By Appointment
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FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1916.
IT'S DRYNESS" IS A FEATURE WHICH HAS HELPED TO GIVE THIS DRINK THE POPULARITY] IT SO ·
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TRADE
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"Our Day."
DAY BY DAY.
The Weather.
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It seems quite aufs to prophesy. that the energies of the promoters [af to-day's festivities will be re-. MODERN GERMANY CLAIMS TO warded by the satisfaction of BE IN THE VAN OF PROGRESS AND having a tolerably big stim to TO ENLIGETEN US AS TO THE WAY
THE WORLD IS GOING. forward to the Red Crone Society- THERE IS A VERY BRAT BERBER How great the Society's need WHICH THE CLAIM IS TRUE. GER is is already well known. IL MANY IS SOME WAY AHEAD OF US ALONG THE WRONG ROAD; AND has to be remembered that, at the AS ENLIGHTENED US BY FAL present moment, the Exchequer LING OVER THE PRECIPICE, G. K. wants every penny that it can Chestertos. raise für ibe actual war cxpenseE: Įmunitions, transport, pay, etc.;
At the Peak 8 a m. Temp. 70; and that iberefore it is the pob lie's duty to supplement volun-szoebine. (1915, 70 fog.)
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 76; tarily the same st the Imperial Government's command, in order sunshine. (1915, 78 fog-) that there may be abundance of help for the wounded. Even with figures before us, it is difficult to form any rocurate idea of all that has been done for the Allied troops by the Red Cross. The organian- tion's ambitions have gone far beyond the departmental notion of healing the wounded merely
WATSON & Co., Ltd., fight again. Meny person
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to-morrow.
in order that they may be ready English Mail-Olosen per a come
Novara at ll .m. to-morrow. (who are strongly opposed to war in any form are doing Red Cross work, because they believe that it in everyone's duty to relieve offer-ou
The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve ing. Never before has there been
the truth and print the news without fear or favour. *****NEW USE TË ARKESTERN S Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Ualon Office address: 11, los House St.
Telephone: No. I
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1916.
THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
The Dollar.
The opening rate of the dollar demand to-day was 28. 2.7/16d.,
To-morrow's Anniverary,
Mr. C. E. Anton.
tions o" which we read are an Shanghai to-day. inaredil expensive item, Money
is wanted-not just to-day, but every day throughout the war, and the Bed Cross has proved, a thousand times over, that its appeals are fully justified by the glorious resalta that it has achieved.
Shum Chun-hues,
A Nuisance.
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OUR DAY
IN HONGKONG.
SOME FEATURES OF TO-DAY'S FESTIVITIES.
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A Busy Tims for the Rose-Sellers.
FUN AND FRIVOLITY AT THE ENGLISH FAIR.
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among my people the
| fealings of gratitude and prida.
From what I have seen at home- and at the front I fully appreciate the splendid work the Society'han accomplished.
As it is only by a United Empire that viatory will be | secured, so for the relief of those who suffer in its attaiumsat must wo stand equally united.
I have great pleasure in giving £5,000 sa a donation to the Fund; upon the resources of which there. must be ever increasing demands.
