THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1915.
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A Holiday for the Police Courts.
It would seem;from the mark ed absence of police court nOWE from day to day, that the magie- tiates are having something in"
DAY BY DAY.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
IN HOPE TO MERIT HEAVEN
THE WEST AND
SOUTH,
The Weather.
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 82; sanebine.
the nitare of a Foliday just now, BY MAKING EARTH A HELL-Byron. Long may it continus. We are not fufiolently firm in our faith in boman salure to lose that the lall will last, or that crime can ever be wiped out in this Colony any more than in other places, Bat we do believe that it is possi- ble to preserve order to suca an extent in Hongkong that the avCI“ agenumberof courtosses per week could be reduced by half. We have noticed, and so, doubtless, have
At the Peak 8 am. Temp. 77 sunshine.
Count the Colum,"ty
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Yesterday the Telegraph our readers, that, after a series of published 34 columns of solid severe punishments for any one reading matter. To-day there particular cffence-e.g. snatch will be 351 published. ing, or armed robbery that offence goes out of fashion for quite a lngthy period." The inference is that, had our magis
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BRAINS AND THE WAR.
direct its attention to is the matter; of the shooting of birdsin gardens on this side of the Harbour. The Ordinance is tolerably explicit, but there is a type of Chinese in the Colony that think laws are only intended to bind the Britisher, and that the native is independent of them. Lately complaints reach us that some of the well-to-do young Chinese, who inhabit: .in the higher levels, the babit of amusing themselves morning by. in the early taking pot shote at the birds in the trees near their houses. I the palice will make inquiries as to the gunning, and the SP.C.A.
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Chensn at 3 p.m. to-day. Australian Mail.Closes per
Empire at 1 p.m. to-morrow
Up to the Minute-Share Market News.
Closing prices:
Unions.$920, buyers. China Fires. 152, buyers. Indo Chinas $131. buyers. Hongkong and W'pos D.
Ld-$75, buyers, China and Menilas
Co.
$5,
40 cents bayera z the return of $4.50 per sbore. Shell Transporte 87/8 buyers. China Sugars.—$128, buyers. Luzone 844, bayers.
Shanghai Cottons in S'hai-
Tla. 984, buyers.
Co, Ld. $723, buyers. Ewo'e. Tls. 175, buyers. Langkate.-Tle, 384, buyers.
The Dollar.
Play up.
Russia!
AMERICA'S 2,000,000
ITALIANS.
THE FULL COURT
Shortage of Workers if "They Go to the War,
Question of Leaseholds
and a will.
The Daily News Special: cor- Mr. Sharpe, K. U., continue. respondent at New York, ander his reply to the arguments of the date of June 7 writes:
Hon. Mr. Pollock, K. C... Me Italy's entrance into the Ear, G. Alabaster and Mr. F 0
CASO in the If there is nothing of a start-opean war may more seriously Jenkin, in the will ingly encouraging nature in this affect America'e economic situa-Fall Court, this morning. He morning's wires, we see little to tion than all the trade interrup- thought, he said, he had clearly jastify the woebegone bearing of tions that have been caused by pointed out in their Lordships, the some of the local strategists. The the Transatlantic conflict. It is foundatica for the construction he nows from the Western front, if estimated by the Washington Go-bad argued, in that the interpreta- not brilliant, at least tells us that vernment that between 35 and 45 tion and the definition of personal our men and their allies are very per cent, of the 2,000,000 men of estate in Stroude and elsewhere in much awake and are losing no Italian birth in the United Sates Halsbury, most clearly and un- opportunity of impressing that are still Italian reservists, and ambiguously was that fact on the enemy.. The fact are bound to respond to their coun-estate" used strictly in a legal that a German common qua try's summons if called to the sense included moreables and
leaseholds. admits that "some". British pro- colours.
STAND.
