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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1918.
The Siberian Situation,
From the latest news to hand it
would appear that the Bolsheviks
and the Austro German
DAY BY DAY.
A MAN'S VALUE LIES IN HIS
prisoners who are supporting ABILITY TO THINK INDIVIDUALLY them are not to bave things all AND ACT COLLECTIVELY.
their own way in Siberis, for the territory has now been divided departments, each lieto : two
To-morrow's Anniversary.
To-morrow is the 25th anniver with its own Government, a new sary of the marriage of their espital bus been chosen and Majestics King George and Qaren military force mainly consisting Mary.
of Czacho-Slovaks bas bean formed. The whole movement, we are told, is being directed by M. Kerensky from OFF-
side. This latter piece of
The Dollar.
The opening rate of the dollar demand today was 3. 381.
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
The Annual General Meeting.
If any Civil Sarrant is to be The annual general meeting of
reckoned indispensable it must the shareholders in
Barely be Mr. H. J. Greedy, C.B., Montric and Co., Ld. was held at Last evening an appreciative whom Lord Milner has appointed the Offices of the company in sudiepen witnemed one of the his private secretary at the War Shanghai on June 28, when Mr. best performances that has been ce
Colonel Seely, when E. O. Fastos presided, supported seen at a Icoal cinema for a lung Seoretary of State for War, "dis by Hesare W. J. Isenman and time. The British Gasette is covered" Mr. Creedy among the F. J. Hinton, directors. The peculiarly interesting; the two Poung men of the War Office staff sttadsace represented 1,822 episodes of the "Seven Pasrle," and made him his private searat labares.
showing Holly King si bar aty, and so well has he fulfilled The notice convening the meet- forlornest and prettiest, are pack-the duties of that arduous office ing and also the auditora: reported with thrills while comedy is bat five successive War Ministers having been read, the Chairman amply provided for in "We have been at pains to retain him said:
Never Sleep," a two-part Line in the same capacity. Gentleman. The report and some Lake sbsurdity in which accounts for the twelve months this cocentric individual, ably
The bookose which the Lord termissting March 31 last having assisted by Saab Big Bad, Jame been in voor hande for some few son, ard Bebe Daniels, with a Mayor "anvailed" recently as # days, I will, with your permission, long-suffering baby, provides a commemoration of Sir Edward hilarious half-hour. The per-
Clarke's connection with the City In moving their adoption, it is formance concludes with a ostron of London College, was an appro- with pleasure that the Board in which Obang Lee, with a queue priate symbol For all his life Before Hr. J. B. Wood, at the place before you each a estis ads most expansive mile, shows Sir Edward has been a great Magistracy this morning, a bin business. In fact the net profit male.
factory resalt on the year's off the paces of his wonderful teader. He ebares the views of that great lawyer the late Lord see, who has just arrived back for the year, $73 822.32, is the On Sunday evening. "The Bowen as to the absoluts neces- from Amerion, was charged with best your Board se been able Ginka" make their firet appearsity for brain workers to read the unlawful possession of s
to lay before you since the ance in Hongkong, dividing the fiction as a recreation. small pocket revolver and es venty- Sir George Cave, who is one of three rounds of ammunition. Ir inception of the Company. This programme with the next two the British delegates to the War appeared that the man had been ward of 814,191.49 from March a company that have come here liberate oratory delighted nervous
sum added to the carry for epizodes of “Judex ?" - They are
If the late Mr. Fenwick's de Prisoners Conference the away for over twenty years. He 31, 1917, FAVOR divisible with a big reputation and we have lying journaliste, so did that of had tried to conceal the arms. balance of $88,013.14 which your no feabt that Hongkong will Henry Broadhurst, whose rate of then by Jadia, Barms, and the minute. But the slow speaker is Straits,
information is especially interest ing, for it shows that H. Kerensky,
The Colony's Health. who is andoubtedly one of the
Daring yesterday the following strong men of Rassis, is still a csses (all Chinese) were notified: factor to be reckoned with and Five of spotted fever (three one who is not prepared to give fatal), five of plague (four fatal) ap in disgust the task of helping one of enteric (fatal) and one bia country in this her greatest non-fatal cocurrence each of orisis. We shall watch fature mall-pox and diphtheris. developments with deep interest, in the hope that the Russian people may yet, oat of the strife and turmoil, find their souls and once again take their rightful place among the nations of the
earth.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1918.
CONFLICTING IDEALS.
