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SOLE AGENTS:
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1917.
THE COMMONS And the Rulekatag
When a British First Lord makes one, sisternent and a Ger man admiral makes a contrary
DAY BY DAY.
THE MAN-POWER QUESTION.
KO-ONE EVER REPEATED one, we may be pardoned if we 80ANDALOUS STORY WITH A GOOD slect to take the word of the PURPOSE. Britiaber. Laat night Bester reported Admiral von Capelle
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To-morrow's Aalversary.
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atating that his navy's ex- pectations as to the submarine business had been surpassed.«. Being the perfect gentlemen that he i, be naturally went on to say that the Home press, at the To-morrow is th 17th anniver- instigation of the Government, wary of GeneralBaller's third had been concealing the truth as croming of the Trola. to sinkinge. It is the first time, by the way, that we have heard of the British pros as being ready
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., tically no shipping in the North
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
Returid.
Mr. B. O. Mortó returned to
unfil to-morrow.
to print deliberate lies, or of the the Colony by thele. Venesasis. British Government se wanting
Volunteer Eserves. to have deliberate lies printed;
There are no frades for the but that is a detail. The doughty Volunteer Roservi for the week admiral then proceeded to ending scoh 3. announce that "there was prio-
To Correspdents. J. D. Thomma; and ** Haupt- Sea." With cruel diereged mann von Kospick Your for Baa sensibilities, Sir Edwed Carson, on the other hand, blurts letters are unavoably held over oat the truth-which is that, fom the first to the eighteenth of de present month, (ie, with “fright- iclness" at its height) 6,178 ships arrived at British ports and 5873 ships left British ports. The rule which First Lord adds that there jave Correspondents are requested to observe the
Dames and addresses with been no less than 3,000 dips forward their requires them to Communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for within the danger sons ainny * publicstles, but as an evidence of their bona fides,
HONGKONG.
TELEPHONE NO. 616.
Government Service.
· NO RECEIPT STAMP.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Among the other oelebrities A case was heard at the Miscis that they have given to the world Men Released from Herkoor tracy this morning in which J. M. Manchester and Salford (says the Franco, of Kowloos, was charged. Manchester Guardian) may olsim the late Mr. George Bradshaw who with unlawfully executing s receipt on December 8, by not originated the famone "Railway fixing a stamp thereon. 11
Gaide," the new issue of which Defendant admitted not putting
has suddenly become more im- particulars of the number of • stamp on, but said that, at the portant than ever. He was born Houskong Government officers time, he had no at mp in the Pendleton in 1801. As a youth so far released for service with house. He gave the person by he was apprenticed to an engravRE, His Majesty's armies or for other whom the money was paid fire and in 1830, when in business for pants with which to buy s stamped three maps of inland himself in the mme trade, be Postal Inspector Watt said he
At Yesterday's meeting of the Legislative Council, members were furnished with the following
war work
Colonial Secretary's Office. Senior
Staff (3) Allowed to had interviewed the parson who rigation, which were at that Join H M's Forces: N. L. Smith, paid the money, who said that time very areful to travellers by G. B. Sayer Ramaining in Hong- she had tried to perenade Franco canal. In 1838, when railwayu hud kong, 3.
to pats stamp on the receipt, bat began to supersede canals ine passenger trafo, Bradshaw pub- Subordinate Staff (1). Remaining that he had refused.
lived a railway map of Great Bri in Hongkong, 1.
His Worship reminded de- main, and in 1839 be issued "Brad- Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. fendant that it was serious haw's Railway Time-Tables." In Senior Staff \(0, Subordinate offence, for which he was liable to the following year the title was Staff (0) Allowed to Join H. M's fine of $100. A fine of $5 was changed to "Bradshaw's Railway
Remaining in Hong-imposed,
Companion," which was sold at a Forces, Nil. kong, 3, (1 Tazancy).
shilling. This soon became re- Audit Department.
{cognised as a more or less official Shareholders the Hongkong Senior Staff (3),—Allowed to join
guide. The companies, wishing and Shanghai Bking Corpora-H M's Forces, nil. Remaining in
io avuist in its regular monthly ion are remindethat the Bank's Hongkong, 2, (1 on leave).
The Hongkong, Canton and public ution, agreed to make any alterations in their train serviose meeting takes pla to-morrow at Subordinate Staff (1) Joined, nil Macao Steam be at Company's
Remaining in Hongkong, 1.
steamer Taishan is to ras patsad of on any day when the at the beginning of the month, 2000, at the Cită vil.
