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The Weather,
Hongkong people who lay claim to knowing a little about the Chinese naturally feel somewhat
THERE IS NOTHING MORE TROU. impatient at the pious ontory BLESOME TO A GOOD MIND THAN against them that is being made, TO DO NOTHING-Bishop Bell at Home just now-needless to ssy by Labour leaders. In half the Home papers that one picks! up. оде reade lengthy distribes against Chinees in flagers in London and Liverpool, Toiced almost invariably by men who never saw the Esat
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 70
shine. (1915, 81 sunshine.) Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 75; sunshine. (1915, 71 sunshine.)
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and who, when they met real, Canadian and American Meie live Chinese, are not quite sure
Clowed per F.S. Kamakura Mara at il a.m» ló-day.. that he is not a Japanero-and vice veres. The labour agitators at Australian Mail-Closed per e. Home, as all of us have known Naoking Mera at 2 p.m. to
day. for long enough, are bitterly opposed to the employment of
Chinese stekers and deck handej`.
The Dollar. on British ships, because they!
rate of the dollar The opening work for less money than Eu, on demand to-day was 2s, 2.9/163. ropeans; and they are sccording-
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SERVANT REGISTRATION.
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We wonder it Roderick will follow our land this week.
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"The British cannot do censor pidgin,
,” observes the Telegraph It Tuesday-May be not; make a rattling fine income at but some of them in Hongkong trying to do it,
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Drunken Japanese Assault Police.
Notes of's sermon by the Bev,
An exciting disturbance took J. Kirk Maconachie at Union place on Saturday evening at the Church yesterday morning-forry pier at Tanmati, the story "Whoso howeth out stones being told to Mr. F. A. Hassland shall be hurt therewith; and he at the Magistracy this morning, that cleaveth wood is endangered when four Japanses were charged Kelly's Monthly Trade Report thereby."-Ecclesiastes 109. with disorderly condnot and with says that the following articles. This proverb speaks of two massulting the police." are badly wanted in Hongkong: cluesos
who
"Sergeant Tulloch, of Taumati, leather belts. There seems to the * Fancy ribbons, safety pins and exposed to personal danger in told bow he was called to the cdures of their daily pier and found a drunken Japan- be a perennial demend every avocations,
.the quarrymanner there with large crowd where for fancy ribbons and hewing out stone and the woods- round. It seemed that the man Isafety pins, but we object to this man felling or sleaving trees, had gone into the engine room of fairing of the Police Reserves Industry has its slain, as well as the frazy launch and interfered needs in a mere trade jɔurnul. war, und also its still longer list with the fireman. That orderd of sick and disabled. And the delay, and the man was put out, wounds sustained in the battle of and he fell into the harbour, His daily life are not lose honourable three friends palled him out but than those received from shell or he was too drunk to walk: Witases rifle; the sickness incurred is as went to take him in charge, daserring of pity and oare; the when the other Japanses tried orphans and widows have quite to prevent him and a struggle as strong a claim on the belp of took pleos. Had it not been for mooisty.
the assistanos rendered by the
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Te-morrow in the 298th snai British public against a race versary of the birth of Jobs far more industrions and sober, Evelyn. than their own. At the recent! Trade Union Congress 'the wild-
Mr. A. David and Mr. B. Seth it charges were made against left by the Kamakura Mara Correspondents, are requested to observe the" rule which Chinese Beams, and virtuong to-day.
How numeroak, too, is this Chinees, witness would have had requires them to forward their names and addresses with agitators (who themselves think
Saya Reuter wire in conneo great army of workers! The con- the worst of it. He thought there communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for nothing of living lives of idlenes The Colony's Health.
and who would unhesitatingly, if it were six fatal cases of small por Hongrong accords while their dapes support them, Dazing the past week there tion with the Enemy Trade marks scription law holda almost univer- was a crowd of about 2,000
question: "The action taken in ally, and presses all bus a very present.
with the few into the raoke. The quarry. aotified in the Colony, four of general policy adopted in the man and the woodman stand for appear, and his bail of $50 was happened to suit their convenience, lead a strike among munition-teric fever (one fatal), and one United Kingdom." Then Lord but two of the companies in an estreated. The others, whose makers to-morrow) rolled "All the sufferers were Chinare.
fatal occurrence of diphtheria,
help the United Kingdom.
unnumbered host which scante clothing was torn sad who denied. their eyes sanotimoniously and
fita battalions by thousands and assaulting the police, were sch The rates of Subscription to the "Boogkong Telegraph" will held forth interminably on the
That extremely well-informed divisions by the hundred. . fined $5, or 14 days, for being Social Evening. be as follows:-Daily issue-36 per annum. Weekly issue-moral degradation of Obins,
For military
When you put the cost on your disorderly and $25, or Fortunately some of the papers Wednesday evening social
reasons, the journal the Manila Daily Bulletin $13 per annum.
leta ita readers know that, at the comfortable fire do you not often month's hard labour, for the The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions have had the good sense to con- the Men's Club will not take luncheon on board the ss. Eouad-remember that men risked their assalt, the sentences to be non-
for any period less than one mouth will be charged as for a salt the police in the matter, and
these have; without more ado, place this week, but will be held for at Hongkong, "Sir William lives to get it, and to get the child soative.
