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Capt. J. Watson wishes to express his beartfelt thanks for the many floral tributes sent and the expressions of deep sympathy lendered.
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DEATH.
At the Government Civil Hospital at 8.30 am. yesterday. John Lemmi. Architect. Funeral will pass the Monumenti to-day at 5.30 p.m.
The Hongkong Telegraph,
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1917.
HONGKONG HOUSE RENTS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFH, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1917.
Hongkong's Bathing Facilities,
A large section of the public
of Hongkong owe a debt of gratitude to the Hon. Mr. Pollock! for calling the
DAY BY DAY.
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To-morrow's... Anniversary.
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To-morrow is the birthday of Vice Adiral Sir. F. D. Stardes (born 1858).
BELGIAN RELIEF.
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Situation Explained by U.S. Minister.
warm clothing for those who had TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. none and 'in additionTM ■TM small
financial allowance. As by one of
Great minds think alike. Bez
A LAUGH IS WORTH A HUN. Government's DRED GROANS IN ANY MARKET.— attention to a matter of pressing Emerson importance in these hot days. namely, su to what slops the Government are taking, cr are intending to take, to provide the ou publio with bathing facilities at North Point ard West Point; as in previous years. To these timely questions, the Bon, Col onial Secretary replied that the asual facilities are being provided at Kennedy Town, as in recent years. So far, this is sariefotory,' The to al ontpat of the Kailan back to the autumn of 1914. At and the facilities in question will Mining Administration's mines the time we were organising the jeeixarea would antinue here in th is Mirabean's time and in certainly be much appreciated by for the week ending May 28, relief work, the Comite National Brancels but on Thursday last, a
that collaborates with those who find it more convenient amounted to 76,369 tons and thethe Belgian relief organisation bitter sold day, those that had ours.
the been convoked were sent home to bathe at Kennedy Tows than sales during the period to 55,515 Commission for Belief in Belgium without examination. It is sup- at North Point. Regarding the tone. latter bething place, the reply is not only insufficient, but it is
the ironies of life the winter has been more excessively cold than Belgium bas ever known it and condly, in his speech of welooma while many of thors who presented to America, Mr. Lloyd George themselves were adequately pro-Prusis is not a State: Prussia used the striking« phrase that
The U. S. Department of Siste tected against the cold, many of
them were without ororcoats, is an army Turning to Mir-- issues for publication the follow. ing despatch from Mr. Brande men shivering from cold and beau, we ind him expressing fear, the parting from weeping something of the same idea in the Whitlock, American Minister to wires and children, the barriers following War is the Belgium, which was written of bratal Ublans, all this made national industry of Prussia January-
In order to fully understand the scene a pitiable and distress. Proses is not a country which has an army, but an army which ing one." - the situation it is necessary to go
It was understood that the which was well worth making has a country.” It is a statement.
Kallan Output. -
Arms and Ammunition.
44
Not all the "American flags
-proposed an arrangement br/posed that the 'severe weather-hich braved the breeze in Lon- A Chinese, who stated that he which the Belgian Government has moved the Germans to poat don on April 20 were officially bad just arrived from Americs, bould pay to its own employees pone the deportations was charged before Mr. J. Refs in Belgiam, and other aa-
act was observed by a boy
Dock Pillerers.
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pur-
berne the names of hundreds of coming to the Legation. It is
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entirely aneatisfactory. The
Toe rage, the terror and dea.orrect, says the Chronicle, and facilities at North Point, the Hop,
ones were short of the proper Colonial Secretary said, were, with Wood, at the Police Court this employed men besides, the wages pair excited by this messure all several spparently brand new the exception of a temporary pier morning, with having in his they had been sccustomed to over Belgium were beyond any.
