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Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. 1 ABC, 5th edition.
Western Union Office address: 11, Ice House St.
BIRTES.
KIRKHOPE-At Mukdan, on February 23, 1916, to Mr. and Mrs. H. Kirkhope, a daughter.
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CAREY-On February 23, 1916, at Foochow, the wife of F. W.
Carey; Deputy Commissioner of Customs, of a son.
Bubbling Well Road, to the Rev. and Mrs. Robbins, a son.
LUCAS-On February 28, 1916, at the Victoria Naming Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. E Lucas, twin daughters.
TATE-On February 28, 1916, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Tate, a son.
MARRIAGES,
The Hongkong Telegraph.
THE HONGKONG TE
"Punishing the Expect
MONDAY, MARCH 6. 1916.
DAY BY DAT
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"HOW "UNITST TO MATURE
IS THOUGHTREN, SIET VYRKTARSS
NSISTENT MAN-TORINE
In our insne of Saturday, under the above heading, we stated that the campaign, against spitting, which the New York Board: off. Health and Police Department have instituted, in already vory mach at work, and that several
The Weather. men have been hauled -up and |
At the Peak Sam. Temp. 59; fined for this beastly peaction. I only our local Sanitary and Police clear. (1915, 66 dall.)
Lower level 8 am. Temp. 61; authorities would take the hint!
clear. (1915, 74 dall)
Needles to say, the classes of peo-
ple to be dealt with in Hongkong and New York respectively differ considerably and no one who knows this Colony can possibly
The Mails.
1
American, Canadian and Siberian Mails Close par .. Canads Marn at 11 am to-morrow.
FROM THE PULPIT
"Not Peace, but a Sworst.”
Notes of sermon by Bev. Kirk Mamonachis at Union Church yesterday morning ****
comfort of civiliand apposing, of cours Christian His stopa
fare and a cross-borci
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BY THE WAY,
by which time it is
to disappoint. There existence, Christianity - ar ought everyone will ha anated. J.else, shoh is going to skry erience of Hongkong
any of us or the word going etiquette at large along the path of pro-framing of that
while we sit at om And even then everybody whi ad speciste about how it is in his st... How would it going on or failing to go ou [try 9.45 another time 7
Text, Think not that I came to send peace to the earth. I came not to send pesos, but a sword." Matt. 1034.
Here in this warid war making havor of many hopes sad sweep-
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These arrestive words draw attention to an spect of truthing away palaces we had been: Judging from the condition of oily overlooked, often more or building upon the sand. Chris- the road-surfaces in the westem less resented. They present no
be so sanguine as to hope that the Siberian Mail-Closes per sf. diffically to those who watch the /fianity is being called by soure a | Portions of the city of Victoria, is
day will ever come when Euro-1 pean, Earssian and Astatic will be persuaded universally, to seB hygienic matters in the
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The Dollar.
Fight Bat there is this to be mid for the Hongkong Chinese public: that they are, at bottom, more amenable to the Law and less ready to spout about the demand to-day is 1/11.
rights of the abject" than most
modern European publics, and
The rate of the dollar on other.
proved failure because it did not seems to us that the PW.D., Anhui at 3 pm. to-morrow. spread of the gospel amongst French Mail. Closes per 14 people of other faiths. Divising Parent the outbreak. How can with an almost divine pres
would in asked when the cannon's roar it
be recommended. Atlantique : 4 pm to and smile still result where the you sing the Christian bymus, it soienos, long ago decided that chaice is offered between Christ makes a mockery of them? Well, to hold its hand where the riotous and cantieres on the one hand, they do sing them in the trenabes expenditure of money for road- and parents and family on the somehow, and, it is easier there repaiting is concerned
than by our comfortable fires, renders the remarks on the subjec It may take two to make a
ons can well believe. Besides, to of the Department's economian. quarrel
but it takes only one to do the hymns justice, they are last week's Conseil misunderstand, oppose and ill-closer to the mark than their practically superfluou To-marrar is the 29th anniver-use, and such things are sung crition, for they groan nader. &
"Watch the Drathin.” the inevitable results of Christ's barder, the burden of men's re- coming to this world and invite lactance to crown the Prince of Telegraph headlines but we have ing me to follow Him.
