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Price
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DAY BY DAY.
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To-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow is the third anni. versary of the droision by the Allied Financial Conference for the pooling of the resources of Britain, France and Russia.
The Dollar.
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GOLF COMPETITIONS.
sments for the Chinese New Year Hoilday,
TO-DAY'S MISCELLA:
It was Mr. Winston Chu birthday on November he is still only 45. 11.
It is announced that special not be very easy to find competitions have been arranged life so full of solivikian, at Fanling for the Chinese New sad so distinguis Year Holidays. For the Bankers short. He has been a t Sir,This stone was laid by Cup there is to be a bogey nom- respondent and a privenet H. E. Sir Henry May, K. O. M. G., petition for men, while there will he has written LLD, on the 2nd day of February; also be Mixed Foursomes. The historical biography
Com excellent military books; i 1918, to sammemorate the comas antranos fee for both pletion of the Tei Tam Tuk Be-petitions are to be given to War fought in four continentzik Bervoir." Daubilees the formal Charities, while first and second thers had been any figh
Australis, Mr. Churchill@1 ceremony of laying the comple- prys have been presented. tion stone of the now famous The Captain's Cup for 1917 have been there. He hims Tai Tam Tak Reservoir was both was won by Mr. R. J. Birbeck, Conservative and a Läbie interesting and edifying, and the who best Mr. W. D. Kraft in the bea controlled already that community of this Island of final on Sunday last, 3 up and 2 office of State; and, his
justly or unfastly-hot a Fragrant Streams will now rest to play. in supreme contentment” of" an The Christmas Mixed Foursome Doumhold word: in: Ginap araored plenty of one of Competition was finally decided almost equally with Laut God's greatest gifts, indeed on Estuday, and resulted in Mrs. of armed desperadoes in fy the greatest staff of life. It should Dreaper and Mr. Evans winning street, the fall of Antweck be a matter of great public the first prise and Miss Gardon the tragedy of Gallipoli, rejoicing that at last, though and Mr. Balmer Johnson the tardily, this great publio work is second.
When a newspaper publishss official questions of which notios has been given by a member of the Legislative Council or the Sanitary Board, it is customary to reproduce such queries in extenso, That, however, is aY parently not the rale, followed in the office of our morning contem- porary, the Daily Press. palat day that journal gara publicity to four questions which are to be! suked at this afternoon's Sanitary Board meeting. The last of the series deals with the foul-smell ing aallab in Glenealy," and it' terminates in these words: "This
·Macao Carnival, matter was raised by me last year
A carnival and Battle of and subsequently at various time Flowers will be held at Macao on br the Hongkong Telegraph." the 10th inet, to be followed at Oar contemporary, bowever, night by a distribution of pries entirely omits this sentence when an 1 a concert. publishing the query. The
Mrs. Martin-Egsa. reason, of course, is obrione-be Mr. Martin-Ezno, correspond. Daily Frers. weeks to hide the fact ent of the New York Saturday that any comment of ours has Esening. Put, is a guest at been instrumental in getting Government Boom, ** the matter brought officially to the notice of the
A Cine-e was charged before completed. It would have seemed Medals for the monthly winners Sanitary Board. A more petty or Mr. J. E. Wood, at the Police very befitting bad there been a of the Captain's Cup in 1917 can me (mayu a corresponde) s small-minded piece of jealousy we Court this morning, with being well organised public gathering be had on applicationtion to the Home paper) that theri so
relatively little to show all) have not encountered for rainy a su possession of 30 saels of opium. to celebrate this unique erent No. 1 Boy, at Happy Valley.
thin fever of activity. I not day. Happily, however, the Tele: A five of $1,500 was imposed. Had the general public. been
blaming Mr. Churchill is apecially invited and secured that
largely, I think, the pervesy graph has by this time so well established itself that it can well Three Chinese hawkers, after their presence was desired, many
things have gone. It dome da without anything in the nature eating a meal yesterday, were hundreds of residents would glad.
times seem as though the of a free advertisement from the taken ill. One of them was conly have safisted to soolaim the
more you try lo do the lere Daily Press or anyone else. It reyed to the Government Ulevil aneessful completion of this
is really done. There usi be would be as well to point out, Hospital and another suber quɛnt work. At Home it is certain] -
an old doctor years ago, orne- however, "in the interests of ly died at home. It is sasumed that this would have been the
mannera bat great reputethe historical accuracy,"
," that the that the food they had bean eating case, and even, if permitted, the
Lanosakire town in whichras question as published by our con- was poisoned.
great local body of Freepassons
born: As he sat at bia đòns temporary is quite incomplete.
would have added a gannine touch
day a young rival drove in of realism and edification to the The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Sabecriptions
Niw York, Oct. 14.—Mr. his trap drawn by a very find for any period less than one month will be charged as for a The Supreme War Council.
ceremony. But, what do we find, Henry Morgenthan, former costly bores. The old maned: full month.
