ARE MARKET, QUOTATIONS.
Up To the Minute;
Indos (Def.)
b. $ 135.00. e. $ 130.00.
China Sugars. b. $
H.K. Wharren, b. 8
S'hai Docks, so,& b. T
Ewon.
T
Kung Yika
T
B'hai Coltons.
T
Yangtesepoos.
T
Obina Lighte. 88.
$
A.K. Tramway6, 83.
WORLD'S WASTE OF CATTLE.
A Chance for China after the War.
VICTORIA THEATRE.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1916.
Hypnotist and Clairvoyante.
GOVERNMENT AND
"THE MARCH ON KUT,
COAL TRADE.
Fixed Prices All Round'
oppear *****
Interesting Lecture by Inspector Gordon.
CORRESPONDENCE.
[The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph"]
IMPERIAL AIRCRAFT.
-FLOTILLAT
parison. From these an aggregate POLILE RESERVE CLUB. die:3000 was strook.” Bat it was; not ́until we were well on the march that I noticed the' man; Surprise that Fälled."
with the pace stick, who etaggered and reeled like an inebriated crab On March 8 at dawn's column in his efforte to extricate his biped of British troops reached the great from the unevennessee of the Dr. Richard Rowe and the
Dujsilar Redoubt at Es Sion, two ground before he was trampled London, July 20-For some hours march from Kut-ri-Amara. down by the colume. I watched given yesterday evening at the (To the Editor of the Honghong
A mt interesting lecture was 107 50. Mystic Mors open at the Victoria
8.50. Thestre to morrow night. The time the Government has had The redoubt and all the adjacent him with a curious fassination, Police Reserve Club by Inspector
Telegraph.) 75.50. Manila papera speak very highly under consideration the nesesity trenebes were empty, for the and as I grow sleepier and sleepier Garden, E K.P. on the duties of Hongkong, August 29, 1916. 147:50. of their performance and we of regulating to a still greater Torks were on the other side of that part of my consciousness the water p-lice. The attendance Sir, Ian forwarding to yra
1400. gather that it is one well worth extent the cost trade of this cong the River Tigria.
which was not couaking stepa was a large out, and included a copy of a letter received by His iry. At the present time practi- 95 50.going to see.
The columa was directed by recognised him as a cripple who Mr. F. C. Jenkin, D.S.P. (R.) and Excellency, The Governor, from Dr. Rowe's procedure is to send cally every ton of coal raised is General Aylmer, and was under had come out to Mesopotamis in men of all ranks and compaaire the Honorary Secretary and 5.00. 4.75. bis medium into a trance and earmarked. Supplies of the the immediate command of Gen-this special role "to do his bit." of the Reserves. The Hon. Mr. Organiser of the Overseas Club. 7,50, then, by hypnotic means, to elicit best steam cosle are
secured eral Kemball, No attack was His hamped pack protrading E. H. Bharp, K.O. was ales The booklet referred to ia information on questions raised to the Admiralty under contract delivered until after 10 s.m., by under his mackintosha
he present.
this letter cousiets wainly of by members of the audience. The prices, and the authorities which time the positions were inboured forward bent into a Mr. Gordon dealt with bielenme correspondepos relative to Mystic Mora is, we understand, a release supplies according to packed with Turks and the road hoop must have suggested the subject in an exceedingly straight the formation of The Imperial very highly developed olairvoy the requirements of the Fleet and to Kat was barred.
ides which was accepted as fact forward and lucid manner, in- Aircraft Flotilla,
which ka ante and her answers are of the Fleet of our Alliee, Then
For four months the public antil I palled myself together at cidentally importing a good dest been founded by the Overna most astounding nature.
