Mrs.
Blackwater,
Hants, England,
will be much
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 botile
to her son Captain-
(of
the Bulls) who is at the Front
and finds the tablets excellent:
for stopping colds.
January 31st, 1915.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
The Tiger.
The death of the Sheung Shui tiger is a tolerably good answer to those sceptica who, in the past, have jeered at the possibility of finding such an animal in this part of the world. Why tigore should not exist in that corner of South China known as the Now Territory the unbelievera" have never been able to show. They anid that there were no tigera in this neighbourhood, and ex- pected their dictum to be accept- ed as final. Perhaps they will roy go to the other extreme and devota the remainder of their days to searching for the alleged mate of this particular beast. The people who, a year or so ugo, dis covered «pug-meras, at the Peak, may well chuckle now, for it is arguable that a tiger that bad his habitation as near to Hongkong as the Fanling district, might not unreasonably be expected to turn up occasionally on the island itself. Tigers are strong swimmers and a trate na powerful as the one which now lies at the City Hall would "ertainly make little of swimming across the Harbour in search of food if the water wore fresh; though how salt water might agree with his constitution
The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve is more than we are able to say.
the truth and print the news without fear or favour, ̇糖徇無拌彍異獎準陳翣訪挟大正維甘理能帮本
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1915,
WAR AND MORAL DISCIPLINE.
Authorised Blographies.
TUESDAY,
DAY BY DAY.
WE ARE NOT MEANT TO BE GOOD
IN THIS WORLD, BUT TO TRY TO BE AND FAIL AND KEEP ON TRYING AND WHEN WE GET A DAKE, TO BAY, "THANK GODI" AND WHEN WEGET A BUFFET TO SAY, “JUST SO WELL HIT-Stevenson.
The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 05; clear
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 54; clear.
Count the Columas.
Yesterday the Telegraph published 32 columns of solid reading matter. To-day there will be 33 published.
The Malls.
French Mail-Arrived per se.
Polynesien today. American and Siberiau Mails.
at noon.
Up to the Minute-Share
Market News,
Closing prices:
MARCH 9, 1915,
NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
POPULAR FEELING IN GREECE.
| The Pendlag Dawnfall of Turkey.
HONGKONG TIGER.
THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
FLOCK TO SEE IT.
The City Hall Literally Besleged "Last Night, and To-day......
MR. R. B. SALISBURY.
Some Plays Which He Has Produced.
11
At a moment when "The was considerable excite Quaints are much in the pablio. yesterday alti rason, about eye in Hongkong, it may be of hall past four, at the Kowloou interest to indicate some of Mr. Political movements in Athens railway station, when the train R.B. Salisbury's connections with sro not without an important (dus from the New Territory at the stage before he founded the significance, for they show to what 3.56) arrived. It was very rapidly little party of entertainers of extent popular voice may have a spread about town that a man which he is the head. direct influence on the govern eating tiger had killed a Chinese
Mr. Salisbury commenced his Whether the villager in the morning, and that theatrical career in South Africa, ment of a nation, King of the Hellenes disagree later, in a search for the beast, where he gained great successes, ment with the desire of M. Veniza Police Constable, Goucher-nos and his first introduction to the los that Greece should participate Groucher was very seriously stage in England was when he Closed per ga. Korea to-day in the war was the cause of the mealed. Then later it became took the place of the late Mr. resignation does not really matter known that an Indian constable Harry Pelissier, of "The Follies," Siberian Mail-Oloses per se. to the point at issue, for it is con- was killed by the beast. It was when the latter was taken sudden- Polynesien to-morrow at 0ceivable that, even if the new during its final effort at killing ly ill. He stayed with the Com-
Ministry does not favour early that the tiger was laid low itself participation in the struggle by Measre. Barlingham and pany and was Mr. Folienior's stage the will of the nation as a whole Martin, who, with a party of manager and producer until he onceived the idea of establishing will prevail. Indeed, there is Indians, went after it. It appears The Quaints." every ground for assuming that that the party had sesrobed the the Greeks with for another fight district for some time, and was Mr. Salisbury claims to have with their old enemy, and a about to give the hunt up as a produced more plays than almost Government which is likely to bad job, when the animal made any other man-plays varying in deny them the opportunity is not its appearance by springing on character from Ibsen's "Doll's likely to gain much support from a the onfortunate Indian.
