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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 5, 1915.
The mok Case.
DAY BY DAY.
I DO LOVE
COUNTRY'S GOOD WITH A RE-
SPECT MORE TËNDER. MORE HOLY AND PROFOUND,THAN
MINE OWN LIFE—Shakespeare.
The Weather.
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 80;
overcast.
While deeply regretting the tragic event (recorded in one of this morning's wires) which has MY happened at Jhansi, we are wondering if Reuter is overwise to advertise the fact. Out here in the East there is no one-erën s German, one would think-who attaches the lenst significance to such a matter. Amok is accepted as a disease against which there is absolutely no guarding, and no misunderstanding can very well arise thereon among any persons
Count the Columns, living in this part of the world. Dá Saturday the Telegraph All of us know that many of the published 43 columna of solid people of India, Ceylon and the reading matter. To-day there Philippines, the whole of the will be 38, published. Malaga, Javanese etc., Bud
even
Rome'
few of
the
At the Peak 8 am. Temp. 74; fog.
The 'Mails.
se.
..
Chinese, are liable to these English Mail.-Due per incomprehensible seizures. The
Kashgar to-day. balk of the folk at Home, however, Siberian Mail.-Closes per do not know this, and therefore Kashgar to-morrow at 11 we trust that some care will be...
observed in serving up such news for them. Fortunately the British papers are freer than most from wonton seire headings, bat even one paper that can stoop to "featuring" such a thing may do
nite a lot of harm."
The Fourth of July.
â,m.
.
Siberian Mail-Closes per s.s.
Anhui to-morrow at 3 p.m.
Up to the Minute-Share Market News...
Closing prices:-
Douglas's.$54, buyers. Ohina Fires.-$1484, buyers. China and Manilas
$5,
40 cents bayera i the return of $4.50 per share. Hongkong, C. and M. S. 8.
Ld. 21 cellers, Iado-Chinis.-$108. Hongkong and W'poa D. Co,
Ld.-$72, sales. Shanghai Dook and Eng. Co.
. LI, -$51); Langkats. Tls. 41, sellers. Humphrey's Estates.-$6.40,
sollera.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
GERMANY'S POSITION.
་་
A Word to the Pesstrülsts. The failure of Reuter to send
as the account of any big victory for the Allies during the past week or so has been quite suffici-
HONGKONG GIFTS.
Acknowledgment from Home-
Lady May sends to us for pub lication. the following letters:
116, Murray Street. Hoxton, N. May Sist. Dear Lady May, I eno'o a
....
CATHEDRAL NOTES
Ecclesiastical Affairs la Hongkong
We take the following from Church Notes for July
The Saint's Day this month is 8. James' Day on July 25th, it falls this year on a Sunday.
The Church Body & their last
ent to convince, some of our coal letter from the Secretary of the wet blankets that we are doing Belgian Department of the Wo-meeting elected Mr. F.B.L. Bowle very badly." In various quarters men's Emergency Corpe. to the seas left vacant by the much A friend told me they were regretted loss of Dr. Clark, Mr. one hears doleful views as to the chances of Russia, and some mach in need of clothes, so I sent Bowley bas served on the Church strategisets eren go as far as telling a good many of your things there, Body before and has shown active us that Russia is already finished. and a worker at the Maurice Hos- interest in the work of the Cathe
welcome him back. The last piece of news will come tel also had come for some Bal dral, we gladly as a big earprise to those of us who gian families who are in Hoxton, The Church Body at the me time resolved to expand a sum of were labcuring under the impres which were much appreciated.
