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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1917.
HONGKONG AND THE GERMANS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1917.
The Late General "Broadwood,
DAY BY DAY.
There will be many in Hong- kong »bo will have read with the deepest re ret of the death, from
IF YOU THINK TWICE BEFORE wounds received in action, of YOU SPEAK YOU'LL FIND THAT Lieutenant Gener-) R. G. Broad- ABOUT NINETY PER CENT OF THE wood, O.B., who commanded the TIME YOU'LL HAVE NO OCCASION
TO SAY A WORD. trop in South Obips from 1908; to 1910. The deceased General
4
To-morrow's Anniversary,
was the immediate predecessor of To morrow is the birthday of General Auderron se General Sir Robert L. Borden, the Cana- Officer Commanding in Hongdian Prime Minister, who was kong, the latter of whom, it may be born in 1854. noted, bas heen twice mentioned
Ou
The Dollar.
WEA
sod made K C.B. for bis services in the present war. General Broad,
The opening rate of the dollar who was ca the Retired List st
demand to-day the outbreak of the war, but, like 2a, 6,5(163. The closing rate: mary another officer who, after will be found on Page 1. eplerdid service for the Empire,
CORRESPONDENCE.
(The opinions expressed by corr
pondante are not necessarily, those of the "Hongkong Tulegraph."); THE CATHEDRAL ORGAN. (To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph."
complained of in your issus of the TO-DAY'S 20th. inst. so alarmed and shatter- ed her nerves' that she was seriously ill afterwards, and ebe is not one who is usually"nervous
One of the really wenmänäs of dogr, either; in fact, the aver things that the war has copied age dog generally knows her for is the fact evident from Sir,-The organ of St. John's what she is, is one who loves recent Government report ou Cathedral, Hongkong, is one of and pets all dege, for the reason Uganda-that the deadly sloop- the institutions of the Colony, they appear to her to be the mosting sickness is now well in hand. It is not surprising that, after 30 devoted and intelligent of all It is not so long since the world years' ase, in spite of great care, animale, and for this same reason watched with unrelieved despair it shows signs of suffering from a dog's sagacity, soon tells him the march of this devasisung the olimate; and it has been by whom he is liked, or disliked. horror across tropical Africs from foressen for some time that a Not so this thing, however, Est to West, depopulating whole whom they choose to call a territories along the newly-opened to be lines of communication. In the dog, and who seems thorough overhaul was necessary to preserve its life.
As, however, there is no organ-atterly devoid of the usual the first ten years of the century it builder in the Far East, it was amount of canine intelligence or killed over half a million people: necessary to await the arrival in divining powers. If the owner reaching the Uganda Protectorate the Colony of Mr. Blsokett, the of the dog in question would in July, 1901, it had 30,000 deaths At the Marine Court this morn-senior partner of Merara Blackett caly let others point oat to him to its credit within one year, and called upon to undergo active ing, before Commander 0. W. and Howden, of Newcastle-on-that there is a wide difference 200,000 by the end of 1908 in the dog, yet Protectorate alone. Bat in 1915; service and bas now laid down Beckwith, B.N., & boatman who True, builders of the beautiful between petting
was found under way doring Dew organ at the Union Charch. waining it up well, and, on the the year dealt with in the latest Mr. Blackett, in corjanction other hand, spoiling an otherwise report the total deaths from this prohibited tours was fined $25.
with the Cathedral organist (Mr. good snimal by letting it indulge caves in the same aree were only Deeman Faller), has carefully in easppy tempers and encourag. 352, and this was a drop of almost The populous examined the organ, sad reporta, ing it to rash at stranger, twenty-five per cent. from the that it is necessary to take it perhaps he would not need to be year before. down, repair all its parts, and wiser in the end but poorer in Bagsuds province last 1,003 in sickness; in 1915 it lost precisely rebuild it at a cost of $4,500, peoket, for the said animal may people in 1905 from sleeping The principal item is the repair prove dearer to its owner
reasonably thought that he had During Prohibited Hours. done with fighting, he was again
B
1898
in
Kailan Output.
Wanted First Place.
