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TURKEY AND EGYPT'S FINANCIAL POSITIONS.
اليد
Cracker-Firing.
The Army Act. apply here in Hongkong sio, and His Majesty's Forces in the we have no doubt that there will Colony are to be subject to the be a very big response to the St. Army Aot fx a further period of George's Day soheme. Incident-three months. ally, we hope oas of the condi-
General Hoilday.
Dr. Wu and Admiral Ching Interviewed.
1893.
HONGKONG. TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
Dr. Wa Ting-fang and admiral Ching Pik-kwong are both im-(Compiled from the "Hongkong portant persons in Canton jast TelegraphTM files for the week
anding February 9, 1893.)
now.
The former note ay a
The Dollar.
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
There is something obarsolar- istically British in the announc#- ment that the London Fire Brigad has been given permission.
form a band, **provided, share in no public expense." That is ho our magnificent Army bandle originated 203 years ago, when George L. authorised the inclusion: mediator between the North and
of four drummers on the watabi South, while the latter in said to bave barne heary responsibilities February 2-The rate of the lishment of the Royal Artillery for the maintenanes of peace. A dollar en demand to-day is 2/8t. A few years later the four drum- more had attracted a": "brune representative of the Chinsee Masi
The Volunteers.
quartet, and the exampla of the recently interviewed them both.
February 3.-The Volunteer A. began to be copied by other Replying to the interviewer, recruits are coming in pretty regiments; but it was not until Dr. Wa said hie original ill. Already over a hundred 1903 that the officers were tention was not to come 8.uth at have joined, and so, in order to relieved of the burden of the all, but, owing to his auxiety for complete the second or "B" corps apkeep of the regimental hand the right cause, he was compelled of Maxim Gun Artillery, an ex- and the War Office became repon- lo do so.
tension of time has been granted, aible for the expenses. Perhaps by Military Clovernment would be should send in their names before agres to foot the bill of the fire D. Wa was asked when the and all who have not yet joined the 22nd century the L. C. C. will formally recognised by the the end of the maniḥ. · foreign countries, but his reply was not published.
"Is it true that you have dis cussed with the American Congul
** A Thief's Methods. February 3.-An ingenions olie is going about Kowloon
man's band. 1)
Qae of the most curious formë“”“
in Canton the possibility of the (nd, it may be, Hongkong sleo) of attack apon Lord Lansdowne Southern Government sending sa with a chit addressed to "Mr. is the statement (repeated by Me expeditionary force to Europe?" Walker," queating that gentle Taft) that he is
an old man.
tions will is that the names of į It is notified that His Excell all winners will be published, as ency the Governor in Council beaThis answer, was not pablish- men to "please receive 3 rattan one wonders what such crition" has been done in Singapore and appointed Tuesday, the 12th day ed, owing to its connection with chaira. Bat the coolie has co would do with Lord Finlay, the chairs. He goes into a house, helpa ohief Osdi of the British Empire, the F. M. 8,8 procedure which of February, 1918, to be observed the European War.. bas mach to commend it from as a Garieral Holiday."
"Boxing" Food. very many points of view.
Scotland's War Museum.
of
The Italian Offensive.
We desire to acknowledge a eam of $10 from "John L. Sullivan" " towards the Boxing for soldiers and sailors on active Fand to provide boxing gloves
service..
"
New Roads
Service Entertainment.
The Medical Board.
The interviewer then said himself to any loose valuables be who is 75, with his right hand "You and Admiral Ohing are can get, and, when somebody man, Lord Halsbury, merrily bath advocating the reassembly and is of course told "No b'long Bat the Censor might take kinkly approaches, he presents his chit toddling along to his 93rd year. of the old Parliament. Do you this side." Then he walks to the idea. If pamphlet writers know that Parliament has been u
had to give their age. (ind they
in foreign countries? laughing stock both in China and Hookey.
favour of the South,"
✓
"Talpaos."