The Belgians wisher thing we had witnessed since the complement of stars. The first- "from which diving could be possession at Kowloon Railway receive.
snä performed at certain states of the Station one automatic pistol and to do thie both for humani. day the Germans poured into American flag in 1777 had 13 patriotio Brussels. The delegates of the fare, one for each of the original 13 States, bat following the, ad- for. Belief in tide," hitherto provided by the 100 rounds of ammunition. He tarian Hongkong Tramway Company.
as fined $100. and the arms poses; they wished to provide Commission
the unemployed with the means Belgium, returning to Brussele,mission of each new State a ater The Company, we are farther in were ordered to be confiscated.
of livelihood, and, at the same told the most distressing stories has been added to the fing, which was finally completed in 1912 by "A Boy Punished; with formed, has found that the facili
The story old, in the Police time, to prevent their working of the scenes of crasity
Įterritories, Arisons and Now. for ties were atilised to so small
8 extent that they have decided Court the morning of how a for the Germans. The policy was and sorrow attending the sei the admission of the last two not to make
Chinese, on arriving home, hung jadopted, and has been continued urea. And daily, hourly almost,exico,, to fall State honour.
this year.
Now, thia ngaires the pockets a gold ring, which the Comite National have been have bean related by Belgiansaior, and since July 4, 1912, a little explanation, and this ex- planation, we are inclined to think, will put quite a different employed in the same bonse. Later thon andsome 700,000 I be impossible for me to verify them, there have been 18 stera in the the ring was missing, and the boy lieve-of idle men receiving this first because it is necessary for blue "union" of the Stare and complexion opon the matter,
dol, distributed through the us to exercise all possible tact in Stripes. And the only recognised dealing with the subject at all, and arrangement is six row of eight particularly 88 the Colonisi aid he had picked the ring up. Secretary concluded his reply by Mr. Dyer Ball, before whom the commacea. tating that, in the light of the case was heard, ordered the led The presence of these caemployecondly, because there is no stars each. One fig officially to receive 48 hours' detention and ed however, was a constant to means of communication between own yesterday had only seven Tramway Company's experience,
ption to German capidity. the Occupations Gebiet and the stars in three of the rows. it is proposed to take no farther 10 strokes with the cade.
Many times they sought to obtain Etappen Gebiet. Transportation action towards providing farther bathing facilities in this locality." which pilferers from the Kowlors were
In spite of the frequency with the lists of the chomeurs but everywhere in Belgium is dif-
Big 48. was the American flag always foiled by the ficult, the vicinal railways scaros- Decke are caught and punished, claim that under the guarantees y operating any more because of hoisted over the House of Parlia The Government's Duty,..
The people half the area of the garrison flag This is a very easy way for the there were two more cases before covering the relief work, the the lack of oil, while all the horses ment, its 312 ɛq. ft. was barely Government to shirk its obviona Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police Court records of the Comite National have been taken. duty in regard to this matter, for this morning, the first man being and its various sab-organisations who are forced to go from one of the U.S. army, which is 36 ft. there can be no two questions as charged with trying to get away were immune. Rather than risk village to another must da so on by 20 it. Probably the biggest to the bathing station at North with a brass fire hydrant cap, and any interruption of, the ravitail. foot or in vens drawn by the few flag ever flown was the Stare and Point being well worth looking the other with several brass lement, for which, while loath to miserable horses that are left. Stripes which crowned the San after, and, were it properly at hinges. Inspector Macdonald own any obligation to America, The wagons of the breweries, the Francisco Exhibition last year, tended to, it could be utilised to conducted the cases, and stated the Germans have always been one institution that the Germans and, measuring 48 ft. by 23. ft
ing. It was boïsted on a staff of an extent that would fully justify that there had been a great deal grateful, since it has had have sorupulously respected, are necesitated 1,058 sq. ft. of bant.
of keeping the hauled by oxen. expenditure. And that is the of pilfering lately. His Worship the Beot
The well known tendency of Oregon fir, which was floated down point. The Government owes sentenced both men to a month's population calm, the anthori it to
a large section of the bard labour, and four hours ties never pressed the point, other sensational reports to exaggerate the Pacific coast from Oregon to
stocks.