-Admitted His Guilt.
new
Court this morning, with stealing $7,000.
The Church Body are loath to
tion
Brazil is in ona respect the are most democratio of all countries,"
There is ample evidence (writes
Sir Frederick Lugard gave Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police making a total expenditure of it at the dog and ran away. that the then Pope, Calixtos III. reception to local journaliste doring bis first week in the the bose cap off a steam launch. Colony, General Broadwood was He frankly admitted that he stole make such an appeal at the pre one of the official guests. His the article to sell it. Sentence of sent time, when there are ac may
name is perpetuated in the Colony six weeks' hard labour se calls upon generous parses for
War Fande, but, being entrusted me and they the injured party. Calixtus III-there were only
by Broadwood Road, but he has passed. left more than that ass remem-
Ignorance of the Law.
with the maintenance of this
[contuzy,
bia life for bis King and country. While all who knew him will mourn his death, there is, per- bape, sa appropriateness in the manner of his demise. He had
The total outpot of the Kailan had a life of fighting and Mining Administration's mines it hse been brought to a close for the week ending Jane 9 by a soldier's death. During his amounted to 70,385 tons and the military career, General Broad-sales Caring the period to 83,324 wood had seen. service with the tone.
of the sound boarde, the glue of every sense of the word than be three. which has completely failed. In bargains for. Now that atten- Dongola Expeditionary Force, in
has been particularly drawn Five chair cooler were charged reconstruoting these, the use of
to
there him, the Egypt an. Ware of (including A bara and Kbarton) before Hr. J. B. Wood, at the glow will be avoided, and it is and in the Boer War. He was Magistracy to-day, with fighting confitently hoped that the life of a great number of other com-saya the Chronicle, for its lawa on many occasions mentioned It appeared that the quarrel arose
the instrument will thereby be plaints waiting to be filed against prohibit the establishment of sny At this same aggressor. The lady university, because "the confer in despatches. Prior to com over who should take up first extended for many years. ing to Hongkong, he was in position on the stand. Each of the same time, a new reservoir in question, when attacked, enog ring of academic distinctions is command of the troops
will be installed which will re out to the servants at the back contrary to the principles of true There are many the men was fined $3.
lieve the strain upon the existing gate of No. 62 Bonham Road to democracy." Natal. Though General Broad-
Too Trusty. wood's stay in Hongkong waI A partner of the Yuen Oc bellows and prolong the life of all the dog off; instead of com- institutions in Brazil where medi plying with this very natural te cine and law are taught, and not marked by any aubeual mili-jewellery shop, 35, Gage Street, the organ tary changea, it can be said that reports to the Police that on 21st
As already atated, these repsira queet, however, as well-trained these great certificates of pro- be was one of the most popular inst, be entrusted one of his work are absolutely necessary. At the servants would have, they started ficiency to pupils who complete G.O.C.'s the Colony ever bad. He men with two diamonds, valued same time it is hoped that there to cheek ber, saying "Why co- the course in a satisfactory man- was of a most charming disposi at $250, for the purpose of setting will be such a response by all not our dog bark if he wishes, can ner. But, however well qualified BIRNIE,On 9th June; at Holydyke."Kobe, the wife oftion and, like many another them in earrings. The man is music-lovers to this appeal that we help him barking? Besides he may be, no Bresilian can legal-
British General who had spent now missing.
the Church Body will feel justi- the street is not yours alone!" ly style himself in his ow Cyril Montague Birnie, of a son.
Stolen Petrol Tias.
ed in introducing certain im- At this the poor alarmed lad-contry a doctor of laws or of WILKS.-On June 19, at the Vittoria Nursing Home. Shang-the best of his life doing shirt
sleeve work for the Empire, be] Charged with stealing eight provements which are strongly replied "Yer, but he is your dog, medicine. hai, to Captain and Mis., Wilke, a daughter.
