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Labour and the War,
DAY BY DAY.
To-morrow's Anniversary.
To-morrow is the third anniver- sary of the landing of the British Expeditionary Force in France.
If the controversy that has been raging for some little time past regarding Mr. Arthur Henderson's
TEN MINUTES AT THE CLOSE attitude towards British Laboar OF EACH DAY IN SOLITUDE representatives participating at QUIETLY SIZING UP THE ACTIONS OF THE DAY, WILL HELP A LOT. the Stockholm Confererce proves anything it is that a member of the War Cabinet should not, simultaneously, be officially iden tifed with sry politicst party or organisation, especially one that openly arowe its intention of die- cassing per ce terms with represen. tativee of the enemy. It seems to as that Socialists and Labourites take too much upon themselves when they hold a canference with that object in view. It is, of course, quita legitimate that they should confer Dationally or internat- ionally just as they thick it, but that they should meet, as seems
The Dollar.
HONGKONG MAGAZINES, TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,
SALE OF GLASS.
Alleged Breach of Contract.
The August Mag,"
If Miss Olwen Lloyd George. has not the most beautiful of Christian names, it is a name for the conferring of which the most An interesting story of a glass The Aagast number of The beautiful ressons ever evolved, contract was told to Mr. Justice Yag, the Regimental magazine of even from Celtic imagination, Gompeiz, at the Summary Court the 25th. Battalion Middlesex have been given. Of the Olwen this morning, when the Union Regiment, recently made its of the Mabinogion we read that Trading Compsoy, Queen's appearance and it is every bit as her ekin was whiter than the Bailding, Hongkong, sued Le bright and entertaining as its two foam of the wave and fairer were Wai-bing, partner of Lee Brothers predecessors. The little back her hands and her fingers than and Company. Swatow, for the seems with witon Service mattere, the blossoms of the wood anemone eam of $782 48, being damages and the light-hearted handling amidst the spray of the meadow
Whoso baheld her rate for breach of contract on taking of our local Tommies daily fountain.. 20.10.1/8d.
delivery and paying for 200 cases vicissitudes shows that there was filled wiib ber love. Four
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in of window glass.
something
being white trefoile sprang up wherever Mr. J H. Gardicer appeared a "civilian in khaki." Among the she trod. And therefore was she: far she defendants and Mr. Lo, of articles is a good sketch of the called Olwen." Messra. Lo and Lo, was present life led in the Wynberg Camp, in the interests of the plaintiff.
Mr. Gardiner, Gotticing the
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The opening rate of the dollar
demand to day
The closing will be found on Page 1.
Military Service Bill The Legislative Council will tomorrow consider the second reading of the Bill intituled An
to be the intention regarding the Ordinance to make provision with
Motor Mishap.
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by Lance-Corp. Gilbert S. Watte, All the portraite, all the sap- concise resume of the events shots, of the excellent volunteer
whilst there
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Stockholm Conferanse, for the respect to military service and to fate of the case, said that the leading up to the opiumi war, nurses of this time of wounds A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., ale object of discussing peace provide for the establishment plaintiff were a firm in Hongwritten by Lisat. Sivestre Lee, show heads bcand about with koog carrying on a general and a very realistic narration of bite, but under the white, over terme, with the view no doubt of maintenance and control of a
local defence corpe.
baxineas commission agents his experience at Ypres in. the brow, is invariably a little and general merchants. Tary 1914 by Pie. Paddy Malooe, who escape of decorative bair. Now, forcing their respective Govern- ments to accept them, is in-l
in 100ch with talls of an exciting incident in hair is the best of all harbours. tolerable. fr. as the Prime Mini-Storm Damage at Cheung Chau had been
Beporta bave come to band that defencapta, #ho are at which he bad a race against and bowers for germe, sad the ster pointed out, “Labour is not the whole commauity" fact Monday's storm worked consider-Sato, for some two or three German snipers ballets. The white head-dresses, protesta a
able damage at Cheung Chan reara. A considerable amount of second instalment of a story correspondent, should be complete. which Labour members are apt Island. It is stated by the Police business had been done, amount-entitled "The Exploits of Cheng and closed. Little we known to overlook.
