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THE FIRST REQUISITE IN CIVIL
A queation of considerable im" portance to the health of a large proportion of the commanity was ISATION IS THAT THE PEOPLE raised at yesterday's Sanitary SHALL BE PROFITABLY EMPLOY- Board meeting-namely, the con- ED, ditions under which ice cream is manufactured. As is known, there" are innumerable Chinese
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To-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow is the
The Dollar.
second
The opening rate of the dollar on demand to-day was 3a. 4d.
Back Agald.
ary authorities se a result of the Colóny to-day. enquiries which have been in- atifated. It was fully four menthe ago that the "matter was first:
Health Return. brought forward, and yet nothing notified to non-fatal casse af Daring yesterday there were has been done, though we are plague and one fatal occurrene quite halfway through the sum mer. The attitada saken up by of diphtheria. All the scorera
the Secretary for Obiness Affaira on the matter is not sound one, to our
WAY of think
Germany's Pawn."
were Chinese..
Rubbish on the Praya.
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INVESTITURE AT
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
Mr. Hashim Khan Decorated.
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TROUBLE IN A HOTEL. TO-DAY'S MISCELLAN Y.
encounter.
Stuart statuar seem hawn for
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There is one clase of the com-
Sequel to "a General Uproar." The ia a touch of double-Datob At the Polion Court this oft missing status, whose die in the fate of James IL and his morning a Fins, named Sirend appearance is onos more possling Osterberg, was charged with the man in the street, says the There was a large attendance being drank and disorderly Isat Daily Chronials. A Datab prince ine areem vendors in the Colony anniversary of the French rasporernment Honce last even siglt, and also with damaging relieved us of the Kings hastal who do a big trade among the ture of Thisumont works ating when Hie Escellenor the property at the Grand Hotel and presence; and we traente hin native "population, and the point (-Verdan.
Governor invested Mr. Hashim with assaulting a soldier in the monument not for his sake, but, has been wall established that
Khan, who was formerly attached Middlesex Begimant much of the staff they retail is pre-
to the Magistracy but is now one of The defendant admitted the it, Datab bora Grialing Gibbons, for that of the artist who wrought. pared under the most insanitary
of the Post Office, with the charges, but the member of the whom Evelyn discovered in conditione, while its ingredients
insignis of the title of Khan Middlesex said he was under the " are by no manner of means above
Sabib The honour had recently impresion that the defendant a feld in our parisb, neur Sayes poor solitery thatched house, in reproach. These facts are, we
been conferred upon Mr. Bashim was not the man who assaulted Court." Had the believe, fally known to the sanit- Mr. J. H. Wallsoe, returned to Many prominent personages were draw the charge.
Khan by the Indian Government. | him and he would like to with- ooccurred 28 years later," whan presentinolading a very repre-
Peter the Great was behaving His Worship greed to this "right nastily" at Evelyn's bouse Pentative gathering of the Indian charge being withdrawn. community.
Mr. F. Reichmann, manager of impressed for service at the new there, the artist might hava been guests were received in the draw the accused had been drinking
Prior to the investiture the the Hotel, told his Worship that Petrograd. ing room by His Excellency, after but he was not drank, There which an edjarnment was made were several people in the hotel vicissitudes, like their originals: to the ballroom. His Excellency at the time and the defendant Take that of Charles L. at Char← was sccompanied by Major Gen became vary. quarrelsome and ing Cross. Daring the Com- eral Ventris, G.O.C., Sir William busive, commencing to fight, monwealth it was sold by the ing. He desires evidence of A Obines contrector was charg-Ress Davies, K.O., Commodore One of the other men tried to hold Parliament to John Biret, s sickness contracted from impureed before Mt. J. R. Wood, at the Garney, Hon. Mr. Oland Severn, the defendant down, but the bessier, living near Hobora MINERAL WATER MANUFACTURERS ice cream before regulations are Police Court this morning, with M. Hon. Mr. W. Chatham defendant only salted him. A Conduit, sold to be destrued. made. Surely prevention is damping building rubbish on the M.G.Hn. Mr. E. H. Sharp, general uproar followed, in He produced numberless kaifs- better than care, and in view of Prays. Sergeant Blackman stated Hon. Mr. J. H Kemp, Hoo. Mr. which the revelations made of the con- that the Public Works Depart... Hallifax Hos. Sir O. two marble top tables, a chair, the statue, and sold them to the defendant broke handles of brass, sa made from. ditions under which much of this ment refaeed to issus permits to Justice H. E. J. Gomperts several mirrors by throwing a signs of their triumph. Bat at P Obster, OM.G., and Mr. email table and smashed Royalists as relice, to Boundheads which ice cream is manufactured, it contractors to pat rabbish on the forward their names and addresses with would be the height of folly to Praya, but they seemed to persist present were Hon. Mr. D. Landale, a good deal of damage done status untouched, to be placed Among the Many others bottles at them. There was quite the Restoration out came the for defer action any longer. It may in it. In this case over forty tone H. Mr. Lan Chu Pak, Bon. Mr. before the Police
well be that a deal of sickness has of sand were heaped up, causing Ho Fook, Sir Ellis Kadoorie, arrested the man. He (Mt. had torn the Eleanor Cross, and been caused by impore ice cream, a general obstruction for some
came and
on the site whence the Puritans even though there is no direct hours. His Worship imposed & Major Dassel (General Staff), Reichmann) alsimed $50 as cora- where Charles I had butchered evidence on the point. In any fine of $20.
