Blackwater,
Hants, England.
will be much Mrs. obliged by Messrs. Watson sending to her by post 10 BOT.
TLES of their" COLD CURE."
She will be glad to have them
as soon as possible, as she is
to-day sending her last bottle
to her son Captain
(of
the Buffs) who is at the Front
and finds the tablets excellent
for stopping colds,
January 31st, 1915.
The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve the truth and print the news without fear "or favour.
蕾徇錼丼微箕營亊聞獎苗樑大正黜苔馆宗服本 Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No, I A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union
Office address: 11, Ice House St.
DEATHS.
PHILPS-Jan 28, in London, G, H. Philps, formerly P. & O. 8. N. Co., aged 77.
THACHER. On February 28, 1915, at 101 Range
Shanghai, Warren Joshua Thacher (Pilot) aged 57 years.
of the
Road,
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 8, 1915,
OUR OPPORTUNITY IN RUSSIA.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1915.
And Still They Flush:
DAY BY DAY.
MASTER-Harfsrd.
The Weather.
If the suthorities were as tired of having the law broken as we are of drawing their attention to breaches thereof, something might GO FORTH INTO THE BUBY be done towards putting an end WORLD AND LOVE IT INTEREST to the flashing of verandaha at an YOURSELF IN ITS LIFE, MINGLE KINDLY WITH ITS JOYS AND BOR. hour when street traffic is con-ROWS: TRY WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR siderable. Yesterday morning, at AN MAKETHEM DO FOR YOU, AND MEN RATHER THAN WHAT YOU ten o'clock, a coolie was busily YOU WILL KNOW WHAT IT 1A 20 engaged on such work, on the HAVE MEN YOURS, BETTER THAN Brat floor of premises tenanted by IF YOU WERE THEIR KING OR a European firm. Not content with more brushing, he was throwing buckets of water broad- cast at least one of which alighted exactly in the middle of the road below. Why householders, both European and Chinese, are not warned against permitting such
Count the Columus, proceedings is more than we saD
On Saturday the Telegraph understand. If there were only published 37 columns of solid isolated cases of which to sponk, reading matter. To-day there we should not touch upon the will be 33 published. matter; bat the nuisance is ever "A with us; is going on on all days and at all hours. Life in this Colony Siberian Mail-Clowes per e..
Kores to-morrow at noon. ` is not so Elysian, at the best of times, that preventable ills need be added to the general burdeni. Home Cricket.-.
From a paragraph which we pablished on Saturday it is clear that Lord's and the Oval do noti look to do big business during the approaching seaso. The M.C.C. and good luck tɔ it-is endeav During to arrange metahes against the Public Schools; but our Home correspondent writes, by to-day's mail, that there is to be no county championship this year and that anch cricket as is brought oil wili be very much of the promisanone order. And, by the way, our correspondent also draws attention to another side of the matter than
public entertainment; viz: t'e that which concerns sport and fin noial question. He instancen
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Lower level 8 s.m. Temp. 72 lear
At the Peak 8 B.m. Temp. 64; Clear.
7
The Mails.
Canadian and U. K. Maile
Close per s.o. Mexico Mara to-morrow at 1. p.m.
Up to the Minute-Share
Market News.
Closing prices
China Fires.150, sellers. China Sugars.-- $110, buyers. Kowloon Wharves.
buyers.
$85.
$5.20,
Shanghai Cottons. Tis. 89,
bayers. Bongkong Trams.
asles. Tronohe,-29/6, buyers. China and Manilae.—$7, sales.
The Dollar.
The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is le 9.7.18d.
Kallan Output....
for the past two days is 229 and Messrs. Wright and Hornby advise us that the Lingkat output 217 tens respectively.
Clerk's Loss.
Britieber.
Bijou Theatre.
Killed on the Railway.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.
KENNEDY ROAD
THE SUBMARINE FIASCO.
Flac Work by Our Merchant
Skippers.
LANDSLIDE.
