From Busty
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1917.
WATSON'S
OLD
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QUALITY.
25 YEARS IN WOOD.
A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD.
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. TELEPHONE NO. 616.
The Meat Shortage.
We are gratified to learn from! the statement made at yesterday's meeting of the Sanitary Board that there is no danger of a further shortage in the Colony's beef supply. Maoh of the cattle which is imported into Hongkong comes from the West River and le shipped from Wuchow. For the present, however, ao mote cattle in to be "obtained here until arrangements have been made for changing the depot.
DAY BY DAY. :
THAT WHICH SEEMS TO
BE
SANITARY BOARD:
WEALTH MAY IN VERITY BE ONLY Some Interesting Polate Reised, THE GILDED INDEX OF FAR-
HEACHING RUIN, -Ruskin.
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The Estimates.
JOTTINGS
THE WAY.} TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY. BY
Two boys, abarged at Kingston Aecirding to a contemporary, Mr. Justice Gompertz has been recently with stealing #ppler, sitting at the Supreme Court. It astonished the Court after the There were one or two matters must be quite nice for the Paire hearing with the request that To-morrow's Anniversary,
of public interest raised at yester.Jadge to be able to rely on bis they should be allowed to keep the fruit. The request was not To-morrow is the third anniver-
granted, but it will provide co Fary of the sinking of HMS. day afternoon's meeting of the wife when he's a bit of colour.
Sanitary Board. Monmouth and Good Erpe.
We're just been reading an firmation to those who doubt it of The Dollar.
Kr. F. B. L. Bowles, rarasot srticle headed "Where Work another famous Court episode. Bat we don't | Counsel had pleaded ro elequently The opening rate of the dollar
demand bt ;
to-day was
to notice, asked :—Which (if Never Stope." Precisely warn these arrange- 24. 11.3/8d. The closing rase any) of the recommendations don't think Hongkong would be that his client in the dock could
that lative to the estimates for 1918, very interested in it; hence our not possibly have stolen the
the meats will be completed is
jury will be found on Page.1. not known, but socording to
made by the Bowed to the Govern decision to refrain from reprinting trousers
it.
sequitted the man. To emery. For the Troops. the President of the Sanitary
bady's surprise, however, after Board the maiter is not an urgent
We desire to acknowledge with meat on the 22od Mez, 1917,
"Poles made to Fight," says a the jadge bad discharged him he and for what heading desling with events inked meekly. "Well, who is to one, as supplies are being obtained thanks the gift of books and have not been adopted by the elsewhere. We should bave magazines for the troope from Mr. Government ? thought, however, that this is a B. Pithie and Mr. A. E. Thompron. have ary of Fuch recoms Paland. Bambing are favoured in have the trousers? I're 201. en
mendations cot been adopted." Hongkong's little greet battles. on.
The President read out a list of question of very considerable
It has been reported to the the recommendations which bad argency, for although cattle may be secured from other places, the Police by Madame Fairall that her not been adoptad, izcluded mera fact that the 15 per cent. shop in Pedder Street has been increase in price still operates is broken into sad s quantity of sufficient to show that the Colony dreas materiale, valued at $308 is not yet receiving ita normel stolen. It appears that the thief supplies. Therefore, the sooner or thieves gained an extrance to the Wuobow arrangements are the shop by climbing over a back concluded, the songer shall we wall and by catting a hole in the old prices for wooden panel of the back door.
Junk Woman Fined, beef. And a rias of 15 per cent.
The case in which two jaok is not a small matter to the con
Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which revert to
names and addresses with jquires them to forward their communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.
Madame Fairall Robbed.
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blessing from the English Oake moted with patience and God's
sad from that part thereof which the heroic sailors of that Great
Nation call the Heart of Osk..
