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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1917.
Hongkong Roads.
DAY BY DAY.
HONGKONG PUBLIC WORKS.
The observations contained, in
the annual report of the Director
|of Public Works concerning the WASTE OF TIME MUET BE THE msintenance of the thoroughfares LOST TIME IS NEVER FOUND GREATEST PRODIGALITY. FOR in the city are most grattying. It AGAIN.
in pat on record that the
COPY OF ORDER RECENTLY RECEIVED, bitamincus treatment of roadways To-morrow's Anniversary.
• Eldoret,
British East Africa,
4th July, 1917,
Dear Sirs. I would be very much obliged if you would kindly send me by parcels post some of your Retorcin Hair Lotion (oily).
In payment please find enclosed Postal Orders" £2 which I hope you will be able to change into local currency.
(Signed) M
Yours faithfully.
MD.
SOLD ONLY BY
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
TELEPHONE 16.
has been considerably extended,
Tomorrow in the 80th birth- the result being an appreciable day of Mr. William H. Tafe, - diminution in erosion. "Everyore
The Dollar.
will agree that whose thin mukhod
Points from the Director's Annual Report.
GOVERNMENT PAPER
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY,
Mra, Lloyd George's criticisin A messenger in the Garrison of the domestic charm of 10, Beadquarters Office was charged Downing Street recalls the ociap befors Mr. J. R. Wood, at the sketch of that famous houms which Police Court this morning, with is given in “The Stalne,” a novel We take the following from the eating s quantity of Govaru in which Mc: Eden Phillpotts and ment paper, valued at $7.05. Me, Aracid Bennett collaborated. annasi report of the Director of The opening rate of the dollar Publin Works:The revenue that he saw the man carry which of the authors wrote this An Indian constable stated I would be an interesting literary of surfacing has been put into
study, by the way, to determine 03 'demand to-day operation a distinos improvement 3, 25/8d.
was derived frt m land sales, etc., for the paper near Wanobai Poes in every respect has been a dicted. will be found on Page 1.
The clowng rate the years 1914 1918, was :—1914,|
ohapter; most readers would credit Office. When questioned, The roada wear better, their
it to Mr. Bennett, if only on the. $268,476,27; 1915, $96,977.60; bought is from a
said ho bad surface is more even, and in
Oplum Polsoning.
strength of each a pamage as fire-cracker A Chinese woman, living at 12, 1916, $350,716 89. sammer the glare" is very D'Aguilar Street, hun been sent
shop, but the shopkeeper deated thisWhy does the residence materially modified. In former to the Government Civil Hospital were sold in Hongkong and three was arrested.
Sales by Auction. Twelve lots selling it to him. The defendant of the Prime Minister of the kingdom resemble the dwelling days, before this process was auffering from the effect of opiumin Kowloon
of a retired grcoer of simple adopted, our thoroughfares were poisoning, which is supposed to $82,902.00 ad $83,834,00 res-the street be went to the defead forthcoming. It does not. It which realized Inspector Sim said that after tastes?" The reply to this is. often badly damaged by heavy hare been self-administered. rains no ooner than they had Knocked Down by Motor Cart Taupo sold 144 email lote which where ue found some more Gor dwelling of a retired grocer. No. pectively. The District Officer ant's quarters, st 13, Wu Sue only pretends to resemble the been resurfaced, but at length A luurteen-year-old twy, living realised $64,084 and the Asste ernment paper, this being ex-10, Downing Street begins to the P. W. D. hae bit apoio Stanton Street, has been sentant Dutrict Officer at Hongkong pensive antographic paper. method which has been tested to the Government Civil Hospital, 17 low which res:ised $2,261.00.
reveal itself a surprise paokes- wanting. from juries sustained
Captain Cassell stated that the when you beve rang one of its
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. manufacture of tor macadam and by being knocked down by motor Now bus. Aen. In paper was stolen from the Clerk's three belle and persuaded the of paving slabe at the Gavern- car No. 15, belonging to the 226 92 sores, comprising fora uffice. There was a good deal of front door to open. You then die- mens quarry is another indication Connaught Garage. The boy shore and sea-bed in Kowloon
pufering going co.
