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- The war in tasoning Hongkong toshskeivelfoutofthe old grooven, and the less proof of that fact is to be found in the formation of a local St. George's Society, the advent of which we most warmly. welcome. It has been something · To-marrow's Anniversary, of an anomally that, while Scote Tomorrow is the 52nd birth. men, Welshmen, Devoniane and day of His Gracions Majesty the Jothers have had their own partion- | King-Emperar."
lar organisations, Englishmen 41 sach have been döntent to remain gloriously
The Dollar.
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Mr. Lam Ming-ching has been appointed a public vaccinator.
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individualistia The opening rate or the doller However, no good parp sa isan sarved by fretting over the past. 2a. The quia fact now is that England's Patron Saint is to be remembered in the future, not merely in the celebration of April
Notice to Mariners. 23, bat, among other things, by
Regarding Local Notice the granting of relief to distressed Mariners No. 62, notice is now and deserving Englishmen and
given that the wreck s... Kwong- their families, and by the cement- ing of the ties and interests of has now been rajeed and is no Englishmen in the Far East. In longer a danger to navigation. this connection it is interesting to note the rale which provides that the funds of the Society are not
A Nurse's Loss,
A Chinese nuras, employed the Nethersole Hospital, has re-
person stole $411 in jewellery
1892.
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE®
YEARS Á00.
[Compiled from the Hongkong Telegraph files for the week ending June 2, 1892)
The Dollar.
Jane 2. —“The rate of the dollar op"demand to-day is 2/10).”
HONGKONG TRADE.
Fortnight's Features:
TO-DAY'S MISCKELANY
Recent references in the news- |papers to Cookney superstitions show that the present-day belief in charm-cares is not confined to rural districts. I came across two The fortnightly Prios Carrent examples lately in a Laromahira, and Market Report, published by town (writes: * A. G. G."). In one the Hongkong General Chamber asse roasted and pulverized mice, of Commerce, ander date of June sont secretly from Wales, were 1, contains the following - given in jim to two children,ə
Cotton piece goods and fancy who, innocent of the ingredients, cotton goods-During the period found their new medicine quite | under revisw considerable salee palatable. In another tobacco Queen's Birthday Honours. of staples have been "effected, sah was spread upon ringworm as May 28.-Prinos George of chiefly spot on go." Prices on this a care. This application: might Wales has been created Date of side have advanced bat are still, have been don btfully credited York, Earl of Inverness and in most cases, below replacing with some real virtus but that the Baron Killarney, Consul-General (values. A moderate business has ashes seem to be only the residuam Alabaster of Canton has bees come to book in Fancies-Spot and of an old charm in which the appointed K.O.M G.”
" to arrive”—al rates more or less ringworm (whose Gaelio naMS commensurate with home prices. means "Fire of God") was tounbed Cotton Yarn.-Dollar rates about with a pinch of coal ashes held the same, but exchange has im between Enger and thumb, the provęd, Bombay is firmer, Market ashes then being thrown into the here rather quiet. " Quotations] fire with an inasutation` coms: are:-No, 108 at $127/158. Ne, manding the ringworm to die
The Kalser Again, Jane L-The Car and Czazewitch proceed to Kiel on Thursday next on a visit to the Emperor of G`rmans.
News mast either be soaroa in
to be used for the purposes of any ported to the Polisa that some Europe jast at present, or friend 12ast $137/155. No. 18. ntaway like fire among the "! 380 !..
Reuter use gone on a holiday $155/172. No. 20 at #157/193-(shes). A third strange cure- colebration, though the surplus and money from her room during and left his Far Eastern busi- Arrivals 5,300 balss. Saler 2,000 this time for a headache-basc
ness arder the control of proceeds of any celebration may
abaler. Shipments nil. Unsold" been sent to me from Bedford be added to the Funda of the
jackas. Toe informationthat the stook 5.000 bales. Birgains shire as still in use. Take a Society.
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1917.
THE SORROWS OF CHINA,
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her absence.
