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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 191631
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BIRTH.
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Streage Procedure.
Law is Law.
DAY BY DAY
THE FINSIHAT SIP3 TRISACRE IS
The Weather. At the Peak Sam: Temp. 43; doll (1915, 48 clear.)
Lower level 8 am. Temp. 53; dull. (1915, 66 clear.)
The Malls.
such intention Canadian and Siberian Maile
Closed per s.s. Chiyo Marn at Il a.m. to-day.
But quite apart from whether the prosecution is
PERRY-On January 24th at the Peak Hospital, to Mr. and by M J. A. Pery, a son.
DEATH.
Siberian Mail. Closes per as Andre Lebon at 9 am to
MONTOW
French Mail-Arrived par sa
Andre Leban this morning. Siberian Mail.
-Dae per 8.8 Sawa Maru to-morrow. »
The Dollar. The rate of the dollar demand to-day is 1/11. 7/18.
To-morrow's Anniversary.
Macao Ladies' Generosity. The ladies of Macao have most generously sent 967 bandages, 28 Mufflers 22 pairs of Mittens, and 9 belmets to be forwarded Home for the tee of the Allied troops at the Front.
Important Clearance Sale.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS.
GERMANY'S FAILURE IN
AFRICA.
KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL
Hon Mr. Holyoak on Parental Responsibility.
CHINESE-OWNED
RIVER BOATS.
Hongkong Officers Demand Rise In Pay.
We learn that, at a meeting
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
An interesting situation sroso | at the Police Court yesterday, when a constable of the Police Reserve prosecuted two Chiness LOST IN THE SWEET
Aircraft at Workc.. for causing an obstruction by
From Beater's statement ye playing chess on a public frot
tarday it seems clear enough that path. The cans was dismissed by
the high standard of efficiency în | Mr.J. R. Wood, who said he could
airmanship which the British have not convict unless the Police were
The annual prise giving in reached since the war began is be connection, with the Kowloon held in Hongkong on Sunday of going to take systematic action
ing well lived up to, and that the British School took place in the members of the Okins Coast. in instances of this kind, in which
new German machines are, like school yesterday afternoon. s Officers' Guild and the Engineers" case be thought a week's
the men who use them, fur les large gathering of parents re- Guild, it was decided that Chinese potice of
terrible in fact than on paper apanding to the Feadmaster's owners of Hongkong river boste should be given. There
The success of our fring corps is invitation. Those occupying seats should be asked to give an in- is, we admit, something to be
all the moremarked in that we had on the platform, were the Hon. Mr. cresse of pay to the European said for the point of view isken
such a lot of ground to cover P. H. Holyoak, and Mr. Ralphs, captains, officers and engineers in by the Magistrate, but, broadly
before we could stand side by Mr. E. Ralphs (Inspector of therr employ. reviewing the whole subject, we
side with France or Germany Schools) and the Headmaster, Mr. are inclined to think that he went
in this particular department. T. Hamilton
It will be remembered that, Irather too far in taking the stand
Everyone knows that, at the
just before Christmas, the Ear- Prior to the distribution, the opean officers and engineers of the The did. Were it an ordinary
beginning of the war, the general scholars eang a song entitled Chinese-owned bosta plying bes police prosecution the action
impression even in England-Farewell," while the Misses. tween here and Saigon asked- take a could be somewhat justified,|
was that the British aviators were Hyde, Forsyth, Ramsay and Frost and ultimately received an in- perhaps, though even then i
scarcely worth reckonings por, by execated a Highland dance. would be a case of straining a
on the side of the French and Gar
cresse. The matter was settled The Headmaster having pre- quite peaceably and the possib point in favour of the defendat
mans, were they. Our men's absented his annual report, and Mr.iny of a strike was sverted. T′′ But inasmuch as the charge
sequent achievements however, Holyak distributed the prizes men on the river boats now was preferred by a member of the
are proof positive that Germany's (the report and prize list were demand that their owners shall Police Reserve-sa individual, To-morrow is the 31st anni supremacy in the air is now en pablished in our last night's is come we saeume, who has other in Tersary of the death of General tirely a thing of the past. Alle), Mr. Holyoak addressed the owners of the sea-going waft, and ito line with the terests calling for his attention be-Gordon at Khartoum.
this, however, does not alter the sides these duties which he has
parents and scholars Having shall raise the rate of pay by $25 fact that the enemy has been able expressed sympathy with those a month all round, voluntarily assumed, it seems!