Pesce and submit their liver to had no official, intimation, up to If He had not come, many pain- Him whose right it is to be failure, the present, that this is to be the ful things would have
Feen is only something to be weighed motto when the Police Reserve in
To-morrow's Azniversary.
that a definits rale în obeyed by them quite na readily as it would sary of the siege of Sofis, during be in other parts of the world, the Balgatian military insures
Our suthorities start off with the❘tion. assumption: "Oh; the Chinese will spit,” and they appear to make
Dumping Rubbish.
Did not Play Poker Dice.
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Theft from a Stall.
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The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to that in excuse for not attempt- A. Chinese woman was fined $7 | averted. The cross would havs
possible; expected to produca the truth and print the news willerat fear or favour".
ing to put a stop to the practice by Mr. Hazeland, at the Police been avoided, with all the offence from the outside, which is im- prosented with a customers
resula without their bestirring We might obeerra that the Court this morning, for dumping that gathered around it and still
does. The millions of lives themselves; whose filare it ***#*K***£*#*EST****
Chinese are not the role offenders rubbish in the harbour.
“The Government WeDeserra,” lost in persecations would have proved, would be no great grief mys the Basics of Revien in this respect. In order that
At the Police Court, to-day, a been spared. There would have to them, but rather the reverse. Maskes our deserta; the question justice may be done to all, how would it be to fisme an Ordinance 16 years old Chinese denied that been no Crusades in the Middle We need not consider these facile is, what do some. Gorecamente
pronouncements upon momentous whereby the Chinese who makes a he was playing poker dice in the Ages, 10 Armenian masesores in
matters from a position of detach- Spittoon of the pavement is fined a street. His story was believed one owL
It is conceivable that the greatement on the part of persons to dollar, the Eurasian two dollars, by Mr. Wood, and he was die-
er part of the world to-day might whom they are of no vital con-
We are in a position to inform and the European (whoissapposed missed.
hare mineved some sort of unity cern.
OUT TERÄSTA ON EXcellent authority to set an example to his neigh-
A Stowaway.
under the green flag of the But the war raises questions în that, owing to certain recent trans- bours) three or even five dollars?
A Chinese was charged before Arabian prophet and a Caliphate the minds of serious people, and actions in the Legislative Coun Ich Dien" or "Eich Dyn”? Mr. Hazeland, at the Police Court ROEBINS. On February 25, 1916, at Dr. Fear's house, 96 has a new grievance. He wants|nalf sway between decks in a shin/have been the happier on that the gospel of peace, and thə stata / month will amount to very much. We notice that Mr. Bottomley this morning, with showing him at Stamboul. Not that the world ought to do so. Christ brings ail, their chile at the and of this
strife and bloodsbed would have to know what we as loyal British from Shanghai to Hongkong. Account The sum of its trouble, of the world to-day seems only less or else very much more.
an ivory on all its ideals. But is subjects whose daty it is to have fine of $25, or a month was been far greater, for there that really so? If we BAW. MOIN neither partner lot in German inflicted.
