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TAE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER-9, 1915,
CARD. More Gross Cruelty.
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The thanks of all lovers of, animals are due to Sanitary In- spector Kelly for having gone out of bis way to prossoule & Chinese for cruelty to a pony. From the salutary punishment Inflicted by Mr. Hazeland this
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particular individual will be a lit- tle more careful in future as to the treatment which he accords toany unfortunate beast owned by him; but there are atill a few thousands of Chinese in the Colony who will probably not take warning by tho fifty-dollora' fine imposed to-day. Our readers will agree with us
DAY BY DAY.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS. A YEAR AGO TO-DAY.
THE G. Y. C.
IN-
THE KAISER SPEAKS!
HIS DEST COMPANION" NOCENCE AND HEALTH,
AND HIS BEST WISHES, IGNOR. ANCE OF WEALTH.-Goldsmith.
The Weather.
Greek and Balkan Affairs,
LEADING EVENTS IN THE GREAT WAR.
Extracts from the war news con- tained in the "Hongkong Telegraph" of November 9,
1914.
By implication it would seem that M Zaimis was not particular- At the Peak 8 sm. Temp. 70;ly wall affected towards the clear.
Entente and that thes was, at any Lower level 8.a.m. Temp. 75; rate in part, the cause of the clear.
speedy downfall of his Ministry. The new man, M. Boouloudis,
The Japanese and German en would seem to be satisfactorily voys concluded the capitolation pro-Ally and, since undoubted of Tsingtan fortress at 7.50 p.m.,
The Mails.
Tsingtau's Surrender Uncon- ditional.
Agatal Mesting Last Night,
The annual meeting of the Corinthian Tacht Club was held last evening, Captain G. G. Wood |(H.K.V.) presiding. Others pres- ent were Mesars. J. Taggart, J. Spittles, J. Forken, V. Goalborn, W. B. Hind, and Milroy.
Siberian Mail-Oloss at 11 am. to-day por as Chiyo Mara.
The Chairman said that this waD American Mail-Olores to-day at ly he has the great majority on the 7th inst, the enemy the annual meeting when they had 11a.m. per ae. Chiya Mara. of his countrymen (including having accepted all our condi- to deal with the report and that matters have come to a mgat Siberian Mail,- Closes at 3 p.m.with him, it is perhaps not too greed capitulation, represents-he had written down, with the the essentially Venizelist party) tions. In conformity with this accounts, and, for that purpose;
be over this or aelty business. The mere dealing with isolated case that come to the magistrates' notics is just a drop in the backot. If the Britishers of the Colony mesn to show the Chinese that proper regard should be had to the feelings of the lower animals, they must combine to set on foot a society whose funds will allow of the appointing of inapestora, If every Earopaan would give quite a emali annual subscription, monetary difficulties need no longer stand in the way,
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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1915.
AN AMERICAN PRO-GERMAN.
to-day pers.s. Yingobow.
Up to the Minute. No change.
The Dollar. The rate of demand to-day is 1/10 1/8,
-
To-morrow's Anniversary.
To-morrow is the 187th anni vareary of the birth of Oliver
Goldsmith.
Hollday.
Police Reserves. Certain Platoons are reminded that their Masketry Conres begins,
to-morrow.
to
American and Canadian Mail.much to hope that Greece will, tives from both sides, Gatrusted assistance of some who were ex- Closes to-morrow at 6 p.m. after all, for her way to fulfilling to transfer and reosive the fort perienced book keepers and who per 8.8, Beijo Maru.
treaty obligatious. For a long
reas, and others, will meet at 10 knew all about the way financEM time, there can be no doubt, a.m., on the 9th, and the delivery should be made out, some items Greece WAB to some extent of the fortress is expected to take upon which he would comment: under the terrorist spell which place on the 10th instant. They would see on the balance it has been Germany's policy In the battle from the night of sheet the expenditure. This bad
and spread wher- the 6th until weave
the following been kept down very much in- ever she could find people the dollar on ready to be influenced by it; and morning, we captured about 2,300 deed with the exception of wages. prisoners. The Anglo-Japanese The means of expense were the the Greeks, like the Bulgarians, usualties were:-Japoncso.-14 same as they were before, but the have, without doubt, constantly officers wounded; 420 non-com- general expenditure was very pulled themselves up with the dismal thougt: "What if Ger-missioned officers and mea killed much lower than last year. and wounded. British.-Killed The Case of repairs SVAN many should win after all?" and wounded, 2 non-commission.very much lower, but that how- With the growth of the Allies' ed ofloors.
ever waa only a temporary. strength in Serbia and the pro-Russian Cavalry Enter Germany, economy, as this year important spective arrival of Earl Kitchener
The important announcement repairs had to be done to prevent To-morrow will be observed as in the Near East, things must is made, in a communique issued the olub property from deteriorat- now naturally appear in a very to-night, that the Russian cavalrying to an alarming extent. The a holiday.
