CORRESPONDENCE.
opinions expressed by corres pondents are not necessarily ibone
· of the * Hongkong Telegraph.”).
'PARCELS FOR WAR
PRISONERS.
Telegraph.").
their parcels; and that there is reason to think that they do receive them regularly.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 19, 1913.
HONGKONG DEFENCE
CORPS.
BRIGADE.
A telegram in the Press act ST. JOHN AMBULANCE long ago quoted returned prison. ere to the effect that, but for their parcels, life would have been simoet unendurable. Every parcel sent is accompanied by
CORPL. SCOTT, B.E.
Lose a Fight After Judges
Koh Disagree,
..
the
GERMAN PRISONERS.
GERMAN DEMOCRACY STRAITS RUBBER QUOTA.
A Factor of Great Importance,
Dr. Frank Baba writes in the Buffalo Courier as follows
TIONS,
...$440
SILVER MOVEMENTS.
(Continued from Page 3.) 3. Tho silustion is illustrated
880 1100
by British banks, redeemable in eilver on demand, and supported
by proper silver and ballion re-
3.95
serves. In ordinary trading them bank notes are practically the 4.30 standard unit of exchange, not
M
11 80
21:00
444
A STREET SCENE,
the subsidiary Chinese coins in use in the provinces, these rates often, in faor, nually, exchange at a premium in the purchase of silk, matting, and other south China products purchased for export. But when the Hongkong
Are They Over-fed London, Deo. 15.-Daring s An Administrative Order by following
Boring of October 17 hsa the meeting of the Hachford (max) Board of Guardians the question
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts aptly in the case of Hongkong Major H. A. Morgan, Adminis-
currency. In Hongkong the Expectations were not realised of the food allowance for German
advise us that the following are silver dollar is the monetary |trative Commandant, states ** last Monday at the N.S.0. when prisoners at the work-house was Dia Freie Zeitung, the organ of the latest Rubber quotations standard, but most businere la
D. E. L Datics-Farther man Opl. Victor Boott was adjudged
raised.
united German democracy, i3, a
received from the Straite by transacted in bank moles inned are required for attachment to the loser of his boat with Ldg. fast Dight told the Daily Switserland. I bave before me Malakoffs.
The commandant of the camp paper published in Berne, cable*** [To the Editor of the " Hongkong
the Engineer Company for train-Str. Wilkinson, for Boost bad ing in Defence Electric Light not only looked like the best man Mail that the fasts were: "A complete file of the paper since Kempas
Hes of the Infantry in the competition, bat had abap Sir,-The doubts that have duties.
board of guardians on its Brat isane in April of the pres- Ayer Panna been expressed concerning the Battalion willing to undertake ed so well as to suggest that he Thuraday it was propeed to in eat year. The editor is Siegfried Kedah ultimate disposal of parcela for this work are requested to send might quite possibly develop areses the strength of the camp. Streicher. Among the contribu- Alor Gajabs Prisoners of War call for the their names to their Platoon into a real champion. Eren at anggested that the camp should sora are all the leaders of the hope Radellas
only in the colony but because of publication of such information Commanders by 5 p.m. on Tues that there were many present be increased to 100. Then 1 of German freedom, now exiled in Tapaha
their unimpeachable exchange- on the subject as as be gathered day, 22od instant. Platoon who fancied that the Opt. was pointed out that if they wanted Switserland."
| Changkat Serdanga 8.80
ability for silver in Hongkong, by the War Charities Committes. Commanders will send a list of entitled, at worst, to the chance 100 men to work they should ask In its introductory statement, Ayer Moleks
...255 the south China provinces. It should be stated at once that all names received to the Orderly of "another round."
for 120, because of the number Dis Freis Zeitung declares that New Serendahs
4.70
Because of the convenience of Pajuma there is no reason to think that Room by 11 am. on Wednesday,
|“The principles that we shall de-
14.25 He had opened well against a of men who felt sick.
"Thereupon I said, if we had food in the columns of our new
carrying money in this form, and, Prisoners of War do not receive 22rd instant.