Coolle Masts His 'Donth.
Yesterday morning, at about
We wonder if it really is a consolation to the basinses mana- ger of a travelling theatrical During the past few days am- company to road in the papera ple evidencebas been forthcoming (any papers — nos necessarily nine o'clock, four coolies, employ to show that the German eub- those of Hongkong) that what ed by the contractor Tang Chi, marines are not having things the audience lacked in numbers were engaged in exoavaling a all their own way. After all the it made up in enthusiasm.” trench on Inland Lot No. 1948, boasting concerning the way in
Kennedy Read, for the purpose of which these craft were to play The fact that economy has been making a foundation of a retain. havoc with British shipping they enjoined on our old but hitherto ing wall, when, without any warn- have done precious little. They somewhat expensive friend the ing, several tons of earth fell in started off with a splash, but since P. W. D., ought not to constitute a the side of the trench having thefint week of their raid--from new excuse for its refraining from given way. Que coclia was bur- February 18-no further sinking|putting a lamp on the Arbuthnot ied and the other three just man- of merchant boats has been re-Road steps. It was in the time aged to get away in time, ka ported.The boot, indeed, is on the of the P. W. Dr. wealth that we The Police and the Fire Brigade other foot, for within the past first spoke about this little matter. were quickly on the soene and | foor daya news has come through
the unfortunate men was dug out, of the spunting for of at any Harbour Notification men though when he was at last rate three and possibly four of tions that a paragraph has been reached at about li o'clock the enemy's submarines. The added to the regulations contain he
was pronounced to be donbifal cafe is that in ad in Government Notifestion lifeless by Dr. MoKenny, which a French destroyer thrice 286 "of the 3rd of August 1915. This in the escond accident of hit a craft of the U2 type, This spread of Fatoriam among this nature to happen at this spot. whan the latter dived, leaving no Chinese compositore is regroti traces behind. We may at any able.
rats take it that she was badly
SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE.
damaged and, if still active, will The march of civilisation in s shink twice before venturing out right goodly thing to watob. again. The Germans contest the Kowloon has abandoned the
The following parades at the report that the little collier practice of sending coolies round Thordis sank one of their sabo nights to light the street lampa Central Police Station are marines, though they admit that with the aid of a box of matches notified: some "ramming" was done. For and a ladder, and has now armed To-day, March 8th, at Chinese ourselves, we prefer to take Ad-sach of its minions with a bam- Company5.30 p.m. misal Egerton's view of the matter bos pole, from the sad of which a Tuesday, March 9th, lat British and believe that the proosss was hook protrades. The measure is
Company 6.30 p.m. completed.
regarded, in some quarters, as
Wednesday, March 10th, 1st perilously reactionary, we hear We too hope that Kowloon will not try to go too fast...
Keeping Up Traditiobj The submarine menace is not altogether easy to deal with, and for that reason all the more praise is due to those who are actively Burday, according to the our merchant skippers are doing reason to believe that some of the ocmbating it. And here we cannot Ohinese Calendar was The Feast overlook the daring work which of Excited Insects. We have in tracking down those pestsof the local rickshas and chairs obrerve sea. They are rising to the oceae-that feast perennially and per ion in a manner worthy of the petually. traditions of their calling, In-
"
Chinese Company-5.30 p.m. Thursday, March 11th, Let OhineseD
Company 5.30 p.m. Friday, March 12th, 1st British
Company-5.30 p.m.
..
Saturday, March 13th, Musketry
POSSESSION OF COAL.
Two Chinese Boatwomen
Fined.
Two Chinese women were charged this morning, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, with being in
police drew near, the people in
*
the junk made off and the two defendants only were arrested, the police taking charge of the junk. · The master of the latter craft subsequently denied that he know anything of the coal, and
dean on the night of the errost added that he was away at Aber- The two defendants were each fined $25
real value to herself, whereas we are reducing her strength on sea on foot for advertising "The FRENCH CONSUL SUED.
