WATSON'S
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, 1EBRUARY 27,
HYGIENOL
Sir Henry Blake.
DAY BY DAY.
AS LONG AS YOU LIVE YOU CAN HELP SOMEBODY, LIFE IS A GLORIOUS THING.-Ward.
There is not one in Hongkong bat will have felt the deepest sorrow at the death of Sir Henry Blake, particulars of which were announced in our issue of yester.
To-morrow's « Anniversary. Tomorrow is the anniversary day. There are a good many of the relief of Ladysmith (1900), A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AND PERFECTLY, ȘAFE people still resident here who re- member him as Governor, bat
DISINFECTANT.
The best preventative of
INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
"SOLD ONLY BY
whether he was known personally
The Dollar. **
U.S. PLANS FOR FOREIGN TRADE
A Means of Winning, the War.
1918.
SHANGHAI OVERSKÀS CLUB.
TODAY'S MISCELLANY.
Annual Meeting of Local Branch. They were dicaswing in the train - drematio litiofem. The The annual general meeting of white-hatted gentleman with eye- The event of transcending the Shanghai Branch of the Ovary glanes on the bay of his nose importance to the foreign trade seas Club, which was but poorly listened in silent disgust. Gen- hearance of the United States evening, in the hall of the Royal moment of the world's best play. of the country daring 1917 was stended, was held yesterday vereation side-slipped to the best into the war," declares Mr. Bar- Asiatic Society, when Sir Everard. A stadent of De Quincey inthamedi The opening rate of the dollar well 8. Outler in his first senus Framer presided, supported by about the knooking at the guts in or not, anyone in the Colony on demand today was 2. 11.5/8d. report a chief of the Barean Mrs. H. O. Marshall, Maeers. A. "Macbeth" The young lady with of Foreign and Domestic Akehurst, Campbell Henderson, the music-case whispered of Irv Commerce."From the begin H.. Read, E. Janser Hogg, and ing's drucken Daborg to the ning of the war to the time of J A. Smallbones mays the North room at midnight" You're a Mee Cheung, the well-known ont entrance into it, continues China Daily News, of February 20. beauty, you are!”—as a dramatic photographer, has secured
Mr. Catler, the business of the The annual report, which with touch of haunting quality in wonderfully good selection of Americas manufacturer and ex- the scoopnis were adopted on the her experience. The slim doctor pictures taken of the terrible disaster which occurred at the Race Course on Tuesday.
to-day realises that he was a wise, just and generoun man" who go verned this Colony of Hongkong in such 8 manner that he endeared himself
tory section of the community, but more especially to the Chinese by whom he was beloved se a wise counsel lor and friend; & just administra
tor
"Photographs of Disaster.
The Military Cross,
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new in the markets|characterised them as very ustis- pleares, Zire!” would take “a port opportunities in the mork of proposition of the chairman, who in khabi said that Voltaire for of non-belligerent countries to factory, stated inter alia :--- lot of licking," "But it can be
a ever ready to lead
The nawa will be received with take wies and needful atapa in We are under obligation, by lioked, and sometimes" is,” the i ympathetic ear, and give sterling pleasure that among the re- preparation for trade after the agreement, to defray the cost of white hatted gentlemen inter advice to those in need of it. The ipients of the Military Cross,, and to sell munitions and maintaining three beds in Netley posed. They recred round to
Hospital, which requires 19 per him. He set aside his newrosper. Chinese knew that any difficulties notified in the London Gastle of supplies to the belligerents.
"These were legitimate so num. This was remitted in the and placed a Asshy finger drep of their's would be smoothed out December 17th, appears the name tivities. They were vital to the early part of the year, being ob into the terra-colta air-cushion of
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., if humanely posible - by Sid of Lions & Harris, the post of industrial life of the nation, Ba: uined to s considerable extent by his obse, ontstretched, palio
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1918,
THE DERBY DAY CATASTROPHE,
A Great Administrator,
a considerable extent. He did all in bis power to add to its advancement and that he succeeded admirably we in Hong- kong can testify. He spared no island under under his control, and, when he left extreme regret was felt by all. What Hong
BONGKONG POLICE RESERVE,
Orders issued to-day by Mr. F. 0. Jenkia D. 8. P. (R.) state — Anniversary.
