ROBERT PORTER & SON'S
BULL DOG
LIGHT
ALE
IN PINTS AND SPLITS.
SOLE AGENTS:
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.
HONGKONG..
TELEPHONE NO. 616.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1917.
All communications intended for publication should be addressed
to the Editor,
Musiness correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C.. 5th edition. Western Union Office address: II, Ice House St.
DEATH.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1917.
PRACTICAL PATRIOTISM AND A TRADE MINISTRY
Racecouras Dollars.
DAT BY DAY.
IF YOU HAVE A POOR MEMORY, LENDING SMALL SUMS TO YOUR YOU CAN CURE YOURSELF BY FRIENDS.
13
The Dollar.
Armand
To-morrow's Anniversary.
For the Troops. Ws soknowledge with thanke
Tenders
Appointment Approved..
Raw Rubber.
18.92
· MONGKONG "TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
THE YARN MARKET.
A Remarkable Improvement
2, etafe :-
bales.
Recorded,
The extra
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
North
Those who experienced daisy in recsiving - their pari-mutual i dividendü at the Raoss this your have no reason to blame the management, for the arrange ments made in saticipation were
Amongst the centenary celebes as carefully thought ont sa in
tions for 1917 in that of the previous years. The public has
Scolaman. On January 25, 1817, rather to blame” sharp-witted
the first fame of the Seoteman people who were out to make on
The opening rate of the dollar (Compiled from the "Hongkong wall, in their report dated March pages, of three.columns what these could by collecting *. 43/164.
Mesure. Polishwalla and Kot appeared, consisting of sight to-day was | Telegraph" files for the week silver dollars, though it is doubl-
endang March ♬ 1882.3
in s page, at the price of 10d. ful whether they succeeded in doing more than creating trouble
Originally the paper came out The Dollar.
The interval following our last weekly, then bi-weekly, and since for other people. The facta are in the United States.
To-morrow is Inauguration Day dollar on demand to-day improvement both in the volume in bis day that the Scotsman was March 3.—“The rate of the report, issued on the 7th alt. has 1855 it has been published daily. there:-On the first day no less!
bean characterised by remarkable Hugh Millerexpressed the opinion than six thousand silver dollars
|2/111." were released by the banks for
A Plea for Fair Play.
¡of transactions and in the situa- the beat sub-edited newspaper in pari-mutuel work, and on the parcel of reading matter from night bence Mr. H. E. Wodehouse rates showing, on the whole, an ably the best newspaper that February 25.-"About a fort-record an active market with Cockburn hailed it as immeasur- tion of prices, and we have to Scotland. Previous to this Lord second day another three thou-Mr. B. M. Webb for the troops. sand were sent to the Course, su
will return to this the former advanos of $5 to $6. [amount that would have more:
Architects' Committee.
Fcene of many years' patient lab- A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., calation on the spot and changed re-app:int Mr. Herbert Willina 90 if we mistake not, took his countries, induced both dealers piece of Whig politics. & youth then saficed for ordinary par-has been pleased to appoins Mr. Court Magistrate than saything satisfactory state of alearances the excitemeat in Edinburgh on exista or "has ever existed in His Excellency the Governor perhaps, better known as Folios period, coupled with a more Joar in the Oivil Servios. He is, silver in the early part of the
The steady look sssumed by Scotland." poses had they remained in cir Charles Elward Anton and to else, although he at one time, in and better enquiries from the the advent of this new month- William Chembara has recalled bands in the naual way. But Bird to be members of the Aseat in the Council Chamber as and importers to operate with of 16, he waited amongst the from the very first (it was disccv-|thorised Architects' Committee. ered they they were not coming back, and on the second day the
Amended Lists.
