TELEGRAMS.
DUTCH IMPROVEMENT SCHEME.
TO ENLARGE THE YMUIDEN
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1915.
JOTTINGS BY THE WAY. TRADING WITH GERMANS
We understand that, in fature, ships wishing to avoid attacks by German submarines will display,
A contemporary is obviously
IN CHINA
So far no further announce.
million and three quarters sterlander the impression that Mbelieve it has been definitely
ing.
in bold type, the legend "Noment has been made by the HARBOUR,
Americans on board."
British Government, respecting (Router's Service To The Telegraph.")
trading with Germane in Obina. London, Berutved, July 18.
"I hope
murmured the Hong-The subject seemingly remains Reuter's Correspondent at kong Volunteer Reserve," the next as stated by Sir Edward Grey in Amsterdam says that a Bill has time he gives the order rapid reply to a question by Sir William been introduced in the Obamber fire" he'll give as a little more Bull. That was to the effect that of Deputies for the construction time." By way of elucidation, the question of putting a stop to of a new look, on Ymuiden and our H.K.V.R. added: "I mean, trading with the tromy in China the widening of the northern rapid fire!" is all right if you had bean under the consideration canel and enlarging the You get time to do it." (Note by the of the Foreign Office, and sotien den barbour and the construction educated compositor: What will be taken as soon ne the of defence works. The new lack thing? My no savvy.")
Government is assured that will be larger than the. Panama
similar measures will be taken by locks. The total cost will be a
the Government of Japan. We pointed out to the British Govern- ment that so long as Japan had a free hand Japanese, and Japan- cao shipping, would be able tɔ, control the situation. Up to the present understand
We
the Japanese Government has not yet announced its intentions. The. British Government has an- donbtedly the right, if it thought advisable 10 do so, to pro- "Bank burgled of twelve shill-hibit its subjects trading with 1ge," says a recent Telegraph enemy subjecte in any country, headline. We are not particular whether it is China or the United in little matters, but we own we States, and without any regard would rather have read "Bank for the fact that extra-territoriality burgled" of a German cost of prevails in the one case and does arme."
[In the event of telegrams arrivlag too late for Insertion on this page they will be found
on the Extra.]
EARLIER TELEGRAMS."
THE MINERS' STRIKE. (Reuter's Service To The Tolenraph")
London. Received, July 18,
Failing any agreement apon Mr. Runciman's proposals the miners' representatives have quitted London, returning to Cardiff, where they meet again. on Monday.
The following telegrams op peared in our special edition of yesterday :-)
Rouget de Lisle was among the slain in some recent battle in Flandere.
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The Romford Urban Council bas expronged ita complote con- fideros in Erf Kitobenar. We are comforted. Even one power- ful enemy may be a sore hair in the neok of a great man. y
D"
From our recent police reports it would appear that even the great ones of earth can no longer Lave their dog" cases tried in cemera.
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Got in the other. It indeed. aggravates it in China, because in law the status there of foreig nera is praotically as though they were in their own country. It may likewise be highly desirable that alien enemies should not make profits out of deling in Saya a Home paper: "As for
British gcode, and remit a portion piga, Prussia alone had over five of such profits to the Mother million slaughtered the largest
Country aesistin
to
the prosecution of the war. 10 number on record" Apropos, Hongkong and the Etraits Settle il correspondent writes 08: "Even the Allies did not
ments we have stopped the enemy Their most trusted leaders, put the casualty figures trading in toto, and there is no reason why the same policy, as far such as Hartshorn and Stanton as high as that. Quite right,
as it is possible, should be parsued
LEADERS DEPLORE MEN'S ATTITUDE IN WELSH COAL DISPUTE.
London, Recolved July 17,
are endeavouring their utmost to Sir; ond what they did put, they in the Treaty ports of China.
dissuade the miners from striking. put more courteously.