Soldier Describes Fight at Festubert.
gress was made, probably says These Italians represent the Judgment was reserved. more than Sir John French, in most important of the unskilled his modesty and cantion, would workers of America. They are trouble to say. One of the most practically monopolisers of the useful items is that which deals pick and shovel. So necessary is THE ROYAL SCOTS' LAST with the activity of the Allies' their part in the American soheme aircraft, A French airship has of things that when it was dis dropped a number of bombs on covered a few weeks ago that an important military etstion and aliens could act legally be em ammunition store, two bigbly played in New York on State successful raida" are reported work the Legislature had to pass st Colmar, and a third at Chal-an amending Act, despite objec
We have received a letter from lerange.. These facts together tions by labour organisations. a reader which bears out M with the continued progress of Otherwise, the City of New York John Bachen'e despatch on the the Italian offensive down south, would have been unable to com- fighting at Festubert, save the serve, in themesives, as a quaint plete the work of excavation for Daily News in which was told of commentary on the Kaiser's its now underground railway. If the gallant stead of the 8th Royel noisily expressed intention of nearly a million Italians are Scots (T.F.) The letterin making Europe tremble.
oalled back to Europe from written by the reader's brother, *America, at this time, there
a quartermaster-sergeant in the will be interruptions of important regiment mentioned who has been works all over the country; at the front since Nov. 2. It reada
It is anderstood, in a general as follows:
We had a very rough time in
The Advance on Warsaw.
The Grman, advance in the way, that the Italian Government Hongkong and KW, and G. Et, with special reference to is families with the embarrass the trenches during the three days we took part in the advace), Warsaw, is all too apparent, and ment that would resalt to the
snd our even a Berlin communique hardly United States if its supply of
casualties large. encourages us to thick that the unskilled labour were rapidly re- We went into the trenches Russiane awkward position is duced. Because of this fact it is late on the Saturday night, and exaggerated, Russia has made probable that pressure will not be the battle started early on Sun some distinct scores and is evid brought to bear on reservists in day morning. The big guns ently fighting with courage undim America to return houie aaleas it opened the fray, shelling the on mad, but Her plight is a fearful eventually becomes necessary la German trenches for about hall object leston to our own country, use them in the army. If all goes an hour, and then two battalions for there is scarce room for doubt well with the Italian arms only of our brigade took up the attack, that insufficient ammunition is at those Italians in Americe who supported by another two baiti the bottom of the whole business, return to their fatherland on their lions, while the 8th Royal Boats It is Przemysl over again on a own initiative will have an oppor formed the reserve. We lay in larger scale Russian guus rend- tanity of seeing life in she tron reserve trenches for a while, and ered powerless to do harm by the ches. The Consulates at present us each battalion advanced we fact that they were entirely say they are assisting, no Italians followed up. NE outranged by the enemy's more to leave America for the front, powerful artillery; and, in closer fighting, our ally's infantry power less because the enemy bad fifty cloth-rounds of cartridges to their one.
To-day's Analversary.
The rate of the dalla will ask to have the law enforced demand to-day is 18 9 1/8d. as to the shooting of singing birds, things may go a little more amoothly and respectably here. For those whose instincts incline them to sport, there are plenty of big birds to be shot in the New of Territory; but it generally happens that the person who is menn enough to practice his shooting on singing birds at close range is not man enough to go on after anything in the legitimats sporting line."
To-day is the 103rd anniversary the Battle of Salamanca.
1.
Robbery at Talkoo,
A Cliness shopkeeper, of No. Bridge Row, Quarry Bay, has been robbed of money and ing to the value‹f $18.50.
Mr. H.G. Wells, never biokward where up-to-date messurës and ideas are in question, has been writing to a Home paper suggesting
An Added Flood Terror. that "there is urgent need to bring imaginative enterprise and our
Word is going round in Canton
Thief Visits a School. utmost resources and scientific knowledge to the assistance of the new-born energies of the Coalition." If this is rot done, the writer in certain di triete, that carcaser warns us that the way "ie likely to drag on and be infinitely more the water by enterprising Ohi of piga ara being fished out of
A petty theft from the Fairles costly and infinitely less conclusive than it could and should be."
School has been reported t the This is, in some sort, a hard saying.. The new Ministry contains nee! It is a matter that men of unusual experience and brain-power, and these are in touch would have had no interest for police. The extent of the theft in possession of the latest and best information on the points way is done between Canton and with advisera scientific and financial-who may be presumed to be our readers if it were act for the was $1.50 worth of clothing.
fact that a briek trade in a general whereon they are likely to be consulied.
A lively awakening for Germany
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
Jotaed.