(Signed). GEORGE RL The lavasion of Hongkong. Early this morning mare man
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a similar scale to
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the Victoria Theatre for which May: Hon. Surgeons, Mre. Hick- ladies and sobool children wis Lady May was primarily reapon ling. F. R. C. 8. E, and Mearly satir, each allo:sed their sible. This realised very MoGregor, M.B., B.Ch. (Glands and districts and thus the
To-day is both "Our Day” anl The Bongkrng and China Dis Joy Day in Hongkong. The trict of the Brigade was establish- more serious things of business ed in 1915, insequent mon bave been put aside for a great correspondence between H. E common philanthropic enterprise the Governor and General Daltor, and practically the whole com-Chief Commissioner of the Over-recognised his impotence when Siberian Mail-Arrived per ... moity has been extremely happy was Brigade; and in September ladies choose to rule, for he awoks in doing something which has of that year Mr. Ralphs was to find Hongkong invaded by an Norara this morning. Siberian Mail,--Closed per s.. its object the benefitting of appointed Officer in Charge of army of fair but most exacting Shantung at 1 p.m. to-day. others. For weeks ahead this day the District, and Dr. W. V. Home sellers, who literally besieged
was appointed District him until he surrendered h European Mail.-Olowes per .. has been planned and very en Koch
Fushimi Maru at 10 am.thusiastically worked for, and Surgeon. Work has been carried customed authority and con- now that "The Day" bas on quietly but steadily, and now seated to purchase and wear his badge of serfdom. His passport have to any that a large number of applicants are
awaiting admission to the Men's and right to immunity wann 2009, Hongkong has established
and if he did not possess one pro- splendid record for itself. Companies. The minimum age: The whole history of the Colony is 17 years. Careful mcleation is minently displayed, thus advertis will not reveal a more thorough being made as the Brigade de ing his submission, he was liable going movement, either in point eires above all things ficiency tos bombardment of solicitations ofscomplishment or in the as opposed to numbere. The against which even the greatest amount of energy it has angea- Obinces are in the movement fortrees of determination and so much work for ambulares help ere to do, sud never before bas To morrow is the 89th anniver- dered. Hongkong and lethargy means not only of awisting high conge eventually fell. Wise men surrendered at once, have cften been thought insapartheit sick en wanded follow most had been stormed before ten the work been of so costly asary of the battle of Navarino.
able, but for once the lie has been men, but slo of spreading among natare. Many of us in Hong-
given to that belief-at all events the people a real practical know o'clock, and by mid-day the ladies kong do not realise that the
ruled supremely triumphant cost of drugs has increased almost Mr. O. E. Apion, of Messrs, when a real inspiration has been ledge of hygiene, cleanliness and tenfold and that the appliances Jardine, Matheson and Oo, provide. What better inspira attention to the roles of bealth, or a flower-bedecked company for the remarkable surgical opera-arrived by the Novais from Lion could be needed than the while at the same time the Mem of men. And the men enjoyed They saw dispelled their thought of helping those who bers of the Brigade themselvent have been wounded in defending are, in Hongkong, expected to previously cherished dream of the honour of our Empire? As become expert swimmers, and invincibility without a sigh of Hongkong Theatre. There will be no 9.15 p.m. per.on as the local War Charities enjoy the benefits of strict die-ragret, for the thralldom was in cipline. The Brigade in accord pleasant. The touch of nature had worked its way; and the formance to-night at the Hong-Committes decided to act kong Taestre. A complete change common wih all other parts of ingly receiving generous support of programme will take place to the Empire in raising money on from Chiness gentlemen, and whole world was kin. Lady morrow, also a special matinee at October 19 on behalf of the fands hers it should be mentioned that May's Rows Fund bed success for of the British Red Cross Society the Saiyingpun Company bas ben be made a 5.15 p.m..
and the Order of St. John of entirely equipped by Mr. Ho sake of its object, and everyone Jerusalem, that decision was Kom-tong. The local officials are tried to make it so--the ladies Mesa Robbed.
as follows:-
by requests and the man by The cecapsats of the M.BK. generally acclaimed and offers of Bham Chan-huen bas, we learo;
District Patrons:-H. E Siroqniescence. at last relieved Shinhing of his Mess at Yaamati have reported help were forthcoming from every
Lady May, with a committee of presence and taken himself off in to the Police that some person quarter. The Committee at once Henry May, K.O.M.G., LLD., the direction of bis ancestral home stole from the house articles of set to work and devised a pra and Lady Hay. District Staff: ladies, had been organising this to the Hon. Mr. Pollock on the thorny eubject of the G.C. H. i described by some 63
The delay in connection with His Excellency's completed reply in Kangesi Province. He is clothing and several other things gramme that would appeal to all District Superintendent (Officer special part of the day for a long sections of the Colony's homa in Charge of District), Mr. E. ime past and the manner in adis to the value of $134. more than atoned for in that it has allowed of the preparation of appointed and boken man; but
genous population and Hongkong Riphe; District Surgeon, Dr, which it was brought off reflects in its entirety-not one scation W. V. M. K-ch; Corps Surgeon, cerned. A sale of roses in the the greatest credit on all cɔn- full and foal statement as to the past and present management of that is rather a favourite pose of Bangle Snatched.
