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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1917.
`Class. Legislation "
In connection with the Hon.
the Colonial Secretary's Bill "to
protect cerisin Pablic Servant-
DAY BY DAY.
COMPANY REPORT.
WHEN A WOMAN BEALLY HAS The China Import and Export
frem legal proceedings in respect NOR
SENSE THAN A MAN, 815
of certain liabilities", Mr. Pollock USES SOME OF IT TO CONCEAL THE does not see why equil protection FACT FROM HILL. should not be extended to other
members of the communi's who
are not public servants. Nor do The privilege conferred
要侣。
сов
-The Dollar. The opening rate of the dollar Ou demand to-day
u. 4.3/163.
To-morrow's Anniversary.
WAR
To-morrow is the 17th birth- day of H.B.I. Prince Henry,
Limerick Competition. We are requested to state that antries for the Police Reserve Gazette Limerick Competition
close to-morrow.
Returned to the Colony.
Lumber Co., Ltd.
NATURAL HISTORY LECTURE.
Some Interesting Lecal Survivals.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Officers and other aspirants to honour might like to be reminded that the Sam Browns belt duten One of the most interesting it was first wors. Sir Williso from the Afghan War 1878, when
Metare. B. Monteith Webb and leatures on natural his ory sub- Co. send us the report of the jeats ever given in the Colony Sam Browne at the Khyber Pam. Beresford was with General Sir Directors of the above Company, was that given at the Helena May The belt was referred to as the which was presented at the Institute last evening by Mr. A. Christmas Tree arrangement", Afteenth annual general meeting B. Crook, M.A his abj ot being bot like the Broderick osp it has
of shareholders, held at Shangbai yesterday. It atatas:~~
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Animal sed Plant Survivals and
by the new Bill extends to all Government employees who are receiving $200, or under, per month; and of cours the Gov- ernment may quite reasonably
Oddities in the Far East". Thers weathered many storms, and will The Directors have much plea was good attendance, and the probably last as long as swords argue that there are probably next to no British commereisi
eure in presenting to the share remarks of the lecturer, which and cockleathers in the A.D.O.'s holders their fifteenth annual were of a very understandable at are considered soldierliks. sexistants etc. who do receive less
for the year ended 28th February, technical language assisting- than the specified $200. But
1917. report and statement of accounts nature-the absence of paraly what about the Portuguese, and
The United States Navy has were followed with great interest. the distinction of being slightly certain sections of those Chinese
The Profit and Loss Account, who are British subjects? We
Mr. Crook began by saying older than the Republic itself, including the balance of Tie, that scientiste hated enric-hun- says the Chronicle for nine agree that the Sanitary Inspector
Captain B. B. Branch, Official 7,838.24 carried forward from last tera as much as snybody and did months before the actual Declar or the British constable is a Measurer, and Mrs. Branch re year, shows & credit balance of not make a study of peculiarities, ation of Independence, Congress mark for the ousarupulous money turned to the Colony from their Tis. 144,862.55, which amount but they had realised that in vari authorised the constraction of leader and is considered fair holiday in the North.
the Directors recommend to be ous parts of the world there were two "national" game by that extortionate in-
Chinese Flims.
cruisers, and appropriated as follows :- dividual; and that, in
Mr. Brodsky, of the Chine
survivals of ancient plants and appointed a committee to par- Pay: sequence, he has a right to all Cinema Company, is passing a Dividend of & per
animals, and the study of these chase vessels to form the nucleus the protection he can get. But through the Colony on the way cent.absorbing...Tie. 32,000.00 groups of plants and animals had of its appointment this committee was extremely interesting. Many of a fleet. Within three months why ebould not cther under-to Peking, where be bopes to a Bonus of Tis. 12.00 paid British
completely died out, and no got together 14 armed vowels and subjects be secure filme of Chinese Parlins; which accorded the same protection ? mentary life.
