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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1917.
GERMAN MISCALCULATIONS.
News Indeed.”
There is in the fifth issus of Hillards Revieme, a new Shanghaij publication, a reprjuted artiale contributed to the Century by ons Harold Kellock, dealing with America'à merchant' marine. `la that article reference is made to the American Seamen's Law which aims at increasing the number of U.S. seamen, and it is rated that! shipowners objet chiefly to the clause requiring that seventy-five per cent. of the crew mast be able
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DAY BY DAY.
ABSENCE OF OCCUPATION IS NOT REST, A MIND QUITE VACANT IS A MIND DISTRESS D-Cowper.
To-morrow's 'Anniversary, Lord Northcliffe ïa 52 years of { age to-morrow.
The Dollar.
The opening rate of the dolla:
demand in-day
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JULY 14, 1917.
GENERAL SMOTS WARNS
· RUSSIA.
Smash Brute Force if Liberty is to Live."
1892.
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO,
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(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week
anding July 21, 1892.) The Dollar.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Lovers of folklore will learn. with delight that the time-hon- oured tradition about cowslipa and nightingales being always found together has now been Tarifed in Devonshire, where General Smuts had some candid
until lataly these favourite flowers : bat sympathetic and practisi
and birds were supposed to be comments to make at the Basein July 14-Tas rate of the unknown. Some time ago threa Exhibition at the Grafton Galleries dollar on demaad to-day is 2/105," Budding Darwins came scrom recently on the situation in Russis
A Typical Commeat.' cowalips near Torquay, and in "Anxiety here has led to er July 15.—A rumour is current May the Danlian birds wara said pressions which are apt to be th the effect that the steamship to be singing at Ashoombe, sbont misunderstood in Russia," said Zambesi will be shortly be taken four miles from Dawlish. Tro- General Smate, but so far from over by ons of the banks that bably nightingales and cowslips being critical, our sympathy in advanced so many thousands of always axiated in some parts of almost too deep for words. These daliara on her (the. Now Q.BC. Devon, but cecaps notice because expressions are due to a solocitade $93,000 and the Hongkong and every country: parson for the Russian people in the Shanghai 380,000) and that she Gilbert Whits. trisla through which they are will be chartered by Chinses passing.
for the Straits and Jara `coolie The recruit was both aulky and **The Russian Revolution is the trade. This would be better than stupid, and strongly resented the Four persona living at 285, | Shanghai Street, Yaumati, bave greatest event and the greatest laying up each a fine seaworthy inquisitorial character of the
for been conveyed to the Govern tragedy of the world. If nothing vessel indefinitely. the questions put to him. At last the further were to happen in the war, Zambeei is a good cargo sad sergeant turned to him and starn- posterity would say that the war passenger carrier and is fitted ly said, "Look here, young fellow, had not been in vsia. -
with powerful engines süd almoet you've got to give a straight
New J. P.
His Excellency the Governor
to as. The writer says :-"Great Britain has a law that her. mer- chaus esaten zanat be British has appointed Mr. Frank Birley subjects. Neverthless, her ship Johnson to be an Oficial Jaatior owners get around is by employ of the Peace for the Colony of ing large numbers of China Hongkong: who are rated as residents of the British port of Hongkong." That is news to us indead. We had dc. idea until we read this gentle
man's observations that salmen
Poisoned.
on British boats had to be cfment Civil Hospital, enffering British nationality. If the from some sort of poisoning: writer of the article would take the trouble of consulting the Hongkong Harbour Master's report for the past year he would
sbout.
Mariners Warned."
Typhoon Warning.
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The American doctors" 'and' But nurses who have come over to help $20,000 for mortgagees.
the then it must not be forgotten us may find it difficult, says that the Banks are not to blame Manchester Guardian despite all altogether, for there is a great their skill and devotion, to main- power in the land the Lawtain the reputation which the and it is the legal harpies, who voluntary American ambulances blustered over the business and gained, in France in 1870, saya k despatched Bailiff Bowell with correspondent. They were by far Admiralty Court billets doux and the most efficient hospital unite
The Germans have always new toilers. It eseme a sin to anawer to questions put to yer. Import Prohibition. The importation of the follow- pointed to the Russians as a lay up such a vessel simply, and Now, then, where were you born?” the United barbarous Power. They have said solely because her ownere bave Then came the answer slowly, as goods into
ia Kingdom probibited to England: You are part of the not met their engagemente con if the information imparted ware names" and addresses with see that only 11.76 of the crews Animals (wild), cum copal, gum grest Tectonic race, and you are nected, with her. Since she bas grudged, "London-right hand
of British shipa asing the
permitting the degenerate been laid up she might, under side, going in, port were British subjects. The kaari, manufactures of rubber.