Major Morgan (18h Infantry), penestion for the damage done to the regicides. event, stricter supervision over
Major Ardoino (74th Punjabie), the Hotel property. the vendors can do no harm and Ingenious Smuggler.
Captain Harris (H. K. and: 8. Sergeant Blackman stated that;
In the north of Eugland a lady, may possibly resalt in much good A rather ingenious attempt to Singh and Pola Singh (74th his ship was due to leave early span, has mended or raid for B., R. G. A) Sabadara Bhajat the defendant was a seams and getting on towards the allotted to public health.
smaggle opiam was brought to Panjabir), Abbas Khan and this morning, but owing to some mending in her own house over light at the Magistracy Sheikh Wilyat Ali (18th Infantry), trouble on board it would not 142,000 pairs of socke belonging to this morning, when a Chinese Chief Inspector Sirdar Khan, Ins leave until to-night. was charged before Mr. E. D. Cpectors Arcalli, Sufid and Oom- Mr. Balfour, than whom no one Wolfe with being in possession of
wounded soldiers in adjacent His Worship suggested that it hospitals." She is probably mere cogriasnt of opium valued at $79 Esvente ng Sgt. Major Khawas Khan would be better if the men want at a going employs a women what is being done by the Ger Officer Clarke stated that the drag Singh and Nawab Khan, (B. K something could not be arranged. ing, darning balee large and (BK P.R.), Ineprolors Mohinder before the Hon. 0,8 P. to see if And mending often means refoot mans in Belgium st the present was most carefully concealed in Police), Meeste. E. F. Arcalli, H time and since they first invaded small bottles hidden away in the E-sock Elise, T. Motibhoy, A. ported that the Hon. C.B.P, was The Books come to her bouse by Sergeant Blackman later re-smell, and washing and ironing. it, bas no hesitation ing Coung adonitted that he had on the K. Arcaill, Mehemed Akbar, S. willing for the defendant to be the esckful... what he thinks regarding Count that he had brought the D. Mabal, H Bertling's characteristically Pras drug from Singapore, was fined Ahdoolrahim, M. F. Talati, Bishen Reichmann had reduced his claim Laloband, A. sent on his ship and that Mr. sian remarks about Germany $350. bolding Belgiam se a "pawn'
Si gb, U. Ramjahr, Alim Ohand, to $40. The defendant thought munity to whom the extra ration during peace negotiations. Mr.
Varied Liquors.
B Careem, Nossoriwal, A. Avasia, he could raise that on board of bacon and him will not lesson Balfour very properly denounces Three Star brandy, two bottles of others.
Found carrying four bottles of R. B. Cooper, S. K. Satos and from what dua to him.
difficulties of diet. No Jew, even the proposal as infamous and marsrquino and one botile of
His Worship said that if Mr. castigates the German Chancellor Scotch whisky, a Chinese was sated Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, he could come back in Coart After the guests had been Reichmann were paid the money for making it. What Mr. Balfour charged before Mr. J: B. Wood, Aide-de-camp to bia Excellency, later and have the charge with says on the subject, be says with at the Police Court this morning, bore the insignis, on fire acorn and in such a manner with being in unlawful posses c1shion. The decoration was in
a blue drawD. that cannot but lead even the sion of them. The value of the the form of a five-pointed silver Germans fully to understand that goods was $16.10, sad the star, bearing in the centre the until they ersonate Belgium, defendant stated that he bought bast of His Majesty the King, agree to her complete restoration them from a marine hawker for and surrounded by a broad circle SE one of the free nations and $3.50. The hawker had sub in blue enamel bearing the words indemaify her as far se possible arquently disappeared. Sergeant Khan Dabib". The whole is for her terrible sacrifices, peace Blackman stated that he thought surmounted by a crowr. On the between the Allies and Germany, the bottles must have been stolen other side is the inscription The question raised by a correspondent in our issue of yester
is impossible. day regarding the desirability of the Hongkong Government sending A Busy and Satisfactory Week-not been able to trace a loss. His fllowed by Mr. Hashim Khon liver, di-pel Costiveness, Billious chevrons on the aleeves of their from a compradare'a ship near Hashim Khan, 1st. January, the little laxatives which acceler-now in "civvies" are to be seen" the Central Market, but he had 1918”. a representative to the United States, so Ba to place before the
Mr. Wodehouse WED authorities there the unrivalled facilities which this Colony possesses
ste digestion, gently stimulate the wearing wound stripes service Worship fined the accased $10, and was accompaled by Mr. F. O. for the building of ships, is one worth more than passing notice. The correspondent asked why the Hongkong newspapers do noted by the Allied troops, on the
or fourteen days' hard labour. The splenlid werk socomplish.
