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BRANDY.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1917.
DAY BY DAY.
BINGE THOU ART NOT SURE OF A MINUTE, THROW NOT AWAY
24
The Dollar.
Free of Plague.
"THE OUTCAST,”
The Frawley Company at the Theatre Royal
STOLEN BOTTLES.
Missing from Messrs. A. 9. Watson's.
"TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
The Typhoon: Refuge.^\
The exquiry which was held yesterday into the collision which occurred in the Mongkoktani
With little comment Parlia typhoon refuge during the recent
ment, by sweeping - away - the gale raises the question whether AN HOUR.
panpèr disqualification of voters, or not the huge sum of money:
has made an enormous "bresch spent upon this undertsking will
To-morrow's "Anniversary.
with a past into which 'mad #AL ever be justified. Apart altogether
That the Frawley Company in In Mr. Dysr's Ball's court, living were born. Farmers and To-morrow is the anniversary from the faste in this particular of the death of John Bunyan "The Outenet," which was played the Magistracy this morning, # instance, the opinion was freely (1888).
at the Thestra Royal last night, Chinese was charged with receiv-maufacturers used to reform to expressed during the construction |
has taken the Hongkong theatre-ing. 24 bottles, the property of gage labour eroept through the of the refuge, as it has been since,
going public by storms, there is Hesare, A. 8. Watson and Co., pariah. Parish relief was part of the rascally wages paid, “A man that the shelter, by reason of its The opening rate of the dollar no question of doubt. Though the knowing them to have been stolen.with a little money was refused size and location, "would be loo demand to day wae, Theatre was quite comfortably Evidence was given by Mr. practically useless in case the 3: 0.1/8d. The closing rate filled, it is safe to predict that Arthur Nobba, a chemist of the employment until his reserve was Colony were visited by a real will be found on Fage 1. there will be an even larger audi- Compary, who stated that the exhausted, so that he could be ence to-night when the piece will paper and string with which the and pauper pay. We were larges |sterved into taking pauper relief typhoon. Since its completion it bas never been tested in this
begiven again. The Company had bottles were tied up was identical The Netherlands Indian Charrell established itself in the with that used by the Company. pauper nation, with inde respect, bat the fact that during the recent blow, many of the ernment has declared Hongkong Colony with its presentation of The bottles were made at Home pendence and industry practically
Fair and Warmer" but in "The especially for the firm, and were Waterloo and their cons.
exticot among the riotors of cargo bosts and launches shelter free of plague.
it Fored
Band Night. ing in
heavy
Outcast"—a totally diferent all numbered. It was simost The band of the .. Chios is stamp of play it has surpase-impossible to my how many were damage, would appear to lend
ed itself, and the question missing, because they had a stock Rome justification to this view, to play at the Palace Hotel, i We have heard it asid by thoes Kowloon, from 7.30 to 11.30 is raised as to how long it will of about 10,000 bottles.
of seemingly ill-omer, etay and when it will return to Defendant's excuse was that be name give farther treats. Those pre was a dealer in bottles and sold Empirikos, for it is need the sent at the Thestre last night enw the bottles he got from European world over to signify a qusok, for the first time Mr. John Haili- duet-bios to wine merchants. He But in truth it is of happy omen, day and Miss Eva Lang, and was asked to huy the bottles by a for the empiric was one who, the breakwater. It bsa been come up for consideration.
their superb acting of parts which mer; who asked him 50 cents for discarding books and accepted Field Glass Fuad.