Hoase" to Charley's Aunt." In people who by their warde When the story was published the course of a very big season at monstrations, and their ont spoken in town, people harried to get a the Standard Theatre, in fifteen support of the retiring Premior, glimpse of the animal, and at the weeks he put on "Brassbound's have shown astrong desire to take Kowloon station, when it was un- Conversion," "Prunello," "Lady Ibsen's "Doll's their part in the great battle of tracked, it was measured and Frederick,
photographed. The beast, which House," "The Little Minister," wand "Penelope." wasin remarkably good condition, "Candida," meatured 8ft. Blias. from nose to You Never Can Tell." Whatever tail tip, he was 3ft. 4ins. high-suocess he has secured in his Probably the French press, that is chine measurement-bis profession he attributes largely which always seems to be safer page measured Gins, by Gins, be to that experience. in dealing with Balkan matters was 1ft. Gins., found the biceps, than practically the press of any his tail measured 3ft and his other country, is corrent in antic-girth registered 3ft. 7ins. He There was much speculation pating that the present orisis weighed 280 lbs. has merely delayed Greece in! taking up arms, but the sugges-about the breed of the beast, but tion that Greece should do so for those who claimed to be authori the sole purpose of adding to the ties on these matters said he was Hellenic patrimony eavours over not a Manchurian tiger, but sa mach of Germanic ideals. The Indo-Chine beast.
35.15
Technical Institute. The Technical Institute is to
re-open on Theraday, the 11th
Kallan Output.
Messrs. Wright and Hornby advise us that the Langkat output for yesterday was 232 tons.
nations.
The Great Reason.
נו
THE QUAINTS."
The Last Week Commences.
China Fires-147) sellers. China and Manilas.87, sales. Shells-87/6, bayers. Tronobe,-31, 881a2. Green Islands.--$61, sales. Electrica42, sellere. Bongkong Trama, -
Bellers.
The Dollar. It is good to know that it is be-The rate at the dollar on coming more and more customary demand to-day is le 9.11-16d. for the friends and exccutors of s deceased public man to limit the rig' talo publish so authorised biography of him to one particular inst. person. From our General Newa column yesterday it will bo toan that this plan is to be followed by the friends of the late Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson. The dead Chinese Passengers, prelate sold friend, Father Martin From Focobow and coast porta, dale, the well-known Jesuit, has the se. Hanyang brought down been chosen for this work, and 324 deck passengers on Sunday. only his "Life" will be aoknow- Bishop of North Chlas. ledged by Mr. A. C. Benson. It The Right Rev. C. P. Scott, the same policy had been invari-Bishop of North Chiza, is among ably paraned by executors, many the passengers due here by the
great reason for the Greeks enter- The caroase was taken to the Acother capital programme In another column of to-day's issue we reprint an article by the of the marvellous fables that Atenta Mara from Home. Bijou Theatre. Right Hon. G.WE. Russell on the war as a moral disciplinarian, hang round the memory of dead
We are asked to state that the ing the war is that they must do Oity Hall, and there seen last was presented by that delightful Much that he has to say, one is bound to admire; some is too deep men either would be disproved
being Qaints," at the Theatre Royal, to be touched upon in a newspaper, while what remains will and or else would never have listed management of the Bijou Theatre their share in breaking up the night and to-day by thousands of party of entertainers.
