NATURE'S HAIR WARNINGS.
Nature never strikes without warning,
But people as a rulè put off,
THE HONGKONU TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916.
It is when the pillow shows the truant hairs in the morning
A Bright Qutlook
From all that one can hear money in at the moment abundant-
BLOOD
Barnes.
DAY BY DAY
NOTES ON THE CRISIS
ly plentiful among the Chinese of THE TREE OF LIBERTY ONLY the Colony-In fact, it is said that GROW WHAT WATERKO BY THE OF TYRANTS. — Bartzand the conditions in this respect arn | brighter than they have been for many a year past. One of the principal cames for this satisise- tory state of affairs is said to be
The Weather. At the Peak Sam. Temp. 46; fine. (1915, 40 clear)
Lower Level 8 Am Temp. 58; California în connection with the fine. (1915, 46 clear).
the steady influx of money from
placing of contracts there by local
Chinese merchantz. But what-
The Malls.
PME PRUSSIAN -DIET.
The Russians,
It seems clear enough now, that the Germans position, round about Csernovits, if not on the
|
1891
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week ending January 15th, 1891)
The Dollar.
January 15.—*The rate of the
·when dandruff and scurf sprinkle ever the reason, the fact is decided- Canadian Malloses per ax, Eastern front generally, is reach-dollar on demand to-day is 3/5."
it is dry the hair, when brittle-that it is time to mence AT ONCE using WATSONS
{ly gratifying, especially in view of the early approach of Chinese Now
the Chinese business man.
The
com-present indications of prosperity
RESORCIN HAIR WASH.
A. S.
PREPARED ONLY BY
Sada Maru .9 ..
BROSTOW.
Lochow at 5
5p. to-day.
The Dollar
The rate of the dollar demand to dar is 1/11. 5/16.`
to-ing desperation point. They have
The Kowloon Land Bulking and fear often an anxious time for Siberian Mail-Closes per as badly turned back, leaving their had yet one more of their attacks
Company, Limited. `- January 9-The following is srenches in the occupation of the the second report of the Board of Russians and are now thrown back Directors to the Ordinary Meeting on an expedient which it was not, of Shareholders, to be held at the on perhaps, difficult to foresee that Company's offices, at noon; on of bringing up Austrian and Monday, the 19th inst. Gentle German troops (in apparently men, The Directors now submit Shormone numbers) from the
to you a General Statement of the Balkans. Indeed it is said that affairs of the Company, and Bal- men have even been withdrawnance Sheet for the year ending from the French front. This is 31st December, 1890. The profits but ame more proof that Germany, amount to $5,675.38 derived to win on the lines which she principally from interest and share
ace cot, however, confined to the Chinese, for there is ample evi dence to show that commercial conditions are good for practic cally everybody just now. The To-morrow's Anniversary, activity on the "local Stock Ex- To-morrow is the anniversary change, consequent on the rise in of the death of Sir John Moore
(1809).
value of the shares of Iocal. Com- panies, is proof of that. And if
ment is desired can
Douglas Co. Sallings.·
WATSON & Co., Ltd. further fed it can readily be. The sailing of the examan has been following, required certificate feee. The sum of $1.
HONGKONG DISPENSARY
The object of this paper is to publish correct information, surce
the truth and print the news without fear or favour.
********AEDRÆERSYAR*
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telestone: No. 1 ABC, 5th edition. Western Union
Office address: 11, Ice House St.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1916-
BRITISH TRADE INTERESTS IN CHINA.
4
had from visiting commercial for Coast ports on Tuesday has
ing that trade conditions here are going into dock. The new LL far and away brighter than in Haibong takes her place.
ta
any
Rent Collector's Loss.
of
the other Far Esstern settlements. The catlook
for the futura
A good haul bas, presumably, i good, too, for although there may be made by a servant girl em be a temporary slackness caused ployed by a Chinese rent collector, by the unrest in neighbouring of 39 D'Aguilar Street, she has territory, it is certain that the ing absconded simultaneously expected influx of Chinese will with the loss of clothing valued greatly enhance property values $37 and jawellary valued $310 in the Colony. Considering that being discovered. the Empire is waging the biggest war in history, it is wonderful, to any the least of it, that such -a
SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS
Up to the Minute.
-$115,
Banks, -$810, Enlow. Douglas's.
buyers. Indo-Chinas (Combin
od). -$180, buysts. Indo - Chinaa (Eréfare.
ed). -$53, sellers. China Sagama. — $130. Kowloon Wharves.
$769, sales. West Pointa,
bayers.