Tery neat ren's bread by means of it, facing It was stated that the men taken up the cudgele for the usual on the following Wednes Holyoake made a
day, November 8, at the Seamen's speech." Congratulations to the fire-damp and choke-damp were employed on the Kemskura Institute, at 7
"Bir William", the enemy of the and the risk of falling rubble? Mara, enemy. We'd willingly wee him As you travel comfortably by rail knighted tomorrow, but that or across the ass in stately steamers We have seen a good deal of A cabl, has been received in knighthood is sometimes bestow do you think at times of the or all the peaks of Switserland. Chinstown in London, and we the Colony to the effect that Mr.ed on such very doubtful individ-engineer, the stoker, the braker Take or the little forse," says have had the pleasure of explor Alan Morris, son of Mr. A. Morzia,
uals nowaday.
The late Dr. John the wiss man, "that spoil the ing Pitt Street Liverpool and ita t
Pulsford once surprised a tesparty { vines," and if you are careful neighbourhood; and it has been of Bairingpan School, has eno
"The atual total realised at by the grace he said when about the little foxes you have cessfully passed the entrance jour experienos that the inhabit-!|
Wednesday's "Oar Day quested to offer one: "O Lord little to fear from roaring lions. examination at the ants thereof compare very favour-
Military auction," remarks the Singapore bless the men that gather tea, and The" Hongkong Telegraph' is now on sale at, and will be delivered ably with some of the moral;
College, Sandhurst.
If the Apostle Peter had bean Pree Press, "was $17,093. Of the men who packed the tes, and taken before a court of inquisi- to subscribers by, the Dairy Farma Company. Ltd., Shanleen, Britishers of Canning Town and
this amount, $5,000 was for the the sailors who brought it over, tion, marshalled with form and Canton, who have been appointed our agents there.
Scotland Road respectively. If A disreputable-looking Chinese silver auctioneer's hammer." and all who have helped to provide circumstance, it is not likely he By Order. "HONGKONG telegraph."
London and Liverpool have more was charged before Mr. F. A. If we only knew where to find as with our afternoon tes." A would have denied his master. than their abare of Chinese, is in, Escoland, at the Police Court this that silver auctioneer we'd nat wholesome eat of reflections to be But just to bar ABRAHAM-On October 30, at No. 42-8, Nathan Road, Kow-because the men going from this morning, with being found on him bodily. Maskse his hammer; introduced at any tes-table, to be word flashed out on him loon, Elsie, beloved wife of Reuben Abraham, of the British cast as firemen eto, are often not enclosed premises. It was stated anyone could have that.
from the quick tongue of a sharp- American Tobacco Co. Ltd., Aged 29 years.
allowed to sign on again for the that the man was found in the
Of all our lyrics is any more syed sarving maid-→→Peter had not East, when they get to England, grounds of Major General Ventris 'Hongkong and Alcohol," says
true and touching than Kingsley's thought about contingencies of and consequently they are forced residence. Defendant said he a Telegraph headline.-Bat why
of the Three Fishers going out at that kind, or, if he did, had to set up in the dhoby and restaur-was going to visit a friend, but only a five-line paragraph, on area and their bodies washed up despised them; and it is never ant lines of business. Ugly stories, the name given was that of a subject whereon reams could be by the morning tide? "For man wise to despise an enemy. it is true, are told of their anxiety houseboy, who denied all know-written?
mast work and woman moet
Oz consider the temptations of to consort with white woman; but, ledge of the man. A fine of $10 or
weep, For there's little to earn our blessed Lord Himself. What a people who live in this part of the a month's hard labour, was pissed. It is a notorious fact that within the past few years the dom-world know that a bare five per
The Supreme Recommendation, and many to keep."
