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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 1918.
Postal
men.
bere.
German Lies.
NOTHING GOOD CAN BE DONE WITHOUT INTENSE FEELING. Ruskin,
Tomorrow's Anniversary. Tomorrow is the 18-h birthday of H. R. E. Prince. Henry,
GOOD FRIDAY MUSIC.
Elijah" Selections at the
Cathedral.
1893
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week anding April 6, 1895.)
SHARE REPORT.
Messrs. Benjamin & Potts, im their share report dated Thurs- day, the 28th March, state comm
Sinos on Inst report of the 22nd instant, the March Settle- ment has been»: satisfactorily negotiated and in spite of a fairly heavy liquidation for that account rates have on the whole kept-up well. Exchange has declined The Dollar.
somewhat, butṣinvestment stooke March 30-The rate of the have not on the whole been. dollar an demande.to-day is 2/83ffected by the declines
No Danger i
Shanghai-market has again...” April 4—The next meeting of been solve for Cotton shares and
the Odd Shanghai Dooka and a good deal. this great work have been render the members of
St. John's Cathedral was Peak Sunday School.
literally picked set evening, we are asked to state that when various selections from Sunday Sabool will be held in the Hendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" Peak School at 4.30 p.m. on were rendered by a special: phoir Eater Sunday. *:
of local ladies and genderen. Good Friday evening has been marked in Hongkong for many yeara ipaat by an event of this assure, and though portions of
match.
Athletics,
Golf Club Theft.
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We are sure that the public will appreciate the virummetanos that the authorities have now made it possible for us to resome the Post Office notifications of outgoing mails. For all too long a time residents have been kept completely in the darkaq far as the best time for posting is con- cerned, and we can only hope that the present aystem will be continued indefinitely now that it has been revived. In Singapore. We understand, the postal To Lady Golfers. authorities, have a most excellent We are asked to state that method in operation, which is ladies can play" galf over the much to the benefit of business Happy Valley Course on Monday At the beginning of every afternoon, as well as Sunday month, the maila for England afternos.
ed before, many of the solos and Volumes will be held at the of basinses has been done at during the sooceeding four weeke Opioni. Smugglers. *** choruses given last night were Hongkong Hotel to-morrow even-higher rates than last week.
The rubber, market in Singa- are alphabetically designated, in Balore Mr. J. R. Wood, at the heard here for the first time.ing at 9 p.m. Subject: Eastern rotation-the first one due for Police Court this morning, five Residents of the Colony owe nov. Western life, Animated dis- pore remains about the departure being described as Chinese were charged with being little debt to Mr. Damsa Faller, cussion sure, but no danger The following are. fo-day's cable
quotations "A. Hail," the second "B Mail" in unlawful possession of raw F.R.0.0., LB A.M., the Cathe anticipated,........
Bauka. After sales at $610. A Complaint. and eo on. The advantage of opium in varying amounte to dral organist, who undertakes the this system is that the business 10 lb. Evidence was given by organising of these occasions, and April 4—A correspondent the rate declined to $605 and at Inspecter Wildin, who said de the very large body of people writte:-I wonder who it is allow this price some business was put A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., man can ensure his originals and tuspesis writed from Japan who listened to last evening's ed that any enterprising Chinese through. This stock is litile maile, by marking the envelopes yesterday and the opium was masio were given a really enjoy-coolle who wishes to start a steadier on account of the wester in the one case "A. Mail" and in found in their possession. His able evening. Seeing that the machine shop in the middle of exchange at the oleme.” Marine & Fire Insurance.*** the other "B. Mail" eto. Thus, Worship inflicted finiss which collection was in aid of the Fand Hongkong has simply to hire a although the duplicate may be totalled 8825.
for Crippled Soldiers and Sailors, roce large snough to hold a forge With the exception of aslea of which posted at the same time as the
it was extremely gratifying to see and fathe, and use the open street Unions at $800 we bare no busi
for his workshop. Although I live nese to report: Oratons have original, it is not sent off till the Mr. A. H. Swan, of Shanghai, soch a large gathering.