adequate supplies for home cou have waited to hear why the Es the next hilt and heard the of quaint humour into the pro- Club, and of a list of Dr. Rowe it also open to exsumption have been sured by Sinn lines were not occupied mechanical and animaginative ceedings; and he showed that the the aeroplanes presented periment on members of the complete and effective regulations while they were empty. The half of me repeat "Four thousand, work of a water policeman is to the Flotilla. Acroplanes Nos. audience, and we read in a Manila at prices not to exosed de 61 per following says the Timer of July seren hundred, and twenty-cae." governed (a). h the Merchant 2 and 3 on the list were present- paper of how a young man, while ton above pre-war levels. The 21, is all that is now permitted to The man raised himself into Shipping and Piracy Prevention ed by Residents in Hongkong and under the professor's influence, supplies for the Allies and for oar
ereatuses with a groan, and a Ordinances and (b). by Aeroplane No. 4 by the Partners wes subjected to the pasangs Colonies sad. Dependencies come
At the front, Mesopotamia, crippled greengreoer whom I had the exercies of ommon in the Tai Yao Bank, Hongkong. through his body of twenty next, and with respect to France Jane 10.-It was at the Duj vilar known in my youth, to me the BOGEN. The discourse was, {Two others aeroplanes on the list | thousand Tolts of elec maximum prices have been in Redoubt that General Aylmer's basic tpys of hanchback-became in all respects, a most helpful have been given by Sir Robert and tricity from a big battery on forer, which treatment will shortly force met with a check in their an opstanding British private. one, and the Inspector was accord-Lay Ho Taak. Tune äve Chion should have an opport- the stage. "While the current be meted out to Italy, Hussit, advance to relieve Kat on the unity after the war in helping to was on, the doctor held an Portugal, to. The balance left morning of March 8. Britiab Walking thus in the dark with ed yery bearty rruad of seroplanes out of a list of 69, at replenish the world's waste of electric globe light against his is for shipment to neutral coun- troops now occupy the redoubt the wind in one's face at a kind applause at the close. From the the date on which this booklet cattle. For some months Japanese body, and instantly the globe tries, and it is with respect to and the whole of the enemy's of funeral goose-step it is very large number of questione tub was prepared and published bed The odds equently put to him, is was quite been contributed by residents in and Russian cattle dealers have became illuminated, thus demon- this trade that the Government formidable Sinn position on the easy to fall asleep. been exporting cattle from Shan-etrating that the man had beyond are considering. For we ander right bank. The attack in March were that we should blander into clear that these pressut had list the Colony.
I am directed by the War tung to Rosis in large quantities, doubt been converted into a living stand that in all probability reg failed for a variety of reasons, but some Turkish picket or patrolened with the utmost interest, and and, if there are soy farsighted electric wire for the time being."alations will be framed for the it was very near to being a suc Looking back it was hard to real-wore keen to learn as much as Obarities Committee
prepared to Chinese interested in the cattle We advise our readers to go zing of maximum prices on all cues. The plan of operations was ize that the inky masses behind, possible about this particular that they are
accept and to for zard to the. raising industry, they, should and see for themselves. coals. Neutrals will be served thorough in every detail; the like a column of following smoke, branch of police, work.
Overeens Club any eubscriptions reslizi that now is the time to
st the highest possible market night march was a most brilliant was an army on the march. crices but the difference be affair. It is not as
specially earmarked for the "Im, make a start, not only toward the
rale The stillasse was so profound tween the fixed replacing of the cattle Chins hee
colliery advisable to describe military one heard nothing are the HONGKONG VOLUNTEERS. parial Aircraft Flotilla." The object however being one outside exported, but to embark on the
prices and the selling prices to operations at the time, but now howl of the jackal, the cry of fight-
the proper limits of Charity, no catile raising business on a large
neutrals less about le per ton for that we hold the redoubt the ing gee, and the ungreased
allocation can be made to it from scale, for Europe will need more
exporters' services will be retained point of the objection to s nar-wheel of an ammunition limber, cattle then North and South
by the Government. The Govern-rative of the night marob is or the click of a picketing peg
Corps Orders issued to-day by At the Magistracy this morament has been continually bad-removed. America can supply.
against a stirrup. The instinct to Lieut-Col. A. Chapman, V.D. ing, before Mr. F. A. Haz dand, gered by labour representatives
The assembly was at the Pools smoke was almost irresistable. A state :- the eased were mentioned in over the high profits, some col of Siloam, a spot where we used to dozen times one's hande felt for No 1151 Pte. A. Vivoash ia per- which Mesere. W. G. Humphreys lieries have been enabled to make water car horses, two miles south one's pipe, but not a match was
ad Co., summoned the Ysa Ou notwithstanding the 60 per cent. west of Thoray Nullah. We left strack in all that army of thou-mitted to resign from L. 9. 18.
