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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MENDAY, JUNE 11, 1917.
The Executors of the late Mr. John Lenim desire to thank his many friends for their expressions of sympathy, their attendance at the funeral, and for their beautiful floral tributes.
who sent wreaths as undernoted:-
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WAR SAVINGS.
NEW BARRISTER,
Mr. Yu Huan ‹Tsao, M.A., Admitted.
TO-DAY:
If Argentins should belligerent, that thr. publia will not be troub questions which arise
people of the Empire are capable of rendering have already been thoroughly investigated and are continually being considered. It î› well to bear in mind, in this connection, the warning given by anch a man se General Smute, a soldier who has personally seen the The Sixth List of Subscriptions. training of natives for military purpose, and who has come to realise the very grave position which would be created if large numbers of coloured men suddenly found themesives in the possGR- sion of a strength which they knew not properly how to use. It is In connection with the Hong- one thing to train these men for servios and make them conversant kong and Bath Chins War
Before the Chief Justice (Sir countries of her prospective with all the science that Western warfare me fate, but it is another Savings Association, members Willism Res Device) at the regarding those of alien c siways to ensure that that power will not be misused against the subscribed the following amounts Supreme Court this morning, the ways the Chronicle. The si white racee, when the question of numbers would be one of prime last month, totalling $82,125. Bon. Mr. F H. Sharp, KC, unique law there is that all i importance. Io Africs, the peril is by, no mesos su insignificant The money has been invested in applied for the admission to the in the country shall be counted. oas, and it is encouraging that so strong sa expression of opinion the Straits War Loan at 6 per Bar of M, Yu Hann Tao, M.A. natives. Happily the Germ should have come from one so convincing as Generi Smate. To cont. Fall particulars and Mr. Sharp, in moving the element there is much smalls. the philosophical politician, who looks to the future with hopes for application forme may be had admission, said Mr. Tsan received than in other parts of South a lasting peace and to a gradual elimination of warfare from the from all the Banks or from the his early education at the Americs. It is estimated that of world' history, it must be a matter of regret that young nations or undersigned. The amounts re- | peoples-young in the sense of not having yet played a very lead-ceived were as follows L ing part in the world's affair should have synchronising with their development a desire for greater military strength, and to thees who would abestitatingly train large numbers of men who otherwise would not be so efficient in arms it should be pointed out that an immediate benefit might result in a future catastrophe. It] seems to be all a question of the kind of direction these coloured pecple will receive, and though, on the one side, a lot can be said for making them of greater nee now, a grezi deal can also be pat forward against their being armed. Tas most gratifying thing about the matter is that statesmen are fully alive to both the benefite and the dangers, and there, at least for the present, the matter must rest..
America's Standard Bearers.
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003 natura) are determined' "We are," General Pershing to safeguard Germany's Colonies is reported to have said on his in the future and will insist apaa [arrival at Liverpool with his the return of their Colonier." THE UNDERSIGNED (Sons of the late Mrs. F.H. Smith) entire Headquarters Staff, en route Well, if ever the Germans are, have been deeply touched by the numerous expressions of sympathy to the Western Frouf, glad to able to obtain Colonies in the in their bereavement, and take this opportunity for thanking those be the standard bearers of much-longed-for post-war days, it in the great war is to be hoped, for their own sake, Mrs H. Haynes and family. Mrs Laing. Mrs F. W. Stapleton. Americs
More and that they will be able to safeguard Mrs and Mr W. Wotherspoon. Mrs and Mr W. Taylor. Mrs and of civilisation."