oover, yourself in an entrance hall that, in the matter of road stained injuries to his head. constraction and upkeep, Hong-||
Biy, was disposed of for reclama- Defendant's excase was that he whose mais, walls and general. shabbiness would be the instant times. The Department is to be was crossing the harbour yesterential district for better-class thrown away.
si bébéme, for providing a road-backst. He thought it Geu been Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which
ance hotel, and you perceive to an ad addresses with Cupgratulated on its forte, a day, Chinese woman jamped Chinese. The ares contains 23 His Worship passed sentence an it justice to the retired grocer. Foquires them to forward their
that you have unwittingly dons communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for wide extention of which will, we overboard. The woman, who lote, viz, N.ELL's 115 to 133, of six weeks' hard fabour, publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.
general lives at 38, Gage Street, was inclusive, having an area of about
rescued and later taken to the Government Civil Hospital, where 151.38 screw on 6,564,044 square she was found to be inasne. leet, the premium paid being)
$75,000 CO. The total Crown
kong is now well abreast of the] =・ Whilst a Taumąşı ferry launch/ou purposes in connection with found the paper in a waef."paper \roin of a Blocmabury temper-
are sare, "meet with
All communications intended for publication should be addressed approval. to the Editor.
Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
Western Union Office address: 11, Ice House St.
Telephone: No. 1- `A.B.C., 5th edition.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1917.
OLD SHIPS; OLD REGULATIONS.
Germany's Former Colonies.
and
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Kowloon Unity Workers.
An Employee's Lapse.
within the boundaries of the
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slow,
year.
Yea decids that no grocer, at any rate no English greoer, woulă. tolerate such a kennel. But when you have penetrated a little farther, and especially when you have mounted the first sight of
thousand
Caught by the Watchman. From references one occation-
A watchman at Meears, "Holt's ont payable will amount to
(about $30,276 and will com-stepa have been taken towardesire, you will be ready to " ally reads regarding Germany's godowns saw two doolies roaming former Colonies, which the for- around near the premises early from 29th M rob, 1916. The building lines whilst in others Within thirty seconds you will mence not later than seven yeRTH | (fecting improvements in the remodel your views oros again. tures of war have placed in this morning and saw them break remainder of the area comprised decided upon. These proposals sixty you will admit that you are. Allied hands, it would appear open a brg of sugar candy and
sobemen for widening have been bars lost your bearings." Within that, even in quarters where one steal quantity. It transpired reclamation (bout 75.54 acres) are being carried into effect me in a palace, fall of bewildering might expect scander views, that the men had no right thereį there exinia a certain amount of and Mr. J. R. Wood, at the will be taken up by roade, streets, opportunity arises.
corridors and endless vistas of doubt as to what is likely to be Magistracy to-day, sent them tolla, ete, which are to be Dredging for the Western and sumptuosity, with here and there
Dredging cf Kowloɔn Point.— their ultimate fate. In the prison for seven days each,
banded over to Government, free
a glimpse of some immense and opinion of the British Govern-j
Southern approaches to the new stately apartment. No. 10, Down- [of cost, on completion. ment there is not the slightest The Kowloon Unity Workers
Telephone Cable across the loon Wharf and Godown Co, you might have expected it to pier of the Hongkong and Kos-ing Street begins exactly where dabiety regarding the matter. have this werk seas the following Harbour.-As the cable hitherto L., They are, a Mr. Walter Iong" parcela :—Misa
continued Vivica, The existing only contained sight completed during the
and finish." said not long ago, to be realearics Hostel, 24 pieces of corer, several of which were Operations were again hampered. tained in British possession women's clothing; Mrs. Lefroy, defective, it was decided to In common with other centres, the shortage of tonnage is at the until the British deem it Vice President SS.F.A., 21 pieces supplement it by laying a new difficulty of obtaining evitable by breakdowns and by the present time being keenly felt on the China coast. The insufficiency expedient to dispose of them in of women's and children's cloth cable of 10 paira (20 cores). As Earopean Officers for the veszel, trails of Dr. Michaelis palieked
If we may judge by the por of bottoms is, in a large measure, caused by the requisitioning of a manner that will not depending and 14 pieces of women's mentioned in last year's report, Thie dificulty nitimately became in this country, says the L. &. C. re: 8: ls for employment on behalf of the Allied Governments, and upon Germany's views on the clothing Miss Tacker, Soldiers' an indent for the cable was so scute that fon August to Express, the change in the the natural consequence of this shortage is to be found in the ab-question. It is not for the sake of & Sailors' Help Stolety. 15 pieces forwarded in May, 1915. IDecember, when operations were normally high freight rates which at present prevail. Small coasting Imperial expansion that Britain of men's clothing,
arrived in May, 1916, and completed, the dredger was the counteneros of one harassed, Chanosilorship is not for the vessels are now employed to a much larger extent than in normal will retain the captured Colonies.