was and is discored in aband-early as God sees, we might Beer Canes Bow Logs ways, thoughts and words, are doing with a German motto on the A Chinese was charged before ance in the world, altogether possibly see that the world is in & aerts the Shanghai China Press. BLACKSTOCK-NELSON.At the Holy Trinity Cathedral, crest of Gur Heir Apparent. Mr. Wood, at the Police Court part from Him. No one can more Christian state to-day than You bet it does or ought in Shanghai, on the 28th it, by the Rev. A. J. S. Stearn, George, Every schoolboy knows what the this morning, with stealing a be so mad as to dream that it was before the war. Instead of people who carry round se much eldest son of the late Edward Blackstock. Dumbarton, Scotland, to motto of the Prince of Wales' packet of cigarettes, rained at Peace and goodwill would have wondering how God would permit of it at one time as acros we could
established themselves in the this war we might wonder at His ¤me. Margaret Tighe, daughter of the late William Neilson and Mrs. Festbera is, and how it came to $2.70, from a stall in charge of a world if Christ had left it alone forbearance in not having per- Neilson of Glasgow, Scotland. -
"I shall be guarding, your LEDGARL-THORPE-On February-28, 1916, at the Hole! be adopted by the Black Prince. woman. The case was adjourned. under the tender mercies of Mass, mitted it years earFeel
Sanitary Employees Conflict.
Doss any of us really wish to presises to-zight, an yun esa sleep Trinity Cathedral, Shanghai, by the Rev. A.J.S. Stearn, MA Had it not been that recent
On charge of fighting in Odin, Mahomet, and whatever Harold, third son of the late John A. Ledgard, of Norbury, London, events have obliged all of us lo to Mary, youngest daughter of Captain and Mrs. R. J. Thorpe, of asociate German with every-Kennedy Bond, two employees bination of these three it is hare the world again just as it in peace," observed the enthusiast thing that is mean and false and of the Sanitary Department were which we find in modern Prussia was before the war, with its levity, ic Police Reservist. And the Sydney, N. S. W.
Still, we must freely recognize sordidoes, aureliness and in-candid friend replied sweetly. comrdly and bypocritical, we brought before Mr. Hazeland, at think that Britishers would have the Polics Court this morning. A that the gospel of goodwill ha discipline, when we had indeed Tes; after I've had an extra been an occasion of trouble, and vigorously opposed any tampering Inkong said he saw the men
practice as a condition of political with that which has the sanction fighting, and stopped them, after strife in this world, and must be peace of a surt, working out in lock put on the door.”
until the time comes, if ever it stability for the undistracted *I was suffering from thoth- of fire and a half centuries of wards lacking them up. A fine usage. Now that we are bid of $5, or 14 days was impred does, when the hearts of all men pursuit of the dollar. It is sche, sad happened to be passing are gilded to God in a degree not the daty of Christianity the house at the time, and was everything ding goodbye to
A. Widow's Loss, German, H. Bottomley sug-
A window, named Ho Ysa, of they have not been hitherto, I to preserve an equilitziam for seked to join in. Thus apaks a gests that the plain English, 48, Caine Road, has reported to it is our duty at all costs to ignoble living. There may be visitor to this fair Colony who had **I Serve should replace the the Police that at about midnight! avert immediate distress and more Christianity in the call coms all the way from Canton German words on our Prince's on the 2nd inst, while on a suffering, then it is our duty to which came to fight for our best just to have a lookace. As he was
Inde Christ's light under's bushel feals and our existence as a free rewarded with ten years” “bard *** As we anticipated would be the case, President Wilson has escutcheon. To our way of think- voyage to Canton from Hongkong Darkness has a natural antipathy people, to safeguard with eacrifice and twenty reminders with the scared a striking sumaas by sticking to his guns on the armed ing, Hongkong Weishman bas by the ss. Wing On, and while in to light, and turns illumination cur, world-wide stewardship, to "cat", we feel justified in con-
stole improved on this idea by pointing Chinese waters, some person merchantzen question, the Senate having rejected, by an over my was the Welsh words "Eich nine pieces of jewellery valued into conflagration. The config keep our ward to a small and gratulating the U. J. on knowing whelming majority, the resolution backed by a pro-German element,
ration can be avoided by letting threatened country, to withstand exactly how to prescribe for dental advising Americans not to travel on belligerent ships armed for Dra" would be a far more fitting at $220.00, and 425 0163, darkness continue, but not other mighty and unscrupulous irregularities of a certain sort. purely defensive parpsses. In making up his mind to follow & farm Enbstitate for the present Ich the property of her mistress.
