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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER
Bulgaria's Plight.
+1918
DAY BY DAY
Remember fag the foot that Balgatis bas never beam resily
THE FOURTH GYMKHANA, BHIPPING OF THE
CENTRAL POWERS;
GERMANY BUILDING
NOW
Pyeris
| enthusiastically belligerent in the
THE COAT OF A HOUSE IS THE
Programme for Next
The Weather.
present war, and that she has now OTET OF KETURK, BUT THE LOCAT to fight against "ever-growing oF A DONKEY IS OFTEN THE WORK enemy forces practically unaided, OF A TAILOR. the news that she has already set |about preparing plans in the event of defeat will surprise no- .one. All the probabilities, in fine. fact, are that she will soon con clade a separate pesos, for by this fine.
AND LEARN HOW TO time she must be realising the
SMILE
Pyeris
PURE AND REFRESHING
At the Peak & a.m. Temp. 75;
(1915, 77 606) Lower level 8 a.m. Temp.
(1915, 84 fins.)
The
The Malls.
on demand to-day was 28. 1.13/16d.
To-morrow's Anniversary.
Tomorrow in the anniversary of the capitulation of Sedan (1870),
Plans for the Future...
it
Post-War Fleet will be Better
Than that of Eärland.
The programme of the fourth Gymkhana Meeting, to be held at
Although the Norddeutrober the Happy Valley on Saturday, Lloyd has not inued its scoaunts The Berlin Tageblatt publishes September 23, at 3:45. p.m. for the last two years, it has not is long article with the proud title 82;|(weather prmitting), in omitted to publish its cartomary "The Hansestio Spitit," which in
followe
year book, The latest imne, which quoted in the Daily Chronicle sa 1.-3.45 pm. Five Furlongs has just appeared, contains an in-ļa finespecimen of Teutonic bounce Race. Handicap. For all China teresting review of the present and brag. The writer lamants that
• position and future prospects of in a few days after the declara- Gymkhans this season, and not the shipping trade of the German tion of war the` German mer- Ponies that have 180 st won race at Official Meetings, and Austro-Hungarian Empires. cantile fisg disappeared from the Of Days, or Gymkhanse since The abipping of themes, and that deep and painful January 1st, 1916, Polo Scurries Central Power,
say, silenos descended on the towns and Ladies Nomination Eventas brought almost com and harbours of the North Sea. opening rate of the dollar are not considered as Races, wis-pletely to a standstill by the oat Hamburg and Bremen shippers Lure of those events being there break of the war, and has remained at first took no steps to meet the fore eligible unless otherwise die in the same condition during 1915. new situation. They believed that qualified. Entrance $5. First At the same time the passive role the war would be a short one, Prize: $150. 2ad Priss: $75. to which German sad Autro- and that after "a passage of 3rd Prixe: $40.
Hungarian shipping was oon-arms" with England intimate 2.-Gymkhana Stakes-Value demued has had its advantages, commercial relations with Eng- $200. Distance-One Mils. For
as the commercial tonnage of the land would be resumed on much all Chias Ponies. Catch weights Central Powers which has been the same lines as before the war. at 10 st. 9 lb. Winners of an open lying in home or neutral porte The silence and imativity were race or open Griffin racs of Ponies has automatically increased not, therefore, the result of crip thist have won the aggregate prizs very considerably in value pled powers, bat of optimism: in the Gymkhsas Stakes in any owing to the war lossen of Bat the war extended and the
Non-winning enemy season 5 ib extra,
and neutral shipping. Hanseatio merchants saw that they Babecription Griffine allowed 5 lb. Moreover, the possession of a could not sit down with idle hands 3-Pulo Pony Sourry, about relatively uninjured mercantile until the war was over. They re- 400 yards. For Polo Ponies to fleet will place the Germans in a solved on a "Durchbruch, they re- be rinden by members of the Polo ronition immediately to start a solved on making themselves. Olab. Conditions to be arranged successful competition in the strong for the future. by Pelo Club Committee. En-world's markets after the cor-
And now for months, we are trance Free. les Prize $30: 2nd elation of peace. This main told, the men on the North Bes Prize $28: 3rd Priz, $15. tenance of the German mercantile have been persistently working 4-Bending Race for Ladies marine in German handa waand waiting, not for the Day," Mr. F. Reichmand is suing Mr.-Three or more town of Bamboo assisted also by the Federal bat for the Fatore Macht has
Declared Infected.
atter fatility of continuing the}" struggle against each terrifio odds. Defeat for her is certain; all Siberian Mail-Dae per a.