$82,
Tangissespons-Tis. 8,
malleca. Cementa. $19, tales. Langkata buyers Watsons-$685, Anglo-Javas.The. 151,
buyers. Anglo-Datoh — Tg. 5).
buyers.
CLAIMS AGAINST THE}
ENEMY.
An Important Notification.
the Government Gazetis by the The following is published in Colonial Secretary for general în- formation
It has been decided that claims
| men, who are npanimona în say. been cancelled, as the steamer is Jaywhere from ten to twenty 000 has been written cifti prelim-| million troops. Could she have inary expenses, together with all sccomplished her and even then? other charges including Directors That is at least open to debate. Fees, Agents' Commission, etc, As matters atsad, it was a fore leaving a balance of $1,546.56 to gone conclusion that, rouer or be carried forward to the credit fater, ane would be driven to the of the new Profit and Loss Ac- desperate dragging of men back count. The Directors are pleased and forth from one front to another, so be able to report that very at becoming day after day a little isfactory progress has been made more like a rat caught in a big by the contractor in the erection map. We have maintained from of the 16 hours on the company's made from Hongkong against the beginning that if this was property at Kowloon. A portion enemy Governments should be destined to be, in cant phrase of them will be ready for occupa presented to the Foreign Claims must indisputably be the victors mainder will be completed well but that claimanta may sub- and it seems highly probable that within the contract time. One sequently communicate direct she is yet going to show Barope partion of the property it is pro-with the Foreign Office Claims that, at need, she can wear out posed not utilising for the present, Office se to details, is, farm of
which is just being erected, lats. claim, etc.
completeness of Directors-Mers F. Henderson
The instructions to be followed and Ho Tang retire by rotation in making sach claims can be and offer themselves for re-elec-seen at this Office, tisa. Auditors-The accounta have been sadited by Mears.
healthy buoyancy can berecorded.
Transferred.
It is notified that Lieutenant Ology, “a war of attrition, "Bussis tion in a few weeks, and the re- Office through the Colonial Office,
Bichard John Stevenson
transferred from the Hongkong Volunteer Reserve to the Engineer
months ago, predicted the most Company, Hongkong Volunteer half a dozen countries like until it is seen how the Terrace | application,
There were those who, eighteen doleful consequences for the Colony from the war. Actual experience has completely dis- credited these prophets of evil.
Corps, with effect from the 17th December, 1914.
has figured mostly as the Leader of Lansdowne. In recent years he ment.
Germany.
The Situatioa in Germany.
*
The Germans.
has been made to hold the Fa- press Frederick responsible for
Land Sale. An important sale of Crown larni takes place at Au Tau Police Station on January 20, when A Great Imperialist..
1,21187 acres of land at Pingehad Yesterday was the 71st birth-will be sold. The upset price is As with the recent mesting of Thos. Arnold sad R. Lyall who day of one of the cleverest states $12,120 and the Crown rent $15 the Reichstag, so with the open- retire, and offer themselves for With the departare of the Germans from Hongkong at least one men and greatest Imperialists of for the first five years and $1,212 ing of the Prossian Dist: the re-election. P. Byrie, Chairman.
the affection with which her sön popular local fear is dispelled. It has always been felt that if the car day. We refer to the Marquis thereafter, subject to re-assess-prarsiling note is "We are giving
the Allies a tremendous thrash January 18 We are pleased is threatened because the Da Honghom prisoners were to remain in their camp till the war was
Possession of Opium. ing, and undoubtedly we are go-to notice that our German fellow chess of Kent died of a simuse over, the moment peace was declared they would be allowed to troop of the Opposition in the House of
A Chinese when going on toing to win bal Dr. von Beth-coloniats are not to be left behind disease; but if the Emperor back across the harbour and settle down to their old parauit of
Ping On Wharf was stopped by mann-Hollweg's "bar" is indeed when Hongkong, celebrates its has inherited any fatal sint it seeking to absorb the beer part of the trade of the Far Eset. Now thorn in the side of the Liberal a Revenue Officer and, on basing a sinister one for the Frassians. Jubilee
Lards, where he was always 2
The members of the must be from his father. It seem st least, one feels that these particular would-be commercial invaders Government. But it is for his searched, was found to have under Reuter himself indulges in a dry Club Germania, intend to give a to have been introduced into the will have some little tron ble in returning. But when we are inclined
Then concert in honour of the event, in Hohenzollern family through the to place ourselves on this fact it is well to remember that all the masterly control of foreign afsire his cost 15 taels of opiam dross chuckle on the subject.