Treasury.
excursion to Maoso, for the Fro- Senior Staff (1) and Subordinate cession of the Croat, on Sunday,
idea occurred to them.” In Dio-
the now familiar “Guide" ap- regularly up to the present time.
Bank Mtlag.
For th Races. Among thepassengers who
Excursion to Macao.
All communications intended for publicatlon should be addressed } Ziven time. As Max Abler arrived from hanghai for the Staff (0).—Allowed to join H. K's the 25th inst. The steamer wilember, 1841, the first number of would have said, a man thajoan Races by the a Venezuela were Forces, Nil Remaining in Hong-depart from the Company's Winspeared, and it has been issued
to the Editor.
Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
A.B.C... 8th edition. Westera Unios Office address: 11, Ice House St.-
Telephone: No. 1
The Hongkong Telegraph-
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1917.
THE MAN-POWER QUESTION.
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lie like von Cepelle "copter Mr. Burkill, NJ. A. Hayes, Mr. kong, 1. have somethin' done to m."J, S. Fearon a Mr. Morris. We trust our Ohiness reader will take careful note of this fred in- stance of Germany's pious reard for the truth.
Japan, Chlox and Germanj
The news in yesterday's graph na to Japan's part i the recent Peking Note to Germany will be heartily welcomed in Fog. kong. As most of our res who are at all interested mat be well aware, there has been a ort of talk" locally anent Japan's attitude in the matter, many ulerably well informed persons not hesitating to hint that abe was beat upon China's
War Loa Subscription. The local banager of the Chartered Bak has received a cable advice from the London Office state that the Chartered Bank, isolig constituents and
War Loar 4,885,000 of which $2,370,00 i new money.
Assessor's Office.
Senior Stall (1) and Subordinate Staff (V)-Allowed to join H. M'■ Forces, Nil Remaining in Hong- kong, 1.
Lok Street Wharf at 9 m. returning from Mecap at 7 p.m.
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· The "Prospectus”---much talk. ed of at the moment-was in uso for literary enterprises earlier Singleton, Hutchins, Clarke, P. Cs. than in the Oity, my the Fainting (killed), Reid, A., Coove, Chronicle. Boswell, writing in
Harbour Department. Senior Staff 6),-Allowed to join the staff, sabecribed to the M's Forces, B. R. EL Taylor, iach, Alichurch (killed), Edwards, 1791, gives the name to Dr. Jahn-
Remaining in Hongkong, 4, (1
J., Dick, Delahunty, Carpenter, son's plan for the Dictionary, Tilliss, Swan, James, Hourihan, but a dozen years before that the racancy). N Appearance.
Subordinate Staff (10)-Allowed Lane, Hoare, Edwards, R. Hen term was applied to a somewhat Then weise was called at the to join H. M.'s Forces, B. H. Aderson, Vincent, Lec.-Segt. Wilson, similar appeal by Goldsmith. Metrat to-day in which a Craig, F. P. Lenfester, A. W. Daily, P. Cs. Dorrington, Stimson, Goble, The only known copy of the ship ekar named Cooper is Remaining in Hongkong, 7.
proposal" af Robert Burns for Logan, Andrews, Nicoll, Philippe Williams, Alexander, Brennan, Ro-the Kilmarnock edition of his chata fith being drank and Imports and Exports Department bertson, Harron; McLennan, Mur- Poems, 1788, was sold in a Lon- disar it wee stated by Senior Staff (4)......Allowed to join Serge MeTallach. that the H. M's Force, Nil Remaining in phy, J. Murphy, J. D., Ellis, don anction room last autumn Fol-Segt. Hodge, Loe.-Segt. Wa.for £275. By the middle of last defendwas not present. The Hongkong,
son, P. Cs. Gardner (killed), Clark, century the company_prospectus case been adjourned for a
Subordinate Staff (9)-Allowed JR., Clark A.R., Reynolds, Lee was in fall flood.. Baron Grant Bemaining in appropriately made a bobby or basiness of collecting examples, and over 90 huge volumes of them
old up. were among his effects when he
It was a wire plan of His Excellency the Governor's to use the remaining strictly neutral. For month bow be heard that the to join E. M.'a Force, W. Knight Sezt. Paterson, opportunity presented by yesterday's meeting of the Legislative this there war, pзrhaps, some defendend joined another Remaining in Hongkong, 7, (1 on Hongkong, 98, (2 vacancies).
the bailbeen renewed week ship dring defended, and by weer Mr. Hi, deck
Royal Observatory.
