WATSON'S HYGIENOL
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY—APRIE-25 – 1918.
The Track Traffic Question.
The complaint of the Hon. Mr.
David Landals At yesterday's
meeting of the Hongkong Tram
DAY BY DAY.
MONEY - TALK”, BUT NOT IN
CORRESPONDENCE.
The opinions expressed by oCITEN- way Company, anent the protiss THE PRESENCE OF THE MAN pendants are not sacrily these
of the "Hongkong Telegraph.") - of tznak driver using the tram. WHO HAS WISDOM. way linee, is one that raises
SOCIETY OF ST. GEORGE. (To the Editor of the "Hongkong
an old question to which Wo
To-morrow's Anniversary.
[have frequently made refer- To-morrow's birthday anniver
The figures be cited as sary is that of Viscount Grey of showing the extent to which the Fallodon, K.G., who was born in metals of the Company are used | 1862.-05. by truck drivers to make their work less arduous_constitute
The Dollar.
Telegraph."]
"THE MILLION DOLLAR TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
CASE."
Criminal Proceedings Panding.
The Library of Gray's Ind which furnisbes Camberwall, with
■ now chief librarian, in centuries older than the oldest of pal |Gibraries. -The exact date of its At the Police Court this origin je unknown- bat în 2855 morning, before Mr. J. B. Wood, Robert Olisloner bequeathed his Sir-On behalf of the Conan application was heard to law books to his cousin, Robert mitles of the "Society of stadjarn the criminal proceedings Nowell, to be placed in the Libre Georgs" we desire to take this pending in the case arising out ary at Gray's Inn and secured early and public opportunity of of the "million dollar opiam there by chains." The growth of the collection was slow, for extending our grateful thanks to
Mr. Wakeman, Crown Soliciter, towards the close of the 17th all those whore whole-hearted The body of Chinese wupport whether in "Tombola and Mr. Baaris, for defendants, century it numbered only 323 volumes.. To-day it ranke ambig Mr. Wakeman said he wish- the best legal libraries in the pili" work or "street" badge were present, selling" made the splendid result
ing to ask that the case kingdom. “
week... obtained presible,
The labore of the Ladies Sub-be adjurned for a Committees Lave been prodigons He did not know whether The collections in the Union and a special word of thanks is bia Worship was aware that in Church on Sunday 21st instant, due to Mr. Stabb and Mrs. Ede the civil proceedings judgrasut
The opening rate of the dollar HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AND PERFECTLY SAFE clear proof that it is high sime on demand to-day wae 34. 1 1.
DISINFECTANT
THE BEST PREVENTATIVE OF INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
SOLD ONLY BY
Supposed Suicide. -
something was done to enforce the traffic regulations extating, for it! ia not moral governance that imposes uppo & Company the found yesterday on she verandah daty of partial street repairing on the third floor of No. 55 which does not at the same time Belcher Street. Drosssed bad [afford that Company the ordinary evidently committed suicide.
protection of Ordinances that are supposed to be in oparation. Nove will deny that the matter is
"For Flood Relief. *
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A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., renders the task of their constant handed over to the local Treasurer special appeals. Behind both, and Saturday week in order that Council is going to convert into
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in
s rather difficult one for the in aid of the Flood Relief work and the many ladies to serinted was given at the Supreme Court posters, annouuring the day's Government, for the number of in North Obins, smeunted to them, for the tremendous efforts two days ago for the defendants, news, and now posters are to lose tracks in service in Hongkong 39128, which sum has been put forth in either branch of these The matter wee adi sarned until their posts. Westminster City expecially the "Spill" has been plainte might consider their macitions of war the iron posta supervision no light one. The for the fund. ordinary rule' of the road that
Spotted Fever, an enormone amount of willing position whether they would which stad the pavements, alow vehicles must keep to the
For thetwenty-four boumended service which only one "behind make any further application Formerly essential to mark the before judgment was finally footpath and protect the pedes. сап properly side as far as possible, could April 24 eight ossea of spotted the
entered up. The judgment was trisa from the wheeled krafie, fever were notified. Seven were appreciate. which certainly be enforosd, although in
The Committee, further desire in favour of defendants, so far as these posts were so much used Sorrespondants are requested to observe the rule Jaquires them to forward thele namos and addresses with some parts of the roada in which from the City of Victoria, and one Communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for metals are laid it would be well from other districts. There were to record their keen sapremiation it goes, but judgment was not yet for exbibiting advertisements that five deathe, All the sufferera ate of the wonderful result obtained, finally formed. It might be the post gave its name to the for plaintiffs to potice, and postar became a nigh im ossible for a truck to
ander Mr. Sizolair's expervision, make some farther represents synonym for placards, although proceed without encroaching on
Forthcoming Events of The Winees for the Defence" tione as regarded the judgement. affixed to walle, doors or gates. the metals.
