BY APPOINTMENT."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917.
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DAY BY DAY.
ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY.
YOU DO NOT EDUCATE A MAN THe annual meetiNO. BY TELLING HIM WHAT HE KNEW NOT, BUL. BY MAKING HIM WHAT HE WAS NOT.-Ruskio.
Hongkong St. Andrew's Society: The members of this Society have just paased through another successful year of usefulnese, in which the sims and objects for which the Society exists were, 88 At formerly, fully maintained. last night's meeting, an will be noted in our report eleswbers in this israr, several Eupgestions: were made as tɔ farther good work that mght be done by the Sciety, particularly with a view t helping on the many organis-
ameliorsung D tue hardships that are inevitable 3.
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of
To-morrow's Analversary, Tomorrow in the 65th birthday Field Marebal Viscount French.
The Dollar.
The opening rate of the dollar wa demand to day
The closing rate 2d.
An exact reproduction of a well-known Spå at half the price.io war. The Society is to be will be found on Page 1.
Biends perfectly with Spirits, especially Whisky.
A little learning is a dangerous thing
Drink deep or touch not the Prorian Spring There shallow drafts intoxicate the brain And drinking deeply sober us again"-Por
Pints 90 Cts. Per Doz. Splits 60 Cts.
beartily congratulated on what it has been able to do and in the
Motor Accident.
Kalian Output.
"Heather Day" and Scottish
The
Fair this Year.
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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD., $1,601. 170. ld. The wale of sisa daring the period to 50,977 who held a commission in the
ERATED WATER, MANUFACTURERS,
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Sir Edward Carson, who clearly
Mr. Armstrong seconded, and the motion was carried.
The President proposed that the Hor. Mr. C E Anton ba had the idea that Germany's W91- President for the forthocming tern frontier is coterminous with year, and in doing so said Mr. the Rhine when he demanded at Antou did not require any re- Belfast that Germany should cor mendation or introduction remove her armies scross that from him. He had spent most of river before any pasos negotiatione his time in Shanghai, where he is not alone in bis ignorance, WAR Vice President of the St. Disraeli, during the Indian | Mutiny, assured the House of Andrew's Sciety.
Calcutta.
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The thirty-to annual general meeting of the Hongkong St.
Mr. B. M. Dyer ecconded and Commons that Dalbi was on the Andrew's Scolety, was beld in the on being put to the meeting the Ganger, and Palmerstor, dealing City Hall at night, and there motion was carried unanimously, with a report from the British “Mr. Antor, replying, thanked Consul at Massowah, wrote on the was a large number of members Dres 'nt. Mr. A. G. Gordon, them for the great bonour they mergin the query" Where ar (reident) occupied the chair. had done him. He had not long actly is Mansowah p.........
said:-The been connected with Hongkong. ohairmen
Then there was the Duke of A Chinese man, about 40 years counts are very fail and do not but between Hongkong and manner in which it bas done it af age, has been conveyed to the quire many words of mine to Shanghai be had been a member Newcastle, who refused to believe What it proposes to do, we have Government Civil Hospital auf amplify them. We deeply regret of the St. Andrew's Society that Cape Beton was an island no doubt will be done quellyfering from injuries sustained by having to record during the year for about 30 years. He promised until it bad been shown him on The leading case, efficiently and with similar good being knocked down by a motor the death of Captain W. L. Car- them he would do all he could the mar.
ina the lawyers say, is pro tor, RE, who was a well-known for the Society's welfare. resulte. It will be coted that it car.
Bootsman and a prominent mem- is again proposed to make a
The President, proposed that bably that of the second Marquis "Heather Day" collection similar The total outpat of the Kailan ber of the Sceiety. We have aleo Mr. R. M. Dyer, be re-elected of Londonerzy, who, as Foreign Minister, allowed the French after to that made on St. Andrew's Day Mining Administration'e mines to extend our sympathy to our Vice-President. of last year, and which realised for the week ending September 15 late President, Major Macdonald,
Mr. Reid acconded, and the Waterloo to retain Chander the very enbatantial sum of!
smonated to 58,728 tona and the who has lost his younger 808, motion was unanimously carried. nagore, in the belief that it was a On the motion of Mr. W. U: West India island. That French "thie sam wa", as stated at the tone.