bat all ecelicnis assisting is Dr. J. C. Dilmabay Allan; Corps that institution. The Governor has, be it were, "made a clean Mr. Saum's. De seems to have an Mr. H. 8. Stainfield, a clerk breast of it" on behalf of the authorities coretrued, and be bas absolate passion for arousing living at 3, Saifee Villas, Kowlcon, this truly magnificent effort. Saperintendent, Hor, Mr. P. H. O undoubtedly given to the atmosphere the wholesome clearing of sympathy and for assuming the bas reported to the Police that this day properly one has to go ed in the Colony are:-(A.) Wo done at Home on like occasions. To chronicle the features of Holyoak, The Divisions establish what has been so succes-fully which it stood so much in need. It has been apparent from the role fone whose heart is breaking little girl named Annie Begely: back week earlier, for the first men.-1. Narsing Division, form-cial rosse made by Chinese school war undertaken and 20,000 artiɓ* beginning that Dr. Johneca was in a very delicate position. He by reason of the base ingratitude who resides with him, was stopped public happening connected with ing a Voluntary Aid Detachment children and presented to the succeeded a man whose popularity was great, and sho, in the opinion served out to him by a country by a Chinese about 21 years of it took place then, when a highly registered as "The No. 1 Hong Committes were ready to be of ali his friends, should have received the appointment of which owes him nothing but age, who anatched a gold bangle, successful concert was given in kong V.A.D: "Commandant, Lady disposed of. An P.O. M. O. For chatter and bickering and teacup storme, Hongkong thanks and honour. He played value $18, from her wrist, can usually give points to say gathering of epinetere in a Home this game at the time of the first, provincial town; and there can be no doubt that malicious tongues Relation; and he did the sacco have been at work to injure a highly-skilled professional man whose in 1913 when he came down to Before Mr. Hazeland, at the handsome sum of money, though gow). It has a strength of only crime is that he was unknown in the Colony; for Hongkong is Canton. On the latter occasion, in Pelice Court this morning, the actual Egures have not yet approximately, 80 members, who whole of the City was system- in the babit of faithfully following the traditional Ere's a stranger. the course of a Telegraph interview, Chinese was charged with crest-boon sunounced. To-day sees the hare been trained and have atically covered. Several motor he almost convinced us that he was inga diatorbance at Hanghom. A general culmination of the dorts served at the Military Hospital, cars were placed at the disposal By going so closely into detail His Excellency has not only the nicest, dearest old gentleman Sergeant said the man proved to made to work "Our Day", and Bowen Road, and the Govers of the Committee, which had ite benefited the P. O. M. O, but has also laid bare a condition of affsire that ever suffered for his prin- be a great nuisance and made a the Colony may truly be said to ment Civil Horpital, and headquarters at the City Hall, anð at the Hospital which has remained concealed all too long. Dr. ciples; one who-like bis worthy big noise. He was also guilty of have excelled itself all along the various Classes of Instruction, all the morning the room Lesigned Jobanon, it seems, discovered soon after entering us on his appoint protege Sun Yat-een-bad "finished disorderly conduct. His Worship line.
(B) Men.-1. The Chiness Y. M. to the ladies was a hire of industry ment, that forty gallons of spirits of wine that had been written down with politics" and only yearned imposed a fine of $25,
The Red Cross Movement. C. A. Division, Hon. Surgeon where officials were directing and in the stock book had never even been purchased; that store brandy to raise his voice once more, and battles had been emptied and their contents replaced with water; for the last time, in behalf of hi
tribution of boxes and roses had The history of the Red Cross (and Officer in charge), Dr. 8. F. Controlling operations. Tas die that 'Government servanta were not an a rals called upon to beloved country before laying his
Mr. Denman Faller's piano movement, which figures to-day so Lee, M.B., B.Ch. (Edinburgh); taken place the night before, thus
Strength, approximately, 24 pay for articles supplied to them; that the term 'medicine was weary bones in the repaiches of recital at the Peak Clab on Mon- largely in the public eye, when
ensuring smoothness of working. Members (all Chiness) attached extended to cover almost any article in store for which a his fathers.