simple, incidental character had -An advertisement in a con-
Maob, but by no means too the first of them! He just hap- setio servant in Hongkong-whether cook, "boy," amsh or coolie-cent of auch stories are authentic. Daring
the week-end two temporary says: "Supplied by much, has been done of late for pened to be hungry, and had to has become a growing source of trouble and anxiety to the average If we know anything about the Chinese have been admitted to contract to the British Admiralty the trades scheduled dangerous, meet the apparently innocent housewife. Old residents will agree that the servant of to-day is East Ender, he is quite well able the Government Civil Hospital and most of the leading firms in the action of law and public anggestion that He should com far less amenable than he was, say, ten or fifteen years ago-be is to look after his womenfolk suffering from injuries caused by the British shipping world; also opinion the risks in such occupa-mand the stones to become bread. more insolent, "independent" and less, and, though lese capable, indeed not a few of these ladies being knocked down. A street used by shipping firms of other tions have been diminished, and The next sæsault on His integrity demande more wages and more time off than the servant of other contrive to look after themselves coolit, aged 62, was walking along countries, and has been used by that is all something toward the seems more worthy in moale days. The reason does not matter-there is the fact; and the result and the tearful solicitude or Queen's Road Central when be the Norddeutscher Lloyd.”
Christianising of society. is that there are few households in Hongkong which are not period-pressed by the Trade Union was knocked down by a truck
It and circumstance of its object-- is the Christian ically troubled by the servant problem: The situation is aggra-orators in sheer waste.
principle the panorams of the Kingdoms Such and sustained injury to his left "Niagara from Vancouver," which is the real humaniser of the world spread out before vated also by the fact that there is no adequate machinery in exis- hypocrites may deceives certain kass. The other case concerned chirps Sydney Evening News of our humanity. It is the Him. But however it may have tence to deal with the evil, and the housewife thus finds herself section of the British people with a 15-year-old boy who lives at 90, headlins. In these entirely at the mercy of a class whose members look upon employ their malicions alterances, but the Third Street. He was in Queen' synthetic processes, that's nothing worthy in any bearing the name ably be less to fear for most of days of habit of many grievous and un-been with Him there would prob- ment as little else than a means of exploiting those who happen to thinking portion will know what Road West when he was knooked to brag about. The Germans, we of Christian-to throw doubt on me from the "exceeding high. engage them. There are exceptions to this general rule, admittedly, construction to place on such down by motor ear No. 1, be believe, are now getting beer the need for Christianising the mountain" than from the mean but, in the main, the statement all too truly refisots the facts.
For this growing evil there is only one remedy, and that is Liverpool and Cardiff purified Depot. Bis injuries were not
sudden anxiety to see London, longing to the Dragon . Cycle from dandelions.
peoples of the Est, but even were clod on the footpath, more safety there no other consideration the on the topmost pinnacle of the v the introduction of a scheme for registering all domestic servants and so will the shipowners. II, serioas. -inch ■ scheme as we have on 'very many occasions advoosted, Chinese seamen were not willing
"Last year,” says the Nagasaki need is shown by the cheapnese temple than among the little Press, "Dr. Cook wished to do of human life throughout the stones we tread on er stamble and which we feel it a duty to continue to advocate until some to work for less wage than others, official pronouncement on the question is forthcoming. It may be they might be as wicked as Hotel Billiards Handicap faished, and was very much annoyed food and earthquake, millions
Oc Baturday night the Palace exploring work in the Himalayas, Orient. Thousands perish by over.
Then are we to live in nervouE argued that, in the present abnormal conditions caused by the Lucifer himself and the Labour Mr. Parkes bosting Mr. Bearde, becsuee the authorities in India starve in famine, and little seems apprehension every moment? war, the time is inopportune to deal with the problem, but, iass leaders would not care twopene, after an excellent game, by 36. refused to allow him to do so."- to be made of it But where No; but in the habit of watch. much as the mattor is a relatively simple and straightforward one,
Another handicap was arranged We consider the action of the Christ is there is, as there was fulases and unceasing" prayer, we ece no overwhelming reason why it should not be taken in hand A New Trick.
Од Saturday night, a well-Baj higbly commendable. Dr. without further delay. "In the Federated Malay States, at any rate,
with Him, "compassion for the The true way to prepare for the The Daily Chronicle informe known local gentlemen having Cook might have discovered one multitudo."