There is, we note, a movement just as we are doing on land..
Yorkshire, which, cricket or no
Practice at Peak Range (200 oricket, has to find, from some
`yarde) for a squad from the where or other, the trifing sam
1st Chinese Company, under Body Found In Harbour. of fifteen hundred pounds for ite
Mr. Eldon Potter," A Onese boy was reported to
N.B.-Mambors are requested olab. Usually there are plenty the police as missing laat week.
to note the alteration in those- of generous subscribers to come On Saturday his dead body was stead of running away from the forward when a club is in low found in the harbour. He had enemy submarines, our merchant Satan in Manila-where one local day as to the parades for Thurs-
Satan is indeed casting out Orders of those issued on Satur water; but, alack, subscribers! can find other channels nowadays, apparently fallen into the sea boats are now trying their hand paper is eslling another over the day and Friday.
near the Han Tak Wharf. which have a prior claim on their
at ramming them, and this new coals for printing what never generosity; and they can do little
form of warfare is proving rather happened, and for allowing its leg A Chinees olerk, living at Bon-attractive to our daring seamen. to be pulled! If England weren't else than wish Yorkshire a happy ham Strand, reports to the Police That is one way in which things at war with Germany we would isane out of all its afflictions, and that on Saturday evening some may be and are being made warm unbonnet before that German join in hoping that Lord Hawke's one stole from the pecket of a for the raiders, and no doubt coal-trimmer from a Philippine suggestion as to a series of twc-jacket which was hanging in his some of our merchant craft are tramp steamer who succeeded in day matches, for lads under milit- cubicle jewellery to the value also being armed to deal with making our Manila contemporary sry age and men beyond it, will of $49.
the pirates. At any rate, facts believe that he was one of the become fact,
Colony's Health."
point to the cocclusion that we Emden's engineers. William Blake.
The Germans have long beenmunicable diseases notified in nalities now.
Last week the osses of com are quite prepared for all event- Singe the outbreak of war and the consequent disappearance of Germany from the markets of the world we have more than once telling us that the British have no the Colony were four of enterie
We would also convey our com- unlawful possession of five bags dealt in a general way with the new openings presented to British interest in things intellectual, and fever (three fatal), three of small- A Costly Business.
pliments to the Manila journalist of coal. The evidence given for trade and commerce. And we have noted with satisfaction the one or two Telegraph correspond pox (all fatal) and one of real desire of the Germana in malaria, in one of the Philippine the women were seen taking de- The probabilities are that the who meations casually that the polios was to the effect that alertness of British intereste in organising to secure a share-and a enta have not gone out of their diphtheria (fatol), big share at that of the business hitherto enjoyed by our very keen way to disagree with that senti. Chinese save one occurrence of business, is not so much to population, in many cases to the their own small boat. When the All were launching out on this raiding district, has decimated the livery of the coal from a junk into and go-ahead rival. From generalising we may now particulariee ment. But surely the publishers enteric, in which the anfferer was account for merchant ships, as it extent of twenty-five per cent." and take a glance at the opportunities which lie before us in Russis, mast know a thing or two on the
is a despairing endeavour to pre- which has been aptly described as the favourite arena of Germany's subject and they, in spite of the commercial activity. There are many reasone which could be put war and of general narrown833
vent the Kitchener simics from And what does the Philadelphia forward to explain the rapid development of commercial relations of means, are putting forth new Bijou Theatre on Saturday night, it may be, appearing somewhere
There was a good bouse at the joining the Allies in France, or North American anderstand by between Germany and Russia-such, for example, as the German booke wholesale; and the number when "Lea the Housemaidan else on the Continent. There is
an episcopal bishop "? knowledge of the Russian market, familiarity with commercial of these that would only find excellent comic and two long, much more fear of invasion in customs and with the tastes and habits of the consumers, the supply purchasers among
Proceedings which ·A con- of suitable conditions of credit, cheapneas of goods, judicious that loves literary matters and "The Vicar's Daughter, were land. But, whatever the object man Fightfulness" we should people dramatic films: "Cursed Gold" Germany than there is in Bog- temporary's headline calls Gar- advertising and the persistence and energy of the big army of quite great this season. Among commercial travellers, who ordinarily flood Russia from one end to the new books, according to the screened. An orchestra, both may be, it is proving a costly prefer to call German Funk- the other. But whatever degree of success Germany has secured Times Literary Supplement that wind and string, was in attend- business to Germany. She is fulness." in the past, the Russian market is now lost to her. And that is arrived in the Uolony this morn-ance and played a good selection. certainly not doing anything of Britain's opportunity.