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The point has often been made, bat it cannot be too persistent ly emphasised, that the present war is a conflict between ideals which are diametrically opposed. That is so in more reneee than one, but it is particularly the case in regard to the respective mentalities of the rival warring groupe. The Allies, as the whole world knows, are waging war for the safeguarding and preservation of the highest ideals which can animate mankind. Their battle is a battle for A Serious Public Loss. freedom and liberty, for the protection of the weak from the
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follows: To pay a dividend.cf 10 per cent, abeɔrb- ing Commission to manag ing Director and bonus to foreign G:.
new account
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$30,340.00
not always easy to the practised etanographer. Rapid speech zote as a pace-msker to the recording hand, and the pencil "flows." In Germans Posing as Swiss.
recording slow intermittent speech Carl Wegmann, of the German the flow of writing is broken, the 7.208.60 Landstorm, who has been pencil moves in a encoession of 10,000.00 masquerading in Englsad since hope and jabs. The reporting of war broke out as a' dwies, was at the very deliberate speech may 10,000.00 Manolester sentenced to 14,000.00 months for making false de man who is always half a sentence wix be more fatiguing than that of s clarations. His wife was sentenced ahead of the racing stenographer.. 15,964.84 to three months.
$88,013:44
At first eight this appropriation may
appear rather too con
Turning to the sccounts you eervative as far sa reserves are will have noticed that we have concerned, but in a businees like effected the following deprecia- oure, to conserve our reservea is tion:--- most important in these days of Buildings $5,529 58
Farniture, luxuries will by no mesne be an etc., from $8,247.08 to $4,845.49
wer. The future for a trade in
easy one. in succession that we have recom mended a 10 per cent. dividend
This is the third year
Bad and doabifal debts ...
of
$2,676.42
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Not many of the city-upon-sea dwellers who are bewailing the drastic cartailment of the Brighton train service can recall 18 memorable Easter Monday in
1852 when the firet train "pat out" from London. Bridge to Brightoo. The tickets were to be bought at the station for the wooder-train which was to leave the terminne at 8 o'clock. At 6.30 the police were anmmon-
collected. Two hours later the
31,
train hauled by four engines drew
+
88
year
out. Two more engines and extra coaches joined up at New Cross, and the completed train reached Brighton in five hours.
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when be expressed his admiration at the fortitude shown by the Dutch nation in bearing the hard- ships of the war. The position
Shopkeepers fa Trouble. of Holland in the great struggle,
At the Police Court this morn- sandwiched between the rivaling, Inspector Terrest appeared belligerenta, is nous too comfort to prosecute in eight summonses able a cae, and in maintaining her against tradesmen of the Shanki- neatrality abe most at times be wan and Sai Wan Ho dietriote, driven almost to the point of dis- The offences were in respect of Reserve account traction. It is an unhappy conse faulty weights and sales and Exchange factuations
also quence of a war of this world wide
for improperly storing account character that the populations of kerosene. Mr. J. B. Wood, who Stock reserve secount nations not directly concerned in
heard the cases, imposed fines To carry forward to it have to exfer almost as much aggregating over $150 and as have the peoples of the warring confiscated the soslee and oil in countries. That cannot be avoid some of the caRES. One man had ed, but it is well that we should no less than six tics of kerosene, not lose sight of the bardships stored in a wooden cubicle, the which heee neatrale baye to tine being covered with a heap of bass. Many of theas nationa, and out the Bin Worship pointed Holland is among them, dare out the dangerousness of such not display their true feelinga: storing, and fined him $25. they often have to eit etill ad bear the strain sa bret
Dairy Farm Bags they can. Probably by this time, Two Chinega ware "obarged the Dateb people fally realise before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, at the what victory for Germany would Police Court this morning, with mean; they have before them the stealing seven hemp hage, the and during that period we have and placed asa reserve painst baded to control the crowd that had example of what the Hale have property of the Dairy Farm Co., written considerable eams cff and doubtful debtk $5,387.80.* done to other small contiguous at Pokfulam. It appeared that buildings, etc. for depreciation Assets, cash on Much oantries. Bat though they may the second defendant, a marine and built up reserves which if amounted to $52,482 13 not be able at the moment to taker, was arrested for carrying you pass our recommendation of against $37,386 23 last year. enter the lists on one side or the the bags and then stated that to-day will stand at :-.