Lady May will distribute the which was- rebearsed and pro-} Mr. Beavis said he had to object prise at the Victoria British duced when "Pinkie and the School on Thursday, May 2ad. Faires" had perforce to heas strongly as he dɔall againet
Arme which would have gonS We anggest that the matter Tomorrow, the Pesk School abandoned as the result of the an adjournment any longer than might be very largely dealt with Sporte will be held at Tanderages, prevailing epidemic; in a little was necessary. He had informed from England to Bussis will find
his friend of that. --
themselves in American bands. if truck drivers were proceeded 132 The Fast, the residence of over three weeks.
His Worship: It seems to me Qaite an interesting catalogue The "Edition de Laxe of Louis against when found using the the Hon. Mr. Olsad Sivers,
10 be quite fair, as this matter is could be written of things that metals in the broad sections of O.M.G.
Biem korn'. War Cartoons # WSH A Mysterious Affair. bought by me as one of a syndicate standing adjourned until the civil were to have been shipped throub the road, and the complaint
perilona seas to Masoory. Coffee, against them might well be that The Folios report that the body representing a few members of the matter in ended.
Mr. Beavis said that the Judge for example, is better, thanks to manner calculated to endanger mortuary of a man named Wong valuable and historical collect-
stated unmistakably that insigament of coffee grinders was istues-raised in due for shipment before the With all the street traffic that is a living at No. 49 Third Street. The and desired to present it to the the action he found earthquake came. That altered feature of Hongkong it is certainly body was found at the juretion Club Library where it will favour of defendants. There matters, and to-day grocers, wachs against the public interests that a of Pokfalsm Red and Third shortly be on view. slow-moving. and very often, Street There was a wound in the Ia conclusion, we desire to pay a as a complete finding in favour offe had been like broken beans, of defendants on the isnse of now grind á mixture creditable well deserted and heartfel: tribute keavily laden; track should mono- cheat.
fact. Counsel for plaintiffs had to themselves and economical to to Mr. Bentley, the Hon. Becret sted for further time to consider their customers, the product of polise the centre of the road, only
The friends of Lieutenant Hary, and Mr. Sandford the Hon.the judgement, as His Worship the machines which should have The "Hongkong Telegraph” is now on sale at, and will be delivered passing to the side when a tramcar
to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, is approaching. It is really & Sator, R.N.R., late chief cfficer in Treasurer to the War Bond Com knew this case depended upon the gone to Russia Santon, who have been appolated our agents there.
wonder that more accidents have the Ubina Narigation Co., Ltd., mittes (whose very beary laboura civil case. sa the charge, made By Order, "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." not happened, and with the will be glad to hear that be bas still antinue) and Mr. R-macy against defendants
greater number of motor care in been awarded the Distinguished the Hon. Tresvarer to St George's criminal 0280 ase the street dangers of the Service Cross, Lieutenant Bator Day Special Appeals.
left the Obiad Coset to join the Arduous uzcutive laboura do
same as the one in the Civii The Breton onion-seller, write The Hongkong Telegraph. 27 ars becoming ruch se to
demand various attention. For Navy shortly after war broke out, not appear in the limelight, but action. The same fsets were at a correspondent, wae, up till the the Tramway Company one is
they are none the less essentiale. His friend knew that many war, familiar figure in the The Rev. Percy Deszmer, D.D., to Faccess and richly deserve stated that all the Crowns in Caithness, I was playing some months ago the Attorney General Highlands of Scotland. One day, bound to feel sympathy, bat it is really in the greater interests of whose approaching visit to the recording. the public that the law should be will deliver three topical leotares Hongkong who bave so royally from the Faine Judge.. On the of lusty voices folved in. Two Colony we have already referred To the ever generous public of desirous of was that a clear and of Theodore Botrel's spage on the final denison should be obtained pisno, when to my surprise a pair that are of the metals would dealing with the war. The first, contributed, we tender grateful questions raised in the Civil Action onion sellers, hearing me from
on Taraday, April 30th, is en- thanks. We believe that their land them in a fine they would titled "The World and the War": splendid support was not so much the Crown had obtained that the road, had come up to the In sa article in this column some little time ago, we putea soon keep to the side of tad the eccond on Thursday, May due to the well organised and decision. For the purposes of window to eviy the melodies of out how Germany, among the foremost of European nations, stood ad their properly appointed 2nd on Serbis" and the third insistent appeal as he increas his spplication there could be no their home-land. We kept up a alons in her attitude towards international arbitration. If at The place..
on Tuesday May 7th. The ing recognition of the absolute question that that decision had concert for over half an hour, to British Empire and the War." necessity for grister and still been finally obtained. Under the extreme delight of all the sion on the subject of arbitration, at the Conference of 1207 ahe, Late Arrivals at the Theatre.