than with the Bargomasters of themselves, especially in time of San Francisco, and when erected community, who neither have
Rowdy Japanese.. the Commanee. Finally, however war, and in a situation like that stood 222 ft. above the ground the leisure nor the means to hire The question as to the precise form which Bourkong's news launch when they wish to dis
A Japanese, who holds an the military party, always brutal, existing here, with no newspapers" war taxation eball iske has now been definitely settled, for the port themselves. "in the brine."adjunct licencs for 45, Haiphong and with an astounding ignorance to serve as a daily clearing, house |
Favourite hymne of famous men. Legislative Council yesterday passed the Bill which provides for an
fore Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Police sentiment, determined to pat these avidly believed as they are eagerly make an interesting catalogue. additionsi seven per cent, rate on tenements, and which will become to see that they make this ideal Road, Kowloon, was charged be- of public opinion and of moral for all the rumours that are sa
bathing station mech more attrac-
repested, should of course, be Gladstone's special choice was operative as from July 1 next. Both before the new measure was tive that it was last stason: What Court this morning, with per idle men to work.
In Anguet, von Hindenburg of all that is told is true, there Height," and it was enug si his considered, but even if a modicam "Praise to the Holiest in the introduced, and since, innumerable suggestions have teen pat for-
is wanted is that a pier similar to mitting dieorderly conduct on bis ward, and while the Government has frankly admitted that the plan that put up last year should again premises. Inspector Gordon eaid was appointed to the supreme still remains enough to stamp funeral. Tennyson's favourite
that B Lumber of Japanese command. He is said to have now approved is open to many objections, it has been unsble, owing be erected, and that the adjacent haters were singing and shouting criticised von Bissing's policy as this deed as one of the foolest was Heber's "Holy, Holy, Holy," to peculiar difficulties, to devise any other means of calling upon place used by the bathers
One of Ruskin's preferences wis antil after midnight. Defendant's too mild; there was a quarrel; von the general body. of ratepayera for a further supply of silver
should be cleared of
I am constantly in receipt of "Jesu bere from sin deliver," bullets. We are in the company of by far the larger section of the stones and other refuse, burtfal licence only permitted him to sell Bisaing went to Berlin to protest, community when we express our disapproval, on general lines, of
German that tend to bear out the stories sermca to some 300 school chil. any legislation which will lead to higher rente, but in this instance to the feet. This could be done it up till nine o'clock, but it could threatened to resign, bat did not. reporte from all over Belgium upon which he pretched we are of opinion that the Government has taken the only course eyes of one by s drink sfter that time. Mr. F. Official here said that Belgium one constantly beare of brutality dren, his guests one afternoon, at
very little cost and by a small not be proved that he had sold He returned, and
Hall, of the Palace Hotel, eaid would now be subjected to a more and cruelty. A number of men Brantwood. Matthew Arnold's in mind is that the authorities have sought some means by which fally placed an ijudiciously maized open to it, in crdering the additional impost. The point to be kept Several boatloads of sand care that he had to send a complaint terrible regime, would learn what sent back to Mons are said to be choice was " When I survey the of them tabercalar. At Malines terpiece), the third verse of which the whole community shall bear a share of the extra burden, on as with the right kind of material to the Polica, as there was so war was. The prophecy has been in a dying condition, many of Wondrous Cross" (Watie's mas
The case vindicated. proportionate basia, and, as every body or practically everybody would likewise greatly improve much noise going on. pays rent, each and all will now be doing something towards re- the place for those who prefer to was adjourned until Monday. The deportations began in and at Antwerp returned men M. A. was overhesid reciting to Metal Polish and Brandy. October in the Etape, at Gbent have died, their friends asserting himself only an hour before his plenishing the contents of the war aneet. After all, it does not paddle about and most of the matter much whether, for this special purpose, house rents are
at Bruges. The policy that they have been victims of quite unexpected fatal seizure. A coolie employed by Dr. and people do little increased or the ordinary necessaries of life are taxed. The prime
Lindsay Woods was charged spread; the rich industrial dis- neglect and cruelty, of cold, of And Henry Ward Beecher declar
ed: "I would rather have written, before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the fricts of H-icant, the mines and exporuce, of banger. point ie that every body should do his part, and that is the underly-
I have had requests from the 'Jesu, Lover of my Soul,' than A Striking Contrast.
