THE HONGKONO TELEGRAPH, THUŊSDAY, DEC¿MBER 9, 1915.
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Shipping Suggestion.
It is cause for sarprise that in
a port of the size and importance
of Hongkong no effective method
DAY BY DAY
NOTES ON THE CRISIS,
A YEAR AGO TO-DAY.
PEACE, PEACE—WHEN THERE IS
THE SHAMEEN AGAIN
The Weather.
At the Peak Bam. Temp. 60; overcast.
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 70;
The Malls.
has been adopted for notifying NO PEACE-Jeremiah vi, 14. the arrival and deportare ci steamere. Under existing con- ditions it is only by ringing up the Harbour office, or by keeping a keen eye on the signalling stations, that one is able to ascertain whether an expected olear. boat has arrived in port, while it is equally inconvenient, if not more! so to discover whother & steamer' has left. In Shanghai the matter is very easily colved. Outside the Customs Office there, a notice board is erected, and as a vessel arrives or doparte, its name ic chalked up ander the proper heading, the port from whence the ship has come or to which it ia bound being indicat- ed. It is thus an easy master for the public to keep acquainted with the actusi whereabouts of steamers in which they are interested. The
Siberian Mail. - Dae to-morrow
per 8.8. Liangchau. Siberian Mail-Closed to-day per
· B., Shantung 3 p.m.
The Dollar. The rate of the dollar demand to-day is 1/11 3/18.
A Mission Los5.
The Book-keeper of the Basel
LEADING EVENTS IN THE ORBAT WAR.
Extracts from the war news con- tained in the Hongkong Telegraph" of Deosmber 9,
19.14.
The Noble Enemy's "Methods.” Tuere ie, and has been for tersi daye past, on all roned, lall in the Gghting, and the allusions to mino“ engagements which, in normal times, would Gl! Russians Bombarding Cracow. many newspaper columne, fail to It is stated at the tiagua that aroose the least excitems at the Russians, under the command Thors sro, neverthelese many of the Bulgarian General Dimi triding news itemi which have tried, began the bombardment of their own significance and which the suburbs of Cracow on Sunday, by no meane represent the putlook
German Losses,
Russian Success In Armento.
LTD. Minion, et et reports from contact with her, has gives the Russian
nearest approach which we have
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
AND ALSO FROM THE
VICTORIA
DISPENSARY.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
Mr. R. Howard, of the Alexandra Cafe, wishes to tender his city, but there is no reason why
wife, Mrs. J. D. Howard, for the many floral tributes.
DEATHS.
da CRUZ,--On December 3, 1915, at No. 6. Albury Shanghai Mrs. O. A. da Cruz, aged 70 years,
WILLIAMSON -On December 2, 1915, at Shanghai Willamor, of the Presbyterian Mission Press.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1915.
GERMAN FIRMS IN CHINA
0000
To Kowloon Parents,
Kowloon residents, at least those who live within walking distance of the Ferry, have had thrust upon their zotice of late
The Old Story,
The Bench. In adjouroing a care this morning, Mr. Hazelónd eaid that Mr. J. R. Wood would be back in Goart on Monday.
Whilst a lighter was alongside the Tamba Maru, a coolie who was
Cargo Coolie Sentenced.
Auction Sale.
Dainty Footwear.
The German In Chios,
the Prtaz Eltel.
German Airman Drop Bombs
on Rheims Router's correspondent saya
The Kaiser ill.
་
·FOOTBALL."
R.0.A. v. 4th K.S'L I.
The above teams are to meet in the US. League on Saturday jon the Club Ground, iol-off at 4 p.m. The R.G.A. team will he-Gibron: Caple and week; Livelook, Edgeler. and Town- rend; Shakespear, Fisher, Young. man, Swan and Draper..
stefts and Departmentals v., 88th Company, R.G.A. These teams lined up on the Naval ground at 2.45 p.m., yester-
School.
as a bright ono for the enemy, It The Bourse Gazette (pablished | day aftercoon in a 2nd division doas not in the least surprise us to at Petrogard) estimates the loses match. The Staff, pressing from en learn that the truthful Gor of the Germans in the battles the very start, made many good man mind should have set itself before Indz at 100,000 out of tries, which were cleared by the to work to misrepresent the twelve Army Corps engaged, opponents' goalie. The 88th then Tomorrow's Anniversary.
