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THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,
The New War Rate:
DAY BY DAY.
The Dollar.
JUNE 9, 1917.
1892.
The opening rate of the dollar (Compiled from the "Hongkong
demand to-day
Telegraph" files for the week 2. 5.1/16).
endang - Juns 9, 1892.3
Monday's Anniversary. Monday is the fourteenta anni- verasry of the assassination of the King and Queen of Serbis.
The Dollar. Jane 9.-"Tas rate of the dol- ler on demand to-day is 2/11." The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd.
|
VOLUNTEER ORDERS.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,
Corps Orders issued yesterday
| by Majɔr D. Macdonald, V. D.,
state:****
Appointment.
The death of Herr von Ihne the Kaiser's private arobitest," reaslia $ little dispute. be- tween the Berlin municipality His Exosilency the Governor and his Majesty a few months be- bas been pleased to appoint fore the war broke out. The Majr D Macdonald, V. D., to be Kaiser, having decided to rebuild Temporary Commandant of the the Berlin Bɔyal Opera House," Hoagkoag Volunteer Corps, with ignored von Inne and commission-- effect from 23rd May 1917.
Resigned.
No. 1416 Pte. H. Archie is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated 30th May, 1917.
Leave."
Nà, 1818 Gr. E. J. E twarde is
n
Promotion.
ed a certain Herr Hofmann to prepare the necessary plans; When these were made public, they were severely criticised, and the Oberbargomaster of Berlin waited on the Kaiser with a view to inducing him to consent to certain suggested alterations. I am paying for my new opers house out of my own pocket," was the minarch's reply®
* and {I don't intend to consult the tastes
of other people."
There is one aspect of the new Special War Rate Ordinance which we did not toneh upon in
TBE SUPREMEST HAPPINESS OF car leading article of yesterday. LIFE IS THE CONVICTION OF BEING
» HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE We refer to the provisions which LOVED FOR YOURSELF OR MORE
YEARS AGO. BEING LOVED IN have been added to the Bill as CORRECTLY.
SPITE OF YOURSELF-Victor Hugo. originally framed, where by greeping landlords who seek to |equers more than the extra
seven per cent out of their tenants ou are liable to a fine no: exceed ing five hundred dollars. That is a most awful clause, and the public will regard its inclus- tion with co taiderable estisfacțion, The point, however, pocura to up whether a wily property-owner
Jane 3,-“The following is may not be able to plavs himself
Rent Remainder. outside ita scops. In order to
Ownere of property are remind the third report of the Board of secure a conviction under this ed that Orown rent for the first Directors to the ordinary yearly granted a 6 weeks' leave from 13. olanse, it would have to be shown half-year of 1917 is payable at mieting of shareholders, to be 7. 17.
No. 1836 Spr. W. Brown is that, in raising the rent, the land- the Treasury on or before the held at the Company's Office, 6 lord did to "under colour of collect 23rd instant.
Ice House Lane, at noon, cu Sa-granted 1 month's leave from 19. ing the aid special warrate.” Pre-
turday, the 11th Jane, 1892-17. 17, suming, however, that a landlord.
Gentlemen,Your Directors now Volunteer Commandant, on July 1 added the extra seven par His Excellency the Governor sibmit a statement of secounts
To be Sergeant, dated 1.6.17.— Dent. to the rent charge, and then has appointed Major Donald for the year ending 30th April, No 924 Acting Sergt. W, Manuk. Ister, under a totally different Macdonald, V. D., to be temporary 1892, from which it will be seen
To be Corporal, dated 1.8.17.— pretext, still farther put up his Commandant of the Hongkong that the groes earnings of the No. 1300 Asting Corp. A.J.J.
Whereupon the Oberburgomas- charge. In that case, we cannot Volunteer Corps.
