By Appointment
WATSON'S DRY GINGER-ALE.
FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1916.
" DRYNESS" IS A1FEATURE WHICH HAS HELPED TO GIVE THIS DRINK THE POPULARITY! IT
WELL DESERVES.
TRADE
Pints $1.20 Per Doz.
Splits 70 cts. Per Doz.
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MARK
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"Our Cuty.
DAY BY DAY.
SOCIALISM 18 A SINCERE, SENTI- WHICH HAS BUT ONE OBJECTION. MENTAL BENEFICIENT THEORY AND THAT IS, IT WILL NOT WORK,
The Weather.
*
At the Peak 8 a m. Temp. ennshine. (1915, 73 fine.)
Lower level 8 am Temp. 17; sunabito.. (1915, 80 Eas.)..
The Mails.
American and Canadian Maila
Olcsel per ss. E asdor at 11 a.. to-day.
We command most heartily to. our readers the appeal which will be found in our local newsoolamaя to-day under the heading of "Our [Daty.” The idea, it will be seen
is to provide, during the winter months, an evening's reluxation each week for the soldiere now stationed in the Colony. These men, or very many of them, have held good billets at Home, which they have thrown up to serve their King and country, and their rate of pay is such, after making certain compulsory deductions, that they are absolutely debarred from enjoyments which were their common lot in the Old Country, The bigh rate of exchange at | present ruling adds to their hard- ships, since both their ordinary pay and their meming allowance is calculated on a sterling basis. When it is stated that many of these men find themselves, after meeting their outgoings, with only about fifty or sixty cents, It is notified that the Guvern week pocker-money, it will be ment Offices and Government
Thursday, October 19. seen that their lot is cnything but Schools will be closed at 1 p.m.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., an enviable one, and that they are
ÆRATED WATER MANUFACTURERS.
shire.
Telephone 616.
MARRIAGE.
| deserving of all the help which jcan be given to make existenos in | the Colony more endurable than
it at present is.
The Dollar,
'To-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow is the 334th na Diversary of the indroduction of the Gregorian Calendar.
on
**Our Day."
1891.
HONGKONG `TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the work
ending October 14, 1891)
The Dollar. dollar on demand tc-day is 3/13" October 14.-"The rate of the
1891.
SHARE REPORT.
The quotations which follow are from the Hongkong Telegraph for October 14, 1891.
Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, -189 per cent premium sales. Canton-$965 per share, buyers.
Union Insarapos Society of China Traders' Insurance Com pany-8663 per share, sellers. North China Insurance-Tis 255 per share, sellers,
to 3 that s petition be presented-287 per share, sellers. to the gyllent Colonel asking him
BOXING GOSSIP.
Paddy Flan la Tesining,
Paddy Finn is busy training for what promises to be one of the biggest lights which he ever taken place in Hongkong, when he will meet Corporal Scott, B.E., for the heavyweight championship Royal Naval Theatre, he gave an of the Colony. Last night, at the Ban on the Telegraph."
exhibition of various physical ex--- October 9.-"We are informed
ercises to quite a good number of that Colonel A. T. Storer, com-]
backers and a few others interest- The opening rate of the dollar manding the Royal Engineere in
ed in the coming contest and it demand to-day was 26. 2.5/15d.this colony, has taken upon him. Canton Inaaratos Company only needs one to look at him to self to inne an order that the Ltd.-$107 per share, buyers. see that he hears out the view Hongkong Telegraph be stopped Yangtase Insurance Association that he is in tip-top condition. in the messes of that Corpe." We-Tis." 70 per share, buyers, He is absolutely superb, a mass of are farther informed that at a Hongkong Fire Insurance Com-bons and sinew, and as hard an meeting held last night, a re pany--$312) per share, sellers.ails. Seldom have we men a solution was passed by 35 voTLE|
China Fire Insurance Company man so perfectly tuned, and the possessor of such stemins--that Hongkong and Whampoa Dock is, so far as an ameteor gow, of to rescind bis arbitrary order.. Is Company 78 per cent. pre-course. Paddy Finn is Eos Colonel Storer, RE, Garmin-mium, sales sellers.
specimen of the the best type of Hongkong, Canton and Macao baxe, Den who Boott Steamboat Company-855) per will and an uncomfortab'y bard share, buyers.