bruke away with the ball, and for Serbian army; the only thing that To-morrow is the 10th anniver
would natonish us where Germany It is announced from Petrograd some time, the leather was men at wary of the British reverse at is concerne i would be her evino- that the Russian occupation of the Staffs territory, where very Stormberg, South Africa.
ing any desire to speak the ruth Barai and Bachkale, in Armonis, exciting struggles followed, but to play the game. Austria, opens a direct road to Van sud to score was registered, and th has gives the Russians the flourishing half-time whistle saved the Staffs from farther attacks. On retum- the mail-brard at the Post Office, to the Pulicsthat between the 10th
bid as she, und has thrown honour, Alllés' Appreciablë Advance. ing, the affs pressed hard, and bat this deale solely with mail and 12th alt., some person stole and international courtesy over. In Belgium the Germans bom-the 88th's goalie had a very hot steamers and is not a complete from the store of the mission board for good and all. Yet there barded Dost Dunkerke, east of time, but he cleared brilliantly, recard of the incomings and out or 70 rolle of cloth, valued at must still be a few gentlemen left Nieuport. Between Bethune and and the leather was once more goinge. Our Barbour Office is $400.
amorg the Austrians; what do Loas we completed the capture teen at the Staffs' end, where a rather beyond the contre of the
they think, we wonder, of the of the village of Vermelles and a good try was made which the A Chinese shopkeeper living seizure of Colonel Napier and position at Ratoris, to the east of goslie cleared, only to have the meat sinewre than as to the many personal friends of his late boloved the officials there should nos at 116, Des Vosur Road, has Captain Wilson, especially in the which we are lining the railway leather slammed into the got a
00-operate with their follow reported to the police that bia
light of Britain's having given sale Our troope made an appreolable minuts later, by Master Gunner Government servants at the accountant his absconded, taking
tha Region of Watson. The rest of the game Lane, Port Office and keep the with him $1,300 which he had conduct to Mesara. Deroberg and advance in
Lawas evenly contested, the Staffs latter informed by telephone collected from various shops for company? But if we begin to oon Reuvroye, Parvilliera and
trast enemy methade with those Quesnoy, en-Santerre. There is working hard to equalise, but the Jamos of all arrivals and departures, bie master.
followed by countries that value nothing further to report. final whistle found the 88th which could be recorded in The Disappearing Coolle.
their national honour we shall The Bourse Re-opens. winners by ona goal to love. intelligible form alongside the It has been, reported to the
What of the The Paris Bourse has re-pened. 83rd Company R.G.A. v. Diocesan never have done, mail.board. The information Police by a Chinese living at
Strong Monetary Position. would thus be easily available to 236, Connaught Road Central,fference alluded to in this morn.
The money-market is stronger The Diocesan played two men the public, so that he who ran that his private riskshs cooling's wires between the German might read. And, not the least has absconded with $114 in and the British treatment of pris- in consequence of war loan pay-short in their 2nd Division a
The released meats, of which fifty millions with the 83rd, until they were with oners of war? important result, a deal of time Chinese subsidiary coin
British prisonere, says Renter, sterling sa minimum was expected reinforced by another player who and worry would be saved. What which he had been entrusted.
"were mostly clad in old, ragged to be done to-day. Wheat has turned up ten minutes after the otber porta can do, surely Hoog-
German uniforme, and come wore advanced a shilling owing to the open. The lads made a deter- Under the abova heading we published, on Tuesday, an Ameri-
kong can also. can consuler Report which should act as an excellent reminder to
wooden clogs an extraordinary prohibition of export from lodia. mined defence against their tough contrast to the wormly clad Ger Crew of the Charcas Landed by opponents and soon managed to Hongkong British firms that much is still required of them in their
made returned from England."
get the leather into the soldiers' What do out friends in Bunghom Eitel, has landed at Valparaiso, their own, where a bard struggle The armed merchantman, Prinz territory, only to be sent back into deslinge with Chins if their country is to retain its hold on the commerce of this part of the world.. It may with justice be argued
or in the campest Hcme think, too, the crew of the British steamer followed. by British firms that, if they are doing but email business just now
The goalie, cleared with China, it is because the circumstances of the war render it
of Reater's picture of the typhus Charosa; sunk of Corral.