$ bombastic review their club rooms on Saturday Empress Angusts, whose matern- Germans in China were not interred at Hunghom; that there are et Cabinet that he is, best known be picked it up on the what of Germany's achievements, as evening the 24th instant, and as al grandfather, the Emperor Panl
biles member of the last Union valued $19.50. Defendant said came scores in Canton and hundreds in one or another of the treaty ports, and will be remembered several days previously. A fine a prelade to the announcement they constitute the leading mus of Rusuis, was a moses of disease, to say nothing of the many who are wandering about in the interior,ature. His administration at the of $100, or, in default, two of an additional income-tax and ical element of the place a most as well as a congential lunatic a basy as ever-nay, far busier than ever-in sesking a market for
months imprisonment, was other increases in taxation." An enjoyable evening can confidently [Now, Labby, steady!]”. Foreign Office was conspicuous their country's wares.
for the number of Treaties of imposed.
other passage quoted is to the be looked forward to, for the
Sir Nowell Salmson.. German firms whose names have been known in Hongkong and it must be remembered that arbitration which he arranged,
Glass Stealing.
effect that the entire manhood is hospitality and conviviality of the January 14"What grounds The stealing of glass from un capable of bearing arms. It members of the Club Germanis the obsequious tondies and elizou se a household words have been enriching themselves, to the extent of millions of pounds, during the past few years, cften through he negotiated our agreements both occured, premises in the Colour seems to us that the entire man- cums only second to their musical safthunters of this very much sp side-down colony have for draw Chins's politics! troubles alone. Never has an opportunity for with France and Japan. He has going on in a large way, and bood is doing, or trying to do, that abilities,"
The Gazette. in view of the very high price of already, and that the Chancellor's supplying szms been allowed to go by, and if we went the length State for War, and, of course, he fucrative business for the thief to the entire boyhood. Following on Saturday's Gazette that the intention of presenting the also held office sa Secretary of glass just now this is both reference should rather have been
ing up & grovelling sddress to January 12-"It is notified in Admiral Sir Nowell Salmon, with of suggesting that local troubles have been fomented to this end, we probably should not be unduly blackening the German charge was formerly Viceroy of India and a serious loss to property all this, come some very pregnant the Governor has accepted the same to him on the eve of his ter. As with arms 80 with machinery, cutlery, railway material, His life has certainly been befors Mr Hagaland this morning, the Finance Minister. He, too, sa Acting Clerk of Councils from feel sare, es deep and solemn s owners. A man who was brought admissions from De von Lens, resignation of Mr. F.A. Haseland departure from these shores in, we cheap hardware, cheap jewellery, piece goods and every other non- modity which the Chinese soul longe after. We have before pointed of
one spent in the Pervice
Empire.
charged with stealing two large tries to carry niters of with the 1st inst, and has appointed mystery to the workay Admiral cut that our enemy's liberality in the matter of" camshaw" and long we find him, in the evening of panes of glass, was fined $15 and high hand; but a man needs more fr. 4. Thomson to the post himself, sa itin to us and all other credits was a particularily convincing argument where the UChinew his life, once again cocopying To-day
brazanness than even a Gaunan until further notice.” were concerned, and that it accounted for much of the enormous Cabinet rank. Who would have
sent to prison fors manth.
sane and honest thinking men. politician is capable of, in order
That the address has been drawn popularity of the Germana in this part of the world. Now it is no ventured, two years ago, to pre-
to be able to sak the people to January 12-The new Union up, and is now lying awaiting crime against the Germans that they should seek to outbid the British diet that Lord Lansdowne would IMPORTS AND EXPORTShare yet made without some sort Road, was opened yesterday, inebriates the Hongkong Clab, maka bigger sacrifices than they Church, situated on Kennedy signature at the asylum, for in the struggle to win over Chinese buyers. Before the war we all the near future be found hold- regarded them as perfectly legitimate competitors; regarded them, ing office in s Ministry which in fact, as to-day we regard the Japanese, American, Swedish or contained Mr. Lloyd George and French traders who are seeking to establish their foothold in Chins commercially without undus jealousy and not without a certain couple of Labour members? No- free and easy admiration, as people whose a great deal more wide one but a madman. But then, aprake than we.
and Governor General în Canada,
the
New Rules Notified.
no-one-or very few-foresaw the The following order has been war. That has made all the made by the Governor-in-Cornail difference, to be sure..
under Sections 3 and 4 of the Importation and Exportation Ordinance, 1915 -----
POLICE RESERVE
UNIFORMS,
The Union Church.
of tell-tale tremor in his voice. Brace the demolition of the old is certain; but we hope Admiral Dr. von Lens will is good enough, Union Church in Stanton Street Salmon will display the good no doubt, but he gives rather too the congregation has met for taste and dignity becoming his much sway in his eagerness to divine service in the City Hall high station and order the Farce refill Germany's bare cupboard. pending the erection at the new to be carried no farther.”