But to crack, and one who gives Hongkong Gas Company-every promise of being able to last #181 per share, sellers,
tweaty rounds without showing Hongkong Hotel Company signs of fatigue. And yat, hav- $65 per share, buy&T 1.
ing seen Scott, that great mix foot --- Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per of humanity with a fine long cent. Debentures—$501.
reach, and with that beautiful Indo-Chins 8. N. Company-clear eye of him, it in certain that buyers. $271 per cent. dis., sales and Paddy will have to show himself simply abnormal if he is going to $38 per share, sellers.
Douglas Steamship Company break down that power ofstrength. In fact, we cannot really see China Sugar Refining Company how he is going to do it. As a Ltd.-$176 per share, bayara comparatively short man, he will Luson Sagar Refining Company, perforos have to rely on in-fight- Limited-$54 per share, buyers. ing-that is essential; it is hin
Hongkong Ice Company $84 per share, sellers.
Hongkong Rope Manufactur
Billiards,
Heavy Fine.
Stabbed.
4
A Chinese toolie was sent to
or what ?"
Amateur and Professional Rivalry.
Last night, in the Palacy Hotel
October 9.-"The smoking con billiards bandicap, Mr. Kelly dert which is to be held in the beat Mr. Oxberry by 250 to 171. Oity_Club_to-morrow evening DODWELL-WAKELING. On the 12th Sept.. at St. Stephen's Relieving the Monotony. |To-night, at 90'clock, Mr. Beszne | promises to be even more enter Lewisham, by the Rev. H. Baron Dickinson, Vicar of St. Stephen's
(owes 110) mesta Mr. Bond (owes taining than those given upon Lewisham, assisted by the Rev. J. W. Capron, Rector of Downham The movement represented in 110).
previous occasions if the 'talent' Market, Norfolk, George Melville Dodwell, Cadet, RF.A, elder son (this sppes] does not exhaust the
to be produced turned out any- of Geo. B. Dodwell, of "Coniston," Watford, and 24, St. Mary-axe, problem, of course, but it at E.C.. to Phyllis Esther Wakeling, niece and adopted daughter of the any rate helps in some little way to teels of opium, a Chinese, who claimed far them. We, however, For bring in possession of 10 where in the latitude that is Rev. and Mrs. H. Baron Dickinson, of St. Stephen's Lewisham, S.E. relieve the monotony of Tommy's had just arrived from Macao, was strongly deprecate the custom, MORGAN-JAQUES -Sept. 7, at St. Peter's Eaton-square life here. It will be seen that fined $1,200 by Mr. F. A. Hezs-recognised in no other one-horsed Capt. Noel A. Morgan, Leicestershise Regt, to Mary Edith, daughter sam of fifteen dollars per week land at the Magistracy this morn town (such as Hongkong us. of late J. Jaques, of Shanghai, and Mrs. Allan Guan, Bassett, Hamp will entertain a hundred "men, ing.
doubtedly is) on the face of this who will be able to count on at DEATH.
planet of a few self-seeking GIRCH-Sept. 5, at Norwood, Ethel Maud, widow of H. H.east one night a week when they
amateure pitching a performance Kirch, Hongkong.
ein gather together in comfort- able surroundings, enjoy a sing the Government Civil Hospital in rivalry against that advertised Long and get a free cap of ooffse yesterday from West Point suffer to be given by a professional and a free smoke. And it only re-ing from a stab wound, said to company. It is not only unfair quires the raising of less than have been inflicted by a man who but it is manifestly adjust. We ing Company, Ltd.-$98 pes four hundred dollars to ensure
maintain that every minager who share, sellers. bar absconded.
rans the risks of an Eastern tour the carrying out of such s scheme
Company Warned.