Prison Department.
Conneil to clear the air somewhat in regard to the local mso-power little justification, for certain question, and to explain the circumstances which led up the crea-fairly in acil dan Barnaher quite a number of points apon which a measure of confusion has bare taken apon themselves to this advios WAI arisen, and we feel euro that it has at least made one point quite advise the Chinese to "keep clear namely, that, whoever else may have been standing in the out." That
DOW quite evident, way of men anxious to go to the Front, His Excellency certainly authorised by the Govern has not. He has called the Commission into being, not because he ment is
tion of the recently-appointed Commission. The sprech deals with notably the Osaka Mainichi P.0.8) case was remanded H. M.'s Forces, B. D. Evans. Re-Hongkong, 1.
Subordinate Etall (27)—Allowed.
considered that step to be the best means of dealing with the pro-for it is definitely known that yesterdgen, he saw a cinder | Elderry. Remaining in Hongkong, kòng, 17, (5 vacancies).
is entirely st one biem, bat in deference to the urgent representations of the Unofha Japan ial members of the Councils. Had Sir Henry been of a mind to with the other Allied Powers ignore those representations, and to have noted solely on his own concerned, and that it was the
and the
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leaves
Senior Stan (3)-Allowed to join E. M's Forces, NIL Remaining in Senior Staff (1).—Allowed to join
for snoweek, and the bail
maining in Hongkong, 2 was ordo be forfeited.
The appointment of Lord- Subordinate Staff (0). #ft of Coal.
to join H M's Forces, Warder Dyon as Lord-in-Waiting to Supreme Courtl Sergeload, of the Water
Speed, Warder Didsbury, Warder the King should interest Lanos- Senior Staff (4).-Lent to Colonial Miller, Wanchai bay Office for war work, S. B. B. Mc- Warder May. Remaining in Hong- Lancastrian
Warder Johnson (killed), shira, BBYI the Manchester
Guardian, for he comes of
family, Jordan Kanyon having been Lord-of Kenyon in Winwick in the time was Lord Chief Justice in the of Henry IL The first Baron year which witnessed the trial of Warren Hastings, and the present to join H. M.'s Forces, E. P. Leigh, month, succeeded to the title se s prer, who was only married lant J. O. Kille, C. D. de Haney. Be-bay of five in 1889. He is maining in Hongkong, 3,
landowner Dear Balton, and, in Sanitary Department.
connection with an hotel at Little Senior Staff (4).--Allowed to join Halton which belonged to him, he H. M. Fores, Nil, Remaining in some years ago took a bold step Hongkong, 4
ia the direction of temperanOS. Subordinate Staff, (31).-Allowed
Official Receiver Office.
Subordinate Stall (0).
Magistracy.
Medical Department. Senior Staff (9)-Allowed to join Re-H. M's Forces, Nil. Remaining in Hongkong, 9, (Belease of one under consideration).
Bubordinate Staff (6)-Allowed
Police, in boat moba rather suspicious mannerns of the Japanese 2 vacancy). coaling ers. He eventually Subordinate Staff (4)-Allowed initiative, we might have seen established, instead of the present i who suggested the terms of the went onpat and found that to join H. M.'s Forces, Nil body, a Tribunal before whom all men of military age would have | Central Government's Note. It there m cwis, of corl on maining in Hongkong, 4.
boat taken aboard the] Senior Staff (1).-Allowed to join been compelled to appear. The situation in Hongkong would then may be eden, 100 ft Tokyo board. even of colon
we published yesterday, that the
steamer it was found that HLM.'s Forces, Nil. Remaining in have been more in keeping with the conditions which obtain at message dated February 14 which Home.