All the lectures, which will be greater support of all War these circumstances the Crown small boys in the vicinity. made no concessions at all. The first delegaté was the Isis Earon: From: time to times we have illustrated with lantern slides, Charities, especially in view of surely sould not need more than Marschall von Bieberstein, & man who will live in bistay as the beard complaints of the con- will take place in the Helena May the recent big German cffensive.where they stood. The Crown a week for the parpass of deriding author of the famous declaration that the cficers of German Juct of certain people forming Institute, commencing at 915 In this belief, we confidently ought not to be allowed more years of his long life, never went Lord Brassey, during the letter navy would always fulfil in the strictest manner the dati which part of sudiences in Hongkong p.m. to each occasion, and there look forward to the full amount How from the unwritten laws of humanity. Buron Marechat took a theatres, but apparently no-one will be the privilegs of helping required to fill the "War Bond criminal proceedings had been (writes a correspondent) I was on than A week for the to bed. Baven or eight years ago new line. His method was beartily to accept general principles, thinks the cap fits them for on War Charities by means of the Drawing" appeal." which cost nothing, and then destroy them when it came is deivile. Tuesday night during the per collection plate. Dr. Dearmer has Welcome messge of Greetings
hanging over his cliente head for his yacht, the famous Sunbeam, Thas the Germian delegates over and over again declared themselves formance of The Witness for the had considerable was experience, and Good Wishes were received very many months, and it con- in the English Channel, when the in favour of obligatory arbitration, but in certai poticon and Defence" there was a farther especially in Serbis, snd bis from Canton, Shanghai and not fair or right that those pro-graceful lady of the sea from the stituted a great herdehip. It was owner was not there. À mot with certain reservations; and when it came to details, was found exhibition of discourtesy. It is lecture on that country should be Tientsin and cordially reciprocat-ceedings should be allowed to outside, the vessel was as elegant- impossible to fulfil those conditions. First they laid down that essential to the enjoyment of specially interesting. differences of a political nature were of course excluded; this exuled a play, and for is proper ander
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1918. -
GERMANY AND INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION,
Hague Conference of 1899 Germany made a slight illusory, coness
enforced. If truck drivers knew
Forthcoming War Lectures.
A Postman's Demand. Before Mr. J. E. Wood, at the
ed to.
We are, Sir, Your faithfully,
(84.) P. E. FOLYOAK, President, (86.) N. J. STABB Vice-President
BEER OR WATER.
pot
in, this the
bestand over for a longer periodly fitted within, and looking into ed almost everything for which the world desired obligatory standing, that every word which
than was necessary. He did Lord: Brassey's bedroom I re- srbitration. Then, after admitting the principle for questions of a falle from the lips of the players Police Court this morning, a
know when the final marked to the captain on the juridical cature, they found it almost impossible to discover any should be heard, otherwise the Postman was charged with
decree would be entered, possibility of comfort even on questions of a juridical nature which were really suitable for treat thread is lost, and on Taenday attempting to obtain twenty
Es Worship-I don't want to such long voyagee as the hold the men here while the Sunbeam had taken. ment. Some were too small to be worth arbitrating; others too night quite a lot of the pleasure of cents by false pretences
"Ba large to be admitted without reserving the borear and the essential some members of the audience, from Japanese residing at
question of costs in the civil his Lordship never occupies action is discussed. It seems to this room," said the asptain, with interesta cf nations, of which each nation must be who had the good taste to sit still | Wanchai, alleging the same to he
me that the judgement could be an air of great respect; "ha sole judge; others, auch sa railway conventions, were during the short interval between the obarge made by the Post unsuitable because they might impinge on the military the acts, was spoilt by other Office for anpaid lettere. Inspec. I appose we're a lot of basthens; entered and the question of costa never goes to bed. Then bow sphere. And, after all, who could possibly say what was people present who, as soon as the tor Sia esid that defendant Don't live on the "Angel Plan. discussed seperately. *":['seriously, I thought, must the Mr. Beavie:-It is a question of owner take his position, sa-s juridical and what political? Recently we saw precisely the same curtain dropped at the end of an banded over the latter and de-But we're sticking it here in the method at work in the German negotiations with the Bɔlsheviks; act, meade a beeline for the exits, manded twenty cents as the
trenobed
proceedure. If an application is master mariner and a navigstar, They acceped principler, and destroy their effect with reservations, and did not return until the charge made for aapaid letters. And doing the best we can.