I gave two little summer frocks $100 on the improvement of the Jeion that Russia has hardly begun
sincerely, H. LLOYD. THOMAS,
B
been playing the Hymns. The men of the 4th KELL who have attended have given great help with the singing. Devian
yet. If the matter were worth to one of our soldier's wives who Cathedral compound, in conform serions debating one might eng. is going to Littlestone on-Sea for ity with a schema suggested by gest that Germany started with the a holiday to a Convalescent Home the Church of England Men'
abe is very ill, poor girl, and I Sɔoiety, most complete preparations for s
Peak Churob Daring Jane fairly long-say a ten or twelve hope it will do her gozd. One of
the gowns was trimmed with evening service has been held at months' campaign. Her ar
Obinese drawn-thread work and the Peak Charch at 6.30 p.m. As rangements for mobilisation and
she was delighted with it and the service seems to have been munitions were as nearly as pos sible perfect. The Allies, on the promised to lend it to her after appreciated by a number of peo other hand, were taken by aur for a summer oating we are ar ple it is proposed to continue it ranging for them with some during July at the same hour prise and had nothing realy.
The preachers will be on July 4th What has Germany Achieved 7 money my sisternent mo.
Germany has made the most. Our babies, too, much appre Rev O. L. Cooper-Ilant, C.F. absolutely the most of the ciste the nice knitted things you on July 11th the Lord Bishop Coenormous advantages with which all sent, and one tree mite looks on July 18th Rev. H. G. H. Gri- she set out; and to what purpose? to sweet in a blue knitted or at faith; on July 26th the Lord Has she gained anything? Even and bonnet to match. She has Bishop. We are much indebted supposing that rot an enemy was had her poor little legs in plaster to Mrs. Edkine for the loan of a left in Galicia or in Alsace-Lor- of Paris and the anklee broken harmonium which is an improve- raine, and allowing that she twice to try and enable her to ment on the ancient instrument bay Belgium and & few walk, and now she is getting on. which belong to the Peak equare miles of France, she has; With many thanks, Yours Church. Mra. Pomfrett has kindly to all intents, lost every one of her colonies, and what there is of her fleet is in hiding. She has no
"[Enclosure] Women's Emergency Corpe, money and, as the blockade con-
10, York Place,
Service Notices.The list of tinues to be drawn more tightly
Baker Street, W. round her, will soon have to face
Church of England services held May 25th.
Zain in the Colony has been revised. every kind of shortage; her two
The chaplains would be glad to The rate of the dollar on allies are becoming of lesa and Belgian Clothing Department.
Dear Madam,I cannot tell hear of any suitable places where lass use to her every day, she hos demand to-day is. la 9.3/3d.
expended at least the bulk of her you how delighted we were with these notings would be likely to the beautiful clothes you have be useful. The notice board at It is not particularly comforting to learn from the Home papers
huge stores of ammunition, and
sent ue.
the entrance to the Cathedral her output in this direction, togeth that there is still a vast number of men between the ages of twenty
with her chances of replacing fal thanks to Lady May and the and brought up to date h
Please express our most grate compound has alio been corrected and forty who are to be seen in civilian dress and who, seemingly
destroyed anbmarines and air ladies of Hongkong who have to have no intention of offering their services to the country as
craft may be regarded as rather
At the request of the Lord. roldiers. Recruiting sergeants give many sad varied reasons for
more than thin. We know, within kindly supplied thom. We are Bishop a paper of subjects eng these men's refusal to join the colours. In some cases parents,
to follow; and just now it is up to
almost destitate of clothing of all gested for prayer and thanksgiv- The second engineer of the little, what her losses in men kinds at present, and we have ing for the diocese is enclosed
An Engineer's 'Misfortune. us Britishors to express sincere wives, sweethearts or employers deliberatoly slaad in the way and
catesm launch Lee Fat has been ere, and we know how they had to turn Belgians away for with this copy of Church Notes: over-persuade those who might otherwise enlist; in others there appreciation of their
with those of the lack of anything to give them." seems to be a definits unwillingness on the part of the men them-denial in foregoing, for this year, removed to the Government Civil compare
Above all, we know
The green altar frontal and selves-either because they are more interested in their own affairs hopitalities on account of the sustained while oiling his engine. that
sad Hospital enfering from injuries Alliee.
