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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1916.
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SOLE AGENTS:
Canton-Hankow Railway.
The statement which wa pab- labad yesterday concerning the paying off by the Chinese Gavern- cent of the final instalment of the Hongkong Government Lasn in connection with the Canton- Hankow Railway wae interesting from the financial point of view, and no donts the Paking suthari es cre gratified that they have seen the end of one of their many foreign obligations. But we are
concerned, as China also should be, with the strictly practical side of the question. The Loan was entered into, we assume, with the primary object of facilitating the
been used up and rapaid, but what of the completion of the line?
actual work of construction. It
We hear precious little about that, though the whole country-- and South China in particular- has a keen and vital concern in the måter. The benefits which will accrue to Hongkong when the line is all laid-and when, there-
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NOTES ON THE CRISIS
ACÈUSE KOTXATURE, SHE HATH. DONE HER PART
DO THOU BUTTHISE-Milton-
fog.
The-Weather.
At the Peak Sam. Temp. 49;
(1915, 66 fox) (1915, 73 dall) Lower level S am. Temp. 59;
dall.
The Malls.
to-morrow. ***
Siberian Mail Classes per as. Singkiang at 3 p.m.
MONTOW.
The Dollar.
demand to-day is 111. 5/16.
The rate of the dollar
To-morrow's Anniversary.
to
GERMANY STILL MAKING
WAR
The Russian§.4
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE
very short notice, and you will understand that, the small number present does natin. any way indicate that there în snyone in our 3 Companies who Presentations to Popular Deputy is not asociated with ua in mak-
Superintendent,
ing this presentation. In fact I sm sure that there is not a single [N.CO, or P.-c. who does not wish to show his gratitude to you for
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and
We
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd, fare, Kowloon will become the reary of the birth of Charles despite a fact which everybody which was the presence of the mirise and a highly respected and
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
Correspondents are requested to observe rule which the forward their names and addresses with
requires them to
Tomorrow is the 141st anni
terminus of China's southern Lamb trunk-must of necessity be large, while Chiss herself will surely find it a blessing in every respect.
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publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides,
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means to burrý up the construc- tion of this line for military and other purposes as soon as pos- sible." What the Companies' e captics of "as soon as possible will be we hardly dare think, but on Peking's own admission, fully ten years have elapsed "and the actual date of completion seems to be far cf" Contemplation on
morrow never comea,
The Atlantique.
Men's Club.
Taking Precautions.
On behalf of Now.. 3 and 4 and Kam Wa then presented Mr. Ambalance Companies, Mr. Un Jenkin with the sword,
It
The anniversary of the Hong- kong Palios Reserves was marked your painstaking instruction, Onenoticeable fact about up-to- by a very fitting ceremony at the remitting courtesies date war commens, whether by paradelasteveming, when Mr. F.C. never-failing kindness.
wiak to ask топ to accept Siberian Hail-Clues per as, the disappearance of the old half Saperintendent of Police
word of mouth or in the press, is Jenkin, who has acted as Deputy from as a word and leather batts
Europeas Mail-Arrived per a titude towards ausis's doings was made the recipient of 0 what you have already done for Atlantique at 5 p.m. to-day pitying, half contemptuous at serve) since that body's inception as a token of our great respect for your good self and gratitude for Atlantique to-day (via Nega-and aspirations. At one time it handsome presente. The energ patam).
Unfortunately the leather and zeal which Mr. Jenkin belts ordered from England many Siberian Mail-Due per as. Sarumber of Britishers to regard has infosed into
was the fashion among quite a
bis work the Rusians as was contradicted been responsible for the un-
months ago have not yet azzived the Russians as conquered; finish- and which haa, in large par and so we have only the sword to hand over to you now, When this silly view promptly drew qualified success of the Corps, is these balts arrive they will be im- abrar him a storm of derision.well-known and appreciated by
media'ely forwarded to you. Those laugh beat who laugh last, all ranks, and it was fitting that In wishing to do you greater and it is now tolerably clear that the anniversary should witness an honour, we have sated Mr. the people who were some expression of the Reserves - Kam Wa to come and doubted admiration for their make this presentation on our Russia were wasting their con- passion. Quietly and unpreten-chief. There was a full attend behalf, Mr. Un is one of the ance at the parade, a feature of members of our General Com- and most of all the Germans-two large hounds recently pre-influential member of our caus The French mail steamer Atlar-knew, but which our own Govern-sented to the Corps, and which
munity. You are already awATO tique arrived in part to-day from ment plaintively requested the were led by Mr. A. Hon
of how very much he has done Marseilles and the South, bringing Press at to mention: the "tragic
for the Police Reserve, and so it "The presentations consisted of is needless for me to say anything a total of 71 passezzers.