different liglt in Greek eyes. from bayond the Vistula have olab steps and the general ap
The Enemy Downhearted.
entered German territory. They pearance of the building needed Menwbile wa should like to have damaged the railway at attention and the club needed baow what the Germans are say. Ploesoben station, northweat of painting. Although the club was ing and thinking (and the two Kalish.
printed last year, it would have will probably not be quite the
Royal Messages.
to be done again and those drastic same) about Earl Kitchener'a
The Emperor and Empress of repairs were necessary to keep the now departaro. Within them-Jaran have sent messages of ap- Clab in a proper stato of repair selves they know that his is a preciation to the officers and men and the expense would equal name where with to conjure and of the army and navy, and also that of last year, if not go over that, over and over again, his mere "to the British forces, whose bril- that figure. The sabeoriptions, presence bas spelt victory for liant deeds, co-operating with the registration fees and slipping fees British arms. They are tro Japanese achieved the object of had fallen short of expectations. well aware of his genius and his the war." It is ficially an- Some members were not aware inaence to be guided in their nounced that the Germans are that registration was compulsory view of him by the military: not haggling over the condi- according to rule 28. The
gentry
who control tions of the surrendor. It is accounts and the general position the Daily Mail, and the fact expected that the transfer will of the Club were as satisfactory of his "going to see for himself" take place on Tuesday. The that if it wero liquidated will bat contribute another big prisoners number 2,300. The on
would August 31, it At the Pulice Court, this morn-item to their long list of causes latest roturas show the Japanese make a very good show. This the birda. He ia fined, ing Prank Aquino, aged 31, of no for anxiety. And that list final casualtios at 400, while two they were not going to do. He and there is an end of occupation and no visible means is quite long enough already. British non-commissioned officers thought however that if the sub- the matter. Bat what about of subsistence, was sent to the Even the Heaven-born William, have been killed.
seription fee was increased to $15 the brates who originally tied house of detention.
is hie ten millionth addrosa to tho
Indian Troups in Action. it would materially oasist in up the pigeous? Why does not Royal Hongkong Yacht Club.
A military force from India patting the Club on the footing troops, han "inferentially betray- The opening the court make it its business to
cruise of theed some uneasiness as to the and a navai brigade have occupied they all wished to see it. Taking find out who the original offendere Royal Hongkong Yacht Clabtakes position in the West "an un-tao, at the mouth of the Shat-ol- the affairs of the Club all round, were and fine them accordingly ? place to-morrow, the first event The punishments is fl.cted should starting at 1.45 p.m. from the enginess which, if truth were Arab, on the Persian Gulf after the finances were not at all bad koowo, is not confinet by any an hour'e resistance. There were considering that the year had extend to everyone who can be Ulub House.
means to the West. Surely he
been such a bad one. no casualties. got bold of in connection with the
At the Police Court, this morn-in Russia and Galicis alone.
bas quite enough to think about Russlans Sink Turkish Transports. Mr. Taggart agreed with the ing, a Chinese who was found in very day makes it more has bombarded Soagulak, sinking increasing of the subeaription The Russian Black Sea Floet anggestion with regard to the possession of more opium than
Nor would Europeans be the only persons willing and anxious to subscribe. There are, among with the prevailing indifference to the foolioge of beasts and birde, and who would very readily give every assistance to any movement calculated to alter things in this respect. Not only so, but if the Bench would follow the castom in vogas in Shanghai-that of handing aver to the preventive society all enme taken in cruelty fines the new S. P. C. A. would soon be and flourishing. Mean- rich while we would like to point in cases that out that, even are actually brought before the
Sir William Hers-Davies, the magistrates, there are cocasions Chief Justice, has been confined when the really guilty party does to bis room since Thursday last minded not get punished. A man is arrested with an attack of malaria. He is for carrying, let me asy, pigeons better to-day. that are tied up in a manner certain to infliot great tortara en
case, if cruelty is to be stamped
out here. What is a Prohibited Area ?
Calling Wares In Kowloon, A fine of $3 each was imposed on three hawkers brought before the Police Court, for calling their wares in prohibited parts of Kowloon,
The Chief Justice Ill.
House of Detention.
Double Flas.
It will be been in another that allowed by law, and endea improbable that the Germans three transporte with stores and fee. He thought members who That pro-Germaniam in America is dying we are all agreed, colnmn that three Chinese hawk Touring to export the same, was will be able to winter com- munitions, and one apparently bad backs should pay the slip- but there is no denying the fact that it dies hard: One of the latest ers have been fined for eheating fined $100 being $50 on each fortably on the Riga-Dvinsk with troops on board. illustrations of this statement may be seen in an extraordinary article their wares within a prohibited obarge.