day last was largely attended, its wearers have gone forth in
As regards the Chinese, Japanese Government servant might think fit to k" that a prescription
the proceede amounting to over their thousands to tend the wound. for service to the Hongkong and Indian communities pram could be made up an infinite number of times, whether the medicine A Nuisance and a Danger.
sich had $500. Mr. Denman Faller is od on the field of battle or in the Volunteer Corps. 2. The Saising inent citizens of
made themeel vee responsible was really needed or not; that a strong-digestioned member. Wcon
Long Chai-kwong'e learing to-day for Shanghai, hospital at the bass, is centred pun School Old Boys' Dsion.
and rose-selling among these of the Police was permitted to consume no less than thirty-nine arrival made Canton too warm a where he is giving recitals in aid round and derives its origin from Hon. Surgeon (and Officer in bottles of malt and cod liver oil, valued at $1.50 per bottle, at no place for him, he came down here, of various war funds, the first the Order of St. John of Jeruss-Charge), Dr. C. MoKeany, D., cost to himself; that two hundred dozen bottles of various sorte telling the same plaintive story; being at the Country Club or lem. From this most ancient 8.Ch, B.A.C., LM, B.A. (T.CD) peoples was carried on with Assistant Surgeon, Dr. Obak sa much vigour a among Order, which possesses an un-
ibe Europeans. were isɛmed in one month-s quantity described by the P.C.M.O as but the police had their own October 30.
The Chinese Chin-bang, H.B, B8., (Hong". quite sufficient for the entire needs of the Army, Navy and Civil views on the matter, and the
broken record, dating back to |
were very thoroughly oinvamed. Hospitals of the Oclony;" that certain expensive medicines were venerable patriót wae banded on,
the eleventh century, is descend kong). Strength, approximately mainly by school children who demanded gratis and often, merely because they were " nice to take;" in case the Straits Government The workers of "Our Little ed the Grand Priory of the Order 36 men (to be raised to 50 this entered heartily into the spirit of and that wholesale waste occurred over the use of byrodermie might have some use for him. Bit" Society, Kowloon, have this of the Hospital of St. John of year, and 100 in 1917) including the day. solations, chloroform etc. Another useful discovery, by the way. The Straite bad
By the appearance of things none, but, week sent the following articles Jerusalem in England, and this to European N. C..0.'», Fir was that, in Juns 1915, "the spothecary, unknown to Dr. Johnson, in consideration of his gener- to Queen Marylework in its tarn brought into existence solite and one bugler are at matters have gone extremely well compiled a list of patent droge which had been in stock anused for one promise not to stir up Guild, 2 Cavendish Square, the St. John Ambulance Brigade ched to the Division: All me with the ross-llere, and in ad- bera are learning signalling dition to the cart in Hongkong some time, and asked the doctors connected with the hospital strife while he remained in London, W., through the courtesy se we know it to day.
The British Bed Crom 8.c.ely (Semaphore), and are provided collections and sales have also whether they could prescribe the articles in question." The pump the country, the F. B. authori- of Messrs. Showan, Tomes and and the washing-tube which Mr. Vincent Cramies desired Nicholas ties allowed him to settle for Company-2,808 bandage rolle, was inaugurated at a meeting held with figs. The Police taken place to-day in the cut-ports
Ambulance Company, (affiliated Nickleby to introduce into all his dramas are a mere trifle to this. while in one of the States: Then 638 awabe, 59 eye bandages, 60 at Buckingham Palace on the to the Brigade, and wearing the fee will doubtless result in of Canton, Swatow and Amoy. The whole story is a pitiful ons; a record of how Government he went to Jars, still preaching dannel many-tailed bandages, 15 17th July, 1905. The Society departments, whether here or at Home, are worked-and an un- his old goepel: that he had finish cotton many-tailed bandages, 54 was granted by bis late Majesty Brigade Arm Badge anbetantial contributions being anawerable argament in favour of the representative government ed with a country that did not pairs surgical stockings, 1 pairs a Royal Charter of lacorporation Dr. G. H. Thomas, M.B., B.8,