Acting Colonial Treasurer, a post some confi lenee, and several im- crowd as the newspaper was amcout provided on the Arst was amendment of the list of goods, to his superiors in offior, and the The last few days, however, have There was a moramble for the first The Gas its publishes further which he filled with considerable portant transactione transpired handed out from the small two- |out of circulation at any rate on the exportation of which is pro-
credit to himself and estisfaction both for spot and fasting cargo, roomed office in High Street.. the Raccourse while towards the hibited, se well as a further general public. It is quite on the been practically without basiasse, copy, and Chambers only man- Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which ency was still farther felt. When of persons and firms with whom again become Chancellor of outed by a systematic fall in the Seatman has had five leading close of the second day the defici- amendment of the Statutory List cards that Mr. Wodehouse-will an "impasse "having been great-ged to get the second! The requires them to forward their communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for hard to guess why such was the|
Dames and addresses with one considers the point, it is not trading is prohibited. publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.
depleted Exchequer, vice Mr. remitting rate and the dificulty editors, and has been published business had, because of the the erection of a public trough comparatively early date; or it although rates are distinctly Cockburn Street; and now the case. People with an eye to
Tendera are being invited for to be going Home on leave at a market closes exceptionally quiet, in High Street; the familiar 30, Mitchell-Innes who is understood of soaring exchange, sad the from five different offices-three appreciation in silver, and the closet and chair shelter near the may be he is going to England to firmer. consequent enhanced value of Peak Tramway Station on May explain away the Opium Farm the dollars, taken these coins out Road, and for the making up and fiasco, which is highly probable.
palatial buildings од The business of the fortnight Bridge. paper. This is in direct contrast the General Post Office for the ing one of the little Downing gathering strength, and in view patting in a bid to be the scene of circalation in exchange for eapply of clothing for the use of Any way he is going, and prorid. comprises 7,100 bales. to what has happened in former year 1917.
The statistical position is fast?
The Hague, which is slready yeare, for the management, ia
Street boys' is not pitchforked of the very restricted arrivals and of the Peace Congress (when it order to check an unwise influx of low-value silver dollars into pleased to approve the appoint if we find that the upshot of the is quite on the cards to expect a declared it was suited by nature His Majesty the log has been 10 rejoice and be exceeding glad, ments and covering war riske, itwith diplomacy, and Fromentin into his post, we shall have cause the difficulties of financing ship-nits), is traditionally associated the Boccourse, had conceived the ment of the Honourable Mr. affair is a fair change. All the LAURIE-Jan. 19, at Brentwood, Emily Anne, widow of P.G.
idea of stamping those dollars Charles Edward Auton to be an ratepayers want is fair play-the maintenance of the present high a rendezvous, say the Chron Laurie, Heron Court, Brentwood, and daughter of the late Sir John paid over the counter or into the on leave of the Bonourable Mr.
icued by their own shroff with Ja-official Member of the Legis-best men in the most responsible Smale, Chief Justice of Hongkong, aged 73,
ariolet chop. Any silver dollera|lative Council daring the absence positions."
level of prices.
idle. Already three centuries ago Stocks are estimated st 23,000 James Bowell, the latter writing charge department, not bearing David Landale.
Hongkong Jockey Club.
bales, including 16,000 bales so a traveller, found nothing so won- the cficial abop, were therefore
February 25.-"An extraordin-
bat analeared.
derful in it as a monster "waggon not accepted. Otherwise specula-| At the Police Court this morn-asmed Olab was called for this Tonshin Maro, Delwara and Pec-wind (when there was any to fill ary general meeting of the above-
Arrivala. tors would have made money by ing, before Mr. J. R. Wood, three afternoon, but turned out to be 8 Meru from Bombay have its sails) at 15 miles an hour on or engine on wheels” which "car- streried 20 people, and went by the introducing silver dollars into the Chinese were charged with being more extraordinary than general, brought in 3,500 bales for Hong the hard sands, And this was an betting booths in exchange for in possession of a quantity of raw Besides the stewards, only some song and 3,000 balen for Shang intention to entertain Spinola notes. This year, owing to the rabber. It wasstated by Detectiva half-dozen brokers and others hai, Shipments from Hongkong when he came to The Hague to dollare being at a premium, there Sergeant Willa that the rabber turned up. and as there was such to Shanghai and coast ports 1,000 treat of the trees of 1812. ing into speculators bande, bat sud his Worship adj arned the seconded, and it was agreed toetste of affairs and all yarns are the recen: big explosion in East was an efflux of the coine from was valued at about $300. Mr. a very small attendance Mr. M. the course, these probably pase-
Gardiner appeared for the defence, Gmte proposed Mr. Saidter Shanghai reveals a much livelier On Thursday we published the last of a series of special art-in order to atop the deficiency, icles on British trade conditions by "Mornet," Deractive criticism provided a sufficient quantity of!
on the third day the management, the esee until Tuesday.