Lachow to-day. she can do is to make the best
Canadian Mail.-Das per ex. terms porrible in the circum-|
Empress of Russia to-day. starcee. Bulgarian sentiment, wo koow, has all along been against
The Dollar. war with Rassie, bat the pro- German Tear Ferdinand has over-ridden popular feeling and plunged the nation into a foolish enterprise. which will probably cost him the loss of the Throne The idea of the Russophiles is to depose Ferdinand and to proclaim his eldest sou, Prinos Borie, King. We are informed from the The latter, who is only twenty- Colonial Secretariat that Manila two years of age, enjoys far more has been declared an infected popolarity among the people than port. his father ever has. For one thing,
Footgear Stolen. ha belinge to the Greek Orthodox Before Mr. J. E. Wood, at the Church, to which he was admitted Police Court this morning, a when he was two years of age. Chinese was charged with steal- and his religious views are thosing a pair of white boots and far more scceptable to the Bal pair of socks from a launch which garians (three-fourths of whom was wating at Blake Pier. His are members of that Church) Worship sent him to prison for 14
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WONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1916.
Solicitors' Claim.
can sympathise with them to sit was in course of settlement, certain extent, but the monarch This request was acceeded to. who has brought them to their present plight can only be regard- me a despicable creature, fit companion for the Kaiser,
A Chinese Grievance.
returning, in the same manner. Germen focoast. Winner of each best will be the
**This decree was extended in firet past the winning post leering all poles standing or fewest down. a double manner by a farther No restriction as to weight. Each decree of February 17, 1818, and rider must apply at Weighing an order issued by the Imperial Boom for a cumber cloth before Chancellor in March of this year. In the first place the sale prohibi-
Mosera. Holmes and Baywood, solicitors, are plaintiffs, in a claim for $739 35 which is pending in the Summary Court. The claim is made against Mrs. Bo Sing-ko. the race, When the case was called this morning, Mr. J. H. Gardiner, who appeared for the plaintiff, plied for a week's adjournment, which was granted.
No Fallier.
A small boy was charged before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police Court this morning, with hawk ing without a licence. The boy's
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operations have known no cesss- tion, and that their flesta at the conclusion of the war will resume their operations with perhaps a still higher tonnage than they possessed when war broke out.
Ready to Spring.
the
the
this
The sudden anxiety to guard
5.-Class Handicap: B Clase: tion was applied to ships which the morals of Hongkong which is
Once Round.-For China Ponies were on order at German ship-
The same thing, implied in the setion of some
Entrance $5. First Prize: $150, building yarde for account of told, applies
to l members of the District Wateb
2nd Prize: $75. 3rd Prize: 840. foreigners, as it was considered other great lines. The Hanss Committee with regard to certain
6-Distancs Handicap about to be demanded by the intereste Half & Mile-For all Chins of the Empire that ail the America Company, the Deatsche-
Line,
Hamburg-South places of entertainment will strike most of our readere as having ite
Ponies. Catch weights 150 15 available building alips should Australische Line, the Kosmos camic side. Because loose charso
Pegs will be placed on outside be reserved exclusively for Ger- and Levent Liner bare all an- tars have been at places, it is
edge of couree to mark the posi-m a shipowners. Io the second nounced that they are building suggested that all women should
tion of each pony arcording to the place Gms were forbidden to new ships, or that their new ships henceforth be forbidden to fre- mother was called and said she handicap (io yarde) conceded. enter into chartering or freight have already been built. Even gent them after five o'clock had sent the boy out banking Winners at this meeting barred. oontracte off.cting more than one smaller lines, engaged in the We do not quite follow the because bie father died last year Chalk lines will be drawn on the third of the cargo pace of a Baltic trade, have been able to mraliste rain of resoning, and there was no one to support course from each peg, and since vessel unless the goods in question lay down a large number of new In order to be consistent they her. His Worship ordered that the race will be started by a sound were to be carried from and to vassels. surely ought next to ask the the boy receive eight strokes of which all on hear, there will be no German porte. This limitation of these new ships will be freight- The vast majority of TO SAFEGUARD BRITISH SHIPPING.