Boveral good ehote until Moore sent difficult, and at whiles impossible, for them to obtain sapplies of even more than ever, the long working on the lighter was seen stricken camp at Wittenberg?
in a beauty which lodged the the wares in which they deal. Neglecting all question of shipping existing inconvenience caused by to break open a package contain-
amaha who will persist in making ing a quantity of matting and It is satisfactory to read that the
leather in the net. The soldiers and insurance, it is well known that the men at Home who, under the streets their rendezvous, and steal a roll. He was charged be-Imperial Government is "anziote that German airmen have drop-gain pressed, and Shaw soon normal circumstances, are engaged in the manufacture of e.g. piece
scored another, bringing them goods or hardware, are devoting themselves just now to far lessquatting about in groupe fore Mr. Eizstond, this morning, ly considering the intrigues of cur
two up just before half-time. In peaceful occupations; consequently the output of these commodities while their young and innocent and centenesd to ibree months enemies in China, The Governed bombe on Rheinis.
left charges are.
the second half; the Diocesans to amuse bard labour and four hours stocke.ment will have its work out out, A Borlin offioistuunounce- is lessened in proportion to the scarcity of workers.
for there is room for plenty of ment states that the Kaiser is defended brilliantly, end Rum- Ent the war is not going to last forever. And what are British themselves as best they can. This firms going
At 2.30 pm. to-morrow, Mr. consideration on this interesting obliged to postpone, for some days jhan did some good work, but to do bero is East when ordinary is all the more irritating seeing
thin
was checked by the soldiers, conditions aro more restored? In the intereats of its that a play-ground existe wherein G. P. Lammert bas an important subject. The Shameen position his retorn to the front, owing to British readers, the Telegraph has many times sought to discover the little ones can find ample auction sale of valuable house has been pretty thoroughly die- bia boing feverish through bron-whose defence was strong. The why a greater measure of success often attended the business ven- scope for play and at the same hold furniture and saperior black-cussed already i Hongkong, and chial catarch. He was able to-day Diocesan goslie was again hard probably no one here has anything to receive a report on the war pressed, but cleared cleverly, and tures of German, Amerioan, Swedish or Japaceas firms then foll to time.be free from the dangers of wood at 3, Robinson Road,
fresh to say on the subject.aituation.
the final whistle found the score the ebare of Britishere. A score of reasons have, at one time or the street. One would not mind
Our lady readers will be But of foreign concessione în
18:follows:-83rd Company, 2 another, been assigned for this undesirable slate of things. It will the assembling of these groups
goals; Diocesas, Dil. be sufficient for present purposes if we quote two, Gret of which is so much if the children were interested to hear that Mosera. Chins in general there is plenty that British firms are considered by the Chinese to be "lesa accom watched over with that same William Powell, Ltd.,; bave just to say, and we are heartily glad! and attention which received a new consignment of to read that someone has been modating" then the other foreign houses. Germans, even though care they are, easily the most ill-mannered folk in the world, have a lively Europeans are wont to exercise, mart fancy aboss for afternoon found ready to draw the attention appreciation of the commercial valus of being accommodating, it is not over-elating and evening wear, as well as of the House of Commons to a whether as to the grantity, large or smell, of the gods sought by the case to eay that a considerable splendid assortment of boots in the buyer, or in regard to length of credit. There have simittedly amount of damage is caused by the latest styles. teen times when the British have easily been driven out of the field, at least for the time being, by sheer weight of money; when, by the offer of long credit, the German firms have enabled certain Chiace to start in business with absolutely no capital. Long credit is an intense attraction to the Chinese, And the
Ordera issued to day by Mr. F.C. Germans were always clever enough to play on this national fcible, so successful in their efforts that The limited nature of a British firm's capital is no fault of that firm's; a gully of quite considerable size Jenkin, D. S.P.. (Reserve) state-lechyd remains behind. Will concert, commencing at 6 shay, A. L. Gace. E. W. Hamilton, bat we should have thought that such limitations were the strongest pedestrian might step with serious was made, into which an unwary:
Change of Address. :
Chios listen to the warning in- o'clock, will be given in the Naval R. Kennedy, M. M. Mass, H. E, argument in favour of the British firm's showing itself as ready su
Members are warned that they plied in the question pat to Sir Theatre, kindly lent for the ne. Mariel, E. . Reed and F. Syme This is not the conarquences. possible to oblige in all other directions. Yet, so far as we can learn, only instance of its kind, and un-advise their Patcon Sergeants of politicians are far-sighted men programme, a short lay clos
Thomson. are required to immediately Edward Grey? Many of her eion. As part of an excellent Chinese would-be purchasers have been turned away, in many care, less this sart of thing is put o Bolely because the caller refused to part with less (or more) than a certain amount of such and ancha commodity. Nat long agon Cuinero stop to, it is quite likely that mat-ay change of address, telephone who should have no difficulty in The Missing Notes," witten by
numbare, éto tera. will become really serious. basiatra, condern approached a British house with a view to parchas-
All N. C. Officer will keep this putting twound two together with one of the local members of H. M. THE SARDINIA'S CARGO. ing & certain kind of goods. The amount required came to four han-Perhaps the remedy lies in the office advised of any change here their eyes, and with the The Belgian Field Hospital was
the chaotic condition of Persia Royal Navy, will be presented..
