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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1917.
Germany's Latest Crime,
In addition to the long list of German crimes already com mitted against all the dictates of ordinary civilized behaviour have evidently to prepare for another "demonstration of the in herent brutality and wickedness
DAY BY DAY:
NOT LIKE CHILDREN, DOGA, MUSIC
BEWARE OF THE MAN WHO DOES | AND LAUGHTER
The Dollar.
to-day
-To-morrow's Anniversary.
Firewood Thief.
A Foolish Woman.
WAS
CORRESPONDENCE.
[The opinions expressed by ourDER= pondents are not necessarily ihoss of the Hongkong Telegraph.")
THE CHINESE AND THE COUNCIL.
[To the Editor of the * Hongacma
Telegraph."}
to
me to be
Honourable Mr. Holyoak's relation towards the British
LUK WING-TING.
Further Entertainment in
Peking.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY
Brook”.
Many colloquial exp ned by Australian soldiers are American în origin, saya Manchester Guardian, and maYA TOUG of the Haanish nation. Yesterday The opening rate of the dollar
present little difficulty to: thaiz: A notable gathering of Mem- English friends, but some of the co brought the DOWS th×1), two où ... demand
bere of Parliament, represent commonest are indigerons (writes viesmart, while transporting 28.-4.7/168, wounded man to British ports, had
atives of the various political correspondent), and of these an been torpedoed without warn-
parties and loosl journalists were explanation will perhaps be use Sir. Your leaderette under the entertained to a sumptuous lun fal. Bonner, the constantly ing. One of these vessels, To-morrow is the 20th birthday above heading in your ieens of theon at the Waichiso Pa Build-recurring word to express satiek is true, bore no distinctive of Her Royal Highness Princess Friday, the 20tb, seems to me to ing yesterday at noon, saya the faction, is used wherever ans marks of being a hospital ship, Mary.
be so singularly ill-informed, and Peking Daily News of April 13. English high bot that does not minimise the
contains such an anjust attack on Eight long tables of more than 3 would say "ripping" or "top- sabool girl outrage for a single moment,
A Chiuere was charged, before a public man that I think it should | seats each were prepared and inasmuch as Germany has already
It is said to come not pass unchallenged,
ping.' given plenty of evidence that in Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Police To begin with, it seema
almost every seat was occupied. from the Japanese "bonsai,"
The two Speakers of the Houses probably s her submarine madness she is no Court this morning, with stealing
falso derivation. respecter of craft. Indeed, to a bundle of firewood. He was false analogy to compare the Chis-hsiang and Tang Hus lang, means shady, while
an altogether of Parliament, Mesere. Wang Applied to persons, “cronk' determined have been the attacks įfined $5.
were conspicuous by their on vessels which were obvionely
means seedy or "off colour abeance.. They wers in the Boshter," common a few yssra being used in Red Cross work
Chamber of Commerce with the Central Park acting as hosts go to describe"a good fellow that it has become an ad- A woman has reported to the Honourable Mr. Lau Chu-pek'a dinner given in honour ditional scuros of danger die Police that a man saked ber for relation towards the Chinese of General Luk Wing-ting whopoka borak" at anyone is to tinctly to label these bosts. her geld bangles to take a pattern Chamber of Commeren. As you was unable at the scheduled chaff him unmercifully. "He Neither hospital ships nor any of. She handed them to him and yourself admit, Mr. Bolyosk is hour of the luncheon to act as hasn't Backley's" other vessels, Allied or neutral, he has not been seen since. the elected representative of the host in the Waichino Pa Baild he hara's a ghost of a chanos, means that are safe from attack at the hands Hongkong Church Missionary English Chamber of Commerce, ing. The two Vice-Speakers, and "He's gons a million, used of the Pirates of Europe. And
and his position in the Legislative Messrs. O. T. Wang and Oben recently by a State Premier in a Germany is as ready with excusas à "æervice of utercession will Council is entirely due to that Kuo-hieng, were, bowerar, as she is at mardering Red Cross be held in St. John's Cathedral body. Mr. Lan is the nominated
speech in Parliament, has the among the guests, who were Correspondents are requested to observe the rule', which|nurses and belpless wounded to-morrow at 6 311, p m.. Âu ad-representative, not of the Chinese | principally leaders of the varions against hie duckhouse” indicates same significance. “That's up names and addresses with men. First of all, the Allies were drües will be given by the Bishop Chamber of Commerce, but of parties and prominent journalists that the person named is placed.5. requires them to forward their communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for accused of using hospital ships of Victoria.
that great
of people of Peking. for th conveyance of drafts to publication, but as zu evidence of their bona fides.