Same idea of the magnitude of is not one of cur contributor's faults; he is never content with point-notes of $1 denomination. This Police Court this morning, with Stewards to raise funds for the bales are recorted sold at
adjoarn the meeting for a fort-aid to be in active request at a London can be gathered from the Godown Theft, ing ont a week spot, but always has st band a useful alteration to relieved the situation, and the breaking into Years. Dodwell and building of a new grandstand, advance of $5 to $7. Sweke bare and Cromer, 85 and 110 miles
Four men wers charged, at the on the 10th inst. empowering the
night, when the resolution passed coneiderable premiom. suggest. It will be seen that the special point which he askes in third day was not marked by any Company's Godown on the Praga will be brought forward for con- nearly run out, the
Japanese Yaros.-About 2,735 | placen as far away from the scene statements that it was heard at his latest article is that oficisidom, as at present understood among delay in paying out. the British authorities, has failed and will ever fail, because it The Export Game.
au of the disaster as King's Lyna sate cut with the wrong idea; namely: that the official is the master
East, and stealing 22 pieces of pig frmation." sad not the servant of the public. We who live in Hongkong see interesting light on the currency one is of red enamel paint, one Officers' and Enginesta Club, Bengal or Chinete. Cactutions. of these Norfolk towns, though lead, thres tios of boat topping These proceedings throw on paint, two tins of white enemel,
passing being mostly on the cit. Curiously enough, there are no business respectively as the orow dies. this erranceus notion in force every day of our lives, for few Gov- question, and illustrats why it is box of codfish and one coil of situated in Beaconsfield Arcade, at $20 to $30; Chinese at 29 to within a radios of come 25 miles it
A German Club,
basin, ernment servants bere have ever realised that the taxpayers are that the Government has seen fi: Manila
February 26--The German
scoounts of its audibility at placse Raw Cotion. their meeters, and more than one of them will probably carry to the to prohibit the export of silver being $635. Inspector Sim said let proximo. A large attendance
-No sales in much nearer London than either grave the impression that a Civil Servios official should be a sort of dollars,
rope, the total value will be formally opened on the $36 per pical. little Kaiser, with power over life and death. So long as this spirit legitimate purpose of currency in believed there were other men upwards of 180 members have travele no farther than our own little colony, perhaps no great harm Hongkong, issues to the public, concerned in the ffair.
The banks, for all he would like a remand, as he is expected owing to the fact that
was heard-disticotly everywhere. is done, for if a Government man chooses to seeume airs of omni on personal application at the Worship granted a remead.
This is quite in agreement with potenco and. of infallibility, most of us just laugh at him and leave bank, a sufficient number of
the distances at which the sound him to go on his way rejoicing. But unhappily the same spirit dollars for business purposes. On
been enrolled already. We under-
A Suffragette's Affairs.
