THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1916.
THE SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS.
SINKING OF THE -ARABIA.
THE COCONUT IN
TRAVANCORE
Up to the Minute:
Douglases.
#a. $ Indos Def, . & b. 8 Steamboats. #. $ Obiose Sugars: B. $ H.K. Wharves, b. $ von Docks. 8. $
88.
H.K. Lands.
S'hai Cottone.
China Prov.
21. 8
Cements.
b. $
B.K. Tramway, b. $
120.00. 138 00. 20.60. 130.00. 85.00. 129 00. 96 00. $ 118.00. 8.85. 11.75. 6:90.
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Movers. Benjamin and Polls advise us that the Langkat output
is se follow :-
Deo. 1
"
11
5
100
Toas DB
***
2
96
***
L
+1
3
90
#7
4
95
+
90
•
116
97
103
#
109
95
"
108
*
12
102
**
I
13
102
***
+
#
14
103
17
•
15
106
»
18
104
19
101
92
93
10 11
17
12
18 19
10
Total to 19th inst, 1,898
Daily average
90.88
How Another Lusitania Tragedy was Averted,
An Interesting Legend.
LIVELY PEACE HEETING. 1,500 GERMANS KILLED
Conference Broken up at Cardiff.
Document.
ROUND THE SHOPS.
SOME HINTS TO PRESENT-SEEKERS.
WHAT
'TELEGRAPH " ADVERTISERS HAVE TO OFFER.
London Nov. 12.-Farther pro- Terrible Disaster in the Fort tests were made in Cardiff yester day against the Pesos Conference In the city. A large demonstration
The Exchange Telegraph Com The moal conspicuous feature of citissos, headed by Mr. G. B in the vegetation on the coast of Stanton, M.P., with bands playing pany has received the following ~Marseilles, Nov. 13.-—It was no fault of the pirate commander of Travancore is the coconut tres. Patriotic sir and banners display special article from Mr. Henry
Once again, Hongkong's numerous business establisfiments are the German submarine that the Salt is sewential to its growth, and ing patriotic mottoes, marched Wood, United Press correspon
woaring, their Christmas garb, and it only needs the most oneml tragedy of the Lusitanis was not inland it does not flourish. The through the principal thorough-dent with the French action st
That about 1500 Harman observation to perceive that a really wonderfully varied stock of wea repasted in the case of the Arabia, cativen say that the coconut tree faron. It was originally intended Verdun
of the human voice cannot pas Cory Hall, where the Peace soldiers and officers were killed in sonable goods has been brought into the Colony. Considering how Oly the hasard of a number of will not shrive where the sound that the demonstrators should
Conference was sitting, but, to a territo explosion that boourred far removed we are from the producing marketa of the world, and circumstances **** 3. fortunate
reach it. This is quite true, smooth sea, the pssring of a few There is a curious legend about void possible disturbance, this in the fort of Dossamont on that the import trade has been serionely bit by the war, is in a May 17 has now been established tribute to the enterprise and forsight of koal businom manage- trawlera and the slowness with the origin of the free, Hinda was prohibited by the polios. which the vessel suconmbed to
The Peace meeting was held by by competent authorities of the ments that the shops have so much to offer the public. Balew we her death wound, saved the 800 tradition says that Kusi Bajsh the National Council of Civil French armies. At the time the, in hddy form, a fiw notes of the various linerty which
worshipped a supreme deity and passengers and crew from perish made no offerings to inferior gods. Liberties The delegates appeared explosion took place the fort of Telegraph advertisers specialise, taking note not only Stcoinfully ing like the 1,500 victime of the Ia time he became almost equal to be, almost without exception, Douaumont was being kept under searable articles but also many everyday requirements on sale by
I have just been talking to the to these inferior gode and accom- men of military age, the night and day bombardment by well-known firm the year through :-
majority under 30. There was the French of such an moreipating plished many wonders. Amongst also a fair sprinkling of women. and unremitting asture that it fret little group of passengera from the torpedoed ship to teach other things he made many of Great precautions were taken to was practically impossible for a
the graina. At last be desired to Marseilles, and no one who heard makes human being superior to prevent anybody but authorised man to lase the fort without musical instruments, the Ander the Hongkong Hotel management,
delegates attending. The meeting being killed.