Jankin, D. 8. P. (B.,) and Mr. ness, sick hesdeches.
costs and a discharge badge in wake up and exert their in 1800s on the subject, Speaking for Western Front is happily express-empty houses is such a frequent Sahib Hashim Khan, It is my obuen Road, Shanghai.
Prevalence of Glass Thefts. 8. B. Ross, Postmaster General,
Of all chemiste, 60 cents the their buttonhole, says a Home. ourselves, we have never lost an opportunity of pointing out of what ed in one of the latest telegrams occurrence that when a man was privilege to present to you the
The thels of glass panes from
His Excellency said: Khan phial, or post free from Dr. Whether this is the best method Hongkong is capable in this regard, while other local papers have to band in which Kanter's cor-
Williams Medicine O., 96 Ez of denoting wor service by the
civilian is open to also kept the question well to the fare. But in a matter of this kind
question, more than Press comment is needed to lead to action; it is the duty respondent at British Head-charged before Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, insignis of the title of Khan
especially se en many are entitled of the Government, the shipbuilding yards and the Chamber of satisfactory week-end" being glass froro a house in B-lobera roy of India on the 1st January members of the Indian communi- civilian wear. It lies in the dires-
quarters refers to "a huay and with stealing four panes
at the Magistracy this morning, Sabib, which was conferred on
also to a war ribbon or fo. The Commerce to see that the Colony's resources are made widely rounded off by a raid known. For anght we know, representations may already have German 1ositions. This raid ed
of you by His Excellency the Vice-operation, good-will and advice of proposal has been made for s composite form of decoration for been made by these intereste, though at the moment there is no which was at Aveluy Wood, He said that a great deal of earned you
9 Street, Inspector Macdonald Bak- last, Apart from the question of ty.(Applause). From among tion of a silver star with a ray for evidence of Hongkong'e baving shared in the distribution of orders ended in the destruction of enemy such stealing was going on, and it is a special
for heavy.' Pentence, individanal services which have those who have been most esger each year of service abroad (the by the American Shipping Board.
this distinction, to support to Government, your first gold and the rest silver) and The fact is well-known that these are times when ships and of machine gune, while in the he Dairy Farm at Pokfulom bad me to do honour to a mem-submission to the Viceroy of The star would take the place of
dug-outs and the bringing back
pleasure to name WAS singled out for mare ships are needed. Sanken tonnage has to be replaced and the Heteren operation which also was ing the evidence, Bis Worship already well known for its loyalty Excellency has been pleased to not distinguish in what form the a bronze one for each wound. situation for the future, especially after the war (when every ton part of the "basy and satisfactory sentenced the Rocneed to siz to the British Government. You coLfer on you the honourable war service was rendered by the suffered quite a ict. After hear, ber of a family. which ig India, with the result that is the discharged badge that doea will count), made secure. In the work of making up leeway British week-end" Scottish troops, splen-weeke' hard isbour. In giving are one of five brothers all of title of Khen Sahib in recognition shipbuilding concerns are destined to play a great part, sod it didly supported by Australian evidence in the case, a District whom are serving the Govern of your good services. cannot be to strongly emphasised that all parts of the Empire can and South African soldiers, per- Watchrasp told a very obvious ment, 2 in the Army and 3 in the this way honour has been done to co-operate in this respect. Bat America is also well is the field in forced prodigies of valoar. lie and so contradicted himself, Civil Service.-(Applause). this work, and in furtherance of her huge programme she is not only Towards the Hazebrouck-Bailleal that his Worship fined bim #10, would refer in particular to your Indian community. (Applause.) will doubtless bare memories of herself piling up new tonnage but is also giving orders to Allied Bailway. we read, they adrano or three weeks hard labour, for brother, the Honourable Captain Besides these special services, I
you and through you to the whole hail from Webster, Mass., they If any of the U.S.A. soldiers coantziee who are able to take the work in hand. Besides the ad 1,000 yards on a two-mile Jonetraction of transporta, Japan has been given contraste for de front while in the Centre, the fewer than thirty steel cargo shipe, this work being divided between enemy was driven back 1,300
giving falas evidence.