per share, absorb
really satisfactory reason for the appointed a personnel of officers, with Within the past few years there
ing
...Tls. 48,000.00 dying out had ever been put among whom the most notable A Chinese Appointment. 10 Reserve Fund for
forward. bare been many Summary Court
It was possible to was Paul Jones. During the war Mr. K. T. Tag, former Don-rqualisation of
paint to Casen in which it has been shown sul General for China in Aus
Rome causes, sach of independence the infant. Day Dividends ...Tir. 50,000.00 as the that a Portuguese or Chinese tralia, who has been promoted to to War Fande (to
changes in the captured 800 prizes, but suffered world's atmosphere, the clerk, having fallen on evil days a Foreign Ofica appointment is
ad-so heavily that by the time pesca be distributed at not necessarily through any real Peking, left Hongkong for the
vent of parasitic plants and an-wae declared it had almost ceased diecretion of fault of his own, has got into North yesterday.
imals, the coming of man upon to exist. A new start, în u more. the clutches of the obetty
the carib, and others. Having ambiticus acule, was made in and has paid his debt over
...Tle. 4,000 00 spoken of other theorira which 1794. Mr. L. D. Sallivan, of Sheng-end carry forward and over again, in the form hai, is now in the Colony
bad been put forward, the lecturer said he wanted to call their of interest without materially introducing Sallivan's candies. balance of ....Tle. 10,862 55 attention to some distinct sur-the survivors of the ill-fated A 60-year-old asilor was one of reducing the principal. Seeing and after-dinner mints, which that this man is paying taxes to have gained a very wide pop-
vivals of the early species found Saxonian which was torpedoed Tie. 144862 55 locally, and said that one of the recently by a German submarine. the Government, is is hard to ularity. He hopes to appoint,
m1081 understand why he should not local agents.
interesting W34 Reserv Fund.--Ba-
theSo many of the younger sailora Mrs Puccio and children have the honour to present their with his brother or cousin who, benefit by the now law equally
animal knów # The Woman and the Oplum.
the King of our merchant marins are now lance as at 29th
| Crab. heartfelt thanks to the Government Officials, the Consular Body instead of being in commercial going on board a steamer fr
A woman, who was caught February, 1916..Tis.100,000.00 Europe, and the earliest reference large number of the "old atagera" It did not ceeur in serving with the Navy that a vary and the numerous friends who kindly attended the funeral of the employ, happens to bas locally. Kwangeai yesterday, with four
o which has been 1ste Mr. Anibal Puccio, Coneul for Peru, and also those persons
he could find to it was in 1632. He have taken to the sea once again added who sent floral tributes. Mr. Jose C de Obaldía, Consul for Panamo,gaged
produced a large specimen, and—in many cases after having Governmeal clerk, sele of opium in her possession, Acting Consul for Brazil and Guatemala, who had the honour of interpreter, or what not. Classe brought before Mr. J. R. making a total Re
went on to show that it was not spent years ashore. The crew of representing Mr. Puccio's family throughout the ceremony, begs to legislation - e
Mr. Wood, at the Police Court this
really a crab at all, bat a sort of the three-masted schooner Mary ea: vo of.. associate himself with them in their grateful expression. Hong Holyoak for teaching us that morning, and was fined $40.
...Tlm. £50,000.00 water spider or scorpion. It bad Watkinson, which was recently Kong, 30th March, 1917.
word-hen bad its day, at Home;
Theft of Electric Bulbs.