Other Wires.
structure, which is beautifully The Adventures of Johnnie. situsted and commands a very January 15"A gallant pleasing site. The foundation | named Johnnie Skinner, whos stone was laid on the 10th-April sorrow be it said, in a mesma last year by Dr. Chalmers and board Her Gracious'ship) The following rules shall be
ha bear built somewhat after was called upon for added to the rules made by the
the wyle of the old church, to pairs under the supery Governor-in-Council under the
plans and specifications by Mr. Wodehouse this morni Low Ordinance on the 6th day statements about that compulsion church is a manas for the pastor, ing made x " prize? of January, 1915, and published Bill. One
Denison, C. E. Adjoining the was moreover charged German regiment |
1916-***
There is no parsimony & son Reater this morning, nor dos he
hain himself down to weariso
Tather
in the Gazette of the 7th January, he tellana, hos bean Rev. G. H. Bondfield, which the 246 last night cont badly caught by gentleman will no doubt greatly of panicus Poor to intoxicating liquors as defined French artillery, while another veste
Bondfield orange coloured
-30. These Exler shall not apply
But things have happened which make that attitude an impos- sibility to Britishare, and all we want in connection with the Ger mans is to see them as far removed from our territory and interests as conveniently may be. We want neither to bay of them nor to sell to them. Still lema do we desire to have them for trade com petitors. We cannot force the Chinese to buy of us or not to bay of the Germans we cannot force them to turn the Germans out of China. There is, however, ous thing that we can offer our wares at such a rate and in such a manner that there would soon cease to be sny inducement to the Germans to remain. Bat, in order to bring. It is notified that sealed tenders about that highly desirable state of affaire, far mors combination is duplicate, which should be among British traders would be necessary than has hitherto been clearly marked "Tender for the in the Liquors Consolidation has had a taste of its own poison preached morning sad evening to high toned sramme, Blcwn, and far more help must be giren to those traders by the supply of Palice Reserre Summer Ordinance, 1911, or to raw opium ; the French Loan is a huge se congregations and one late years been dis British Government than has yet been given. Germany as we Uniform" will be received at the ss defined in the Opium Ordine
success and so apparently, will feature about the Bervice was the the name of W bave said a dozen times has succeeded, even as other foreign as Colonial Secretary's Office until sace, 1914
Australian recruiting excellent choir which sung the and then and there tions out here have succeeded, largely by inficence. The German noon of Friday, January 21, 1916, 31. Rule 7 shall not apply to have had yat
crusade be, The German Socialists choral part of the servics in an divest him of that commercial traveller who comes to a Chinese city to open up-a-mar-for the supply of the undermen latters, parcels and other articles
one more appreciative manner.”
majesty of the ket for his firm a goods finds his consul holding out both hands to tioned summer uniform, which is exported by means of the post have told Herr Lasbknecht, one
Our Kaiser quarrel among themselves and
and a cork hat help him. The conenl takes him among the leading Chinese, in-12 be completed by March 15, for but the Postmaster General may of their stalwaria, the his servicen at Berlin (says Truth)
January 13-"It is high trea-cover, Jack troduces him here, there and everywhere, and loses no single op the Eoogkung Police Reserve, in his absciate discretion refuse
idns and fear portunity of lightening his teak for him. Would a British canal viz-More or less 480 drill
the Emperor's do all this? The average British consul has much to recommend uniform suita. him socially; is not infrequently"s good fellow" who can talk well! No tender will be recreed an on any subject we businem, and, out of office hours, is a most po-less the person tendering pular man. But will all this further British trade interests? As a receipt to the effect that he has rale the trader who calls at a British consulate has the felicity of deposited in the Colonial Tres either being made to fool his own social inferiority or else of Iso- the sum of 100 88. - ing that the coasul is pumping" him for trade information the bona fides of his offer, for the benefit of British trade but in order to acquire easily gained sam shall be irfeited statistical information for the next consisz report! If our consoler Crown, if such person fail murvice can do nothing better for the national interests than this, we fuses to carry out his may as well give up the struggle in the trade war agaings Germany, should the tenter be acce add take cu punishment lying o
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phas any editor who
find