occasional crises and momentons the war is not standing in the way of a practical handling of this its readers of a new proselytising pot up a silver cup, valued at or two more North Poles in the The text suggests some facts in decision is by taking dus heed to question, for we notice that an ensotment to provide for the applicarose which the Germans and 8250. In order to win the cap it Himalayas, and we can't afford. our moral and spiritual experience the significant minutiae of every tion of a sobeme of regia'ration has recently been drawn German-Americans in the United is necessary to be the victor in just now, to embark on a diplomas well as on the more literal lins day's moral experience. Life is up there sad is shortly to come up for its first reading in the States have adopted. "A bork the new billiard handicap, in antic squabble with the Govern. we have so far followed. Taking so ordered that it tests character - Federal Council. The measure appears to follow, in the main, the which came to hand this week tennis tournament (beat 3 setement of the Arctic Regions,
it on that level, we are reminded continually, and incidentally, and, Ceylon Ordinance, of which we have already given a detailed out apparently as ordinary novel-out of 5) and in a bowling match, line. The responsibility for the working of the scheme devolves contained, in the middle of 21 heads up. For the billiard on Registrar appointed for the purpose, to whom both masters the volume, forty pages of handicap Mr. Hall and Mr. Simp-ia Great Britain at the preso too far ahead or too wide afield of them indiferent. We neither "Of the men who really count details of daily living. We are debilitates it. Our daily, moment- often entrapped through locking ly thoughts and acte are nase and servants have to faraish certain ressonable particulare, while special pleading for the Germanson will play 200 up at the time,
** say the Peking · and the Registrar has to register and furnish the applicant with a copy cause in the war. The first two Palace Hotel on Tuesday night, Trentoin of the registation in the form of an engagement book. All eng- of these pages were gammed to the return game being played at there are several of whom the mid ocean a score are broken near without becoming either, the for our temptations, forgetting do our ordinary work nor engage Times sontentiously that for ous vessel that sinks in in agements have to be entered in this book, which must also oɔntain gether and, when they were Kowloon Dock later.
publis heare bat little. "A faci; the harbour mouth. We expect better of the worse through them. the reasons of dismissal from previous employment unless there separated, it was found that the Theft and Assault.
and of those who don't count, reasons are privately stated to the Registrar. The strong point of words "Political notes here be At the Police Court this morn- the eoteme is that the Registrar has the power in withhold rogie-case of Censor, had been ing, before Mr. F. A. Hassland, trasion, while masters are not permitted to employ anregistered stamped with a rabber stamp." a Chiness was charged on remand much. servants. Another admirable feature is that registration is optional Which helps to prove that Ger- with having in his, possession where employer and employee are both Asiatics or of the same many will never fight so long as large bar of iron, expposed to At the Licensing Sessions at our very feet. A Chinese pro-matter of every day, incidental nationality.
she has any hope of attaining base been stolen. Be was also t'other day, Mr. Looker, in the berb says that we do not fall over to our state and nature and, the Hare, in broad detail, we have the basis of a scheme which her ends by safer-end fouler charged with amaulting a con- course of an impassioned ad free, mountain, we stumble at a clod, lifa appointed for us could quite easily be copied in Hongkong and which, when in means. Fortunately there are stable. The facts of the case said: "In a public bsr is some True, and largely because carefal It is best so, fax operation, would be of the greatest possible value to the European few people at llems on whom were that, the man was found times happens that people be preparation is made for mountain: ware a poor community. Apart from its simplicty-and it would surely be the special pleading" will not carrying the iron near the railway come noisy and have to be put out climbing. It is deeply improciés had in it no i romible to delegate the Registrer's work to one or other of our many be thrown away. It will take a line at Honghom and, when asked-How shankful Hongkong ought to look, on the fatiarborn, at the venture Government servants-there is the fact that its introduction would let of that sort of argument to by a constable where it came from, to be that thess distrowing ex-spot hap Edward Whymper on tombs
small sources of income, the scheme could he made almost, if not Fryait murder still fresh in their iron was found to belong to the bars. It would be an awful thing companiona were hurled down that } for Ho; involve very little expense. Indeed, from the licence fees and other convines persons who here the be struck the constable. The hibitions are confined to pablis; the safe side of the suddenly parted Chri
rope, stood horrified while his four
Kowloon Billards,
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whether here or in Hongkong, temptation on great moale and Whoso howeth out stones may one hears a Sheol of a lot too with rand array; we prepare be hurt therewith, and be that for the big fight, and, looking out closeth wood is endangered for it, slip into some mean ambush |thersby." Dar probušion" is a
entiraly, self-supporting. Looked at from whatever standpoint, such aninde, and who to-day are read-railway, Bis Worship sentenced if any of our Tooting Aristoran propomi has everything to commend it, and the fovernment has here ing of Germany's chivalrons the man to two months hard should ca
an opportunity of patting into foron one of the most mental pieces of intention of banosforth taking labour for the Wainwînt Légfention myne brought laso ezining me in the Colony, Farbans ons Pelguse the on plains of torpedoed and one month
of, thousands of feet,
But, after all, faz-more-lives