Company during that period have Martin.
ter reminded him that “his own see that the Government would
bsen $38,017 04, and that the
Strength. The Medical Board,
pocket” would only bear one half have sny hold on the extor-
His Excellency the Governor working accounts shows a
The leave granted to No. 1771 of the cost, the other half being tionate one. In his speech at bss appointed Mr. Herbert John-profit of $1,319.62, which is a Pte. 0.0. Boyd having expired, abared by the municipality and ron Gedge to be a member of the considerable improvement on the he is removed from the Strength the Prussian State Treasury, and with the last Council meeting bat communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for one, Hia Excellency the Gover- Medical Boud daring the absence accounts last placed before you of the Corps, dated 1st June, 1917. that the city councillors would nor stated that the Government on leave of Mr. Herbert William Mr. Wickham a report is annexed;
probably refuse to make a grant it shows that the Company is now Members of the Corps are re-anless they had some voice in ita would be empowered to review Loker. and vary increases above the
sapplying 75 aco and 600 inoan-minded that wire ganz is to be disposal. A few days later, the Beven per cent. basis, as well as
descent lights," while 260 more of The name of Dr. Lim Chong the latter are in course of instal- removing hard foaling or raw of the cost until the Kaiser and ased on pall through only for Diet postponed voting its moiety "ather increases brought to its
behalf of eang, Bachelor of Medicine and 1stion. The Directors had hopes For the ordinary cleanings, pull the municipality came to terma notice by
Bachelor of Surgery of tho occupiera." We imagined from The Pasertion that the ith fries University of Hongkong, has that during the past year, the throughs are to be used without almost on the treat to terma
system of house electric lighting wire gauz". The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions intended keeping a check on the been added to the list of persons would have been more generally adopted, especially by Chinese for any period less than one month will be charged as for general rise in Lause rente, bat qualified to practise medicine.
wo can see cothing in the Bill
residents; that it has not been SO The Peak Church has been reis, they feel, a consequence of the p.m. Centre Section M.G.Coy. at wait until the war in over to know The daily isane is delivered free when the addresses is accessible to which gives them power to deal
messenger. Fesk subscribers can have their copies delivered at with theen other increases." paired; the walls colour-washed prolonged state of depression from Kowloon Dock. Tests of Element whether the their residence without any extra charge. 01 copies rent by The Golf Course Vote.
and the mes te re varnished. There which the Colony had been sufferary Training. Hongkong residents municipality surrendered. will be a celebration of Haly ing. The service of the light, proceed by laatch from Statoe post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. Returning to the question of The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 the vote granted at Thursday's Council mesting for the purpose per quarter.
Acting. Assessor." Single Copies, Daily, ten cente. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for of improving the golf course at
His Excellency the Governor cash only).
Fanling, we quite appreciate the Advertisements and Bubscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed remarks which His Excellency appointed Mr. David Maddition
period will be continued until countermanded:
mede concerning the desirability se Assessor of Rater, in (Payable in Advance), The Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be delivered of seeking to attract more visitors to his other duties, during the on an old hag by Mr. Wodehouse Bight Section M. G. Coy. and 14, 1865. Of the danger of absence on leave of Mr. Arthur to the Colony during our glorious Chapwan, V. D., or until further winter season. We' agree, too, that the .more it becomes known that Hongkong possERBES unrivalled golfing facilities,
Correspondents are requested to observe the rule
forward their names and addresses requires them to
publication; but as an evidence of their bona fides.
which
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DEATH.
a
30
on
New Doctor,
The Peak Church.
Communion there
.
not
Care of Arms.
ation of war, however, the Prat Parades.
eian Diet voted one-tenth of its Monday 11th instant:-At 5.10 quota of the cost; but we must
(Sanday) morning at 8.15 s.m.
tomorrow both are and incandescent, has Wharf at 4.30 p.m. 5.30 p.m.-
notice.
The Licensing Board.
It le noticed that is Ex.
been satisfactorily maintained.