the postal Ssore'sry for Obins for the Far Dealing with the work of these near se possible to the centra bayers at 8320 and Yangtrace succeeding mail. authorities holding it back in Esstern Athletic Games, is a chorus, it has to be frankly stated of the city, I have the misfortune are enquired for in.the North at accordance with the instructions present in the Colony and will that great credit is due to those to have three each establishments 'bai 82171 Ex.73 Hongkong on the envelope. This is a most present the medale won at Tokyo responsible for the training, for in the same stress which is there Fires are nominal at $303 ex the simple plan, and one which might last year by the Hongkong the singere seemed to be thorough by rendered a modern edition of dividend of 827 paid on the 27tb well be copied by the authorities athletes, at the Chinese Y.MO.Aly acquainted with all the in- Dant's Inferno Night and.da: instant. China Fires have bayers oo Monday, the 1st April. There tricacies of the composition and the whole thoroughfare is filled at $133 and North Chinse could will be an exhibition game of gave them with dua to regard to with noisy, dirty coolies and also be placed at Tle. 120. Volley Ball at 4 pm. on the expression. The attack was in engineering plant, hard at work Shipping. Deferred Indoe,, Association groande in Bridges variably good, and, generally in the roadway, so that I often owing to liquidation for the However serious the Garman Street, between two picked teams. speaking, the singing was well-have to wait some time for a lull Settlement, declined to $150, at offensive operations in France The public is invited to witness balanced, though спе
felt in the din before I can speak to which rate, and at $151, a good may have been during the past this witch. The medals will be at times that the bass was a anybody. Is ridiculous contrast many shares changed hands. The week, there cannot be the slight given out at the close of the little over-powering against so to this unchecked nuisance, I market is steady at the latter est doubt that the enemy bas
industriosa quotation. Preferred Isdes have small a body of contraltos. But have often seen LANG. On the 29th March, at 98, The Peak, the wife of been indulging in the most glar
it would be asrping to criticise, policemen chasing street hawkers buyers at $321. Douglases after A. O. Lang of a son.
ing exagerations of what has A Chinese "pleaded guilty, and only praise can be bestowed, and cake sellere dodging in and sales at 377 dropped to a selling been accomplished. It is pro- before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the It is not possible to refer to all out among the boilers and parte quotation of $74 and 10 business bably in the matter of aviation Police Court this morning, to a the oborus work in detail, bat of machinery, only because the reported. Steamboata have reports that he has shown his charge of stealing some door fit "Thanks be to God", and "Holy poor men have obstructed' the been done at $18) end $19 and close with bayers offering the greatest capacity for falsehood. tinge from the Golf Club at Holy, Holy" were items particular greet with a basket of peanate cr
latter price. Star Forrice are stilt Cae of the German statemente Happy Valley. Defendant said ly well-sung.
oranges! It would be interesting asya that during a few days of he had no food and could get no Of the soloists, it is only to know if a Europeaz, anxious to on offer at $28,
Docks, Whatres and Godowns. the fighting no fewer than ninety work. Inspector Sim said the possible to refer generally, for the get plenty of warehouse room sad
Hongkong and Whampoa three Allied aeroplanes were mea was one of those unfortunate majority of the evening was taken space for workmen. without pay Docks were again placed during brought down, but inasmuch as coal colies who could not find up with individusi work Nona ing reas, would be allowed to British and French reports work. Defendant had taken the will think it invidious totion carry on sn of fresco establish the week at $1314 and there are bave every day stated the nam Police to the Club and shown the very fine solo of Mrs. Mariel, ment all over the roadway like burers now stiflex the dividend of $9) paid on the 26th bat of losses, and that the them where he stole the fittings "Woe unto them". The Colony these Ubinese."
instant. Shanghai Dooks have. total is fer behind the German from. A lot of material had been has in Mr. Mariel a fiae con-
School Theatricals,
advanced rapidly all the week; figure, we may safely conclude stolen from the premises. His ralto singer. Misa Soost, Mra. April 5.-Hor the first time in the cash rate now being Tle. that the enemy has been exercis Worship sent defendant to prison Hill, Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Joba the history of the Colony, are 1021, business having been done ing bie imagination to no small for 21 days' hard labour, stone were the other lady cloiste presentation et pas of Shake for June at Tie. 107 and Tia. 108. extent. On the other hand, there
and all gave most enjoyable peare's playa has been put beface The market closes with a strong While in France affairs are still of paramennt interest, the ia ample evidence to show that is notified that the Board of elections: Other solos were the public by school boys. The demand. Kowloon Wharves have situation in Russia is now of such a nature that ifceatainly means the Germans have been hopelessly Arbitratore appointed to deter taken by Mr. H. E. Mariel, the papils of High School, reading changed hands at 883 and 8831 osrefal consideration. From the latest news to hand from Russia, it beaten in the serial operations mins the amount of compensation Bus. Mr. Gland Severn, and Mr. up the subjects for the Oxford and close with buyers offering would appear that remarkable changes are being effected chenges, which have marked the battle, to be paid in respect of the E. J. E. Jones, the fat-named Local Examination, had to study $82. indeed, of such a charseter as to lead one to conclude that it is not for time and again the Allied reemption of Lot No. 2309 in hearing the greater part of the The Tempest," and by their Lande, Hotels & Buildings.-- improbable that the national spirit of Russia, which bas been steach airmen have had the skies practi- Survey District IV is constituted work. It should be mentioned own r.quest arrangements were a low ebb of late, may now revive and even at this late hour place cally to themselves, with terrible as follows: His Honour the that the double quartet "Holy, made for a representation of Acts Humphreys Estates have been the Russian people in the position which they ought to resapy resnits on enemy masses of troops. Chief Justice (Chairman), Mr. Holy, Holy" was given by Miss II and III, which was successful sold at 86, but with this exception France, which, despite Bassia's deplorable defection, has all along We are, in fact, told that swo Charles Henry Gale, (appointed Soft, Mins Crees, Mrs. Muriel, ly accomplished yesterday, when no sales under this heading are ramsined in close touch with her old Ally, at whore call she went Divisions on the way to the battle by His Excellency the Governor) Mrs. Stubbings, re. Johnstone, some two bundred persons were Central Estates at $00, Hotels at reported. There are bayers of to wat, has been approached by M. Trotzky, on behalf of the Bal front were almost totally annihi and Tesng Kam-Lom (nominated Mrs, Wetton, Kre. Hill and Mrs. attracted by this altogether novel 8874 and Linds at 284, whilst sheriks, to help Russia to organise her army. The appeal has lated by a hundred French by the owner). It is further Lyle.
