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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY
The Alabama Claims.
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DAY BY DAY.
1915.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
"NO PERSON UTTERLY MISER FORCING THE DARDANELLES, ABLE EVER DID A GREAT WORK."
On the Eighth of May, 1871, a treaty was signed at Washington between the British and American Governments which, it was thought at the time, was guarante- ed to lay to rest all recriminations on the vexed question of the Alabams. The aniverary is in- fine. teresting just now in face of all that has been said recently as TOS garda the seizure of the Dacia, and
AND LEARN HOW TO the number of times the Alabama
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Count the Colamns.
Up to the Minute➡Sharo: Market News,
Closing prices ---
Affairs in S, W, Africa.
If the German performanoca in South West Africi have been of Yesterday the Telegraph the usual savoury order, the bas been quoted. The vessel, a small thing of 900 tons but of on published 371 columns of solid remaining nows from that querier To-day there is of a decidedly comforting amazing speed for those days, was reading matter. built by Laird at Birkenhead, and will be 48 published. launched on May 15, 1862. She [left Liverpool on July 28 while enquiries were still being made as to the use to which the American owaere intended to put her. The day after she sailed, a British Government telegram, resched Liverpool containing ordera to detain her. For the next two years | she was busy waging war on American mercantile shipping. Finally she was destroyed by the Federal ship Kearsage, under
Yangiszes $225, sales, Indos.-$97, szilets." Rauba$34, buyers.
"sellers. Watsons.$710, buyera.
Yongkong Electrics. ·
The Dollar.
$42,
The rate of the dollar on
Captain Winslow. Then began demand to-day is 18 9.13/16d.
the endless discussions as to Britain's neutrality or non-
to
year was B
were
To-day's Analversary. To-day is the 44th anniversary
grest Britain and the United States.
Tenders Invited.
ancy.
kong.
Steam Launch Statistics.
1890
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week ending May 1, 1890.)
May
THE COLONYS FINANCE
Colonial Treasurer'è Statement.
The following is the monthly statement of the flusncial position of the Colony for February 1915:
Revenue and Expenditure, Balance of Assets
and Liabilities on 31st January, 1915,
Revenue from lat to 28th February, 1015,
3,081,599.09
001,295.49
3,963,094.58
830,712.75
381.85
Liabilities.
281,739.91
Expenditure from 1st to 28th Febru- ary, 1015.
Balance,
The Dollar.
"The rate of the character. Up till now ose has dollar on demand to-day is 3/31" thought of Sir Lanie Botha's
Punishing Snatchers. forces as being either round Warmbad, which is bat five and May 2. The sentences pass twenty miles inside the hitherto ed upon ear-ring snatchers is get German frontier, or else far away ting hotter and hotter. Lately one on the coast, north of Walfich of these daring scoundrele got Bay, more than five hundred four months, then another soon miles north-east of the Warmhad followed him into II. M. Hotel for district, and stroggling to work six months, and to-day one was Deposits not Avail- their way inland from Swskop sentenced by Mr. Wodehouse for :*
able, mand. Bat now comes the tidings nine months. All with well- House Service As. that the South African troops have merited H. L." occupied various stations on the railway, including the impatan junction at Karibib. This rail-
is
The Poisoners, 3.
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Tocant, me Crown Agents' Ad-
Yanoes,... Postal Agencies,
4,659.10
165,584.29
16,204.60
Overdraft, Bank, ... 1,478.371.94
Balance,
Total,
Total,
Assets.
1:888,604.02 3,182,381 83
$6,018,985.05
$776,425.43 135,682.81 34,137.90
3,752,47114 311,019.68
9,048.19 202.02
,018,985.85
1890
SHARE REPORT,
Wholesale Executions at Kowloon City,
of war janks arrived in Kowloon mentrality in the matter; conver- of the "Alabama Treaty" between ling from the coast (Walfach BayYesterday at noon a number
to Karibib, some hundred and fifty Bay, and the mandarins in sor-Total Liabilities, miles Inland, and then down mand visited the Hip Toi. As a lions and commissions were held; and, when the treaty above-men- tioned was signed, the world Tenders for the Parchese of again to Windhoek, about seventy result of their interview the latter thought that the matter was at Pine Trees, Brushwood and miles farther south-east. General official quickly called out his en end. New olaims and now prunings from trees, will be re-
Botha is hopeful of occupying the ragged army, who soon lined The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will charges however came up, and osived, at the Colonial Secretary's latter place at an early date, and the evil-smelling beach in their Subsidiary Coins,
At 3.30 the Advances,... this will mean that the British thread-bare array. till September of the Office until noon of Friday Bot following
are in complete possession of the object of the turn-out became Imprest, definite decision arrived at. Even The New Coverambat Offices.
