CIGARS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1916.
A connoisseur knows that a good Cigar in bad condition is no better than an indifferent Cigar in good condition.
The Air Raids.
DAY BY DAY.
TJ BRITONS OVERSEAS. THE JAVA EARTHQUAKE
IT MAKES MANY A WOMAN
BODY ELSE.
The Weather.
A Pointed War Appeal,
A Tale of Disaster.
were
HOWITT PHILLIPS COMPANY.
Successful Presentation
"Quinney's."
Our extremely_practical and straightforward Government, at Homs continues unabashad ita admirable practice of doling out HAPPY TO BE S IRYJOR SOME shetruth as to air-raid casualties, and of impreming on us the faci that "a number of small housee
Mr. E. A. M. Williams, Seo- Singapore September 19,—The At the Peak 8'am. Temp. 73;retary of the Chamber of Sumatra papers state that on It is therefore of the utmost importance that Cigars should be the same time it is by no means Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 80; United Workers, London, ooples earthquake shocks
and cottages was wrecked." At fog. (1915, 65 sunshine.) Commerce, has reosived from the Saturday and Sunday severe kept in a specially prepared place which will aid them to mature, backward in giving the fullest overcast. (1915, 78 sunshine.)
**Quinney's," the comedy given of a les fiet entitled "An Appeal perienced in South Banjosmas at the Theatre Royal last night, ex by the Howitt Phillips Company and at the same time protect them from the damaging effects of a humid atmosphere such as prevails in this Colony during the prominencs to the destruction of
to Britons Overseas,” BCOOM-JATA. The observatory states that received a good reception from a Summer Months.
enemy aircraft, whenever auch
panied by a request that it be they had their origin in the Indian fairly large audience, whose given the widest possible publi- Ocess. The Batavia Nieuwsblad smusement was well catered for
This," bosays, " can best says 2.8.te recured through the mediam done great damage in Mos. absence of any real plot, is a good....
the earthquake bas The story, notwithstanding the of your paper." The leaflet is as Many houses have been demo one, being a record,, more than - follows:
lished. The railway station go anything else, of domestic After two years of the War we downs, a bridge and
a tank broach with the well-worn tałe moet clearly emerging a reservoir have
been badly of a daughter's pet varsity - in
The Malla. To be aure ons Siberian Mail-Olosss per would not wish to eee the
Siakiang at 3 p m. to-day.
We have recently constructed a Large Drying Boom for Cigars occurs. which ensures to Customers buying from us Cigars in First Class Condition.
Brand for brand our Cigars besides being the Cheapest in the `market (as reference to our Price List will show), are the cest.
We keep a varied assortment of Brands of the following Factories always in Stock:-
LA CONSTANCIA.
LA COMMERCIAL.
AQUILA" DEL MUNDO.
COMPANIA GENERAL LA INSULAR.
air
city. service at Home robbed Siberian Mail.-Doo per
of ■ jot of the credit that is dne to it; it bas accomplished wonders-bat seemingly it is
not yet efficient enough to make
Anhui to-morrow."
The Dollar.
The opening rate of the dollar
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the Germans fear to send their on demand to-day was 2.2.7/16d.ruggle of economic endurance, damaged. Telegraphic commani-choosing for herealf a poor man
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., three or four days to discover the
CIGAR MERCHANTS. HONGKONG.
Telephone 616. -
To-morrow's Anniversary,
to be waged by the non-combat cation with Tiilatjap has been when an American millionaire To-morrow is Michaelmas Day,uta; and that side whose non-stopped, as have the train ser-looms in the background-upon combatants can fineres it longest vices. Hundreds aro in flight. The whom favour is cast by the father. will win. Upon the irane depends Government officials are on the Nevertheless, the play as pre- spot. At Kroja a saltstore and seated by the Company lost none the liberty of our Empire.
of its charm because of its general
"To-morrow's Auction.
pleasant little expeditions to st- tack the British coast. No-one în going to believe that, in a small area such an has been subjected to these raids, it must needa take
To-morrow at 2.45 pm at 6, exact number of deaths. The Victoria View, Kowloon, Mr. G. Government is playing with the P. Lammert is selling by auction public, sa it has done all along, a quantity of valuable house- to forve its own ands. If, instead hold furniture and pote and of juggling with facts and weakly plants. attempting to minimise the re-
The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to enlts of these attacks, our worthy
the truth and print the news without fear or favour.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Tülephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th editing. Western Union
Ofice address: 11, Ice House St.