every
ja it them better than they have been day Mr J. R. Suiter. Messrs H. Relph, A. P. Nobbs, J. Millar, H. more Humphreys, D. E. Clark, J. A. Tarrant, J. M. Wong, W. E. Clarke, becoming evident that Americs able to retain the possessions that J. Arnold, A. Connor, The Officers of the s.a. Honam." U. Ramjahn, in entering the war has been once were theirs, but are now The Officer Ftaff of the H.K C. & M. Steamboat Co. Ltd. She Tat actuated by motives more altra-heira no longer. If there is one Tsoi, Mor Ting Fong. Liu Kwai Wing, J. C. Wong, P. Wong. Yeung istic than any that probably ever delusion more abeard than any Tak Hing, Pang Ko Shuo, Fatty Dad, Watson's Soda Water Factory influenced any other nation en-other that the Germany appear Office Staff, Watson's Sods Water Depot Staff, Watson's Soda tering upon 80 serious foolishly to bug, it is the Water Factory No's 1, 2 and 3 bottlers. Foreman and Sugarman,
undertaking. The American belief that the Colonies they once Watson's Fitting Shop Staff, Watson's S. W. Factory Staff, The Motor Sampan Staff, Ali Bux. Deen Mahommet, Bunt Singh. Ho Government and the American possessed will be returned to Jam, Ho Yuen, Yau Kai Cheung, Man Hing. Yue Shing. Yee Yik, people knew well the serious step them. It seems almost incredible and also a few wreaths from unknown friends, from which the cards they undertook in combining their that's responsible German official. were missing and in consequence of which it is not possible to forces with those of the Allies should believe that euch a thank the senders by name.
President Wilson, amidat much contingency is pomible; and the S. Bell Smith.
adverse and unwarranted criti- probability is that be made the oism, patieatly considered the statement with "his tongue in his position step by step before he cheek;" merely intending such an definitely placed his views beforeĵobeervation further to blind sim-
historical Message and advised all along allowed themselves to be the American people to the dupes of their Prussian take
behalf leaders. It is much too early to of the Allied cause. Happily predict what the peace terms are for the Allies, the views of the likely to be, but whatever they American people coincided with may be, it mayesfaly be concluded those of their President and thus that the giving book of the Gar- little time WIE lost in the usa Colonies will assuredly not preliminary stages of this great be among the conditions agreed event the New World coming to jia to Te-adjust the disturbed balance in the Old World. It ever a nation realised that it had entered into a conflict for
Albert W. Smith.
Frank H. Smith.
DEATHS.
FLETHE.- April 23 killed in action, T. M. G. Fletcher Congress in the form of his now ple-minded Germans, who have (Tommi ) 2nd Lieut. 1st Bedfordshire Regiment, B. E. F.
MATHESON,-Killed in action in France. John Matheson, 2nd-Lieut. Royal Engineers, aged 23 years, eldest son of John Matheson, Fiphin, Sutherland. Scotland, and nephew of Geo. Matheson, Shanghai.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1917.
THE QUESTION OF COLOURED ARMIES.
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a great and good cause, fighting, as General Pershing
DAY BY DAY.
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Rays, on behalf of civilisation, AN EFFORT FOR HIMSELF, NEED America has done so.
What America is Fighting for.
fighting for those principles
Like the Allies, America is
NO MAN WHO WILL NOT MAKE APPLY FOR AID TO HIS FRIENDS AND MUCH LESS TO THE GODS.--- Demosthenes.
To-morrow's Anniversary, Tomorrow is the anniversary
The Dollar.
Two subscriptions of $10,000 One of $5,000. One of $3,000. One of $2,250. One of $2,100.
Three of $2,000. One of $1,790. One of $1,055 Two of $1,000.
One of $500.
Ten of $500.
One of $490.
One of $425.
One of $410.
Six of $400.
One of $320,
Four of $350.
Eleven of $300. One of $280.
One of $275. Seven of $250. One of $220 Twenty of $200. One of $180. One of $170. Two of 8180. Nine of $150. - One of $140.
Three of $130.
One of $125.
One of $120. One of $110. Forty-seven of $100. One of $90. Three of $80. Nine of $75. Taree of $70. Five of $60. Fifty of $50. One of $45. Nine of $40. One of $35.
Fifteen of 830.