Ben Davies, a member of the Executive, deplores the man's attitude and said :. The whole world is against us, except Ger many, Austria and Turkey."
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Where the enemy possesses con- censions trading is virtually with
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A Manila paper says: "The the enemy country and not only! Queen Elizabeth is the most with enemies; by implication powerful battleship in the world.” where he lives ander extra- But, while yet we rub our eyes at territorial privileges et A Munitions Court, under the the admission, we note that our ports it should be the same. Dow Act, was established last night cunning contemporary has added, But as in South Wales. The Act declares in a parenthesis, the tiguificant bas virtually pointed out, any subject
Sir Edward Grey that any strike without previous words "in service.'
action to that end by the British China. reference to such Court is
Government would probably be punishable.
Later. It is understood that the Welsh minere asked Mr. Runciman not merely to concede their original demands but to withdraw the proclamation that the coalfield is under the Munitions Act. This Mr. Ranoiman declined to do.
HARRY THAW.
Now Released on Ball.
: London, Recolved. July 18. Herry Thaw has been released
on bail.
MR. PIERPONT MORGAN
Witnesses a Yacht Race.
London. Hocolved July 17.
Reuter's correspondent at Now York telegraphs that Mr. Pier- pont Morgan (upon whose life
attempt was made by a German recently) on board his yacht Corsair, witnessed at Sandgbook, the final race between the yachts Resolate and Vanitie to deter mine which shall be the defender of the America Cup. Tae Re-
folute won.
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of enemy trading Local opinion
It is quite surprising, the numrendered nugatory if Japan did in the Far East is very strong ber of Far Eastern concerns from not acquiesce in a like course. It against the continuance of any which Germana are being expelled is therefore to be hoped that the euch transactions. Shanghai since that Trading With The Japanese Government will decide arges an amendment of the word- Enemy" Ordinance was talked of. to render illegal commercial ing of the King's Regulations, German firms there, a correspond- arrangements involving the em-
A
Saya Reuter; "The Lussians ployment of German represents ent wires this week, are showing a marked renaiseance, unquestion- are warned against jubilisation."ves, or of Japanese shipping
Wh
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
HONGKONG JOCKEY CLUB.
NOTICE OF EXTRA- ORDINARY MEETING,
OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
We shouldn't have thought they that would in any way benefitably in consequence of support No that an EXTRAORDINARY
needed it. Personally, we would-the enemy. It is the latter which from Manchester. The allegation
is indeed serious. In Tientsin and GENERAL MEETING of the
't touch such a verbal monstros would be affected more than any many other ports the British Members of the above Club will
ily with a ten-foot "pole.
G
*
"Ammunition in casks of
other class of enterprise.
The subject was vigorously communities are equally emphatio be held at the Offices of the Hong- to prohibit any further trad-kone Jockey Club. situate on the dealt with at the encoal meeting
Ground Floor of the Hongkong ing.
Hitherto the British
Club Annexe, Chater Road, Hong- Munich beer," saya a contempor- of the Chius Association, when the
to the kong, on TUESDAY, the 20th Chairmen of the Committes, Mr. Government has gone F. Anderson, asked for a definite extent of stating that trading day of July, 1915, at Noon, when declaration by the British Go-between Great Britain and Ger- the subjoined Resolution will be mana in Obina is “undesirable," proposed as an Extraordinary verament probibiting trading what is desired is that it Resolution: with Germans in Chins. In a
should be declared prohibited, 'memorandum drawn up by Mr.
ary's poster. "! More waste of good liquor!" would certainly be the comment of some of our industri
ous Labour friends at Home.
鸡
愆
To a correspondent.-No; our
Day by Day motto on Saturday Anderson, and given in the ap
contribution.