wise. The man who said he was oppressor come forth like some A Victimised Hawker. Fich Dya, Dien." and determined conses of action, the Presidens must have been
At the Police Court this morn-in favour of pesce at any price, Goliath to threaten mankind with. aware of the fact that he would alienate himself from a certain section given. to of his Parly, has he also must have known that his attitude would Your Man"-man, of course, ing, before Mr. Wood, a Chinese even if the price of war, was the old brutal claim that might suggetion that the Ceylon Gor immensely strengthen his position in the eyes of the great bulk of in the same sense in which was charged with crying his right so far. Christ's world is to is right. It is better to die for ernment desires to discourage his countrymen, and, incidentally, give ceep satisfaction to those the Franch form survives in wares in a prohibited street save it, even at the price of such ideals that to go on living temperance," said Mr. Bonar Low the Defendant said he was victimised sorror and entering. He did under their surrender, and one on Friday. Quite the contrary, "homage" Beeing that nations which are to-day fighting for the sanctity of international people of the Principality are the by the constable, who wanted a / not shrink from these Himself, need not hesitate to apply with we should imagine, if the Govern most concerned, it would seem dollar to allow him to cry out, and His work is never done zeruence our Lord's own words, ment's performances at Home is only fair that they should have and because this had been refused, to say purposs without both "Fear not them who kill the that lies can be taken first aide in the selection of a he was summoned on every possible incurring and occasioning them body, and after that have no more criterion. Why, it's a bigger sim
The gospel seems to be expected that they can do.” The only in London just now to gire a new motto if the powers that be occasion. The man was discharged to bles the world as by the waving calamity to be feared is the death Tommy a drinkay, to buy s decide to listen to Mr. Botionley- Holt Steamers to Adopt Cape.
of an enchanter's wand, producing of the soul, the surrender of the glass of wine for one's own wife The steamers of the Holt (Blasreenlu without processes, re-high things which give life any in a cafe or railway bar than it Talking of words and their Fannel) Line and of the Chins generating men's natures in spite value. There would have been is to encourage munition-makers their own indifferenca, refining more cause to call our Christianity to come out on strite and so help in opposition to there tha: President Wilson cams out and took up some *
the word words by the Cape route instead their characters apart from their failure had we chosen such the Germans. Some Goverde as a slang adjective of via the Suez Canal, Outward own co-operation. Why has not peace as was possible rather than mant, that. a dignified and bozontable stand. A few days ago, a message from of a nondescript degree is attrib-galings are also going that way, Christianity done this and the sword put into our band. Washington indicated that, with the support of the Republicans, ated to the United States, but, and the Gorgen for Singapore it is demanded, as if Christianity No man in his sentes will The N.C. Daily Mad has an the President would be able to secure a vote of confidence in Congress, but Saturday's telegrama showed that he was in no mood as a matter of fact, its use in this and Koeman for Shanghai which were just a forcs, and human claim to offer a full solution of all article headed "Long Hesia and to allow the issue to be obscured by any such measure of com- special sense is as old as the have just left are proceeding by society s mechanian, and every the painful problems which are Square Heads." As though Chias dearth in results could be estimat-involved. But we bare light had not heard more than enough
law.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1916.
THE FREEDOM OF THE SEAS.
The isne was a very clear-cut one. For Americans it resolved itself into a question of their right to travel on the high seas without danger to their lives, and, to the outsider, it seeme astounding that there should have been any section of the people prepared to concede a fraction of a point on such an issue. Bat the fact remains that there are Democrats who are willing to knuckle down to the Ger
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mane in the hope of catching the German-American vote, and it was The origin of
Tises, the Observer remarks: Mutual will in fatare come home
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*There is no foundation for the
promise as this. He demanded-and quite rightly so, toc-that Lapshire dialect. The writer the Cape.-L. & 0. Express.