going to be made on Saturday for he was quite competent in werk in connection with this At The Hague it was well and auxcessfully done; and no change cartsic had risen and the play Complainant was not satisfied and When preachers over in Hong-msitée there may be a further that role and had no need to rely was made. Thore interested in German methods will find the fall was again in progress. On occe said he would go with defendant
{upon his captain, story, told with official dryreas, in Bab-anner 2 to the Protocol of sions, these people were troop to the Post Office. He turned to Who talk about Kingdom raised which may be
Kong,
hearing and the Ninth Plenary meeting.
ing in for several minute while put on bia cost, and defendant; However, in 1907, Britain and America, who had in 1888 been the players were speaking. There weat sway. He later went to Ain't pleased with surperformance Before that time arrives the
-Come,"
carried on" for Bome period the leading champions of obligatory arbitration, determined to forca wee loud talking, chairs were Wanchvi Post Office and lödged an issue, and brought forward a scheme in Committee, The Anglo-knocked over and barste af mall. a complaint. The care we ad- And are wanting to stop our Crown should be pressed to know
Rom
whattheir position ie. Gounasi for American proposal was voted on, clause by clause; a solid blocked mirth all went to factually journed, bail being fixed at $50, of some thirty two Sistes supported each clause; Germany and drown sny sounds coming from
Water, they say would be better, the plaintifs must know.. Austria steadily voted in oppreition. The President decided that the stage. It is to be regretted
Water! Great God! out here?:
It was decided to adjourn the proposal on which the Great Powers were not unanimous could not
water
+
farther ізацев
that some people are so thought NORTH CHINA CHRISTIAN Why, we're up to our knees in case until Tuesday week. be put to the Conference; and Germany had for the second time less and so leaking in good tsats prevealed obligatory arbitration from finding a place in international that they should-carry-on-so-na-
FLOOD RELIEF FUND. Do they think we are standing in Isw.
mannerly. Conduct of this des
beer? The Conferenas finally adopted a meaningless resolation, (for cription is unfair to the rest of The Honourable Treasurera b8 Ob, it sounds ati right from the which Amerias refused to vote), recoznising the principle of oblige- the audience who go to the theatre to noknowledge
the following tory arbitration, sod declaring that “the diff vances of opinion to enjoy the play. It is likewią rame:= f which had shown the walvas had not passed the bounds of a juridiosl extremely inconsiderats towards, Balilos Girls, Soazol per controvery.” This “juridios! controversy had been Marschall's thon on the stage. object throughout; by-sccepting the principle, he strove to get the
question treated merely as one of law. Tai etoivone kuam perfectly pr
that what wasai atske was no legal doctrine but the whole quer-
tion of the peace of the world. According to the Rsporter to the UKOlled, in Action.
Mr Tagher
Ton Cha Chinian Church
ptr Dr. Perrone
St. Peter's Church Bt. Andrew. Charoh
Committee, ibe Belgian delegate, Baron Guillaume, the resolution List Humphrey Hamilton Binger Bewing. was voted with enthusinama; at all the positions required were main. Wilson, of the Royal Flying - Cars, 84 £ per mined, sil’the rights safeguarded.” - To-day thase words bave their Corpe, con of Mr. and Mrs. Kirklin Drollation own pathon; for the chief right safeguarded was Germany a "right"|land Wilson of Yokohama, was' Union Church. so attack her neighbours at her plassare.
killed in action on February 16. A. HI, Harris
Not long after, when late st night I was leaving Normanhuray the Earl's beautiful place is Sussex, my host"paused in the large, fire-lit hall and pointed to a chair by which a watchfal dog lay. That is my bed,* said he, I saver go to bed. Digaided enough, there The Auctioned Stage Effects.
wise nothing calpot abour Land Messra. Powell Co., Ltd have Brassey's fatherly courtesy, but *** palpit, **
kindly promised to take delivery there was a wistfal note in his When you sit in a canhioned pew; of all the stage furnitore from tone which forbade farther ques Bat try a few days to the trenches, the City Hall ster Saturday's tioning. By and by 40,00
Then you'll see what water will performance of "The Witness for ww allow d to know
do.
the Defence and transfer it to egite of the pubin wa 25.00
their stora bera parafineeze of volantions industry. 47.75 Some of the olerical critice,
the articles at Tassday night's maintained with great 121.57 I think, must be German-bred. action ona lake delivery, or, if no it was by his doctor's
Iv's time that they willed in
deered, Heera Powell" will be nevar. lay dow doctor,
arrange for the articles to be seas Ashore or at sea, þér to muy addreson, înstructions watch during the his from the ownKE,
bis obair, bis dog for
28.00 For it's water they have in the 390.98 head,
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