4.50 very tough and determined
Sandycrofts
because the dollar they represent All are quoted in Straita is worth more intrinsically iban opponent, whose scientific 120 prisoners probably out of the paper have until now found no abilities were most abviously number who fell sick and those defender in the German language. currency. inferior to his own. So inferior, on duty there would-be 100 at These are
the principles of in frot, that Scott may be for-work. I said that these men were democratic-repablican popular given for not having entertained falling sick because they were rights, proclaimed by the great French Revolution... The any serious apprehension of dan overeating.
"A lady Guardian protested, world war is being fought to de- ger. That this was an error of judgment was not only proved and then I said that if a man was cide whether these principles Orders issued by Mr. E. Ralphs by the facts, but by a preosdent expected to work he must be well shall be enrrendered or go on to ▲ hatchet, a file and a formid-Government prohibited theexport. which has demonstrated in the fed, whether an Englishman or a victory. We think that in this able looking bar figured in a case of silver from the colony, these Members are requested to note amplest fashion possible that a German, and those Germans had war it will not be the Germans at the Police Court this morning, Hongkong notes. while redrem the titles by which each Division glove contest is never over until immensely good appetities. or the French, not the Austrians when three Shanghai Chinese able in silver in Hongkong, were will in fature be known.
it has been definitely lost. Bat
At Launceton (Cornwall) Board or the Turks, not the Russians, were charged with the unlawful no longer redeemable in silver in No. 2 Voluntary Aid Detach-gainst these in the excuse that of Guardians it was reported that the English, or Americans who possesion of weapons and with China. They become inconvert-
the workhouse inmates were will win, but these principles. assault.
ible paper currendy and went to ment, Hongkong, (Y.M.C.A.# unpolished, rugged boxer, Prisoners of War Committee) Bipin Bquad and Birstoher Drill; wild swing or so; on the off controller's rations, the consump. President Wilson who in his that last night shree men visited the manifest advantage of notes We take the position of Inspector MacDonald slated from 6 to 7 per cent, discount to (through London and the Central Division). Tuesday, 22nd. inst. who doesn't mind chancing keeping well within the food from the Prisoners of War Toureday, 24th. inek, 8 p.m., not only usually more dangerous Meal, 1 lb. 918.01; bread 31. declared that the war was Jubilee Street and asked him for China's trade balance with the chance of finding an objective, is tion per head per week being: address to Congress very clearly the house of a man living in of Chinese issue. Eo long as are being supported by the Hong Squad and Stretcher Drill. Long Fonds. Porosle to each Pri.
than a better equipped adversary, 8 1-2 as; engar, 8 os. The declared and is being conducted money. H. Baid that he reek of the world, including the soner of War. are numbered No. 3 Volnatary Aid Detach but has even bees known to average cost a week is 56, 10d.' ia the intereste of dynasties and had none and they began to large remittances it receives from serially every fortnight, and of ment, Hongkong, (Salyingpun apeet real champious as the already as he might have possibly small groups, and rightly ob- threaten him. He became 80 Chinese oversese, is favourable to this each one is carefully informed. Division). Monday, 21s. inst, bistoric case of Jack Munroe and (though to do him justice, in-served that A strong anion for frightened that he broke out of China, which usually is the case, The first printed question on the 4.15 pm, Recruit Drill; Thure Jim Jeffries proved to the bilt,
probably) imagined.
peace can be established only if the house and ran down the street the suspension of shipments of postcard is:-"Do you receive day, 24th. inaf., 4.16 p.m., Yet when Scott received the He has no reason whatever for the members are democratic with the three defendanta in full silver by law is comparatively. your parcels regularly?," and the Bearuit Drill.
first unanticipated swing to his discouragement. Indeed, rather nations.