Prize Day.
to make another raid on the Kent who had not won prizes, he mid rather to have been a waste of time The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak is const sad to attempt a repetition that he hoped all who had not end of the present month in which The owners are given till the and energy on his part to have presenting the prizes at the Dio- thereof. Happily those attempts been successful would strive to to arrive at a decision. The two sitempted to bring the offenders cessa School and Orphanage at are becoming more and mowin next year. Continuing, he Guilds have combined as before, The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to to book. An attitude of this kind noon to meso.
rare-and their very rarity aid that the school was not, mak- and it is thought that an amicable the truth and print the news without fear or favour.
on the part of magistrates would, "The Celestial Dragon." *
is a bage tribute to the ing the progress which it ought, arrangement will be reached indeed, appear to be as effectual To-day, according to the Chin-i watchfulness and skill
of and he was going to try without difficulty. Indeed, we a methods any that one could ere calendar, is the festival of our own anti-aircraft people. Bat analyse why that was so.
The understand that already some of imagine for dampening the ardeur Tien lung-tan, or "Birthday of the When are the reprisals going 10 Inspector's report said" The work the Chinese owners have express- and enthusiasm of this useful Celestial Dragos "
begin? Why will not the French of the girls, especially in classes ed their willingness to pay the body of men.
and British give Germany a taste two and three, was better than that extra $25 provided all others will of her own medicine by air attacks of the boys. The boys seemed do likewise, or every available enemy city ? accustomed not to do their best
Affairs in Africa. The French Colonial Ministry and at the other times appear to work only on special occasions suncances that operations in the be contented to jog along careless Lunched
Cameroons are all ba: finished. in their manner as far as work is the Regular Police the Police Reserve, the point which
Apparently all that remains to be concerned." He was sure the boys It will be seen from car adverdone is to deal with a few vagrant would agree with him that the immediately suggests itself is that WALLER-Mary Edith Alexander (Mollie) nee Johnstone, if a man is found infringing the sing columas that Messrs. Gaupp Germaca who are carrying on a report was hardly pleasant read- lately sister at the Government Civil Hospital Hongkong, the dearly law, he should be convicted, and Co. (in liquidation) are hold-precarious existence in the
Mosers. Wright and Horuby- ing, but he was certain that they advise us that the Langkat out- passed away at the Metropolitan Hospital, London, or the 6th custom to institute proceedings 50 per cent, for cash. Tas pro-alter war began; but there still was delighted to hear that last January 1 loved wife of Harold H. Waller. Esq. of Kumamoto, Japan; who matter whether it has been then a clearance sale of their stack, southern regions. The enemy's were determined that it should be pus for the current month is as
the discounts ranging from 25 to power in Africa was broken scon altogether better next year. He follows:- January as the result of an operation, aged 38.
for the particular cffence or not. The only point the Bench should teede, it may be noted, will be remained a vast amount of "clear term's report showed a marked consider is whether an offence has for the benefit of British creditora ing up to be done, and, con improvement, and be hoped the been committed. Failure in the
Possession of Dross Opium. sidering geographical and other
improvement past to put the laws into force. Hazeland, at the Police Court to assert that the Allies' progres best possible work at the present A Chinese was charged before difficulties, it would be ridiculous Every scholar should pat in the constitutes no valid reason for condoning the cffence. In this
this morning, with being in po has been slow. German territory time when the Empire was suffer- particular case, the Magistrate ion of four taels of opium in the Cameroons alone was close intimated that he did not regard
Zross.
Sergeant stated the upon three hundred thousand 12 the loss of as many of its these cases as of much importance station with the drag in his pos- the enemy had well over thirtytraly in the bands of the grow- man was found on the railway square miles in ares. In Tegoland country they all loved lay vary brave sons, for the future of the That is precisely the reason why the law is ignored in such in-session. A fine of $32 was in thousand square miles, in South ing generation. Thousands of stances the authorities wink their posed.
West Africa nearly three hundred and twenty-five thousand, and, in their lives for their country and young men were lasing dowa eyes at the infringements, and the In some mysterious moder a copy of a periodical known Betch is inclined to follow suit.