Artillery Battery at Belobers Battery, LeftSotion M.G: Coy, and Civil Service Company at Head-1 Jane 4.-"Fifty dollars was quarters under unit Commanders
A Cool, Brazen-faced Liar,
on
Kaiser or the
Lincoln's biographers all seem
to agree that the great President had premonition of the tragic. the amount of the fine imposed Teets of Elementary Training); death which bofell him on agil
Murrsy gesassination he was fully aware, to-day because she possessed 15 Scouts Company
under unit taels of prepared opium without Parade Ground
and at a Cabinet meeting on the s permit from the Opium Farmer. Commanders (Aiming Instruction moming of the fatal day he was A couple of days ago Mr. Hastinga sad Firing Instruction);
abserved to wear a grave and extorted no less than ten cents Mounted Section at Jockey Club troubled look. When General
a short illness following on a severe" operation, Francis Ellis, of the attraction in this regarded M. Horace Percy Smith to be also broke the law of the Medes Murray Parade Ground under | Lincola answered that he had had ELLIS. On June 3, at the General Hospital, Shanghai, after the graster is likely to be cellency the Governor bas declar. /from a nice-looking dame who Stables; Reernita of ail units on Grant asked what was the matter,
Messra. Ellis & Hays, solicitors, Shanghai.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
BONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1917..
THE NEW BRITISH OFFENSIVE.
could play
Naval Cadets,
Cheap Clothes.
daly elected a member of the and Persians. But she was & Corpla. Grimes, Edgcombe, and
a strange dream, but did not say At Home, maby 2 boliday resort is boomed because of its bring the a beence on leave of the no more chance of getting a gold- Tuesday 12th instant:-At 7. his mood changed to an extreme
Liceneing Board for six months cool, brażen-faced liar who has Edmonds,
what it was, "In the afternoon
facilities for golfing, tennis and
en harp aptor-side than has 30 a.m. Belchers 6" Section at of gaiety, and his wife remarked the like, but we do not know of Hon. Mr. Edward Shellim.
our Office Goat."
Belobera Battery. At 530 p.maneasily: "I have seen you thas Notifications. any instance in which the local
The Gazete contains a further The Mad-Headed Lukong.
Artillery Battery & Balchers Bat only once before, and that whe authorities spend money on sports amendment of the list of goode Jace 4.-" A mud-beaded tery; St e'cher Bearer Section at
"just before our Willie died." grounds unless each grounds are thexportation of which is pro-lakong collared a man stealing Headquarters. At 5.45 Big-
p.m. municipal property. That is exhibited, a further amendment of some roots in Wanchai yesterday nalling Section, "A" class at! sotly the point raised in this in- Tor new reported by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, of the stance. If the Colony owned mani- the Foreign Doina (Importation Court this morning, making the
the Statutory List and the text of and was taking him to the Police Happy Valley.
Wednesday 13th instant:-At
Teachers' salaries used to be new British cfensive on a front of nine miles on the Messites and cipal golf links and tennis courts, Prohibition) Proclamation, 1917. calprit carry the valued herbs, 5.15 pm Centre Section & Left Wytschsete Ridge, makes good reading; and, coming as it does on which anyone after a long and comewhat ausccountable lail in the British offen on payment of a nominal sam,
Arrived at the Victoria Barracks Section H. G. Cay. and Civil supplemented in medieval time Coy, ander aait by rather queer methods. On It is notified in the Gazette sallah, the prisoner threw his bur-Service sive, it seems to augur well for the Allied canes in the near future. there could be no possible objet that regulations for the special den into the brook below. In a trice Commanders
At Coarts of Candlemas Day the master sat at "Everywhere we captured the first objectives," reporta Sir Douglas tion to the Government vating entry of naval cadets into the the smart lakong, asking the man Justice and proces by car to his desk to receive the children's in his usual concise manner. This is splendid, and clearly pointa sums for the upkeep and improve- Royal Navy have been received to wait a minute, was into the Football Graand, Happy Valley. cerings, which varied between to the thrust having been well planned, effectively executed and ment of the grounde, but in the from the Secretary of Bisle for ullsh to recover the only tangible Tests of Elementary Training. sixpence and a shilling, though the objective brilliantly achieved. "Farther progrese is reported caes of the Golf Club it is not the Calories and may be seen on evidence of the crime which he Kowloon residents parade some tendered half or even a A satisfactory along the whole front attacked," adds the Field
any too easy to gain admittance application
at whole crown, the highest boy and st the Colonial had. Bat the coolie, for someon the Football Ground Marshal. Therefore we many reasonably hope before long to learn as a member. Then, too, many Secretary's Office.
