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THE HONGKONG
(Germany's Latest Buemy,
The latest Republic to enter
the lists againgi Germany and bar
Austria-Hungary's Desire
Peace.
DAY BY DAY.
The Dollar.
Infected Port
SUN YAT-SEN.
He is Retiring,
LAWN TENNIS.
Last Evening's Tournament
PEAK TRAMWAYS.
TO-DAY'S
the great too, but all the toes, are | nearly obliterated. . The foot in
now „encseed, in-rah mandals ofs bronza. And pious lips have G worn that smooth and bright.
`YOU CANNOT HAVE FRIENDS IT
The impresLETS, EZZES Allian is Nicaragua, an indepen- you SPEND YOUR TIME MAKING
Raimond's funeral dent State of Central AmericOS, ENEMIES,
wonderful demonstrati which seldom” comes “into the
honour on the onession -To-morrow's Anniversary. public sya, This little country,
The Canton Intelligence Buresn
turn from Amarion seven yourn To-morrow is the anniversary communicates the fallowing i The Championship. Doubles which covers an area almost, as)
Dr. Sun Yat-sen, Generalinimo event in the HK.0.0.lawn tennis the mark of a November evening
a. du hai nhịp tim nha large as England, is not thickly of the death of William Pitt, Bert
of the Military Government of the tourusinent is almost complete fire biased up on Crookhaven. populated, for its inhabitants of Chatham (1778).
Bepublic of China, on May both semi-finals being decided The signal as caught from only number some 600,000, Bat it is, none the less, a country
The opening rate of the dollar tendered his resignation to on the War Charities Court last Medarthy's Hill, and loopt at or the National Assembly in Extra-vening. M. K. Lo and M. W magic to Misen Head, Brow Head, rich in raw materials, and in the
ordinary Baselos. His letter to the Lo me and defeated 8. E. Green Letter Hill, Caadlomchigan, and onltivated western regiona maisa on demand to-day was Ss. Ild.
Leaders of the South-West, roughly and E. Abraham, showing Leenane, thence to Cape Clear (the staple food), cotton, rice, cofise and sugar, to say nothing. The Dutch Cansal General translatad, renda as follow:
general all-round superiority in and on to Queenstown; & dsming of rubber, are grown to a very informe as that the Netherlands 2. After the illegal dissolution the content. The stores were welcome, written in the skins, the conanderable extens. Incidentally, Indian Government has declared of the National Assembly, laat 65, 6-2 and 6-0, the winners the air vibrating with the wire it may be mentioned that the two Hongkong an infected part on June, and the unsuccessful quite ontal seeing their opponlessed words, "Goud mille allt. ** attempt to restore the monstoby, ants. In the other match, waa 2 gresting befiting & English-speaking Allies are large-sccount of plagus.
Alice Memorial Hospital, There was no lawful government 8. Hancock and E. A. Nisbet prines, matobed only by the ly interested in the development
The Hon. Treasurer of the in the Republic of Chins. Had had un dificulty in defeating melancholy grandeur of Mr. Bed- of the little Republic, British and American capital being free's Alice Memorial and Affiliated Foug Kun-chang and Tuan Ohi G. N. Manley and Capt. mond'e Inderal invested in the country. Thanan Hospitals bege to acknowledge jui shown their regret for their Cooney, winning by 61, 6-1, 09. Nicarague may not be able with thanks the following dens past wrong and, withouted scting This evening they meet the La An/Ameriosa sc to assist much natally or milition to the funds to the How their ambition for individual brothers in the final, and the
admonished by the Vations for sarily, ber resources will no doubt pitale: Belilion Girls School: power and interests, Bancelled winners will later try conclusion pasting a written prayer for the bensparingly placed as the (April and Way), 320; Leang the illegal Mandate tharenabling with the present champions, Ng Allies on the toe of the status of disposal of the Allies, but above Thoi Kam, $10; Mears, Ullman the National Assembly to resume Es-kwong and Wong Po keang. St. Peter in the great Roman 000 In the Mixed Handicap Don asthedral, She might have plesie all ber entry on the side of the & Co., $5; Messrs. Komor and its regular masion, no freedom-loving nations is yes Komor, 65; Mr. J. F. Miller would have accused them further. bles, last evening H. E. Martered that the great toe is an bat another indication that gradually $5: Mr. A. Morris, $5; Mr. E. They, instead of following wise and Mrs Hammond (owe 1/8)
a little one. The famous statur, the Central Powers are finding D. Kotewall, $3.
advice, persisted in employing the bout Maje Hamond and Mis rudely wrought, and sssribed to Alleged Impersonation. Northern troops to dominate the Gordon (res. 15), 6 2 64.
the Afth century, in the most the rest of the countries of the
Yesterday in the Junior Divis venerated in the Roman Catholic world ranging themselves against A Chinese was charged before whole land, arousing snimosity
Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Palice and conflict in Ennan and Sasion of the Tennis League, the world. The extended right foot Tentonio Autocracy.