son Music Company stande in the whïah is stèr mindful of the obedu any ordinary mortal. He com- |
This bombardment was kept up front raak of the Colony's basis of those who prefer hotel life to impressed by the similarity of the pieted its head, but the other was advertised to commeres at two crimes. No warning was
was consequently impossible for when all thoughts rightly tata to establishment fa- « Osliny whore given to the Arabia to stop demigode beosme so alarmed that 2.30, but she doors were thrown anbeasingly for weeks, sad sitesse, and at Christmas time, the worries of running • domatic Mr. James Winstone, President the few men leff alive within the the lighter side of life, music is one is largely at the merdy of ther persuaded him to osess his open at 2 o'clock. work. The head he had made
of the South Wales Miners' fort, as well as for the new troops an simost indispensable enjoy-]esrvante. Since last Chrisimae fory was transformed intra coconut
The gramaphone has many improvements have been tree, henceforth designed to be Federation, presided, being sup- who came to take the place of the ment
ported by Mr. J. Thomas, 1,500 killed, to carry the bodies evolved from a violation of music curried out at this, the premier one of the most useful of all trees. P. and Mr. Ramsey Maodon out of the fort and bury them, to be one of its foremost pro hotel of the Colony, sad, whặt is
More than one writer has pointed
another expedient had to be duoers, and the Columbia firm, more, sproist pains have been The fact bad better be faced at
ald. out that it is possible to build and
The 1,500 corpses were of which the Anderson Mario taken to keep up a bigh rapatas Mr. Winstone had hardly begun found. once. Germany has deliberately riga bost, and also to load it with his pench when the opposition therefore Barried into one of the Company are agents here, tion so far as chisine is conoorka. broken her pledges to Americs. and has chosen to defy the world bread, wine, water, oil, vinegar started. The crisis came later on subterranean galleries of the fort, has put upon the market dothe It is not to the wondered at,
Lusitanis outrage.
their sccounts, could fail to be
at
* in the case of the Lusitania she was sank treacherously, and the pssengers left to shift for them. ecives, 10 drift about in open
boats 300 miles from land.
Ler:-
Survivor's Story.
sugar and other commodities ali
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The Anderson Music Co. In the matter of music and
The Hongkong Hotal, Enterprise in the watchwold of
;
by sinking at sight everything on from the coconut tree, Plantain during an address by Mr. Thom-where they were piled up one really wonderful productions, therefore, that the hotel is be Despite the polios pro-above the other along the walls large stock of which Monate. Ap-coming increasingly popular dith the seas regardless of one-trees are frequently men growing hibition, crowd of demon- from the floor to the ceiling and derson now bars. Some splendid residents and toniske slike. This quences, political or otherwise.
amongst the coonuta. The
appeared the allowed to remain there until in machines, an almost unlimited fentiva season spacial menus will doorways, led by Mr termittent interruptions in the selection of reasrás, contributed be served, and everything pos Mr. George Mortimer Gordon, plantain tres thrives from the sea level to an altitude of 6,000 one of the Arabia's passangere feet, and it is always considered Stanton and Captain Edward bombardment during the succeed to by such well-known singers and sible will be dons to keep up an who reached berato-day, gare me emblem of fertility. Tapper, of the Seamen's Union, ing week allowed them to be composers se W. E. Squire, sphere of į šildy and good the following story of the dissa-
A force fight ensued for the taken out a few at a time and adame Clara Batt, Tsays, Sir cheer. Recently the hotel has The leaves аге commonly
Henry Wood, Pachman, Sir secured the services of a talented While the French have been Thomas Beecham's Orchestra, orchestrs, whose prograCAL CELLO “It was 11.15 in the morning employed in dressing blisters. Possession of the hall and gradu-baried.
If the upper surface be applied to ally the demonstrators forend their when the Arabis was torpedoed the blistered part, the basling way in. They rashed through the in possession of many of the de- and George Robey, can be chosen will most assuredly add to the The sea was as smooth a glass, process soon takes plane; but if sudience and mounted the plat tails of this terrific explosion from, and a marvel at the price anjoyment of the who patruise and nearly all the passengers the sore must not skin over too form from which Mr. Ramsay almost from the day it occurred, ar the "Little Wonder" recorde. the establishment during the were on deck enjoying the sun rapidly, the under surface of the Macdonald quickly disappeared. it is only since the reconquest of each perfect in make. These are Christmas holidays.