Special Reserve
three eyes and was wonderfully wrecked, contained, several men and to attempt to keep it alive
A Chinese was charged before
Faad. Balsace
well protected by its shell of over 75 years of age: The in this Colony, is to make us
Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Police!
as at 29th Febru
Speaking of another waimal, Lowestoft fishing-bost Success Britishere loss faos with the Court this morning, with stealing
Bry, 1916
a young epecimen of which he has as a "war crew", a skipper of ... Tle, 80,000.00 exhibited, the speaker two electric light balbe from the to which has been
*aid 68, ■ "boy" of 62, while the ages The Bill is unquestionably good Yang, valued at $140.. Defen-
added
that some years ago some articles of the other men are 64, 68, 69, 20,000 00 appeared in the South China 72 and 75. one o far as it goes-but it doekidzot, who had a previous convic. making a fotal Re. not go anything like far enough
Morning Post about what was tion, wea sentenced to one
nerve against risk
called a "walking fab;" one (like Sea piracy is in old problem month's hard labour, and four
that he now had) was on exbibi- of the British Empire, remarks of bad debts, of Ti■,100,000.00 | tion at the office of the paper and the Chromide. Ferhaps the most bours' stocks.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Telephons: No. 1
A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Unlos Office address: 11, Ice Houss St.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
thank
Sullivan's Candies.
Telegraph. Chinese, Indians and Portuguese. Chinse Theatre, the Sam. Hi
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1917.
GERMANY FEELING THE PINCH.
The Lady and the Vote,
A Foolish Woman.
A married woman of 12. Ban
The Old dams.
17. U. M. Consul General).
to new account,
...Tia. 50,000.00
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At
8.S. Tatangtah.- Balanos as 29th February, 1918
... TL. 110,000.00
from which has
of
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Building: -Bal- soce as at 20th February, 1918 Tis. 20,000.00
been written off
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he went to see it. It was not a formidable pirsoy that we have fish at all, and it was mentioned ever destroyed was the pirate in the larger works on Zoology, empire founded by the rebel It was an amphibious animal of Angria on the west cost of India" an extremely ancient specie, and at the beginning of the sighteenth was now very rare, the Japanses century. For 50 yra the power delicacy. He was instrumental in and Obinene treating is as a food of angris and mis successore grow, until they controlled 120 Prasenting a dead specimen to miles of coast, with a fort at the Dablin University. Scientista
every creek,
Not a ship of had a knowledge of its young, the East India Company, or its method of breeding.
Mr. Crock next want en to could paar the cost · szoept. in other sbip, apesk of Salamanders, and the terror of capture or worse, and famous singing froge of Japan...the Company was forced to for depreciation Tla. 5,000.00 much praised by Japanens poets, convor its ships, at a
-and exhibited a specimen, 250,000 a year. The capital of which he had tried to the pirates was at Gheria, long make sing without success. thought to be impregnable; bat Speaking of plants be resuddenly Colonel Olive and ferred to the "msitsuhair tree," Admiral Watson appeared before which he said was a survival it, February 12, 1758, bombarded from the very earliest times. It it all day, and on February 13 was only found in North China stormed the fortifications and and Japan, and ita lineage went destroyed the shipping. All the back through means of time that other strongholds of the pirates staggered the imagination. A were surrendered. very small spcoimen was exhibit
I of
... Tis.15,000.00
of Shangbai
pro-
Daring the year perty as at 29b February, 1916 Tle. 241,661.77
WOR
surrender made of Mow 1.1.4.0. to the
8. M. Council, for
the Tengyaoh Road Extension, against. which compensation was
cost of
ed. Other plants of interent were Two German referred to and a rare instance of flourished in the United States денарареги plant mimicry was detailed in when that country was still under most interesting manner.
British rule. Prior to the War of " At the conclasica of the lecture, Independence 226,000 Germans Mr. Crook was mecorded a hearty | had settled there, mainly in
In another column we reprint) the recommendations of
Good Detective Work. the Electoral Reform Committee; and of some smart detective work on We understand that, as a result shese,read side by side with yester the part of the Canton police, day's and to-day's wirer, gives as Mrs. J. Blake, of the Soldiera At a moment when the decisive phase of the war is known to some general notion as to the Clab, has recovered $340 pat of have been entered upon, and when our arch enemy is being badly ment in the House. It may be The money had been deposited leaving a balance
present Female Suffrage move the $350 recently stolen from her.
been written off pacished in the field of battle, thoughta naturally turn to internal |
for depreciation.. Tls, 10,000.00 conditions in Germany. Though the announcement comes rather emporarily politic move on the by the thief or thieves in joes- late in the day, the declaration of Lord Robert Cecil, that the tight: Asquith to make the war work of paper shop in Canon
part of the Premier and of Mr.