Court this morning, with imper-chuar, forcing & division of the Mitsui Bussan Kish's to beat has been kissed by unnumbered for consting constable and also country and, at the same time, the Chinese T.M.U.A. by 66 millions of pilgrims, and not only
with the larceny of four tasis of affording the armies of Kwangsi ganes to 43. opiam from a woman at Weet and Yagnan an opportunity to Though there were tow who Point. Defendant pleaded not rise up for local ressous, to declare The rates of Subscription to the "Hongtong Telegraph" will
be as follows;-Daily issue-$36 per annum. Weekly issue-doubted that Austria-Hungary's guilty and was represented by independence with very little Emperor did sotually express a Mr. Balmer Johnson, When regard to upholding the funda- $13 per annum. The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions wish to negotists peace even charged, defendant added that mental law of the land,
"I, refusing to see the CoA Dividend of Seven Per Cent. What a winding-up of watcher for say period less than one month will be charged as for a though it might mean the loss of he did not steal the opium, but
Alsace-Lorraine to Germany, was merely scting as a Police stitution of the country' violated
there will be, if they bring home full month.
We are authorised to state that time" with them, when the there is now at hand evidence informer. His Worship remanded without attention, at once called the matter the defendant until Wednesday upon the leading citisens of the that establishes definitely, despite Emperor Karl's afternoon next, fixing bail Republie in Shanghai and resole- the net profit for the year ending Brasilian Sghting sailder join ed to organise for the defence 30th April, 1918, including ours, mys the Daily Chronicle. mendacious dental that be bad $500. -
forward, Some of the Brazilians will find of the law, the officers and $2,541 88 brought ever, made such an offer. The evidence of French Ministers and Before Mr. Dyer Ball, st the men of Navy then there join-smoants to $28,948 08, which themselves three hours, some four ex-Ministers, which has just bean Police Court this morning, the ingin the declaration and the Directors propose to dispose teken, plainly proves that not only watchman on a goal boat was agreeing to more southward-to-of as followe did the royal suppliant for peace charged on remand with attempt gether. Upon the invitstics of the Dividend on the call- -doubtless moved in the mattering to steal two re hose nozzles. Kwangtang Provincial Assembly, ed hp capital of by the desperate state of affaire-in on board the as Fatshion. The the members of the National bia couttry-make the offer once man, having made further deny Assembly came to Canton and, but he made it twice-and made ing statements was convicted. It on August 31, 1917, or the Sixth it in unmistakable terms. It was stated by Inspector Kens that Tess of the Republic, in Extra will be
bitter B
pill quite a number of larcenies were ordinary Session, "enscted a law to the Germane to Learn laking place on the water front organising the Military Govern that their main ally was not only Some ships had actually had their ment of the Republic, «lecting NYE-On May 4, 1918, at 321, Avenue Joffre, Shanghai, the engaged surreptitiously in a little moorings stolen, heavy cables me the Generalinimo. I, as the "pesce offensive" of his own, but being taken away. Ona Japan- time, was not ignorant of my wife of Percival H. Nye, of a son.
DEATHS."
that he had secretly obtained the ese steamer had had a heavy incompetence for such a besty support of Balgaria in the matter, mooring shackle taken and a responsibility but,
His the many difficulties facing and only those who are resociat and that both were prepared, with lighter one. substituted.
Everyone in the newspaper and or without Germany's leave, to Worship sentenced the accused the country, apwilling to shirking with me in this effort have negotista peace on terms that to six weeks' hard labour.
daty as citizen, appreciated my object, while pablishing world is interested in and also being one of those who many cutside are still wondering troller. Who is Mr. H. A. Verast, the newly-appointed Paper - Con- would by no means have been
Not. Diamonds. disadvantageous to the Entente Before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the have laboured for a republic, I about my purpose. Powers. This little revelation, Police court this morning, a felt I could not allow constitu "The question of one's out upon whom devalve such respon which has now for the first time Chinese was charged with obtain tionalism to die without coming going or incoring is but a slight bilities? He in a director of the Underground Electric Railways: become publicly known, shows ing money by false pretences. It to its resone. Despite obstacles matter when compared with the
Company and the Metropolitan flimsy ground rests the support the socused went into s pawnshop wied to promote the interest of tion or the destruction of our shairman of the Traction and among other things, upon what was stated by Luspsotor Sim that and difficulty, I have, since then, vital importance of the preserva District Bailway. Es so of Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria at Wanchai and produced what the constitutional cause against country. I have suffered abuse Power Securities Company, eo far as Germany is ooncerzied. he said was as diamond ring. On militarism and rebellion, trying and insult and have borne the predirector of five other anmpanies. this he was advanced $30 stato appries the people at home and sent responsibility with patience Mr. Vernet is, a shrewd min of certsin rate of interest Later abroad the aim of the Military until this day, "duing everything patiness and a member of the firm Lloyd George- Nearly
be obtained a further $30 on the Government, taking into connecomary all this time to
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1918.