Magistracy this morning, with steel works about Charleroi were ing object of the new Bill, which, be it noted, is only to operate daring the duration of the war. It is s purely war measure, framed In striking contrast to the the theft of some metal polish and next attacked, now they are seiz. Burgomasters of ten Commanes have the fame of all the kings solely in order that Hongkong may yet farther do its bit in helping Government's neglect of North a bottle of brandy. Inspector ing men in Brabant, even in from La Louviere, asking that that t7er sat on the earth." on the war from the financial side. That being the case, no-one Point 18 its generosity towards Gordon said that a report was Brussels, despite some indications permission be obtained to send can seriously object to the temporary rent-raising which the Bill the golfers who use the Fanling made by Mrs. Wonde. A detective and even predictions of the civil to the deported men in Germany The Daily News hears that it
packages of food similar to those inevitably carries in its train.
Golf Course. On this course, found the coolie in another house, authoritier, that the policy was that are being sent to prisoners has been decided that the National The feature of yesterday's debate was the characteristic which is the property of a private and from information given by about to be abandoned.
of war. Thas far the German Anthem of the new Russia, shall Daring the last fortnight men appeal made by the Hon. Mr. Robert Shewan on behalf of the poorer Club, and the members of which the boy employed there, the metal
be the Slavia from Glinka's refused authorities have classer, on whom the existing high rents bear all too beavily. He are in po need of pecuniary assist-polish was found in the chimney. have been impressed here in quated the case of a Chinese clerk who is having to pay away one-ance, the Government announces The brandy was discovered in the Brussels but their seizures here permit this except in special "Life for the Tear," anng to a third of his salary in house-rent, a state of affaire which he correctly that it intends to spend the large collar of Dr. Woods' house, The are made evidently with mach instances, and returning Belgians posm specially written. described as a burning shame. Uahappily, that is by an means soot of $2,550. Of course, the defendant admitted stealing, the greater care than in the provinces, claim that even when such compromise has the advantage isolated instance; Deither are each case confined to the Chinese whole of this sum may not be polieb, but denied all knowledge with more regard for the appear packages are received they are that the tune is typically Russian There was no public used by the camp authorities only and ia as well known in Russis community. Many a European, if he is to realise his decire to live in atilised for the benefit of the of the brandy; this plea being ances. comfortable, or even tolerably respectable conditions, finds that he golfere, as the vote is in aid of accepted. His Worship imposed annoncement of the intention as another means of coercing a "Bale. Britannia" 83 in the characteristics of solid masical bas to part with that proportion of his earnings every month before the vote Botanical and Forestry a fine of $25, or a month's hard to deport but suddenly about them to sign the agreements to British Empire, and has all the
days ago, certain men
structure and bold melodie ont- he gets big landlord's receipt. Mr. Showan's idea was that the new Department, (New Territories) labour.
Death of Mrs. F. H. Smith, in towns whose names are on the It is said that in spite of the line which a national anthem burden should be borne by those who could afford to pay more than other charges, maintenance of $90 per month in house rent, but, in view of the object of the Bill gardens and grounde-improve- Many in Hungtong will learn list of chumeure receiving sum-liberal eslars promised those who should have. One the other hand, and the peculiar local conditions, it was found, on discassion, that mente in and aejining the Fan-with sincere regret of the death mone notlying them to report at would sign voluntarily Lo money its connection with the Imperial that plan was not practicable. All the same, the hon. member has ling Golf Course." It is good to of Mrs. Frances Harland Smith, one of the railway stations on a has as yet been received in ides is a drawback. The ba
in anthem was sung for the first performed a useful act in once again directing the attention of the have en attractive golf course, who bad for many years been a given-day; penalties were fized Belgium from workmen authorities to the ever-pressing rent problem, which, sooner or later, and doubtless the more attractive widow and who was the mother for failure to respond to the sun- Germany.