While moving from one trench to another we were heavily shelled by the German big guns, and it was rather a trying ex- perience, but every man in the Corps Orders issued yesterday battalion behaved splendidly le yet in store, one knowa; but by Lieut-Col. A. Chapman V. D. and kept quite cool. Late in the what of the interim?
How tite-
afternoon we moved up into the many more of Russia's enbjeats
front line and had an exciting must be sacrificed before: her Tas undermentioned, having time, We had to dig ourselves in munition output is all that joined the Corps, are allotted the beat way we could under fire. Will our Corps numbers and posted sa and in the trenches we dug we can be desired? slack over assisting in the factories da Silva to Right Section M.G.Co. hanging on to the ground that people at Home who have been follows:-No. 1875 Private A. F. had to remain for a couple of days, bear the position in mind and No: 1876 Private A Morse to had been gained. The Tuesday profit by its leason? Not that Scouts Company. (No. 1 Section) was our worst day, as the Germans even at the worst-Germany is
Paredera an seemed to have the exsot range of Burst a Blood Vessel. Hengkong in Chinese sausages,
having a walkover. The Russian8 Parades for Thursday, 22ad our teach, and from daylight to Nevertheless, the days are gone by when Mr. Wells was wont to jump to hasty conclusions and to give the world his ba'f incubat- These come into the Colony fre The body of a Chinese, who are selling their lives at a fearful Instant. 5.30 pim. N.C.Os and dark that day they sent their shells. ed idese whether it wanted to hear them or not, and one is bound quently and the Chinese of the died at 518 Shanghii Street, price and there are others bora- men of Nos. 1 & 2 Sections Artil- buzzing round about us.
"It was a very frying line, but to admit that there is much in his complaint that was called for. Poorer classes are not given to from the bursting of a blood veg ing to avenge them as scos na lery Battery Centre and Left German methode, be gaye, in speaking of the fighting, have changed nekinz 103 many questions as to sel, has been sent to the Public opportunity occurs. Talking of 8.ctions M.G.Co., Civil Service we stuck to it all right. I am sorry
the crigin of the food which they Mortuery.
Tengeance, some thing in that line Co. and Scouts Co. who have not to say that we lost our colonel many times since the beginning of the war. The enemy has pro-
may be meditated by the brethren been passed out Squad drill and (Colonel Brook) that day," and duced novelty after novelty, and each has more or less saved their purchase. Our market inspectors
of those five thousand Russian Rifle exercises on Cricket Ground every member of the battal on was men and destroyed oure." Be proceeds to point out that we have are baually smart in capturing the
prisoners who have been butcher- under Sergt. Mr Higby. Re-sorry to hear that he had been failed to take steps to produce more powerful aeroplanes and to rogues who offer bad meat forsale, and it is no uncommon thing
ed by the German troops. A mainder nil.
atrock. He was a good officer and Eave not arrange systematic attacks in the air; that we
for a dealer to be summoned for
Detail,
proved himself a brave. man. up to the scratch, in the production of high
A Chinese shopkeeper, of 6 year ago, the man who came along explosives cr of any counterstroke to the enemy's submarines, dispensing Tork which he well Kwong Yasu Birset, has com with such a story as that contained Gan Club Hill, Kowloop. Owasso cool in the time of danger Prisoner's duty until morning of 23rd in that his eratople way's great en- improved torpedoes and poison gas; and that we manifesly ought that men have been caught in this from his house, of a silver watch admission would have been stant.-H.K.V.R. B
knows to bɔdiseased. The very factained to the Police of the theft in the Austrian
couragement to the men. I came abominable act makes us feel that and chain and six pieces of cloth word is not ont of season just ing to the total value of $28. now on the subject of the dead pige of Canton. If a native bat-
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to have provided "better armoured protection in advances against machine guns in trench warfare." Above and beyond all there is, he tells us, a sore lack of the "intellectual and imaginative enterprise" which would enable us to keep pace with the German improvemente in trench construction.
Theft from a Shopkeeper.