brietta with d fialties have made them. He did not know their theories, formed his opinion, e said, too, that the breakwater
One pair of binoculars from Kr. them frat favourites,
valde and ofered 35 cents; which the name suggests, from personal walls are not nearly high enough. These are serious allegations, but A. H. Skelton, of Mepers Line,
"The Outcast" is a play which was accepted. He had not stolen experience. As Greece, too, bas
her profiteers, and difficulties of distribution seem as they are in practically everybody's Crawford & Co., is now to be
added to the list of glassce recei- cannot fail but appeal to every-them. «
His Worship convicted she man great there as here, it may be mouth. This refuge cost over ed for forwarding to the Manager one who sees it as a faithful por two million dollars of the ratepay of the Lady Roberta Field Glass trayal of a life which is common and sent bim to prison for six hoped that her new Food Control- ere' money to construct, and it' there are any grounds for the Fand. The total cow stande enough in any of the big cities in weeks, with hard is boar ecmplainte mentioned, the Gov. One stand telescope, 21 hand the world, but about which play- ernment should be closely quest telescopes, 64 binoculars; dons- wrights, until recent years, have lacked courage to write. It is tions of $150. ioued on the matter.
problematical throughout, the
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. who should be qualified to ex- to-night
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BIRTHS.
to Mr. and Mrs. Abel Dubois, a son.
Shanghai, the wife of Cecil D. Jackson, a son.
DEATH.
* POLLARD.—Killed in action in France, on June 26, Herbert Edward Pollard, R. E., A. M. I. C. E., aged 33 years, late Engineer ing Assistant P. W. D., Shanghai.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1917.
THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
Council Meeting.
press an opinion that boats
The Legislative Council meet might almost as well be in the open harbour as in the big ex on Friday afternoon, when the panse of water enclored within Military Service Bill will again
A Disgrace.
Used to Bribery.
Oplum Case,
Dock Thefts.
+1
Cement Work Theft.
A Chinese, who was formerly
COD110
of. the
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Greece's Food Minister has A
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the
ler will be true to his name, and be guided by experience, for while the Minister theoriees, the profiteer continues to pr:fteer,
Lord Newton, who headed the
ly remarked. When they've Eopt him two days, they'll pay to get rid of him." If he could but communicate the secret of
• How do our men returning from Franos Beours fands? Without
contrives the matter excellently.
the
A Obices trader, who said he same stamp of play which We feel sure that the facts had only just come down from made its first appearance in revealed in a correspondent's the country and did not know the London only a few years ago in the employ of the Green Island letter to the Telegraph yesterday, laws, was oberger before Mr. J. and found such ready acceptance Cement Company, was charged British Commission which recent regarding the pay of the troops R. Wood, at the Police Court this by the sadiences in the great before Hr. J. E. Wood, at the ly discussed the affairs of prison- in Hongkong, will swaken in the morning, with causing an obstruc. Metropolis as, something more Palice Court this morning, with are of war with the Germsne at quantity of braes The Hague, knows something of bearts of all who read it a deeiretion and also with offering a bribe true to life than the ordinary stealing a DUBOIS-On August 23, at No. 37, Avenue Dubail, Shanghai, that something should be done, of 31 to an Indian constable. He ran of cheap, wishy-washy machine fittinge from the Gom the misery of captivity, for he and done speedily, to remedy said that if he had known it had draces, which had had a long life, pany's works at Hunghom. The was once the prisoner of Tarkish JACKSON. On August 22, at the Victoria Nursing Home, what is an absolutely intolerable been wrong to offer the money be but of which the public were value of the stolen material was brigands, An antagonist in the
state of affairs. We are told that would not have dose so.
His getting more and more heartily $21. Sentence of six weeks' House of Commons, of which be was a member at the time, quiet- The Datcast" therefore, hard labour was passed. the Tommies here draw the Worship imposed fine of $1 sick. princely stipend of a dollar for the obstraction and a fine of is satirely a modern drama, week, out of which they have to $50 for the attempted bribery, but a drama nevertheless which pay for cleaning gear and loss of
grips the emotions of the audience, kit, while if admitted to hospital A Chinese preventive cfficer on 'and is full of momenta of tragic suffering from a complaint which daty on the Praya yesterday significance, a play not merely to a great love for this kind and the art to our captive Tommies! is "po-climatio," they have to became suspicions of a sampan, be enjoyed for a brief space, but generous man. Notwithstanding His family is an old one, and has contribute noless than sevenpence in which a Chinese passenger one that holds and probes depths that the two for a year are com- seen history made. Ein grand- a day out of their scanty pay: was tested, and he acceeded in of feeling that last and osas one paratively happy, Geoffrey doos father watched the Battle of When it is remembered that canny getting aboard, when he found to think of the unhappy lot of the not forget his former love and Waterloo, thought we were beat. of these men were earning good the passenger possessing two and social outcaste fighting life in the will not give Miriam the status on, and kept his horses harnessed
of wife. Ele at last recognises that ready to fly. money at Home before joining a-half tsel of opium. When underworld.
