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|Anglo-American Amity.
Although by reason of the war,
Ameriosa Independence Day in
DAY BY DAY...
IF PEOPLE ARE NOT TOO MUCH
COVER WHAT IS RIGHT AND BEST,
not being officially celebrated/RESTRAINED THEY WILL PIS locally, all Hongkong Britishers AND THEY DO IT. will join in extending their felici
To-morrow's Anniversary,
tations to the American community To-morrow is the anniversary on this "the Glorious Fourth." of the birth of Ceoil Rhodes The Fourth of July is the day in (1853), the calendar to Americana the world over, sad the sentiments which lie at the root of its
The Dol'a The opening rate of the dollar demand to-day was Sa. 484.
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· THE TRIBUNAL.
Some Interesting Decialons. ·
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Several cases which came before the General Military Service Tribunal yesterday afternoon were concluded after we went to Trees,
To be a Revenue Officer. In the case of Mr. R. L. Bridgør, of Here. Lane, Crawford and Co., Hi H. W. Looker sppeared for the company.
Mr. Locker said that if Mr. Bridger's work ws3 considered essential it was deaiyable that he should continue in the employ of the firm as he was an expert, su
POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.
Orders tested today by Mr. | F. C. Jankin, C.B E., state:-
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-TO-DAY'S - MISCELLANY.
'An unfamiliar uns of a word, in that of "staggering" as applied to the ruggested closing "of business departments at different Police School.
times to prevent a rush for trama All members of No. 1 Platoon, and trains. It is probably deriv Water Police and Mounted Felice ed from one of the many already who have not yet sitended for recorded meanings of the verb to examination will do eo on Toea stagger, to arrange in sig sig or day: July 9, at 5.30 p.m.
alternate ̈ order.". A bicycle's All members of No. 2 Platoon spokes are said to be staggered who have not yet siteaded will do by the well known arrangement so on Friday, July 12.
of crossing one another-which Medical and General Exempte give grester strength to the
wheal,
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Ignorance of the law, as the magistrates are fond of telling us, is no exons for breaking it. But when the law varies from day to day, it if a little bard upon people ho are trying to do their best," There is the email ebopkeeper, for instance, who, among other things
potatoes,
observanos are particularly strik-on
Af er some discussion regarding are required to attend Independence Day. ing at the present time, when the
By reason of the war the local other members of the #, the Those men who have been United Stater, in common with American community has not chairman said that the Govern- ordered to attend for aral examina the other Allied nations, in batll-officially celebrated Independence meat were prepared to saka Mr. tion will attend on special dates Bridger on as's Revenue Officer as to be notified, and will not sitend ing for the case al independence Day.
he would thus be releasing & above fixtures. and freedom, "Snce the last The Colony's Health.
Mr.
Meeting. Daring yesterday there were young and unmarried man. "Fourth." America has done
Company Commanders, Platoon wonderful things in the war, ace notified eleven cases of plague Bridger would not have to leave
Commanders and Warning to-day it is recognised by friends (8 fais)) and two fatal occurrences the employ of Meers. Lids Craw and foes slike that she is destined of spotted fever. All the soffar-ford, but he would be able to Officers are required to attend
lock after pertain interests there. Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. on may sell bacon, margarine, to play an even greater part in the era were Chir ese.
Monday, July 8, Uniforms optional, tobacco, matabes, fah, jim, and faiare. Never before in the history| Hongkong V.A.D.
No. 1. V.A.D. orders issued by of the two nations have America
To each of them in attached an official prics list--in and Britain & well anderstood Mes. Ralpha atate:Members are one another; never before have reminded of the Meeting to be bald
Mr. Turner said he was quite theory en sdmirable devies to protect the public-which must the ties of blood and sentiment at the Helens May Institute on been an aiseely interwoven. WeMonday, the 8th. inst., at 530 the certificates that had bean for willing to go into the ranks when be displayed prominently. - In hailoar American Allies se friends P.m. Roller" bandages will be warded showed he was an Imperial be got to Ospads and if it is some cases the shop world bare asset of great value. If that was decided that he should gto be enlarged in order to get so he should be retained, and France he was quite willing to do them all in. Paniab the profiteer and brothers, and hope that before another. Fourth of July comes
Uastamped Letters. At the Police Court before Mr. granted exemption. If Mr. Brid- so, but he would prefer T.M.C.A with the atmont vigoar; in the round the osuse which we have in
cass of merely technical offenders common will be consecrated by J. B. Wood, a Chinese was charger juiced the Importe and work.