From a contemporary's socquut
Coleridge once went to Gsi- smong which was the request for of Saturday's Gyukbans, we are more uniforms for the staff. This that the weights of the ponies in many, and found something to
the tone race varied between 25 write home about here it i
"A wonderful and secret Essence: was refused he said, on ground of insufficient details, and 60 ibe. Poor, beasts; we which had not yet been given, suppose they must have been put He proposed to work out these on war ratione. details. The increase in the au
It may be as well to explain to iforme was suggested, so that the Inarectors could have frequent the depressed that the "No Chits" As the President mado Fomen were charged with the changes after disinfecting bouses Bill does not apply when a bona medicine has been godlily ex;
in which disease had been fide meal ie taken with one's
8 the problem after DrOCESSES of the All communications Intended for publication should be addressed mention of the Food Committee, it "alawful possession of five found. Among the other matters drink. to the Editor.
iste and that it has had a hand in this morning before Mr. Drar/not granted were the installation December 1st will be bo to work Magnetical Influences of the would seem that that body still ex- Winchester rifs was concluded Business correspondence"should be sent to the Manager.
at Kennedy Town, the projected "Boogkong Telegraph" will fixing the enhanced price now in Ball. The first defendant, quite of electric light in the quarters up an appetite.
We ess that cats are being The rates of Subscription to the
be as follows:-Daily issue-$36 per annum. Weekly issue-force. If that is so, may we ask a young women, was fined $250 Bath House in Gough Street, pro
once again why it cannot definite and the second defendant was posed coolie quarters in Western called up in some countries just The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptionsly state the exact figure which discharged with a caution. bir.Street, several urinals, s·landing now. Well, they've called us up
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1917.
ALLIED SOLIDARITY.
enmer.
Football.
depot.
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This invaluable and infallible
tracted therefrom by the słow
Sun and
Planet and fxed Stara." A few million bottles would be useful in Germany just now.
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Here is surely one of the finest eome guide to bou-ewives. But defend.
and the new wholesale poultry getting a bit of his own back now. printer's errors that ever happen-
Considering the hard as there was no fixed price prior
led. At the top of its "Woman? The following will represent times be thought they had done!
"London Pride" is the title of column, the Victoria (B.0).) "Daily to be shortage, the increase of
a play which is being brought to Coloniet" of July 31 last quotes 15 per cent. cinoot possibly the St. Joseph's College in a checked by anybody. Why the Second Division League match very well in the estimates, Some other Queries.
Hongkong. Wa Boggest that about 30 lines from Mitton's Dr. F.M.G. Oxorio, pareant to "Hongkong Pride" be taken to "L'Allegro," of "which theas are Food Committee does not falfil against the 88th, Co, R. G. A. on the fanctions for which it was Saturday, on the Navy Ground
Landor. We're bad enough of the first two:-* created ia 10 as absolutely int 3.00 p.m:U. M. Omar (Capt), notice, seked
But come, thou' goddess fair A. Jackson, E. P. Hyndman; (1) Is the Head of the Sanitary it here.
and free, explicable.
M. H. Abbau, H. Johnson, S. ADepartment aware of the fact that Marcal; R. M. Omar. W. Ogley, the bread supply of the Colony E. R. Headmann, W. Bandran has gone inferior in quality due to the lower class of flour imported? and L. Xavier.
(2) Hus soy. Examination been
Our Navy's Glorious Work:
The Resolution of Thanks to the Forres of the Orows, moved in the House of Commons by the Prime Minister, was not only fitting tribale to noble work nobly done, but it doubtless war, so far se the work of the Nevs wae concerned, a revelation of what bad been accomplished by
Interrupted Ricksha Ride.