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Diocesan Boys School, Hongkong, the five millions of population and afterwards went to very nearly three are of Spanish school in England, where extraction, and Italians constitute he read with a tutor privately another 10 per cent., while of Later he went to Cambridge Indians there is an appreciable in 1904, entering Trinity College, proportion, where he remained for four years, taking his B. A. and finally H. A. degrees in political economy and Argentins owed her independ- history. He returned to China, ence indirectly to Great Britain taking certain
examinations Daring our ware with Spain and
ia Peking. He was successful in France we twice-in 1808 and passing his First-class in the ex-1807-attempted unsuccessfully amination in Political Economy, to capture Basnos Ayres, and it and First-class in the Palace was their success in repelling in- Examination. As a result, Ee was vasion unaided by the mother appointed Scoretary to the Board country that encouraged the of Finance in Peking, and after- Argentines, already discontented wards Commercial Attache at the with Spanish rule, to revolt. This Chinese Legation in London, resulted in their deolarstion of Io 1915 he was called to the independence three years later.
thanks for his work.
Bar, baving read in Mr. Austin Farleigh'a chambers. Mr. TEGO had bai experience
The Mayor of Chicago's der. before the High Court in London cription of that city as "the fifth under a system established dur largest German city in the world" ing the last few years, bia name is accurate, yet needs some quali being included in a list of barrist-fication, for the modern Babel can ere who undertook poor persone also alaim to be the second largest cases, and he had received official Bohemian city, the third largest Suedieb city, the third largest The Chief Justice said he had Norwegian city, and the fourth listened with pleasure to the largest Polish city in the world. Count of Mr. Taan's record. Is Fourteen languages are spoken in was gratifying to admit him. Mr. Chicago by communities of over Sharp, Mr. Tean and himself 10,000 souls, and services in over were from the same Inn, while forty different tongues are con- Mr. Tean and he were both of the ducted in the churches. same College. He trasted Mr. Taan would be successful in his
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[Mr. Tsan is widely known in which led Wesley to give up tes It was the need for economy Hongkong, Peking, Swatow and drinking. Ha resolved to set an Amoy. He is an old Diocesan example to poorer poople of his School boy, of some twenty years community, although, as he said, sgo, and, baring many friends he expected some diffinity in among the leading business men breaking off a custom of six and of the Colony, he is no stranger twenty years' standing. · "Ti to Hongkong. Moreover, the three Erst daye," he writes, “my business interests of his late head seked, more or less, all day father and his brothers ex long, and I was half asleep from 82,125 tend from North China down morning to night." On the third 39,100 to Bangkok. Io 1912, Mr. 10,280 Tean want to England, where be entirely," so in the evening ha day his memory failed, “almost 62 075 remained for over six years. He sought remedy in prayer, The 210,305 entered 123 680 College), and gained considerable afterwarde experienced “a san- Cambridge (Trinity next day he was quite better, and prowess as an all-round athletessible benefit in several respecte." at one time (19.5) being a favourite -troka. of one of twenty boata. He also proved himself
Most of the new arrivals in ▲ studious man and London hospitals are men wound- Hon. Secretaries and Treasurers.ed the Inns of Court (1905) attack took place, exya
while at Cambridge he joined just before the Timy Ridge
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The opening rate of the dollar / WIGWAM TENNIS CLUB. Having completed his 'Varsity to see the culmination. Sərəm!`