We should be moit grateful if green alma bage, with the fair Russia has in reserva than in the war, or else because they have taken shelter behind that
troubles of Great Britain. May He caught his arm in the fly-millions of good troops and that you could help na again at any linen cloth, and service book, and Korry excuse principle." To the latter class the Bishop of London's
fature time. Again thanking purificators which Mrs, Anstrut next Fourth find us all in a wheel.
as Germany'e production of war Ordination Council's new regulation, should be something of an eye-
necessities falls off, that of the you for what you have already her has given to the Cathedral
done, Yours faithfully duda opener, for this says that no application for admission to Holy position to rejoice together and to
Allien in increasing. Then why Orders will be listened to unless the applicant can prove successfully look back on the events of to-day
this graveyard view of the situation?
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JULY 5, 1915,
THE MEN WHO DO NOT ENLIST..
that he is unfit for military service.
.
Such principle as tells men that it is wrong to fight for their country is the result of the milk-and-water nonsense that has been instilled into two or three generations of Britisbers and that, had it been allowed to go as far sa ita promoters wished, would have placed
Britain to-day in much the same position as that in which Belgiam
We wish we could congratulate our American friends on another Fourth ander happier circum- stances, bat the Fatea have chosen to over-shadow what in other years has been a day of rejoicing, with war in its grimmest and ghast- liest form; and therefore neither we nor cur excellent neighbours have much heart for merry- making. It is, however, always gratifying to feel that, whatever the world of politics may be doing or undoing, in this little Colony the warm friendship and good understanding between Britisher and American re. maine anim paired. In absence of rigid conventionality, absence heartedness and a score of other of snobbery, general good. To-day's Anniversary.
To-day is the 62nd anniversary virtues, the Hongkong Amorioans of the birth of the late Ceciler set an example which many other Rhodos. prople in the Colony might do well
their usual celebrations
as finished with forever.
Local Floods,
Ewo's.-Tie. 168, buyers. Lozone,- $86, bayere.. China Sugara.-$119, buyers.
The Dollar.
:
Burglary in Wood Road. Mr. Wood, a Sanitary Inspector of Wood Road, has reported to the police that some person enter-
it reema strange that rainy sea-ed his bedroom by the door which Eon after rainy season should be was ajar, and stole two gold
without
allowed to go by in Hongkong finger-ringe valued at $135 and some better arrange a gold chain with jade pendant escape of the water that so soon ment'e being made for the valued at $30.
oollects, in this weather. Yester- day afternoon Queen's Road, neighbourhood of the Astor Honse, was inches deep
Police Constable Summoned.
a
Russian Successes and Reverses.
The long wire which we pub lished yesterday as to the enemy's progress does not represent Ger- many as having, after all, too good time against the Russians. If the dog had not stopped he might bave caught the hare, and if General von Mackensen's march and turned out as well in fact as looked on paper last week wa
finds itself-under the boof of the Germane. Many of the worst features of our national life, and most of the hypocrisy of it, can be traced back to the influence of Cromwell and his friends; bat even they cannot be acoused of abstaining from fighting; indeed it may be doubted if our army was ever stronger than when Cromwell controlled it. We must look to a more recent period in our history probably somewhere about the middle of the aineteenth century, when Ohartiam was rife, and when, between mechanics' institutesno satisfactory outlet; and it is no for assaulting another member might now be deploring an enor and Methodist revivals, the young men of the working class were
beginning to have "views" to develop into prigs, and to entertain a wide contempt for the healthy young animal who wanted to fight and did not want to "think." Thus it came to pass that, between the unco gaid and the thoughtful Radicals, the army was looked down upon, and to "go and "list for a soldier" was considered the last step before gaol and the hangman's rope. "Why is it? In the name of God why is it?" asks Kipling's Malvany. They cheat, and they lie, and they steal; and yet they make it out that the worst thing a man can do is to go and serve the Widdy honest!" This. anwholesome spirit grew and grew till, at the time of the Boer War we had (happily to-day it seems almost incredible) a Pro-Boer party at Home. Things are not quite so bad" now, but we still have one small set of maniacs telling us that war is wrong and that they cannot reconcile it with their consciences to go and fight the Ger- mana, and another and worse-ast who talk delirious balderdash
lia the
Tue case was mentioned this morning before Mr. J. R. Wood in in rain water. for which there was which P. C. Coote is summoned uncommon thing for the opposite of the force. Mr. P. P. J. Wode crossing, at the corner of Daddell house Deputy Captain Superin Street, to be impassable for any-tendent of Police, appeared for the one but bare-footed people or police and Mr. F. B. L Bowley for those wearing sea boots. As sea the defence. The case was fixed for boote are not altogether a common Thursday next. Europeans of Hongkong, and ba form of fool-gear among the
HABBOUR OFFENCES.