of the big gane in France and ́also exists wherever the servants of the Foreign Office exist-and the the part of the public this pro-
stand that a President and Fice Bankruptcy Building, resently than a dosen miles from the firing At a meeting of creditors at Practically in every plans less
Flanders has been President will be elected at the it was stated that the debtor, line the bombardment is distinot- heard. nonsequenos is that British trade all over the world in the sofferer..cedure can give no cause for "Mornet" does not suggest the remodelling of the Foreign complaint, for the issue has to be
inaugural meeting." Office; perhaps he thinks that, if left to itself, it will in ecoree of controlled to dafest the schemes of
Mim Winifred Secretan Patch, of heard, and there is a mass of * Chlas Fire Insurance Co. time fall to pieces and so rid the Empire of an intolerable naisnace traffickers. It is obviously to the
February 26. The annual M.D. (London), and & Biobelor of crossed to the Eastern and South Highbary-place, N., said to be an evidence that the sound has and a constant danger. What he make is that the Foreign Ofis interests of the Colony that there
general meeting of this company Surgery, would not give an Eastern counties of England, may be persuaded to release its grip on British commercial effeira should be no efflux of dollars from
was held this afternoon. Mr. I particulare of her estate, property passing inaudible scrum ailespe owarssss, and that these may be placed in the bands of a special Hongkong, for, if such occurred,
La Dalrymple presided and there or income owing to her "political zones" from 50 to 100 miles in Ministry of Trade. Every Hongkong man who bas done or attempt we should be suffering just as
were also present Mesars, Peer-statom sa so agenfranchised wo- ed to do baerbese is Chinese territory knows how badly anca a Mia people are at Shanghai. For
necker, Michaelsen, Hoppins, and man.” A resolutionía bankruptcy | istry is needed, and will agree that if is the duty of every British sab mouths past
A. G. Wood (directors) and was passed. ject to da bis utmost towards bringing it into being. The writer of the Central Government's Mandate charged with stealing various Cox, A. Findley Smith, J. Thor Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, N. J. Ede, Wei Yak, G. C. Goz, Memura, E.J. Hagber, E. Machado, article argues that the head of the Department should be a man was issued pronibiting the export articles from a Chinese official's barn, A. Rose, A. B. Johnson, there until the this morning, two men were H. H. Joseph, D. Crawford, J. H,
There is no satisfactory who has lived in foreign countries long enough to have seen the in- of silver dollars from China-logg ge in Hongkong, including and J. B. Coughtric (secretary), the report of presentation to the after pasting the "silent zone," planation of this phenomenon of tility of our present methode abroad and to have compare them with hundreds of thousands of taels & number of valuable documents It was found that the working shareholders at the eighth ordin- and the propagation of the sound sand, but among the theories The Hongkong what foreign nations are doing; and thist, bebind him, should be an worth of melted silver dollara and and papers, Mr. J. H. Gardiner account for 1891 showed a grin of
Rope Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
aaggested aro varying wind advisory board roughly representative of every branch and grade of acce
March 1.-"The following is waves from the upper atmosphere currents, reflection of the sound commercial work, Under him there should be twenty of thirty Chinese with each rise in the in- defendant. Trade Commissioners, each of whom wruld be responsible for muters trinsic value of silver. But the
were exported by the appeared in defence of the second $13,400 over relating to British business in a certain country or district. Bach Borgtong Government has taken that he had stolen the articles, paid within the year were lem by the pleasure to lay before the woven travel four times as fast as that of 1890. general meeting to be held at through the earth and water. The Commissioners would ant quite independently of Foreign Offios con- time by the forelock and pro-saying
One of the defendants admitted fact that the losses and claim o'cicek p.:-Annexed we have is air through water sound This was mainly caused by the on Friday (11th March) at 3.80 quicker conductors of sound than
the effce of the general manageralatter modis are trol; they would send in authoritativa reporta na to rade conditions hibited
better and 10." which the Foreign Office should not be allowed to edit." Sach dollara from Hongkong, with the Ministry would, farther, take control of all matters cow left to what beneficial resulte all busi-Canton wharf to Connaught Road, amonating to $33,000 bad arisen including the balance brought phenomena, who heard it on the
the export of
that complainant' $13,800 than last year. Last year shareholders the anal asmoal in the air and with regard to silver sorvant told Trinity House, the Board of Trade etc., and would concern itself nous men can judge. If not taken and he took it to an address in between January let and the date forward from last year amounts to South-East Coast, seertained Corry the Chairman had to announce a statement of Rocount up to 31st the sound of the firing in France loggage from with all commerial sad industrial matters at Home as well as abroad, out of the Colony, the silver Circular Pathway.
the the sugual meeting that claims Decembar, 1881 The gross profits competent observer of ustural from the handling of labour grievances real or imaginary to the dollar arranging of apprentices' indentures; would, in fact, he all that its more name implies,
worth there.