lack of munitions" alluded to in this morning's wires. Disregards handsome silver centre-piece on in this respect on my introducing An entertainment is being ing both emtempt and pity, our behalf of Nos. I and 2 Companies, him on this happy occasion. I The Chinese Government would given at the Seamen's Institute at great ally went calmly on her way, and with a sword on behalf of the may add that it is unfortunate for appear to realise this point, since 8.15 p.m. to-morrow to mark the giving ground when necessary, Nos. 3, 4, and Ambalsnes Com-ns that the Hon. Mr. Wei Tuk, The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Taisraph will it is said to have ordered the opening of the Institute building without making a song about i-panies. The centre-piece was in CMG, is unable to accept our Kwangtung, Hunan and Hapeb as a Men's Club, especially in- but usually contriving to make the scribed Presented to F. C. invitation to make this presents- Railway Companies "to devise tended for the use of the Ter-Germans pay ten times what tha: Jenkin, D.S.P., by the memberston, owing to previous engage-
ritorials.
ground was worth, both in muni of the Staff and the members of meats on sccount of the Chinese The Helena May Institute. tions and in human life; and now No. 1 and 2 Companies, upon New Year. It is hoped that the Helers the world has to "take back its the anniversary of the formation May Institute, which has just dismal prophecies and doff its hat of the Corps, 5th February, 1916. been completed, will be opened to the men who have not only Chief Inspector Masen, who sometime in March. Had it not drawn the sting of the mighty made the Presentation on be been for the fact that there has army which the Austro-Germans half of the Nos. 1 and 2 Com- been some delay in the furnishing sent against them, but have more panies, said it is about a year arrangements, the event may than broker the power of the since this Corps was formed. At
Mr. Jenkin, in responding, ssid that time we were 29 strong; no am glad to see that the Han. have been expected much earlier. Turks in Asia.
Victoria Theatre.
we master over 500, and, I rea- Captain Saperintendent of Police the matter only serves to rouse There was a good house at the
tare to say, we are so efficient has graced us with his presence one's impatience. It is the old Viet ria Theatre last night when stary of China's rooted objections new programme was introduced. Germany and America anent the work we have done, and by the early cancellation of the regula
The little argament between body. Thst is proved by the to-night, because I foresee the en principle, it would almost Its chief features are For My Lasitania has been practically duties which H. E. the Governor tion in the Police Force which appear) to harrying overanything. Daughter" well-acted Italian settled." The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be delivered well be China's motto. For topics, and Rambles in Sicily" lasington commits itself to yourself, Sir; to your unfailing was nos until a member of the We quite expected it has entrusted me with. I feel that prevents the making of presents- To-morrow can do" might very
Dairo, the Midget Her would be; bat we do not notice our efficiency is due primarily tions to superior officers. -the last-named being a stries to any very enthusiastic further courtesy and tact, sad to your detective staff mentioned last of most beautiful pictures in trust in Germany. On the con
straffing on occasions when it night that a very handsome table- colour; a very fine achievement trary, & later wire describes the has been necessary or merited. We piece was missing from Mesick. of the famous Pathe firm.
Americans as showing an increas feel it an honour to serve under Ganpp's that I gathered I was to To-night's Billiard Matches. In connectica with the billied alertness, notably in Newyou, and we feel that on this, the be the recipient of this present, column, more times than we care Landicap which is taking place at outrages committed by German the Corps, we would like to make has taken from me the powers of York, on account of the recent anniversary of the formation of and the surprise that it gave me to remember, to the growing-dis the Palace Hotel, Kowloon, two patricte. Systematic searches of some small recognition of our speech which my learned friend, regard in which the law is held matches which should prove to by certain classes of Chinese. be interesting are Cown for this suspicious lagge geare being made Ppreciation and esteem. There bosom companion, and brother Lest it should be thought that evening. The games, which are the war-making ways eo dear to the staff and of the Nos. 1 and 2
and precautions taken against fore, on behalf of the members of policeman, P.-c. Potter, knowe car observations have been in the second round, are between the hearts of the children of the Companies, I ask your acceptance myself. I shall wear this sword a great deal more of than justified, atention may be drawn Mr. Telland (owes S0) and Mablime Fatherland. Nor are of this gift, which will serve to continuously on parade if the to the fact that a typical repre- Kelly (awes 80), and Mr. Draper these precations confined to remind you of the Palice Reserve Captain-Superintendent will allow sentative of those to whom our owes 150) and Inspector Gerrard America. Our own Board of remarks have borne reference (owes 90).
