russians again with joy and bring his else war. Th
in the Carpathians are now fol-sheaves with him. Shall doubt- off beautifully. Undergraduates ran into by another. boat and
less-it is for that doubtless '| Talking of negativities, is not We commented at some langth the other day on the spirit of their attentions to visitors, and. The master and one of the crew very badly hit. The rival forces is prepared to maintain the fight lishing a work entitled "Drinke,
and professors were tireless in damaged to the extent of $150, the enemy there has been indeed unity which prevails at this time of orisis among all classes at Home over ready to demonstrate what were also slightly hurt,
the solid determination to see the great war through, whatever ever might interest or amuse.
have come to grips, and we left in the British Empire.”
while there is a man or woman and how to mix them? a the coat, until final victory is assured. What we then said applies We have seen no festival in this
are told that the engagements are with equal truth to the Empire as a whole, and Mr. Harcourt's glow- Colony that could-and did so
assuming the character of a ing tributs of a few days since to the loyalty and steadfastness of readily provide entertainment
ural battle-a battle, too, the King's subjects in all parts of the globe was in every sense for Europeans and Asiatics alike,
which ia proving disastrous to justified and well-deserved. For when he observed that there had and on all sides one hears the four hours' stocks was the sentence with a amtehing deltat. The Six weeks' imprisonment and the Austrians, who have met he was merely saying what has been proved to be true. The self- of warm admiration. Hongkong ing been no sacrifice in men, money and material which seemed too great whole thing spoken of in terms meted out to a Chinese this morn- Kassisas are fighting with such governing Dominions, Indis and the Crown Colonies as well, have has never put up a better fifty-cotton yarn from the Hongkong if nothing can now stay their stood nobly by the Mother Country in her hour of trial, and this cents worth since it has been and Kowloon Wharf and Gladown advance into the enemy a ferri- fact is all the more gratifying when we remember that, among all Hongkong. their other preparations for the great struggle that is now proceed
Co. The man said that he had tory. A couple of days ago it ing, the Germans had steadily and persistently endeavoured to sOW
picked the yarn up.
was reported that large German This moming, in the Supreme discord and to initiate rebellion throughout the Empire.
and Austrian forces were contre Court; before the Chief Justice, gating along the Carpathians, Sir William Rees Davies, K.O., A Frisco paper observes: "Sin The fact that our fiscal system, unlike that which
bat from present appearances it the case was resumed concern Francisco has always been behind Germany adopted in her own Colonies, gave the subjects of the Kaiser all the trade privileges which we ourselves enjoyed, Youth who Damaged Himself
The war filme st the Bijon of the Kaiser's soldiers will be of of the Yae Hing Co. The com- account of the lack of tunnels." would seem that even the arrival ing a petition for the winding-up in tunnel robberies, probably on
and enabled them to make great commercial strides in all parts of
Theatre were shown to a good no avail. Anyhow, it will to the pany is concerned in the opium Which seems as good as saying the British Empire, did not satisfy the Germans. Thus was the
audienus last night and were well reverse of ere ariging to the trade and was registered under that the spirit of the thieves indeed plot formed deliberately to tear that Empire to pieces and to place
sppreciated. The picture dealing assembled Germans to learn that the Hongkong Companies Ordin is willing but that the tannel-bor- it ander German domination. Why did the attempt fail, and why
with the proposed and the actual their Allies, the Austrians, are ance under which the proceedings ing instincts of the local munic did the German expectations miscarry? The answer is plain. The
re-adjusting of the map of Europe being given such a taste of the for winding-up are being taken. pality are weak, Some of thoss Wies course of British rule had built up an unassailable force of the Police Court this morning,
A Chinese youth appeared in films Pathe Freres have produced, being compelled to beat a hasty Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by cagkong, where arrangements stands out among the oleverest Russian bayonet that they are Mr: McNeill (of Shanghai), and thieves should set up business in loyalty everywhere throughout the seven seas. Thus, instead of the before Mr. Hazeland, charged with war necessitating the sending of troops to the various parts of the riding a bicycle to the common
retreat leaving ammunition, gans, Mr. Crew, of Messrs. Hastings can easily be made for robberies Empire to keep the people in hand, these people every where have danger at Kowloon Inspector
Can't Secure Conviction. eto, bebind them. There can be and Hastings, appeared for the that are not of the tnamal variety. rallied to the call and have displayed the koonest rivalry in raising Kerr said that the defendant was
no doubting the signifosnce of petitioners, and Mr. G. G. Alabas- ====- forces to fight the battles of the Mother Contry on the continent of riding in Canton Road when he coolie for being in possession of the war,
Last week the police arrested a the successes in this theatre of ter and Mr Eldon Potter, in- and Mr. McNeill contending the Europe.
stracted by Mr. O, EH. Beavis, of contrary. ran into an Indian constable who 20,000 Macao lottery tickets, but
Mossre. Wilkinson an
and Grist, On the Court resuming this These are some of the fruits which have come to us because of over and demaging his rifle. The Court he was discharged. The was on duty there, knocking him on his sppearance at the Police
appeared for the opposition to the morning, his Lordship intimated, the justice and beneficence of British rule in all corners of the earth. Inspector said that the defendant, difficulty of bringing home the
petition.
without hearing any more from And, to use the words of the late Admiral Maban, an American who who appeared in court with both offence to the right man was
For two days counsel had had conneel, that he was of opinion had the greatest admiration for Britain's record among the nations hands in a eling, had suffered again evidenced to-day when a special election held on Friday admissibility of certain evidence counsel for the petitioner was wordy argument as to the that the legal interpretation of of the world, it can trathfully be said that "the testimony to the most damage, uprightness and efficiency of Britain's rule, given by the strong was also badly knocked about,
while the bioyole another coolie who was charged the state of Alabama was voted adhesion and support of India and the Dominions, is a glory ex Defendant was fined $3, or thousand tickets was similarly state goes dry on Jal
with being in possession of seven into the prohibition ranke. The Deeding that of pitched battles and overwhelming victory.
'seven days' imprisonment,: dealt with,
THE CYCLING CBAZE.
Most.
The Bijou Pictures,
Drink Prohibition la
in | Alabama, Washington, January
this year.
is the author of ""The German one wants to know." One doesn't; one knows a sight too much about him already.
in connection with alleged frand correct and therefore the evidence
on the part of two of the directors would be permitted,
of the company, Mr. Potter con The hearing
tending that it was not admissible, will commence to