Royal Flying Corpe, and whose Jack, seconded by. Dr. Forsyth, colony still exists in the heart of remitted to the
Too Much Trouble. meeting,
on the Boll Mr. Murray was re-elected to the Bengal, some 20 miles north of "It is too much trouble to of Honour amongst those who office of Hor. Treasurer. Sesttiah Fund of the Red Crons Societs and thereby bangebring any witnesses," said have given up their life for King Mr. Sutherland proposed and
Apropos of the Kilkenny elec. little bit of frictior, whether Chinese, charged before Mr. J.R. and country. Naturally, this Mr. Lang seconded, that Mr. R warranted or not may be con- Wood, at the Police Court the gathering brings to our memory Henderson be re-elected Hon. tion, how many people know the which
with sidered to be a matter of upinicn. morning, with obstruction. Hi
The legend is really of German: · local Scots who have died fighting ried unanimously. sammunications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for Briefly, the money having been lack of interest cost him a fiue of ongkong St. Andrew's and other Secretary. The motion was car real story of the Kilkenny antar The following committee were origin. It happened that the secured in the Colony from $5.
for their cuntry, and the thought of the great sacrifice that has been elected:--Dr. Forsyth, Mr. J. British Government employed and no doubt by people of other A woman was charged made by them. As an expression Reid, Mr. B. Sutherland, Mr. W. Reasian Regiments in Ireland for Eagliehmen, Leishmen, Welshmen nationalities as well - besides remind before Mr. J. R. Wood, Scotsmen, it was felt and, in our at the Police Court this morning, of the admiration we all feel for Nicholson, and Mr. A. O. Lang. the purpose of putting down the the men who have "given their The President said it had been Rebellion of 1798. Some Hessians opinior, not anastarally, that it with attempting to lives in their country's case, suggested that on St. Andrew's located in Kilkenny corceived the should have been allocated to suicide by throwing herself in the and in remembrance of their Day something after the same notion of banging two cats over a some war organisation or orgst-harbour. Co the woman giving patriotism and devotion to duty, style as the fair held on "Our rope with their tails tied together, isations not exclusively Scottish, an undertaking not to repeat the T sek you all to stand up Day last year should be bele, so that they might fight while so just as was done with the money fence she was discharged.
eilently and reverently, remem-except that it should be distinct suspended. One day they were Of ccured it surprised at this precious “amuse-- collected on St. George's Day.
bering what we have been taught ively Scottish. We have good reason to believe. A water seller living on Lea in the Book which every Sooteman would be understood that a meat" by an officer, and a trooper that if the Committee of S. Tan Island bas reported to the is brought up on:-"Greater Heather D.y would be held in drew his sword and out down the Andrew's Society beara Police that whilst be and his bro-love hath no man than thir, that the morning. It was necessary cater leaving their tails behind. The oate, quite alive, ran through. point in mind and acts ther were engaged in conversation man ley down his life for his to mention that some guarantee accordingly, it will meet with in their house, the door was push friends." Turning to the accounts, would be required to guardan open window. When the
that we have a mach, and perhaps more, ed open end a mans entered. Four you will see
againi icclement weather, or officer entered he asked what had success than was the case la more men come up from the disbarend 3537.12 in giving typhocre. It was time, he thought, become of the cat, and the reply year.
teach and threatened the occup assistance to some of our country that some other way of raising was that they had devcared esch. ents with revolvers and knives, men during the year. They were money should be adopted than other. Hence the tale. They bound their hands and then all deserving esses and were the concert which had been held
Church organists at Home sre The Beating accommodation was limited, and once more ventilating a grievance credit of the Society they had not been able to get in of very long standing, and agitst.-
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The Hongkong Telegraph.
EONGKONG THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1917.
ARGENTINA'S RUPTURE WITH GERMANY.