Alleged Theft of Drugs. At the Police Court this mora-Czir was to visit the personal 14,000 bales.
Forest Officer.
Discharged.
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The Privet Annoyance.
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ing, before Mr.J. 1. Word, a can obum of the Almighty has already Woollens. A fair business has them in a harden apron or bag, wie charged with wresting drugs been about half-a-dozen times sn-recently been done in serger, so dip them in boiling water. Toureday's meeting was quite to the value of $60 from the nounced in this and other jouru- Vicunas and similar goods at ("They willecres, but you meita't. su encouraging one, and, se a Que's Road Paarmas. The als published bere, so that the price which show staggering mind that"!) Squeeze but the result of it, the Society sterts with | case was adjourned.
above telegram is very stale advance on last rates paid... jäise and drink it. The deco0» .. membership of some seventy Company. Warning.
news indeed. As a pure matter of Bow Colton.-S ill a› market, [tion is called a “dire-drink," or eighty. That number, however, It is noufied that, at the ex-economy, we think the time Canton silk.-Meara, Herbert which seems a very suitable name. is merely the nuclear, for there piration of three months, the has arrived when theas so-called Dent and Co. report under date This was certified by the actual is no reason why every English Oriental Petroleum Company, Heator's Political Telegrama" of May 19 as followe:-3:ock: user as a very eficacions remedy, min in the Colony should not Limited, will, unless cause is should not beabsidised from the Old stock prac ically exhausted. but some would prefer the head identify himself with the new shown to the contrary, ts struck pablic parse. They are almost Market: Silk, With the open-sche. The supposed quealing of organisation. It hse often been off the Register and the Company invariably of no valas whatever ing of the Season 1917-1918 we the unhappy alogs was probably remarked that Englishmen in will be dissolved.
and their cost is grossly excessive. are able to record a fairly steady the piping sound of escaping air Moreover, the present arrange-business for France settlements as the boiling water penetrated the MRS. TAKAHASHI and the Staff of the Japanese Consulate Hongkong are in a hopeless
His Excellency the Governor ment is a decided bar to new amounting to 1,000 bales. For bag of molluscs, as aluge have: General. Mource of friends at the funeral of the late Consul the Scottish community here. Bat has been pleased to appoint paper enterprise. This journal America but little business is re- no swan-song, so fat se one knows.
Hongkong, wish to express their neartfelt thanks for the minority when compared with General S. Takahashi, also for the floral tributes sent and the ex-we are not Bo very certain Cheung Chiu to be a "Forest would long since have daily supported. A fair quantity of 1st
on that point, and would rather Officer" for the control and plied itereaders with all important crop silk has been delivered, the We read that a certain Gar- pressions of deep sympathy tendered.
have little concrete evidence superinlendence of the forests of telegrams from London had the quality appearing astisfactory as man, Councillor Mallalieu, who before sacepting the assertion the Colony, in succession to In same facilities as to press rates regards size and cleanness is described as General Secretary Perhspa it 18 the
innate Kau, dismissed, with effect from been available as in Australia, of thread, but the latter of the Felt Batters and Trim- modesty of the Englishman the let June, 1917.
bat the Telegraph Companies' delivėzies, owing to a considermere' Union, has been expressing which has allowed that im-
contract with Beuter has always able amount of rain, somewhat his views on the question of Ger-
80 The hearing was continued at proved pression to gain ground. The
igearmountable indifferent as regards colour. The man trade after the war. This is statement may, indeed, be just the Police Court this morning, obstacle. Reater has for years 2ad crop is reported to be less what the Counciller said, inter as much of a popular falley as before Mr. Deer Ball, of the case been supported in this colony than was expected owing to heavy alsa Every peasy ws may 822 annasl vote the old story of all the taipans' in which a woman was charged by
of rain prevailing. American bayers spend on Garman manufactures billet being held by Sootsmen. yesterday with dumping the dead $20,000 from the Government are out of the market owing, it is will be a penny spent to employ At any rate, the founder mem- body of a child. His Worship in addition to the subscriptions asid, to a proposed extra duty of a German and to keep an - Eng- There are many people in this part of the world who feel that bers of the St. George's Society said he had excsidered the case, from the Chamber of Commeres 20 per cent, being levied for war liahman out of works and every the defendant would be and the public, and the articles and also a further riss of 50 per penny so spent will help the Ger -the time for the periodical Chinees revolution is approaching. For include quite a number of taipane, and
weeks past, this Colony and the Provines of Kwangtung have been the heads of the Hongkong and discharged.