that about six large junks and ing to about $20,000, between Yaog Shea" by Lieut. Sylvestre about germs when the headgear Why the Story Could not be Told. about thirty sampate were smash. the firms. They had bad deal- Lee, provides good fiction reading, of sans was designed; yet not Mr. Henderson, in his rathered, the damage being leest juga, amongst other things, in and among the versifiers meation one of the many orders of cop- The defendants had should be made of A. O. Crane ventual nurses allows s eingle anestiefactory reply to the several thousand dollars. The glass.
from agitation that has ben aroused missionary matshed church, to purchased glass
the for his verses on South Africa; of hair to escape from "enclosure." **Ma ars vowed to by bin attitude, eaya that "itgether with other mateheds, were plinuff for certain customers B. B. Cragge. for his rhyming Ab, but The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will would rot te in.tbe national wrecked. No loss of life has been in Swatow, and they had bad story of "My Reseon"; and of W. celibacy, and lay nurses are not, good many transactions, Quaife Collins for bis short bat It does make a natural difference. of Stockholm at be as follows:-Daily isene-$36 per annum, Weekly issne-interest to tell the fall etere reported.
present"
and he might mention that on well-expressed "Sympathy." Oa A statement, it
a previous occasion there had the lighter side, Lance-Corpl. At first sight (saye a corres- $13 per annum.
A Chinese lat; aged 11 years, heen trouble over broken glass, Slingsby has some masketry pondent, to a Home paper) it The rasee par quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions By Bach
for any period less than one month will be charged se for seems to us, he makse matters
mach worse than they are. What who resides at 72, Qasen's Road, but all that had been settled up posers,
is & would seem a general convenience
fall modib.
Pasing Show," The daily issue is delivered free when the addressee is accessible to is it that the Laborites deem it was taken home yesterday by she and the only outstanding differ series of comic cartoons, entitled and satisfaction if the names of and towns in this country could be messenger. Pesk subscribers can have their copies delivered at expedient to withheld from the police, suffering from injuries to ense now was for the 200 cases of the
To those who know his right foot, left eye and fore glass for which they were ning. s few questions things pronounced as they are spelt. But public? their residences without any extra charge. O copies seat by what the aims and the ol jcts of head received as a result of bis In June last year, the plaintiffs. "We should like to know." Soms second thoughts show that there poet an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 | Socialist and Labour represents- being knocked down by motor had some glass which they were Corps matters and Nature Notes will not be quite such a clean tives are there is little mystery car, No. 82, in Queen's Road willing to dispose of under cer- are also to be found, and, taken sweep of lingual difficulties as A London Single Copics, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for about Mr. Handson's statement, East. The car, when trying to tain conditione. They got into altogether, the little Mag is well might be supposed. For instance,
for it is practically certain that avoid the boy, ran into a ricksha. communication with the Swatow worth the ten cents asked for it. when I booked at Advoristinents and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed the Stockholm Conference would the occupant of which escaped firm, and eventually, in Jane Copies are on sale at Messrs. railway station for a North-eat formalate peace termą sccording without injury, although the last, there was submitted an oder Kelly and Walah, the bookstalle Lancashire town I was told that period will be continued until conotermanded.
to their own liking, and determine rickshawse somewhat damaged. for the sale of the 200 cases of at the Kowloon Ferry, Hongkong, I should travel via "Col·bee" → (Payable in Advance,)).
window glass, at $16 per case, and at the Peak Tram lower (Coloe), greatly to the amusement Mr. Capell inform as that the two per cent. to be allowed for station.