spectacle.
Kowloon Lands at §27) and West been made to the French Military Mission, a body which, we learn, machines before they had had an notified that a meeting of the The fall choras was as follows:
Points at $78 are both nominal. ocnsists of five hundred officers and is at present in Russia, doubt opportunity of firing a single Board will be held at the Courts. Beatley, Mrs. W. H: Bell. April 6.At the meeting of Olle & Mining. — Langkais less with the object of assisting Rassis to withstand the enemy a shot. Facts like these are far more of Justice, on Saturday, the 6th Mrs. Whinfield, Mish Green, Miss the "Job Lote" Isat night, after have been placed at Tia: 144 and far as possible and also to bring about that national unity which ie satisfying than German lies, day of April, at 10 a.m.
Hastings, Mrs. Bevington, Miss an animated though not interest bayers in the North are offering exsential if Basis is to be of any further service in the great served up for the consumption of
Alice Memorial Hospital. Hansen, Mrs. Wetton, Miss Gooding discussion, it was decided by Tha, 141 Bruha have sellera s siruggle of Demcorsey, as represented chiefly by Great Britain," gailible public upon whose The Hon. Treasurer of the all, Miss Goggin, Miss Holloway, a majurity of Extern-born person 3, Kailans are still wanted at France, Italy, the United States, and Belgium, against Auto credulity the German High Con- Alics Memorial and Affiliated Hies Jack, Mrs. Leach, Miss B. that life in the Wast is better than 411, Ural Caspisos remain
by Germany, represented
Austris, and Turkey mand is making huge calis.
Hospitals bege to acknowledge That sachs Mission, if the opportunity presented itself, would
with thanks the following dous. Jennings, Mrs. Johnstone, Miss life in the East. They had better nominal at 20), and Shells are
E. Lille, Mrs. Steadman, Miss go at once,
quoted 120/ buyers. do good work, is evident from what is now taking place, for it is Heroes All.
tions to the fonds of the Hos Lintott, Miss Dorothy May, very likely to be the case that while the initiative in this latest
“I sew a small party to day, sopitals:Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., Miss B Mow Fang, Miss-L. phase of the Russian situation seems to have been taken by the Bolshevik leader it may likewise be concluded that the Missionary that they could hardly $100; Sir Paul Chetar, OMG., Neave, Mrs. Miller, Miss J. walk, bolding hands like tired $50; Canadian Pacific Ocean Rodgers Mira. Brieger, Mise itself had no little part in it. Be that as it may, it is certain that children and leaning against each Services Oo., Ltd., $50 Gibb, Stone, Mire Piercy, Mro, Stark, good work has been done, and that as a conscquence there is some other like dranken men, but Livingston and Co., 850; Stand Miss Scott, Miss O. Scott, Mrs. The following table shows the grounds for believing that the spirit of the Bassian nation, so much holding up their heads gamely, ard Oil Co. of New York, 350: Wynne, Mrs. Cousins, Miss standard time at which Official tried of late by chana within and a ruthless tyranny without, has showing no kind of diemsy." SA. B. Watson and Co., Ltd., $501 Cooper, Mrs. Goodall, Mrs. Lyle, Night ends and begins daring the been revived. Oleses has been re-taken by those who, in the writes Mr Philip Gibbs of British A. F. Aroulli, $25; Benjamin Mrs. W. J. Bill. Mrs. Muriel, month of April, 1918 -- present confused state of affaire, seem to have the true welfare of soldiers who for six days and and Potte, $25; British American Mrs. Stubbings, Masters Martin, Russia and the Russian people at heart; and who, doubtless, sided nights had been fighting sa never Tabuco C$25; Cawasjes Talbot, Thornbill, Holloway, by the French Military Mission, have been able to continue fighting men fought before. Surely no Paianjeo and Co., $25; Lane Deane, Rollitt, Youngs, Whine Apr. let, 6.06 8 despite the great diffinities opposing them. They seem to be one can read his glorious tribale Cranford and Co. $26 N. J. field, Brown and Howell; Mensre. determined to show that while seriona defections have taken place to these b-ggard, war-worn Blabb, $25; Sir Ellie Kedoorie, G. Davie, H. McTavish, E. Booten, in certain provinces of Russia, in acquiesoing in the demands of heroes, battling against most 325 Hon. Mr. E. E Pollock, D. M. Goodall, J. Bodger, A. Germany, yet the Russian nation is still ecard at heart and only terrible odds without feeling an K.0, $20.