Why Not a Kilted Unit ?
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Armed Robbery...
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took away money and sticles to carefully inquired into by the in previous year.
balance st
the total value of $10. They Committee. The afterwarda ariled away in a junk. tha
Netherlands Trading Society,
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Judging by what was said at last night's meeting on what appears to as to be the very good
now glands at $5,980.28, againat 411 the friends that they would ing for Exity of tenure. This suggestion that Scottish mait should be formed in the Hong- The general balance sheet and $5,637.39 last year, and you like to. They only got about sucient trouble gave swilly kong. Defence Corps, it would profit and less account of the will notice from the report $800 from that and it was time organist well known especially in eeem that there is some difficulty above Company to December 31, that $3,000 of this is en deposit they got mere money in. For the the West the opportunity for jests oa record at the expepes, of in the way of materialising the 1916, show that the set profits with the WarSavings Association Fair there should be plenty of making one of the best musical proposal. This is surely remount to 111,350,160.26 (£945. The concert" which was held on attractione
The saggestion was made Ly the Dean and Chapter of the grettable, as doubtless were a 846), out of which, after provid- [St. Andrew's Day enabled us to Though Argention has not yet off silly declared war seidet purely Scottieb grit formed and ing for the Saintory Reserve to subscribe the sum of $2,659.93 10 one of the members that a general Cathedral in which he played. extent of 11,670,030,95 various War Charities which are food should be organised on The sathorities had attempted to displace him, but he obtained sp. Germany, she has, in "severing diplomatic relations, taken the next uniformed in the pictaresque the
(£139,168) a dividend of 15 per mentioned in the report now behalf of the Red Cross, best aler la crosequence, she has ranged herself alongside those Highland dress-kilts and
Mr. Satberland explained that injunction restraining them. Os the following day the unrepent- money Izet year battling against the common foe, the trampler down of the liberty that together perhaps with seat, has been declared. In the before the meeting. The concert of small cations; against the decadent nation which, in these enlight bagpipe hand, it would certainly coarse of 1918 two idea to was considered by all present the
ment, Dime in the name of the ant organist greeted the entrance ened days, seeks vainly to prolong effete and tyrannons autceracy-add, at least, a note of colour to shareholders have been made of to be cf historic interest, sort, This action of Argentina is particularly welcome at the present our Defence Corps, which Furely each 5,000 new shares of f1,000, the matter of staging and latent Scottish commenity her, but it of the Bishop and clergy with the
The the recipiente previcue performance. jucetare of ofisire, for in following in the path of the United Stater, would not be emiss. S:ch s The total paid up capital has thas introdcced, even surpassed any did not matter who received it if well-known loos "Fixed in His were wounded Everlasting Seat," and of course they loved him very dearly ever ste eels an example to other Stuth American Republice that should unit could easily be raised, so far been increased to 160,000,000.
heartiest thanks of the members fighting with Allies. go far in determining their attitude towards the fos of freedom. ae numbers are concerned, and we
It að utanimously decided afterwarde are due to those ladies and
"Heather Day," and After the revelations given to the world by the State Department at heartily sympathise wil Bud
Esop and the baried tressore ainst at a means of securing tin of frait from a ship in port, the access it proved to br. St. Andrew's Day.
celebration of Bi.
Mr. J. D. Logan esid it had the tillage of the soil have been The man was been leaving the To the ship this morning with the goods Andrew's Day with a concert, was been mentioned to him by several improved upon reńntly (a cor-
Stolea Fruit.
Before Mr. J. 1 Wood, at the
in
Washington, in which Argentine affairs were very much in evidence wish accLEs to the Scottish mem- Polio Court the morning, Chin- gentlemen who gave their time that a
ia making the concert Scottish Fair shoald be held on:
in certain disbalic machinations by German diplomatiste and their bers of the Corps in their desire tee was charged with stealing a agents, it le not at all, surprising that the Argentine Government to form it. ehould be prepared to take the drestio step decided upon. Germany'a reply to the vile statements of Count Laxbarg regarding the manner!
Food Prices.