Sometimes one Firm2, 348, Queen's Road, ander tex. Coalowners, too, have made camp at 7, just as it was getting ends of men. ticularly in Germany, Austria the Trade Marke Ordinance, with representations
dark. We had gones mile when we feels that one is moving in a and Belgium, says the Financial Laving in their possession for sale anomalous position in which a saw the lamps of the assembly cirole. One could swear to lighte Times, continuing:-"There is, or purposes of trade, lamp-burners number find themselves.
poets-thousands of men were to on the horizon, gesticulating of course, no doubt that stocks of to which a false trade description colliery companies in many meet here from different points, figures on a bank.
cases have had their entire out horse, foot, and guns, They cattle have been very severely applied.
Saddenly The same complainante sum pats requisitioned at contract would proceed in three columns Turkish trenches. They were 1. 9. 16. reduced in the last two years, Estimates vary with regard to moned A. Kwai and Company, 15 prices, which are simoet one-half
to a point south of west, where
abandoned, outpost, empty, an Germany, secarste information and 18 Connaught Road, and the below what is obtainable upon they would bifurcate nad take a The column halted, made a cir- being, of course, very hard to Hongkong Soap and Sada Manu the open market. O here have new direction, Columns A and Benit. I felt that we were involved granted 2 weeks leave from 2. obt in, but it is probably within facturing Company, for having suffered to some extent by the making for the depression south
in an inextricable coil, a kaot that! the mark to put the reduction as in their possession tablets of soup Limitation of Picos Act for of the Dajsilst Redoubt, Columa could not be unravelled till dawn.
No 1665 Pie. J. Bantley is compared with 1914 about a third, to which a false trede description bome supplies, and recently the C for a point facing the Turkish we were passing each other, granted 40 days leave from 28.
Government conceded an extra lines between the Dujailar and going different ways, and nobody
8. 16, while similar conditione prevail art been applied, in Austria, Belgium and Serbis.
No 1325 LeOpl. W. Tulip is Mr. Grist appearedfor the pros-28 6d per ton on the maximum Sian After Redouba. There was
knew who was ho. But we Depletion of stocke on a smaller ecution and Mr. Gardiner is prices originally arranged in
granted I month's leave from 1. 9. never such a night march. Some-
swang into direct line without a
18. Fosle has also taken place in other defending. It was agreed by all order to compensate owners for body quoted Te-el-Kebir hitch. It was a miracle of dis belligerent countries and even in parties that the cases should be the largely increased working precedent, but the difficulties cipline and leadership.
adjourned sine die.
bere were doubled.
Considerable attention is being
directed to the very serious deple
tic n of live stock in Europe gen.
erally caused by the war, bat par-
Bome neatral States.
"It follows that when peace ie
declared and the seas, are
a
THE TRADE MARKS
ORDINANCE, ·
Chinese Firms Charged.
UNLUCKY THIRTEEN.
Assault Case Adjourned.
coste.
As
to
the
For
The 18-
We C&18 прод
Resigned,
Leave.
No 1489 LeOpl. L. M. Walker is granted 2 months' leave from 6. 9. 16.
No 1780 Pte. G. Harper is granted 11 months leave from
No 1810 Spr. G. R. Rodger is
9. 16.
Engineer Company.
I
to state
the General Funds in their hands. ·
Youre faithfully,
I am,
E. R; HALLIFAX,
Hon. Secretary, War Charities Committee; The Orer-Seas Club,
London, 26th Jane, 1916.
Bie Excellency
Sir Francis B May, K. C. M. G.,
Hongkong.
Sir, I bave great pleasure in forwarding to you a booklet con cerning the formation of the "Imperial Aircraft Flotilla" which hope you will fod interesting.
sources;
It contains a cɔmplate list of all the aircraft presented to the British Government by our fel- low subjects overseas since the outbreak of the war.
Up to date, the Overseas Olab hes presented to the Government 71 aeroplaner; but in addition to those machines, a large number. Mr. Gardiner mentioned that Now, it is understood all coal sembly and guidance of eo large a At the next long halt, the point (A) Detail of Engineer Co. of other gifte were directly in wo actions were pending, at the prices in all probability will be force over ground antrodden by of bifurcation, the counter of steps duties at Lyesman from 1spired by our propaganda al Summary Court and said that regulated sad the surplus avail- once more free to shippers there is settlement might be arrived at sble for export to neatrale will be previously, and featureless was relieved. An hour after the to 16th September have been though presented through other
some Sapper spoke. Tae strain was posted at Headquarters. save for a nullah and sold as the top market prices, and scattered sandhille, demanded ended. We had struck the sand- (B) The undermentioned msm- likely to be a very great demand
Our aim in creating the Im. for mest snd cattle, especially
the difference, which should something like genius in discip. bille of the Dojsilar depression. bar is raised to the "Very perial Aitoraft Flotilla was not balla for breeding purposes, and
amount to many thousands of lize and organization.