was s mcdest and unassuming petrol tins from beneath the stairs recommended by Mr. Blackett and you shouldn't let him rash out at BEESLEY-On June 15, at the Isolation (Hospital, Brian, man-in short, gentleman of a house at Sai Wan, a coolie Mr. Faller, These consist of re- people like that, you will be hav youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Boesley, aged 3 years and 7 greatly loved by every man in sold Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Police placing the whole of the pedal ing people take out a sommoza an astronomical correspondent bis Command. He socks keen Court this morning, that he took actions with tabalar pneumatic geinst his owner." The dog to & Home Paper) that the appa- continued to chase the now territion when the Tarks seemed interest in racing, was a Steward of them to repair the gutter. Sentence actions, the insertion of s the Jockey Club, and, we believe, of four weeks hard labour and pedal stop (Double Dulcians), and rified lady animpeded, and the likely to overran Europe, was the supply of pneumatic actions servants, lidicaling the while, regarded as bad omen by scted more than once as Judge four bours' stocke was passed.
oried out." Sammons, go ahead, Christians; but the often-quoted to the front case-pipes. at the annual Bace Meetings. He
A youth, who said he was un- The improvements mentioned why don't you?" At this, the statement that the Ave Maria d was most accessible to the Press,
coat $2,500, dy picked up a stone and threw a comet clanes added to it and and it will be recalled that when emplored, was charged before are estimated to
Meanwhile, the Servants (sued a Ball against the Tarks, amab and a maid servant) chased the Devil, and the comet va quite a farore and ran into the carefully investigated a few years honas to tell their master, we if ago by Mr. Lynn, F.R.A.S., whe the complaint had been theire to examined all the Balls issued by
Now this appears to be a nice four-and found no mention brar ca of his stay here--the A Chinese, who has just return valuable instrument, than which sort of orderly household to sp-whatever of either the Tarks or Though nothing tangible has immediately arisen out of the memory of a true and gallanted from America, was charged there is no finer in the Far Exet, pool to when in trouble and being the comet in any one of them. development and very few expected that there would-it is none British soldier.
before Mr. Dyec Ball, at the Police they would fail in their duty to thoroughly frightened into the The statement, I think, firat ap- bargain. I may add that when peared in Lardner's "Astronomy," the lone satisfactory to feel that the question of the exclusion of
Court this morning, with attempt the generous donors of the paet, Germane from Hongkong has at length been brought to the notice Our Portuguese Ally.
From time to time, ont of the ing to export to Macao 40 lbs. of to the present and future con- the lady is despair picked up which was published early last. of the Imperial Government by the putting of a question on the subject in the House of Commons. The Colony is indebted to Mr. welter of the great European lead. He was represented by Mr. gregations of the Cathedral, sad tone in se-1-fecce, both the
The Herbraw scrolle condemn- Gershom Stewart for bie interest in the matter, and it is fortunately struggle, we bear of the doinge F. X. D'Almads, who said the the music-loving public at large, amah and maid servant shouted
mised decay, or
the could lay their tongues to,
ed recently in the Prise Court' What I wish particularly to placed in that it can rely on a man of his type and influence to of the troops of our gallant ally, man was ignorant of the law. A if they allowed the organ to fall at her all the invectives they
opportunity afrded by the visit
because they came from Jerusalem bring forward, se ocossion demande, issues in which it is deeply Portugal, with whom we we are nominal fine of $5 was imposed, into concerned and interested. In this way, Mr. Stewart has been of glad to recall that we are in 'per-
Two women to-day failed to of an expert organ-builder such Do is: this eort of thing to great service to Hongkong in the past, and if it ever happens that petual alliance." As to the precise
st indiscriminately by Chinese by counsel, door-poet amuleta. there is created an Imperial Parliament in which Hongkong is to number of troops which Portugal answer a charge of possessing as Mr. Blackett, to whom Mr. 80 on, are Europeans to be sworn were, according to the description be represented, the Colony could wish for no more useful rokesman baa been able to send to the seven taels of opium drose st Denman Failer has promised his and peaceful residents not allow. These are small sheets of paroh," ed to go on their way unmolested? ment on which are written verses To carry out the complete or faithful friend than the Member for the Wirral Division of Western front, no data has been Kowloon Railway station, end valuable sasistance.
furnished to us in this part of the their bail of $50 each was estreat- Cheshire.