It is this question of the advisability of compulsion's being papera in gomural"
The mory was that they applied to Hongkong which is the most important aspect dealt with public are rejoicing at China's they bright to the coal. Hongkong, 1. in His Excellency' alterance. The demand of the deputation which line of sin, amat barn bed elf the deck of
them imat. Mr. J. R. Wood, H. M's Forces, Nil Remaining in before the men sible body to consider individual applications," but the reply of the
were Hongkong, 3 (1 employed past time Governor to that proposal was that he disapproved of the formation The Germans Frightened,
Meanwhile it is quito evident chargedtealing, fined them in Police),
Subordinate Staff (0). of such a body and was recommending the Secretary of State to impose compulsory service, "with the necessary power of exempthat the German Minister in each St
District Officer, Taipo. tion." That recommendation was despatched to the Colonial Office in Paking and bis worthy com. (evidently by mail) in despatchon dated January 22 and January mercial associates are letting no 29, the essential parts of the communications being made known chasos go by of preventing China to the anofficial members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, from taking the fast step. W Government to appoint a Board " to bear oases brought soluntarily | cffers of money are being made to be had þld bj one of them to join H. M.'s Forces, W. Hollands. H. M.'s Force, H. Green, Remain him and another-Baller, "Ken- It was then that the unofficial members "strongly advised" the bave it authoritatively that hage stoepertor Sim that
waited upon the Governor was for the appointment of "a respon. Hayashi is himself sanguias as to steamerjad the coal given Senior Staff (3)-Allowed to join
the readite,
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before is." Thereupon His Excellency tele, rapbed to the Secretary Peking by the Minister, and that of State communicating the desires of the anofficial members, which these offets are sandwiched be- were eabsequently approved by Mr. Walter Long. His Excellency's tween the most dire threats as to
Thiganiing Code.
▲ garoung thieven was Senior Staff (1).-Allowed to join before. Wood at the HM Forces, Nil. Police Gis morning, and it in Hongkong, L.
that the private signal code.hostching or thiev igre tea big boys
Remaining
Subordinate Staff (2)-Allowed
Remaining in Hongkong, 1.
District Office, South. Senior Staff (1)Allowed to join
Allowed to join H. M.'s Forces,
leave Nil.
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to join H M's Force, Mr. H. J. Millington, Mr. Elliott, Mr. W. Hill, differ from his ancestor Lord In his temperance ideas be Remaining in Hongkong, 27, (Chief Justice Kenyon, whose on leave).
habits nearly lost him his high ..Botanical and Forestry Dept.
Senior Staff (2)-Allowed to join cellor Thariow hesitated between position. For long Lord Chan-
ing in Hongkong, 1; Subordinate you," he said, "was very intem- Bleft (0),
parate, but Bullar was ao-corrupt Education Department, that I thought, upon the whole,
As to the reasons why the anoficjal membera of the Councile{try the intimidation game? The on the d ala in anstob- Nil. Remaining in Hongkong, (on de Martir and Mr. F. J. de Rome, King's Benob has ever bean sa;
Attorney General's Office. Senior Staff (1).-Allowed to join
Mr. A. R. Sutherland, Mr. C. My of Kenyon it in anid that "no cocks, Mr. R. B. Barlow.Mr. G. P. judge who sat so long in the
Leit to Censorate. Remaining in seldom overruled.” Hongkong 14, (2 on leave).
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Hongkong Volunteer corps :- It may be assumed that the
to deal with exemptions) no information is contained in Hie Excel-1that if Britain and her Continentali boura' each, and the H. M's Forces, Nil. Remaining in Benior Staff (0); Subordinate Stał new currency notes, with their
latere sentenced to
And its Sequel. Mr. ads appeared before Melbourne, at
Hongkong, 1.
extreme fairness in the matter must be aɔroeded, the more so seeing what Germany will do to Chips if and for one and it was. H. M.'s Forces, M. J. Breen. Re- Senior Staff (22),-Allowed to join, that intemperanoe was a less fault that, when cabling the opinions of the unoficia! members, belho dares to depart from her found war concerned maining in Hongkong, 1 (Mr. Dyer F. M's Foroes, Mr. A. Q. Brawn, in a judge than corruption.” Yet reizained from prejudising their case by expressing his own admit neutrality. But is it not a little in the pairof slippers Ball, Acting A.D.0.(S.),
lato in the day for Germany to and a races rom a shop ted preference for the enforcement of compulsion. preferred a perpetuation of the voluntary system and the establish-Chinese are by no means an ing a cigle fom a child. to rece trokis and 48 ment of a Commission to hear the cases of those caring to offer illogically-minded folk, and they! The fooya vere ordered themselves, to the adoption of compulsory service (with a Tribunal will have no difficulty in reasoning
(2) --Allowed to join H.M's Forces | rather elaborate design and da- lency's specoh. With the facts as they have been revealed, allies, who are in the thick of the two
Subordinate `Staf (0),
nil. Remaining in Hongkong, 2 coration, represent the permanent the prraumption cannot be escaped that it was the Council members, danger, can laugh as threste, six weet) boar
Crown Solicitor's Office.