who own four-fifths of the
in « dilemma or a false positions After two courses had been and the much less cryptic phrase the varicas theatres of war. Now Early this morning & elight fire Colony's riches, and pay ninety served, General Lak went to the "not within cooee" would be the suggestion is that the Entente occurred at the back of a cane shop seven per cent of the taxes". It eight different tables to drink to need of an unattainable :ealt ia employing vesele carrying the in Pedder Street. It was caused should not be forgotten that it is the health of his gurate. The markings of Belgian relief ships by the electric wire fasing under quite conceivable that even for the purpose of attacking sub- the staircase, which was smoulder though the Chinese Chamber of and thanked their distinguished words are found in all ciamen guseta responded and stood up Two perversions of common marines. The one allegation is sing when the brigade arrived. Commerce would favour the motort. Then General Lak retired. of Australian society. deliberately false as the other. The damage done was very in-tion, the Chinese generally might However, no speeches were made inter" is invariably used in Both are used in an endeavour to significent.
be against it, Bearing this in on the occasion, palliats and to cover up outrages:
mind your statement that Mr. which would shame a heathen.
Lsu might be “bester employed A Contrast.
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1917.
In these latest cccurrences number of German lives have been
course of
a pig in a poke, even of him. They know that, unlike many other cannot be overlooked. We refer
Association.
Small Fire.
T
AABIA
Alice Memorial Hospital. The Hon. Treasurer of the to see established," 166ma Alice Memorial and Affiliated nosensical Hospitals begs to acknowledge
An Angry Foki.
Hidden Oplum.
seems to be obsolescent Ta.
ад incorrect calculation.
To
the sense of "to imply," and General Lak was in the best of "financial" is not only the newal
A very novel and interesting
the
mo
Big Opium Fine. Before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Police Court this morning, a in asing his no small influence spirits yesterday. He was dreared synonym for "solvent" but also Chinese was charged with being with the people in Ohine to in fall uniform with decorations has further service to perform. in possession of 30 taele of pre- persuade them henceforth to bar of honour on his breast. He wel. In the rules of most social and sacrificed in other words, the pared opium. It was stated that the Germans, thas in helping to comed every guest with a smile. sporting clube there is a proviso Jenemy has been murdering his
the drug was found tied round thwart-without the formal con- He looked brilliant, and his that only financial members may own wounded soldiers. Now that defendant's waist. A fine of $2,000 sent of the Chinese Chamber of whitish hair gave the impression vote at a meeting. This means. he has been informed of the fact
was imposed.
Commerce measure which to people that the General was that they have paid their sub that moet of the vessels carrying
every loyal British sabject desiree veteran soldier. His career and scription. In the same way trade wounded have 00 board
hie military feats formed the unions and similar bodies state- a proportion of Germans, it will
topic among the guests when he their right to debar a member be interesting to see whether thers
Assaming, however, that Mr. made his appearance at the com- from any beneft "in the event of will be any abatement of the oat
his becoming unfinancial.” BRITISH TRADE IN CHINA,
rageous proceeding. We scarce with thanks the following dona. Lau does stand towards the mencement of the dinner.
Some paid a tribute to his ly imagine that there will, for a sions to the fands of the Hospitale; Chinese Chamber of Commerce
the same relation troops who were the best discip raler who has no compunction at Eon. Mr. J. H. Kemp (annual), "in moch
Mr. Holyoak tdwarda While our readers may not agree in quite all respects with the making gan fodder of thousands $10; Hos. Mr. J. B. Kemp 85
lined among all the armies of China, Other admired the speech made by Mr. Bose. before the Landon Chamber of Com- of his subjects, when he knows (special), $15.8. G., 320. the British Chamber your General's skill sa s rifle shot. He creche bas lately been establisino merce, they will at least feel that it contains much that is of valus. that he is already beaten is not
oriticism seems to me to be Mr. Rose belongs to the" Consular Service and is thus more or less likely to be over-concerned about Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police this assumption Mr. Lau's date and he is well-known in this fringe of one of the munition committed to the accepted views, traditions and practices of that few hundred of his disabled | Court this morning, with cutting towards the Chinese Chamber respect. He made his career from districts near London. It is for
A Chinese wae charged before equally unconvincing. Even on makes a hit whenever be free, by the local authorities on
remarkable body, and this fack was bound to belittle, to some ex-warriors.