Major Morgan opposed exemp justice may well be tempared ed with attempting to take Exports D partment it would complete victory.
anatamped letters out of the mean that he would have to work tion.
with merov. The Tribunal decided to call Colony. Defendant said he on Saturdays and Sundays in thought that if the letters were order to give his services to the up Mr. Tarner; who said be
In a little while all vesseln sgainat
passing to and from Americs not sealed it would be quite all firm and that would hardly be would appeal
within sight of the Mall of O Messrs. Kelly and Walsh. will see the memorial set up to right. He was going to Swatow fair to anyone who was essential, decision. and some of the letters referred to specially in summer.
The Iset cases considered were their dead, victims of the goods he wae teking with him." A
those of Mosure. J. R, Mead and Tasesnis, who sleep now in Islay. fine of $5 was inflected.
V. C. Labram, of Messrs. K-lir The thanders of American and Waleb, for whom Mr. D J. privateers' cannon were echoing, Lowie appeared.
little more than a century ago,
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1918.
THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT" IN WAR TIME.
been looked upon as entirely out of their sphere and for which, both
required.
$12,400...
Mjor Morgan aɛked that ex- emption should not be granted unless the proposal pat forward that Mr. Bridger should become a revenue officer was accepted.
After consideration of the cafe,
the
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Property Sale. There was sold at Mr. G. P. Lammert's esles room yesterday afternoon the lessshald property
It was stated that Mr. Mead round the site. Ties between situste south of Victoris Boad, the chairman announced that the was the only European in the America and the Scottish Talee near Mount Divia, with the house Tribunal considered that the work store, while Mr. Labram was the have been intimate and practical and pea
erected thereon known as "The Mr. Bridger was doing was of immager of the printing office and from of old. Long before the New trale, subscribed. To Ger- Blarrey Stone," which has an portance to the Colony, but it did it was put to the Tribunal as a World was named or known, many, however, hea it been estimated area of 4,900 square pot take the view that it was pos-ground of exemption that if he uprooted trees, driven across the left to prove, by the perpetration feet. The property, which is ible to grant him total exemption went away the printing works Atlantic, formed the winter firee of each sets, that she is not only held on a lease of 74 years, was on that ground. It would only would have to be closed up, and in the islands, where they had withrat the pale of civilisation, that she is barbario in her ideas sold to Mr. Colbourne Little for grant exemption if Mr. Bridgers number of employees would be practically no other fast.
was prepared now to be employed thrown out of work. of war and that whs lacka that
Within Market Limits. saa Revenue Officer. It he was
The Chairman said the Tribun- So much stationery is used by humanity and fairness the posses- An old Chinees bawker was not the exemption would be al had read that with some sur-the scholars in the elementary side of which aloue can give a charged before Mr. E.D.C. W. lfs, refused. astion the right to seek to impose at the Police Court this morning,
prise because they knew of rabools of a great city that the Mr. Looker said that Mr. printing offices in the Colony education authorities are teaching its cultura opon other nations, with selling fresh vegetables and Bridger was prepared to accept which were carried on succes-an upright style of writing, A presumably more backward. No frait within market limite. De- that. It would of course, sppear fally without English manegere. legible "fist" is aimed at, with wonder that Germany has been a fendent stoutly denied thst be on the minutes. failure as a colonieing nation and had any fresh vegetables, bat
The Chairman then enumerated (just sufficient slope to keep the The Chairman asid it would be some of them.
writing from settling into back. little wonder that wherever
·M-jor Morgan opposed hand. This reform, it is estimated, she has settled among so-called evidence was given by a European shown that the Tribunal on-
Gergeant, who said the man bad sidered his work important bat exemption in both cases, but the will mean saving of 15 inferior races she has been
quite a large quantity of Chinese was not prepared to exempt him Tribunal decided to exempt Hr. per
cent" in paper. But a thoroughly detested.
cabbage. His Worship inflicted on that ground. It was prepared Mead and osil ng Mr. Labrom, pretty problem arises. The effect of the war on the everyday life of British
a fiue of $4.
to grant exemption if he consent who was granted a month's told by those who profess to tell The Typhoon.
ed to be engaged as a Revenue exemption.
chazsoter from the handwriting women has, it is generally believed, been even greater than with The Obnoxious Han. regard to men. From the even tenor of their way, from a routine
It was thongas by many that Officer. The terms and arrange.