Rassitos to plunder Earope. But anything like favourable circum- idea, therefore, that our ship- All communications intended for publicatico should¡be addressed owners are "getting around" the The following telegram bas when the Prussian King was stances, have earned at löket
law by using Chinese from Hong been received from Shanghai:tellite of Napoleon, who saved kong is too absurd to need refat-Wreck of steamer lies two-and-Edrope and destroyed Napoleon's ing. Bat perhaps the writer of half miles south-east Tangeba army? Ruasis, of course." the article had in mind the light vess. Night navigation Russia on that occasion, as nationality of skippers of British without spilos highly dangerous." on previous occasions, came in bosts (not seeman). These mat
Board of Examiners. to save the world, and we pray His Excellency. the Governor that she will do it once more. not only be British sabjecta, but must be of British parentage on has appointed Mr. Arthur "Rosais has always and consis both sides. Maybe it was this Ramsden Cavalier to be a Member tently fought Turkey, and one of several yarda of red tape to the shen available on either side, and face which confused the writer, of the Board of Ersminers, during the results of the war will be the Zambesi with strict injunctions Mr. Labenchere recorded that but even than we do not ses how the absence on leave of Mr. Alan liberation of Christian peoples to fix the write to her mainmeer was the dream of every French he arrives at the conclusion that Eustace Wood, with effect from who have grosaed for hundreds and see they remained there, are soldier, if wounded, to be taken Chinese are used in place of July 7, 1917.
of years under Turkish power: really to blame for both waste of to the American ambulance.” Britishers. On the face of things,
That has been the traditional time and money in this conneo-They seemed to be under the im it would appear that Mr. Kellock, It is notified that on and after policy of Russis
tion. Bat the land-sharks are pression, he said, that even if whoever the gentleman may be, July 13, whan the local typhoon "Autocratio Russia has played all right, and don't you forget it. their legs were shot off the does not know what be in talking signals are hoisted, lights will great part in the history of the They've got their little fees and skill of the doctors of the United
be exhibited by night from Gap world, but I am convinced there are going to have some more are States would "make them grow t Bock, Wagian and Green Island is far greater future still before the Zambesi's owners are bled to again." Of the nurses, too, be Combating the U-boats.
Lighthouse, until such time as free, democratic Russia. Liberty death. God bless'em!!
wrote in admiration! We are glad to see once again the storm signals are hauled is like wine; it mounts to the
Cruelty to Anuals. have a weekness for the "American in the weekly return issued by the down. Yemele making the port head sometimes. And liberty of July 16.-It would be well were girl; she puts her heart into what British Admiralty farther evid- and seeing there lights should all forces in the world requires the Water Police to keep an eye she is about. When she flirta she eace of the fact that the submarine arrange a safe anchorage other organisation and discipline. on the cargo-boatmen who land does it conscientionaly, and when menace is gradually being got than Hongkong.
Autocracy has organisation, sheep from steamers coming in the nurses the most uniaviting. under control. The figures given French National Day. bat liberty is never properly or from the North, for the most looking Zouave or Frano-tireur yesterday of the satual sinking of To-day is France's Day, and ganised. It goes of its own in stocking bratality is constantly she does it equally conscientions- steamers are the lowest for very from many business houses in the terval impulse. But idealistic practiced on dozens of 'mattone," ly, and when there is nothing many weeks past-the total town the tricolour fig has been impulse, moving through a great, bath in transferring them from more to do for them aita patiently "bag" being, fourteen steamers flown as a mark of respect to our people, is not enough. There the steamers to the cargo-boats by the bedsides reading to them of over, and three steamers under, great Ally. The French Consal must be organisation and discip-and from the latter to the shore, or playing cards with them.” To deal in detail with Germany's many miscalculations would 1,600 tons. Some three months was at home at his residence line, and that is what the Ras-If a few of the miscreants are
Captain Bathurst's estimate occupy more space than we have at our disposal meantime for such $80, no. fewer than 40 of the during the morning and calle sian people are learning to-day. brought to justice and a sharp a task, but several of them have been of late of such a flagrant former class of vessels were sent were made ly a large number of
watch on the batcher fraternity is that the coming potato orop will They are learning the great maintained, a great deal of yield about double the quantity" character that we cannot refrain from referring to them. In to the bottom in one week, people, including French resid- lesson of life-that to be free,300 wantca brutality will be obviated.; grown in normal seasons 18 shar- yesterday's notes reference was made to the excellent work being together with 15 of the other type, ents, and members of the consular must work hard and straggle hard.