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dignity of a nation which knows how to reepret itself and to insist/under the Proclamation fixing the ship on Friday last. Defendant at, initative of Mr. Robert Sather playere of the. b.gpipes and 19 she must be careful not to go too
drummers.
The Argentine Republic is no mean accession to the strength the maximum, market pricee. the stuff bad came from America they mast hava pleasure in committee. They strongly ap took spade and fork and dog for
we cannot BCO
TROUBLE BETWEEN INDIANS.
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in which the shipping of Argentina should be treated by German Having been fially request. in a bag. He was stopped by an also added last year a Beather young Scottieb membera that s respendent xeminda me) by an in- submarines was not only offensively belsted but it was wholly inade. quate. A nation cannot so lightly as Germany evidently believes ed to give publicity to it, we were Jadian constable, but said the Day collection under the suspices Scottish Company should be genious Sinn Feiner. He was in ebe can, when it saits her purpose, dissociate itself from the sctions under the impression that the things belonged to him. Mr. B. of the Bacist, with the result formed in the Hongkong Defence Reol, and in the spring his years ago they raised a Scottish allotment. So he wrote bis wife, of its accredited representatives. Germany's statement, therefore, revised list of market prices Carmichael, an effoer of the chip, that the sum of £1.601 s. 17:114.
ker that when she began digging, that Count Luxburg's views in the Swedish telegrams were "parely which appeared in our issue come asid be identified the goods as was remitted to the Scottish Fand Corps. He remembered about 17 thoughts turned to bis andag personal and did not influence the Governma." bare very properly few days ago represented the being missed from the ship. Dr- of the Red Cross Society. The Company, and they had 60 good a letter, which he knew would be maximom charges permitted fendant had been cleared out of the scheme was dee entirely to the men and true, including four intercepted by the police, lling deep in the pisoe which she knew been waived aside, and retion has followed in keeping with the
The President said the pos; upon othere to peeling her. That is Argentina's position to-day, prices of foodstuffs. In an intima- first said that the boys on the land, to whom all credit must be
no further then he incriminated ibres boys, and gentlemen who carried out gibility of forming a Scottish unit of. Asked by the police to point and it is brease of the fact the Germany, in her usual high banded tion now to hand, however, stat- boat had given the fruit to him, given. The Clairman, and ladies manter, endeavonted to treat the Argentine Gaverament as she has ing that there are
Defendant said deserving of all praise, and had not excaped the police of thetrathfully) disclaimed all know- ledge of it. Thereapon the police treated so many other naticae that she now finde herself opposed changer, we are informed that the bat later admitted having atolen the programe so successfully are of the Hongkong Dafence Corps out the spor, the woman (quite
list gives the prevailing, and not it himself.
that their efforts proved of the scheme; in fact be by yet one more nation.
there and was left, so he thought he knowing
that might as it well cones me it him-ere crowned with such gratify might say that certain authorities themselves. Needless to say they of the Allied cause. It is a country of vast extent and of rapidly L the circumstances. growing commercial importanes, withan Army and Navy of consider-fore,
brate the anniversary of the birth point sad while their represents their efforts there was no sllot of Robert Barns was an able dimensione. The county itself comprises a group of fourteen any useful purpose is to be served self. His Worship sent him to ing results. The dioser to cele-had already been sounded on the drew a blank, bat as the result of aption had been mostsympathetically ment better or deeper dus than provinces and ten territories with an extensive ses bosid, situated, as by re publishing it. Anyone can prison for three werke.