me, and the handsome table-piece We notice from Northern papera that strong feelings have been made his appearance at the Magis match will take place at seven the audacity to warn British abip-commissioned officers and men of when I return from parades, serv The first ramed Trade has at last summoned up Speaking on behalf of the non will be always in front of me expressed in Japan in favour of the annexation of German private
the No. 2Company, Inspector Leo îng to remind me, not so such that mistaken in our Eongkong readera, quite the majority of them will which he was charged was a de- cidedly minor one, but that is not be prepared to ask " Why not?" Daring the eighteen months of the pot, which is that be made Mr. Hussland was choring 11th of their ship or cargoes. And especially to endorse the re Deputy-Superintendent of the
A Chicee was charged beforeery firms to have any headling war, wanton damage has been done to properly belonging to citizēas
evan yet, so we understand, there marks of the Chief Inspector. Falics Reserve, bat of the fact of all the Allied countries; some have suffered more than others but boast of having been before the the theft from 5, Morton Terrace, are to be found a few thousand When you first approached me that I was associated with a very
Magistrate a year ago, adding of twelve pieces of clothing, & each country has bad a share in these exclusively civil losses; losses that he did not recognise any pair of boots, a rattan basket and Germana at large in Britain! soms time in March last regar¤~ |unique Corps in the Colony of that is, which were not occasioned by the ordinary wear and tear of
Sarely by this
alling the formation of a Portuguese Hongkong, every member of Court."
In other words, he watch of the total value of rational people must be ready to Company of the Reserve I must which, including those who had warfare and which, in most cases, had the Allies been desling with
It appeared, that he a civilised enemy, would not have existed England alene has openly declared, in the presence $49 80.
admit that Britain and America 88y that I felt rather chary about to be placed in cells from time endured 29 air raide, every one of which (apart from all question of of the Magistrate, that he was went to the house to pay a visit have deserved the outages that the success of such a Company-to time, are jolly good pals.
Prepared to follow his own in- to of the Again, the attack on Scarborough and other places as the North-inations, even if they led him on going downstairs into wandering aliens. Will not both a few of friends, who are right-that it is because we are east Coast, by German warships, was responsible for the wrecking sien, however, he was pretty fendant was sentenced to
to break the law. On this occa- kitchen stole the articles.
take a lesson from the disclosures here to-oigat, 'I succeeded pals and not only pals amongst of more non-military property. Bat there is no need to go os quoting.
in the von Papen affair?
in getting 50 or 70 men to ourselves, but, I venture to say, All the world knows how (termany's gallant methods have affected clearly shown that he had to months hard labear and
Paper
enlist. After a few drills under pals of the Regular Police, that Getting Tired of Germany. your able command. the small we bave been a successful Corpa the prope; ty-owne: not only in belligerent countrice but even in recognize the Court, since he was hours' stocks
And was is necessary to wait recruiting campaign became an The credit of running the Police those that are central. Apropos, we should be interested to see a demand for the sum of five
called upon to pay the Court's prFrom California.
A. Chinese, who was charged for these particular disclosures? unqualified success, and I unbesi-Beerve has as much to do with list of the damage caused in the United States alone by German dollars. The caly wonder we before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Does any week go by without tatingly say that but for your the Inspectors and the Sergeants incendiaries and dynamitarda,
Now why should the civilian be forced to wait till the have is what would have happen- Police Court this morning, with the discovery of 3 German general.courtesy, and the diploma
ed to this gentleman had he unlawfully possessing 100 rounds plot or the exposure of a tic manner in which you have generally as it has to do with the *&* i= over for B.# adjustmect of his financial
dared to adop: a similar mein say of ammunition, said that he had German lie? Among this mora handled the men, the majority of DS.P. You cannot get work ont grievances? The ships-British, French, Russian, Italian in Canton.
come from California and, speaking's cables we had a flat as would not have been bere of men it does not matter who ing with a
broad American contradiction of an enemy aisle to night to join in the presents you are sad how much cells accent, said that be could speak meat to the effect that a Zeppelin tion of this small tribute of our you give them unless there be very little Chinese. In his defence sank the cruiser Caroline with esteem and gratitude for all you he stated that a fellow townsman great loss of life; and this is bat have done for na. I am sure and good feeling and we have a spirit of willing co-operation
tion and he did not know that it or more. How is it possible for who is present when I say that are a jolly good lot of pals. I was an cience to do so. Mr. any nation, belligerent or neural, when His Excellency the Gov hope, if the Special Police ** bast Wood imposed a fine of $100. to regard such people as being armor chose you to take the balm
worthy of a grain of consideration? of the Police Reserve bs could "P" and there comes an opport And by the way, talking of con-not have chosen a better and more Regular Police when they get into unity of leading a hand to the sideration, is Germany going to able man to undertake the onerous trouble as they frequently do receive so very much more of it? datise of that high office. We you will avail yourselves of it. The Americans as a whale are very heartily thank you for the able Gentlemen, I thank you for your frankly growing more and more manner in which you have made
By Urder.
**HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.”
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1916.
MAKE THE GERMANS PAY,
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Knew no Law-
We have made reference in this
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property, as a set-E in sabmarine losses; and, unless we are greatly tracy yesterday. The cfeace with 'clock snd the send at eight. owners against allowing Pro D'Almada said:-I beg most I had the privilege of being the
and Japanese, to say nothing of those owned by neutral firmas. -which the German submarines have sunk, represent property in one of ita most valuable forms. Even assuming that, when the war is over, every shipowner receives a perfectly just compensa- tion for his material losses, he must still be out of pocket, besause
An Unprofitable Visit.
De.
the
two
fur
time
the individual membara
he has been deprived of the earning power of his ehips in AN INDIAN'S CANTONESE asked him to bring the ammunione instance out of ten thousand Techo the feelings of every man got work out of you, because you
Before Comusader C. W. Beck-
the meantime. And will that compensation be a perfectly just one 2 Again, the large shipping companies and the owners of wrecked factories, breweries, etc. at Home can perhaps afford, at need, to wait for their money.
Bat what about the small shareholders—people. who have invested their entire savings in some venture which has bean at least temporarily crippled by the enemy; ought they to be with, BN., at the Marine Court obliged to wait? And what of the smaller properties? Sunday's yesterday, Police Sergeiat War Office Report of the air raide mentions workmen'e dwellings, Wadawa Singh, charged Lai small shops, etc. Surely, in many cases, the destruction of such Wing-binz, hawker, with unlaw- buildings must have meant atter rain for the former owners, fully being on board the us.
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
presents.
Baltimore's Record.
Mesura. Wright and Hornby wearied of her and her methods,us efficient in the discharge of our As the conclusion hearty cheers Further still, there is the question of the nation's expenditure Hakata Vara without the permais advise us that the Langkat octpai and the Allies yea, even the duties as guardians of the peace were given for Mr. Jo
British are daily becoming
Colony. on enemy prisonere. From the small handful of these with whom sion of the master or officer in for the current month is as
little more, determined to show of this Hongkong was called upon to deal, our readers are well aware that charge thereof on the 7th inst. follows much expenditure is no light matter. Why should John Bull bear Defendant pleaded guilty and February 1
Tors 222her no mercy. What is behind
In the course of a neat speech the warning of the Kiel Govern-Inspector J. M. Wong said. it? The Germans have no more right to expect the British tax-payer stated that he did not understand
ment to the people, on the subject Understanding that the Nos. 1 and to krep them than they have to ask the British merchant, whose im- the Sergeant when speaking to him
of possible air raids 2 The same 2 Companies were making you a ports or exporta have gone to the bottom of the sea through their in Cantonese.
sort of warning, it is true, was presentation this afternoon, the long ago issued by the Hamburg N.C.O. and men of the No. 3, Baltimore, January 1—All re- authorities, and it was found to and Ambulance Companies corde for sailing from this port be uncalled for. Let me hope that, were also desirous of embracing were broken to-day, when twenty- in this case, there is a little more this opportunity to ask you to do three vessels, loaded with grain real ground for alarm in the them the honour of accepting a and other merchandise, cleared. gentle German bosom, and that small present from them: We Eighteen of the vessels carried reprisals are really going to begin are gathered together here at cargoes for foreign ports.
submarining activities, to abide the loss out of his own pocket. Ia His Worship: Owing to the Grat Britain and every British Colony there is a vast amount of difficulty of defendant under- enemy property. Is this being nursed for the benefit of British standing the order given by the losers by the war, or for the Germans themselves after we have Indian Sergeant in Cantonese, I hagged and forgiven them? The Japanese are said to be in favour am înclined to think the defan- of annexation. We heartily hope that their rulers will see the matter dant erred in ignorance, he being in that light and will make haste to do the annexing. Then possibly bona fide hawker. I therefore the other Allies will follow their example.
dismiss the case with a caution.
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203
3
198
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4
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203
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5. *****
191
1
8
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183
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*190
Total to 8th inst. 1,574
Daily average 196.75