Bongkong and Kowloon Wharf It is notified that, at the expira- with professional artistes depen- and Godown Company.-$69 per for the whole of the winter tion of three months, the Kang dent apon him for their living share, sellers. monike. Tuel amount should be Wo Cheong Company, Limited, while they are in a foreign and Hongkong Dairy Farin Co. Ltd. raised without the least difficul\5«} will, unless cause is shown to the friendless country, is not only)-$1 per share, sellera. readers will come forward with gister and the Company will be all the support that can be tea $20 per share, buyers.
contrary, be struck off the worthy, but really deserving, of
dissolved.
dered him, and to-morrow night| The Magistracy,
we hope to see these sentiments public just now, but there it has been pleased to appoint Mir, crowded house at the Theatre His Excellency the Governor emphasised to the extent of a danger that, in contributing to Charles Alexander Dick Melbourne Royal."
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14: 1916.
THE ENTENTE AND THE FAR EAST,
な
and we do not doubt that our
the means to make the fulfilment of the proj et a certainty. There
are, we know, many calls on the
their
Passports for Japan.
larger funde farther afield, we to act as Second Police Magistrate The special article by Mr. Arthur Moore-Bennett which appear may forget the men who are during the steence on leave of
An Expanding Circulation, ed in yesterday's Telegraph, on the relatione, present and potential, doing the Empire's work close at Mr. Jola Roskrage Wood, or unprecedented accem which has October 10.- Owing to the between Hongkong and Indo-Chins, may come se revelation to hand. Admittedly these men are until further, notice. quite a large percentage of our readers. The obvious is often the not suffering some of the herd-
attended our new departure in last thing which we see and because Indo-China is but a day or ships experienced by
selling the Telegraph, immediste- two's trip from here, and because, at Home, the fraternal feeling comrades in the trenches, but the ions that persons over 15 years of city, we have determined to still It is notified for generalinformaly after issue, in the streets of the between Britishers and Frenchmen is ever strengthening, fire-sixthe fact that they are not engaged in age proceeding to Japan should further increase our fast expand. of us have never taken the trouble to think that the good understand actual hostilities is not their be provided with a passport, or ing between the mother countries might, with great advantage to fault. They have offered their with a Special Police Pass with both, be made to extend to the Oriental colonies of each. Mr. Moore services and have been sent out photograph of the bearer attacbed. Bennett has argued before in our columns that the Britisher is con- Eset, where they are doing the Special Police Passes are issued tinually failing, where he might easily succeed, solely because he essential work of Empire. It is will not make resacnable provision against almost certain fature the daty of the residents of the contingencies and rainy days; and, in bis latest article, he lays Colony to see to it that the stay stress on the need for vigilanon on the part of both Britain and of these men in our midst is made France against "those whose land-hunger might outweight their plesesnt and as comfortable as morality."
possible. That is why we appeal to the public on their behalf.
a
at the Pass Offics.
Criminal Sessions. It is noufied for general in-
"
game, and one which he will have to play with Scott, but it is a particularly hard job for a man of his aire to pitt himself against s man like the corporal with two great objectives to follow-first, of breaking down a guard as impregnable "aa Scott's, пок anos bat scores of time if he in to do anything; and also A. 8. Watson and Co., Ltd.-so keep there for even a brief space when he has secured his Hongkong High Level Tram- objective. It is a very difficult way Co., Ltd.-$65 per share task which Finn has set bimself. buyers.
There certainly will not be mach Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., head hitting in the match on his Ltd.--#25 per share, nominal, part; there cannot bs, for the Green Island Cement Co. Ltd. simple reason that Finn would -810 per share, sellers, have to make a jump, before he could implant that blow of his on Scott's face. But where he should abine is in body A Singapore Memorial.. blows in the region of the kidney, and it is here that Sooth ing circulation by selling copies being erected in the Side chapel of his defence. Scott, t00, we Three memorial Brasse are will have to gather all the forces at ten cants each. We are rigg ing out a brigade of vendors, and connected with last year's Masiny. is training hard, from all accounts, of the Singapore Cathedral all beer, is not wasting his time. He from Monday next the Telegraph They are in memory respectively and we hope to see him in the will be within the reach of all," of those who were killed from course of a few days with his Unheeded Warnings. among the R. G. A., the 5th LI. sparring partnera. His backers formation that His Honour the Shanghai B.nk shares continue in October the Basse will be judging from their estished de- October 10. Hongkong and and the Volunteer Forces. Early are a little reticient as yet, bat, Chief Justice has ordered that the steadily to decline, in spite of all unveiled. next Criminal Sessions for the efforts to stop the fast ebbing)
meanour, he is just all right. " The only means of absolutely guaranteeing the maintenance of
For something over an hour lastTM despatch of the business of the tide. Disinterested outsiders very
night, Finn treated those present our prestige in the East is that of combination. We mast be pre A Useful Police Reserve Case.