Government to bar women from the birch.
need to watch the starter, and each, the German shipowner in the carriers. overy theatre and every restaurant
rider must devote his whole atten disposition of his tonnage will A Stabbing Incident, A Chinese bostman was charged tion to keeping his pony siending have the effect of preventing any Bat the passenger trade has No secret has been made of Germany's intention, after the war in the Colony, We fully appre is over, to regain her loat hold in the world of shipping, and some ciate the solicitude for the welfare before Er. J. B. Wood, at the steady behind his line until the allocation of German tonnage to bsen by no means neglected, We facts which we publish elsewhere to-day farther confirm the resolve. of the bine e expressed by these Palico Court this morning, with signal is given. Any rider then foreign shippera which would be are informed that the Hamburg-
District Watch gentlemen, but it stabbing another bosim10.
It over his line or whose pony is likely to prejadice our trade and Americs Line have already finish- The question as to whether the decision shall be carried into prac- tical effect, however, hardly rests with Germany: that is a matter seems to us that they are proceed-appeare that a fight was proceed-moving forward faster than the provisico of our raw materials, ed a new ship of the Imperstor type (56,000 tons) and three new upon which the Allies will have a good deal to say. For one thing, ing on the wrong lines. Thiring between complainant's and walk, must return and start again the decisions arising out of the Paris Economic Conference are sure puritanising business has been defendant's sons and the latter, or be disqualified Entrance €3.
"A proof of the fact that the 32,000-ton boats, that the North to touch this particular subject. The Allied Governments must by tried in Britain and America thinking his son was getting the lat Prize: $75. 2nd Prize: $69. German companies intend to German Lloyd are finishing two
Sri Prize: $30. this time be fully aware of the danger of permitting the German and has only led to increased worst of it, decided to take a
make every effort to make good ships of the Uclumbus clees 7-Class Handicap: A Class: the gaps in their tonnage, and (35,000 tons each), and that the mercaptile feet to increase and to be reorganised for the trade war hypocrisy, if not increased vice. hand in the matter. It is alleged
Line bas which is coming, and we may count on the taking of effectual mea-A Suggestion.
that defendant then stabbed com- One and a Quarter Mile Race. perhaps to increase it beyond the South America
take new ship to sures to prevent or to nullify any such action on Germany's part, It has to be recognised that the plainant in the hand with a knife. For China Ponies. Entrance #5. amount that existed before the ready a Great Britain in partioalar has a very lively concern in this regard. restrictions which bound old Chios His Worship sent defendant to let Prize: $150. 2nd Prize: $75, war is to be found in the extraor- the place of the lost Cap Tea-
dinarily rotive business of the falgar. It is certain, saya She is by far and away the biggest maritime Power in the world, cannot always be applied eaccess-prison for six weeks without the 3rd Prize: $40,
Entries for all svente close to German and it his been against her that the Germans have been directing fully to the young men and women option of a fine.
shipbuilding yards. vancions writer, that during the the Bos. Becretary, Hongking Everywhere numerous contracts first days of peice the German their greatest efforts in the past, organising and scheming with the of Hongkong, many of whom have For the Tommies. one object of onsting as from our position of supremacy. Remem-studied abroad and are constant- Mo, A. A. H. Mitroy has sent & Gymkhana Clab, on Wednesday, are in band, and the position of passenger boats will be ranning bering that, it is clearly for us to see that no necessary set is left ly sacccisting with Europeans, farther draft of £23 to the Weekly September 18.
the German shiptailding indus- with all their old power. andone in the steps which are to be taken to render Germany's To these, aach restrictions se are Dispatch Tobacco Fand, with a
try, having regard to existing shipping intentions nothing more substantial than an airy dream. suggested in connection with the request that the money be derot-
conditions, is completely satie- places of awasement specified]ed to the men of the Scottish For come months past.now there has been manifest at Home a yeaterday not unnaturally savour Horse (Perthshire) and of the movement, growing in force and intensity, in favour of the of undue meddling. At the King's Boya! Bifles. A somber CRUEL WOMAN FINED. creation of a Ministry of Shipping, which could certainly me time, if the allegations of men of the Hongkong Police perform functions of the utmost usefainers during the deliberations against these pieces of amusement are attached to the latter re-
Hungarian shipowners cannot be the ships of the ante war period, which are to decide the Allies' future commercial policies. It is, were trus, only the absolute closing giment, and Mrs. Milroy has fara-
called a ray one is only natural, and certaintly better than the
fleets of England. indeed, nothing short of a standing reflection on our willingness to of them would be of any use. The ished a list of their names in
in view of the fact that since the
"It is not only that the person- rub along as we always have done that Britain, the biggest shipping matter as it stands is no particular order, that packages may be
outbreak of the war the mercantile nation in the world, should have no specifio Dapartment of State to business of the European com-specially forwarded to them. She
shipping of the Central Powers, tage of new German ships will be watch the industry, to perfect and control its organisation and to manity, bat, if we might be al-wishes to thank all who havO
The Chinese woman who was with a few small exceptions, has, higher than in England, here encourage its growth. Quite recently it was announced that Nor lowed to make suggestion, we helped the "Ebaki Bag," which charged yesterday with cruelly been completely eliminated from topmage has sadly deteriorated way had seen the desizability of establishing a Ministry of Shipping, would like to hint that there are has been the means of securing ill-treating a little servant girl by the seas and has not even had a owing to the strese of war work, and if the necessity exists for Norway, which, in comparison with many other channels for the to date a sum of $145, and to striking her many times, and chance by going over to other and where the large wards have A been fully occupied with Admir- British shipping, is merely in her infancy as a maritime Power, energies of the would-be purifiers atute that the bag is still open.