BIRTHS.
JONES. On the 12th instant at Kuantan; the wife of Mr. Harold W Jones, of a son.
SMITH-On September 15, to Rev. John H. and Mrs. Smith,, Malacca, a daughter.
STONOR-Killed in action, on July the Ist, 1916, Second Lieut. C. A. Stonor, of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, lato of Bukit Rajah Estate,
DEATH.
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1916.
PERJURY.
Billiards.
Ministers were to bestir them. There was no play in the Palace selves in the direction either of Hotei billiards tournament last establishing a larger or more night, owing to the bad westber. satisfactory air service, or else of Tc-night Mr. Bearne (owes 120) settling apon megenres for effecmeets Mr. D. S. Cooper (recs. 60) tive reprisale, they would stand at 9 p.m. a far better chance of succeeding in what appears to be the chief fsim in life of many of them:
making certain of their seats in Parliament when the next election
comea round.
Blake Pler.
The
The whole German nation is other godowns were damaged.
At Poerworkerto two heavy conventionality, several supporting its armies. atmost frugality is in force, and between 7 and 8 p.m. They lasted The Quinney family consists of
sbooks were felt on Saturday features being introduced. the nation's resurces are being 30 seconds. Further newe from three the father, Joseph Quin- conserved in a remarkable way. Maos says that the abattoirs there may (Mr. Charles Howits), Samen To the recent War Loss, which have been destroyed and the (Miss Gertrade F. Godart), & Posey realired 535 millions, there were station damaged. At Poerwokerto the daughter 5,279,645 subcribers. Germany much damage has been done. La Phillipa), a very comfortable (Mine A Doria is not exhausted. '
Britain, who must buy her food Kampong Djamboe there must little trio until a forms, in a bea and raw material abroad, and lead have been many killed and oup threatened to shatter the
wounded. Ос Sunday her allies more than a million
the domestic happiness. Jomptr Djocjs express only arrived Quinney, s ́bluf, dry old York- pounde a day, Eza'at last realised
Batavia st 9.30 throughshireman with a kind heart, is a that every single oitisen le called the earthquake. The observatory man who has built up for himself upon for his or her marimam
were four from very small beginnings, a
at
St. Vincent de Paul Society The Council General of the effort. Through her Cabinet reports that there Society of St. Vincent de Paul Ministers she has called upon the shocks, two heavy ones and two huge basinemas în antique desire to acknowledge with thanks people for self-denial, for the light.
dealer with a sterling reputation, At Tjilatjap the populace, until, at the time the play opens,
E. Shellim.
A Thief's Admission.
any Smells at the Police Court.
penny.
to the War.
man
a donation of $5.00 to the fande utmost conservation of resources, European and native, are sleep he is the possessor of a hand- of the Society, from the Hon. Mr. and for the loan of every spare ing in the open and taking to some bank balance and the owner Although the latest case brought
And the people, now that they all stone built houses have been of antiques, the passion for which fight in large numbers. At Hace of an exceedingly £ius collection by the police concerning the con-
understand this to be an economic damaged. The walls of the Hotel is a thorn in the side of Mrs. dust of the persons on Blake Pier
"I did steal the flat fieb," anid struggle, are responding more and Post Office have crambled. was yesterday dismissed by Mr. Chinese before Mr. J. R. Wood, and more. They are awakening The Doctor Jawa hormed. Quinney, who appears to think Wood-and quite rightly too, we at the Police Court this morning, fast. The national conscience is been burned down through the consequence thereof. Mr. Qain- she takes a secondary place in think we are glad to see on a charge of stealing a quantity stirring. We intend to produce upsetting of a gasolene lamp. Day, an uneducated man himself, that the authorities bars at of flat fish from the Kowloon more, to consume less, and to ad- The Doctor himself had a very has, with the advent of affluence, last become convinced of the Godowas. Bis Worship sent bim just our whole economic cutlook narrow escape from the conflagradecided to make bis daughter a necessity of dealing with the to prison for six weeks.
tion. The drag store has also lady and bad spent a huge sum of Asgrant breaches of the reguls- tions which have been framed for
A Diamond Ring.