Court shil be held on Monday, often see most of the game that Court this morning. The pro-to a display of ball-punching, pared to divide with France the honours of supremacy, even na she
October 23, at 10 o'clock in the is being played under their eyes, ceedings were purely formal, throwing the sand bag, the good. will doubtless be willing to divide them with as. She and Britain complained that rickahs and chair
On many occasions we have forenoon,
and it would really appear that, there being no opposing creditors old "medicine bag," which has have much to learn from each other and, the friendship between the coolies frequently decline to take
September Weather. so far as we are concerned, it has and the discharge was promptly served to develop the muscles of two being so thoroughly assured, there is no fear that these matual Sisters from the Convents here as in the Colony during September the unfortunate "balls" who,
The average mean temperature been the case in this instance. If given."..
the biggest professionals în days lessons would ever take any acrimonious turn. Our two policies farer, knowing that these ladies was 80.5, the highest point reach through their short-sightednew.
gone by, and skipping. He had are, at present, in many respects diametrically opposed. In the Far are not in a position to pay themed being 89.8 on the 5.h, and are so deeply involved in Banks who peddled juicy lemosin' but we rounds with Bosman Hicks Et the British Government has done almost nothing to help its cumsha.
about sight two-and-a-half min- subjects and its trade; our consular servies is a huge joka to all could take the number of the There were 10.520 inches of rain criticisms that have appeared in on the piano, was
Of course the sun the lowest 72.6, on the 28th. had carefully read the occasional, bsd unfortunately left his licence Greenboogh (physical training other foreigners out here, sad our Coloniel civil service is often not offending ocolie, but that extor and 200.9 hours of sunshine. this journal during the past six
instructor of the Venus gym), mach better. Private enterprise, and not cur Government, has given tionste gentleman trades on the The average humidity was 78. una hitherto paɛsably sure foothold in the Esst; our business men fact that the persons with whom
Brought up in the Hong- got a nasty swing across the nose Rickaby, of the Shropshires, who monthe they would be in a much have done the colonising, and the introducing of British wares, while he has to deal are far too soft
Honorary A.D.C.
better position than they are
kong guol and young Boyd, who carried the Government officials basied themselves a boat nothing in parties-hearted to proceed against him. has been pleased to appoint the worst has not yet come."
His Excellency the Governor to-day. And we sadly four that By a set of curious chances off the honours in the Army and largere, of couse, the obstracting of British commerce when this The other day, however, Inc Sabader-Major Roshan Khan,
Liberated then on bail Navy tournament at the Royal, could conveniently be managed, and the setting of their faces against each coalies were brought up Hongkong-Singapore Battalion,
A Dishonest Servant,
On his own recognisances Naval Theatre last Saturday. any movement that made for rational reform. Among the French of with a round turn in a manner Bogel Garrison Artillery, to be lately a servant in the employ of He had such a pressure of other between the rounds, but Paddy
October 12.-"Tong Kan, in the exorbitant sum of $1.25. There were very brief intervaine the East, matters have been quite otherwise. The men to whom that they had not expected. Two one of his Honorary Aides-de- Mr. F. H. May, was committed to engagements, however, that he finished a fresh as a dainy the French Foreign Office entrusts its work are specially chosen for Italian Sisters sought to engage Camp, vice Saladar Bhan Singh, stand his trial at the next Crim- couldn't come again, so he is now and calmly walked their posts and are over ready to place their knowledge and experi-rickshas, but the coolies disdain Hongkong-Singapore Battalion, inal Sessions on charge of a fagitive from justios. That's all again beat the ball about. off to ence at the disposal of their compatriots; and, within their own terfally declined. Inspector McEwen, Royal Garrison Artillery. ritory, the French officials undertake all that has been left to basi-H. K. P. R., happened to be
having stolen a watch and chain, the palios news there is, Mr. He did not finish for some time, ness men in British Colonies. In Indo-Obins they bars, Mr. Moore passing, dressed in plain clothes,
Chinese Doctor's Death. two gold rings and $64 in osah, Editor. Can I drew five dollars later. Finn is wonderfully Bennett rays,
"established research bureaux and forestry and min-He had a brief but pointed argu- of Mr. Lai Tat-choi (alias Lui
We regret to record the death by the magistrate to-day.