Remanded.
Oplum Drose.
TAIKOO.
On the motion of the Chairman
ping fees in advance. The slip- front." "Owing to their reverEDA General Smuts Denounces ping cost the club a good deal of ia Galicia, the Germans have
Rebellion.
money and would cost the olab in a recent number of the Philadelphia Public Ledger, by a Mr. area in Kowloon. Farther in-
been forced to sand reinforce- General Smut has made a good deal of money in the fature - George Brinton HoClellan, which is headed "Germany Shows Lasa formation ss to these prohibited. At the Police Court, this morn-meats the at the expense of spirited speech at Johannesburg. if it was to be kept in anything War Strain than her Enemies." This gentleman describes himself areas would be welcome, for, at ing, two women charged with other sections of the Eastern He soathingly denounced the like a fit state. He had much 29 "professor of economic history at Princeton." Princeton, we present, the public and the police stealing rice, and defended by Mr. front." "The Austrians have rebellion and declared that the pleaears in seconding the adop may remark, is one of the better known of the American universi-seem none too well instructed on Dixon of Mesars. Wilkineen and began to remove stores from rebele wished to exchange a free tion of the report and accounts. ties. Oo looking up his record we find that he was born in Dresden, the point. The assumption would Grist, were remanded. Bail was Kovel and Lemberg;'
Ja and so constitution for a so called re The resolution WAS put that his wife's maiden name was Heckscher and that, prior to his naturally be that it is forbidden fixed at $100 each.
on. Even the Montenegrins have public under the Prussian heel, to the meeting and carried launching out in the professorial line, be was auccessively a newe to hawk in any neighbourhood Theatre Bookings,
just inflicted serious losses on the which nobody wanted.
unanimously, the question of the paper reporter, a member of Congress and mayor of New York. His occupied by Europeana; but that To-morrow being a holiday, enemy, the Italians continue to
increased subscription was pat articles fall-page one-states that Germany is feeling no ec300.ie no guide to us, for the Govern- Mosers. Moutrie and Company take prisoners, and yet another
before the new committee to deal mic pressure whatever, and represents the public as entirely cheerful ment has so many times gone out will bo open for the booking of German cruiser has been sunk. EUROPEAN'S DEATH AT with and of course confident of victory. Every line of the article is of its way to allow non-Europeans seats from 0 s.m. till noon, after Altogether the Kaiser has quite a eslculated to make Germany appear, to the American reader, in a to build and to dwell in distriots which time seats can be booked at lot to thank Providence for to-day.
it was decided to put Dr. F. far more advantageous light than any of the Allied countries; it is, amphatically Bot aside as the Hongkong Hotel from 2 till
The Blockade.
Clarke late commodore of the in fact, throughout, the sort of thing that one would expect from European reservations that every 6 p.m.
It is oberitable to asanme that
olab, and who is not returning to the pen of an American newspaper man with a German bias. That thing is now hopelessly mixed
President Wilson has sent yet an- it is a tissue of lies from start to finish is thus just a detail.
Quite a sensation was caused at the Colony, on the Honorary ap. Would it not be well if from
For having in his possession a
other Note to Great Britain part Taikoo yesterday morning when members list, ia consideration of According to this imaginative gentleman"" ona of the largest time to time the Government. items of expense for Germany has been the care of prisoners," and were to express itself clearly on tael and a half of opiam dross in beans a certain amount of at about eight o'clock Mr. O. the good services he had rendered
pressure has been brought to bear loborts, an employee of the to the club. that allowed by he proceeds to describe one of the prison camps. The most delight-this matter?
on him and partly from mere forop Sugar Refinery was found dead, ful of bis statements in this connection goes to show that, while
It was proposed by the law a Chinese, was, at the Police of babit. He has got into the way shot through the head, at his Chairman, seconded. by Court, this every good citizen of Germany is limited to 250 grammes of broad
morning, fined $15 or in default a month's im dry, and caree knows when be at his work about seven o'clock, acclamation, that
of sanding Notes to all and sun-quarters. It appears that he was Wilson, and oarried with per day, prisoners are generously allowed 300. A French prisoner,
priecament.