"Silver Dish" Hams Mr. Thomas and Mr. Winstone the fort on October 25 that they only $350 a dozen, and, spari abine. Our ship was making top leaf is applied sad this sets san remained to argas with the in-have been able to verify all of the from being smaller, are equal to The new "Silver Diab" i can ag - FAMOUS ASTRONOMER'S speed. Indeed, it seemed difficult
irritant, Plantain leaves out into DEATH. for a submarine to get us, so rounds are frequently used as raders, but their voices were details in soch a manner as to the larger sort. The sheet music have recently eprung into och leave not the slightest doubt as to of this firm has been one of its prominence and are gaining wide rapidly were we forging ahead.
Hindu carcely heard in the tamalt, "Stewarde were handing round plates by the natives.
The big platform was quickly the number killed. The minimum strong lines in the past, and just popularity amongst the Europeaz the ostal pre-lunch bowls of soup. sacred banyan tree.
temples are always built near the
filled with the excited demon- figures that have been definitely now a very fins collection har ration of the commuity. The And then, of a sudden, without It is believed tast Vishnu was strators, who waved their flage established are 1,500 dead, while been got together, including gente for them are Meara, she slightest warning of any kind, born amongst ite rastling Hayes, and sang patriotic songs. The other figures and other evidence classics from the old masters and How Fang and Go, This brand the beet modern compositions, makes splendid Christmas Bhas there was a great shook, a than la villege communities suspected original audience gradually dis- increase this even to 2,000,
6 guiranibe goes derca plosion, a crash, followed persons are taken mader a banyan appeared and the meeting resolv- Up to the present time there is The rrosat arrival of some excel and
For quality thay ban- All of us know what had hap-free and made to swear to theed itself into a lively patriotic only one important detail lacking, leat violins, cases, bows and aliach one.
demonstration. . .
and that is the original cause of isooessories makes this shop worth not be surpassed. Householders tomatoes sad mud after leaving have been, however, it is knows masie for Ohrieimas,
Mr. Winstone was pelted with the explosion. Whatever it may remembering when thinking of need not seek farther for a reliable artiole when bar in Messrs, Mackintosh and Co. one right at band which can be the hall. He was protected by that it was communicated to the the police with great difficulty bage magazines of explosives and Noted for the excellence of absolutely relied upon. The
Discoverer of the Canals of Mars
New York, Nov. 13.-The death has occurred at Flagstaf, Arizona, of Professor Peraival Lowell, the well-known astrono-
.mor.
Ia meny ways Professor Lowell might have been called the American counterpart of the late Sir Robert Ball, the English Astronomer loyal, for both had
by a moment of strange silence,
truth of their statements. They pened, though only a few had hold one of the leaves in their stou the torpedo racing towards hands and pray to the gods to the ship a second before it strack curse them and their families, if her. There was no panic, no what they say is not true. cries, to confusion;
"We had several submarine drills during the voyage. We had an extraordinary gift of popular cur lifebelts at hand, and each of expositions of an abstruse, but fascinating science.
The St. Thomas' Christiana say that the Cross was made from a banyan tree, and that is why it
isavce have never ceased trem-
that therefore its leaves have never, since cessed rustling in a state of eostatic emotion,--Exchange.
as knew his or her allotted station, bling. The Buddhiste amsert that and the number and position of this is the tree Baddha loved They took different lines, bow-boat. So quite quietly and order-most when he was on earth, and ever, for while Ball trusted onlyly all walked to their stations,
"The women-there were 169 to clear and pellucid style of leclaring and writing, Lowell's women and children aboard-be- theory of oensis in Mara induced, haved splendidly. I heard one little boy cry out, 'Ob, mammy, for a time at any rate, more public interest in the state of that is the ship going to sink?" splendid orb than in the social few went to their cabins to save conditions prevailing on "Moiber what they could, but they were exceptions, for none know how Eirth."
keep afloat.
A
from the angry mob.
DEATH OF MR. G. Å.
REDFORD.
For Many Years Examiner of Plays,
th
munitions which the Germaans had concentrated in the fort, with men's war, Meers. Mokintosh hams are prepared and packed by make a distinot appeal to ladies and J. Nickson and Complay, the most appalling effects.