THE NEED FOR CO-OPERATION.
Persuaded,
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Some Darlog Thefts
my
realising
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$300,000,00 at the rave of 7 per osht. per autom Reseve land Carry forward to new
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20cording to ~ Gizeenwich-for hours, same five hours slow,
they have three timme money,al homes Wish "Ampeïnana) the position is still more complas. They have fire different standard $21.000.00 time--Atlantic for maritime). 5,000.00 Easter, Central, Mountain and Pacific. And then, the Pacifa Inlande! What we call noon * day will be mid-night-in Fiji, bat it is then 12.30 am with the visturious Angses in Bamos, S difference of 231 hours in 500. miles.
2,946.08 $28 946.08
interesting suggestion. He said
In commenting in this column, & few days since, on the day- light saving question, we observed that there is far too little co Mr. operation between the various British Chambers of Commerce in.
ring, and ale $15. When he sideration nothing of the possible scare the deserved respect of Bobert Benan, and Co. the Far East. That is remark the truth of which cannot be disputed, sad, in view of the paramount importance of maintaining
In the second letter which took in second "diamond" ring, success or apparent failure se and reverence for the National Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. F.-. and expanding British interests in the Orient, we sincerely trust Emperor Karl
the suspicions of the shopman long sa the spirit of constitution Assembly in Extraordinary Bee- wrote, not the near future will witmem grester unity of notion in the fatore only was he prepared practically ringe examined, this revealing
were aroused and he had the aliam is maintained.
sion. The recent fall of Tocbow 8. Jackson, M.P., one so famous then the past has revealed. The war has taught me many lessons to compel Germany to negali that they were not diamond rings | vinces of Kwangtung, Kwangai,belped to indicate the weakness were expected to assist his father's "Since this was done, the pro-and Changsha seemed to have a cricketer that his big scores regarding cohesive and organised effort on the part of the Germpos, te
pesos at the expenes * grest part of whose commercial progress has been due to the of Alsace-Lorraine but he was at all. Mr.-Mattingley appeared Yunnan, Kweichow, Hansa, and of a divided camp, hastened the Ministerisi position, has made in policy of working together in close concert with the one sim of ready to effect an armistice which, to defend, and the accused stated Szechuan have each severally or realisation of a more united organ that in the coming days of recon-
that the rings were given to him individually declared their of administration, and compelled furthering all things German.. For the moment at any rate, the Germany proved intractable, by a friend, and he fully believed allegiance to the constitutional the obedience to the Nations] #truction if he were" connected Hans are rendered impotant in Far Eastern markets, but that is no would be followed by a revolution they were diamonde. His Wot movement and sccepted the Assembly in Extraordinary Son with the sative management of s reason why the British should be content to reat on their our®, in Germany. "Such a declaration ship adjourned the case antil | reconvocation of the National zion 28 30 essence to constitution.arge firm he would pat it direct Rather is it an argument in the other directions should seize appears to us to be further proof Monday, firing bril at $150. the present opportunity while it is oars and make the most of it by of the dire necessity that was felt
Assembly xa the common cause of alism. The willingness to come to those in authority that, theža strengthening our position so as to be able to play our rightful part by Austria-Hangary for peace
struggle, subordinating loos together now is not too late and must be attached to their worka s in the future, when competition is bound to be keeper and sharper early in 1917. There is ample
difference to national issue. The has also fulfilled the hope which creation ground Calonal Jack proof that Austria Hungary's offer
ability of the Military Govern- I have exerted my fall strength is convinced of the value We do not, of course, overlook the fact that the British Cham-was all but successful and that
ment, an institution at first with to realise. Moreover, I have which athletic spotta have proved bere in the East are in frequent consultation one with another on Mr. Lloyd George was particular-
out an inch of territory, to rally caused to be appropriatia the war.