cites such examples #7 Theft from European House. ed on those sasnmptions. We enough to justify us in expecting about the latter already...
for we presuming to charge God with The Straits Echo mys:
Too
than that would satisfy him. After all, that was the crucial ass etc. This statement is the Kautsford Terrace, Kimberley in part to blame, there should be a straight vote on the resolution; nothing leaArm some fond of thee, us W. Easell, No. 17, preachers and teachers may be mom, and warn any man from point in the crisis which had arisen. The revolting Democrats more interesting in that, in the Road, Kowloon, has reported to are bound to reflect in some de-folly for what He permits to arise much importance should not he would no doubt have preferred a vote on the President's general south-east of England a not dis the Police that some person gree the tendencies of the times in the course of working out His attached to the revolt of the Pro foreign policy, wall knowing that in such a development they could similar mode of expression exista entered the sitting room at the A tendency of the time has been great purposes in the world. We vince of Yunnan.It isn't, at look to the Republicans for a considerable measure of support. Thers the word isomething" above address by the front door, to speak of the gospel as the may learn once again that man-say rate in Hongkong Equally, they realised that a straight fight on the armed merchant- The Kentish labourer or fisherman which was left open, and stole one "power of God unto salvation" kind cannot share Christ's men question would be sure to attracts backing to the President will say "The ground's somethin' silver fower esad, valued at which it is-but overlooking trimph and reject His travail, sufficient to make his position absolutely secure. The whole point hard to-day," or "I'm blest if it $48.00; one silver sweet bowl, the all important addendum to that between us and the Crown was whether Mr. Wilson could force a vote on the specific isens. If weren't somethin' cold this mora- 46; seven silver spoons $7.00; every one that believeth
The there still stands the Crom.
he could not have done so, he would have appealed to a larger ing." We have, on various occa- and two white cotton table covers, tendency has been to blink the tribunal—the people of the country. And it would certainly have been a grim anomaly if, in a country which stands for the free and sons, mildly protested against $3; to the total value of $30.00. reality of som, to assume that all unfettered expression of the popular will, the President should have written off summarily ss Ameri- sundry old English usages being
men and women are well-meaning been baulked in his desire to obtain a definite expression of opinion on the paint.
ber
The Pilot's Coat.
At the Police Court this morn-and anxious to do right, and to Presentation to Sir George Reid, can slang. Readers of Owen Wising, before Mr. Hazeland, a Chin- forget that the heart of every one The staff at the Commonwealth ter's The Virginian" will remeal-eme was charged with stealing an of us contains, something, from Offes, Victoria street, London, The position, as it presents itself now, is that the Senate is provincialisms occur therein; and Opt. Philip Going, pilot opposed to God, and which lures,
that wores of English Oilskin cost, the property of whatever source derived, which is has prosented Bir George Bed, standing by President Wilson is his Eght for the freedom of the it should be plain to everyone who Bergeant Willis sid the man hadi na to deny and rebel and we?? AEP, the former High Com
America thus definitely disputes Germany's distorted conop takes the trouble to think about been working on the Blue Fannel for our run. tion of international law, rejecting the contention that a merchant the matter, that the British la- boat as a stoker, and had slept
Instead of holding hand to vesael defensively armed is in any respect comparable to a ship of bourer who has been emigrating the night previously with the Jeans Uhrist as our Saviour from war. The outcome will have a big influence on President Wilson's to America any time these three cost round him. The following parscaal sin and ever imminent prospects in the National campaign, we may be sure. But out of centuries must have taken his moming he cleared off with its heathen-heartednew ile denstorial declaration, larger and graver ismies than that will spring forth. The present is a most critical period for the United Language with him and handed it & month's hard labour and four line about the gospel se itat
Stuten. How it will all end, no-one knows,
homs stocks was his reward. Ca
misioner for Australia, with a machle bust of himself, the work of an Australian sculptor, Mr. C. Web-Gilbert Captain E Marhead Collins (Acting High Commissioner) made the present-
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