As two Chinese were riding in made to ascertain if alum is being rickshas in Murray Road last need in excess of 10 grains to evening, they were stopped and 4 lbs, of bread to give the bread searched by a revenue (fficer, who its white colour? discovered concealed on each of
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The Irony of Marriage," says | a beading. Irony? That's ve17 mild to some appellations we're heard applied to it,
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Standardized boots are the latest war suggestion. But who's (3) What steps does the Head gning to set the standard? their persons four pounds of raw of the Banitary Department pro-10'icemen, we bope. opian. Before Mr. J. B. Wood, pore to take in the metter? cur First Line of Defence. In the Magistracy this morning, (4) What Department is in elcquent language, Mr. Lloyd both men were fined $300, or charge of the licensing of is a heading from Home paper. George spoke of what had been three months bard labour. achieved by the Forces of the
to
Rifle Possession.
man
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In Heaven yelped Eaph-
rosyne.
"Yelped" indeed. I still think "yelping Euphrosyne" has it,. remarks the writer of the story, hat I admit it is ran hard by a olation from an American paper which a correspondent eende
mo:--
"Far called our nav vise melt
away."
A really borrible ides, when you come to visualise it.—
Our airmen at the front have no mascots, but they may think: Bard on the prohibition "of kindly in the present offensive of chit-signing comes st announces former Lord Lonsdale, Thac- ment that if we want a decent keray's "Lord Colchicum." When sit-down on Blake Pier we netthe electrio telegraph to Bootland pay two cent for it. What with was frat instituted, be complained csah for drinks and copper coine that the wires caused the death of for reserved seata, we shall all bejbia grouse on Shap Fell. He walking money-boxes coon:
TO WAB,
At & lauchson of the Overseas
spoke the truth, and from hisz complaint we gradually evolved the preotice of hanging metal discs on the wires to warn anwary
joped a war-long flag-day scheme;: the flags attached to the wire- cables anchoring our observation balloons at the front, so prevent- ing watching airmen from dashing into the wires.
The release of Captain Stanley
"How Red Cross Money Gose"
hawkers?
We shall have eome idea of how (5) Why does the Department purz goes when the shroffs begin Crown and gratefully express A Chinees youth was charged in charge permit hawkers to bleek invading the office 13, morrow, It has been characteristic of the Germans that, ever since they ed the thanks of the House before Kr. J. E. Wood, at the the entrances of lanes for example have realised that they are being slowly but surely beater, they of Commons." It was a well-des- Police Court this morning, with Chia Lang Street. have always seized the opening offered by a temporary success on erved recognition of tree years the unlawful possession of a The President replied as fol- any one of the fronts to initia's pesca faggestione. We have seen Pirenuous achievement, in which Winchester ride and 100 rounda
No. L. No.. that point illustrated again and agrin daring the past two years, the British Army and Navy have of ammunition at Sham Shui Po. and we expect to see it rerar as many tires more as the enemy worthily maintained the best Mr. Agassiz appeared to defend No. 2, Not recently. manages to get in a little thrust at the expense of the Allies: At traditions of the British rare and stated that the rifle belonged No. 3. Samples will be sahmit the moment, the Austro-Germans are making things rather ancom The terms of the Resolution of to the lad's father. There was noted to the Government Analyst.
No. 4. The Police. fortable for the Italians, and we may therefore prepare ourselves for Thanks are well worthy of being attempt at concealment.
With regard to question five a repetition of the peace feelers, the more so, perhaps, by reason of pondered over, bringing tome as
Cafe was adjcorned until Friday, the fact that it was in response to the Note from the Papal authori- they do to every Briton, the bail being fired at $100. the President said that the street ties at Rome that the Germana last displayed their keen anxiety to wonderfal doings of all who beve
Scod Caught.