on it?".
symmetrical. His chest in a.mar. ing departments, with really frat-class museums and every facility ment with the rickshamen which Kam-wood), a well-known local
Digraceful_Jobbery.
vel, while his arms and biceps: for ascertaining what the country can do." Bat French private ended in their condescending to doctor practising in Chinese calmly asks us if we can't man of the Bongkong Orisket Club male. He works as if on a spring October 12.-"A correspondenți October 14.-The Committee are something to wonder at for enterprise and not achieved the same good results; is, in fact, con-carry the nuns, and then added medicine. He came to the Colony age to fix up a cholera epidemic, have tried to boycott the and is as agiles the proverbial siderably behind that of the British. Here again the need for insuls to injury by taking the fifty-eight ago, being at the time small-por sere, or general war Hongkong Telegraph-they don't soaker, yes, compared with Boots, numbers of both vehicles and twenty-two 'years of age. In the to clear the colony of alien want to utilise it. We don't know he is a dwarf. It will be a great What Indo-Chins lacks, Bongkong can give, just as Indo. of each before Mr. Melbourne the Tang Wah Hospital, and the Sootah peranation, and, other sent, but hetween now and se-In the Colony keenly await,
bringing the presiding genius year 1875, he was a director of conspirators, dead-brokers of who the Committee are at pre-fight, which boring enthusiasta China can, in turn, supply that of which Hongkong falls short; yesterday. Mr. Melbourne, know was night duty doctor there for rogues and vagabonds which morrow we shall be fully posted and, in the trade war that overhangs us, the suggested combination, ing this class of offender of old, period of sixteen years, draw crowd our strests. This applica op, and these worthy persons would make the position of the two absolutely secure, Bat, to bring food each fra dollars, and added ing no salary for his services, tion should have been made to can safely rely on having justice it about, each has to meet the other halfway. Britishers must refuse that, had the inspector not made Deceased carried on his usual the Hongkong Government. We fairly meted out of them. If the any longer to be a party to weak-kneed schemes that will allow them accept the fares, he would practice until about two months print a daily newspaper and have Hongkong Cricket Club is to be Proposed Kitchener Monument. the Germans, for instance, to step in and monopolise all that we have have inflicted a far heavier renai. ago, and passed peacefully away no pretensions to ran" British made stronghold of second- gained in Ubins in the way of trade-openings; and Fravus must be ty. This is as it should be, and on 9th inst. at his residence in colony. Were it otherwise, Jadge class blackguardian by a com prepared to deal leniently with as se regards shipping maitom, the we hope to hear of further cases Kowloon City, at the age of Lynch would quickly bring mittoe who are in no way repse moes Mining Code etc. If grester encouragement were given them. British being brought before the court, eighty years. The funeral takes doubtful matters now in dispute sentative, we phall lose no time liners would not hesitate to make Saigon a port of call, and British The Sisters are living life of plane to-morrow at the Chinese toa atisfactory head." capitalists would readily share with French the responsibility of dere voluntary poverty and are here as permanent cemetery. Deceased loping the more outlying parts of Indo-Chinese territory. A time of a matter of duty, and it is up to leares four sons, six daughters, October 1 danger is steadily, if slowly approaching this part of the world, the polion and fie courts to give three daughters-in-law, two Fo United, France and Britain can laugh at this; bat sither, left to them way prosvetion against grandsons and four
Proper combination.
bad lower, at least so far as sour
A
Undesirable Aliens.
A Discharged Bankrupt,
Au Exorbitant Ball. October 13.-"A gentleman
getting restored to the exomanity the pa ground which for
by disgrso
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