The Subscription Dance and all Social functions arranged for Saturday, next, March, 2od, in connection with the anniversary, are hereby cancelled.
All subscriptions will be daly refunded.
Inspectors.
WAR-TIME BOOTS
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Hasty Blake, to whom they could Mr. A. H. Harris of Hongkong..when we entered the war the per- the voluntary contributions of Not often," he said." "But for Glways torn. This deepest sorrowW
spective changed. Trade with our members, and a handsome ad: shrill, sheer electric shock abort and regret is felt by all at the
was saecciates Resumed & new, adition was secured by means of of Sing Sing chair, can you 188 death of this fine gentleman who
different, B
greater an interesting address upon Mr. anything to lick these three did so much for the Colony
significance in our sys. It be Radyard Kipling given by r. works: Letters with orders "?”
the Apollo during his term of adminstration.
same primarily a means of wian- Henry Schlee in ing the war rather than of winn-Taestre apon March 8...
He was not wearing a kilt, but y The other Overseas ClubFaads, he had a tam o'shanter on his ing profile. It became a link The time which Bir Henry
between the greatest storehouse which this Branch supports, are Blake served as Governor of
in the world and the European the Tommies' Christmas Fund, head and a tie helmet on bis Hongkong was marked by many
nations with whom we had cast the Tobacco Fand, she Gift-boxes back. His face was tanned, so the (or Hamper) Fand, and the colour of a well-polished brown. vicissitudes calling for thought
our lot in the world struggle. fal generalship. Bat under bis
"Oar attitude towards the Aircraft Fund. These funds have boot, and his blue syen shone like in non-belligerent benefited daring 1917 to the stars. He had just arrived from guiding hand a safe course wAS
markets steered, and difficulties sa they
countries has also changed sa a extent of £1,300, £64, £188, and France with all his pack, and it was on Victoria Station Underground matter of coure. Trade with $3,575 respectively." Besides aroee dealt with in such sn able manner that good rose in their All Inspectors, other than Staff, them must now be conducted with esisting the Overseas Club that I saw him. A train was com stead. One of the most import-ara requested to attend Head- a careful and patriotic deference Funds, the Branch bag succeeded ing in, and, pointing to it, be questioned a divilisa, on the plat- ant changes which took place in quarters Club in mafti, bot with to the successful prosecution of in contributing nearly $700 to form. He astered three syllables, Polish Relief Food, with the 10nent - on-the-first, the Colony was the taking over Swords, at 5.30 p.m. on Friday the war. Preparations that we the
.to the Fund for by Great Britain of the New Haroh let. The Sergeant Major make to hold our place in those $1,300
The paraled passenger shook his and Territories. The time waY
markete and to expand our Blind Soldiers
Sailors head. The conductor stepped off a will attend.
opportunities must be made for (which resulted from the refs of the train, and when addres stormy one, bat with his never
Inspection.
time being with atriots motor our kindly presented to ed in the same manner he fast failing tact and judgement Sîr The attention of all ranks is the
to policies which the Club by Mr. J. D. Clark) and stared at the dixed and anxions Henry Blake tided over the an drawn to previous orders concern.reference ziens moments. The late Govering His Excellency the Governor's govern car political relations. $318 to the Boyal Flying Corps warrior as if he were a Hottentot confidently Hospital in London. Altogether, and bellawed bis equally unintel nor saw the Colony grow rapidly, Inspection on Sunday next, March | However,
expected that our trade with the amount which the Branch ligible version of the train's and its prosperity increase to 3rd, at 4 pm.