The Rice Trade:
#
are not very often ladies, so there
numeroda
decline of one third. Variona debts to Turkey vanished with her and French troops would result K. Brayshay (Capt.), E. Wo know where
until I received" a wireless rooms, Bank Buildings, to which
deepest interest the announcement Scotsmen will read with the that Edinborgh's historic castle
D:, Wa :-"I know that there February 7-It may be our would be nothing markedly is to be converted into a National War Museum commemorating
was a certain portion of the Par knowledge of the Spanish tongue angallant in the request), and if Scotland's part in the Great War the construction of roade from Government cannot do without a feas to feeling satonished at were laid down that no man who Tenders are being invited for liament bad, but a Republican that is at fault, but we must conan age limit ware fixed, and it
in the story of St. Margaret, queen from Bepalee Big to Stanley new Parliament will probably Manila Diarie-Great show of pamphlet at sll, a world of trouble Edinburgh Castle figures in 1093 Bepulse Bay to Tytam Tak and Parliament. The forming of a Hermitor's advertisement at the had passed it might write
little Norman chapel on the sam- the road from Repalee Bay to members do not prove themselves elephants, of Malcolm Canmore, and the Gap, as well as for improving not prove any better. If the new wild animale, lions, tigers, would be saved. Lord Bryos on,
mookeye, beara America, Lord Morley on India mit of the rock, dediosted to her Tytam Tak. memory, is the oldest building in
to be better, then the old Parlia. oheetshs, and sipans.
would simply be dropped into should Meat
the wastepaper basket then : Ara- be restored, the city. In the reign of Malcolm Canmore the castle izoladed, a Services Entertainment Fand and time, when their terms are about briskness of trade between Hoog
By the joint kindness of the especially during the present! February 7-Owing to the they not both 79? wash file including of the "Ours Garde," the Datach to expire.
tong and Bingkok, and the vast which still stand, including the
Miss Frances Jalia Massey ment, Army Ordnance Corps, apartments occupied by Queen was enabled to enjoy one of the is the war between the North and from
The interviewer:-"How long jamoast of rice being exported
the capital of King Smith-one of the Mary and the room which James VI. of Scotland seated by the latter last week.
in excellent entertainments pre- South going to last?"
Chalolenskora a dominions, the sad respectable family" of whom and L. of England was bora. In
D. Wa: It is still hard to Scottish Orient I Steamship Co. John Bright spoke has left just the Crown Rom sre still deposit His Excellency the Governor
eay at pressut."
are now running fear German onder £100,000. There is nothing ed the Scottish Regalia, or "The hsa appointed Dr. Robert Maclean that a declaration for the cervation Biogk k line in addition to their oddity of her will appears in the Dr. Wo was then reminded reamers, under cbartete, on the particularly odd about that. The Honours of Scotland," as they are Gibson said Mre. Diay Annabela of hostilities between the North, own fet of fire and well-found revocation of certain legacies to callad, while it is not without its Mardoch Gale to be Members of and Sath had been issued by coasters. Freights are up, of frienda "ia const quence of: interest, in view of the future the Medical Board, vice Dr. G. E. the President but it appeared course, ranging from 22 to 17 the pro-German and pro- association of the Castle with the Aubrey and Dr. O. Marriott, re- that neither side showed any dente. per pical for rice and Torkish viewe I present war, to remember that on signed, for a term of three years, sincerity to abide by the de general cargo...
aider them to hold." This post the Argyll battery, to the south with effect from the 30th January, claration. How would D. Wa
hamous patriotism is perhaps the of St. Margaret's Chapel, stands 1918.
The Shouting Nolsance. therefore succeed in mediation ? February 8-The favourite forms in which that virtue bas re-
most remarkable of all the antique. a-bage piece of ancient artillery, Company Notifications. called Mons Meg, of which
Dr. Wa kept silent for a Chinese mode of converging-yel- It is noted that the name of repeated mention is made in the following Company has been moment and then said "I am in ling to each other from a distancecently disguised itself. One wishes Sottish history. In view of its struck the R gister-Kang The representative then touched to be put down in some way, if for quite a good farce in them. cne knew more about the ciream- of a few miles-ie one that ought stances. There should be material beacciations with the past, no Hing an's Company, Limited. It the question of the commandeer possible. Some coolies who were Imagine, for instance, the glee of finer pisce could be obceen for a istelen notified that, at the expira National War Maseam than this tion of three months, San Kwcking of the e.a. Kwang L, of the making the pight bideous last the other friends got considered ancient castle Beotland's Man and Company, Limited, will, tion Co., by the Military Govern- constable, who was thereupon have presumably entered into the China Merchants Steam. Navigs. Sanday were interrupted by pro-Germans for pro-Turke-wha At the present moment, when Turkey, not only in Asia Minor Scotsmen the world over will bear contrary, be struck off the B-gi referred this question to Admiral to-day with assault, but, rightly, There would really be some sense ospital, and we are sure that unless case is shown to the meet sometime ago. Dr. Wa charged before the Magistrate inheritance of the dispossessed. but elsewhere, is receiving practical demonstrations of her folly in with deep satisfaction of the new ter and the Company will be Ching, who said that the steamer not convicted, throwing in her lot with Germany, it is of more than ordinary purpose to which it is to be pas, dissolved. interest to consider how the finances of the tottering Otoman
could now visit Canton and not Literary and Debating Society. ander such oircumstances.