ing, is yet another treatise on On Saturday afternoon, Head William Blake. We sincerely Guard Windyard, of the Kowloon We are encouraged to touch on this subject because of an hops that the intellectuals of Eng- Canton Railway, reported to the interesting artiole which we recently saw in the Times Russian land are not going to overdo police at Shengshui that a man Supplement-an article written by M. Vladimir Savitzky, Secretary Blake. We had quite thought that had been killed by the 3 p.m. will have read with pleasure of tention drawn-Queen's Road, of the Russo-British Chamber of Commerce, in which the whole Rossetti, forty years ago, had train. The man had apparently the promotion of Sir Bedworth with its decorated paving stones; In the Summary Court, this situation is closely analysed and facts and figures quoted to show said practically all that was to be been walking along the line when Meux to the rank of Admiral of the Blake Pier, with its seats crowd-morning, Tang Ping won sued that it is to Britain's manifest interest to seize the magnificent said about this eccentric genius, he was overtaken by the train. Fleet, As Sir Hedworth Lambton, ed by Chinese who systematical-Me. opening presented. Some of the figures he quotes show how and that, if anything remained to The Police went to the spot, near he was Commander-in-Chief here ly set at defiance any or all of the French Consul in Hongkong, Gaston Liebert, the extensive a hold Germany has obtained in Russia-s hold which the be added, it could be found in the 21st mile post, and removed from 1908 to 1910, and a more regulations painted on the notice for the dependence of the Russian market on German industry has remark: "It would be dif-
never was. He was a familiar
damages for assault and sssumed such proportions as to menace the interests of the cult to frame any deñnition State. For example, for the first half of 1014 the imports of complete rinity that would Avenue, Oakley, Cincinnati, Ohio, took a keen interest in pony prove a general eyesore; the Buildings, on December 29, 1914. Hans Floer, of 20124, Williams Agare at the Racecourse, for he one end to the other with what battery alleged to have been soever may impede traffic and committed upon him at Alexandra from Germany totalled 352,300,000 roubles (or nearly half the total take him in." Blake was too big U. S. A seeks information con- racing here, and, what was more, Botanical Gardens which are Mr. P. W. Goldring appear- imported), whoress Britain's shore was represented by a mere 91, to be allowed to remain entirely cerning Paul Floer, or P. F. de he was an idol with his men never visited; and any street on ad for the plaintiff and Mr. 300,000 roubles. Figures for the past five years show that German in the background, but his Lia or Delys, 34 years of age, his afloat. We hope to hear good the lower level, when muck-hasps D. J. Lewis, of Mesers. John- exports reveal an unfailing growth, while British exports, though poems, lettere ete, will not brother, whose last known place accounts of him before long. progressing, do so slowly and with fluctuations. We cannot in any convince the world at large that of residence was Bangkok, which
lie festering, when dust-carts and son, Stokes and Master, was great detail ga into the nature of the German monopoly, but it may he was big enough to be place he left for New York during
sweepers ⠀⠀ peregrinate, when for the defendant,s be pointed out that the writer of the article ander notice puts it on boosted" at all times and in all the early part of December, 1913,
vestless coolies are pursuing Mr. Goldring said they did not record that, beginning with Petrograd and Moscow and ending with places. It was well that be via the Straite Settlements on the
antomological researches, when want damages so much as to prove distant regions such as the Caucasus, Turkestan and the Far East, should be disinterred; but it is ss. Too Lui, a vessel said to have To Prison for Theft of Piping the tar-boiler is out for a jaunt, the defendant was wrong inacting there is literally not a branch of trade in which Germans have not got well that would-be literary been on the occupied a more or less prominent position. And he adds that the people should go about with his kong run.