Colony. Where is our protection? 13-21-the principal Jewish In his question to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. World, nor bave we seen any ed. When one of the women was scheme, the sum of $7,000 will be And they call this a British from Deuteronomy vi. 4-9 and xi. inserted into cylinders for fixing Polios Courts and have our names, Stewart sought especially to know whether the Imperial Govern-stiefactory statement in the Home arrested she said that her mistress required during the next six ment's views coincided with those of the rfficis members of the papers. It is known, however, had given her the dross to take moothe, but as it is necessary for We do not wish to fly to the prayers and then rolled up and No doubt enough in England, and there is Hongkong Legislative Council, and whether, in view of the recent that many months ago Portugal, p country, and when questioned the Church Body to have some mingled with theirs apon the to door-poste. M.xazahs are cheap
least provocation, this appeal, intending donors are repetition of hostile German intrigue, German satjate would be dissatisfied with assisting the about this the mistress admitted ides of the probable response free after the war to re-enter the Crown Colonies: Neither of these Allies only on her African colonial it.
requested to inform me or one of they would enjoy it; it gives 20 need to import them from the frontier, cft-red a large contingent
them a sort of fame; they would Holy Land, although the very points was answered, so far as one car judge from Reater's mess-
A coolie was charged, before the other ley members of the relish it; but we, decidedly, would pious might prefer to keep the spirit of the saying, "For the age on the subject. Mr. Walter Long did not state whether the of troops for service in France or
Law shall go forth from Zion and Government agreed or disagreed with the action of car Legislative elsewhere in the European war Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Magistracy Church Body of the amount which this morning, with assaulting an they are willing to give. Dona
The gentleman whom Mthe word of the Lard from Council, while, on the general issue, be stated that it would be one. The offer war, of course,
Hang Kam-ning has the boucar Jerneslem." premature to express an opinion on matters of future policy. Mr. readily sud gratefully accepted, Indian watchman at the Kowloon tions may be made by instalmenta
of attacking in your issue of the!' that the colia refused to be Stewart, is his question, made reference to the large native popola with the result that at least ten godowne. The watchman said if preferred.
battalions of Portuguese troope
20th instant is a popular man, Twenty-nine breakfasts from a tions in the Crown Colonies, and it looks to ae as though the Secret-
well-known and well-liked by all six-penny packet of maiz mest bit bis finger The coolie alleged Bry of State, in remarking that the Chinese members of the Conseil were raised-all splendid sol- searched, kaccked Lim down and
diere, many of whom had seen
St. John's Cathedral. who have the pleasure of his is probably a record in food voted against exclusion, may have intended to imply that the natives excellent service in Angola and that the watchman pushed him.
The lay-members of the St. acquaintance, trusted on account economy. It was achieved by any of Hongkong were at one with the Government in the matter. He
other Portoguese Colonies and Mr. J. P. Wood discharged the
John's Cathedral sre: Hr. F. B. of his general good manners Aerican who was out of work?" does not probably know that the Chinese members voted without who were keen to participate in man.
L. Bowley, Mr. A. E. Harris, Mr. and behaviour, and I am sorry for a "good spell." The break- consalting their constituents (if they may be considered to have say) bringing about the downfall of Rowing Men's Experience. and thus were in no wise entitled to speak for the Chinese com the detested Bache.
Two members of the V.R C. E. V. D. Parr, the Hon. Mr. C. for Mr Eleng Kam-ning that be fasta consisted of a mash heated manity as a whole. At any rate, the principal point is that Hong-
he sees one. The people who gas jet, end the only other in- kong's business men, as represented by the General Chamber of guees were, we believe, firet sent Bad done experience on Severn, C...G.., and Mr. N. J. does so: know a gentlemen when ins fin saucepan over his bedrood cast aspersions on others are them gredient was sugar, & pound of Commercr, which embraces the biggest and most influential bonses to take part in the Balkans Baturday. They were out rowing Sabb.