mentioned was a private street negotiate for a "bettlement. The German idea is that when sny participated in defending the A proog Chinese coolie was sad se such cams ander the Sani WHY AUSTRALIA WENT birds. From that we have devel one of the Allies is feeling the facta of an offensive, there might be Empire and the case of the arrested in the street in the early tary Department. There was very an opportunity of inducing its Government to listen to per ce talk, Allies during the past three heare of yesterday morning, curry little traffic there as there was a while, of course, there is the further point that it would be mech years. Silently and soccersfal-ing a handle of women's clothing, flight of steps at the Queen's more to Germany's interest to cesse fighting when she has the ly, our great Navy has been con after arriving at the Central Road end. He did not think say "The Outposts of a Threatened appearance of keeping her end up then when offering from the ble transport no fewer Station, where the was useful purpose would be served
Humaalty." staggering blows of her antagonista, la the former circometance than 13,000,000 men, 2,000,000 charged with unlawful possession, by interfering with the hawkers. she could argue that she is not by any mesne beaten and could horses, 25,600,000 tons of ex-a women arrived and reported It was the policy of the Depart expect to receive far better peace terms than if the were literally plosives and supplies, 50,000,000 loan of clothing, identifying that ment as far as possible to prevent forced to suspend hostilities. "The Allies, however, are well tone of coal and oil fuel for the which the man was found carry obstraction to street scavenging. sequainted with theee German methods and they are scarcely likely ee of the Fleet, the Armies and inz, as here. Before Mr. Dyer The Beef Shortage. | Olab, given this afternoon at the Wilson, M.P., from an Austrian to be influenced by them,
the needs of the AVer. And cat Ball, at the Magietracy this The President also made a brief Hotel Gotham, with Lord North prison, is dramatically explained The enemy hae, from the very beginning of the war, duns his of the 15,000,000 men thine trane- morning, the man was sentenced statement on the beef shortage. elfs presiding, the Hon. W. As the work of Sir Rudolf Blatia. level best to stir op dissension between the Allies and, by a policy ported, only 35,000 were lost-to six weeke' bard labour.
Paying that be thought the rise of Holman. Prime Minister of New Now our enemy in his native land.. of terroriem, ar aght to detach one Ally from another. Bat we know 2,500 only through the action of interesting Visitor. how miserably the plate and intrigues have failed. In the the enemy. All this, as the Yesterday on the s.s. Venezuels, 15 per cent, in price sanctioned South Wales spoke on the sub- he was formerly our beneficiare case of Rigiom, Serbia, Rúmania and Russis, every conceivable Prime Minister with pardonable from Manila, the most Rev. Father by the Government and the Foodjest of Australia's eatry into the and servant in Egypt and the plan bee been tried to induce the nations to break away from the pride pointed out, wee spart from Fr. L Theissling, Master Genersi Committee seemed to have solved war. Mr. Holmen is the young-Sudan, and has, or bad; eix British Allies to whom they are hound. Three of the four countries named the prodigious quantity of food of the Dominicon Order, arrived, the matter. Be did not think at Premier in the British Empire. decorations to show for his work there was any danger of a farther After being introdenced by Lord Kitchener was indebted, în hia... are over-run by the barbarous Huns, while in the fourth there hes and
recapture of the Sadan, to the other material totalling accommpanied by his Secretary,
from "Australia did not enter this intimate knowledge of Blatin.. been such an upheaval as 10 make the nation, for the moment at any 130,000,000 tons transported by Fr. G. Horp, and a number of scarcity. They were not obtain- Northcliffe Me Hilman said i
ing supplies of cattle, rate, of small sccount from a fighting point of view. Bat though British ships. This is indeed a Spanish Demin can Fathers. The chow until arrangements bed war because of military ardour or who had been twelve years the enemy has been able to penetrate Allied territory, bes commited great triumph for the Navy, one company will continue, by the all manner of wanton destruction, and has impressed thousands of which no nation, of either ancient same stesmer to San Francisco, been made for changing the in a spirit of jingoism, but be prisoner there. On the morrow Allied subjects into what is nothing short of slavery, he be's at Teror modern times, could equal, hence F. Theiseling will depot at which cattle from the cause England's cause was the of the fall of Khartoum Dervishes yet been able to quench the spirit of the peoples or 10 get one coli- and one which very properly proceed to Central sad afterwards West River and the Wei River caure of right. Twelve thonesad approached the tent where helsy. Lary nation to break the Allied pledge of standing or falling together. should cause every Briton to feel to South America on bis tour were collected at Wackow. Pa per miles serrated as from the old chained, and flang down the head The Allies have sworn that they will not make peace independently, proud of his country's First Lize of visitation of the Dominican would be circulated to the mem-world. We were under no obliga- of General Gordon, "his blue bere before the next meeting tion, and we had no interest to eyes half open, the month perfect- and they mean what they say. At the moment we may be—indeed, of Defence,
when he would be pleased to serve. It is a fact that as a resultly natural.” A Skipper's Commission.