Unfit Men Wanted.
that an upright hand indiested a that was in the vast majority of cases wholly absorbed in domestic China sympathetic to the Allied of the typhoon which threatened Bridger and the Government,
It was bad enough for those in Sustow bad regnived the bruntments would be between Mr.
eatirical or Barcastic nature; so The Chairman announced that
different from the sentimental' or work, women, owing to the demands of the war, felt it incumbent
the Tribunal had powers under apon themselves to turn their attention to tasks which had always case to learn that the Germans the Colony lest week-en", but The Mercant.le Bask. the Ordinance of exempting men thousand children who are being
in their midet were not to be enquiries made from the officere
imaginative slope. Will the few The DASOA of Mesura. O. who were not engaged in essen- physically sad mentally, they were believed to be unfit. What but removed elsewhere, but it is very of a Donglas bost, just arrived Champkin and B. Kennedy, of tial work and who were willing trained to develop all the outward
much worse to know that they from that part, show that the & Earopean was could have brought women to work in shipbuilding yards, sa drivers of motor and other vehicles, to make munitions are now making themselves more weather there was very similar the Mercantile Bank, were next to transfer to essential work. This saligraphical signs of the saroGS"
considered. and to undertake numerons other teaks of a similar character? Or of the telegrams to hand states The weather was certainly very obnoxious than ever before. One to that experiended in Hongkong.
tio person assume his nature also? power was one which might be If so, it is to be hoped that the The Chairman said there could very neeful in cases for exemption arrows of their satire will not be women have risen splendidly to the cell, bave performed wondere
be no question regarding the by substituting a senior married in the work they have done and have shown a capacity and a keen.that the Germana in Peking have threatening, but the only an exemption of Mr. Champkin, asi man for a younger man who!
directed against their teachers. managed to create panic in Chinese which possessing. From all sides nothing but praise, in unstinted mes false statements based upon the bist..
banking circles by spreading the capsizing of a moter
the Bibk.
sad
"Advertising Club" hus who would maks sure, is heard, and sea tangible recognition of their worth, women mestures that were recently offici
Mr. Champkin said he held the 1 more
been formed in Shanghai, the efficient soldier. The have for the first time in England obtained the Parliamentary ally cirenisled regarding the de franchise. Is is a great triumph for the Women's Movement, and fence of Paris. It was necessary
view that Mr. Kennedy could not: Tribunal's powers under the objects of which, among other be spared. With regard to the Ordinance were restricted to fit things, are to bring the members one which might never have been realised in any other way than for the police to announce that the
question of substitution be said men of military age and it had of the publishing, advertising and by what has occurred, and certainly cot by the absurd aufragette situation was unchanged on the
be would have to refer that to the therefore been suggested that in
business professions into close Tandaliem that was so much in evidence just previons to the war. Wastern Front before the excite.
English women, we now learn, are getting ready to use their ment could be allayed.
London office because such a man order to enlarge the scope of this personal relationship and to afford on entering the bank would that unit men or over-age men a means whereby the Chinese new voler. A great National Union of Women Workers, with its 153 latest piece of German audacity
asaume great responsibility and should be seked to volunteer for members may study the best. affiliated societies and 2,500,000 members of all clacara, is organ in the Capital of Chins should
would be under no obligation.
methods of advertising and put the purpose of taking the places ising them into Women's Citizen Associatione all over the country prove a farther warning to the
The Chairman explained that of young men who could not lishing and merchandising in use These Associations are to ba, non-party
It is the and non-sectarian affect that the Germans in our
Queen' College beat the Dock of course the substitute would otherwise be spared and in this in foreign countries. and are intended to educate women for the service of their midst are a real menace and should yard by 51 games to 18. The have to be a man whom he (Mr. way some would be liberated who purpose of the club to affiliate country, as volere. As there will be, it is estimated, 6,000,000 not be tolerated here in freedom. Ores were
with the Associated Advertising Champkin) could sccept. should go if possible and who women on the new register of voters, and three-fourthe There is some hope in the
La Mab-bin and D. Laing lost The Tribunal decided that Mr. would be anxious to go. The Tri-Cluba of the World, an organica- of them are probably without any experience of politics, statement contained in prother to Trenmen and Son 5-6. lost to Champkin would be totally ex banal already know of one or two tion, it appears, which has its shere could be nothing more
Mr. instances and therefore it would Ind., and has more than 600 headquarter Bt Indianopolis, useful than these Assoms telegram that Baron von Karbl. Black and Jennings 5-6, beat empted. With regard to tions. It is stated that one of the questions upon which these new marne announcement in the Rei. Wright and Repassey 6-5. Kennedy temporary exemption be glad to receive the names of advertising clubs in the United voters will have to express their opinions, and one of the most chatag re-ently, regarding Ger
Ohoa Man-chan and Wei Lam- for three months would be grant- soy unit or over-age men who Biates, England, Canada, Austra important questions that British statesmen will have to consider mans in Chins, to the effect that Bg lost to Trenman and Boned to enable the Bank to take were ready to help in this way is and New Zealand on its list. after the war in: "What is going to be done with the women who the matter had been "eatisfactorily 1-10, lost to Black and Jennings what steps it could to replace and they would try to make some we had not thought the wiles of have taken men's places in the workshops and factoriee?" According settled" is incorrect, as it appears 4-7, lost to Wright and Hennessy bim and if this could not be done arrangement. to a report of the Fabian Society there are 500,000 women in the not yet to have been definitely 4-7.