of a London friend with me, who. that in the event of their being rejected by their respective Gor ernments general. strikes would Kowloon Unity Workers have breakage, and clearance to be. "The Police Reserve Gazette. could not resist a jocular obeer- at once take place, thae disorgan- this week sent off the following completed in two months, the The ninth number of this bright vation at my expense bearing on ising everything to completely parcele through Messrs. Shewan, longest they could allow. and racy publication is to hand. Colney and its sylum. He that affaire would go far towards Tomes and Company-To Miss On June 17, a letter wa and, se nenal, it is well to the fore thought it extremely fanny that a etopping the war automatically. Tacker, Soldiere and Sailors Help written to the plaintiffs in humorous matter. "E.W.H." stranger eboald ask him the way This very probably, is what Society, one parcel, containing 30 accepting the offer and the has some very bappy verses to Lle-ing-ton instead of Isling would "not be in the interests pieces of men's clothing; to Mre, contract was completed than. The under the title Songs of the ton. Shall we in fature speak of the nation to know," sc Lefroy, Vice President S.S.F.A., defendants, previous to this date, Specials," while "The Chronicles of the "Ile of Dogs" or the cording to Mr. Henderson and two parcels, containing 59 pieces had sold the glass to another of Solomon" are very much to "Issle"? One has heard of the
snd children's his fellow-Labourites. What they of women's
customer of theirs, to a firm named the point, being written "to give American's reference to Crewe as fail to realise is what is perfectly clothing; to Miss Virian, The Bing Sing, and the defendants light to them that wander on their "Orce-wee," but on a sight teet clear to everyone else, namely, Maurice Hostel, London, ne pressed this firm to take delivery, beat, and to the young P. C. would he be right or wrong ? One that Germany's representatives parcel, containing 16 pieces of a representative of the firm com knowledge and discretion." There of our Manchester suburbe pre- at the Conference will be nothing women's clothing.
ing to Hongkong to take delivery are some funny "suggestions" for sents a deadly trap for the an- more nor less than the German Government's emissaries, present
quarter.
cseh only).
The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be delivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company. Ltd., Shameen, Canton, who have been appointed our agents there.
By Order, "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917.
THE OUTLOOK IN CHINA.
and are very obviously engineered by extremists who ere
more
nation. At the present moment there is assembled in Croton &
at the Conference merely to carry out the wishes of the Kaiser and the Prussian leaders generally,
War Comforts.
The Hungry Thief.
A fairly elderly Chinese, who of the glass was absolutely refused Orders, while there are some real tramear to take for "Lseven
in Novembar, when an inspection the fature wording of Police wary. I have been asked which certainly looked se though he was him.
gems in the "Constabulary Wit" shoom," while a relative from the Evidence was called in cor- article. Tetrope" writes very colonies who had cocasion to go not over-fed, was charged before Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Magistracy, roboration.
know where breezily on "The Cassedness of there wanted to this morning, with stealing a
The case was adjourned sine die. Thing," while the fable entitled "Ler-en-zalom" wae. Perhaps No faith can be placed in brase inkpot from the..pccket of Socialists, after the another Chinese who was in.
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wai. Mr. Cormack was well-
PURCHASE OF "LYSHOLT."
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So far as constructive activity goes, the political situation in China at the moment is marked by a stagnation which is indicative of the after confusion which prevails. So far as the Presidency No Trust in Germans.
"Averaging" will be appreciated we had better alter the spelling? is concerned, Li Yasa-bong bss retired into obscurity, and Fenz
by many for its inward meaning. At all events, it atarde to the Kaocheng is aca looked upon as the President of the Republic. German
The A.S P. (R.) is happily hit ¿E credit of the Post Office that s in a.Thumbnail Sketch," and letter addressed to "11 Zoom". Bat beyond this development, the only resalt left from the killing manner in which they took ap terestedly looking into a shop
there are a couple of humorons was delivered without loss of time. of the Monarchist movement appears to be the establishing of an arms in complete deñance of window in Wellington Street, saying that
efforts in verse which are ap. Again, ie Haughton Green pro- atste of mcribandity, out of whica no-one with suficient strength the doctrinea they have been The man admitted the offence,
to take in band the thousand preaching for generations. They Inspector Brown
Mr. George Cormack. of purpose comes forward
propriate to a magazine of this nounced "Hawton" or "Hafton"? and one. problems that call for immediate attention. Save are not to be trusted. They would when brought to the station, the
kiad. On the more serious aide If the rule is adopted, ehall we for the belated declaration of war on Germany, nothing really doubtless promise to return to Ger- defendant complained that be
We regret to record the death is the first of a series of articles ever get used to "Sal-ford" in many to organise general strikes, was hungry. He had to be given definite is being done, eo faz se one can judge, while Parliament at all they would do would be to a meal. Sentance of six weeks of Mr. George Cormack, Assis on the history of the laws and place of Selford"? still remains dissolved and a condition of stapelaction appears to sit and see the effect of the hard labour we passed, İstant Auditor at Hongkong, which carts of Hongkong, a very
Discharged. have settled on China's erstesmen generally.