The meetings at Versailles of
is aensl and customary in this American Ambassador to Turkey, him,What is it?” sche The daily issue is delivered free when the addressse is accessible to the Allied Sapreme War Conseil was stated that the man was officially-governed Crown Clony, has a remarkable article in this other, stopping. "Nay, 7 shis
messenger. Pest subscribers can have their copies delivered at seem to have been of an extrema standing by the Hongkong Hotel the ceremony was characterised their residences without any extra charge. Oa copias rent by ly important character, judging and begging from Earopeos by the all pervading presence of morning's World on the deliberate rival, "I was only thinkinbat plaaning of the war in advince, 1 make more money in sak post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage.
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Oplum Possession.
Poisoned Food?
Begging from Europeans. A Chinese beggar was charged before Hr. A. Dyer Ball, at the Police Court this morning. It
HOW THE KA ISER PLANNED THE WAR.
Date Fixed In Berlin Early In July 1914.
It is always rather wond to
The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00/by the subjects that were discuss-ladies. A fide of 25, or, in default, the Colony's public officials, only.He describes how Baron Wan-eitting here quist than you in "
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By Order, "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.",
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BONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1918,
WHAT DO THE GERMAN STRIKES SIGNIFY ?
snd
this decision, which is, unques
Chair Coolies at Variance.
The Colony's Health.
ed. The most important point to 14 days' hard labour, was imposed This is not all.
genheim, the German Ambassad-s month driving about the so- be noted is that “it was decided Alleged Theft of Bangles.
The bistory and statistics given for-at Constantinople, elated by behind yon fine horse.”). Eagle Copies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for that our immediate taak is a most police Court this morning, before by the Hon. the Director of Public the escapes of the warships
A woman was charged st" the cash only).
vigorous prosecution of the war &dvertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for until a change in the enemy's Mr. J. B. Wood, with stealing Works concerning the Colony's Goeben and Breslaa, which was
doabilene heralded by wireless, told him ·M-, Asqzíth juna's limt cive- period will be continued antil countermanded.
temper jastifies the hope of peace two gold bangles. Inspector Sim Water supply were (Payable in Advance.)
and wee
& very necessary padding fra Berlin in the early part of July who have earned the 223 foot- The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be on terme not involving the aid defendant stole the bangles interesting for the moment, and that a conference was held in other eminent British polidas
abandonment of freedom and in October last year,"
Balfour, Lord" Morley, eð to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shamee¤;\¡ästice in the face of an aggressive traced to Macao, where she was speech, the main theme of which 1914, at which the date of the ing sa - Romanes Leciureta ir,
unrepentant militarism" found wearing the bangles. The concerns so distasteful (sic) a war we fired.
subject sa war. However, in Tais conference was presided Carson, Lord Bryce, and therst Only the most impossible of that case was adjourned.
the speech of His Excellency the over by the Kaiser. Wangenheim Romares Lecturer there everas impossible breed of invertebrate
Two chair coolies were charged Governor, I think the pablic was present to report an condi-Mr. Gladstone. Huxley, Holan and week-kneed tribe of molly before . B. Wood, at the would have liked to have listened time in Turkey. Moltke, Chief of Hant, Sir W. M. Bamosy, d coddlers, known as the peace-st
Police Court this morning, with a discourse more edifying and the Garmin Staff, and von Tirpits Mr. Rocaswali are among he any-price persona, could cavil against the sanity of salting another chairman, elevating, than to have been were also present, and with them other names. The lestate mayo Inspector MacDonald said there regaled with facts concerning were the leaders of German on any subject except religa ticeably, the sonadest that could had been a lot of equabbling the abase of alcohol by the finance, directors of railroads and and politics, and the lecturer a by arrived at in the circumstances. Roing on, in coneqascoe of these ander classes of the Houg captains of industry, whose aid beof any nationality, Dr. Bamaar ikeDg Civil Service: sad was essential to the Kaiser in himself was a Canadian, & fried "Osrefal consideration" was also meo, with other coming down
general condemnation. patting his vast military machine and energetic supporter d given to the recent speeches of from their stand in Caine Road their Count Bertling and Count Cuarto Queens Road. His Worship In the estimation of the Hong- into operation. Each was asked it Darwin'. For the greater of ha kong Public it cannot but be he was ready for war. All replied life he was he an Agnostic, but by nin. Both were "found wanting." red each man $10.