the case could come before the
The Tribunal sits again towell organised cheerves the Japan engineering and allied metal tradea slone, and 250.000 of these adjusted. I will be the sincere Treamss and Son 9 3, best Black
Lo Man-ho and Bamjahn beat Tribunal again,
morrow afternoon. have taken mon's places. It is believed by many that it will be
wich of all in the Far
AY, M. C. A. Case, ́ impossible to tarn these women altogether out of their respective Eset who know the Germane and Jennings 1-2, beat Wright trades after the war, but the probability is that comparatively few capacity for making themselves and Hennesey 8 3.
Once upon a time Mr. Carnegie will want to remain in them. The Fabian Society, we note, troublesome that the day is Indian School v. Civil Servics. the Chairman mentioned three derstanding regarding the large Pennsylvania, but lacked s'guide. a Cansdisu, of the Y.~M~0. Al In order to remove any misun-wished to cross's monntain in suggests a compromise between the exclusion and the retention not far distant when they will This Junior League match was objections to enrolment which proportion of iseligiblea on the A hefty looking lad, a groom's
Among minor matters relative to this subject, it would be where they should not have been ed in a win for the Indian School papera Tee fires was that his and Co., is is only fair to the for a dollar.
be compelled to lasyn China played on Wednesday and regalt. Mr. Turner had raised in his staff of Mesura. Lane, Crawford, errand boy, offered to pilot him noticed that women of Iste have bean striking put on other ne allowed to remain a day after by 82 games to 17. Scores -
The ironmaster lines for themselves. Women preachers are now common every Chins bad joined the Allies. We
medical cortifiosts was not one of members of the staff to give tendered half the ym. The boy where in Americs. They are still rare in Eaglend, but recently a are specially glad to note that Jr., beat Clark and Wood 9-2; no ordinarily resident in the
U. M. Omar and 8. A. Ismail, fitness, the second that he was pablicity to the following facts: bald out for the fall price, and At the outbreak of war, the staff ifz, Cardegia yiel+1," "Not that woman was appointed with her husband to a joint pastor ste of Allied residents in Peking are best Hackett pad McCormick 83; Oslogy within the meaning of the consisted of seventeen male the job was worth it, but becage Sheffield church, and she has now quite a reputation in Yorkshire demending the incarceration of best Lvie and Carter 9 2. as a prescher. A short time ago, too, there passed away a lady certain Germs intriguers there,
ordinaner, and the third was Europeans. This number has I had to get to the other gide of one of the first Englishwomen who, as is not surprising, have best Clerk and Wood 2-2; beat to Canada to enrol there.
IL. EL Abbas and 8. D Ismail that he was desirous of going been reduced so 'nine. named Miss B. Lindsay, who wea
the monatean, sad Charles M. Of the seven unmarried men Bohwab was the one to take mo to work at morphology. She had published three books: a "Te been particularly insolent since Haskett and MeCormick 101; Book of Zoology," "Animal Life" end The Microscope," and the postponement of the deport-Best Lyle and Carter 8 3.
The Chairman explained that who offered their services, one was there.” Now the Allies have to bad made some very useful. investigations into the embryology of ation of the Hans from China.
the Tribunal had only power to turned down here, one was ze get to the other eide of a ship. birds. These are but a few of the more striking instances in which An example should be made of Sr. best Clark and Wood 9.2; it could be shown that it was in the remaining five all obtained Charles Schwab in to do the 8. E. Lemail and 8 4 Is neil, grant exemptions in cases where jeated on his arrival Home, and building mountain, and the sama it is shown that the "Women's Movement in Eagland and these gentry and should be beat Haskett and McCormick Imperial interests, or in the commissions, and are still in the guiding, but this time without a elsewhere has for over passed away from its academio age and that made at once.
11-0; best Lyle and Carter 9-2. interests of the Oslong, e it now stands for a thoroughly preotioal and real condition of affsira,
of the women.
Thie
LEAGUE TENNIS.
Queen's College v.. Dockyard.
In the case of Mr. G. F. Tarner,
A Firm's Record.
fighting line.
the advertising agent were so
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