1893
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
(Compiled from the Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week ending June 14, 1893.)
The Dollar.
June 9.-The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 2/8).
Music in the Gardens.. June- 9.--The band of the ALL played on wroellantly selected programme in the Public Gardens Iset evening, between the hours of 5 and 7 o'clock mueb to the enjoyment of a large number of the music-loving community. By the by, we haveË incidentally learned that it is mainly owing to the opposition of the abinf gardener, Mr. Ford, that this excellent band does not play on Sundays or on moon- light nights in the Gardens, as did the band of the good old 58th, If this be tras it would be interesting to learn the grounds of Mr. Ford's objection. No, damage can possibly done to the ehrubs, flowers or trees, but, any. how, and in the name of all that is holy, who, what and where is Mr. Ford when the wishes of the general public are concerned? We trust that the officers of the ELL will extend the concession which they have already granted the community and allow their band to play, when convenient, in the Gardens on Sunday night.
What Next!
Jupe 9.-What is the matter with the Shipping Editors of our local contemporaries? In obroni. cling the loss of the Norwegian steamship Nanking - which vessel, on a voyage from Samar. ang to Hongkong, managed by some means which at prevent would som torequire explanation, to collide with the Paracela-the China Mail and Daily Prezz described the steamer as being "148 feet long, 24 broad, and 13 deep."- Is gods i after this, what sexi?
Appointment.
June 12-The appointment of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1918.
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
Continued from page Lj
JAPAN'S LOYALTY.
London, June &
The "Daily Mail" correspondent at Tokio writes on May 25: Premier Teranchi interviewed amphatically declared that such a contingency as a German-Japanese alliance was im- possible. He was aware of no change in Japaness feelings of affection and loyalty towards Great Britain. The future of Japan was just as dependent upon the victory of the Entente as the future of Great Britain. If German power in the Far East cannot be broken then the future of Japan will be seriously menaced. What the present Japanese Government has done for the Allies since its appointment has proved his contention. He is filled with admiration for what the British 'people have done since the war in the forma tion of a great army. Their achievements are positively wonderinl
Asked his opinion as to the progress of the war the Premier said the outstanding fact was that the great German drive was broken and their violent onslaughts arrested. Count
Tersuchi concluded by reiterating his admiration for the. unprecedented war effort, sacrifice, tenacity and courage of the British people. He had every faith in the final vindica tion of the principle for which in common we are all fighting.
THE AMEXICAN EFFORT.
Washington, June &
The House of Representatives has passed the largest Army Appropriation Bill in the history of the United States, carrying $12,043,000,000- and authorising the President to call for military service all men who can be trained and equipped.
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Two hundred and eighty thousand men will be called up
in. Jasa
A telegram from New York statos that Mr. Julius Kahn, member of the Congress Military Affairs Committee, saya that thirteen hundred aeroplanes have been sent to France, mostly in the past month.
BRITISH NAVAL AIR RAIDS.
London, June 7.
The Admiralty reports: Eight bombing raids were car ried out from June 3rd to 5th on Zeebrugge, Ostend, Bruges and Thorout railway station. Large quantities of heavy bomba were dropped We destroyed two enemy machines and drove down three in air-fighting. One British machine is missing. A squadron of large seaplanes carried out a long reconnaissance on the North Ses, and engaged a large hostile formation. They shot down two enemies. Two of ours ré- tarning were forced to slight owing to engine trouble close to the Dutch Coast and have been interned.
GERMANS SEIZE CRONSTADT FORTS,
Petrograd, June &
The "Pravda" states that the Germans have seized and fortified some forts at Cronstadt.
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Mr. A. M. Thomson to be Acting THE WEAPONS OF WAR. and a half Germany has held the
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western battle-front all batonomic hostility? It is matter Daring the month of May the immovable, while she has crushed of commen report that leaders of Kowloon Unity Workers have The N. Y. Nation says:-Every Servis, enbjugated Ramsais, and opinion in Germany fear the possent off the following parcele: Badeley to be Acting Deputy new German success brings onquered Basis. Now, with a sible economis results of the wat To Kien Wrogge, 14, Sher- *Superintendent of Police, and Mr. fresh denonciation of all other victorione shout, she proclaims far more than they fear the Allied ardees Walk. Hoxton, London. F. & Cooper to be President of than military efforts to bring the her way open to Indis, and the armies. To bring them to a Four pacela, containing 25 the Sanitary Board, during the present struggle to a righteous menace of a Mohammedan Central reasonable consideration of the pieces of women's and children's absence from the colony of Mr. J. conclusion. Oar bitter endera" Asis open to Germen propagands terms of a just peace, why should clothing, 22 pieces ditto, 20 H. Stewart Lookhart, or until are two years behind the talking is not to be lightly viewed. We we not utilice to the fall the pisces of children's clothing and farther notice, are notified in men ci Earore. The thoughtful preach no gospel of "defestiam," enormous advantage of our world 12 pairs of children's shoes and Saturday's Gaxils. Mr. Thomson leaders of the Allied countries but we must be honest. Germany economic alliance, not to plo clothing. has been appointed, provisionally, the men who desire, even es weis cf the sens, eave for her sub whether we get a clean peace of Sailors' Help Society. The In economie war after the war, To Miss Tucker, Soldiers' and a member of the Executive and desire, a clean pesce, a democratic marine pests, and she has lost her Legislative Councils.
pesca, a righteous peace, cessed calories; but in her centralot, but to offer Germany her stitute, Mansfield Street, Hagger- long eirce to atter the wild words stronghold, where military might choice between a just peace with atong London. Four parcels con- of overwhelming victory where can be made effective, she thus readmission to the circle of worldaining respectively 24, 18, 12, Jane 14.-Sir William Robin with our whirling dervishes would far more then holds her owe, and commerce sad imperialistic peace and 15 pieces of men's clothing. son has invited the whole com forever prolong the dance of now, with Russian land and re- with exclusion from the world's To Miss Douglas, Children's munity of Hongkong, male, death. Intelligent men in Earope sources throws open to German trade?