East Africa, over three hundred Empire and it was of the very as the Tientsin Sunday Journal has found its way into our Small wonder, then, that a Police
and eighty thousand. Of all this, first importance that the growing office, and we rize from a brief perusal of it edified beyond mesaure. Reservia: fais to secure a convin-
practically nothing now remains, boys and girls for that matter, On its leader" page is anzounces itself to be "Independent and tion. The fact of the matter is that
Save the
ncinhabit for the women to-day were very Impartial; bat, since practically every column is devoted to the herein is the source of much of our
able parts of East Africa:successful workers should realise alandering of Britain and her Allies and the belanding of Germany, trouble and the explanation why
a sadending to Germany's dreams that their pazz in this struggle we find it difficult to detect the impartiality. On practically every the Chinese have got so far out of
of dominion in the dark continent now taking place was to do their fage, too, we find advertisements of German gooda and German hand. Laws are drawn up-and
Nor did the dreams stop at the utmost to fit themselves to take tasices becses; incidentally we notice an advertirement of the very admirable ones, too-bat
A notice to shippers and con- keeping and extending of these up the work of the Empire when Deutsch-Asiatische Bank, in which we read that establishment nobody is concerned to see that signees, issued by the Canadian particular colonies. Germany the time came. He found that the bas branches in Calcatta, hongkong and Singapore!). There is, they are obeyed. If all the Ord. Pacific S.S. Line, the China Mail bought that Egypt was to be
report stated that compared with further, a Diary of the Wer, from which it would appear that the inances solemnly passed by our Company, Limited, the Java-hers; indeed it would be possible tome children the children here Germans are doing far better than their malicions enemies might local Legislature were only strictly Pacific Ljo, the Ocean S.S. Com-to find individual Germans who were extremely backward. One think. On the whole, we feel justified in observing that the Tientsin applied or even a tithe of the S.N. Company, Limited, and the simple on the map, that wonder at least once in eight years the pany, Limited, the China Matual still think so. It all looked so reason probably for that was that Sunicy Journal is not only pro-German bat very positively and the Colony would be far better Toyo Kisen Kaisha, states: exclusively German.
governed than it is to-day.
ful march south-eastwards children went Home for a holi- A front-page article headed "English Characteristics" is And it would be a far more coa-
Shippera and consignees of through the Balkans, across today and then neither parents nor diverting and (for we have no earthly objection to hearing the truth, genial place in which to live, too, they must prodare Import or Ex Minor to Saez. Unfortunately for the children came back they into some deep distress through a
cargo are hereby notified that Skatari and down through Asia scholars thought of school. When of witnessing a child even though it be from an avowed enemy) at times not incorrect. But the writer, in summarising his "facts," seems to arrive at five Armed Robberies.
part permit, as the case may be, the success of the programme, should endeavour to pick up the cause which might have easily conclusions: 1"Religiously the modern Englishman is a humbug."
signed by the Superintendent of Britain and France and Bussis time lost, otherwise they would been obriated in early training. 2.Socially he is a enob. 3. Morally, if he be a clever man, be
Imports and Exports, Hongkong, also happened to have their find themselves behind those who He could not too strongly imprem is a cad 4.Morally, if he be dull and stupid, he is a meak "
At the moment Hongkong ap- beicra bills of lading can be views on the subject, and, as had been doing lessons all along that all children should know 5.Intellectually he is an addlebeaded jackass; and the article pears to be harbouring cuite a countersigned or shipping orders events bare shown, were able to He thought that one of the re- obedience in the home and after- proceeds: "If you will carefully study these five species of modern able characters. Almost every
little colony of desperate, undesir-issued.
make plans which upset German medies would be home lessons, wards at school. They should Englishmer, you will then tnderstand what this English ayat, other day cance of armed rob what this modern English make-belief for civilisation (sic) is, beries are reported quite a big
He remembered that there was a never punish a child until the against which the German Kaiser and the German people are fight proportion of them in the heart of ANOTHER OPIUM DIVAN tion does not increase in dignity and distasteful work. He did not child would grow up to bless the The Greek Government's goal-overdone and it led to cramming punished for, and in time the time when that sort of thing was child know what it was being ing" This choice ebullition concludes with an impassioned appeal the city too. Within the recent to (of all people in the world) the Japanese to destroy Shanghai and
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG. TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1916.
GERMAN PRESS EFFORTS IN TIENTSIN
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past afsira of this kind have
to perform one or two other operations which they are in the very been notified from the eastern, last degree unlikely to wish to perform.
TO SHIPPERS AND CONSIGNEES.
RAID.