*
* which is the abvious intentiun
was not meant for you at all. pendix to the Associations'e re-expressed by Sir Edward Grey," You only put X.Y.Z. against your port he points out: "If the China as soon as the Government ie Assured that similar measures Association were to recommend that steps be taken to prohibit will be taken by the Government of Japan." The powerful in- had a good week. Beyond "ipso treating them 88. qut mies, it chester in favour of the trading The educated compositor has trading with Germans in Chine,nence hitherto exerted in. Man- fatto (we think we remember would be advisable that united hearing before that the Latin was sction in this direction be taken will have apparently to be rather sinky in some of the local by all the allies- Great Britain, Iransferred to Japan.-L. C. Collegeo) and His Worship Japanese Government permits
France, Russia, and Japan. The press. found both defendant and com: German anbjects to remain in plainant guilly," he has been" quite respectable lately. We de-Japan, to pursue their occupa- plore the latter break, for we like tions, and entitles them to appeal
to Japanese Courts of Law, you Earache need not drive you wild. to be just; even Hongkong courts, As far as we know there are Backache need not unfit you for work despite their many anomalies, have never contrived to hoist ap ΠΟ enactmente prohibiting nor neuralgia make pleasure Impossible. such a fading as that at least Japanese from (rading with Ger- these and all other external sobos and mans in China. The Foreign rains. Stops them quickly. Makes you Office ruling is no doubt ag cor-well and happy. Make life worth living.
It la the best known relief for strains, rect in law as, in my opinion, the
sprains, bruises, swellings. Try it and Shanghai Consul General's ruling prove it.
LEAGUE TENNIS,
Club de Recielo v. Wigwam.
$8
Tone 253
so far as we are sware,
265
21
235
13 248
18
249
280
+3
250
15
8
256
226
10
11
1
238
230
13
240
222
219
265
276
275
Total to 18th. inat. 4784
Daily average 285.78
The Club de Recreio met the Wigwam T.O., on the former's ground, on Saturday and won by 9 games.
The following are the scores Olub de Reorsio 54 games, Wigwam 45 games,
Pains and Aches
Headache, need not make your life
miserable. Toothachs need not torment
LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM
is correct in principle, The... question is whether the law should Hold at Is. 4d. per bottle. be brought into line with the principle by an Order in Couvoil
Agents for Hongkong,
Cures
Messes, A. $, WATSON & CO., Ltd.
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENT.
following:
That the Rules and Regula- tions of the Hongkong Jockey Club bo altered in the manner
"That the following Clause be inserted after Clause 33, viz:
** 33A.—Any Member, who is
"adjudicated a Bankrupt "or who compounds with his creditora” under the ** provisions of any Act re- lating to Bankruptcy, or "whose name 'is officially published as an outlaw "or who is the subject of} a nation between" which | and Great Britain a state
54
" of war exists, or who.
shall be imprisoned for a
"criminal offence or shall
由
be dismissed from the
..." Public Borvice with dis- grace, shall, Ipso facto, "cease to be a Member of "the Club, and shall forfeit "all right to the use of, or claim upon, any property in the Club; but it shall be lawful for the Stewards, on thewritten application of such member, after enquiry, to restore his name to the books of the Club and the Member so re-admitted shall not be called upon to pay any *** Entrance Fee." Should the above Resolution be passed by the required majority. it will be submitted for confirma- tion as a Special Resolution to a Becond Extraordinary General
or otherwise." It is also con- sidered bad policy from the point of view of British intereste to help Germans to maintain their commercial position in China as has been done during the last ten months. There is no sound found. ation for the statement that Olymple v. Club de Recrets.
British firms were not capable of *The above match was played oreitiking the whole British trade off on the Olympic ground with China without the partici- TO LET One room, bath- Menting which will be anbe and resulted in a win for the pation in it of German firms. room attached. On first quently convened.
level, furnished with or without Club de Recreto by 20 gamea. The views of the Association Be board. Electric light and tele
The Score are Olympio 35, body show clearly the trend phone. Apply ABC.* do Olub de Recreio 64,
of British opinion on the Hongkong Telegraph
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