selves open to the esme question. which sufficed so sweeten the in the Colony, are solidly in favour of German exclpeion, and, what campaign, where they shared the when they were struck by a heavy honoare with the French, British squall, and, foreseeing danger,
Sir-Will you very kindly Even gentlemen may have their nine-and-twenty"paddings." The is more, are confident in their ability to keep the trade flag Aging and Serbias troops and sequitted they jumpid overboard, overturn allow me space in your esteemed equanimity upset by the mad be- privations continued for many the barring of enemy subjects from the Colonies after she war, the cocasional brief reference in the junk came to their rescue. They paper to corroborate a statement baviour of such a dog, and, had months, with no ill effect on the
We gaite anticipated, of course, that, on the general question of themselves valiantly. Since thened the host and hang on till
in your issue of the 20th. inst. Mr. Hang Ksa-ning himself been experimenter's health.
"A Dangerous Dog" the one chwed, instead of the cables has pointed to the Porta- then seated themselves on the up. Imperial Government would not as yet be in a position to commit guese troops, or a part of the turned boat and were towed to owned by the lepint of the owner, he might even have gone In one of Mr. Stephen Mo- itself. That is obviously a matter for general agreement among the contingent, having participated Hongkong by the junk without ground floor of No. 62, Bonham one better then barely trespassing: Kenna's novels there is a charact Various parts of the Empire, wita possible variation of treatment to in the fighting in the Western untoward incident of any kind.
Peaceful residents are not in theer who made a hobby of collect suit rarticular localities. All the same, we would have welcomed & front; and in one of the cables to The Colony's Health.
This dog is a most vicious habit of making footballs of helping issues of certain newspapers ment associated itself with the action taken by the Hongkong specially mentioned by Field definite reply by the Secretary of State as to whether the Croren hard it will be seen that they are diaesses, issued by the Medical animal, superlatively dangerous lees young dogs, always allowing that became "scarce" owing to
in a sense. It amuses itself rusk- they pre inoffensive.
a clossal. blander committed Legislative Council indeliberately voting down the considered opinion Marshal Sir Douglas Esig ss here were three non-fatal casing out of the house in armad
Officer of Health, shows that
Youre ele.
therein... The Khartoum :copy of It may be it probably is-preme having killed or captured the of enteric fever during the week race at the first pedestrian, be it
HUMANITY. Punch was among them? Othế n tare to express opinions on matters affecting future Imperial policy whole of a German patrol south ending Jane 23, one of the man, women of child, and no certainly, the time for actual decision does not appear to have get of Armentières." This clearly sufferere, being s Japanese and from snarling and snapping at that the dog' sometimes misbé- 2410-an socount of King Elward
P8-Since the owner admite he mentions are the journal that i amount of coaxing will stop it! arrived. But that is the whole point: The Horgkong: Chamber of Commerce never for a moment sought to decis the issue; is merely proves that in the Portuguese the rest Chiress. There was one | one's heels, for no cause or pro:] bavos, (frequently, I should say "VII's coronation, which did not
we have an ally as determined as fatal case of puerperal fever, a asked that the resolution it pat forward should be passed as we ourselves, or of any of the Chinese being the victim, and expression of opinion which might be useful in leading the Home other natione bent apon the de
one non-fatal case of plague. authorities to come to a resolve which should accord with local fool-
struction of Prussian militarism, ing. The time.was most decidedly ripe for that; hence the unres, to do their utmost to achieve that? Lu” this one. Chinese in the Park Road to visit come saímal be chained up and kept massacre that took place only.in
on the barbour was affected. sogableness of the cffcial attitude in refusing to accept the motion.
very desirable result,
without assistance from Teutonic merchants,
of the Calony's business men.
The Porta-
No Appearance.
Coolie v. Watchman.
The weekly return of infections
s
anent
Road.
Yours etc,
W. L. PATTENDEN, Hon. Secretary,
A DANGEROUS DOG.
Vocation..
to
not.
A
thae
getbering from complaints ellj iako place, and a newspaper. A lady was going quietly up round)should not such an unruly regaled its renders with a Pekipes friends on the Bobinson Road, chained, instead of being in the columns of the foster and the mad behaviour of the dog annoyance to the public? recording it,