better. Bethmann-Hollweg bore was laid forthwith: times, and so many of these are immune from requisition, it is not The British Empire is large When a Chinese was charged night of the 8th September, worthy of note that; during this.logetio, reflecting the spirit
On the bed entirely with Chinese. It is surprising to know that old boats, which bad been considered se enough and, until recently, was before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the daring storm, the cable was period, whilst the progress made of his environment with the cons having bad their day, are once again being brought into ase. It of such a nature, that it was Magistracy this morning, with fouled by a ship's anchor would indeed be interesting to ascertain the extent to which these generally recognised that it would stealing a filter bag from the and severely damaged. Attempts occurred.
cientiousness of a chameleon; Do breakdown's old craft have been called upon, but of more importance still is the to unwise to add to it, owing Sugar Refinery, Mr. Agassiz were made to eff at the necessary
he suggested a... provincial question as to whether adequate steps have been taken to eneurs chifly to its lack of homogenity. said the men had a very good repairs in position, but, ultimate-Boheme. The proposal to pro at finding the post so uncon Praya East Reclamation Irofessor, and a little bewildered their seaworthinees. So keen is the demand for seagoing vessels, Now, however, matters are very character, having been employed ly, the cable bad to be taken up ceed with this work, which has genial. Bat his successor looks that the merest hulk nowadays fetches astonishingly high prices, and different. The war has introduced at the works for a number of and repaired on shore. Bepairs remained in abeyance since 1905, the Complete Han. His Bernstorff it follows that purchasers should seek to realise as large a return as a solidity into the Empire that years. The case was remanded were completed in November, the having been revived negotiations possible on an outlay far in excess of the normal value of the vessels. nothing else could have brought until tomorrow morning, bail damaged portion being cut off, with the Naval Authorities and of copyright; be looks the whole Borowl is almost an infringement It is a notorious fact that just now a large number of old sad and which makes of it one being fixed at $50.
thus rendering the oable too short, with Messre, Jardine, Matheson spirit that ravaged Belgium; the worn-out steamers are engaged in passenger trade out of this port. splendid piece of unity. The
Lena Days: Quite a large propertion of these veuscle are over forty years old, and captured Colonies could easily be An emeciated and hungry: 1,320 garde in length, was re-laid, inv. ived in the scheme were pro-
The Bound portion of the cable, and Co., regarding certain masters face that would launch a thousand an urgent necessity therefore arises of improving the existing means "incorporated
U-bosta sgainat doubtless looking Chinese was charged the end being escared to enable ceeded with. Ia the former case, for aaleguarding the lives of those who venture flat in these will be. Bat it is not for before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the it to be raised when required, and the negotiations related to a pro-
Lusitanias. craft. Shipping men will agree that old vessels are apt to develop further Imperial aggrandinement Police Court this morning, with 440 yards of new cable were posal to acquire a corner of the anexpected defecte in bad weather that may contribute to their Loes, that och a course will be adopted, bawking without a licence. He ordered to replace the damaged Arsenal Yard with a view to of the was will now be able
The historian of the mythology in spite of the atmost care being exercised by experienced eurveyore so much as to benefit the native stated that be once owned two portion, 1916 when the vessels are in port. The danger is aggravated by the fact people affected by such a step. janks but had them destroyed in $7,516.88.
Expenditure, fording direct communication draw upon material offered him that at present vessela trading between Hongkong and eastern and
the 1906 typhnoa. He had bear
from Qeen's Road to a new main by America. In an article head- southern porte do not, now follow their customary tracks and Colonising Contrastä.