qualified eaccess, and not only received there seemed no doubt that of the ingenions Sinn Feicer. all know, on the east coast of South America. According to its discover what the prevailing
that, the collection made on that that at the immediate moment
The principal of a local college latest ceneur, that of 1924. its population is nearly 8,000,000, of prices are by visiting the market; the list only becomes of value
night helped considerably to there were difficulties in the way. whom about two and a half million are foreigners, the great majority when it contains the prices which
sagment the amount already sub- He could ssenre them that the in Wales was to present the prizes being of Spanish and Italian origin, the Anglo-Argentine population have been fixed by Proclamation
scribed by the Society towards matter would in no way be lost at a school, and on the appoi being about 40,000: Spanish is the language of the country. The and which may art be exceeded
Scottish War Charities, I regret sight of, A vote of thanks to the day be, with the Mayor and Comelitation of 1853, modified in 1802 and 1898, closely resembles
without risk of prosecation. What
daring my year of office as Pre-President concluded the meeting. poration, walked in procee
the room where the chilar were that of the United States. It vesta the executive power in the bands
Three Ladians were summoned rident nothing special has been
gathered. As the procession of a President who je aleo e mmander in chief of the troops and is we should like to know is whether
reached the door, the children, st B elected by representatives of the provinces for six years. Kore the Food Committee has cassed
concerned it is only in abeyance," At the prixs distribution at St. given signal, rose and nang “See important, in the present condition of affaire, are the facts relative to its functions. If not, why cannot before Mr. J. B Wood, at the done socially, owing to a continu Argentina's Army and Navy. In regard to the former, the Republic the maximum prices be fixed Police Court this morning, with ance of the war, but so far as I am
every week and communicated to argolting two other Lodians.
Inspector Gordon said that and the intended programme Pal's School the High Master the hosts of sin advancing, Satar hse a pesce strength of some 25.000 and a war strength of 250,000. the Press, just as the prevailing
time B'go the first for social intercourse amongst the (Dr. Hillard) said that 2,550 old leading on!" The teacher had a As compulsory service is in force for men from twenty to forty five charges now are? Some explan- some
member of Brither St. Andrews is not by any scholars were serving, and the warm time afterwards.: What is years one year with the colours, nine with the Army Reserve, len stion is certainly dae to the defendant was a
the Hongkong Police Force, but means dead, but only sleeping casualties number 304. The hop-certainly the best form of the years with, the National Guard, and five with the Territorial Guard
purchasing public.
he was dismissed for going over until the tims is opportune for oare included a V.C, 60.B., 10, "Saten leading on" story is told. the above-mentioned figures are oapable of considerable exfan-
to the military lines. Apparantly again bringing it before members C..Gr, 54 D.8.0., 104 M.C, of Spargeor. Two or three cor Forty-four new1-Albert Medal (First Class), 4, respondente have sent it in. He ision, The Army is enpplied with the new model. Matiser rifl› "and
Krapp quick firing 7.6 c. m. field gun. As to the Navy, it con- Sallor's Day at Kuala Lumpur, there had been some trouble befor approval.
some members joined the Society daring Military Medals, and 27 foreign was leading in single file.a party sists of four battleships, four armoured craisers and forty other
The preparations for Sailors' tween defendante and craft, The principal naval base in Port Belgreco and the personnel Day at Kasia Lampur are going people of the Male Corps, the year, and the committes would decorations. There were 80 pri- of ministerk through the grounds was specially ask all resistance insers of war in Germany, The of his residence, when the last numbers 6,500 with 589 cfficere.
on space; saya the Malay Mad, quirrel took place, and it It will thus be seen that the Allies have in the probable utilian- sam of $8,989 has already alleged that the three defendants securing new members. I do not most notable sobierement of an man started Sankey's famous tion of Argentina's forces on their side against the ecourge of been paid into the Bank, and this set upon them and beat them think there is anything else to Old Placfine was that of an avis, hymn for joke. Before they Europe potential forces that should prove of very great material and is only an earness of large same with knives and stinks. The refer to in the report and sopounts, for who had to come down behind could get to the line in question. moral value, for there is no doubt that the example of this country to follow, most of the more injuries of the men were not and I new bag to propose that the the German lines, and after four (the first of the second verse socounts and report is presented months reached the frontier by Spurgeon suddenly cried "HI
means of many clever enbterfuges. Right about turn. one of the largest and most important in South Americs will have important committees are still serions.
Dafendants were discharged. be adopted,
■ very salutary effect upon the policy of other Republic of the bary collecting. destinent.
Avlator Tricks Germana.
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