aupplied has not been worth the cent. in freight rate. Exchange mun to pay his war debt, and full of disquieting reports, though Kwangtong itself-a-cally the Shanghai Bank and of Mesars,
money paid. It is high time has varied very little and prices leave our own banging shout our mother of revolutionary out berate has been to all intents quist. Butterfield and Swire's among
It is notified in the Gazette that, privated enterprise had a chance, have remained steady.
necks, and will help him to pro In Yanasa and Szechnen, matters have been serious for a long time, them. Hongkong Englishmen complainte having been received-El Hongkong Telegraph."] Flour Market report.-Stock:pare a future effort for the
Alice Memorial Hospital. " and in Chekiang and other Provinces vary little better. Yesterday evidently think it about time regarding the effects of the flower-
About 200,000 sacks, Market: slaughter of our descendants. The June 1-“We are glad to learn, Strong but quist. Quotations:- superb dety of loving our and the day before, there were abundant rumours in Hongkong as that they came into their own, ing priver, the Government is to certain Provinces having siready declared their independence; and now thes they have their prepared to prace down all privet that an old Hongkong resident, American Parent, $4.65 per sack; enemies should not permit me to bad base stories do not promise to die down. People at Home own Society, they may possibly plants on Crown land adj ining Mr. H. W. Davie, for many years American Cut off, $3.70 per sack; forget to safeguard our own well- would assuredly, and very naturally, ask: "What is the craee ?" come cut into the limelight a little private residences. All requisis partner in the well-known firm American Straight, $3.30 per being." Well, as the Tenton is tions for pruning should be ad- of Linstead, and Davis, has gen-sack; Japanese 2nd Patent. $3.25 most effectively dealt with after Hongkong folk know better than to ask; they know better than to more frequently.
dressed to the Colonial Secretary.arously come forward with an par sack; Japanese Bid Patent, bis own manner, it is clearly "up believe that any Britisher will over succeed in digging to anywhere neer the root of Ohiness political troubles. Therefore they shrug Sound Advice,
Mr. Dodwell's Appointment. offer to undertake the whole ex-$3.20 per sack; Japanese to Englishmen to keep the His Excellency the Governor pense of the erection of a new Straight, $3 20 per sack; Chinese worthy Councillor's views is. their shoulders and marmur "Maskee!"
The Bussisas, in their dilemma, has been pleased to appoint, pro- hospital, to be supplementary to Straight, $3.25 per sack. The causes are, of course, legion; but the two ostensible excuses could surely have no better counvisionally and subject to His the Alice Memorial Hospital A
mind and do likewise. for these latest threats of severance from the Central Government sellor than General Smuts, sade Hajesty's pleasure, Mr. Stanley meeting of the Finance Commit fortnight has to be reported. Metals.-A extremely quiet are the quarrels sa to whether Chins should or should not join the fervently hope that his powerful Badwoa Dodwell to be an Unoff-tee of the H.apital has been con very little basiness of any kind go, anys the correspondent of
Since his arrival here. a month Entente, and the dismissal of Taan Ki-shui from the posts of Prem speech on the present situation cial Member of the Legislative vened for to-morrow afternoon, being reported. or and War Minister. Chang Fan, the ultra-Corservative sad will be made to reach all classes Council during the absence on when Mr. Davis' handsome offer
Bome contemporary to hand, quene-wearing Tachus of Anbai, is now credibly reported to have in Russia. There is no mistaking leave of the Honourable Mr. Percy will be duly considered and in response to sharp decline is been overwhelmed with invita General Smuts han, I understand, sold the President point blank that unless General Taan is recalled the strong, clear thought under- Hobson Holyoak or until further doubtless accepted. The Alice Java whites. within forty-eight hours, his own Province and fire others will lying his latest utterances, He has notice.