Reserve Uniform), Hon. Surgeon, forthcoming. against which the Colonial Office and its hopeful employese in this appreciate him, but was willing mittens, 6 mufflers, 220 milk on the 3rd September, 1908. The Colony so strongly set their faces. Some little time ago the Home still to help it indirectly, despite covers, 45 suite pyjamas, 32 primary object of the Society is ongkong); eirength, approxing's selling many could be press showed that thousands of pounds were being wasted saunally ite many sins, And yet, no bedjackets, 2 boxes puzzles. Two to furnish aid to the sick and imately, 40 men. Applications on Government stationery alone; and a like wa is can be pointed sooner did the possibility of far-further letters have been received wounded in time of war, supple. have been received for the forma. Į recited, all going to show the real- went along. One rows in a button to in everything else where the rule of red tape prevaile. If in so ther unrest in Kwangtong arise from the Matron of the 27 Generalmentary to that provided by the tion of two more Men's Divisions. heartiness with which matiors other manner, Mr. Pollock bas done an immense service to the than this alirniet scailled off to Hospital, Cairo, acknowledging Medical Department of the Navy Colony in seking questions which have eventually led to an ex- Japan, for ressons of his own, and goɔda received,
and Army, Soon after the outbreak His Majesty the King bas taken hole was sufficient for a man posure such as that made by His Excellency on Tuesday; and we then worked his way down to
of the present war, a Joint Waris deep personal interest in the to be told that he looked like a funeral, and to escape toia hope that he will not stop short at just one Department. Kwangtung to make himself onte
Committee was formed, of equal("Our Diy movement, and, as It is plain, even to obildren, that the whole Governmental more a general amissnos, "Now
numbers of Members of the Order was announced on Monday, he appellation men were going about with hats a heavily sifting. system of the Oilony wante
Square pegs hays that it has been proved to him that |
of St John and the British Red has given £5,000 and Her M-july been languidly, twisted in order that they might some day there is no chanos of his ever be
Crows Society for the purpose of the Queen £1,000 to the British laden with flowera no a lady's or ether possibly fit round holes, and the tax-payers money has been coming sole ruler over Kwang
administering the Joint Fund and Red Cross Society and the Order hat in June at Homs. The school abrown broadcast, through sheer incompetence on the part of the tang he has removed himself
00-ordinating all mettre relating of St John of Jerusalem, to mark girls were enthusiastic and highly Government. The operations of the Public Works, Elocation and ostensibly to Kweilin-babbliog
to the war in general, and the the ocomion. Toeterday the successful, their baskets having The following will represent following in particular slote following telegram, addressed by to be frsely replyatabed from the other Departmenta are an evergreen j ke, the Kowloor-Cinton Rail- the same old story.. Bot what the University against Kowloon and transport; motor bosts and HM, the King to the British Red City Hall, All prices were way is a lasting monument to the Government's inability to handle gearentes have we that Yunnan
hospital trains: Cross 8 ciety and Order of St. paid for roses, one gouile- money matters satisfactorily, while the lighting and road-making is not his objective? The man is 0.0. on Saturday next at 2.15 p.m. ambulancos
sa la much la msn giving sobievements of our efficials are commented on by every tourist who danger as well as a nuisance, sharp on K. C. 0. ground Ng wounded, miming and prisoners Jobo, was received by H.E. the 50. Doubtles this, too, has been passes through the Colony. As the late Mr. E A Hewelt more than and it is past comprehension that F. A Redmond. J. D. Wright, Fand; and cursing personnel.
Sas-kwong (Qapt ), K. Brayshay, departmant;, Prisoners of War Governor ca
exceeded. than onos abasi vad, a commercial house which ourried on it affira he can still find adherents even in (1.E. Marlee, A. H. Rumjson, A. The work done by the two Sosics-
The following were the ladion on Hongkong Government lines would soon find itll in the Gazette; Hongkong and among people of
The work of mercy jointly nar and the offener this truth is rubbed into our officials, the greater is apparently sound intellystod y De Bonis. D.P. Dizos, W.H. Wei, in has been of such an extensies ried out by the British Bad selling and their respective the chances of their seeing the error of Lostr ways and repenting in mall sand of kin aring to how Yat-cheong, and D. D. atare Laat no sitempt to maribo, Drom 8 may, and the Order of "ilee #sokoloth and 29
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Recent Piano Recital.
War Work.
CRICKET.
A Royal Message.
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Of incidente during the morn-