it
D. DE LANGSDORFF. Sent Last Week. The following garments ware sent home last week by the women 108 Paire Books. of Hongkong, Canton & Masao: 38 Food covers for Hospitale. 22 Hussifs,
18hirt.
245 Sterilized bandages to Queen Mary's Needlework Guild. Friary Court, St. James' Palace, S. W.
BELAT TIN MINE.
have now been made and were dedicated on July 1st. The frontal and bags were made local- ly sad were copied from the old green frontal and the red alms bags, the linen cloth was specially made for us by Mosers. A. R. Mowbray & Co. of London. The work in each case is very good, addition to the faraiture of the and the articles are a welcome Cathedral. Our best thanks are due to Mrs. Anstruther for bör handsome gifts.
There were also dedicated at the name time six new red alis mous defeat of our Eastern ally.
bage, which have been made in Had Germany tried this business of moring huge masses of men Mining Company, Limited, for to the Cathedral by some past and atont on the western front she the year ending March 31 last present sisters of the Government -The report of the Belat Tin England, and have been presented might have had more reasonable hope of success. for neither the working shows a profit after They are beautifully worked runs: The result of the years Civil Hospital in memory of the
late Mins Berker, fo French nor the British bave had making full provision for depre- and are a very acceptable gift, as much experience in handling what the Dai'y Mail would call vast ciation, and charging manager's our red alms bags were very old. commission and directors' fees, of Our cordial, thanks to the kind hordes. But Rassie, à country $18.079.49, which, added to the donors, need to counting her troops by balance brought forward from the The Cathedral Organ-The the hundred thousand or the
none of them are in the habit of walking about on bare feet, we should bestir itself and find some would suggest that our P.W.D.
million, was hardly likely to be Previous year, viz., $2,23179, blowing arrangements and slo rational way out of the
bloffed by such a move. It looks leaves a balance of 820,311.28 at other parts of the organ, are now difficulty. In Kowloon things
as though Germany would have le credit of profit and loss underextensive repaired that very are" no bottor, for while the Before Commander 0. W. Beck to invent new t:c:lca. Mean account. Directors' fees have been little of the instrument will be about the rights of the subject and the rights of the trade unionist above-mentioned fan was toward with R. N., at the Marine Court while at son, even by the enemy's charged at the same sum as in available for the next few weeks. in Queen's Road yesterday, we this morning, S. Bette, chief own showing, Russia is giving a shareholders will be asked to con an evening "popular" Racital on previous years, viz., $2,000 and Mr. Denman Faller hopes to give and so forth, till one feels sick at the thought that such people are allowed to call thomsalves Britiskers at all.
gather thet, on the other side of officer se. Albians, charged Lam grod deal of trouble-with Of course there are other objectors besides the prigs, tho
The Harbour, the water was con- Po Lam and Wong Yau, quarter promise of more in the immediate im this at the forthcoming an- completion of the work for the humbugs, the self-engrossed and the cowarde. Some are willing to siderably more than ankle-deep masters of the said ship, with future; the latest f on that nual general meeting. Your Prince of Wales' Fand
in certain places. If benvy raine unlawfully disobeying his orders, quarter being that a German balance of profit and lora account directors recommend that the fight in defence of their country if it should be invaded; some were a rare thing there might be on board the ship, in the harbour battleship of the Deutschland be dealt with as follows:-(1) would enjoy (or think they would enjoy) the actual fighting, but they jib at the discipline and shudder at the restrictions and hardshipations in our drainage system; but sentenced to four weeks' hard
some excuse for these imperfec on the 3rd inst. Defendants were type has been blown up. of camp life; some would enlist.if it were not for the period of seeing that everyone knows that labour, and each to forfeit two
That a dividend of 0 per cent. training that must first be undergone at Home, doubtless consider-
America has Lad but a sorry and paid, absorbing $10,000, (2) (60 conta per share) bo declared ing themselves already fit to tackle a dozen Germans single-handed; rainfall at certain times of the
there must be to many inches of days' pay.