Itime in England by M. Boris One interesting result of the Boronoff at the Rassisa concert will have to be faced. Of course, it all landlords adopted the same it is the more likely will it be, se of two gentlemen well-known in mons and there was printed generous attitude toward their poorer tenante sa Sir Robert Ho Tong His Excellency points out, to Hongkong, namely, Captain A. on the card an offer of employ-deportatione remains to be noted, of the Music Clab last month. is doing, by himself bearing the extra tax, Mr. Shewan's point would increase the railway receipts. S. Bell Smith of the 8.8. Honem, ment by the German Govern- a result that once more places in be met, but we are afraid that that is too much to expect in Hong. But a private Club should finance and Mr. A. W. Smith, manager of, ment either in Germany or Bel relief. the German capacity for kong.
its own "improvements in and ad- Mesery. Watson and Co's. aerated gium. On the first day, out of blandering, almost as great as
German On this general question of house rents, we only wish that the joining" ite course and not have mineral water factory, Canse-about 1,500 men ordered to pre- the Germany capacity for oraelty realisation of what
They have dealt a mortal blow methode mean, not, as with the Government would see its way to stepping in and fixing a standard, public money expended upon it. way Bay. The sad event occurred sent themselves at the Gere da just as it has done in regard to the prices of food. Bach a step If public money is to be so ex on Thursday, evening, at the Mide, about 750 responded. to any prospect they may ever early strocities in the best of pass would be an earnest of the authorities practical sympathy for those pended, then the course should residence of her son Albert, after These were examined by German bave had of being tolerated by ion and the first last of war, but who, by reason of outrageously high rentale, find it utterly im be thrown open to the pablic At a long illness, borne with admir physicians and 300 were taken. the population of Flanders; in by one of those deeds that make possible to save anything out of their earnings. Despite the fact that least half of the $1,500 which it able fortitude and sweet rengas- There was no disorder, a large tearing away from nearly every one despair of the fature of the Hrs. Smith, who had force of mounted Ublans keep bamble home in the land, & has human race, a deed coldly plan- this is the one sore point with the greater balk of the is proposed to spend on top-tion.
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population, the Government has seldom, if ever, shown any inclina- dressing" should be spent on reached the advanced age of ing back the crowds and barring band and a father or a son and red, studiously matured, and tion towarde seriously grappling with this question. What is needed making the bathing stations at seventy years, took a keen interest access to the station to all brother, they have lighted a fire deliberately and systematically is that a Commission should be appointed to investigate the pro- North Point and Kennedy Town in many faire up till the very bat those who had been summon of hatred that will never go out; executed, s deed so cruel that gressive rise in house-renta daring the past ten or twenty years. more suitable for the use of a end of her long and beautiful life, ed to appear. The Commission they have brought home to every German soldiers are said to have Were the Government to institute such an enquiry, it would earn large section of the public which She was a lady of refined tastes for Belief in Belgium had secured boart in the land, in a way that wept in its execution, and so
impress ita
horror monstrous that even German the lasting thanks of the whole community. If the idea is impractio. is much more in need of assist and highly coltivated mind. The permission to give to each will
on the memory officers are now Able now, then we would put it among the first of the post-war ance than is any private sporta faueral took place this afternoon deported man a loaf of bread and indelibly.
at Happy Valley Cemetery. Bome of the communes provided of three generations, sahame). questions which should engage the attention of the powers that be, club in the Colony.
said to prová