The folling is the memo, of hande of Kowloon parents, who in their own addresser, elo. dred dollsys, lot as eay. For no other reason than that it was against should eco-for their own saken
knowledge that they must angely formad. by a group of English cargo shipped from Hongkong by the custom of the firm, the Chinese were informed that the sellers as well as for the sake of others The Hon. 0.8P has sanctioned Lave of what is happening in the doctore and surgeons who, earlythes s.Sardinia on the 3rdingt.:
Promotiona, - could not part with less than two thousand dollars' worth. In other that the children are taken to the promillon of the following that they obnot long haitate to Belgium at the invitation of H.Milk, 330 bales of pierced cocoons, United States, one would think in September 1914, went out to London. 100 (bales of waste departments of business-notably shipping-wo bear the same thing: place of safety, where their soulher members of the Regular Pulice iDoivility and patronage-not, it is only fair to say, from the taipana ful ardour will cause no annoyance to the rank of Ibepeotor-Crown-prevent trouble for their country the Queen of the Belgiane, Work 377 half-cheats of tes, and one. themselves, but from lordly underlings who have an exaggerated
was commenced in Antwerp. The package of clothing: sense of their own importance and who, at Home, would be exceed-
or danger.
Sergeants Langley, McEwen, and while there is yet time,
The Enemy's Rough Road..
story of the magnificent werk) Gibraltar.-3 cases of silk and Postal Insurances. ingly humble clerks, content to be seen and not heard.
Witchell. The second reason usually given for the unpopularity of Brit-customed to making use of the The public bas become so 80-
The piece of road which Fite done by the British doctors and silk goods. Central Police Station Canteen, jeb firms is the fact that the consular authorities do little or nothing facilities afforded by the Post orders of December Bib/0th.
Attention is specially drawn to bas ordained for Germany to hoe narres during the retreat from to usrist them and to make known the wants of the distriot for which Office for ineuring valuables eest
geta rougher as she procésda far- Antwerp to Farnee is one of the ther along it. She has not yet seen herolo anna's of the War. The they are responsible. Te rralise the truth of this, our readers have through the past that it seldom
Parades Musketry, Etc. Friday, December, fih-Althaead of her work in the United hospital has always been suffici bat-to compare the bearing observed towarde a stranger by (a) a slope to think what a boon the ranks at Central" at 9.05 p.m. States. There it is a case of the ently, near the firing line to deal British and()) a foreign consul or vice-consul. The ill manners and system is and how rare.it is laborp. Uniform, oaps and covers, monkey and the bar of matches. promptly with serious cases, and sheets of tosail :i the general slackness and uselessness of the average member of the that any claim has to be made. and rifles, British consolar service is a scandal to the Empire. In Chios and Wo make this in Continentalaities it has become a byword that if a Britisher Leods after reading come
observations Caturday 11th.- Details for Besistance, advice or protection, the best thing he can do is to go to ing remarks which have been warned by the If. I. Leave Blake interest Musketry Course, Part I, as -the conqul of some other country than his own. Britain is paying made on the abject in an Pier 1:30 p.m. sharp, ** out enormous svine year by year to youths with just enough brains official report of the working of to squeeze through an examination, who are firmly convinced that the Straits Settlements Post Offices Recruits of 1st and 2od Platoon
Tuesday, December, 14th. a knowledge of commercial matters is more or less of a disgrace, for this decade 1003 13. In this it No. 1 Ompany, and of No, Compare the average consular report issued by an American or is recorded that the public who Company, 5:30 pm. Swede or a German with that sent out by a Britisher. The former send valuables through the post leaves no single branch of trade untouched, points out every need may be interested to learn that no Officers, 5.30pm.