May 28, 1915.
railway, to all intents and apparent, several bosta putting Railway Construc
off from one of the janke with subsequent
purposes.
tion, The Government are prepared then there
scores of soldiers, guarding eiz Unallocated Stores, squabbles as to whether the to let as offices to suitable tenants,
dirty, oushaven wretched in Crown Agents Cur- various damages awarded to the
baɛkets, bound for execution. All "rent A/, top floor of the Post Office build-
This feat of the Union troops looked emaciated to the last Exobange, sufferers by the Alabama's wicked Rooms Nos. 5, 6 and 7 on the deads were too great or too small, ing (New Government Offices) in all the inore admirable when we degree, but none appeared to have and, as recently as 1865, the enb Pedder Street, on a yearly tou- remember the dificulties under been dosed with opium. Their jeot was a fruitful one for newe
which it has been accomplished. quenes were braided with strips writers when all others
Stowaways.
When a soldier goes to the Front of white cotton, on the "tabs" of At the Police Court, this morn he is prepared to take the rough which were written their names "Oil Blas."
ing two Japanese who were found with the smooth, and, when the and crimes. Tae executionqra To-day is also the 247th an as stowaways on the s.8, Fookasng rough preponderates, he accepte two fellows wearing white jackets niversary of the birth of the after she left Moji, were fined the situation philosophically. But and straw hats, their queues novelist LeSage, whose "Gil Blas," $100 each. The men said they he does not bargain, when en-wound round the latter to keep when it came, undoubtedly came
stay. We mentioned, the other were endeavouring to get work gaged in warfare with civilised them from blowing away-had day, the influence of Defoe on the steamers plying from Hong beings, for poisoned water-aprings. been waiting on the beach for au This pleasantry of the Germans hour or more, handing their making of the English novel. Per-
seems to have began as far back swords around to be examined by The quotations which follow haps it cannot be said that Le
On December 21, 1914, there as the middle of January, and the crowds
an inspection which are from the Hongkong Telegraph Page did as much for France and
of the invoked frequent jeste, When for May 1st, 1890. the Continent generally as Dafoe were 343 steam-Launches (inclad- since the evacuation
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve for England, in this respect; for ing motor boats) employed in the southern towns of Warmbad and alates from the Yamen announc
mach of the labour of introduc- Harbour. Of these, 170 were Aus, has been going on pretty ed that the victims were coming-199 per cent. premiam, buyers the truth and print the news without fear or favour.
ing and popularsing the novel bad licensed for the conveyance of steadily. There is a good deal ashore they hastily recovered their
Union Insurance Society of long before been done by Cery passengers, etc., 131 were private in a name, Shakespeare a dictum weapons, threw away their ciga Canton-8100 per share, sellers, antes. As an sotual fact, Lely owned, 20 were the property notwithstanding. To the casual rettes, and walked to the water's
China Traders' Insurance Com- Sage probably had a wider in of the Government and 22 be listener" rendering water sap edge to meet them."
pany-$70 per share, sellers. fluence on English fiction than on longed to the Imperial Govern- plies unfit for man and beast"
North China Insurance-Tu Continental, for "Gil Blas ment, comprising 4 Military and
365 per share, buyers. achieved an instantaneous auc-18 Naval
Canton Insurance Company, cean in England among the eda- catod olames who could read it in
May 6.- The pagan charged Ltd. $120 per share, sellera.