Ajaib Khan, who hee won for have noted with pleasure your Lake Chargeggegoggmanghangg- many happy hours spent on thirteen companies. China has been entrusted with the building yards. Not only was this satisfac Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, at the Police Army,
False Pretences and Thefts, himself the high position of record of good service in your goggagungsmangg, a pleasant of four vessels and is evidently to supply even more than these. Taktory result accomplished but no Court this morning, with obtain of Merit (the quivalent of to draw special attention to the for short, The name does not Four men were charged before Captain in His Majesty's Indian civil capacity and in the ranks of holiday resort near that town, and ioz the Far East generally, the difficulty regarding shipping fewer than six officers and 377 ing morey by false pretences, the English Victoris Cross) fact that this is the first occasion present such difficulties of pre- the Indian Order the Police Reserve, and I desire called locally Lake Obunkamungg constraction of late has been the scarcity of materials factor men were made prisoners while One of the men was also charged sad who has recently been in the history of the Colony that nunciation to an Englishman as which has been keenly felt in Hongkong. But in the case of the ten trench mortars and fly new contracta secured by Japan and Chins this obstacle is being machine guns fell to the lot of the overcome, sizce the United States is supplying the necessary steel. victorious Allied troops. U ques pipe, another was charged with on the Legislative Council of the histowed on an Indian member of village of Llanfairpwllgwyn- with stealing a water emoking elevated to the dignity of a seat an Indien decoration has been dose the name of the Anglesey That is a point of the utmost importance, since it greatly facilitates tionably thin wae a splendid charged withcffering a bribe of $5. (Applause). This the fulfilment of the contracts and makes prompt construction round-off to a "basy and satisface to a district watchman. Inspector loyalty and good service you have the bonourable insignia of, the amongst visitors to the Menai
stealing a fan and another wa Governor-General of India. the Hongkong Civil Service. presible.
record of (Applause). In investing you with gogerychwyrndrobwll-flanty Hongkong's interest in shipbuilding is vital. On this industry notable for the glorious achieve called at a certain house in Oat kong, although it beg: nos fallen only for me to congratulate yon abortened to Llanfair-p--g-
tory week-end" particularly Macdonald stated that the men worthily emulated here in Ecas title confered on you, it remains Straits,
Biliogogogoob, the standing joke a not inconsiderable measure of the Colony's progress has been built ments of the French and American chick Street and collected $1 for to you to serve the Government warmly and to hope that you may and unless we are mistaken there is an even greater fature for troops in their grand counter a supposed temple in Second in a military capacity. Happily long be spared to enjoy this
which is commonly it in this connection. No place in the East is more finely equipped attack.
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1918.
A GREAT HONGKONG INDUSTRY.
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NO APPETITE THIS WEATHER?
Then you need the aid of
PINKETTES
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in these days of stress, will eat of
story. Cardinal Mooning and the the prescribed flesh. It recalls a then Chief Rabbi sat side by side one night at a Mansion House din ner, both of them in cheerful vein. "Oyme now, "said the Cardinal, "do try some of this dish of port. When will you abandon your ancient prejudice'?" When your ( Eminence gete married," was the immediate answer.
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Quite a large number of men
Wester..
for construction or repair work, while labour is abundent and cheep. More than that, the standard of work reached is distinctly high, das
Street. As a matter of fact there for this Colony we have been, honour and to win further dis- to native skill and European supervision. Whether it would have
wea only a shop that sold for since the outbreak of
tination in the service of Govern Tea Registration Unnecessary, been possible for Hongkong to have secured a share of the orders
paper them, and it was in no way free of tumult and disorder. ment (Applause). You have "A "Practical Joke," just given out by the American Government had adequate repre
recognised by the Ksi Fongs. At the same time we have had been blessed with three sons.tes in London, and the Homm Registration of customers for sentations been made, we do not profess to know. Maybe the yards tion worker put a lighted cigarette the pipe and fan were missing and dissected persons on the other!
As a practical joke a boy mani- the 8 C.A. After they had gone, to
The man also bad no permit from our periods of anristy das I feel sure that in due course Counties is unnecessary, myn the are sirendy fully occupied on important work. But it is at any rate down the back of a girl named they were arrested. On the way aide of the Pacific. At each times Khan with the decoration, His have no validity should a scheme *the machinations. of they will follow in your footstepe. Food Ministry, sud any registra“ desirable that Hongkong'e shipbuilding capacities should be made Randall, of Koking; her clothes to the station the first defendant it has been of za little asistance Excellency shook hands with the be introduced. No decision has After investing Mr. Hasbim tion conducted by retailers will moet fally known, not alone for present possibilities but in order that in the days to come the Colony should hold its own as the gare, and she is in a critical offered the bribe to be allowed to to the Government of this Colony recipient, who was later heartily yet been taken to zation tou in greatest shipl wilding cəntre in the Orient.
condition.
go fide.
to be able to count upon the co, congratulated by those presonia London and the Home Counties,