Then we saw the fish of Town-Superior" rate of Engineer Pay only to enable our fellow-subjecte at high prices. The great cattle
poande annually, will be secured I was with the Sapper who shend's gune at Kat, a comfort from 1. 9. 16.
overseas to take a share in the Teising countries, such as Argen- A Chinese was charged before by the Treasury. The main idea guided the column. Our odd ing sesurize of the directness of Engineer Driver.-No. 1874 Empire's defence, but to fird tias,Uruguay Brazil,Canada,Aus- Mr. F. A. Bazeland, at the Police by a system of regulations to little party reported themselves dar line. That the surprise of the 2/Corp. Surman E. J. tralia, New Zealand and South Court this morning, with assault. ensure that the nation is obisin to the Staff Officers under the red Turk was complete was shown Africa, should benefit extensivelying a girl in a brothel at Westing the atmost benefit from its lamp of Column A. "Who are by the fires in the Arab encomp inconseq sence. The United States Point, Mr. Dennye appeared | balf year the following coal ship; | my vanity to think that we, the silently in the false dawn. 6 of 25th inel, the parades for has been the enormous wastage coal resources, Daring the part you?" he asked, and it tickled mente, between which we passed
Reference to Corpe Order No. are not likely so be's formidable for the defence. It appears competitor, since with their ever that defendant with others menta were made to neutral
scouts, were for a moment the mile or two to our north and west Zad Sept, and 3rd Sept, will be of aircraft and may we, therefore, increasing population they are went to the bones of the com.
most vital organ of the whole the camp fires of the Turks were
appeal to you definitely to seeooi- rapidly overtaking their supplies plainant and they all played with
Tons.
with machine. If anything miscarried already glowing.
community Saturday, 2nd Sept. of cattle and meat, and their re- the girls, throwing melon seeds at Sweden...
...808,799 with as, it - would
Flank guards were sent out.
230 p.m. King's Park Range the Royal Flying Corps by Bourora as regards tinned stuffs each other. After a while, defend-Norgay...
1168,816 confusion, perhaps disaster. They passed among the Arab Engineer Co. (only) Musketry Pt. the presentation of an sero- must have been trenched upon by sat picked up a plate, which he Denmark
....204,082 Fer in making a fank march tents without a shot being fired. 1. Trained men for all who have plane, or seroplanes through the war demand. It is stated, in-sid he intended to throw for fun. Netherlanda
578,577 round the enemy's position we Soon the growing light disclosed
ns, named after the donors? "În not already fired. dre, that American capitalists The girl really thought he was Spain
1,101,193 were disregarding, with justifiable our formidable numbers. Ahead Sunday, 3rd Sept.-9.00 m. a letter, the Secretary of State for are freely purchasing land for going to throw it, and beat her Greece...
88,727 confidence, the first axiom of war. of us there was a camp in the King's Park Range all units the Colonies, Mr. Bonse Law, cattle raising purposes in South head, thus knocking it on the Chile
16 532 We were an odd group. There mallab itself. An old man just Musketry P. 1. Trained men for expresses Americs, and this not only to heck of a chair inflicting a cut. Brazil
164,002 was the Sapper guide. He had in the set of gathering fuel all who have not already fired. meet the European demand after There were thirteen of the party. Uraguay the war, but also to provide for
Inspector Sullivan said that Argentine their own national wants.
the girl was now in bospital, and Other countries the onse was adj-urned for her attendance,
countries from Great Britain:➡
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The closing rate of the dollar
Sir Robert Ho Tung's New Honour.