thought that this indeed made in the affirmative, except the died an extreme High Churchman or, in the choice diction of the Daring last week there were the acession for the opening of a faanicers, who insisted that they There was some difficulty is telegram, the Council were on- natified in the Colony eix awes Great Dims, with which the must have two weeks in which to persuading Gladstone to deliver the first lecture 25 years ago. With regard to s land" like Germany, whose people long ago able to had an approximation to of diphtheria fone Portuguese, Catok Water sinks into insignifie-sell foreign securities and arrange Heras 11 of the time at sold themselves body and soul to a mere handful of super-arrogant the moderate conditions laid down and the rest Chinese), six cases ance. The remarks of His Ex- their loans." Prussians, it is necessary to be wary before drawing definite by the Allie" Very properly of enteric fever (e British, two cellency doubtires relate to fecte, Morgenthan shows how the Biarritz, and only yielded to the conclusions as to what emanates, "semi-officialy" or otherwise, from therefore both speeches were Chinese and the reat Datch), and but I think the time and occasion Keiser then went to Norway on ardent entreaties of Homanes Berlin. There seems to be no doubt, however, that the strikes about "torned down.". It is stated that which we have been reading so much of late have been of a serious regarding the question of the occurrences of email-por were met inopportune and ill-holiday to avoid raising the ane himself. It was on this occasion period of three generations in "From the date of this con- and I think if she desired me to character. Even a worm will turn sgainst ite perseontor, and there appointment of & Generalissimo, (both Chinese). Two sech of the considered. Having lived for the picion of foreign diplomats that he wrote, "Oxford is Oxford,
en'eric cases diphtheria and fore in Berlin, where organised Socialism has been Jong in evidence no official proposal has as yet been
at least theoretically it should not be a matter for astonishment put forward. Perhaps it is jast te minsted fatally as slao did Hongkong, I can speak from no ference the German fonciers climb the spire of Salisbury I little experience of general mst were basy with their part, while should attempt it. Romazes, one case of small-pcz. that, given a favourable opportunity and goaded sufficiently by as well, for it is not improb. velkowe Veterinary Surgeon, tare; and especially concerning the army marked sims. All the curiously, was a Cambridge man. economie worries, at least the more desperate of the wage-earning able that scch an office would Mr. G.J. Harvey, M.R.O.V.S., the ranks of the Civil Service, great stock exchanges experienced Bir Alfred Mond: sunounces in classes abould kick over the tisces. Politically, the Germans are be beyond the capacity of any F.VH.A., the well-known veteri, lower and apper; as well as scate fusncial depression, at least one hundred years behind the free and enlightened demo one man. The Supreme War nery wargeon of Bangkok, is pas of all classes of the commerci- German-owned stocks were quiet" Hansard that i Library of cracies of America, the British Empire and France. They are Council seems to fulfil the necessing through the Colony on his al community. Comparing the ly pashed into the market. In War lateralare is being eatsh to-day, in fact, what they have always been, a nation in bondage to eary functions; and, if co-ordina the Hohenzollerns and Prussian Junkerdom generally. Such is the tion be brought to's fine point, Way Home, having been granted present times with many years New York, as I found afterwards, ed in connection with
a commission is the army Veterigo, one cannot fail to notice an there were astonishing alamps in War Museum. A sum
has been allocated for the purpose; nation that aspires to dominate the world in the twentieth century, the desired obj of should be mary Department. He has been improvement in the sobriety of quotations.