Navigation Company,
told to go to a madhouse. Detention Camp, Kowloon On But we have learned some strange duty until morning of 23rd in ondawful truths about the refined stant-H K.V.R. -- German character since then. There is one comfort; the Rus
LANGKAT OUTPUT. Messrs. Wright and Hornby as we Britishers and may be able advise as that the Langkat cutpat which would not occur to us. to think of adequate reprisals for the current month is as
Mr. Wells, 12, 83 all know, a prince among fantastic novelista cher will sell bad provisions once Peninsular and Oriental Steam sans pro not quite to soft-hearted
he will do so again, and usually and something of an idealist as well. bis opinion on the sabject of his attainments and abilities would not differ materially, in ali pro detected in auch work have not the sentences imposed on those bability, from that entertained by the warmest of his worships been of the sort to frighten others of cargo Shaipped per P. & O.
The following is a Memorandum and it is possible that he sees more in the achievements of his characters in sach books as "The War of the Worlds" than the War in the pork way of business from Sardinia Voy. 344 esited 17/7/- Office wall see. At the same time he is a man of quite unusual acting likewise, We hope that 15. London: 4718 Pkges. Tes, 2 intellest, a scientist of generally admitted eminence, and a widely guild officials will give the Gor Uases Old Documenta. Gibralar: read man in all other directions to boot. He brings a strong and ernment all the help in their power 3 Cases silk goods Marseilles: 8 towards keeping flool offal out of Cases Birds feathers, Malta: 1 agile brain to bear on the war problem and, syhtther we like bim or Hongkong. If certain traders as silk goode, Surz? 10 c/s dialike him, we are bound to listen with respect to what he has toray, We are a conservative race and it is positive pain to most of us to get half a chance to import it Panjum Silk, les, silk goods. depart from tradition. Of course there are many worse conditions they will assuredly do so, than this, and our conservatism might be to such bad thing if it were
not coupled with a refusal to grasp opportunities, and strokes of chance
WAY COMPANY, LTD.
Mr. Asquith and Concilation-
They are still taking about cotton in the House, and Mr. As- quith" believes" that a great deal of it is reaching the enemy, for use in the manufacture of ex4 plosives. Since this is his belief, Baal night at North Potat. Last evening, the bird band and since so many hundreds or night of the season as North Point, thousands of lives of British soldiers, depend on Germany's was every bit na previous cocks 038, and this time getting or not getting that there was the appearance of the cotton, it seems almost a pity that moon as an additional attraction, he should be talking of andne
crowded as on
as they offer themselves; in a word, if it were not hostile to the THE HONGKONG TRAM Britisher's becoming what he at times ought to be and never is: an opportunist. It is too carly to talk of chances missed in this present war, but our fast military history is full of examples. But the question is can Britiskera alter themselves in this respent? Can they fight in any other manner than that which they learned from The following are our figures The seats round the bandstand infringement and the legitimate their fathers and grandfathers? Strength of character, honesty of for week ending July 17, 1915, on which the 74th Pavjabis an purpose, unfailing pluck, perseverance, humour and all-round com- Receipte $12415 Increase with der Bind Master Ohr mon sense, are what have made them a great people, and these corresponding weeks last year discoursed swest qualities should see them through the present difficulty. They 81868 filled bad as usual know that there is a terrible amount of train in Mr. Wells charges; Aggregate to data—No. of numbers, but seeing that they have never been in the habit of employing weeks 20, Total Imagination and intellectual activity to any bewildering extent on creare date –275
the battlefield, there is just a danger that if they attempted to adopt now the parallel of David with Saul's weapons might have an uncomfortable beszing on the present situation,
WE ROBERTS
Secretary.
parime
BuLasptibilities of negirals. If the matter were put to the ballot of the Empire it is likely that the Premier would find that the lives of our soldiers and of those of our allies weigh heavier in the
of public opinion, then the enrich Log of a few American And ¡German Ameriosa
follows:
July 1
Daily average
Tons 253
285
215
248
249
out all right and hope never to be in the same again. It was a perfect bell." and Every Man a Hero,
Trivate É. Bisele, 2nd North- ampton-shire Regiment, wring to his brother at Rushden, says: "I can honestly say I was never nearer to death in m life than
my I was in this last attack. We made charge on the German trenches, and a braver body of men than onra you could never- Bee. We were mown down likes
280 fsh of wind nader the machine.
gun fire of the German Howe managed to escape I concor toll
prayere more times that day than
250
250
228
you, I quite believa I said
228
238
230
ever before in my life. I arrived back in our trenches
240
222
what I call bell on
240
205
perièncs
$275
small do
275
aree oth
$2474
282 235
soratch. After + going
fourteen hours I had