The reinforced concrete walls who are seeking to present friend of Liverpool and London, and of the fort, some of them ceveal with a seasonable token. Many their name alone is sufficient fa yards thick, and with practiosily are the goods here to be found commend them to a public which no air vents or escapes, retained which will surely cause the mas likss good things at a very fos- all of the concamion of the sz-culine mind to rejoice, and asonable Azure, plosion to such an extent that there is a very big stock now in the hundreds of the garrison possession of the firm one can re
“Mr. Jamis Steer. Wälches, evon the very best,
We regret to announos the death of Mr, George Alexander were killed by mere shock alone. Commend a visit with conf leace. bare nasty babit of going Those who survived quickly died Walking sticks, kuitted waistcoats, roog, and any poresdfing a Redford, who was for 17 year of the fames and gatves let lobes khaki muffiers and jerseys, plain faulty ons should remember that Examiner of Plays. Mr. Redford died in a nursing home on Novem by the explosions, and which, of jerseys, evening dress wear, ties an experienced English walok. ber 10 last, after a long illness.
course, had no outlet from the in profusion, and a hundred and maker is to be found in the Golday, "It was 'exactly an hour and
Daring the first part of his life long, narrow, walled-in galleries. one other things claim attention, who, if entrusted with the work of ooor pation and, seeing that the firm has no repair, will be sure to give the
almost satisfaction. Following the
and clooks of all 'devoriptions, an of the torpedo that the Arabis of the branches of which he be-
on
The Dairy Farm.
Watches
For a distracted period the many minutes the Arabis would thirty-five minutes after the firing | he was engaged in a bank, of one of the fort by the Germans they other business on hand bat 10] the question, "Is Mare signal- world at large was agitated with All Saved Without Accident. sank. Her list bad been very care manager. In 1894 he auo. [Ware construeting a tunnel up to specialiss in men's goods, norber Gatients inskra. "Personally I found that my slight at first. For the frat halfceeded the late Mr. Pigott as the fort from their lines in the undivided attentión is brought to | ling?" and out of that aroo the boat had been smashed by the ex-hour, indeed, there seemed little aminor of Playe, after having been rear; this túndel passing entirble bear on the choice they make.ments, can: beölennéésireki replir» undar the fort and then which angurs well for quality od at the workshop of Mr. James Sleer, of 4, D'Aguilar Strost, and Paibility of replying from plosion, and I had to look about change in her, but then she be for some years that gentleman's down
people who are wary about an the supposed for another. I got into the last gan to settle down and Anally assistant. Daring that time he is
towards Verdun, and style." our planet Lo
trasting their time-pissss to the rigaale. Nothing osme of i'. but one to leave the ship, having she dipped stern first, her, nose said to have read some 9,000 It served to enable the Germans
Ia spits of mach
adveres to haal myself into it band over straight up in the air, and anak plays. He spent most of the to bring up troops from the rear, It would be difficult to imagine somewhat doubtful workmanship criticism Professor Lowell never arm by the ropes, an exercise very slowly. Her gradual dis- summer months at his house at pass them under the fort, and on Christmas in Hongkong withour of Chinese firms could not do abandoned his faith in the exist which, needless to say, was quite appearance was one of the most Bourne End, and was well known down to the front line trenches the Dairy Farm to apply their better than to give the expert a ence of a race of sentient beings new to me.
moving and pathetic sprotnélos Iļa) an osrstán on the Thamas. towards Verdun without subjaot- on Mare, and Mr. H. G. Welle
have over witnemed.
dainues. The festive board at mada admirable use of the theory
Mr. Radford in obiady remem. ing them to the unceasing shell well-known and delectable table trial.
Are of the French, which would this assion is one of the Buffeters from ama would in his brilliant book, The War
the bankers, and I believe it was caused in 1907 by his refusal of reach the front alive. It was into happy one, but to be spoiled by being confined to their The Arabis was struck aft in bered for the stir which was Have allowed very few ever to main factors which go to make of oste to have their Christmas in the boats before the latter were due to the coal breaking the effect lienos to certain plays, which
this gallery and tunnel that the mained afloat so long. Two Swinburne, Bie Times Barrie, and fored away.
right géod things. These things of undergoing such an unhappy engine-room men were killed.
the Dairy Farm OJ., Ltd., supply, experiance if they keep a bottle Anthony Hops, George Müredith,
German prisoners taken even We had a very trying time on Henry James, G. Bernard Shaw,
fost on Optober 26 still recount to they have made special arrange them. Mr. Nobbs was for many
of the Worlds."
Last to leave was the captain. The women and children were goi off first of all, taking their places
A Cure for AltRTEL.