Meanwhile, it is of the utmost been burned down, possibly money on her education with very the preservation of order and remand, before Mr. J. E. Wood, overseas, man and women, shall there. Towards Sersjoe there are ed from school and the romance A Chisees was charged on importance that every Briton through the chemicala stored good results. She has just return- cleanliness at this landing stage. at the Police Court this morning, understand the position. We large crevices. The Berajce rail-which has sprung up between her Regarding the case under notice, with stealing a diamond ring address all of British blood. We way bridge has been damaged and her father's foreman cab- it seems passing strange that a valued at $340 from the Wing address Canadiane, Australiana, Many iron girders on the railway inet-maker is discovered by the lukoog should bank up a Portuga On Company. His Worship sent South Africane, Britons in the line bave damaged between father himself, who, after laying ene who was guilty of acth him to prison for three months, Crown Colonise and Protectoratee, Kenoegiban and Karang Kandi. i trap to catch the lovers in one of ing more pericus than stand and told him he would be banish- Britons in India and Burmah, ing by, or leaning against, the ed to Shanghai.
The Locomotief learns that at their midnight meetings, creates Has not the time almost arrived when definite and serione notics railinge, while almost
Britons in the United States, in Reecegihan six hundred houses soone and eventually turns his ahould be taken by the Hongkong Government of the amount of day dozens of his own com-
Latin America, in China, Britons have been demolished. A Sonra daughter out of doors when she false swearing which occurs in our local courts? To say that parjory patricts are to be seen occupying Magistrasy this morning was of the Earth; and we tell them very hears shocke were felt over mother, failing to bring about a The ordinary stench at the wherever they may be on the isco baya message saye :-On Tuesday refuses to give up her love, Har is more common in Esstern courts then at Home is not necessarily the seats set apart for European (added to by a disgusting odour of this :— to charge the East with producing more liars to the square mile than women and children, squatting of dried salt fish in the precincts (1) Time is on our side if our from the direction of Bromo, threat to follow her daughter the whole of East Java coming reconciliation, carries out her European cuatries can produce; for most of us are aware, that no about on the other seats bare of the small court. quarter of the globe has yet been able to effect a "corner" in falsa-footed and ill-clad, and generally only served to stir up the smell, money and resources; and it is
The fans Empire can outlast Germany in Tosari and Ngadiwono. hood, and that there is not a great deal to choose between North, making a nuisance of themselves until Mr. Wood was forced to beyond dispute that we can cut-have been destroyed. There is he, obatinste old
All glamwork and crockery consent to the marriage, which unless her husband gives his South, Eset and West. If the telling of lies in the witness box to the annoyance of all decent exolaim: "Take that dried fish last her if we choose. occare more frequently in our part of the world than elsewhere it is people making use of the Pier, out of Court." Why it should
great panic, amongst the native he is, for
that because at any rate in Britain the network for catching the per- We admire police vigilance and have been brought in at all needs entirely upon the individual con
long time jarer is finer than any yet introduced into this colony. Not that alertness, but there is such a some explanation.
(2) Our power so to do, dependa population, -
The Batavia Niewsblad re- the foreman, and the lover of cofason to do, James Miggot, Hongkong law has never anticipated such minor accidents; on the thing as mistaken onthusimem.
serving his resources, and making porta that most severe shocks Fowey, informs Mr. Quinney that contrary, ample provision has been made; but the law in this direo-
Stolen Gas Piping. them available for the war.
were felt over the whole Residency some chairs he had that morning tion, as in maoy others in this colony, seems to be made only to be Why the Confusion?
Before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the (3) This he can only do by of Kediri, though no loss of life sold to Mr. Cyprus P. Hunsaker ignored.
The most snfortunate circam Chiness were charged with steal and lending every penny he can
Police Court this morning, two producing more, consuming less, bass yet been reported.