in saying "Yah, pro-German!'" Empire stand. In this respect a comparison between Turkey and
Hockey Match.
| by in’erfered with. The following will represent
February 8.A placky and de- would at least mean something- Egypt is of much value, showing, as it doee, how the latter, under
The representative then quee termined effet is being made to which is not always, nor, indeed, beneficent British rule, has continued to prosper, while the former, It is extremely cheering to
Bingkong Defeces Corps in their
tioned Admiral Ching and asked ba resurrect the Iured to its suicidal policy, has been gradually going fram had to read of the continued successes. League match against the if he could be informed of further, Scientific and Debating Society,
defunct often, the case.
and suffered from the financial distress which is chronio in a Tark-are at the moment giving the /on Monasy; bally-off at 4.30 Canton City on the morning ofį before. A provisional working whose shooting has been surpris- worse. Not so long ago, Egypt formed part of the Tarkish Empire, of our Allies, the Italiana, who Boyal Engineers at Happy Valley details of the hombardment of the one more popular basis than ich province. Today Tarkey's fiances are entirely dependent on invading enemy a nasty gruelling. m. sharp-P. E. Cobb, W. B. from The actual revene of Torkey began to decline Those who firmly believed that G. W. Biling; &. A was committee has been elected by in the field his heen, surpris from the beginning of the war. In 1913/14 the general revenue the stiff ning put into the Italian Redmond, F. W. 8. Evans, G. H. replied "The bombardment was the supporters of the movement, amounted to ST.5.378.872: for 1914/15 it was £T 3,581,433, a ranks by the presence of British Piercy; J. Stalker, C. Hodgson, Carried out all of a sudden. I did and a meeting will be held on it started Friday, at 5p m., in Dr. Cantlie's declaration of war. Owing to the imposition of heavy texation, in an eventual assault on the Hamilton, C. A. Goldenberg...
message. I was so angry with the ladies and gentimen are freely Turkey's annual revenue for 1917/18 was estimated by the Finanes invadera ats now abundantly
A Chinese was charged before, captains of the two gunboate shat and cordially invited. Minister, Djavid Day, when introducing the 1917 budget, at justified. Looking back, there can Mr. J. B. Wood of the Police opened fire that I ordered them £T.21,000,000, while the annual service of the public debt, which now be no dou spreading in the Court this morning, with being civil oficers, as well as Dr. Sax to be shot. The military and mounted to T.330,000,000 required 8T.21,800,000. The ordin ions "rot" was spreading in the
in unlawful possession of a quad- azy extenditure for the year 1917/18 was estimated at #T.54,000,- Italian Army, but it is pleasing tity of rice. Defendant told his Yat-sen, seeing that the two Sun Yat-sen. When will the 000. Turkey is really absolutely dependent on German sssistance. to realise that this is a thing Worship that the rice was given captains acted under compulsion, expeditionary forces be despatch ent. He figures in Laver's great Since the war began, Germany has advanced to Turkey also of the past and that our to him by a man for whom he had and not of their own free will, ed? Will your shipe be brought novel Charles O'Malley.A gether £T.143,000,000 against which Turkey he issued paper Allies are able to turn from money. Of the German loans, £T.11,500,000 was in gold, and most defensive to highly effectual worked, but who had no money came to ask me for their pardon. under Dr. Yat-an's command lot of these monitors have Pen- insular names Ney, Soul, Oran- of the rest in German paper; but £1.25,000,000 of the amount was offensive operations. The enemy to pay him, so had given him the Dr. Ban Ysteen said that he was then?
rice. Unfortunately the ship on the originater of the sction, and The Admiral replied:"I will ford, Moore, etc. not advanced at all, but was a credit for the purchase of munitions has had openly to admit the which he was employed asiled wished to accept the punishment send a ship to take Dr. Sao caly in Germany, ie, it was sent in the form of guns and shells, the giving up of important strategic yesterday. A fine of $3, or, in that should have been inflicted to Swatow, but there is no definite The late Lord Portsmouth whi Bams form being taken by the Austrisz loan of T10 million last points, while the Italians claim
acollateral descendant of Gir March. Against these loans Tarkay has issued her own paper to many prisoners in addition to default, 10 days hard labgar, was on these captains. My temper time fixed for his departure."
was then raised and I said to him There are several parties Iaso Newton. His father" was. inflic ed." the extent in round figures of £T.85,009,000. Recently, Dj vid has infoting beary casualties and
Bribery.