when street-araba are playing tip as he did. That was the sole Thie morning, at the Police cat, when ricksha and chair object with which the action was annual export from Russia to Germany has latterly averaged £83,- came forever on their lips, sa
Victoria Theatre.
Court, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, coolies are bearing down with all brought. 300,000, whereas the annual export from Russia to England does not though he were a prophet of God Notwithstanding other attractwo Chinese were charged with their force on some unsuspecting His Lordship said in low all total half that sum.
or a second Shakespeare. time, the Victoria has had big she theft, from thee.s. Albania, of foot-passenger, when verandahs injuries were returnable for by
houses over the week-end. Last lead piping to the value of $25. are being flashed, when Chinese damages. That is the situation which presents itself to British commercial, Slam Currency Notes.
night a Filipino band performed P. Ó. Caves, who made the are throwing house refuse, or Mr. Goldring said he did not industrial and financial intereste, and the opportunity is one which It has been officially certified at intervale The war pictures arrest, informed his Worship that casting their rheum on passers-by, think the case would take long, must find a ready response on our part, since we have it on the word by the Minister of Finance that a now series—were both in- he was called to the boat by the from the said verandahs when at the faols were very simple. of M. Bavitzky that when the war ends, the door into Russia will be the value of the Government our teresting and instructive, and the Chief Officer, who gave the men Who says we don't know Hong His Lordship: There is no elosed to German merchants. What is more, he says "the British rency notes in circulation at the long I'm "Contrasts afforded in charge.
kong and ite beauties ?..
chance of the matter being alone among all the races of Europe Fossess an industry and pro- end of January was Ticals some amusing situations; but the It appeared that the men took
settled? Stockto ducte capable of dislodging and replacing German goods." There 30,697,000. As compared with pet of the evening was a two-part dway a portion of lead piping The Hook Worm, C
Me, Goldring: Apparently can be no doubt whatever that this war is destined to bring Britain the amount in circulation at the Max Linder film, in which the connected to a pump used for the A pamphlet on the Hook Worm not, my Lord. and Russia much closer together in all spheres of thought and end of December this was a popular hero tries vainly to escape purpose of flushing between decks, disease, by Major Clayton Lane,
The lawyers had a private con- activity. Materially, the rapprochement will be a happy and pro- decrease of Ticala 568,820. Of the attentions and socioty of his and the damage done in removing I.M.S., is being circulated to Local anlation, however, and, on coming fitable one. It is as though Britain and Russia were each created the total Tical 18,738,038 was mother-in-law. Those who want the pipe amounted to $200 Administrations by the Govern into Court, intimated what had for the other—we with our industrial enterprise and capital, and retained in silver at the head material for a good and a long The men were sent to prison ment of Indie, with the anggestion been sareed to, and his Lordship Russia a land of inexhaustible sources of natural wealth. And the office, and the balanco
was laugh abould go to aso the Max for six monthe, with four hours' that is be translated into the ver- nave judgment for plaintif, war will have achieved no small end if it servee to bring about s invented.
Linder film.
stocks.
nacular.
consent, for $100 with coats-
Admiral Meux.
Beauties of Hongkong." There are quite a few things in that line
His many friends in Hongkong to which we would gladly sen at- Alleged Assault and Battery.
writer says is extremely unpleasant to every Russian, inasmuch as Professor Saintsbury's celebrated the body to the public mortuary, popular occupant of the post there board; the Praya, littered from for the sum of $1,000
true realisation of that fact,
דיי
*Missing.
Singapore-Hong-
SHIP THEFT.