The walls of the Protestant can millioniare, were fakes, and (Mr. Percy Baverstock), an Ameri- A glance down the contente table of the Boogkong Ordinances feet that the police themselves of the Gas Company. Mr. Borth War Loans or to shoes of the and many Javanese and Chinese a threat of blackmail, becomes stance revealed by the case is the ing some gas fittings the property either to his own Government's Church there have been broken the old man, constraing this into shows as that the possibility of falas awearing has been amply pro-appear to have some doubt as to wick, identified them as vided against, not only in connection with the courts but also in many what the regulations really are, property of the Company. The
the British Government.
| houses demolished.” other directions, and references disclose the fact that heavy penal-though, since there are clearly removal of piece of piping
At Toeloeng Agoeng the Awist-ly found to be fakes. Mr. very angry. The chairs are real- sion are risked by the lying witness. And yet this lying nontinues, set out on the Pier, we cannot caused a serious excape of gae,
ant Resident's Bones had its walls Quinney is determined at all conte and not once in a term of years do we ever hear of a person's being see why this should be so. The Both defendants were sent to
badly cracked. The Modjopango-to brosk of the engagement be- committed on a perjury charge. Of course we would not pretend Inspector in charge of the case prison for six months end were Zeslandera Subscribe to the damaged. The factory itself and finds that a servant in his em Canadians, Australiane, New ng sugar factory has been badly tween the two young people and to say that a Chinese coolie or an Indian watchman is as folly was under the impression that ordered to be placed in the stocks War Loans which your own Gov. the employee's houses have been ploy is in love with James too. capable as a European of grasping the legal and moral seriousness leaning on the railings was an for four boare. of bearing false witness against-or on behalf of his neighbour; offence, but, as his
rendered antenable. The dwell Be endeavours to make the most bat both at least know the nature of an oath, whether it is sworn pointed out, the regulations do Worship
Legal or lilegal.
South Africans, Newfounding and offices at Trenggalek of this, still believing that James on a cock's head or on one or another of the sored books of not cover that point. As a mat- before Mr. J. E. Wood, at the ments do not issue War Loans, Blitar, both eoboole have been wife and daughter return for their Three Indians were charged landers. If your own Govern have had to be excauated. At is's fortune-hunter, and when his the East, or whether the "onth" conrista of a simple affirmation, ter of fact, the regulations say: Police Court this morning with apply in London for 5 per cent damaged and numerous houses clothes he calls the party into the They know a lie from the truth, and they know that a lie may de- "No person shall sit or stand on gambling in Mesers, Haghes and Exchequer Bonds issued free of destroyed. fest the code of justice; farther, ninety-nine per cent. of them prob- any part of the railings." Ap-Hough's coal godown, as Too income tax.
room and offers James eleven ably know that to tell a lie in the witness box is to break the law parently the confusion has arisen Kau Wan. An Indian Sargeant
At Bloet and Kanungo. Wlingi hundred guiness to stop paying of the British Empire: This being so, there seems no reason why in consequence of the ambiguity Major said he west to the godown we should go too far out of our way to discover excuses for Asiatic of the instructions given to and saw six Indiane playing scribe to the local Wer Loan. If number of fugitives is greatly in- fasses the offer and avers he Britons in the Straits Settle be evsonated. The damage dons marry Mahol Dredge (Mim Isabel nearly all the houses have had to his attentions to Posey and to menta and Malay States. Sub-to property is enormone. perjurera."
police officers by the Cap with cards, while one was watob-
The Fladgate). James mornfelly re- Until we got tired of trying so unprofitable an experiment, we from
tain Superintendent of Police, ing. His Worship after the closed, apply in London for 5 per cressing. The observatory rewould rather take Posey with which the Inspector method of the game had been cent. Exchequer Bonde, issued gistered another beavy shook on arthing at all. Mr. Quinney then used to watch the police-court records, after certain trials in which in this case inferred that the de- explained, said he did not think free of Income Tax parjury bad been very obviously to the fore, to see if men who had fendant
Britons in other Crown Colonies was the shook that the hands of to the young people.