So we must prepare and wounding. tent, the value of his remarks in the eyes of all practical poeple; for the worst. What is more, we con plaisans Beked him to pawn duty of a member of Parlis-brave,
Defendant said cannot be put higher than the common soldier. He has proved the children of munition workers, be resourceful, and, began by taking babies for most of us know by experience that the Foreign Office is at its must continue to administer s
The day. most active when it is teaching the art of "how not to do it." Be little
some articles, and when he was ment towards his constituente, brave, galant and valiant. for of his own medicine. that sa it may, there are various points which arrest the attention to
the going to do so he was called back. And I am not aware that i And as to battles, General Luk thers used to bring them as 'the enery, after and which show as that the speaker is at least somewhat in advance manner of the recent raid on called him, and the latter strack Parliament to obtain the formal hero in the Chino-French war work and take them home t He asked why complainant bad is the daty of a member of has fought in many. He was a they went to early morning of his own leaden-footed service. For instance, he urges the need Freiburg. That, in for "creating a demand for our goods by letting the Chinese con-time, may possibly bring him to
him on the face. He (defendant) onent" of bis constituents be aged a few decades ago. But night, or leave them at the sumere see them, and by emulating our foreign rivals in bard work." his senses. One circumstance is was working with a chisel and he fore voting on every important the access of his army failed to creche all-night if they were on Excellent this. The Chinese in general probably have more confid connection with this latest dia- Defendant was bound over.
Doked complainant with it. matter in the House. In my opin-vert the disaster that had overnight shift; but they soon found ence in the British trader than in any other; bat they will not buy play of German inhumanity'
ion bis daty cannot be better or taken this country ander the it impossible to keep this up.
notorious government of more concisely stated than it was achas. Begarding popularity, awake by crying children, so the the They were too tired to be kept traders, the Britisher will send them goods that are "up to sample": to the chivalry shown by the Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police of Life" wherein be says se mez ean excel him, not only areche turned into
▲ Chinese was charged before stated by Mr. Lecky in hin “Map nevertheless they would like to see that sample. Now the Germans British-in rescuing the enemy's Court this morning, with being follows:
a. babies? in his native province but every hostel, and now the youngsters knew this, and they went armed with specimens. They would have wounded. We are told that oario possession of opium valued at taken a hundred-ton gan or a street of houses as samples had need patrol boats, at the imminent risk 340. Mr. Haywood appeared for
"In the political philosophy where he has gone.
live there a weekly boarders: arieen; and, if we are to turn them out of the Chins market when of being torpedoed, saved the the defence. Sergeant Pincott
of Barke, no doctrine is more
The mothers pay Ba, a wiek for ona child or 12. for peace is restored, it will only be by copying their satuteness, their lives of over a hundred and fifty said the opium was found on s
emphatically enforced than that foresight and their unflagging energy.
two, and they take them home - German wounded. To those who B" class sampen behind some Mr. Bose secured a very tight hold on the real situation in bis know the British seaman there is boards in the cabin. Defendant
representativa but not a dele- final snewer to Germany's for the short week-end. For the remark that "compradores have outlived their usefulases, and the no surprise in that fact. But it
gate; that he owes to his con- hypocritic professions, and who rest of the time all responsibility Briton mast shoulder the responsibility for himself.” When the
was the only wan; on the boat, Hongkong language school was opened last November, the same possible relief the respective moral holder. The case was adjourned,
atituente not only his time and would really like to act just for is lifted from their shoulders, and serves to throw into the strongest though he was not the licence his services, but also the anos on the oft-quoted German trained women keep the babies apesker, it will be remembered, laid especial stress on the fact that standards of the two races. And bail being fixed in the sum of
exercise of his independent and "Principle of Necessity" by or very happy and well. Most of the Britisher in Chios is hampered, at every turn, by his ignorance of it is just because of that contrast $200.
unfettered judgment; that, terminating the whole German the children are able to rust the dialect spoken in his particular locality; that he is, in fact, ontirely that we are at war to-day.
while reflecting the general cast race as one of the first necessities about, bai there are usually aight at the mercy of a go-between. The only way in which the compra- A Fool Nation,
of their politice, he must of mankind! This class might or ten tiny babies, some of them nos dore can be satisfactorily and finally disposed of ie by his employer's
"Be owed me seven centa and детег soffer himself If there are people in Hongkong when I a-ked him for it, he said
to be enamoured with Mr. Holyoak's more than a month old. “Tha getting a working graep of Chinese language and customs. The who incline towards drawing he had no money. He also set
be reduced to a mere month- sentimentality and might favour mothers, who are of a very good compradore system is not only detrimental to business of any kind line between the German people
piece, socept binding the motion, bat.....
class, are sincerely grateful for d and honest business in particular but it is the cause of half the and the ruling classes, we can only was not fair." Thas spoke a
the care taken of them. Que trust man on me to afrike me, which instructions prescribing on (2). There is another class would like to see similar hostele alackness observable in the average Britisher cat here; for the commend to them the Admiralty Chinese before Mr. J. B. Wood,
each particular measure the embracing nine-tenths of the compradore's Arst daty is to save the foreigner from too much work statement on these hospital ship at the Police Coort this morning,
course be any purane; that Chinese in Hongkong, however established near all munition - after his election he or responsibility. His own energy is untiring, for each enterprise, outrages. We are told that the
must loyal they may be to the place in consider himself a member of which they thrive and trade, and willing to undertake any and every task, from lending money to accepted the intelligence of these that he got angry and struck big or little, means so much more money to him; therefore he is German nation appears to have 3 charge of cutting and
wounding. Defendant admitted an Imperial Parliament rather anti-German they may be in the bis employer or to his employer's business down to recommending sinkings "with composure, if
than the representative of a Sense that they with the a new houseboy. The system is a bad one in every way, and it in not
partionlar locality, and must Alline to win the war, certainly complainant with a broken bowl.