The question has often been raised during the progress of the war as to why the many thousands of strong coloured men inhabitat- ing the distant parts of the Empire have not been more fully used in the struggle than has been the case. On Saturday, Renter wired that make life worth living of the birth of Charles Kingsley the Isat that, in the House of Commons, Mr. Stanton asked why for free peoples and, with the (1819). these coloured members of the Empire, who were ready and willing Allies, is now valiantly oppoe to go to the frout and fight, had not been sent. "It is a query which many people are putting forward, and when one considers that the bureanerscy which had for meny ing an overbearing military British Empire has, in common with its Allies, taken up and vigor-years been preparing to destroy an ously prosecuted the war believing that it is for the benefit of the all that we hold precions. Like a 5.1/181. world that German militarism and all the evils associated with it paraelves, America should be crushed, it would seem only fit and proper that all peoples, flanced
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Indisposed, no matter of what colour or race, should be permitted to jis is the certainty that other things. Jenkin has gone into hospital
mare by
We regret to learn that Mr. F. against this sinister mis-user of power. Conducted on a scale of unfar more important, far more offering from a slight attack of precedented magnitude, thin war is making a drain upon the man-precious, than material gain dysentery. "power of the white races which they can ill-afford to bear and which
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He is quite a linguist, speaking London correspondent of the French and English fluently and Manchester Guardian. They had also being thoroughly conversant been working up to it, had taken with the Manderia, Cantonsse, part in the preliminary advance, Fakienese and Swatow dialects and wish they had had the luck career, he returned to Peking, men in one ward had been in where be passed the Board of residence on Vimy Ridge for Education's Returned Students' months had begun, they said, to
First-clase Honours. Then for some time he regard it as their permanent: acted as Fourth Grade Official trench was only a few yards away, home. The German front Secretary ("Lang Chung") to the and less that a week ago they had Board of Finance, In 1910, found how very strongly they might possibly become a menace of no amal! importance. I can principle of Democracy and
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The Committee of the Wigwam he was appointed Commer with reason be said that the whole population of the Empire,and all that makes civilisation worth the harbour of Blake Pier on Club membera and their friends Legation in London, and his taken part in one night to bring A Chinese woman jamped into Lawn Tennis Club was at home cial Anache to the Chinese ribed a raid his company had were entrenched. One man des all stand to benefit or suffer by victory or defeat-shoul 1 pay its quota having those things upon which Saturday and was pulled out by on Saturday, when a most enjoy frequent reports in the Govern back sample German soldiers of sacrifice. Of course, it might be argued that, now that America the great institutions of Great has come in on the side of the Allies, there will not be the beed for Britain and America are founded,
sble mixed doubles handicap ment commercial gasette, the and find out whom they had to atilising the vast resources of the British Empire in this respect, and and upon which their whole
Ameriasa competition was held, Shang Woo Kwan Po, showed deal with. "We were in four whilst this is true in part, it does not do away with the rights or the existence se enlightened nations
Dr. Lam Chi-fang, Privata silver spoons having been kindly Mr. Teen to be a modern business parties," he said: "two of them wrongs of the case. If it is right that all should help, then all
The German people as rësta.
Secretary to the Civil Governor | given for the winning and ren-man with abilities of an ex got through, but the rest were certainly should.
whole 8
of Canton, and who is also ner-up paira. Ten was provided, ceptional order.
As Special held ap by the barbed-wire en- realise may "not Teat the British Empire and the Allies owe a great debt to the that they are fighting to main secociated with the Bureau of and a most enjoyable afternoon Commissioner and Commercial tanglements, and none of us non-European populations of their overness possessions all willtain a tyrannons Autocracy, a Foreign Affairs there, is at present
was spent."
Attache, Mr. Taat was formally secured a single prisoner, Once readily agree. One has only to recall the splendid services rendered lion to all that is best in true on a visit to the Oniony
In all, seven pairs entered, each presented to His Majesty King in that trench it was a fight to the by the Indian contingents in France and in Mesopotamis, and the civilisation as would be the re-in- Jeweller Robbed."