Yangteze Insurance Amociation The expenditure of the Harbour quite a German accomplishment, with attempting to murder Oon the original'; and Smollett's sub sequent (and excellent) translation Department (excluding the Im-Rendering supplies unfi" might stable Green (P-C 70) at Yau das. 90 per share, of it brought it within the reach of ports and Exports Office) for 1914 mean merely a forcible and almosti, on the night of the 29th ultimo, every body. "Robinson Crusoe" WR3 $173.214,01 as against permissible means of turning was brought up on remand before had prepared the British public $168,069.08 expended in 1913, parenete back, while "poisoning" Mr. Rabiscon, at the Police Court to love the "adventure" story, and showing an increased expenditore carries with it the definite inten. this morning. After hearing the "Gil Blas" was accordingly wel of $5,144.95, which is mostly due tion of killing those pursuers by evidence of P.-U. Green and two The statistics given in the Harbour Master's Report for the comed with both hands, the more to increases to alaries, etc. A the most contemptible means to native witnesses, his Worship year 1914, some of which we printed in yesterday's jesus, are, of a so in that he showed people that sum of $2,702 45 was also ex hand. Renter might have committed the prisoner to trial Disture to convince those who read them that Hongkong is not only they neednot go to unknown wilds peaded for "Aga" lights for Fair- spared us the last part of the at the next Oriminal Sessions on way Booys and the Cust, Rock wire, for it goes without saying the charge of attempted murder. of Far Eastern bat of worldwide importance. To get a correct idea in search of adventure;
Buoy.
that the papers would comment Bail was refases," of what was done last year in the way of shipping-or of what would The Adventure Story.
Le Sage, in his engrossing story
severely on Germany's behaviour have been done had circumstances remained normal-we have to
The Hongkong, Canton and and also that protests are mag- Мново judge upon the months previous to the war; from the beginning of of the young Spaniard who "went
Steamboat Company's Ises. January to the end of July. During that period the increase marked on his travela," prepared the way New Steamship: Tai Shan, will in recent years stendily praceeded, and proved to be one of 8.5 per cent. in number of vessels and 8.4 in point of tonnage, where which (though its payohological depart from the Company's Wing value sets it quite apart from the Lok Street, wharf at 9 a.m. to- British ships alone are concerned.
rest of the novels of this particular morrow and ratara from Macao at
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. 1
A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union Office address: 11, Ice House St.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1915.
THE PORT OF HONGKONG.
for such works as Tom Jones,"
Wharf,
Harbour Department
Expenditure.
Excursion to Maczo.”
does not convey a tenth part of Attempt to Murder a European
the horror of the bald ex- pression poisoning the wolle," This fiddling with words 18
B
Round Ypres and in the
Dardanelles.
There is a morbid fascination
who has visited them, ie of the
Policeman.
An Unwelcome Visitor, an
* May 6." A black anake four feet long was killed in the gutter outside the Masonic Club, about dusk last evening.
Band Concerts.
Hongkong Fire Insurance Com pany-$360 per share, sellers.
China Fire Insurance Company -$84 per share, sellers.
Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company 52 per cent, premium, buyers.
Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steamboat Company-$361 per share, bayers.
China and Manila Steamship Company $105 per share, cellers.ne
Hongkong Gas Company- $185 per share, sellers.
Hongkong Hotel Company- $900 per share, buyers,
Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per During the last five months of 1814 one has at once to leave calibre) may be taken as the 3 p.m. The Company will also about these tricks of the Germans,
May 6The re-commence-cont. Debentures $601 out not only the German ships, which formed an appreciable portion typical homa-adventure story, run & steamer from Macao on and the subject is one which it
Indo-Chips 8.N. Company- of the grand total of any giveq year, but those of Austria, together Other authors besides Fielding Sunday morning st7.30 a.m. and
cerls in the Public Gardens 25 per cent, dia, sellers. and, further, the vessels of corlain neutral nations whote trade, like by the fascination of this kind of the Jompany's Wing Lok Street Awe write, another wire comes, dropped when the 59th Regiment Douglas Steamship Company➡➡ with the C.F.B. liners that have been requisitioned by Government, and Smollett became inflasaved from Hongkong åt 1 p.m., from is difficult to keep off" ment of the series of band con-
describing the condition of the that of the belligerents, ie suffering by the war. In spite of every-tale, and even to-day (notably in
sufferers by the poisoned gas gratulation, and Colonel Chater
went away--is a matter for con- $62 per share, sellers,
China Sugar Refining Com Passports for France. thing, however, the year's total amounts to some twelve and a half Snaith's Wayfarers") that in It is notified in the Government which was introduced intothe and the officers of the A. and S.pany Ltd.215 per share, million tone, and the decrease on 1913, which was Hongkong's fluence is still at work. It seems topmost year, in but two or three hundred thousand. When a ports far cry from "Gil Blas" and Gazette that after May passengers prea battle. The picture of there
a cordial vote of thanke by the Luzon Sugar Refining Com can lose two or three hundred thousand tons in a year and yet regard om Jones" to "Piokwick," but it will not be permitted to land at poor fellows, as given by an officer Highlanders are hereby awarded sellers.