tions to all sorts of public and Hospital is doing soch excellent jo straightway cat themselves adrift; and the redoubtable. Chang is
| private · gatherings, bát as he Revenge.
work, that every effort towards certainly a man of his word. Meanwhile the Kuomintang party is graped the position in its entire-
takes a very serious view of his ty; he sees the hopeful side of it, extremely unlikely to lose an opportunity of letting the world know and he sees, too, the many, many before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the deserves the heartiest encourage: When a Chinese was charged extending its soups of operations
visit to London sud its object he that it is still alive, if it sees s possible loopbols through which to pitfalls that lie in the path of Palice Court this morning, with ment."
is finding no time for ordinary: thrust itself into notoriety. Then there are the militarists. Sham emancipated Bomis. His sin stealing the sum of $170 from
social engagements. In fact his Obar-huen, the benevolent, will certainly not let a chance ge by warning is expressed in s phrase the person of another man, he
return to South Africa, where is: him of rattling the scabbard. Moreover, here in the South he has that will go down into history aid that he was hawker of food
is believed his presence will some warm adherents: good folk who believe that China can broome Discipline mast
bably be much earlier than is een stimulate recruiting, will provi fighting aation merely by buying guns and building arsenale; freedom; otherwise freedom in and some days ago he sold to the and these have never yet learned the sublime art of silence. like now wine-it sometimes complainant some food which
generally expected. So far, war. S Again, two of Sham's friends in this part of the country-Lak Wing goes to the head." This is the
Y.M.C.A. Division.
questions have absorbed alt his buch Tuesday, June 5-8 p.m. La attention, and the knowledge af ting and Chan Ping-kwan-were reported, nearly a fortnight ago, to steadying note which is
#Dection by Divisions! Surgeon. the situation and probable deve have sent a telegram to Peking, advocating the return of their former greatly needed at the moment.
Uniform:Helmets, haversacks lopments which he has obtained and bitter enemy, Lung Chai-kwong to the Military Governership. of Thursday's wires gave none too
(fitted), water bottles (filled), at first-hand will doubtless be of synda. Kwangtung, on the score that the Province needs a strong man cheerful a picture of Russia's and that General Lung is wasted on his post of Inspector of Mines state of mind regarding the wat, ing, fire broke out at No. 2, the egg and poultry industry in In the early houts of this morn shortly be expected, we read, in Important developments may
shorts, pattees.
the utmost advantage when herett Thursday, June 7-8 P.. gets in touch again with the we These things may be mere straws, but they show that the wind is and one of Friday's speaks of blowing in the direction of internecine strife, and of extravagant "deplorable events arising from The premises are occupied by the already been made for the
Blacksmith Lane, Causeway Bay. East Anglis, arrangemente having Squad and Stretcher Drill; 8pm. Union Government.
Gymnasium. Of course the Chinese who now have long ago formed their the Russians will listen to General compradore at the China Sugar undertakinge--the Framlingham Gymnasium; Bandage Fractios, Congress Library can be relied pizzad
the increase in drankennese." If Mervants of Mr. Taoi Pe-shin, the amalgamation of two well-known Salyingpun Division.
But if census carried out samant own conclusione as to the factors underlying all thie. But they can. Smuts, they will emerge from the B:finery. It is presumed that Agricultural Co-operative Society
Wednesday, June 6-7 p.m. recently by the librarian of the not afford to speak frankly, though they may go so far sa to venture present struggle a free and power the a mild opinion that "foreign in fluence is the main cause. Of the fal people. If, on the other hand; kerosins oil lamp falling over and Eastern
outbreak was due to and the poultry section of the and Stretcher Drill,
Friday, Jane 87 p.m. Squad on The Star-Spangled Banner Zawzish trath of this, so far as one kind of foreign influence is concerned, discipline is not going to accom igniting some bed matting. The Association, etc.