militariet yoke upon the countries particularly interested, and even last night, when the star feature, few sympathisers among men of the world. That Mr. Rassell is the Mr. Arthur Benson has sort has secured the services of a attempted imposition of the people, the Chinese soul of sincerity in this, as in all other work of his, we may not ainly shown his wisdom in special orchestra which will play of Europe by the Prussians. If excited over the capture. It is China Chimes," took the house presume to doubt; but those of our readers who recall some of the refraining from becoming his nightly. commencing from March
unlikely of paseibilities-Greece tiger in the locality, in all prob-classical disguises, in the piano- the late. W. E. Gladstone's career, may well fancy that they see know too much and too little arranged for every Wednesday, would get no more consideration ability the mate of the one for to rendering of Three Blind more glaring inconsistencies of thought and expression that marked brother's biographer. Relatives 10. Matinees are also being Germany were to withs most believed that there is another by storm. Mr. Hewlett in his for withholding her hand than killed, and local sportsmen are Mice," secured the plaudits of the "traces of the same in these latest utterances of his illustrious disciple of a man, and it dose not follow beginning to-morrow. As to how far the present war in a judgment on us for our sine or that this gifted writer, who could The Hop, Treasurer of the would any of the defeated nations. contemplating another bunt in the audience, as did the postry
Miss Peggy May's dancing, those of our forebears, is not for Mr. Russell or for anybody elas to deal so charmingly and so fairly Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hos. For self-preservation alone, it is near fatare,
We enquired at the Governmen: The reputation of the party was devide. The war is a scourge of God" is a sentiment that costs by Fitzgerald, Pater eto, could pitala bega to acknowledge with imperative for Greece to make little in the way of thought or researob, and one which has the write in as unprejudiced a manner
arms of Germany and her Allies to the condition of Constable to entertain deserve the fullest drawback of failing to carry us for beyond our starting point, of his own brother. It relatives thanks the following donations certain, as far as she can, that the Civil Hospital, this morning, as well maintained, and their efforts
to the fands of the Hospitals: Surely we have to differentiate between a scourge and that from would be sontent to lead corre-Mok Cho-teun, $100; Dad well do not gain the ascendency. And, spondence and to supply missing and Co., (2nd sub.), $50; Hafter all, one of the enemy's If the war be nothing but a chastisement, what heart can we details to some outside person wiking and Co. (Ɛnd sub.), allies never was any great friend
to Greece, and that is Turkey. have to seek to bring it to a satisfactory ending as quickly as who has the necessary judgment possible? What right have we to kick against the pricks, or to do and literary ability, justice would.
Constable's Half-Mile Sprint. anything that will show es other than completely resigned to a be done to the dead more often P. C. Fallen to-day charged a
German Methods Discounted. punishment which has been expressly brought about by our own than it ia, Many a so-called Chinese with enatobing a silver evil doing? When the cholera visited England in the fifties, some "Life," through being written watch from another Chinese at
The bombardment of the forts people sat down with their bands before them and accepted the by a relative with a strong Yaumit. The officer said that epidemio aa righteous retribution for the antion's eine. Othere, bias in favour of the subject he had to chase the thief for half of the Dardanelles calls attention who took a more earth-to-earth view, busied themselves with clean of the biography, has done a mile before he effected acapture, to the effete administration that ing streets and houses, and destroying insanitary dwellinge-and little the plague cessed. Which course would Mr. Russell have had the subject up to ridicale. La not The man was sent to prison for has marked Tarkish history for people parane? No one who is sane and honest can fail to see that Lady Barton's life of Sir Richtwo months, with four hours many a year past, and points to the war might have been prevented, had time been taken by the a case in point? forelock; but is that quite the same thing as its being a judgment
which valuable moral lessons are to be derived."
else but hold that.
on as all? It could have been prevented if, years ago, strong men The Heptameron.
existence of the second one,
prese 1
$25.
Alice Memorial Hospital.
Goucher, and we were informed that, though he is not yet out of danger, he is holding his own.
support.
The
A special matinee is being arranged for Saturday alternoon.
MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.
The Police Fund. The Captain Superintendent of Police informy na that Mr. Ho Kom-tong has given $500, and Mr. Ho Tang $300 to the Special Police Fand for the benefit of the relatives of the Indian who was killed and the European who Annual Meeting Held Last Night.
The beant has now been skin- sustained auch serious injuries. another instance of German in-ned, the work having being done atcoks.
competenes in the most unexpect by the Dairy Farm butcher. A Gambling House.