"So also did President Wilson oss. No. Voluntary Aid Detach jsw and went down, the critics the reverse. For who will deny remind as what the philosopher of aw the chase and witnessed the to secure an extension of its answer in a very great majority
parsuit, brandishing their weap animportant. An anfavourable
A Police Reserve constable of cases is simply "Yes". There mant, Hongkong, (Queen's object that he rose too soon. In that Bombardier Welle' career Konigsberg, Keat, a hundred man with the Daz hit the fugitive credite abroad, bat forces it to balance not only forces the nation
ars a few other replies:-" No.' College Division)"A" Section: other words, they accuse him of might have been more uniformly "Not regalar," "Fairly," "The Thursday, 24in, inst., 1.20 p.m., not being a fall champion when successful, if the time-keeping and twenty five years ago told us The Police Reservist captured the range such credit on the heels tinned goods act yet isened, reet Bandaging Practice; Friday, 25th. they were only prepared to regard lack had ran against, instead of oncerning the essential founda- men, with assistance. correct and so on: entfcientist, 4.20 p.m. Squad and him as a promising novice. Ele with him in the Sunshine and ions for the establishment of a His Worship said the case was Talue for its own monetary to give a strong impression that Stretober Drill "B" Section: Mon displayed a lack of experience, Voyles contests. On both those perpetusi pease. The conatita- a serious one, but it might have medium. Only such a coopky the anewora "Tea" are genuine day, Zlat, inst. £.20 p.m., Bandag- even of self-control if you will, occasions Beautifal Billy was die- tion in every state must be been very mach more serious if 49 Chin's can bear with such and written ander no sort of ing Practice, Taasday, 22nd, inst, when he jumped up at the count tinotly fortunate in esoaping a republics."
So this war is being fought strook a blow. He would adjourn
the man with the batsbet bad fance. compulsion; for the complaints 1.20 p.m., Squad Drii; Thursday, of "2" A man who has been count ont, and was consequently to secure the establishment of s the case. of irregularity are of a number 24th, inst., 4.20 p.m. First Aid through the mill of several ecore endowed with a measure of undemocratic republican constitu- and nature only to be expected in Cla:8; Friday, 25th inst., 120 of contests in first-class company warranted confidence. Had
postcard with a number of Etste printed questions (in addition to same information) which the re- ceiver answers, signs and relatne, and signed postcards of this pa tare are received, by every mail
+
ນ
+1
■ difficult undertaking of this p.m., Squad Drul. kind, It would appear to be a No. 5 Voluntary Aid Datach fair conclusion that parola des ment, Hongkong, (Victoria Divi patched daly arrive in good sion).-Friday, 25th, inst., 5.15 condition, and that the Prisoners, Squad and Stretcher Drul of War get the benefit of them.
New Doctors,
of an unknown and unfixasblé
There has been no development in the recent movements of silver. in China, which tends to support the idea that the stupendous CX- tansion of credit growing out of the war might fores the nations of the world to establish s bi metallic stendard so as to give the
would probably have stayed matters fallen out differently, tion in all those countries which where he was, until end that is to say, bad Sunshine besa do not yet possess it. It is a war Lave thereby allowed his disturb awarded the k.a. victory, to which gainat autocracy and despotism ed mentality a more complete he and his seconds believed they sgainst Government by God's chance of recovery. #
were entitled, the Bombardier's grace and dynastic political Probably, ras not certainly progress would have been ren- methode. Nations are not going. There have been added to the support of the world's stock of In reply to another of the
because nearly every man who is dered immensely more difficult to be defeated in this war; only Register of Medical Practitioners silver to lighten the strain on questions Would you like sny
looking forward with serene con--and not impossibly more gen-
8 governmental system which no the names of Dr. Chan Chang-ean geld value which this great ex- alteration made in the Paroels? "
fidence to an easy passage toainelý sriumphant, for he would longer has place in our time. sad Dr. Cheung Wing-tai.
pansion entaile. Recent experi there are various answers. "More
victory will be liable to resent an then have been compelled to pay
"From the very first we wish
ences in the Far East have de "is perhaps the most com soap
anexpected obstacle so fiercely more attention to his physical to say very clearly that we
monstrated that the white metal is and quickly that be allows bis development, and might also have being at enmity with Germany has been added to the Dental Since the war began its value has maət---not-be understood as mon, Cigarettes and tobsoco"
subject to all the manipulation it The name of Dr. J. O. Shivelyover se troubled with and more. very frequent-though one" card
sense of injured self-esteem to been persuaded to pay a far more Such words as enemies of the Register, and that of Mr. Edgar varied from an average of about says "Do not send cigarettes :
triumph over bis pradence. Scott serioue regard to the less interest we" never gel them: Bood
was more surprised and mentally ing, it more valuable, side of his Allies, friends of Germany, etc. Peters, of A. S. Watson and Co., 423 gold cents to the Hongkong- tobacco"; and another "I don't
have in our eyes no meaning. He like the brand of ofgarettes you
than he was physically shaken, been the case. Early misfortune
who wishes to make conquest of and Druggista: send" and "Tea” quits common. Our Canton Correspondent and jumped up to avenge the is by no means a bad school and autocracy cannot be understood
CANTON NEWS..