- this kind of thing cannot continue up, it will be realised that the charged before Hr. J. B. Wood, The story commence 12 longer
and the inaritable separa- hardships which they are now at the Police Court this morning, the Piccadilly Flat of Geoffrey tion is broached, in the main doe suffering in a strange land are the man said that he had brought (Mr. John Halliday) a, young to the fact that Valantine finde In the discussions which bave taken place regarding the exact all the more keenly felt. Indeed, the drag from Saigon. A fiue of bachelor of small means, but her marriage unhappy and claiming oredit, the War Office character of the Chinese system of domestic servitude, one point the conditione revealed ara a dia $200, or three months hard one who gives some promise farne to him again. The Men who come home with Franch that has not been mentioned is the encouragement which the eyetem grace to British military manage labour, was imposed.
of making a name for himself" in
parting gives to the kidnapping of children. So long as children can be ment. For white men ever to be
the financial world. Madly in between Geoffrey and Miriam is money may get it exobanged sold for good sums of money, so long will they be stolen for the sake expected to live in the Colony There were twn cases of theft love with a beautiful girl who tranght with deep emotion, her without commission st
terminus to which their train takes" of the proceeds of the selling. That is one reason why some sotion under the circumstances outlined from the Taikoo Dockyard before ornelly juts him for a millionaire earnest appeals to him not to should be taken to cope with a preotics which, from whatever view-by our correspondent is almost. J. R Wood, at the Magistreay with title, he seeks colace in leave her to go back to the life them, or they can effect a deal at point it is regarded, is open to the most seriose objections. It has enough to warrant the idea that this morning. In the frat oase, a drink and drage in order to drown she had led before meeling bim, a post office. Highly-paid men on been argued that the term "slavery" cannot be applied to the they are dumped down in this man was found leaving with a the sorrow which gas we bim. being agonising in their intensity special work at the Froot reach home with fat cheques; others system because the bond-servants are, in common with everyone far-off spot and thought no hammer head tied round bis leg. The
former It is in this, the third act, that tbe else, subject to British laws and esa obtain their freedom if they more of by Imperial He was sentenced to a month's sweetheart had that day con Mine Ling rises to great heights are simply the entries in their Bo desire. But we wonder how many, if any, of them know that authorities
marriage with and is seen at her beat, a superb Pay-books. We hear nothing of fact. Taken away from their parents when they are of very tender never existed. Even in ordinary stocks. The second ooreerned a the other mas, is the reason for actress who plays her part with the system, but it is immense and years, they are sold into service, and, in many instances, are never times, their lot is bad enough; quantity of small brass piping Geoffrey being in a state of deep great strength. Geoffrey remains admirable, and at a single point permitted to leave the housefold which they enter, except, perhepeat present, with the dollar ever which a man was trying to smug depression, and he is found adamant, though offering to make as much as 10,000 is paid over soaring upwarde, it is near to the glo dat concealed in a large straw physical wreck by & couple when they are again sold into marriage-or something worse.
provision for her, which she daily for its French equivalent, In commenting on this subject, we notice that our evening point of being unbearable. Why bat. He, too, was sentenced to one of friends who sell upon him to refuses to accept.