Yet that Mars may have been launched. All the bosta were got of the explosion that the ship, re-evoked a protest sighed by A. 0.1500 dead bodies wore carried #nonbas it must be set out with froom, bat-they-need-have-no-four
dead for a snemay, in fact, never have been alive-is an opinion brid by meny distinguished
Atlantio.
#
away without accident, thinks to the smoothness of the sea.
“In the meantime the gunners
Bijou
Hongkong Theatre...
scientists on both sides of the of the Arabis, sticking to their the trawler, although the crew and others, & Joint Committed au isto as the reconquest of the and this year;'ni in previous years, of Nobba asthma cara besida post, had red at the periscope of were kindness itself. Bat, as you of the Lords and Commons the French, officers their horros tosits in the way of poultry, kains, yodra s’biliker from this distress- the submarine, which they be may imagine, there was no ao-appointed, which held an inquiry, One of the strongest opponente lieve they sank; I do not know if [commodation for such a large and took a large amount of her, on being sent up the frowaniagos, and many other com-ling complaint, and be olsims to of Professor Lowell's theory was they really did sink the U boat, number of passengers.
estibles which are indispensable, have discovered a radical onre The remedy can be We were evidence. Mr. Bedford told the line tranches at Verdun, they All the Company asks from their therefor. that "grand old man of woïence,'
passed through this long tunnel the late Dr. Alfred Russell Wallans. for another periscope was seen 48 hours aboard her, and the first Committee that, out of the plays and gallery under the Fort of own their needs in plenty of it sells at 32.60 a bottle.
customers is that they shali miske obtained at Komura, A. 8. Watson's; later near the sinking Arabia. night a terrific storm came pa, which had been submitted to tremendone a dogmatism as Lowell of a second submarino.
Mara," he declared with It may, however, have been that with thunder and lightning Wo him, 45 had been refused; and 30 Donaumont, where each side, time to sure their wante being
from the floor to the ceiling, was easirded.
The Hongkong Thoatse, sa wa were tossed about unmercifully, permanently prohibited.
prophesied when it was frot himself, "is not only uninhabited |
In 20 minutes all the boats and all were fick. Most of us by intelligent beings, but is had got away safely, and we hung were lying about on deck, exposed mittee was in Mr. Redford's many mudbags.
The verdict of the Select Com-walled up with the bodies, like so
The Bijon Theatre, which is opened, has come to stay, Sammer absolutely uninhabitable."
Io April 1910 Professor Lowell about watching the doomed ship, to the cold and rain, and were favour. They recommended that
quite an old-amablished nemato winter it is m bright and coza- delivered a lecture on Mars and and waiting to be picked up drenched to the skin. Eventually the office of Examiner of Plays
graph house," "fill" retains a bold fortable little hommy: sherlight is Some trawlers came up in about sailor was good enough to let should be continued, and suggest- The Japanese Ebálgrant,
on ita patrons. It has recently 8904, and sha, picsaren mee well the Martians" at the Royal Institn- lion, but it cannot be said that an hour and took off the passen me have his bunk and blanket. ed that an Advisory Board should } Japanese anigrants in America en ried and looks very hehe Dimond from the he succeeded in convincing bis gera from my boat and from two We were all thankful to reach be appointed to miss him. They remitted 4,482;774 yen to their smart
and workmanlike. In Skythe big Armatim contibung to a tömen Lárgyári others. audience.
did not agree with the suggestion home country during the first son Christens offering, consists of Liser's Last Moments.
None of the passengers waved that the work should be handed okibs of this year, according to load four-pars drams: The of "peaker Although he had a world-wide. "We still hovered around for
an favestigation carried out by hener of the Abym and reputation as &D astronomer, the commander of our wwwler any of their belongings. Most of over to the Home Offion. Lowell was known in Americs as had an idea that the Germans them loat all their money and The post held by Mr. Bedford the Department of Communin reuol comedy, The Little iddla Frödie," "Thore are also a minor pool, and he had also might attempt to board the Arsowellary. One, a member of the was filled on his resignation by tion. Japannee in Hawall theatrical profession, I believe, Mr. G. 8. Btroot. The appoint: 1,602,907 yes, “back bong been in the diplomatic service. bin, in order to get her papers lost all his professional property, mesafe in the hands of the Lord those in Canada 1,054 yan and was a not undistinguished and he was determined to prevent valued at $7,000.
aking a stál of 7,080, 393 jen vallar.
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