Then there are the Pakhoi,ed by at least one astute Cheshire performed by the United States and particularly to the remarkable but since then the totals have body in Hongkong.
They feel the joy and the intoxica. } rapidity with which the Americans had done so much in so short been shrinking very materially. Fire at Kowloon Docks. tion of this ner experience, hat Hoihow and Haiphong traders farmer. "I suppose you srs a time, proving their wonderful energy and remarkable organising We have not looked up the re- In the early hours of this they are living in a world which (chiefly German) that should be planting extre potatces this year?' shility while at the same time bringing into prominence another of turna farther back than for the morning an alarm of fire was is not governed by formulas, watched, for it often happens that I said to him the other morning. Germany'a miec lculations, for it will be within the recollection of past five weeks, but these are received from the Kowloon however cleverly devised, but a they discharge live pige in crates "Oh, much as usual," "wan his all that, according to the Germans, the war would be over before sufficient to show the very notice Docks. The cause we apparant world of brute force. Unless and allow the cargo-boatmen to reply: "things are not going to the Americans could be ready to participate in it. This is but one able failure of the enemy'ely due to an ignition in the keel that world is smashed, liberty pile them up in their boats fire be like they are now just yoa and air tiers high, the con- see. We shall be selling potatoes of Germany's miscalculations. There are many others. One which pirstical campaign. Taking big box aboard a ship in the course itself cannot live.
sequence being that many of the at sighteenpence a bag next bask is becoming more and more pronounced a time passes is that and small steamers together, we of constraction, due probably to
"You may talk as you like hoge in the lower tiers are fairly end, there's so many folk grow-" which will probably prove to be the mast disappointing of all, to find the totals to be thirty for the one of the workmen dropping a abcat peace without annexation suffocated. Bat they are, of course, ingen this year." Iraning over the Hans, namely, the failure of their piratical submarine campaige week ending June 14, thirty-two hot rivet. The fire, which was or indemnity, but you are talking killed (ie. "stuck") to save their the gate, he watched a man load- for June 21, twenty-eight for only slight, was extinguished by to Germany to a people who bacon. What price a branch of ing cart with manure. The It cannot be denied that the U-boats have been a source of Jane 28, twenty for July 5. Dockyard employees, the services will swallow that formala and the Society for the Prevention of labourer, dressed in a neat brown serious danger to British and Allied shipping and, for a tims, and now seventeen for Jaly 12 of the Brigade not being required. everything besides, and awillow Cruelty to Animsie in Hongkong? suit, evidenti found the work indeed, a grave menace to the inhabitants of the United Kingdom
you, too, in the end if you are not It is gresity needed, goodness very hard, straightening his back who rely so much for essential commodities upon their imports The Worst Over.
"I picked it up on board a careful. The Germans will awal-know from abroad. Hundreds of useful vessels and millions of tons of la big shipe the drop is very steamer, and when the man to low, all the nice formals that the
now and again. "You'll get used Mr. Mody Honoured. valuable cargo have been ruthlessly destroyed in the effort wade by decided, the past week's total of whom it belonged asked for it Russian democracy may devise,
to it time," remarked the Jaly 18-We hear than one of farmer to him; "anybow, it's Germany to starve the inhabitants of the United Kingdom But fourteen comparing with twenty. I refused to give it," aid and she will swallow Rassis if our most prominent residents, better nor digging trenches at the to-day they are as near, or rather as far cf, the accomplishment of seven for the period ended Jane Chinese charged before Mr. J. E. ehe can.
Mr. H. N. Mody, has been de-froat, and that's where they'll their object sa they were when they conceited the idea of such 22. These figures, and we do not Wood, at the Police Court this "Thie is a case for hand fightcorated by the French Govern-send thi if there's any grombi- wanton atrocity. It is another of their little miscalculations that doubt that farther comparisone morning, when charged with ing. Germany was founded in meat with the order of "Officier ing Then in an aside he means a big disappointment for them. All remember with how would tell the same tale, are very being in possession of three tseis blood and iron, not on ideals and Superioar D'Annem," apon which explained that the man had been much jabilation the Germsas epoks of the prowess of their mighty cheering to those of us who have of raw opium. It was stated formulas, and what was brought we heartily congratulate him. Zeppelin aircraft, which they held up to the world as being invin wondered how the naval author however, that the drug was found about by blood and iron will cible. With them armed with all sorts of deadly missiles, Lindon ities would be able to deal with tied round his body. A fine of have to be ameshed in the same Jaly 19-Strange are the ways novise gently patted the over- would be reduced to ashes in a few hours, To-day London in ss, the threat to our shipping which $30 was impceed.