Sundry Ileblors last other, we can only hope with Sir the first defendent gave them, to Reserve account. $40,000 amounted to 873,223.83, this George Care that by facilitating him. Both men accused each Stock reserva soconst 30,000 year $86.684.09, a decrease of agreement in the present negotia-other of the theft, and Mr. A Exchange fluctuations 15,000 $6,559.74, which in view of our From the North comes the
increased many, Holland will form a link of the Company, identified the tions between Britain and Ger- Berenson, the assistant manager
turnover, is moet news that a new license has been friendship uniting the Anglo- bags as the Company's property.
Totalling
$85,000 satisfactory.
refused to the Ferry Ian, Rouneath, With euch reserves your basi
Stocks stow an increase of though the application was made Datch natione sad leading to a Hin Worship imposed a fine of ness is now on an exceptionally $29,125 50, as against last year, on behalf of a reputable tenant by better and closer understanding $25 each, or three weeks' hard sound basis." of one another.
largely accounted for by purchases the factor (steward) of B.R.B. Reserve account of 340,000 of timber and manufacturing Princess Lanise, to whom the inn invested in your business, cells materials, and larger stooks car belongs. The loss of the license for no special comment...
ried by our southern branches. is no new thing; it haa lapsed The sudden death of Viscount A Chinese, whose clothing was
Stock Reserva secount
All our staff have worked before, so it may be renewed oppression of the militarily streng. The Germans and their vassals, Rhondda removes from our midst sadly delapidated, was charged $30,000 was explained to you exceedingly well to achieve this again in less teetotal days. Not on the other hand, openly subscribe to the doctrine that Might is one of the best known and most before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the last year when this account was satisfactory result, and in recom- so very long ago the bodze was Right; they believe that no scruples of conscience should bar the successful of our public men. It Police Court this morning, with started, and represents a margin them the Board wishes to thank prepared by a London architect way to the lust for conquest. The power to rule and to exploit is only just over a year since Lord returning from banishment. It of safety against the enhanced them for their loyalty and keen ander the direction of the Princess, mending the bonas proposed to practically rebuit from designs wesker Sistes is a cardinal point in German policy, and in the Rhondda took over the somewhat was some time before be eacceed coat of your stocke which may translation of that desire into action no deed or series of deeds is thanking duties attaching to ed in grasping the nature of the decrease in vaine should the neee in spite of their depletion in who was also responsible for the considered to be wrong or unjust, German "Kaltar" takes no the office of Food Controller, charge, and Inspector Brown asid present war come to a termins-numbers; in this I of course theme and colour scheme of an thoughts of the rights of others; it is all for itself.
Once again in the torpedoing of another hospital ship we have In this post his well-known that the man was of weak intel- tion and cause a consequent include the members of all our attractive signboard. had proof that the old spirit animates the Ents. They have not organising ability and wide ex-lect. It was also stated that the possibilty of a fall in stock values. branches. yet been purged of their evil wage. The sinking of the Llandovery were of the almost value, sad times, the last time for life. His of
perience of commercial affairs man had been banished three Exchange factuation account I have no hesitation in saying Before the war we were made- Castle and the circumstances associated with the deed stamp the from the first it was evident that Worahip remarked that if the plained to you fully last year,
$16,000 WAR also that I trust you will case the familiar with a commercial akase- Germane se a people eo degraded as to be in a class to themselves. if the problem of dealing satisfact-man was not responsible for his Exchange
bonus proposed by the Board. "Too old at 40." Now the man Not only did this ship carry all the regulation lights and the glar orily with oar food could be solv. sations he was not responsible for March 31, was 4/4d. March 31 propose the adoption of the re- beyond shouldering a rifle in his With these remarks I beg to of 50 is not considered to be ing emblem of the Red Cross, bat, after the vessel was torpedoeded it would be by Lord Rhondda, coming back. As defendant has last year it was 3/4d. and March part and accounts, but before country's defence. It suggests more then s bandred miles from land, the Hnn pirates deliberately despite all that the submarine been certified weak-minded by s 31, 1916, the quotation #38 2/9%. patting it to the meeting, I shall that the middle-aged man stands as brutal as could possibly be conceived. The point about all this menace might be able to do. Only doctor, his Worship said that he These rapid advances naturally be pleased to answer any ques in used of some protection where is that the incident is so atterly un-British and 80 terribly callous. Rhondda was Dlain Mr. D. A. drawn."