en boequendly turning her out of fialde of activity to find then surely the argument has a thousand times greiter forse in the of Hongkong, sad
doors, was again before Mr. J. B. soros of revenue to maksalty orders, but in the war period case of ourselves. The Norwegians, though they have steadily bothering
triffes io At the Police Court this morn-Wood to-day charged with the ag for the high current expenses German abips have been resting, increased their mercantile marine in recent yesta, possess relatively only calculated
have been repaired"and modernis to bringing, balore Mr. Haland, offence.
incurred in spite of the laying up, faw large ships, their tonnage being practically wholly made up of ridicule on them. I, instead, Chiness was charged with massalt,
Inspector. Kent aid he had for the maintenance of ships, ed, and con spring at once into cargo steamers of smell dimensions. Yet they have deemed it pru- they would head an organised and also with stealing a boat and dent to take the step which, for reasons that are quite unfathomable, campaign against all forms of several articles from junk. It seen Mr. Hallifez about the girl wages of employes and crews, sotion." wo linger in taking.
squeeze and bribery, as well as was "stated by Inspector Angus and he suggested, that, as it interest on debentures, and wo against all opiam smuggling, that the man was brought into would be difficult to trace her forth
"The qucation whether after order to help the big German We have taken the oase of Norway because she is the Intest they would be benefiting not only the Police Station at Shankiwan parents; she should be sent to sho nation to establish a Ministry of Shipping. As is known, practically their own people but the Govern on a charge of amaalt bat be put Leung Kuk until someone could the corelasion of peace the Ger companies over the damage and man mercantile marine will be loose they have suffered and to every other maritime nation has such a Government Department. ment and Europesor sea whole, ap bail and the same night he be found to adept her.
His Worship aid he would able to make's suficiently, pow. assist them in the severe economic Britain in this regard standa in unsplendid isolation. It is trus There are many Chiness here atole a host, went out into the that one of our leading shipping magastos, Sir Alfred Booth, is in whose word carries a lot of weight Harbour and wiole several articles fins the woman for ill-trasting wiful appearance on the same and conflict which will inevitably oladed among the members of the Committee which is to consider and whose influence is far-resche from a junk in order to raise the girl and he was going to take competal anodessfully with the follow the war. This is necessary the industrial and commercial policy of the conuiry after the war, ing; and if these gentlemen would money to pay back his friend the steps to see that she did not foreign lines which have been for their own welfare, But that is no afficient or adequate substitute for a properly-con-combine in a strong and persever- money he had pas up as bail. On ill-treat her any mars. She would conside visited and permanent Ministry of Shipping comprising a Cabinet ing effort against the evils which the first charge defendant was/be Bued $50, or, in default; wizj Minister and a thoroughly representative body of shipping experts, we instance, there is no doubt can: to prison for a month and on woska.imprisonment. She would The very magnitude of the shipping industry of the British Empire that they could become the the second he were also have to enter into bond Ger
Deeps with two auration for $200 enak: milla for the ormation of such a Ministry. That, at any rate, is one of esviours of Hongkong.
im to which the war should have opened cur ayon.
about
that this
for these
A Cheeky Thief.
ill-treating a Servant Girl.
factory.
It is sbeurd to think, says the writer, that there will be any diminution of German tonnage.
"That the situation of theBesides, the post-war ships will be better and more modern than German as well as of the Austro-
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strengthened by the for the benefit of all chiefly depend upon interests which are
will to bring boun bi powperat