WAY. Until then neither the of the Hongkong Post Offics. It hanging msnare with his fork. it has been for centuries-the mighty metropolis of the British the much-vaunted super-fright-
Bussisa nor any other democracy advertises among the undelivered "Hit it hard, my lad," encourag Empire, the Prince of cities, within whose area the wastest comfulness of the Germans implied It is notified that information can feel security.
correspondence two letters for the ed the farmer. I dare say manity in the world at this hour feel slmost as safe as they would and which for time certainly has been received from "While expressing the pro-steamship Zumbesi, which vessel did that the last time, and it anywhere in Europe. Lindon to-day is much the same as it was looked none too cheery. Without military authorities that gun foundest sympathy with Russis, I has been lying in the harbour for splashed all over my face." The before the war, and the Zeppelins have come and gone. They came being over optimistic, we think it and they were found wanting. The reception was too but for them, osa now be esid that the worst of practice will be carried out as and therefore, after a spasmodic attempt to achieve the object simed submarinism is over, for, despite ander between the hours of 10 at, the "Zeps" with much diminished glory, had to give way as the declarations by the Germansam. And 1 p.m.On Tonday,
that they intended starring our Thee on lead, se on see, the miscalculations of the arrogant Han people by their intensified From Postinger Battery,. in are there for all to wi'ness. Elated by the armistice they were able scheme, we now and the weekly Thursday, the 26th July, 1917- to effect with the Russians, pardonsbly unbalanced in the first boars sinkinga brought back to the From Monat Davis, in a sooth of their tramendons trinmph over the Romanoff dynasty, the Ger. verege which obtained before westerly direction. All junks, mans had calculated, or rather miscalculated, saevents have proved super-frightfaloess was begun, if, ou an early and a satisfactory peace with Russia. Hourly the news indeed, that average is not notaslie, sud other vessels are to is being Bashed over the world of the successful resumption of the ly lowered. It has taken the keep clear of the ranges. Romina cffensive against the enemy, while the armistice, and the Admiralty some time to cope with fraternising, along with the hopes of a separate peace, have vanished, the menace, but all the facts seem Thons are but a few of the Germans miscalculations, based upon now to show that we hire the their ineradicable habit of theorising in socordance with their own
situation well in hand. inclinations, and continually being misled by their invatera te egotíman and arrogance. Not until the Garmine-turn as one mau against their Prussian taskmasters, denounce them as the reactionaries tony are, overturn the Hohenzollerns with their mediseval "ideas of It is notified in the Gazeile that
at it is in themselves that the salvation of the care of British interests
os until then, dosbiles, will they cease to Amitria-Hungary kas Paroless of miscalculatio
So the world
to sobieve the object for which it was promoted.
baby-killers to the more mobile aeroplane.
sbie laughing stock i
British Interests,"
Not True.
"Gun Practice.
the
The Post Office.
ofdered by the tribunal to work: on a farm three days a week. The
would say to her, 'Don't forget about two months, and is likely farmer chuckled. "Ay lad, e bit those who have soffered. Don't to stay some fime vet. Lots of of decent muck 1 do.shi face so forget Belgium and Serbis. Let other letters are advertised, which hari; it'll make this wat kers the 24th July. 1917 us stand by these email martyred any ordinary rickshs coolie grow!" Dignity seems to be pee-
peoples who have stood by the could deliver right. south-easterly direction. On great causes of the world. If the
Shipping Rivalry,
great democracies of the world Joly 18---Tas suicidal become tired, if they faintor hait competition between the three by the way, or leave these little local coasting steamship.com ones in the lurch, then they shall panies is, according to latest pay for it in ways more horrible advices from the North, likely to be than the human eye can foresee, brought to a conclusion st an early
"For the first time we have date, possibly daring - Angust brought the great imene of de How long the now. |mocracy against umtocracy, to ise just it is diffealt 20
sharpest form. On the one hand, we fancy you have all tha
dine, more than The telegram quoted below was on the other tas received by the American Con- autos colate General, Hongkong, from Observatory at 9 p.m
TYPHOON WARNING.
less in ench circumstanger,
The fly seems to run to tity, whatever his be, at Dairen,
aneuria Dasz