South America, the Far East, has succeeded in raising daring destination. My heart bled for South Africs, and with Australia the year in furtherance of war the stranded soldier, but I was will not be too seriously interfer» time philanthropy is approximate- ed with, and that we may reap ly £5,885. Members sad other late, and, besides, I had no more ides then the others where in the future the benefite of hav sympathisers have very generous he wanted to go. Perhaps he was Marked by a tragedy, the full dimensions of which are at present
Te than markets als motributed to the funds, daing Welsh or Guelio or evØD history of the Colony as one of the blackest in its pages. Such a
assiduously Some Regulations.”
and intelligently and, in addition, the entertain-Erse. His voice was deep and devastating affaire as yesterday's would always cast a deep and
daring the past few years. ments arranged by the Club havA. lasting gloom over any community, but there is an added horror
strong, and there was no The Becretary of the War
"Important as it is that we been a very valuable ecuros of difficulty in hearing the sounds when it is remembered that the Colony was en fets and that the kong lost other places gained, for Offies announces that the Army hold our own advantage in these fusncial assistance. In this con- he uttered. They were, with the pleasure week of the year has been turned into one of extensive he devoted his life assiduously to Council bave issued an order and other markets, we must not action hearty thanks are due to stress on the firs and write he mourning. The boliday spirit was all abroad, the Hongkong Derby the betterment of the community under which boot manufacturers lose sight of the fact that all anch all who have helped in any way tone on the third syllable, Bantpon race had resulted in a sensational and extremely popular win for where bie sphere of labour lay mat comply with the directional advantages are likely to disap. to speare their succese; to adver- Cross? It was only as the spon one of Hongkong's most seteemed pablic benefactors, when in a Daring bis stay here he never given from time to time by the pear if we do not come out of tisera in the programmes, to the was leaving the station, that re few minutes the hand of death had taken toll, in catastrophic fashion- tired in bis endeavour to bring Director of Raw Materials, with the war victoriously."
ladies who spent arduous days in alised that he wanted the terminus of hundreds of lives. The appalling anddenness of the event, the about a better understanding a view to the production of
The report reviews in an ex eoliciting the advertisements, and of the Midland Railway, called by heart-rending and terrible ecense that were witnessed, together between Chinese and Britons, war-time boots and shoes. The haustive manner the foreign trade to others who acted as welleza ot
Londoners "Spencers,"" with the fine display of practical help that was forthcoming from That be accceeded is fully boots must be made of classes of of the country during the fiscalp ogrammes, · etc.. in the uniformed and civil spectators stand out prominently in a disaster borne out by the fact that when leather and to specifications ap-yest ended June 30, 1917, which theatres, and particularly to
The death of Mr. Percy Harri- that was full of great incidents. From the moment that the first he had finished his term of proved by the Director of Eawit refers to as "our greatest year Mr. Edward I. Ezra and Mr. sound of rending timbers was heard to the completion of the devse-office the Chinese paid to him a Matarisia, and the manufacturer in foreign trade," "says Com-A, P. Stokes for organizing our upon the abandonment of his son came so comparatively close tation, scarcely twenty minutes had elapsed, and from a row of glowing tribute, aud neknow must stamp upon the apper bis merce
Reports, Washington. entertainments in the Olympic famous concerts that it might plesaure stands the booths had been turned into hideans charnal ledged their deep sense of logs at registered number and upon the The statistics are arranged to Theatre acon November 21 and almost be said he died in harga. baasse. To describe in detail all the scenes that followed the his retirement. The news of Sir sole the retail asle price, together show the growth of trade, month in the Victoria Theatre upon At the same time, though, breaking out of the Asmes would be to recite horrors almost too Henry Blake's death has been with the words" War Time." It by month, since 1915, so that the December 4 respectively.. Mr. 8. repulsive to read. The thousands of people who stood aghast to received with sincere sorrow by is farther enacted, that: effect of the war may be easily Hertzberg,
cannot omit to suggest that he proprietor of the rather outlived his honourable watch others perish were weighed "down with poignant grief, and everyone in the Colony.