The law favours nobody, Dan't working on the Canton sitastion. Bir Lusso Newton Wallop an ex- concluded a new apreement with Germany, by which Germany de- capturing much booty.
Anold man was to-day charged you thick that I could bring you Do they unaninomaly agree to traordinary combination of atmes posits with Turkey ST.50,000,000 of Exchequer bonds and Turkey Austro German adventure into with being in unisial possession nader the provisions of the law?elect vou se Tachan of Canton?" and presented Sir Isaac New lsense paper money to the same amount. Unless Germany keeps alian territory has now come to of a quantity of mess!, Defendant Dr. Son Yat-aon afterwarde asid Yes, bat t my object in brioz. top's papers to the public, Porta- "her obligations Turkey is hopelessly bankrupt,
a definita stop, and, better still,] Coming to Egypt, we find ebe has never been to prosperons in it is leading to exsolly apposite said he had bought the whole lot no more, but I at last, in coming the naval forces down bere month, as Lord Lymington, be from a man, whom he did not pliance with the request of those was purely for the protection of gan sa Liberal, became Un her history. The financial year 1918/17 closed with a surplus of results from what the enemy know, for $250. Defendant so. present, let the matter drop, after the Constitution. I will not accept lonist, returned to Liberalism, £E.2,636,000 and the current year, for which a record revenue has anticipated. These Italien suc-mitted that be had given the io cting on the two captaine's the Tochan's post nor interfere and ended his life Tory. been budgeted, shows signs of exceeding this. The reserve has cesses are most welcome just no constable a pure containing light punishment."""
chief event in his career real risen steadily and now stands at £E 6,500,000 while all depreciation for they will do much to dis
The representative then asked ; ** Is appears,” said the repre- was that Mr. Asquith (justi Kas been written of the securities in which it is invested. Except hearten the enemy masses and $2.20 to drink tes." When for an increase in some of the Custome duties, and the rising of the correspondingly to icepire toaked by his Worship if he had "Do you think that your navul, fentative, ** that at present there taking his degree) was given the money in the constable forces could possibly stop Lung are many army corps in Canton, tutor for six months railway, telegraph, and some of the postal rates, texation stende ex Allies with fresh confidence
so that he would release him, har korang rope?-He replied each of them supporting his own cosahing him for Hallist solly where it did three year ago, and the increased revenue is daa
Do you think that, chạy, he entered in Jadnar defendant was shrekod se the All Loox Chei Leong's ships panty simply to the increased prosperity of the whole community. The balance of trade during the last three years amounts to over Mr. Macpherson questioned in denying that the money was in ception of the transport Po Man,
ider of such a thing, emphatically here been captured with the er likely to come to a collision ? any my from.
The 9. Admizal, relia £E 28,000,000 in ísvour of Egypt; the spending of the community the House of Commons about V. the nature of a bribe. For being which is now under my naval hold myself responsible for the some as a whole has enormously ingreased; the report of the Aving: O, for women in the battle Ee, in unlawful poseession he was forces observation. Financial Adviser estimates that the war has resulted in the addition, said that no such case had arisen, sent to prison for fourteen days The representative further sol sit down bere and look at thought likely of lesst £230,000,000 to the wealth of the country and perhaps When a cass did arise the exten- and for bribing the constable be observed. It is said that the those carrying out their reckless gare in polition much more. And though Britain has done thie for Egypt, Egypt sion of the reward to women was sentenced to seek expeditionary forces against actions in order to break the woole, Lord Curae is not dependent on British loans, as Turkey is on German he would be considered.
mprisonment.”
Fakien will be directed by Dr. peace, stands rquarely on her own feet,
Women V. Ca. 7
The
Unlawful Possession of Rice.
with anything else.
His Majesty's monitor Picton,
contas, named after Wellington's famous General. He was shot through the head at Waterloo, discovered that he had been badly and only after his death was it
wounded in the ribe at Quatre Braz, bat had concealed the fact in order to take part in the bigger battle which he saw to be immin.
maintainsnos of posoz, I will married
never did