playing the othere the best George and on a many occasions death, sad we thought ourselves Zonaver and the Senegalese in France, to prove that, when called troduction of the Feudal system shop at 15, Lyndhurst Terrace on pair were Miss Robson and Chinese Minister. Whilst at the safely with Bavarian buttons Two men entered a jweller's of nine games. The winning thereafter when representing the lucky enough to get home upon nay even at their own volunteering-native races are willing in these days, but their Prussian to demonstrate their loyalty and affection to those peoples by whom leaders know well enough that Saturday, and, having purchased Mr. G. B. Wilson (owe 15), Legation, he studied Law and was stripped from the fusice of they have been guided to better understanding of civilisation. such is the case. Therefore, the ring valued at $1.50, they who scored a total of 40 games called to the Bar in 1815, and the filled." Obers said the Apart from combatant service, work of the atmost value Americans, we repeat, in entering that a pair of diamond ear-rings, ap were Mrs. Kennedy and Mr. the chambers of Mr. Austin They all had stories of the happy departed. Later it was discovered out of a possible 54. The runners immediately thereafter he entered Pramian Gaards were also there. bas been performed by practically every coloured race, and the the war me they did; in doing, in lalour question, though it always has been s one for the authorities, has been made considerably less difficult by manner, what they are doing. The Hon. Treasurer of the followed by Mra, Miller and Mr. with marked success. Mr. Tsan in blowing kisses to their captory....
N. L. Bailton (owe 15, with 82 Farleigh, an eminent barrister, German. prisons. Bome of them vexations their thorough and highly organie worth $300, had been stolen.
- Alice Memorial Hospital. games, these being alusely conducting many cases in London said they had seen the men come reason of the utilisation of coloured men. In tropical olimes, where were actuated by motives that Alice Memorial and Affliated C. Gerken (owe 15), with a total has taken a keen interest in work it would be impossible for white men to perform exacting physical mast appeal to all right-thinking Hospitals bege to acknowledge of 31. The other pairs participat among the poor and has been told with half-grudging amuse taske, and in practically all theatres of the war, the cause for which people to-day and will redound to with
in their delight, and they all we are fighting owes a great deal to these dark-skinned helpere, their infinite, credit throughout donations to the Fands of the Mathieson, Mrs. Jeffries and Mr. Services in this regard.] the South African labour contingent to France being a notable the ages to come,
following ing were Miss Slone and Mr. P. thanked many times for his ment what Ene breakfasts wEZO simple. This is truly war service, and it is gratifying to read, in
Hospitals:-C. M. Molanes, $10. A. Hicks, Mrs. Wilson and Mr.
immediately served to the privez- the reply given by Mr. Macpherson to Mr. Stanton, that arrange Germany's Lost Colonies.
ace. It had evidently tastelland A Bold Thief.
V. Borby, and Mrs, "Tarrant and mente are in hand for reinforcing the existing contingente and for
The manager of a shop at 50, Mr. A. Morley.
Captain of the Emden.
them to see the Germans falling forming new ones.
"The German Government and Baham Sreet has reported to the
A Shanghai telegram to the to on their bacon suð eggir and bran It can, with a great deal of justification, eleo be smerted that people," we read in one of the Police that on June 10 some persented the spoons, and expressed 3, says it is reported that the drinking their ram.
At the close, Mr. Gerken pre- Peking Daily News, dated Juse glowing with pleasure, after non-combatant service in best suited to these peoplea. The powers telegrams to hand, socording to a son entered the shop, and, taking thanks to the donor of the prism Captain of the German cruiser thought this "a bit think," bat
There that be evidently incline to this view, insamach as non-Europeans statement made by the German the keys of the safe from the (Mr. Wilson) and to Mrs. Kennedy Emden has been elected Mayor were agreed that if the GermaD are not at present used to any extent by the Allies for purely fight-| Colonial Secretary (whose pooker of the assistant menager, for providing the tes.
of the City of Ender. The army know the fare waiting for cruiser built toreplace the Emden, it it would (if it believed it) at has been named Isirsborg. once emigrate to our lines,
thanke the
ing purposes, and that Mr. Macpherson has said that the mesas of official duties, we fancy, are who was asleep, opened the safe utilising to the beat advantage the services which the coloured si present not of a very strenu- and stole $1,802,72,
Another "At Home" has been arranged for next Saturday, 7