Water Supply. The total thoroughfare to be laid out on the "Some One Who Had It From trying to earn a living, sad had of water supplied during the year Beclamation, thus eliminating Soms One," the New York Evening are, in consequence, less in 10. ch with 040 Aucther
no money to pay for a licence. amounted to 1,852 75 million the existing bends when at Fer than Was the case in pre-war dage. Many All know the striking contrast His Worship warned him not to
formed Post reports that the United States, of these boats follow routes which take them; at time, sme hundrede that was presented between the hawk without a licence, and dis-allone filtered and 41 66 million by Arsenal Street. Questions re within a few weeks of fd otten of miles from the nearest land, and that probably oniobabited, colonising methods of the British charged him.
gallons anfiltered, making a lating to the junction of the This being the case, it is essentist that every possible step and the Germane. It is not by
grand total of 1,894 41 million Reclamation with Admiralty pro- very well in the matter of canarde," entrance upon the war, has done should be taken for the security of the passengers and crew. Bas what intellectual but by moral superi-
The polios mude s raid on 36./gallons, or 36.57 millina galiana perty had also to be stranged. All Eagle eyes from the trolley okra are the facts? Not only are the voyages made by vesele of doubt-ority that the British hold their Queen's Rod Light of it col: average consumption of filtered by a letter from the Admiralty, tured U bosts in the Brooklyn more than during 1915. The these matters were finally settled hava detected the presence of cap fal seaworthiness, but the exisung Board of Trade regulations, position in ladis; and, in South and arrested eight men in con- framed in the distant past, cannot be said to meet requirements in Afries, the British magnanimity arction with an opium divan Wales per head per day for all dated 8th November, 1916
Navy Yerd. People of scate any adequate sence. For example, these regulations provide that: in the case of the Boere was ani- which was being kept there. Purposes throughout the whole agreeing to the terms, which had hearing have daily, ought lifeboats must have a set and a half of pars and rowlocke, & mast Versally extolled. Wherever the Opium, lamps and pipes were Vermonated to 191 gallons been proposed by the Colonial sound of firing squads on Grove and sail (the size of which is not specified), and two water b.eakers, Germans have attempted to seized. Before Mr. Dyer Bell, at all districts, it was 24.6 and, dur- the negotiations related to a spies in batches, was for the whilst, daring content supply in Government. In the latter case, ernor's Island, where they execute holding about eighteen gallons of water, preanmably freeh or other colonise they have failed, owing the Magistracy this morning, the ing the time when the supply in proposal to convert portion of hospitals that are now crowded wise. No stipalation is laid down for the provision of food lockers, to their disgraceful treatment, keeper of the divan was fined $35, the Rider Main Districts was 1.I. 29, which fronted ba Freya with American wounded fo readiness for an emergency. Surely in these days permanent water of foresight regarding the natives, other seven being fined $2 each; fountains, it amounted to 15.3 the turrender or exchange of where between Archangel and meither ie there any rule that rations have to be kept on board in heartless exploitation and lack or six weeks hard labour, the derived from
publio street East, into s Marine Lot and to great naval battle fought some- and provision tanks enould be fitted in all lifebuste and should be The supremacy of the military the alternative being seven days" gallons. In arriving at the above certain partions of ML 62 and Pernambuco, the story, in respect inspected before a clearance is granted. It should also ba aseared spirit is not condae.ve to success in hard labour. that adequate sails or motors are fitted, so that in the event of any have occurred from reading the colonisation. These observations
gares, the population has been LL's 29 and 91 in connection to dimensione, thrill, and circum- Smoking Concert, Calamity the voyagers, might have a sporting chance when left to
Owing to the typhoon signal estimated at 284,919 in each case, with the extension past East stantial details, in not very far the mercies of the elements,
statement by Professor Lowell, Pra- being boisted, the bathing picnic
Tests of Mortar,-Attention Paint property of the new main behind the famous Bassion army The existing conditions, so we are informed, are the subject of sident of the Harvard University arranged for the 88th Company 142 Reple the testing of merker, thoroughfare already alluded which paised through England much criticism among reafaring meo, who, on the Cuium coses, are and Cheiras of the Executive R. GA. 'andar the auspices of
amples being taken from to. A statement of the daring the first months of the often brought face to fuos with extremely bad weather condition. Committee of the League to the Services Entertainment Fund works in progrces. In one case terms ot Bettlement with
ia which the mortar was found to regard Same years ago an ides gained currency that all vesele carrying Euforce Peace. In the statement we cancelled and a smoking
to the conversion more than fifty people would be required to have a wireless stall he told "We (the Americans) oracert was held in the mess below the accepted standard, of a portion of LL. 23 into a tion, but the idea seems to have been lost sight of during recent cannot consider the return to dining room. Supper was Fored legal proceedings were taken with Marine Lot will be found in para- The late Rev, H. W. Moss, who times when, with many age- wuru beats in service, the valde fach Germany of her former Colonice, 81 8 p.m. and there was a plenti-the result that a odeviction was graph 16 of this Raport, The has just left a large endowment an arrangement would be obvious. We are given to understand that their people may be ex fal opply of sandwiches, pastry, inflicted.