He lived of the meeting. This war the $44,029.97 and after writing cff thatit was much more pronounced then Unless the whole of our trade system, Home and foreign, can disposed of for its silver worth, was being trans ferred to Kiangai, which deficit was farther increas remain $19,020.97, which it is was in a standing position.
its face value, but, onos it is exported, it can be ant was
Sergeant Clark said complain-ander $5,000. To premioms dable and $50,000 to depreciation ground than when sitting on the known lossen up to date were $20,000 to bad and donbifal when he was listening near the be completely overbanled, it is difficult to see now the Imperial and tbs margin is sufficient to The Government proposes to keep the Empire out of bankruptcy. Three make the game of getting it out valuable papers, and the comme re-insurances than in 1890,:-To pay a dividend of 2 per
Oanton offcisi who showed a small declion, #5804, of plant and machinery. there besob, and most faint when he youre of war will have left us with many a market closed to us and quite profitable.
defendant atolo some led by the necessity of effecting proposed to appropriate as follows hands of Japanese, Germans, Americans and Soandinavians. The sight of at the races
I must be plainant would have to go back making the total falling in cant. $18,000.00; to carry forward one point which the Germans never forget, by night or by day, is English dollars and not old Some of the books which had just 6 per cent, last your, againet that China is the El Dorado where they may ultimately pick up all Mexicau osin, and are of greater been stolen ware valued at $8 rather less than 6 per cent, the bonnages Co. oon! was made on ball at the Parish Church to be
ware now able to go an with his business. satarest on invested foods yielded the gold that they have lost in the present war. We, on the other value then the latter from a silver each, and those were found year before: The reducting of the board the Avochie yesterday hand, seem obiefly occupied in proving to ourselves that the Chins point of view. Yesterday's onse in
by the courtesy of the Rector and market is of no partionlar consequence. Carefal diplomacy on at the Polios Court, in which of course, they were absolutely rate of exchange, and the cheap the Imperions, Alacrity, Pamyst the time for agbdaing lights. March 8The trial of Char- the charchwardens of Wigan, Britain's part would have brought Chigs into the war from the vary man was trying to export over spoilt. The baskets from which mess of money generally, account- Asova, and friumphants, and Mach interest was manifested by
. bucket
made arrangements for the tenor beginning, and thus have strack a most effective blow at German two thousand of the missing the articles were stolen had beened for this. The reserve fand large number of coere, naval the public in the revival of this af water Bank rate of interest, and the low afternoon. The ohlaf engineers of rang me evening for &va minutes trade supremacy out here. Instead we ignored Obina-we did worse; dollars, reveals what an extensive out ap. wo went dangurously near to converting her into an enemy and traffic would be carried on bus for
ss, a township curfew warning of we have continued to allow a lot of nasioss officials to blook the way Government intervention, and it defendant to prison for three profits of 1800. This was the most o The trip lasted for several purlaw which, practised for the tofurther trade enterprime. But even now it is not too late to stone is to be regretted that the simpan months and ordered that he important consideration for all hours, and all experts present sinned at long as the Corp
His Worship sent the rat the addition of 830,500 from the Hongkong gentlemen ware p
has been increased to $779,000 by and mercantile, and several old custom of the ringing of the for some of our pasterroes in this latter direction. If the electors at man, only an sooessory to the at should be placed in the stooke for insurance companies, to keep up were highly satisfied with the Home will but grasp the nation's need of an organised foreign trade, tempted exportation, was okught,, four hours. The other defendant a strong reserva there may still be time to regain much of what, through one wrong, and not the real culprit. beadedness, and blindness, we have lost.
Arst time recently, a * was discharged."
ia
Dot
CANTON OFFICIAL'S LOSS.
Valuable Documents Stolen.
Lim
10
His
extent.
"
Ringing of the Curfew,
r
with an enormous proportion of our former trade, o,g. in China, in the remembered that the dollars lost to Peking before he would be premium income 48,491. The to next year's apoounts $1,020 97,#1 Tbs Wigan Corporation' bays,
réguléa "
Churbonnage Coel."