"A Disastrous Fire.
•
One man says the bread strives writes jo as today. As the insult before he had regained the Victor Boots may subsequently Germany on the other hand, he 48 expressing himself against
is at least "good.” ~
7
Tonza etc.,
E. R. HALLIFAX,
Hon. Secretary,
War Charities Committee.
granted.
The
9
due to a
broke out; bat not the
Dentist and Chemist.
Companies Warned.
as low se 38.65 gold cents to the esme dollar in the spring of 1917, and to as high a value sa 78 gold
loans in terms of gold and are ex
tending their credite based theos retically on gold still farther, they have not been destroying gold. They have destroyed pro
bad; others that the biscuits get result of a fice which broke out at necessary condition for the par- thank his lacky stars for his demands the emancipation of the broken; but in simpet avery cases druggist's shop in Wing Bon pose. With the not unnatural attendance therest, however much German people from an outlived ation of three months the Hong- months later. As a support to It is notified that at the expir-dents to the same dollar six the general condition of the parcel Road early this morning, about result that he was handed another he may have been annoyed at governmental system, and he is kong and Kowloon Garages gold ite only use would be as a
sixty buildinge were destroyed and heavier swing and again the time. There is enough originality in and the Wing Hon Gate dropped while still unsteady. That he is the type of man tà
in this sense of demanding Company, Limited, and the Lan commodity value, and there are all these various &Dewers with collapsed.
dimage is He was perhaps even more un profit from the experience has popular and human liberties, a Fat Shing Yarn Company, other commodities which would just a sufficient number of com- partly covered by insurance. wise in again bonnoing up at “2,”
been already proved. For while friend of the German people. Limited, will, unless cause is be more valuable. if he was realig fully conscious of he confessed that he had been plaints of irregularity to streng To Suppress Lung Chal Kwong his actions, and as a natural result careless and even suggested that people) have not been masters off the Begister and the Com-nations have raised stupendons "Because they (the German shown to the contrary, be struck After all, while the warring then still further the impression that the scheme as a whole is Owing to the activity of Lang he had to pay the penalty of a he thought he had deserved a of their destiny, this war panies will be disolved. working exceedingly well; and it Obai-kwong's troops, the acting distinctly rough passage until he victory, he has at ones asked for majority of the people of appears therefore that there is Tachan, Mok Wingean, ordered could really pull himself together permission to cancel or postpone the Central Powers demanded sufficient justification for the be- Lum Fa to lead his troope to about half way through the second nie engagement to meet Sergt. this war lief that sabeoriptions to the Yang Fong immediately. Several round. But the fact remains that Harry Curzon at the New
only their ab Prisoners of War Fond are well bastalions left Canton yesterday, he did pull himself together, and Middlesex on the 29th inst.Hesolate government which is ruled Every issus of the paper (I have perty. They have been spending used, and (s point of by no Uhan King-ming, Commander-in- did so sufficiently to dominate the has discovered by actual ex by the grace of God. The world received it down to the last of not gold but human labour, the meens small importance) need at Chief of the Kwangtang expedi situation for the remainder of the perience that he could not war will end and will result in a September) lays the axe at the fruit of bumen endeavour, the once in a cause which ranks very tion to Fakien, has also applied bout. In fact, only the excep. "get going," and has wisely if the people of central Earops, task of democratie German-Am
blessing for future generations, root of the tree. It should be the products of baman toil, f high among those which man to the scuing Tachan for permis- tional toughness and strength of diagnosed this as
The losna now placed in terme rightly claim voluntary support. aion to take his army to suppress Wilkinson, enabled the stoker to need for acclimatisation, neces-speaking their mind, will receive support this group both morally bat in the products of their farms, until now artfully restained from ericans and their descendants to of gold will be repaid not in metal Lang's troops before proceeding escapes knock-out defest. sary to a man who had so recently to Fakten. The request has been The judges disagreed, and the arrived from the Far East. Had political freedom and self and financially. However soon or their factories and their accum
verdict was left to the referee lack gone with him at the N.B.C., govazament,
late the war may be won by the alated wealth in material things, Many excellent critica declared he might have disregarded the
To bring to these peoples in democratio allice, Germany must As was once aptly remarked by
eventually saved. that they thought Soott had more symptoms, but he now realises their straggles, for their stored be Martial Law at Becca Tigris.