of the war the territory of northern been able to prevent the enemy from invading their soil, But, what The Canton Absurdity,"
We are ipformed that Captain Dewer any question.
No man knows more of the Mr. Bowley-When will these New Zealand has fallen into our ever happens, we have the sclid assurance that Itally will never The interview which a Manila RD. Thomas, master of Be
hande, and we intend to keep it. horrors of captivity than Slatin... throw in her hand so long as the rest of the Entente nations do their paper has had with a son of Dr. Reangthas, and comodore of the arrangements take place.
The President:-I cannot pay,}
Bat we did not enter the war for He saw prisoners of war drivan to that purpose
the daily slave market in Omdur part. The Italians are not the people to brock invasion by anyone, San Yat-sen, and which we publih Hongkong, Canton and Macao
"We were the outposts of a man; Paw the ears out off then mach less by their hereditary foes the Austrians, sad. we have no elsewhere te-dey, is interesting Steamboat Company's fleet, has it depends on the co-operation we donht that when the seriousness of the situation fally dawns on these showing the basis upon which left the Colony for war service, get from Wachow. It is not a
threatened humanity; we exw who fall by the wayside; saw France step into the ring, and women who recovered after their people there will be a great and noble effort made to ebeke off the the Kuomintang movement in having heen given a commission matter of urgency. intrader.
Beath China reiti. From it wol in the Chinese Labour Corpa, He
three days later "w England ears had been exhibited as proof come to the rescue of France that they had died on the detare in But before that time comes, we may expect to hear the self-gather that Dr. Ban of jeats to the has been in the service of the gled victorious Germans whining again about peace negotiations. Peking Military Government, Company for over twenty years,
From that moment every Austra-] track. Blatin dadiosted" the The dodge, if tried, will not work, however, for the Allies well know which he considers to porsese no is a fine Chinese scholar and bas
A Telegraphic Transfer to the lian beart agreed that every re-story of his captivity and the motive from which these scheminge spring: This is not the mandate from the people. That always been most popular with time to think about, much less discuss, posce. We have entered in an old story,
but what all who have served under him, British Red Cross Committee Homics of democracy and huso Queen Victoria, in reco upon this war with the fall determination to ese it through to the muat strike the intelligent His many friends will will with London, of £1,000 was made on manity would be exhausted before of her sympathy with the Anish. We have experienced up and downs, victories and reversor, obeerver is that Dr. Sun's him all suposes in his new beh lf of Tientsin, says the the world would how to the selfish era in the Sadan. Hi but through it all we have maintained a steady and inflazible resolve own
Government venture. Prior to his departure, North China Daily Mow, which six of the Central Empires. We towards Captain wa to persevere to the end, cost what it many. Therefore we can view is nothing but relf-committed the Chinese arew of the Hemag adds:-We have no doubt that see no termination to the strongle that he has not
Moderadestory: hiph Charmany: 2 the Italian rereras, and say other untoward oireamalanos, with a mockery, brought into being to shan presented him with a gold this very handsome donation will without the termiostion of the hei
be much appreciated in view of military calm and steady news, knowing that if we bat keep our patienos mais the ends of a few disgruntled wrist-watch je a mark of their.
we must be somewhat depressed that our Italien allies have not
Military
Provinces.
Tientsin and the Red Cross,