took place at ees on Saturday. charmingly written contribution So much dependa ́slso on the A Chinese was seen walking It is in the South alone that any activity in to be observed, and upheaval of general strikes in the
Deceased, who was only 38 entitled "Concerning an Old stress given to different syllables this is not of a kind which gives hope for the inauguration of sound other acnntries involved. It seeme down Tung Man Lane this morn Fears of age, was travelling with World Garden," and an interest-(pursues the correspondent) that Bad efficient government in the country. The events which are perfectly clear that Mr. Hender- taking place in Canton are, indeed, destructive rather than con- son allowed his Socialistic ideas ing carrying three length of ged his wife to Wei-bei-wei on basi-ing flection of Charles Dickens to secure uniformity we shall have Etructive, since they sim at a separation of the South from the North to outwaigh all other considers-tabing. A detective questioned nese and apparently a few hours views on the Law. A cartoon by to adopt at least the acute accent, tions, with the object of bringing him as to his right of possession, before the vessel reached the port Lieut. Millington and some in- as in Spanish. At present there concerned with party interests than with the general welfare of the about a Labour coup, by which hat failed to get a estisfactory he was taken suddenly ill and teresting Corps. matter go to is nothing in the spelling to keep peace would be forced by the answer and arrested him. When expired in a very short time, death make up one of the best numbers one from accenting the second syllable in sach worde sa "Lo- west-oft” and “Pad-I-ham,” of large body of Kuomintang leaders, many of whom were members Socialists apon the Governments charged before Mr. Dyer Ball, at being due to heart failure. The of the Gazette yet issued.
the third in "Moat-go-merg.” of the dissolved Parliament, and as a considerable portion of the of the belligerent countries. There the Magistracy this morning, the sad news resched Hongkong in
"Nor-witch" will seem Navy has also come down from the North, it will be seen that the ia no room in a War Cabinet for defendant atsted that he was the form of a telegram Bis movement is one of big dimensions. Dr. San Yat-sen is directing anyone holding each view, and given the piping to carry to Shen Excellency the Governor from
queer after "Norridge," but that affaire, and the situation is one that gives cause for not a little it is none too soon that Mr. Hen-in for a man who said he the Commissioner at Wei-hei-
will be nothing to the effect on Walsh words, where avea simpla apprehension as to its ultimate apahct, especially if, as is the declare derson was given his conge. Sach would follow him. When arrest
“Rhyl” may coffer a painful re intention of Dr. Sun and his estelliter, a new Parliamentary body is a conference as is proposed to bed, be failed to find the man, and know and exceedingly popular
Borthwick, assistant formed and its membera-ste "escorted" to Peking by caval and held at Stockholm would be in- supposed him to have run away in the Colony, being held in high esteem, and the news of his demiss
birth se "Eile." After all, it is military forces. The Kuomintang, we see, has recently been taking opportune at present, and it is. J.
difficult to get away from the upon itself to speak for the whole of China's millions is a telegram therefore the duty of all in Saperintendent of the Gas Com-came as a great shock to bis
personal element in prönancia disccarage sachpany, identified the piping as
friends. He joined the, many to Mr. Lloyd George dealing with current events in the Far East, authoring to
belonging to the Gas Company. Imperial Service in 1900, being meetings.