Already, through 'German in- contemporary, in a rather lakewarm defence of this agatera of bond-me defioite remedial action ha month's hard labour and four cheer him up. One of these,
The end is 'renabed when Va. age, talke about slavery being a relative term. No doubt is is, but not been taken long since is a hours' stocks.
¡an irresponsible youth, bat lantine and Miriam meet in the trigue, Raemsekere has been there comes a point when personal servics cesses to be mere employ-puzzle which we do not pretend
Military Outing. nevertheless lovable friend, de- gat of Geoffror, who has been charged in the Datoh courts with ment, when, indeed, it is sheer slavery and that point is most to be able to solve. The only The Services Eatert iament termines to take Geoffrey oat of making plans with the former endangering the neutrality of
Holland, and he has been sequit certainly reached when the servant is sold to the employer to hard hope of something being done Fand enabled the European himself, and, picking up a Boda that they should go away to sed. His life has been continually cash and becomes the employer's absolute property, the latter relatio- now is that Mr. Lloyd George will Staff of the H.E.S.B.R.GA. to water fountain, level the flaid at a gether. Miris enters, and. threatened. The Cologne Gasette " ing the right to resell the servant whenever he or she desires so pay beed to the latest sprtal enjoy a most pleasant outing to policeman standing in the roadway though she msc. no further Phas announced that. After the to do. Our contemporary says that this Chinese system is on more which has been addressed to him Mees on the 26th inst. Thanks below. He misses, and the water pesis to Geoffrey, Valantine is so related to the ides of forced labour ander the lash shan ie the British on the subject. Both the military to the arrangements made by the streams on, to a woman.
war Germany will mitle socounta The overcome with pity for the poor with Holland, and for enob apprenticeship system. For ourselves, we take a dirṛotly contrary and civil authorities here shonald Hongkong. Canton and Macao friends decide to
creature that she is brought to view. Under the British apprenticeship system, a lad is, by his back ap that appeal with all the Steamboat Co, and, favoured by woman up to the flat to give some realise the ignoble part he is calumay, for each cartoon of father, placed under training of some kind, and be merely power at their command.
glorious weather, the trip as the change to the wrought feelings of
playing by leaving her husband, Bemaekers, she will demand remains at the work for a specified number of yours, bis The Italians Triumphant. Taishan was ideal. The members all, and it is here that Miriam who is admittedly kind and payment with the interest that is personal freedom in life being in no wise restricted. In The enemy is in full retreat." of the suff desire to express their (Miss Eve Lang) enters and from loving. She resolves therefore to due to her." A prios has been put the care of the Chinese bond servant, however, freedom is Such is part of the splendid thanks to the committee of the now onwards takes almost sole return to him, and Geoffrey offer apon bis head by the Prussian absolutely taken away and, both in regard to the child's service mesesge conveyed from Italian 8. E. Fund, and to the manager charge of the picas with Geoffreying marriage to Miriam, the two military authorities. But mean and subsequent movemente, its own opinions or inclinations Headquarters, in recording the and staff of the Hongkong, Canton A quiet heart to-beart talk with decide to go abroad, are in no way consulted. If that is not slavery in essence, we progress made by our Alliee in and Macao Steamboat Co. for Geoffrey, when his two friends All the other characters in the is magnificent draughtsmanship A dhon away, leaving guping do not understand the term. The servants are not literally forced overcoming the many obstacles providing what day a perfect day, have left, is responsible for the piece are taken exceptionally those who look on good drawing to labour onder the lash, it is true, bat they are absolute eerfs, with that have been confronting them.