fands from the walt questions of common or special interest. Many instances could be ly favourably impressed by it. Orders issued to-day by Mr. F. six provinces into ita sphere of ed quoted of a beneficial interchange of views in such mattera, Bat Had it not been that the accept O. Jenkin, C.B.E state: infinence, besides many others revenue to enable the National Now that Conaty Councils are what we have in mind is not the question of a reference from this shoe of the proposals would have
No, a Company. showing sympathy with us, while Assembly to soon resume regular keeping pigs they will perhaps Chamber to that concerning passing matters which call for meant that Italy's aspirations in Will parade at Central on it cannot be called a success, may session June 12 next, an set som- help to remove the stigms of much maligned zuimals aufer. this regard. It is on larger issues of general, policy effecting large be sacrificed, both France and Uniform, helmeta and spikes. menta at, this critical moment institution, to anable it to If hose who know them best- simultanéons notion. The existing machinery is quite adequate in the Trentino would have had to Tuesday, May 14, at 530 p.m. be numbered as ons of its achieve-pleting my duty towards this uncleanliness ander which those British interests that we should like to see some steps taken to England would not have hesi Capen will be issued.
under adverse circumstances. convene. Naw the National
declare that pigs are not naturall y Extraordinary in soure aloser consultation. For example, we can see no good tated to conclude peace with Em-
"Of the many dangere at pre- Assembly
dirtier than other inhabitants of sent facing our country, the Session has acceded to the de
than ever.
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POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
Equipment Parade.
reason why there should not be a periodical Congrese, say ODOS & Decor Karl. Except on this All tanks (including Exemp struggle of the militarista for mands of the provinces and bio) the farmyard, and really palier year, of representatives from Chambers as far apart sa Singapore point, the general public, and Medical Exempta from dat?) turn and at them could be discussed questions of common concern of Mr. Lloyd George'a opinion parades at Headquarters Olah danger does not online to either the Military Government which/midden. The Ists: 1 Tohe and Tientain. Such gatheringe could be held at various centres in we are inclined to think, will be who did not attend the recent 8premacy is the greatest; This amended the law to reorganise fresh straw to the filth of the and interest. In that way abeolata agréement could be reached on that the offer might have been will attend at 530p.m...on/the North or the South. Many of should - henceforth receive Intl Innes, a frequent exhibitor at.
Band-Practices...
Smithfield, whose, midèle whites." the officals of the so-called support from all so as to make constitutionalist provinces have the righteous cause of constitu- always justified their same, used not been wholly willing to submit tiopaliam a success and give the to maintain that “ the pig pats ap- Taceday, May 14, and Friday, to law and public opinion and country blessing and happinces with dirt, but laxaristen in clean
suroundings. most of the officials-elect of the "Labouring almost ne an Military Gloverament have not individual without men or arms;
matters of real Imperial importance. More than that, it is certain socepted. It was a good opper Monday, May 13. that such conferences would cause many issues to be raised which tunity lost of not going a long otherwise might go unnoticed and thus lead to co-operation in way towards bringing the colossal directions now unforeseen. In such matters as the treatment of disaster to an end, and of doing Germans after the war and the like it would be of the utmost value so in a manner that would have May 17, at 6.15 p.m. - if the Far Eastern Obambers spoke with a unanimous voice, while been practically a victory for the
no doubt on many other issues of special interest to one or more of Entente PowEZE.
the British commercial centres in the Orient difficult points could
be grappled with to the mtisfaction of all concerned and to the
advantage of British commmerce generally.
We here to bear in mind that past methods end a mare trueting
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Strength.
Appointments. P. C. 657 Faithful and 728 seen fit to assume their offices. I, therefore, have not been able Bestie are appointed Asting. Thay bays mat shown the desired to do more than what I have done. Sergeants, Search Supervisors respect, and Coliticsos to the but, at the rame time, I do not feel Squad.
National Asheathly in Extestedin- I have to apologize to the nation ary Session as they should. This As an individual citizen hence of to lock will not do in the future. Our commercial forces need to be prosection at Bath, a P. O. 628 Reynolds is granted lack of whole hearses inside co- forth, I shall continue to do my to the marshalled a solidly as our military forces now, sre. And the Great Western Railway colicitor leave for the duration of the war, operation has rendered outside daty towards my country. In England and present to the best time for mobilising. There are to be greater said the company were considers from 13th instant,
lion Impossible. I have these words,I have forwarded my ment whi openings than ever in the Far East for the business man, but the proposal that the bolder's F. C 32. Wong Taor Hing is almost exhausted, my voice in resignation as the Generaliesimo boys of Bo To be will be to the swift and the battle to the strong. That is why photograph should be passed on permitted to resign on learing the calling the attention of the pro to the National Assembly in the next we maust see to it that we are fully equipped and well organized!- season ticket
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inoes to this incoherent situation; Extraordinary Session, for the tasks that the future has in store,
thum tho