Aid Society, 9, Molten Street, female, and otherwise, of every orge no elsckening of military organisation, there
iny little The political weapon is senice Lundon-Two parcels containing race, class, and creed, to meet effort, but the attermost are in reason to comfort ourselves longer ly drawn from its ecabbard.respectively 36 and 26 pieser of him at the City Hall on Monday addition, of all those other wet pins with
children's clothing. that Indeed, until we entered the war next (10th inst.) at 5 p.m. to that lie ready of the hand of the time fights on our side
in there was no politics! weapon
The above articles were made discuss the proposal of bolding United States and its samocister any pately military panse. Pro-worth the name. Tentonio and from materials supplied by the an Exhibition in this Colony in the titanic conflict. The im bably no man in his wite imagines Allied obancelleries played a
War Charities Committee. daring the first year of the next perialists in the Allied countries that the United States, Great pitiful game of dicker with the Dentary, Though the official
as in Germany, want nothing but Britain, France, and Italy com.greeping diplomate of Turkey and notification carefully states that military triamph, for their sime bined could ever be conquered, Bulgaria and Italy and Romania handing back to the Tark of the every body is "invited to
are to be attained only by but at the same time we must and Greece, and never dreamed hapless Armenisna mean that the meet Hie Excellency the armed might; but the democrats face the fact that after three and that the sport was anything more struggle there in over? Not Governor," no mention is made desire a victory not to be secured a half years of war Germany, too, than the barter of promises of tor while men still pronunce the of the usual arrangementa for a even by that march to Berlin is andefeated, and that her defeat itory for military support. word justice. Every abominable formal reception of guests, vor of which long ago disappeared from is not yet within sight. Wherein America and Bolshevik Russia deed done, every, anjost tresty tes and lemonade and ham the calculations of all iaformed then lies our hope of success? Bandwiches being provided, nor men. They recognise that real
gare Entente statesmen & signed, but sharpens the sword of of the band of the Shropshire peace, if ever it comes, must come which we fight, and in
It lies, in truth, in the ends for mighty sword, had they but the righteousnessforita final triumph. the wisdom and skill to use it. And, For men, like their Maker, love Light Infantry being in attend from the meeting of minds in the weapons that they put in our thank God, fan American states justice and hate iniquity; and ance to enliven the proceedings; so that one is constrained to the principles of international rela erritorial ends may once have increasing skill as the months shall soon be cat off. This is no acceptance of certain simple bands. Whatever imperialistic tan has the wisdom. With though the wicked triomph, be belief that the affair is, after all, tionship, and their infinitely animated any of the Allies lis here passed our President has time for fear or doubt or besits- to be just simply a plasia ordinary complex application in the tang haried in the dead past. They wielded it, in a way that drove tion, but for anshakable con- meeting presided over by an led circumstances of actual life. Joannot be realised, and they ought terror to the hearts of imperialiste fierce in the sword of the spirit. individual, instead of s Gabar Because he recognises this truth, not to be realised. We speak not everywhere, and thate me danger. It is a time for searahing of heart, aatorial party. Be the invitation President Wilson has tried tof questions of justice and self-ously near to separating Germany that we cherish no hope of selfiab appeara to indicate.
meke olear what we take to be letermination, but of designs for from her chief ally in the last on orivate or national gain that we shoes principles, and what, so falf-aggrandissment and imperis elanght. It is a two-edged sword, would not share with all the June 14.-By the Empress of as is now possible to indicate, intio profit. The Allied people whose keenness increases with world, a time for generous notion Ubins to-day Mr. J. H. Stewart seem to us their applications. will not fight for such ende; every now demonstration of Ger that shall prove to all men. the Lockhart left Hongkong for Let us soberly and honestly America will not fight for such an imperialism and will to incerity of our democratic pro- Brazil, to investigate on behalf of consider the present sirastion. | -ode; In all sincerity, we domination, and with every fresh fessions, a time for glarification Price Der the Hongkong Government, into, In an editorial on The Udon believe that they and we seek not proof of American and Allied of our convictions concerning the the proposed opening of the coalie quared Submarine". New York'territory, bat justice, net profit, sincerity in seeking no selfieb basis on which pesce must be trade between this port and South, ablest journalistic advocate of the bat righteousness. Becking such advantage from the content. Le mede, and for steadfast, immor America. Some sixty Chinamen bitter and policy has within the end, we must add to our military the political sword fish keen and able adherence to those convic went on board to see him off; past week eabitantially concided at every other measure that bright f
ions, till all the world shall ses they supplied the orsokers, and the correctness of the German san coerce or pereando our foes. And let us not forget our moral that on those terms, and thes be suppled the drinks. It is not claim that the U boats during W wield powerial economic weapon. Does the plundering alone, can peace come not be necessary to go to Brenil for in the past year have
weapon, German shipping in legalised by the treatice now zause they are our terms, but be formatior; there is, ready to hand 8,000,000 tons of shipping. With, | sept from the sang German trade being signed along the eastern cause they are the terms that in Hongkong, & mass of faste out making any such broad conrganisation the world over is front constitute a nettlement of command the event of right large enough and hard enough to oession is this, we must yat admi wrecked a German markets are the questiace at issue there? Not binking men everywhere. That Wreck any scheme that comes that the shipping position is seri-wiped out of existenón ; German while there sxist such ideals as in our moral weapon; it in a against them.
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