Wednesday at 1.61 p.m. So heary given in, and gives his blessing been willing to wear an innocent defendant into a prison cell-or offence wherese in reality he was Lammont said it was considered and Protectorates, Sabasribe to the Seismograph fell off, so that
was committing an it was an illegal game. Inspectar perhaps on to the gallows would be proceeded against by the law. not. Why there should be any illegal in Indis, but he would any local War lona. But no such proses was forthcoming and we were gradually forced to need for special instractions, savs like an adjournment to prove it there is none, apply in Londen scurately.
Where it is impossible to state its force the play and the story as inter There is much amusement in believe that the Hongkong Government cares very little whether to exerciee greater vigilance in was illegal. This was granted. issued free of income tax, witnesses lis or do not lie, or else that it is afraid, for some not very enforcing the regulations, we
preted by the actors and sotresses for 5 per cent. Exchequer Bande,
The centre of the earthquake is splendid. Sam Tomlin (Mr. apparent reason, to enforce the law. The latter explanation seems cannot see. The regulations are
Britons in India and Barmah Gombang and Jogja, though its deal of laughter, and Mr. Öyril seems to be between Banjoemas, Wheeler Dryden) caused a good the fairer, for, where many other lawa of the Colony are concerned, plainly indicated on the Pier: the Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Police Subscribe to any local loan. It entire extent is not known at Raden as Dopout Jordon, an
A Chinese was charged before we find exactly the same kind of thing happening: men breaking police merely need be told to see Court this morning, with etealing there is none, apply in London the law ander the very noses of Government officials, and having that they are observed in their two pieces of sheet munts metal, for 5 per cent. Exchequer Bonds,
other American millioniare, is At Tjiamis, Taikmalaya and also very good. the property of the Kowloon issued free of income tax.
Banjoemas, the populace are in Britons in United States of such a state of terror that they staged. Godown Company. It was etated
Te-night "Caroline" in to that the man was seen leaving America. Buy the Anglo-French have left all work and are conso- the godown with the metal onder loan on the open market. Or you lessly praying for its cossation. his coat. Mr. B. Packham said osa apply in Londos for 5 per Nest Bawah Kling over a breadth the ground emiting sand, mud. that it was a bad o'fence. A case cent. Exchequer Bonds, issued of three kilometres the whole and sulphur fames. The reinposs had been opened and 580 lbs. free of income tax.
district to Idjon East is shaking are being brought away sa'qolók, been opened, sheets extracted tries. Apply in London for 5 per water and sulphur fumes. All Inspector of the railways having stolen. The case had evidently.
Britons in other. Foreign Coup- and bursting ont med, sand and ly by train as possible, the Homa and hidden in different parts of east. Exchequer Badm, issued families are living in the open, ex personally vicited the auspie the godown so that the men could free of income tax. Take the penting an eruption. take them away as their leisure, advice of some local British banker Defendant was sent to prison for as to how you can best help the six months,
TYPHOON WARNING.
their sins accounted unto them for righteousness rather than not: If entirely: perjury occurred once in a way only, we could understand that, for reasons of state, it might possibly answer the purposes of the authorities to remain blind and desf; bat, as a loost barrister ob- served in court two or three d‐rs ago, "it happens every day." In this there is nothing surprising, for the perjurers feel safe from punishment, inasmuch as they never hear of a man's being dealt with by the courts for sach na offends; and therefore they lie most gaily. Hongkong lus not so creditable a record among the various British received by the American Con- The telegram quoted below was porsessions that it can afford to play fast and loose with what odd anlate General, Hongkong, from rage of reputation it possesses; and we would therefore suggest that the Manila Observatory at 9 p.m. zame of its officials should shaks off a little of their habitual lethargy and give an occasions witness to understand that the Festerday swearing away of another's abarecter may bring serians conseqasnoes
Oyelons or typhoor. E. of Naha, to the swearer.
moring N.N.E.
A Bad Theft.
How to Lead,
ernments will inane.
exchange in our favour.
present,
The railway bridge at Bearejos Relief has been sent from severa arena to make arrangementu. overwost rivarkas been destroyed. benevolent Fund for the Long Awures are to be seen in furers.