Tls. 100,000.CO ening of the blockade has resulted in the complete cessation of British women & stepping stone to overseas importations into enemy countries, carries with it a grim the vote, but we still find it wa Fong, reports in the Police truth for Germany. Except in so far as she is able to obtain pro-hard to believe that the project is that whilst she was in Queen's from which has dacta from adjacent neutral countries (which are already themselves at all a safe one. Our women Road Central she met a man, who feeling the pinch of war conditions,, Germany is now totally isolated have done gloriously throughout said to her "Come with me; I from the outside world, and, in view of that fact, there is every the war; have backled to and have a parcel for you" She was leaving a balance reason for accepting the British Blockade Minister's statement when shown that they have other inter- taken to a lane near the Hong- ho says there is the greatest abortage of food in the Fatherland eats and sympathies in the world kong Cinema, and the man said: to-day.
Hitherto, besides the production withis her own border, fact they have been, and will Let me have your bangles, and
besides dress and galivanting; in = Your child has a skin discses. Land.--Value Germany has been able to count upon limited supplies from neatral continue to be, a huge factor in the 1 will rub its head with the gold nations, as well as upon the produce from occupied territories, with winning of the war. Bat is that parts." She handed him her which to feed her populace and her armies in the field. But, in afficient reason why they should bangles, valued at $20, and the regard to the former, circumstances are daily lessening the seaist be given the vote? It has yet to be man at once made rff with them. ance obtained from our enemy's neighbours, and, as Lord Robert proved that Australia is other Cecil has shown in the case of Norway, there is a probability that than decidedly worse off since the exports to Germany can be wholly stopped if we can only come to womenfolk were admitted to the Police by a shop coolie, of 325, agreement with neatrals on a quid pro quo basis. Nor must the eff of polling booths. Not only so, bat Queen's Road Central, that he It has been reported to the of the retreat in the West be overlocked. From the early days of ste we not prepared to profit by was in Des Voeux Road Central the war, the Germans have been in the occupation of some of the America's experiences in that when he was socated by a man mont fertile parts of France, but to-day they are being gradually line? In certain of the United who hended him an envelope asid pashed out of this territory, and their abandonment of many miles Statea of richly-cultivated land naturally deprives them of a most valuable
women have Bource of food supplies. Taking all the factors into e nsideration, result is plainly to be seen in the headed
been to contain $800. He was naked given the Tole, and therefore, the only possible conclusion which can be arrived at sentimentality of the American security. He went to the monsy- the to change the money, and ha is that with the passing of every day Germany is more and more outlook, and in the general abanger's shop, but it was here
the man $295.78 finding it difficult to feed her population. We see, in fact, from controlling of public affairs found that the parcel only con- Home papers just to hand, that the Press of the Fatherland in baby women. To bring the women tained waste paper.
...Tis. 240,156 97 ginning to reveal the fear of starvation which animates the people. ont of her home and give her a with the security money bad in Association of the Company. Votes Approved at Yesterday's
Directors.-M‹.H.E. Arnhold in One paper, in the course of an article which has been widely dir-voice in public affairs is to unft the meantime disappeared.