reason, didn't wait to be made a 5.30 p.m. At 5 30 p.m. Signalling girl contributors being dubbed in faller detail of this further push" and of its fruitfulness, which
• Britisher, who would be per-
fool or a gaol-bird of. Not much Section "B" class at R. A. respectively king and quean, Then there was the annual 5. seems likely to here far-reaching effects. We feel justifed in Hay festly willing to join the Club, At the Polion Court this morn.he skipped' like a deer, has Theatre. ing this, as the offensive has andoubtedly began well. It is like finds it fioancially impossible to ing a Chinese was charged, before not since been seen, and is not Thursday 14th instant:--At charged to each boy for rode, and wise on a gigantic scale--for to attack on a nine-mile front, even do so, even if he were able to Mr. J. B. Wood, with stealing two likely to call at Wanchai for 5.30 p.m. Mounted Section at "potation pence" which one in these days of colossal happeninga in this greatest of all wars, is pas through without "black- Ester bags valued at $2 from the same time to opme. Wanted-A Jockey Club Stables; Artillery worthy foundress decreed should a wara indication of the attacking army's being well equipped, well-
only be expended and imbibed. organised and determined to press upon the enemy in the most The Railway Takings.
Taikoo Sagar Refinery Company, decent Chinese constable, one Battery at Belchers Battery. The buge were quite new, and versed in the rudimenta of Friday 15th instant;at 7.30 twice a year. And these were all effective way possible. We await the continuation of Sir Douglas
The privilege of playing on the defendast said he wanted them polias duty preferred. Apply, s.m. Belchers 8" Section at very necessary, for the salary was Haig's reports on this brilliant movement, confident that farther Fanling course is necessarily con- to make new clothes of. He was stating salary expected and the Belchers Battery. At 530 p.m.
but £16 a year. details will tell of greater and more glorious deeds valiantly fined to certain sections of the sent to prison for six weeks.
limit of daily squeez,' to our Recruits of all units on Murray accomplished.
community, and, that being the
May Weather,
Gost."
Parade Ground (0.8.M: Witchell, In the highly graphic narrative which is provided by Reater's case, it does not appear to be The Observatory returns for the
Corpla. Grimra and Edgcumbe correspondent at Headquarters, we have further facts of the initial fundamentally right that the past month show that the average
The multiplicity of usmes and will attend.) Centre & Left Sec- etages of this gigantic movement, and, from the picturesque lang public money should be utilized mean temperature was 74.8, the Jane 4. When will the new tions HG. Coy, and Civil Service titles of the distinguished Indisas uage used, are able to visualise more clearly what appears to have for their benefit and for the highest point reached being 89 8. Central Market be finished,' asks Coy, at Headquarters ander unit who are about to become freemen been so successfully attempted and accomplished. Of the move benefit of visitors to the on the 31st, and the lowest 59 7, an esteemed correspondent, who Commanders. Tests of Elementary of our city, remarks the Manchester ment the correspondent points out that it was the biggest thing Colony. His Excellency spoke on the lat. There were 168.6 hours ought to know better. The old Training; Signalling Section Guardian, must appear bewilder- ever attempted in mining operations." It was commenced at a pre- of the increase in the takings on of sunshine and 963 inches of chesnut about the Greek Kalende "B" class at R. A. Theatre; ing to most readers. As a matter arranged moment "and soon the sky was rent with ear-splitting the Fanling branch line of the rain. This latter compared with a could very learnedly be dragged Artillery Battery at Balchers of fact they are really very inter crashes as a long series of mines, some dag a year ago, were explod-railway, and appeared to hope thirty years' mean of 11.71 inches, in here, but times are too hard to
Battery, ed elong the whole front of the enemy positions." This is not only that, with the links yet farther The average humidity was 82. afford classical references on such a tribute to the work of miners, sappers and artillery, all of whom improved, these takings would
a subject. Still, it may interest no doubt combined to create the splendid reenit that was attained, advance even more in the fature. Before Mr. A Dyer Bill, at the the Director of the Public Works but it also speaks well of the no less glorious labours of our munition The probability is, however, that, Polics Court, this morning, a to know that in our opinion this workers at Home, where men and women, young and old, are doing with the membership conditions Chinese was charged with steal-work is being carried on with their utmost and working with determination to provide the sinews as they at present are, the numing a parse containing $240 inexcusable apathy." of war for the men at the Front. This is brought home convincingly bera likely to be attracted by the from the pocket of a man walking The Dairy Farm,
H
balled."