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Total to 24th inst. 4,251
Daily average 177.12
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as time goes on. Yesterday think that could be said at the parents for exercising restraint. Bentar gave at the gist of an interview with King Constantine home lessons could not be regard-used to having sa mach to do present day, and the amount of In this Colony few parents were Our contemporary also publishes a page of " Random Notes
western and central districts of highly spiced, breathing forth indignation against Sir Edward Grey, across the harbour.
published by a Russian journalist, ed as excessive. Home lessons with their children as at Home, Bongkong, to say nothing of cases
A Chinese man charged before in which Bie Majesty appeared impressed upon the mind whose policy, by the way, is termed "Machiavellian", and showing—
In nearly Mr. Hazeland at the Police Court desperately anxious to show that lessons taught daring the day. It duties which at Home they would the and delegated to others those at least to the satisfaction of the writer that the Jews and the every instance the complaints this morning, with keeping at his word still counts with his led to discipline, and that was cheerfully embrace as part of the Freemasons are responsible for the fact that three thousand Catholic peak of the robbers going about opium divan, in Ng Fat Lane Government and people. And excellent training. But the whole day's datier.
That tendency priests, who were serving with the French army, have been killed bodies of fire or mix, moet of and six others were charged with
!
Athens correspondent valne was going to be lost if it was apt to grow unless it was It would be a pity, too, to deprive our readers of the following excerpt well baa
whom are armed with, revolvers frequenting.
states that the Greek Govern were not impressed upon the boy checked. They should never let from these "Notes"." "Germany does not talk. She strikes. While
krives. They
An informer stated he was ment sees no objection to the or girl by the parent that they had the children think that the others were delivering orations, the victorionis troops of Germany and considerable booty, too, as was told to go to the house, which he government at Corfa." Of course might be trained by the best of suthority. They should never manage to get away with given a marked 10-cent piece and establishment of A Serbian
to be done. In the school the child smah was the only source of her Allies opened the road to victory and Constantinople." The re shown in the report from a re- did. On knocking, he was told by we Britishere should be the last masters and mistresses, but the delegate to any paid labourabout mainder of the paper is filled with similar high-flown rubbish, at sident in Gage Street yesterday, the first defendant that he could to complain of the accommodat value would be lost unless the their boose the privilege as wall which the Chinees of Tientsin mast laugh right heartily. The which spoke of the loss of money not be admitted until be paid the ing atitude of Greece; but, as an effect was carried out in the home daty which belonged to them, and periodical is too childish in its atterances, shows its hand too plainly, and jwellery totalling in value money. All the defendants were abstract question, one wonders afterwards. If a child were not when the child grew to young for it to deserve to be labelled dangerous. Even its pro-Garman some shree thousand dollars. The lying down smoking readers must derive more fun than benefit from it.
what has become of Greck made to do in the home what was manhood or womanhood it would all, is scarcely the question. Pecanse this individual paper has failed Year has probably something to followed soon after the informer feel sorry for King Constantine, the standard of the home fall. Is reades the value of the truths Bat that, after near approach of Chinese New Sergeant Pain said the police neutrality. One would like to demanded of it in the school, then develop into their companion and to injure the cause of the Allies so far as China is concerned, or to do with this epidemic of serious and, when searched, the first de- for he is getting no thanks from should never be lower than that he had endeavoured to set before advance that of Germany, it does not follow that others, driven by the crime. But whatever the reason, fendant was found to have the either side; indeed he must be of the school. The effect of the them. (Applause) same force, might not create minor trouble of one sort or another. the police will do well to keep a marked 10 cent piece in his po receiving quite a liberal amount child's duly contact with theThe Fendtiret We have to look at the motive, rather than at the eff et produced in sharp eye open at the moment session. The police also dis of hearty abuse from the Get parents was far greater than sny thanks of the schols individual cases. The motive behind such a paper as the Tientsin These members of a wicked covered all the men smoking and mans. It looks to ne, as though he thing it might have gained as to Mr. Holyoak Sunday Journal is manifestly an evil one, and paltry though there fraternity which knows no laws three lamps were alight. Four is doing, under pressure, what is school. He had seen a child waly and address, and aults are likely to be, there is always the risk that such "literature" but its own should he made to feel pipes were also found. The house refused to do at the clear and disobedient because of no home of the boys, three may stir up a breach of the peace in one or another of the Treaty that they cannot do just as they was a very small one, and the simple dictates of honour. What restraint over it and the child were given. Porta and may make the Peking Government's work in keeping order please in a British Colony. And men attempted to effect an escape. lot of trouble and sacrifice became a DOÏNADOV smong its own people all the harder. Apart from this, the whole we are sure that if the Police lay The first defendant was fined of "lace a plain declaration in sy body else, thing is merely a specimen one of many of Germany's clumsy hands on any of them, the lesson $75, and each of the others were favour of the Allies months ago, they had the painful, szp attempts at a press campaign, a campaign of lies, and not even of be well and truly loaned, ordered to pay clever or convincing her.
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