1. Priority must be given to traced..
Apollo Theatre and St. George's day and certainly went beyond it will be many's long day; if ever, before the memory can be clean-
the manufacture of war-time! Considerable space is given to Oiseme, and Mr. A. Ramos, pro- his audiences who would not go sed of the hideous night that was presented.
boots over sil work other than the unusual sotivities of the prietor of the Victoria and even so far as he to adapt the On all sides one heard nothing hat the highest praise for the
Government work”-
Bareau daring the year that re- Olympic Theatree, have granted concerts to changing conditions. work of the police sad those men of the military and naval forces It is not a little remarkable that 2. The manufacturer mast sell salted from the entrance of the the ass of their theatres upon In recent years Mr. Harriton who were on the course. All people were naturally impelled by ha- the present year, which is sup- only at the wholesale prio), United States into the war, there moet generous terms, and ordial brought Nikisch before s manitarian impulse to rush to the scene and try to extricata these poeed among Chinese to be a bad approved by the Director of Raw activities, including the or- acknowledgement is due to them patrona" tthat was the word aniozivunts persone who were imprisoned in the mass of wreckage one for them, should have started Materiale, but may allow dis- genîastion of a staff for licensing also.
they chose to be named by), but the and whom the Hames were threatening every monent to involve, but in sach & diesstrous fashion, counts of 5 per cent for cash pay-exports, work in connection The following officers were the valour of the men who have been trained to emergency and dan. When the year was welcomed in, ment within 30 days or 6 per with the tin-plate conservation elected for the ensuing rest spirit of unrest into their comfort great impressionist unloosed the ger, set an example that calls for nothing but high laudation. Facing a plague was decimating the in-cect, for cash payment within campaign, the collection of in- President, Sir Everard Fraser; det. For the Dolor roaring flames which gave out a best intense military man and police habitants of some of the northern seven days.
formation concerning foreign em Vice-President, Mr. H Browth;adiences were totally differens 3. The msanfacturer maat keep bargo legislation, the facilitation Committee, Mesdames E. I. Excu, from your ordinary concert crowd, worked right up to the last, and many were the lives saved through provinces, the visitation being their splendid efforts. In a dark story there is this bright spot and one of the most serious ever account of the cost of manufacture of importe of raw materiale from L. W. O. Lorden and H. O. Mer rashed as it is by the custo it has a brightness of which all should be prond.
known. The year was only a day available for inspection by the Enasis, the protection of American eball, and Messrs. E Janner Although for many years the string of matched boothe bas been old when an earthquake trans- Director of R Materiale, to trade-marka in foreign countries, Hogg, A. Akehurst, Campbell current of modern music; and a festare of the races this is the first occurrence of its kind to mers formed Swatow from a prosperous whom monthly returns of the and numerous others, all of Henderson, H. W. Lacas, H. E. sophisticated to the point of meeting, and the one sopis uppermost in the minds of all is whether little shipping port into a place of boots made and sold must be which were carried on by the Reid, J. A. Smallbɔges and a.. D, scrasily baring viewa due precautions are taken to ensure that anoh erections are safe.. It raine, the disaster taking large rendered.
| regular Borean staff, except the Smart.
such disturbing modern thirge is all very well to be wise after the event, and discover that there toll of life. An outbreak of a new
as the symphonic poem, and, 4. Boota rejected by factorise, export licence work, for which It was also decided, after some indeed, knowing, not only that was a flaw in the ordinarily marvellona strength with which the disease to the Colony is at the merchants or retail dealers must volunteer work was accepted discussion, to alter the rule re Debussy exploits the whole-tone Chinese builders imbue these structures, but there will have to be moment threatening to assume be retained by the manufacturer from the outside.