A Shadowy Hand.
The Central Market.
Detail,
esting and deserve a moment's examination, being nearly all Sanskrit nouns or adjectives per- Oa daty 10th instant, Centre petuating mythological titles. To Section M. G. Company; 11th, begin with the enlightened ruler Com of Bikanir State, the word "Bri" Bight Section . play; 12.b, Booats Company (which coours just before his 13th, Scoate Company; 14th, British style of "Sir") is a weil Civil Service Company; 15th, Known Sanskrit non signifying
to us as we read that in the aggregate total charges in these earth-improvements will not be saf-by the Sincere Company's Jane 4. The Dairy Farm Centre Bection M.G. Company; beauty, splendour, glory, fortune, hattering eruptions over a million pounds of explosives were used. cisnt materially to effect the premises, in Des Voeux Road. Co.'s new premises on Pedder's 18th, Right Section M.G. Com majesty, etc., frequently, préfixed The correspondent somewhat experfluously states that there was, as railway receipts. More than that, Complainant said he felt the Hill are rapidly approaching company. Orderly Officer from 10th an honorific adjetive to the a remalt, terrible glare." Doublets there would be that and the Government has in hand at defendant put his hand inside pletion and within a few weeks to 18th instant, Captain Preston.names of gode, men, and stan more. And more there certainly was, as we read that "the geography the present moment & most his (complainant's) pocket. He will be ready for antive operations of the whole district has been changed, blown and furrowed beyond extensive and
sacred books. Both "raj" and very costly-immediately turned round and in the distribution of the highly-
'roja' recognition." The correspondent grimly observes "How many roheme of road improvement on caught hold of defendant, who prized inoteal flaid, Singalazły
are the etymological stark Hons lie amid that hes tomb, the Recording Angel stone can the hinterland. When this is said he would give the puree back enough, this Dairy Farm enter regarding the wearing of letters equivalent of the Latin "res tall." To the imagination it presente a truly awful spectacle, and the complete, the facilities for motor- to him. Compisicant said he saw prise has not proved the gold. in Victoris Gaol, sanctioned in king. Rajsshwar," as spelt in wonder is that the infantry were anbeequently able to perform what ing to Fanling will be very much the shadow of a hand on his cost, inine so confidently predicted by October last year.”
the papers, is a compound, "érafi- was expected of them.
iswara,” ko., of the former word better than they now are. Thus and found the thief to be defendita original promoter and mos! No Observatory on the Peak. - It is too early yet to learn the fally extent of what has been we may expect to see many people, sat, in the act of taking the puree enthusiastic advocate, Dr. Patrick
Jans 7. At a messing of the with' one also signifying - lord, achieved, but it is evident that a large ares of territory was im who at present travel by rail, from his pocket. Defendant said Manson; but better days are Legislative Council, in reply to raler, prince. Similarly Naton- mediately transferred to the British possession, and, barpi y, at a take advantage of the additional he had a fight with the complain- doubtless in store,”
Mr. Belilios, the Colonial Secretary dra" is "nara-indra, obiet cost of "very light casualties." The offensive has indeed opened plessure of a motor spin when they ant, and he was charged with
said the Government had no în-(indra) of men. "Biromant“ well, and faller details will probably show the fall significance of decide on visiting the comtee, stealing the puree. A previous Jane 7 We respectfully tention to establish an observatory airs-mani," literally creat this latest offensive, of the results attained and the probable effect it And this, of course, will mean conviction WAS proved, and offer the Hongkong Government at the Peak at present nor at any jewel.""" Gangs" is an að solive, will have in the continued good work in gradually pressing the not more, but lese, railway re-defendant was sent to prison for our hearty, felicitations on having time until the completion of other belonging to (the seared river"} snemy away from soil, which his presence has for too long a period | venns.
three months" hard labour. abolished the brutal regulations more necessary public works.” Ganger. defiled.
Abolition of Gaol Fetters.