Wednesday 16th-All N, 0 of the district; in fact, leaves nothing to be desired; while the institution in the world had fewer Thursday 10th-Recruits of latter bears all the ori:ences of having teen compiled haphazard by losses, and in proof of this we have 3rd and 4 Platoons No. 1 Com- rome individual who regards the whole thing was tremendous bore. the feat quoted that during the pany, sad of No. 3 Company. It British firme and British consular officials re going to pursue decade the claims amounted to No 3 Company. their accustomed policy when the war is over, what is the use of our less than 1-600th of one per cent, The Commanders of No. 9, 3 better. Turkey on the one hand the maintenanes of a bed for a hoping that the Germans will not regain their hold on Chiness of the assurances. That is a state and 4. Platoons, under the inand Bulgaris on the other are year. Arade? They are bound to regain it, and other foreign firms are of affairs which justifles feelings of atraction of Inspector Mow Fang, finding out more about ber esch
Donations, however small, will bound to go on driving out our own--anless Britishers register a the deepest satisfaction on the will ward sortain of their men id day, with a result that must be be thankfully received by the firm and lasting determination that their consuls shall be men part of the postal authorities and attend the Recruits, Perados of anythitig but comforting to her Hon. Secretary, Sailors and Sol-
pecially trained in commerce wad that other leta and hindrances to of the general public as well. this Company,
dier Home prosperity which have characterised our past commercial history --
aball fort£with grape in raint.
bat
the children's efforts to find amusement. Only two days ago
possible analogy between Persia
FOR THE BELGIANS.
A Wesleysa Salo of Work.
„A pale of work, organised by and China. What the German the Women's Sewing Menting of will do in one country he will do the Wesleyan, Church, in aid of in another, given anything ap- the Belgian Freld Hospital, will
CRICKET.
Scouts Company v.
Rest Volunteer Forces. The following will represent the
party of young children were POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. proaching an opportunity; all be held in the Sailors and 81 Scouts Co. in the above match on een busy digging a "trench" in a much-frequented path, and were
2
are one to bim it there diere Home, Arsenal St., on the Club ground on Saturday, is mischief to be made, and what- Saturday the 11th inst. Lady May December 11, at 215 p.m. washed hands into, a trace of dirt asle at 5 o'clock. ever the business he puts his unhas kindly promised to open the Messrs. G. R. Bayer (Capt.), R. N. Anderson, K. A. Brand, K. Bray-
Lisbon.-2 cases of crookery,
Alicante.300 cases of ten. Lyons.49 tales of raw uilk, Marseilles (opt. London.)-55 bales of raw silk and 1,057 half Bdez. 10 bales of silk Panjum.
It looked such an say thing oftes to save lives which would be to play fast and loose with a coun- lost if they had to be transported to wholesale and to spread discor- there are now twenty seven fully try like America, to sow plote by a bare hospital. With the hospital
LANGKAT OUTPUT. tent and labour trouble broadosst. qualified British nurses, £50 will
"Meésre, Wright and Hornby America which was for long nation we owe to Belgium a debt advise us that ho Langkot output And what is the result of it all? maintain a bed for a year. Ase enough, pronouncedly pro Gor which we can never repay, H. M. for the current moolk is sa man, has come to hate the name the Queen of the Belgians has follows
Dec. 14 ... Tona 152.
of our enemy and all hope of last expressed confidence," that Eng ing help and patronage from the land will afford the hospital the States when the war is over will necessary aid in order that it may have to be abandoned by the continue its Isbours. It is hoped | Kaiser, even if woras do not come. that the proceeds of the Sale and In the Balkans she is faring little Concert will be at least equal to
sonl
3160
188
151
$160
138
140
140
Total to 8th inst. 1.174
Daily average 116,07