obtained, a fine of $100.00 being other matters were also satisfacto Sbrewrabary School, succeeded that the cost of providing a 1.82.mining plant of some 200 miten ploited as they have been in the cakes, fruit, ten and cigaretten. A
tarily arranged, the negotiations the great Greek scholar, Dr. radics would not greatly exceed ibe freight now received on sen or past." In the, as in practically most enjoyable programme was Improvements, &e, of Pablic being concluded in November, Kennedy, in the headmastership twelve load of rice from Saigon. We should have thought that, everything else, the United States provided, those contributing Streets. The policy of requiring, 1915. In order to enable reliable when barely 25, and mass have uiter fast winter's experience, when ships short of coal were drafung and Great Britain see eye to eye being Bombre. Wainwright,
houses, when undergoing recon-estimates of the scheme to be pre-been the youngest man ever or unshoring in many parts of the China Sea, some definis steps 80 important factor that will E. Jonce, Pearman and Cooper, traction, to be built at a higher parad, soundings were taken over appointed to such a position. would be taken to meet the contingencies to which we have alluded, be of very great weight when Bergh. Tipper and the Bergeants level where necessary in order to an exisncive sres, the area to be Among his diciples have been At soy rate, some improvement on present conditions se called for, pesos terms are really under from Mount Davir, Gunners provide for the fature raising of reclaimed being defined by piles Dr. Frank Pagat, the late Bishop, and if adequate steps are not soon taken it is quite conceivable that dispassion.
H. J. E. Jones, Linner, velle, certain low-lying areas in Hong-driven into the bed of the harbour, of Odlord, D. Luke Paget, the Dewborst and Utring, while kong and Kowloon has been con- The cost of these operations was present Bishop of Stepney; Dr. gremephone selections were plea tinned. In some cases, arrange, defrayed from an "Advance Borton, of Hampstead"; Sir Owen til reasonable precautions are taken to insure them against possible Japanese Fighting for Canada.
provided. At the close, a hearty ments are made with owners Account," theexpenditure during Seaman; and Mr. E. W. Nevin- disaster. Hongkong, as a shipping port, is vitally concerned in
wols of thanks was accorded the whereby the ground floors of their the year amounting to $6,989,21, son. Daring his tenure of offes this matter, and by amending the Merabant Shipping Ordinance the Japanere
So for the casualties among the Services Entertainment Fand, the house are retained at their former of which: $5,618 10 represented Mr. Moms fented some revol Government could very easily compel the observanos of regulations Canadian contingents at
volunteers in the Bey. U. L. Cooper Hant, O..F., levels upon their giving an under. the salary of the officer principally tionary changes, including the mars in harmony with present-day requirements than those now western front have been 25 deaths Lieutenant Wilkinson for the loan the raising of the street is carried wars still in progress at the close ed city quarters to the monk
the the Rev. T. Robinson and 2nd taking to raise snob floors when engaged on the work. Operations removal of the school from oramp
of his gramaphone,
me out. In the owe of some streets, of the year:
charming site in England
the people who travel in these old crocks, or the brokers who strange the passages, will' protest and refuse to patronise them on-
in operation. The ambjent appears to be an urgent one and to be and 45 wounded. deserving of the serious consideration of the authorities.
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