Commander formerly a university professor, told this fantastically-minded ex
does it. That he or Americans as and want back about eight. Then Beckwith R. N. be elected mayor that "actually the only complaint that one can make is that
An Unlawful Purpose. a whole can possibly think that he is supposed to have sent a note Commodore. one is a prisoner.” Work for prisoners is, it seems, "parely volun- Police Court, this morning, a There was brought before Mr. the British Government will take to a work mate to the affect that On the motion of Mr. Davies, tary," and the prisoner who chooses to do it gets an extra moal Chinese accountant of the Wing H zeland, at the Police Court, say notice of his utterances we by the time the latter reached seconded by Mr. Goulborn, Capt. per day and 65 pfennig-considerably more than the average Cheong wine and spirit shop this morning, a Chinese who was refuse to believe. If we pretended the quarters ha would fud G. G. Wood was elected vice German soldier is paid! Prisonera are allowed to indulge in Gilman Street, was charged by found in a house in Yaumati, for for a moment to regard the pro- Roberts dead. This unfortunately Commodore. theatricals etc, and our only disappointment in Mr. McClellan's Revenue Officer Wilden with an unlawful purpose. He wasters serionely, we should have, to proved to be tras, and a service Mr. L. Van Andel was elected spirited narrative ie his failure to discover that billiard tables and making a false requi-ition to the gatenced to one month's hard describe it as a most amazing rifle of a friend was found by his Hon. Treasurer and temporary dress anite are provided for captives of all ranks.
Superintendent of Imports and labour and four hours' stocks. 1.
piece of insolence and bluff. Wash aide. The ballot almost blow the Bon. Secretary, It would be too expensive a matter, from a space point of view, Exports in respect to native wines The Horace Goldin Company, ington must insist" Every face off, the masslo having beon
Was Capt. Milroy nleated to enumerate all the blessings that arise out of being a prisoner in and spirits. A foki of the shop Owing to the Theatre Royal child knows that what Britain is placed in the month.
Official Measurer with Meesre. Germany, if Mr. McClellan is to be believed; while to attempt to was charged with offering a bribe being required for the Japanese doing to-day, America An inquiry will take place in Attwell and Smith, Deputy sketch the blamelessaoss and parity of the German obaracter as he to a Chinese revenue officer in Coronation festivites, Mr. Horace was doing during the time the course of time.
Measurere. sketches it, would be wasts effort. It is enough to say that, accord-connection with the wines. Goldin and his talented Company of her
Civil War. ing to him, the British and their allion are deliberately printing The car was" remandad,
Mr. W. B. Hind was re-cleated Bailing Storetary, one-sided accounts of the war, wickedly suppressing German vic-
SERIOUS CHARGE.
Important Caso Remanded.
Before Mr. Bazeland at the
excd83
of
CRICKET.
K.C.C. v. M.K.C.C.
Mr.
The following were elected the Committeo :-Mesare. M. Mo. Ivor, A Born, O. H. Davies, J. Spitiles, J. H. Taggart and V, Goulborn.
will be unable to perform to- Every child, too, knows that the morrow night. There will be a United States has profited torics, while the Germans virtuously pablish every Allied communi- HONGKONG TRAMWAY performance at the usual time on enormously by the war and can quo in its entirety. The Germans-both press and public-aro for ; COMPANY LIMITED. Thursday night.
well aßord to loss over the block- mors tolerant towards Britain than Britishore towards Germany;
Sergeant Bradbury H.K.V.C ade. And what becomes of ber there is but little hats felt towards Britain; and the chief reason The following is the approxiThe many friends of Sergeant oft-boneted championship of
The above watch will be played why Germany is angry with France is that France brutally illtreatmate statement of Traffic Receipts Bradbury of the Hongkong Volan freedom and her opposition to on Wednesday commanding at ed German prisoners!! Now if this is the sort of insane dish of for the week ending Nov. 6, teers, will be interested to learn tyranny? The blockade is in ex-
A vote of thanks was scoorded 10.30 a.m. line that is being served up to the American public by one of their 1915:—
that recently, whilat on leave istence for the punishment of The following with represent
the retiring officers, on the motion university professors in a paper of some standing, it is not difficult
Receipts Aggregate from the front, after an attack of people who ruthlessly persecuted the K.0.0. Team:-J. P. Robin. Mr. Hind: for week. Esceipta malaria, he was married to Miss Belgiam; and this America is well son, J. Stalker, J. V. Brega, W. Blair for the amount of work he to understand why the United States has been slow to sea the Allies side of the question. It happene, however, that, of late, the
for45 weeks. Tavlor, the daughter of a dentist aware of. Bot, as we began by Kay, Maj. Robertson, F. Button, Germans and Austrians bays been giving Americans themselves a This Year:...$10,589 8404,469 in Wrexham, N. Wales.
He re saying, it is absurd to take the L. J. Blackburn, P. W. A. Wilkie, had quietly done during the last few indisputable proofs of their manliness sod sense of honour--in. Last Year :... 9,578 510,092 turned to the front the latter part Note with say semblance of W. L. Weaser, H. Overy, A. N. year. The motion was carried with view of which it may take a great many people of the stamp of Mr. Incrass0:
of last month.
applause. George B. McClellan to whitewash these people.
Decrease:
MT.
1,011
15,623
seriousness,
Other.
The Chairman thanked Mr.
The meeting then closed.