bat only £180) has yet been spent. it only qualification being that it stadied the barbarous art of war, achieved without resting so great reterinary surgeon to the Tarf ali olasses of the community; but als
It seems that ularga i while all enlightened nations were doing their utmost to forget its power and so wide a respon Clab and Sports Club at Bangkok years ago, the conditions that then
of boɔka, junensis, and to turn their thoughts in the direction of something more sibility in any one man. Is is a for several years, his advice being obtained, expecially for those of
other cognato: ennobling to the masses generally.j
job for a Napoleor, and with all of great value to race owners, the lower ranke, were far more cumbed, not so much to alcohol "% The strikes in Berlin and elsewhere, even though they do not respect to the generals on both He is staying at the Astor House unfavourable. Diseases were ram for alcohol's sake, but from this being received from Gro seem to smount to much in the results attained, certainly indicate sides there does not appear to be Hotels
pant and their causes and origin taken me of it in striving to Department amanliness that is somewhat surprising, and which may, even yet, one approaching the mighty
unknown, housing socommoda- maintain efficiency of constitu- publishers and Good Friday Music. given the right directive force, lead to results that might go at least Bonaparte either in genins or Mr. Denman Faller hopes to tion for the lower classes was poor tion and work. Eome way towards removing the haughtiness of the Hobenzollerns (initiative.
give a selection from the "Ebjth" and their pay generally was small Nor has this obtained only women clor ka and the absurd clsize of theJunkers. So fer as can be gathered from
on the Cathedral on Good Friday, and inadequate. Daring times of amongst the lower rank of the there be the telegrame, the recent strikes in various parts of Germany
when a mollection will be made in disease and trouble, the lower Civil Service. The siguity chiefly that poverty is making itself more than over
aid of certain War Fande. Pract ranks of the public services; men of the lower ranke in com. manifest in consequence of the blockade and that hanger is proying
ices will be field in the Othedral police, sanitary officials and the mercial spheres has been quite on to erect more potent than patriotism. Or can it possibly be the case, that
on Thured-ya, commencing on like, "have been called upon to par; and those whose experience French the Germans are at last awakening to the absurdity of being led
February 14, at 6 pm. snd Mr. perform almost superhuman carries them over many years, following the cas like so many sheep to the slaughter to feed the vanity of a pampered The following is the approx Faller will be glad to hear from tseks and with a greas massare and who maybe have been years before the olase which arrogantly locks upon Germany's telling masses ae.so mate statement of the Hong any willing to assie, au soon as of success; bat unhappily with "through the mill, will readily Egyptian Aeria
The latest news regarding the strikes is somewhat conflicting. receipts for the week ending given comprises epverst numbers has been then that the lower Conditions at the present sra | Monilisi
kong Tramway Company's traffic possible. The selection to be very little credit and thanks, It endorse the fact. The notorious Fremdenblatt, which at one time was want to print the February 2nd, 1918 -- not given last yanına
hard-worked effisial has been happily grea most scurrilons statemente regarding England, but which to-day
Kowloon Our Day." paly too ready and foresd to this to a great exter Receipts Agregatə appears to have acquired a praiseworthy mildaeas-owing perhaps
fur week Escalpia for
A works.
A sum of $11,000, an instal sustain hia asrength by sible for a com $12,908 61.108 meat of the net proceeds of the stimulante; and many an arḍnons tion if the evil
Excelleno 13,428 69 098 Fair, Files of badges and raf, teak performed has only
bas already been paid in to the been accomplished by the Impre
man' off 522 7,990 Hon. Tresourer of the War Charis devotion of the
tias Committee. A detailed bal the lower rank, and at the enos cheet will be issued shortly, exp
much cannon fodder ?".
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TRAMWAY RETURNS.
to the feet that it is published in the decayed port of Hamburg This Year: says that strikes" have broken out in all the industriel works at Last Year : Labeak, while other German pepera report that strikes have ended Increase: at Oologue, Cassel, Brosian, Leipzig snd. Ludwigshaven, bat have Decrees extended to Dresden. Both in Berlin and other cities the ralivities
of the sizikers, which seem, in many cases and for some nasccount- *ble resson, to be specially directed towards masahing tramway cars, have been sharply repressed by the póliov, and in some case troops Inve been called out. The whole businter. On the one side we have
evidently
golded to setion by the daily-growing certainty that def for thems in movilfblo and that the sooner they do s thing tr
bang
about peace the better it will be for
the other
we have German officia
country while on
Tm and The War.
Is to dispatch Gaszd Sharp
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wonders wil