Counties' Farming
is only papalar in the News del santy Queen's College Division. there can be no doubt. The eloven hoof-mark of the Germans is pany freedom, even though their Fire Brigade quickly arrived and
Taseday, June 5---4.15 p.m. popular, national song provad
England States. The mo All profits will be distributed First Aid Instruction; Corporal bs "Dixie," second place be distinatly visible; and for this, Chins has only herself to blame folly may not actually prolong Overeationismes and, in some directions, cupidity has been her the war to any serious extent, the pitit fart sout an hour in accordance with strictly co. Kong in charge.
operativa principles, and the
obtained by Yankee:) undoing. There has been no room, ali slong, for two opinions as to resalt to Bassia is going to be
Wednesday, June 6.-7 p.m. Hail, Columbia," My what she ought to do as concerns the Germans. ́ ́And yet, with the.
qualification for membership in Gymnssium. appalling. fall knowledge that the Huns have been laying themselves out to lie
fixed at a merely nominal figure in
'tis of Thee," and " Spangled Banner even a little more than nanal wherever, there was a chance of their
order that the humblest coltager fabrications being swallowed, the Chinese Government has left thees
A Nawab's Generosity. The expenditure on education with a few fowls may be induced
other close for third place. vermin at large, or practically so. What else could it expect, but Allahabad. Sth May Bis in the F.M.S. during 1918 was to sexist in supplying the market, trouble? : Do the Chinese politics! lásdorú never by any chance read Highness the Nawab of Rampur $499,730, exclusive of expendi: as well as the largest farmere. the foreign telegrams? Have they never heard of the attempt at an had offered to the Commander-in turs on buildings. There were It is confidently expected that Irish rebellion, of the plots in the United States, of the spies whom Chief the ass of his houses st open during the year 480 mohools, it will now be possible to collect Bindsge Friction.. the British have been bound to shoot, or of the charitable little Bareilly for wounded and con- of which 355 were for boys, 67 and send to market 150,000,000 attempi ia create tromble between Americs and Japan? And, agaie, valescent Indian troops, and his for girls, and 68 mised. The egge, or nearly 10,000-syns per have these leaders no patriotism at all ? It seems to us that for one houses in Naini Tal for wounded average, attendance 23,455, the sanum to the benefit of the uation. who loves his country there are more than a dozen who prefer their and convalescent British officers, percentage of attendance being | The Great Eastern Railway. Co., own pockesaj, and, unless the thinking people of China can band The latter offer has been accept-] 83 5. Of the boys' schools, the have agreed to help the enterprise The Gasellä contains a Corrected | planitads therow together to combat the performance of such men, the ed, and the house have now been average enrolment was 22,845 by granting special facilities for copy of the Dental Register, which the same
fey will meet with the terrible punishment which has so long fully furnished at the expense of sad stiendanos 19 256; of the cheap and rapid aranans of peo comprise the names of eight pound and rep
air a time for maited
bine the Darbar, so as to socomi
alment 3,307, dass to London, and other lar dental surgeons, und fifteen ex- of these China from bang out up by
ambitions.
Her fate about 36-olours.
about it?
sccompany
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was bid.
This charge W38 His Wor- brought as revenge. ship believed the story, and discharged the man.
Small Fire.
after started.
Education in the F. M. 5,
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Sogar.-Market has been active
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE. BRIGADE.
Order issued by Mr. E. Ralphs
A NEW SCHEME,
state *****
150,000,000 Eggs a Year.
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Thursday, Jans 7-4.16 p.m. quad Drill, somit only
Friday, June 8-4.15 p.m. Squad and Stretcher Drill. ?
Victoria Division. Friday, Jace 8-5.15 p.m.
Dental Register.
Dinner table Problem-Mrgy challe X, having bought onions st then prevailing prios of
per pound, is embled to lend war mach pound 10, Men, I, who has
|to buy say, - Bome days late
Y. taking advantage of the endd