The men accordance with the Articles of culated, speaks of the ravages of variona bodily disasson which her for the more important duties have been overcome, and then goes on to refer to "a new disease, for which so far no remedy has been found." That disease, She cannot be domestic sad s Queen's Road Central, near the
Pickpocket Caught, war of wifehood and motherhood, it remarke, is “frat a fear of starvation, out of which arises a sort of politicisa as well. One might was Central Market yesterday, when A Chinɛas wsi walking along psychological hanger of fear." Then the journal goes a step farther, well take a soldier away from his he felt a movement in his pocket heen audited by Mesars, Lowe, in condemning those who write of home troubles to the troope at post for six hours out of the and, on turning round, he found Bingham and Matthews, who the front, admitting that "in thousands of letters, mostly written by twelve and set him to daru another man with his hand in the offer themasives for re-election, women, the writers speak of nothing else bat the four of ultimate stockings and nurse babies. If pocket, and on pulling the band starvation," and adding that those who write thus commit a great he could give the whole of his out it was found to contain $30 wrong against all: "They will not starve. This has been provid- time to these latter occupations, ia acten. The pick-pocket was at ed against. Sɔ down with the contagious paychology of fear he might, in course of time, once captured and banded over to
way, special expenditure, goods very nearly one-half in Baltimore. examination shed at Kowloon Mi hanger!"
Station. That comments such as we have quoted should be allowed to but he is more badly wanted at Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Poline turere will be held in May. 1919, way, special expenditure, build aohieve a reasonable proficiency: a lakong. When charged before tional conference of tea manufao- the vote Kowloon-Canton Bail. It is learned that an interna A sam of $4,673,79 in aid of be circulated in a censor-ridden country is in itself significant, but his own work. Women, too, Court this morning, the man said by the Government of the Nether- far more illuminating is the under-current of dread which char- might make passable legislators that the notes fell from the comlands East Indies simultaneously soterises the observations--not only of fear among the people, bat in certain respects, but they could plainant's pocket and that be with a large tes exhibition at vote Military Expenditure, B. W Montgomery Costes. T an anxiety in official oircles that the truth of the situation shall go only become so by neglecting picked them up and handed them Batavia. The Dutch Colonial Volunteers, other charges, Vo and Barser of
ing coscher】 to the ears of the German soldiers and to the outside world. In the their natural and more obvious back. He was then accused of Government intends to develop lunteer Reserve, capitation grant. Cambrid frantic assurances to the people one can quite readily detect an duties. But we have nster yet stealing them, It was proved that the tos bariners in that colony.Acum of $14,500 in aid of the Montgomery over-doing of the protestations, which reflects an obvious desire to met a really womanly women who the man had been arrested sight Japan will shortly be invited conceal the actual facts. We know that England is feeling the did not ridicule the idea of times prurjonsly, and be was formally by sha Datch. Oslomiota Pablie Works, Recurrest, Bherinefnda shortage of food, in spite of the fact that the she has the markets Fomalo Sufrage from wirt toistetanosil to three months' hard Government to partisipale in' thaj Kowloon, communications, -im-| J ́
of the world protically at her command. Then how much more | KHİSİL. - must Goemay be onfering in hot turrible isolation ?
labour and four hours” stooks.......
received of ...Tis. 1,504.80 leaving a balance
of
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retires by rotation, and being legible offers himself for re- election.
Auditors. The accounts have
Java Tea Exhibition.
exhibition, may "Japan papara
rote of thanks.
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia, During the 19th century G.rman emigrants to the United
priss 322,343 born in Germany HONGKONG FINANCES. 'States totailed 5,009,280, and re- cont statietica show that the inhabitants for New York oom- and 78L,795 of German parentage, Native Germans constituta veLY
fifths in Milwaukee, very nearly early two-thirds of all the foreign-born in Cincinnati, thres- A eam of $97,864.89 in aid than one-half in St. Louis, and three-fifths in Louisville, morS of the vole Kowloon Canton Rail-
Council Meeting.
The following financial minutes
Council yesterday Committee of the Legislative were approved by the Finance
Formerly of Chios,
announces the marriage of fer Mrs. C. E. Molland, of Nanking, niece, Kathleen ́ ́ Montgo
A sum of $7,040 in aid of the Oostus, only daughter of the late
provements toʻroada sod kridges. | fla