Marseilles unless provided with s it as, comparatively speaking, a light matter, there is not much room is well known that Dickens, as a
gramme played last evening was sellers. is decrease of $33,229.10, or 5.4 per cent. attributable to a spell of the "picaresque" stamp French consular officer Pass-walls, their faces, orme and hands highly enjoyed by the hundreds Hongkong. Ice Company- for doubt as to whether it is doing well or not. Financially there lad, was tremendously under the passport. bearing the viss of a ghastliest "propped against the community. The pleasant pro-pany, Limited-$87 per share, variety of causes, and the only item in the profit and loss account of story; and "Pickwick" was the ports will be examined by the grey-black, their mouths open, who visited the Gardens. There $102 per share, sellers. against which an increase can be written is that of Licences and ultimate result. The wanderinge Harbour Police at the gangway swaying backwarda and forwarde was only one drawback-the old Hongkong: Rope Manufactur Internal Revenue (313,137.72.) "
und mitud ventures of the Pick and stamped for landing, but breath." And so on. The punishes were completely excluded share, bayers.
in an appalling atraggle for trouble about the seats. Europeaning Company, Ltd- $117 por for England or the The statistics connected with emigration and immigration henchman Sam Weller, are, after frost obtain Marseilles consular but meanwhile the enemy has re- Portuguese youths, and Chinese, and Godown Company. 870 per wickiana and their faithful Frontier as desorbed by Francement for all this will come later from them by files of soldiers Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf always a fruitful and interesting consideration ahow that 76,296 all, but a very happy burlesque persons left the Colony during the year, and that 168,827 arrived. of these greater novels, and the and prefectural visa
Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. Little attempt at analysis is made bere, we observe, except that so world will be much older than it Emigration and Immigration, poison will not drive hack British which made a prolonged stay share, sellera, E
hundred and ninety-six emigrants Attacked at Hill 60 and have again
Seventy six thousand two troops, for our men have counters and in w
inveighing in these coumns $14 per share, sellers.
A. 8. Watson and Co., Ltd.- left Hongkong for various places already re-taken some of the lost 5gainst the offenders they sta
not of the newspape ading 621 per share, buyers, during the year 1914 (142759 in trenches. If the Germans in that class but we would suggest that Hongkong High Lovel Tram- 1913) Of these, 49,780 were
arhood are getting the emall fee for admission he de- way Co., Ltd 40 per cent.
the Allies doings.round carried in British ships and
manded in future, or a licer helles they will granted to somebody 28,516 in foreign shipu. One pou hundred and sixty eight thousand
new of eight hundred and twenty Boven returning emigrants are rep
tod deeds of
pedi and the more to have been brought to
many are stated to have left (or arrived) in British and so many is at present before it tires of such in foreign ships. The emigration is rednood nearly by half as com- healthily absorbing fiction. pared with that of the preceding year, a fact which is explained by the prohibition of immigration into Singapore since the beginning of August. In immigration there is an inappreciable increase of less than two thousand. Dalaila se to the various districts from which the “returned emigrants", as they are called, have hailed would be welcome. Our principal complaint-not, of course, against the Harbour authorities but against the Government-in this respect has ever been that go many thousande of Chinese are allowed, without rhyme or reason, to walk into the Colony just as they please whether from janks, from British or from foreiga ehips. Th of them are not returned emigrante but runaways from the Southern
Provinces of China, and they hurry into Hongkong without ping to ask if the Colony has room for For not. The
that not only is the number of undesira
grade but that Hongkong itself bec Is it not almost time that our law
cept steadily on
passengers
Commander Samson's - Hard
Face. Rifleman Lloyd, 5th Battalion King's Liverpool Regit lattor to his wife, pays It's kong from the several Ads to see our seroplanes up, ngh They are proper daring, ✅Bamion eithe
Germans, had
hota at him the 191 and he had the herd in British
Foren
other ore closed face to go up for mores
maly overcrowded. Little
bear
ceived aelight reminder that even g
qatih
Lenough that
very exhausting. It is no use
provide chairs at a
hty
is the only thing make these, moonlight
Bellery,
ngkong Steam Laundry Co
23 per share.
land Cement
Greed
nd Ce
Demonstrations in
Germany
Hoz
the German Slates hi
ited.