Gregory, H. Hayward. G. Hol requires good guidance to right itself. This spirit seems to be overwhelming thrill of pride at A Shaken Law-Breaker. Loway, T. Hitt, B. J. E. Jones, Before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the G, L Platt, W. Q. Collins, V. present in the determission of the Bolsheviks to oppose the inva the augaenchable spirit of the ders and those of their countrymen who bave fallen e prey to the men of our new Army, who are Poline Court this morning, Stannard, F. Schnepal, Hon. Mr. bland ishments and tyranny of the Germans. France, it is gratify so magnificantly perpetuating the Chinese was charged with at Severn, O. MG., J. Bryant, 3. ing to read, is willing to assist in the reorganisation of Russia's traditions of the Old Contempt tempting to export 350 silver A Biden, O. B. Bird, A. E. army, conditional on the Army being willing to fight the enemy: ibles." We can have small idea dollars out of the Colony without Ballock, W. Chasters, F. Waine, Doubtless this will be readily agreed to. Meastime the Bolshevike of what these gallant first having received a permit to W. H. Elmonde, W. Whinfield, stem to be doing their almost to arones in the Raceion people a lads have gone through it is do so. Evidence was given by G. B. Baskett, G. Mason, 8. spirit by which they will be able to materially help themselves. beyond comprehension. But we Chinese constable to the effect The sim is to organe the "Red Army." With this in view and, can imagine them fighting, fight that when he was on daty on the Rollet, 8. Paul, W. H. Smith, H. L.Stringer, Jewsbury, H. Smith, doubtless, also additional military aims, it is stated that the Baleheving, and fighting all the time, Shop Les wheif he saw defendant and F, Hall. iks are about to lens & Decree by which universal service will be with jwe est and hearte about to board the aa. Shan Lee,
The chorus numbers were vary: enforced. Further good news comes to the elect that the Russian steeled to face every call that bound for Wuchon. He searched ably conducted by Mr. J. Black Sex Fleet is in action on the side of the Boleheviks..
human endurance could bear; | him and found the money White and Mr. Dramas Faller As Realer's Agency plates, all this seems to imply a revival of They are the stuff of which men concealed on his person, the military spirit against both the Central Powers and those are made-Britishers whose poor. Defendant said he had only 1st presided at the organ in really masterful manner. The evening pasillanimous provinces that have en lamely greed to Gamany's bodil Kframes may be broken in arrived in the Colony and did not concluded by the finging of she outrageous farma. All along we have been of opinion that Russia a battle, but whore spirit never know the law. He only went to National Anthem Test population could not possibly be coerced into snoh a bumiliat allows a thought of defest to the wharf to see if it was going ing position, unworthy of a nation which, when all is said, hse enter their minds. They are the to Canton that evening. played no mean part in the affairs of Europe. It is not too late for lade who are fighting and dying constable who made the arreat the Ruslans to secert their nationality; first, by reorganising their for us who are not called upon to said that when he was taking
come tooundly, by nothing their house in order; and, have a part in the actual struggle, defendant to
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THE SITUATION IN RUSSIA,
Board of Arbitration.
H.
East or West?
OFFICIAL NIGHTS.
Date.
11th, 550
Elentric Companies Hong kang Electrica are wanted at 848 and probably more will be paid. Obins Lights have bayers at $4. Low Level Trame after sales at $0.20 have sellers at this
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bai Cottons at Tia. 140, Eros st 6,50 Tla. 1741, Kung Like at Tls.. 18, Yangt sipoos at Tie. 9.35 sad Orientals at Tla. 431, all buyer, Miscellaneous-Cements have been done at $7 ex the dividend. of 80 capte paid on the 25th instant. Ioes are nominal at $213 er, the dividend of 89 paid to- 6.53' day. Dairy Farms are wanted it 8.53 829, spes have sellers at $28.
Bad there are buyers of Ohian Borneos
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