Fourth of July and the almos some, again, cannot bring themselves to throw up a well-paid_post
P. O. Dyke, charged two boat phere shows no signs of clearing that there be carried forward to to which they may never have an opportunity of returning. There your, one would have thought men, with unlawfully making up for her. Of course the indivi. the next year's account the sum that provision would long ago fast their boats to the 8.5. doal who fired at Mr. Morgan may 311.28total $20,311,28. The ora thereafter remaining, viz., 62- is yet another class perhaps the only one that olsime some measure of our sympathy: the married men who are receiving good salaries owners find their premises invad-in the harbour, on the 3rd who might have done the same wou during the year amounted to
have been made. If property Sangkiang, whilst under way by merely a wandering lunatic and who have growing families whose education and well-being de-ed by such overflow it may occur fast; without permission. pends entirely on the earnings of the fathers. One of there-may to them to hold the P. W. D. firet defendant, who appeared to also his confession as to the Wash 1,670.42 in excess of the previous
The thing had the world been at peace; picals 4,287.63, being piculs ders issued to-day are as under :-- argue: "I am earning five hundred pounds a year and have not Saved a penny, owing to family needs. If I give up my rot and legally responsible.
Junk Sunk.
America's Troubles.
SPECIAL POLICE RESERVE!
Hongkong Police Reserve or
A Parades. have been convicted on two pre-ington explosion may be based year's output, and picule 387:03
(Central Police Station.) accept a soldier's pay, who will keep my wife and children in the
vious occasions of the same offence, on the workings of his own dis in excess of the manager's
Tuesday, July 6th-Nos. 1 style in which they have been accustomed to live? Who will pay
was sentenced to one month's hard eased imagination. But the man estimate. The maneger's estimat and 2 Platoons, British Company school and clothing bills, the rent of a fairly large house, servants'
labour, while the other, was fined is a German-American, which cor-ed output for the current financial and Indian Platoon, thont wages eto ? -Can I do this out of a soldier's carnicge ?". Wo are
$50.
tainly gives a suspicious look to reps ia picula 3,600. The over Arms, 5.30 p.m. On this parade, not making excuses for such a man; but neither will we condemn
The master of a coal jank has Lieut. V. W. Quin, H. M. Tor-the whole performance, and, age price paid for ore purchaɛ all men must attend who him. It is a matter for his own conscience.
reported to the police that while pedo Bost 036, charged the master moreover, the event comes on the ed was 887.38 per pical not yet been measured At the eame time we would urge that it is always a safe policy to choose the less of two
hia junk laden with coal was of the steam launch Kwong top of Germany's reply to the as against $49.40 per pical uniform. evila; if all men took up the same line of argument as our much-being towed into the Yaumali Checpg, with unlawfully failing Note-conveyed by the drowning during the previous year, and Wednesday, Jely 7ib Noe married friend, we might soon have no army at all and might have Shelter she became water logged to serve the role of the read in ef twenty United States subjecte the sale prices averaged $50 331 the folicity of seeing Germone swarm into Britain, prepared to treat and sank. The loss is estimated the harbour on the 3rd inst. De What in America going to do per pical as against the previcas
at $1927. ita men and its women as they have treated those of Belgium |
fendant was fined $20.
about it, we wonder.
year's 383.07 per pical.
1 and 2 Chinese Platoon
(880) FC. JENKIN.
D.S. P. BosorTD).