s little over two years ago Lord world mark the charge "with suflect the silver values of our tions to the best of my ability. the business employer joins issue It demonstrates the huge gulf between the British and the Thomss, M. P., known
stocks in Singapore and Kaala There being no questions, the with the Government. Anumber German carception of warfare: the one all that is honourable, and politician interested chiefly in
Lumpur. Our loss therefore on following resolutions were adopt of old stagers may be called out the other all that is mean, cowardly and despicable. industrial affairs and in the wal-
the silver revaluation of our stocks
of their occupations which they What makes the deed even worse still is the fact that less than a fare of the workers,
at these places has to be written That the report and accounts as have followed for a considerable week ago the German Foreign Minister was openly appealing to the
down. This silver loss you may printed be adopted: proposed by number of years, and which Allies to have confidence in Germany's "probity and chivalry. " | partionlarly in the miners,
be glad to hear has so far been the Chairman, seconded by Mr. they have retained possibly by No wonder that the British newspapers should reinee to credit the ability as a great organiser
written off working account. But W. J. Isenman,
virtue of faithful and diligent- Germans with any such attributes when crimes so infamous as the test in the realisation of the Cam- W89 put to s very BATOLO
should we come ap against hard That Mr. E. W. Godfrey be re- service. When they have been ope under notice are still carried out by Government order.
The summer months are the times and silver further advance, elected a director of the company: called up and entered the fray, In his last speech in the Reichstag, Baron von Kuehlmann brian Coal Combine, sa achieve most dangerous to childran. The we have considered it advisable proposed by Mr. H. Browelt and and when in due season the war indulged in a good deal of whining because Germany's enemies are with wonderfal succese, with are
ment which he carried through complaints of that sasson, which to have this reserve as a margin seconded by Hr. Harvey, (drage its slow length to an end not inclined to place overmach faith in the Hans' integrity or hon much benefit to the nation and diarrhoes and dysentery, come on your approval.
cholars infantom, colic, of esfety and confidently look for
That the directors' fees be in- and the veterene are disbanded, qurableness. We wonder if he will now admit, after the Llandovery credit to himself. Chiefly because so quickly that often a little one
creased from $1,200 to $1,400 will they be able to take up their Castle incident, that the Allies have every reason to entertain doubt of his work in this direction he is beyond aid before the mother ferred to last year has been coin sddition to his ordinary share
The addition to our factory re- per annum, the exirs $200 to go old tasks at the same addrese ? of the existence of these qualities among Germans. Chivalry? was raised to the Peerage and in realizes ha is ill. The mother pleted and the cost, 13 529.58,
to the Chairman of the directors That is a word which the Hane cannot possibly understand or the last New Year's Honours he must be on her guard to prevent has been added to buildings of the feea: proposed by Mr. H. asked, has the man who has spent What guarantee, it may be apprecista. All through the war their conduct has been barbario, received dishonourable and thoroughly devilish. No set has been too low thoroughly deserved tribute to on enddenly to care them. No of great service to the earning That Messrs. Lowe, Bingham reinstated to his employments Viscountoys these troubles or if they do come account. This addition has been Browett, seconded by Mr. W. 8, his whole life in one firm that
Watson for them to commit; no promise has been too solemn to be broken his worth as Food Controller, in other medicine is of such aid to capacity of the Company and I
when the war is over he will be- The sufferings of the innocent it has never been the German policy which office he will lang be re-mothers during hot weather es is do not thick I am giving any form of the company : proposed by goma wewe" and his stormener to prevent. The sinking of the Llandovery Castle is but one camembered as having been sings Baby's Own Tablets the Canadian any trade scores when I tell
and Matthews be re-elected addi, His former employer my love in an almost unlimited record of crime and bratelity. But it is larly successful. It will be an children's remedy. They regulate that we turned out no less than Mr. W. 8. Watson, seconded by may be inclined to introdie sufficient to show that the old German spirit is/still there. And until it is exorcised the Allies can no more think of concluding extremely difficult matter to find the stomach and bowels and are 322 pianoa last year, all of which Mr. E. Wellbelove.
new bloed" among his employ peace than they can of crediting the modern Buss with anything the work he did and the manner dealers, or by mail at 60 cents Far East, constituting tangible meeting of the company be held become a commercial slogan. It a sucesssor to Lord Rhondda, but absolutely sate. Sold by medicine commanded a ready asle in the That the next annual general pen. Too old at 40” may again. approaching the iras conceptions of probity and chivalry terms of which the Germans do not know the elementary meaning, but which in which he did it will no doubt the vial from The Dr. Williams' appreciation of the quality and during the month of Jane or July, is a hazard of patriotism against they do not hesitate to me lightly none the lesi.
serve as a splendid incentive to Medicine Co., 96 Szechuan Road, popularity of the instruments we 1919: proposed by the Chairman, which the Government might his successor.
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