Victim's Funeral. Andra Baleros and Kwok Teated place. When Germany had were summoned at the Police forged a military weapon for her
and lost heavily in territory. If that were not sufficient proof that
Turkey the Sufferer,
"At the Seamen's Institute, last right, the annual meeting of the The funeral of Rattan Singb, the Miseions to Seamen was held, the
OVER CHARGING. Compradore Fined Maximum
Amount..
modcre Anstruther, Measry,
D. B. Raynolds, the chaplain..
On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Commodore An- sirather, the report and accounts were adopted.
instead of weaklinga had formed the Cabinet; men who, when they Talking about Lives, we see Court to-day, for gambling with self she took Torkey in hand, and Indian constable who was killed by Bishop of Victoria presiding. saw Germany building a pavy, would bare called on her to stop-as from the Eoine papers, that Mr. eleven others, mostly well-to-do it has been estimated that some the tiger, took place this afternoon Those present included Com- Disraeli would have done, had he been alive and in office; as Hugh Noel Williams has in the Chinese women. The first two 30,000 German soldiers have at the Sikh cemetery, and was Chamberlain would have done, had the nation trusted more to his
"Life of Margaret defendants, who were charged found a home in Tarkey. The attended by a large body of F. B. L. Bowley, L. Gibbs, G. W. insight and promised him a freer hand. In that sense, certainly we D'Angouleme", and we feel with keeping the house, situate Turkish army, trained by Ger- Indian police, as well as the chief Barton, G. Piercy, and the Bev. are paying for not our own sins but those of the Party with which, curious to snow what he will in Shelley Street, were fined mane, failed against the sturdy polica officials of the Colony, under Gladstone and others like-minded, Mr. Rossell was associated have to say of the lady. Mr. fifteen dollars each, and the reet Balken races, was beaten back in politics. We are reaping the harvest sown by the Party that Williams probably knows as three dollars each. cried out on war expenditure, that was willing to endure insult, and much about the history and Excess Passengers. "".
The Chairman congratulated to enjoy peace at any price; we have to thank that Party for the literature of France as any Before Commander Basil Tay- the German methode are not all
the Rev. D. B. Reynolds on his insolence and aggressiveness of Germany, just as we had to thank Britisher living, and his past lour, R.N., at the Marine Court, that can be desired, the latest A
appointment to the living of St. Mr. Gladstone's billychallying over the first Boer War for the writings encourage one to feel Ho Fook, the master of the steam example the foroing of a passage that his work on the alleged launch Kat Lee, who was defend through the Dardanelles-should
This morning, at the Police Matthew'e, Hull, although they But the political view is not the only one, where the article in authoress of the Heptameron ed by Mr. Raw, was charged by fill the count.
Court, before Mr. F. A. Hazelaud, all regretted that he would short- question is concerned. Mr. Rassell draws what we can only consider should be of great value, P. 8. Jackson, with unlawfully
Krong Lee, a compradore, ofly be severing his connection with an entirely unjust parallel between the conduct of the British people The "Heptameron we observe, orrying 53 passengers in excess
Connaught Road, was charged the Missions to Seamen. during and after the Boer War, and what may be expected when the is becoming quite a popular work, of the number allowed by his
with selling provisions at a price The Rev. D. B. Reynolds spoke present war is over. Agreed that we did not lay to heart, as we ought owing to some enterprising Loa licence, outside the local trade
It is only necessary to take any higher than that provided for in of the happy time be had spent to have done, the lessons of the South Africia campaign; what orite don publishera having placed limits in the waters of this Colony. rion is that? From first to last the two wars have next to cheap translations on the market. on the 23rd nit. The case had been text book, written even in the the price list published by the in Hongkong, and thanked nothing in common. It is true that man drank and roistered and As we once before had occasion adjourned until yesterday, when most modern times, to see the Food Committee. The complain the committee for the sup bossted and "mafficked," and that they refused to let the concsitten or the translating, and the defendait was fined $150. statement