fact that each discovers in the well, though the weakens of were other wells of sympathy which Valantine cannot but be observed. With a few strokes of charcoal he as a sign of academic oldmsidiam. no freedom of their own, and many a Court case in Hongkong bas With. steadfastoves, determi- Tro Chinese conlies revested the fact that they are often subjected to the most revolting nation and every evidence of bril-charged before Mr. J. B. Wood, only need tapping. The apshot Possibly this is due to the forms of cruelty at the hands of their heartless mistresses. A good liant strategy, our gallant Allies at the Police Court to-day, with is that Geoffrey's generous die characters being overshadowed par deal of this is, by the nature of things bidden, but when we hear have of late been more than hold- stealing from the Hongkong position espaot see this young by the very strong part which red and a few lines he depicts the of cases in which these poor girls are mercilessly besten, their bodies ing their own with the Austrisas, University two electrio lamp. crestere, who is the victim of Miss Lang playe, and also to the mingled glory and irony of barnt with matches, and heavy articles chained on to their backs and now, as stated, the welcome The evidence given by an Indiana sad obsin of chcumstances fant that the author of the piece while they are in solitary confinement, we get some idea of the state news comes that the Italians have watchman was that he saw the which have resulted in her finished the story rather lamely. of affairs that existe.
the enemy in fall retreat, and that two men, together with a small downfall, go back to the street, At any rate, the last act ocald
fact
thea if they hard labour and four hours' tracted her
k
Stolen Lights.
that hie
iavite the
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while Rasmaekers, draws ́os.
With a dash of
Hamis's revolation.
A Novel Ples,
What is needed, for the vindication of British ideals of justice they are in possession of most of bay, in the road outside the and, with a view to protecting have been made more convincing and liberty, is that some step shall be taken to rid the Colony ones the plateau of Bonizza, between University. Whilst the boy kept her, he takes a flat for her. The bad Valantine shown her feel and for all of this sxbominable system; It has no rightfal pleos in Tolmiro and Monte Santo, which, watch, the defendante climbed generosity is not all on his side, inga more when she tok ber At Sheffield, Richard Hawkins, British territory. There may be there doubtless are many cases itappears, the Austrisan had trans the pillars of the gate and began however, she exercising over bim farewell from the man she loved, chairman of the lossl no-conscrip in which the system operates to the benefit of the children Eecled, formed into the most formidable to take off the lights. He blew such a wonderful power of com- Notwithstanding, "The Outcast" tion branch, was charged with but there are far too many instances in which the reverse is the entrenched camp, with several his whistle and, with another rade bin sad giving him such play throbbing with life and being su sientes. He traped trak. Besided, it is totally indefensible fundamentally. The lines bristling with gast. "This watchman, caught the men. One deep sympathy that he is pulled one that cannot fail but leava a his ancestry, bsok to 1517, when wathorities might do worse than to investigate the whole question, is but one of the many glimpses lamp was not recovered. Both out of the mirs into which he is deep impression. The play was one of his progenitors was rende ascertain how many of these slave-girls there are in the Colony into the powerful forces with men denied the charge, saying rapidly siaking, ren nooing drick intimate to their employers that wages must be paid and some which the Italians have had to they were passing of the time, and drugs and applying himself great triumph for Min Lang Freeman of York, and claimed
and Mr. Halliday.
that this was hereditary, and that messure of freedom granted if the servioss of these girls are to be contend and whiob, it is now Icspcotor P. O'Bullivan stated to his business, the result being Tasteful selections of music one of the advantages was that relained, and inform the latter that they are free to seek employ more certain than ever, they that there were quite a number that he is himself once more. In were rendered during the not by he, as a descendant, could not be ment sloowhere if they are not satisfied where they are. At soy are going to defeat. With of lamps being stolen from the her he takes a pride and interest, members of the Middlesex Band. pressed into the King's service. rate, whatever the remedy, some radical alteration in the prosent magnificent courage and infinite University. Els Worship con educating ber and cherishing bor The Frawley Company will The magistrates fined him forty system in urgently called for, and there can be no better time for resource, our brave Italian Allise victed and sentenced both men till she blossoms forth into a rapsat the performanes again shillings and handed him orse to.. dealing with the problem than the present, when Liberty and Free-are gradually and surely battling to three months hard labour and beautiful and accomplised cres--night.
military escort. dom are the watchwords of British policy.
their way to violory:
tare, What is more, she has found
(four hours' stocks.