lating to the payment of the sosie and composed "L'Apres some satisfying saurance forthcoming that the authorities had taken large proportions here, and we until inspected by the Director of Attention is called to the in-annual subscription, whereby a
midi d'an Fanne," but also that every care to ascertain that, given fair wear and tear and an aver- know that, during the last few Kaw Materials and risased for creased extent to which foreign member might become a life that work is based on a poesa by age load, the net work of poles and strate capable of withstanding days the numbers that have been sele on terms approved by him, marketa Have been studied member of the branch on pay Mallarme, Not the Harrison the strain that was put upon them. Some of the occupante say that admitted to hospital have been 5. All disputes arisng in con through the agency of travelling ment of a sum of $50,- --
audiences were born and nurtured there was first an alarm of fire which stampeded the people to one quite large and that the per- nection with the sale of the boots special agents. At the beginning The proceedings closed with a
in the prima donus tradition, and side thas putting an unexpected strain on the alructures, whilst centage of deatha, is high. And, mast he referred to the Director of of the fiscal year there were 13 vote of thanks to the chairman. «
even that wonderful phenomenon others say that the sound of cracking timbers was the first intima-(of course, the latest event to Raw Materials or persons no- such agents in the employ of the] --
assisted by the tenor with bia tion that any had of the impending collapse, and that it was then put in the recital is that which minsted by him, whoe decision Barean, while at the close of
white gloves and the fɔwer that the rush took place. In any event it is a matter for careful marred Derby Day the full shall be final.
the year this staff had been dou erquiry, and if censure is deserved it should not be spared. At extent of which is even get It is an office and the order: bled. The information collectsd capacity of a Government baresu ibis contcould carry them Home there is such a thing as Board of Trade Regalstions that havol not koowni
Nine but the
1. To sell war time boots at a by these agents helps American compared with the highly no farther in their innermost to be complied with in the case of permanent or temporary boild-, most superstitions and the retail price other than bat stemp manufacturers to extend their organised forces characteristic bear than Bellini, Donizetti inge for the housing of the human beings, and whilst the Building Chinese are essentially thai-willed on the sale.
Itrade now, and is also aimed to of large private enterprises and Verdi, and early Verdi st Ordinance here protects the housebolder and ensures the use of safe place soy significance on the fact 2. Meliciously to alter or help them prepare for trade after for this is a feeling all too that. As we have said, Me materials and proper construotion in ordinary dwellings it will be that these evente have followed deface the price and the words the war.
emmon among business man. I Harrison was a bolder spirit, and interesting to know whether any supervision is exercised in the case one another with each rapidity,War Time" borne onthe sole of Before entering the Barean. fad that a misapprehension of the in his last seasons introduced as of such erections, the collapse of which has thrown the Colony into but it is not the first time that the boot,
Mr. Cutler was president of value of the Barena is based on 10 naw things by Elgar, et leset, mourning. There has always been a fund of faith in the strength the coincideros of omen and 3. To stamp the weds "War large manufacturing concern, atypicalignorance of the Bureau's and not only gave na N kisch, but of bamboo structures, bus that faith should scarcely have been suf-sotaallity has occurred. Those Time" on boots whit do not fact that lends interest to the current activities, Plasas let zeleo the unforgettahie kerkurās ; ficient to do away with inspection by a competent official, and the who already believe in signs sad comply with the providons of the following estimate of the Boreau's emphasise the conviction that the but it was only in the course of Government will certainly be not a little questioned as to the true wonders will have their faith order.
service to the manufastuser;" Bareau of Foreign and Domestic nature that he should not have state of affairs on the matter. If supervision is exercised, people intensified, whilst those who do. To use for my other "As a practical manufacturer Commerce is a genuinely pro-succeeded to the end, and that will want to know a little more than they already do so to the precise not-and among Europeans they purpose without a pamit from and exporter, I entertained to Aducing agency, well organised, "Harrison's eventually found cause of the collapse, for it should not be necessary to wait until a are the majority will certainly the Director of Raw Materials mild extent an instinctive, 8500 and calculated to arist our itself crowded out of the hitly. tragedy of appalling dimensions like that which has overtaken the have to admit that there has been leather obtained for the manu- ticism regarding the efficiency in manufacturers and merchants in barly of stairs to-day in what of Colony to learn that the building was unable to bear the strain it a regular wars of dissater. 'facture of war-tims boot. / organisation and productive ways eminently was intended to support.
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