Parliamentary government, nów with satisfaction.” That the Britisher's duty to fight against it and to learn to help himself is the deliberate declaration of Inspector O'Sullivan said com. subordinate local and special do not favour the elimination of undergoing the novel experienos We like, too, the suggestion that our producers and exporters the British Admiralty-not the plainant was now in hospetal. The interents to the wider and more German trade after the war in of readjustment to meet the at Home should combine to distribute their goods through statement of an imaginative and case was adjourned.
general interests of the whole Hongkong.
case of distinguished intruders, British channels. Hitherto our patriotism has never got beyond prejudiced Jingo, And we have A Patriotic Raffle.
nation."
I feel sare that the public well admirers,
has had some severe critics' a certain well-known stage; has never reached the pitch of not the leset ahadow of doubt evening, the members who has to be a complete answer to your opinion of the Chinese as a whole, Chronicle, Macaulay was the
The shove passage seems to me being able to sasociate itself with the affairs of every-day life and of that it is merely the bare truth, not exhausted their fands at the complaint thas Mr. Lsu voted if it could be made bo jestlý. articulate is undoubtedly opposed for those who are fighting...but we will as readily bey the goods of another illustration of what a cor of "Ye Olde English Lásander without the formal consent" of to the motion thongh perhaps not government is ".
Not Fair. *፦
At the Pionir· Club last
a member of Parliament is a
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businees. We are willing to fight for Britain, or to provide money It is, in short, nothing else than Cafe Chantant rolled two bottles against the motion in question
TAB
gara.
works.
to point was that Parliam
might exist in
thi
shall have a large merchant fleet available; why should it not do the day very aptly described as the them up for anotion. The first merce. But apart from all this, carrying of British goods? Why should the foreigner be allowed to essential foalnem of the German battis found a purchaser in Captain your attack on Mr. Lan was un-
degree without indg wrich himself by distributing those goods? Mr. Rose's other obser- natace." And it is through the Cornertensen for the very useful just because in voting as he did that your cousinain
Finally, I would, like to say out skill in reading the vations are, so we have said, unlikely to find general favour. He medium of this war-that we have sum of $21.75, and the second he was
Naturally of men and talle as that the political machinery, working through Consule, to purge the Germans of this un- botile, under, the persuasive in 2000rdance with
îa fact soting we feel gratified" to 90s (skill in diplomsej
#0 The Mr. Lan Legations etc., is the mainstay of British commercial rights in China. cleanliness, or, if that be not manner of the auctioneer (Mr. J. opinion of the Chinese in Hong-wady to back up the Government the brilliant
ataunchly tration of war.” That being the case, will Mr. Bose explain how certain firms ever possible, to confine is within the Tarrant, realised the kong as a whole. And hers, as it of this Colony, but there are times gave" "Charles name to be accorded preferential treatment by the Foreign Office? smallest limite. With these facts enbatantial amount of $56.25, a to my yon seemed to be so when opposition to the powers. Wmithem. And will be explain how it is that while the Japanese, the Swedish before us, can there be a single Mr. Hazlewood being or the German commercial traveller is introduced to new business Britisher in Hongkong who would purchaser. He again fled the case oss be stated se follows ty is a grasaitons insult to Mr. ing
the ill-informed. The real facts of the that he is not necessarily disloyal- listen to openings by his cousal, the British traveller is far more likely to be be willing to see the Hans back bottle, when the sum of $50 was (1). There is a very small insulted by his own consular sashorities and has never yet been in the Colony again? If there secured. The total amount re of Chinese who can truly
public spiritedness" and peril very materially helped by them? So far from the consular people be such a one, after a perusal of alised by the sale of the two in the Great War boing the mainstay of our commercial rights; they are the esot yesterday's Admiralty statement, bottles was $220, which had been between Bight and Might opposite; the Foreign Office is a hopeless clog on the wheel of com- we'own only say that his outlook handed over to she 81, George's futural programs and, like the compradove, it has outlived its umfui- on life in mnoh na to be beyond Day War Charities Committee
who find At 15 ever had any.
Cur.nomprehension"
Seen constitutos a really good exem- found
gle pla of the fallacy of Petitio tios of
11**—Yours sio..
Oliver
23rd April 1917 Bilen