At to-morrow's meeting of the tion, especially now that Contin- but everyone knows that it is rather overstepping itself in posing
After hearing farther evidence, formerly a clerk in the War Legislative Council, the Hon. Mr. ental influenca is shortening the in this way 68 the only true medium of the people's wishes. Instead Formerly on the China Station. his Worsbis discharged the man. Office. Later be served in, the Pollock will ask:-With reference "i" in such words as "futile."*
Deputy Surgeon General P. B of lending & useful hand in the work of reconstruction which cries)
Department, to the vote taken at the last meet-"reptile," and "hostile." No aloud for attention, it prefers to initiste a bigbly controversial Handyside, who bas been pro- A report has been made to the South Africa sad the Gold Coast, ing of the Council for the pur-doubt the Frenchman thought he policy, which, if it is pressed very far, must lead to further aarest moted to the rank of Surgeon- Police by a married woman living leaving the latter place and tak chase of "Lysbolt" for Govern was speaking the clearest of
General, is well known east in an up-sumbered matabed st
English when asking for "Ee throughout the length and breadth of the land.
In the North, the trouble contres around the debacle cause by of Snez. In addition to serving Ma Fa Tesi village, Lyeemun 18 ap his dacies in Hongkong as ment Quarters
(i) Is it not the aeaal practice rábng-mahn-shay-la-nay," the diesolation of Parliament and the impossibility of again convok-on the India, China and alsode, to the i cithar at about Assistant Auditor is 1912. Mach
sympathy is felt with Mre. to get an Officer in the Govern the Metropolitan policemen can ing it, which has been heightened now that as many of the mem- Australian stations, he took midnight on the 11ib. inst. the Cormick in her sad bereavement ment Civil Service to bid on be hardly be blamed for failing to bera have come South. We see that the Government has proposed part in the West African Ex-door of her daelling wee barst
half of the Government in cases recognise "Ironmonger Lane"! the calling of a National Council prior to the convocation of a new pedition of 1888 when be open by one of a party of robbers.
where the Government desires to
It is now stated that admissions Parliament, and that practically all the Provinces, except those in was stafl-surgeon of the craiser Five men entered, two being
acquire property? the Bonth, have approved the ides, holding that the resucitation of Fox (medal with clasp), and he armed with daggers, the other
The Colony's Death Rate, (ii) Was there any special rea-paid at the Whit Monday race the old Parliament is impossible, as it has forfeited whatever confid-made long tour in Japan after three carrying lights on bamboo
Last week there were four cases son for secrecy on the part of the messing at the Granewald course, ence the populace may have previously reposed in it. There is a the war between that country and poles. She was secured, three
single day's 'takinge in the hie- deal of soundness in this standpoint, we admit, but the disinterested Russis, eending in's most interes men keeping gaard over her end of enteric fever notified in the Government in the present in- Barlin, constituted the largest observer cannot help feeling impatient at the slowness with which ting report
awn threatening to stab her if she Colony, of which three were fatal, stace?
The other two There were also two fatal occur. (iii) Did not such secrecy result tory of the German turf. They China gets to work on serions business. The bistory of the Repub- Government on the health of the raised an alarm. lie so far has been morely a series of revolte and counter-revolte, Japanese Navy and the Army in ransacked the dwelling and the rences of puerperal fever, one in the Government having to pay totalled £3,300 or £300 more than plus the promulgation and re-promulgation of new "Constitations." Manchuris, for which be received men succeeded in making off with fatal care of plague and one non-s bigger price for the property the previous largest "gate" taken:
six years ago. And the process still goes merrily on, while the nation is slamber-the thanks of the Lords of the jewellery and clothing to the value fatal case of small-pox. All the than it would otherwise have when the coarse was open fra or
of $44,60.. ing is inactivity. The times call for a strong man, but where is "Admiralty.
he to be found?
to Our
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Accounte Army
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aofferern wara Chinese.
done?
Three Questions by Mr. Pollock.
but