from a Chinese Customs official, gold than made up his arrears, and the double need for "making rights the help they need and at within. As the German Govern- is but she small change in in Martial law has again been that he was consequently entitled good" next time out. In other land the blessing of a permanent it come ver closer to revo-matter of fact, it also is merely the same time to bring to Switzer- ment mears defeat, so will ternational transactions and, as a declared at Bocca Tigris. Ships to the verdict, though all admitt words, it is fairly evident that be TAITAM TUK RESERVOIR. before entering Bocoa. Tigria ed that it was a near thing. Mr. has been gifted with more than world peace, shall be our task. lation at homes. Every German the standard of measuring pay.
daring night time mast, there- Douglas, however, decided against horse-sense, and while we zegret
Og the first page of the first mind turned against his Governments between society and such fore, bare their arrival reported Boost, who has consequently en- that we shall not see him in number nearly a column is devot-ment within is worth a regiment member of is which really are to the Commander of the fort. countered a set-back at the very action again for several weeks, ed to the declaration of war by the of soldiers fighting that Govern made in kind and on the basis of
outset of his English career. And we feel more than ever satisfied
United States. As this first num. ment from without. If the motual credit and quite possibly a blessing in dis that he will eventually more than ber appeared on the 14th of April, German-Americans could only be
The nation which, emerging; gaiss.
one is led to believe that it was the brought to realise how much they from war with all its burdens, justify our early impressions, For, although his stook may be
The same journal publiches States which led the political her democracy they would rally gold sad looks to increasing the declaration of war by the United can do for Germany by sacisting first disregards the fanchstore said to have depreciated some the following si Taitem Tak will be performed It was reported to the Food what, it is yet certain that it conld Leading Seaman Powell would democrate of Germany, now millions strong to their organiss-production of ita ferma, of its mon by His Excellency the Govercor Production, Department recently scarcely have boomed even if he like to box a rubber match with exiled in Switserland, to finally tion in America--The Friends of and steel mills, of all 12% in- on Baturday, February 2, at 315 that psit of the hay erop on Hay. had walked through the com- Cpl. Boott, whom he met at an affcial organ in Switserland. The war began with the publics pay its debla.
establish active headquarters and the German Demooracy dastries, will be the first nation to dook Park Bacecourse was still petition. He would still have had Flongkong, when each had a A pier has been erected close uncat. An order for the ploughs to prove his mettle against more victory to his credit. The Sesman The revolationary and demo- tion of the Fatherland in America. to the pumping station from which ing of the land for cats or prominent, though not necessari-nas ment, as his record, a most oratio spirit of this paper is in From that unhappy day until the Mr. Pollock's Resalecti the distance to the site of the potatoes before the end ofy more formidable, opposition. formidable looking fair, i atriking contrast to the mark and arrival of Die Freie Zeitung,
His Excellency ceremony is about half a mile. November has served. This leat course is still open to which the entries on the credit mild tone of protest one finds in published within cannon shot of has been pleas Those who wish to be present Llandudno Urban. District him, and he will doubtless pursue side are far
the omotal organs of the German the German frontier, is a far cry provisionally should therefore arrive at the Council has protested against it in dus course, with the advan those on the debit ditto. When socialista. Here at last & Bat the movement is gaining Majpety a pleasure, the Hon. Mri pier not later than a p.m. The ploughing up 20 esrea of the age of the conviction that boxing Boots feels himself again the group formed for revolutionary strength. While we may not Henry Edward Pollock, EO to distance from Blake Pier is about Tunicipal golf links, but the is, after all, primarily the science change of climite has affected propaganda inade of Germ
on this element to win ba en Un-official Mera DOR DE the 16 miler, and it will therefore be loosi Agriculata, Commillee hast of self-defence, and also the sente bis health promoter might from the labours of which Deossary- for Isunches to start decided to insist on the land that his spars have still to be a mome
far worse than put these
expect definite and
Date of the Opening-Ceremony.
The ceremony of formally
opening the new low level reservoir
p.m.
mot later than 1.15 p.m.
Racecourse To Be Ploughed.
been
being ploughed a man, instead of having been
in
mors numerous than