that the Dardanelles is ant was P. C. Drury, in charge of port they had given him be knocked out of them by the bloodshed and nerve-strain of those cheapening of such works is a Local Wedding.impregnable. If it had been in the mess at No. 2 Police Station. daring the two years he had been two and a half years; but what of it? Has Britain roistered or doubtful blessing to the public as At the Roman Catholic Cathed the hands of sny other Power it Inspector Gordon, who was in here. He hoped his successor swaggered since the outbreak of the present war? Persons who have a whole. The compilation in quer-ral yesterday afternoon, the wed- is not fantastic to assume that this charge of the case, mid the would carry on the work happily come to Hongkong from Home since war broke out tell quite another tion, like the "Decameron" and ding was solemnised of Miss statement would be true. It would defendant sold one pound and and successfully. Things were tale, and so do the Home papera. So far from indulging in jingoistic the Cent Nouvelles Nouveller," Andresa Laurel, the only daugh not be stretching frath to believe three quarters of apples for rather alsok at present, but they
peaceful times Ister on. displays and obtrusive patriotism, the Empire has taken itself with was written when the world ter of the late Mr. T. Laurel, and that if Germany herself had forty-four cents, whereas the price hoped for happier and more The following Committes was extreme calmness has given of its best to the common cause, has was younger and far more Me, Rufino L. Roche, jank in possession of the Straits they was eighteen cents per lb... strack the just middle between over-anxiety and over confidence, innocent than it is to-day spector of the Harbour Ofice. would not have been forced The defendant said that it was has practised self-denial in a variety of ways, and has accepted It was penned in a language The bride was given away by her quite so easily as the Allied a mistake, due to bis having a elected :-The Babop of Victoria o be new accountant, who did not (Chairman), Hon. Mr. W. Chat hardebip or inconvenience with more than a good grace. And what which lent itself equally well to brother, Mr. F. P. Laurel, of battleships right have we to suppose that the nation will not, this time, take the droll and to the pathetic; but, Mesers. Jardine Matheson & Co., doing it. The cheap sneer to be know the prices, ham, OM.C., Hos. Mr. H. E. the lesson set before it? That there will be a big baret of excite when all that it has to say is Ltd., whilst Mr. 3. M. Franco, of levelled at all this is that the Inspector Gordor said that this Pollock, KO, Dr. Francis There was 7. B. L. Bowley, Mr. L. Gibbs, ment, when peace is deofared, is only to be expected; folk cannot rendered into modera English, Green Island lighthouse, was the Turkish military methods were was not the only case of the price Clark, Mr. G. W Barion, Mr. have their nerves at tension, month after month, without being the result is not altogether salir best man Miss O. M. Franco made in Germany," but a more list being exceeded. impelled to give outward expression to their relief when the strain fastory. If people are keen to acted on bridesmaid. After the balanced judgment would hold one instance where, while the Mr. G. Piercy, and Mr. W. T. in lifted; but that is no argument in favour of the theory that we know Madame Marguerite's" ceremony which was performed that it proved that Germany is price of sheep's hearts was eight Harbord.
too, L. Gibbs, and F. B. L. Bow are not gling to profit by what we have learned. Mr. Russell views of life, they should be made by itev. Fr. P. Gabardi, a recep- always a good servant to herself, cents, a charge of twelve cents Dr. F. Clark, Messra G. W. Bar- cannot expect it of mankind that victory should be celebrated by to study the language in which tion was held at the residence of and, as no man can serve two had been made eitling in sackcloth and ashes. Bri nin tas much to deplore; she wrote, unul they unbeny the the bride, room. The presents masters, so Germany, sa servant The defendant was fined the ley were appointed to the Finance
tha hard labour comparatively little to repent. If we want to see grounds for experienced of her berces and were both numerous and of artistic to herself and Turkey, has made maximum sum of $50, or two Committee, with Mr. H. T. Har- country's repentance it will be rasier—and infinitely mero in so heroines in the original. wordance with human nature to look to Germany,
value.
appear to
the latter suffer?:
Umuntha'
bord as Hon. Treasurer,