152,527 his stops to count; and his .com walked straight into us, 565,356 pass to look to when his eye was threw hialf on his kases at my 266,794 not on a bearing of the star feet and lifted his haode with a And there was the guard of the biblical gesture of supplication "Shareholders in cattle and
6,115,494 guide to protect him from the crying out "Ar-rab, Ar-rab," an grazing land companies have
This is at the rate of over 12,- suggestions of dosbie se to the effective, though probably an therefore a very fair obaves of
OC0,000 tons per annum, and as correctness of his line. Every merited, shibboleth. As he knelt on demand this afternoon was reaping a rich harvest on the con
PROMOTION OF there is a famine in coal in thing must depend on one bead, his women at the other end of the 2/14. clusion of peace, and the prospecta
A LOTTERY, neutral countries very high prices and any interruption might throw camp were driving off the village of some of the big concerns in
must continue to rule upon the him off his course. As we were flock. Here I remembered that I this connection are worth con- Bideration.
Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at open market for the narrowed starting I heard a digression was alone with the guide of a For instance, the
column in an event which ought possibilities of Rhodesia and the the Police Court this afternoon Barplus that is available for er ander the lamp.
"I make it half-past 5 from to have been as historic as the Under the Chartered Company as regarde two men were charged with being port to neutrala
Sirias."
relief of Khertam, cattle raising and exportation concerned in the promotion of proposed scheme the Trossary
will undoubtedly benefit to an "I make it two fingers left of are naturally, onder the air lottery. cumstances, being very care Mr. Baywood defended the exceptional extent, but of course that."
much depende após the prices to 'Oh, you are going by the be able to give some further so- The facts of the case were that befized with the collieries. Coal corps map."
Dr. Morrison. count of the sclivities of this on August 24, a Chinese detective mining is a hazardous-enter- grest undertaking in that diren entered 13, Pokfulam Road Frias, and investors are not distrae
found posed to sabegribe capital aniese and warrant
Dr. Morrison, Political Adviser lion. Without any disparagement on
"I was going by magnetio first
each capital realise a compara-| bearing." defendant in
to the Chinese Government, who of South Americs it is a legitimate the ambition that the British Empire, cubicle, engaged in printing tirely higher profit than other
Ominous warning of what has been slaying at Nikko with number of lottery tickets. There industrial secarition. It is ensent- with its vast land resonroes,
directed the maroh,
children, has lately been in Tokio should eventually become self was large quantity of type abontiel that colliery companies albuld might happen if too many guides, Morrison and their two Then there was the man with where he visited the Kein Univer- sufficing in the matter of meat and a good many tickets had been have good reserves for the sudden
printed. The scound defendant location of water, a fire in mines, the bicycle. We had no cyclo-sity library, the Hibiys and other pródnotion."
fu'ly considered," and we trust to
groand defendant; .......!
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We learn that Sir Robert Ha Tung has been promoted to the sooond class of the "Ka W。" Order, (Excellent Crop). The third clue of this order was cons ferred on Bir Robert in October, 1914.
LATEST SHIPPING NEWS.
MOVEMENT OF STEAMERS. 'The P. & O ́zu. NAMU£ left Binge-
them an opportunity of de Saitely associating themselves with the Royal Flying Corps.
One of the features of the war
your
that the s hope Imperial Aircraft Flotilla will namber 100 units. Will you help us to reach that tolal ?
Sir David Henderson, Com- mending the Flying Corps, has arranged that even if the origins! biplane presented should be destroyed, a new one will bear the same name, so that your link with our Air Service will be a permanent one.
May I ask you kindly to acknowledge the safe reosipt of the booklet?:
I am, Sir,
Your obedient servant, S& JOHN EVELYN WRENOIL Hon. Secretary and Organiser.
THE CHOLERA OUTBREAK.
An Improved Condition, Regarding the recent outbreak - of cholera in Maoso we are in- formed by the acting Consal for Portugal in Hongkong that the Medical Officer of Elealth of Masso has reported to bim that
As a result of the war may not was standing at the door of the or the petering out of seams, dc, meter, but to men checked the libraries and the Imperial Uni- China be counted among the cubicle when the detective ontored, Jinvariably means little or no prorovulation of the wheel. And veraity library. Dr. Morrison pore for thle Port on the 28th instant, at there were no esses of cholera on The first defendant was fined fit or at times an exoptionally there were other counters intends to spend a fortnight in evening with the Outward English Mails, the 26th, 28th and 27th instant. great cattle raising countries of $100, or three months, the second hoary loss which takes your to of stepe, of whom I Kores before returning to Peking, sed is dus here on the 3rd Proxime at The returns for yesterday" hara
world?
المال
being discharged.
resover.—Journal of Commerce, '1
WAS
one, for youuting and com“
-N. G. Daily News,
about:500,
not yet come to hand.