Public and not the Government, who objsoted to compulsion. For our China has even less to fear. They
Works Department." form which Brittich paper money Senior Staff (2).—Allowed to join Senior Staff (35).—Allowed to join will take. For it has certainly melves we cannot help thinking that His Excellency's plan would know thst she has everything to selves won the finer and the fairer one to all concerned. The system gain and nothing to lose. Native the Polis morning, to Bo. M.'s Forces, Nil Remaining in H.M.'s Forces: Mensers, E. B. Reed, come to stay. Gold will no doubt Hongkong. 2, (one will probably, B. H. Hallows, 8. H.-H. Izer, A. ' make a modest reappearanos after of compulsion spplied need not necesarily bayɑ been on all fous reports are to the effect that
Anderson, H. Wert. Remaining in the war, but to all intents and with the conditions which exist at Home: special power of exemp- German merchanta in various prosoan who was
Subordinate Staff (ó). tion could most probably have been secured to prevent injury to parts of Obins have already taken chargediting small bave to go on leave Mr. Orme).
by rejt. D'Almada's ¦
Hongkong, 30; Bubordinate Staff: purposes the sovereign purse his Land Office.
(32).Allowed British trade through a too drastic drainage from the ranks of som fright and are making perempty cook, stated that
to join HM been replaced by the wallet. Senior Staff (2).—Allowed to join Forca, U. A. Farrell, Remaining Tears that paper money is mus mercial kouses, and, above all, osmpaleion would bare inevitably demands on the local merchanta
be safes in Queen's mered at the slackers, who are left quite untouclied as conditions as to coletanding delibes Boad goy, and when H. M's Forces, Nil. Remaining in in Hongkong, 21, 0 on leave). hygienió were finally not at rest Post Ofan---Senior Staff (6). Al by the investigations of the now are. From every standpoint, compulsion would have been far we can weil believe, for is taksa
Subordinate Staff (0).
lowed to Join FM's Forces, nil; United States Government, whow belter, for, with it, every man left in the Colony after the Tribunal lule to frightens German, and poke he have not Hongkong, 1, (1 vacancy).
Police Department. had done its work would know and fowl that he was in the right when you touch bis pocket you only hault him but
Remaining in Hongkong 5; Habor- experis declared that grown bikolla. shrence 4 book." The plaos. In view of the discloenres which have now been made, com-touch his soal. When the deto The boy had
Benior Staff (6)-Allowed to join dicats Staff: (). Allowed to join even in the last singe of dossy pulsion may evan yet come. His Excellency's despatches on laration comer (and there now
bay and H. M's Forces, D, Burlingham, C, HM, Fores, nil. Remaining in were not more hoepim bila dy da
Remaining in Hong-Hongkong, 3.
| teriona germs then were silver scarcely have reached Home se yet, and that circumstance pute seems reasonable hope of its defi mi rather a fresh complexion on the announcement made a couple of coming) we earnestly trust that the road, and he G. Perdue.
Kowloon-Canton Railway: Benior **pper ocios. ddfaki eva evidence days ago by Mr. Walter Long to the effect that it is not intended at Chias will take leat out of wir bit he must not kong, 3.
Subordinate Staff (150),—Allowed¦ Blaff (6). Allowed to join H.M.'s
the moment to change the system of military service in the Crews Portugal's book and will lay a déanal his Wor-to join HM's Forosa, Los-Bagt. Forcan, 0. D. Lambart, Remaining} Coloniów. It may be that when His Excelianoy's recommendational elaim to every dent's worth of lid lot bhi foki and | Spillatt, P. Or, Wakeford (killed), in Hongkong, 4; Bubordinate Staff; }-
present policy to be found him will be revarned on immimotions from Homs. All we ons may, to within the country-the more so repeat a perviously apr conviction, is that the bulk of the tribe of it is probably Avida
stolen goods. - young men hers woki, falaitaly prefer compulsion to the press
very unentiafsotory' state of affairs.
Bandmad Opsen, Company Booking for the Superdat was Rood, Kelly, Dean Wilson, Bloor, Bhul- W. 3. Unit Remaining in Hong Open Compar
tain, Badnett, Log Bagi, Fatilson,:/
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