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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1918.
German Deception.
For sheer, sudacious hypocrisy, the latest speech delivered by the German Colonial Secretary, which īs summarised in the over-night| telegrams, is about the most striking exempla that we have ever encountered. When a Ger man talks about preventing fatare ware, ensuring the efficasy of! international agreements, the safety of non-combatants, the spring of neutral States and the
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"THE MARK OF CAIN." TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Victoria Theatre's Special Attraction.
A naval man, home on leave, was discussing recently Lard Jellicoe's tribute to all ranks who fought at Jatland, and be rereal- There was an absolutely crowd- ed what seems to the lower deck With Mr. D Harvey in the ad house at the Victoris Theatre the highest form of heroism. It chair, the Kowloon Cricket Clab last night, when the special was not the fighting, not the last night gave a farewell dinner attraction provide was the great anxious watching day and night members who are leaving the Cain," of which Hoogkong has there for he showed. "I's been ia the Palace Hotel to eight of its five-part film, "The Mark of that is what a naval man is Colony to join the Forces. The beard so mach and which has 19 years in the Navy, but if you'd names of the departing member been a big draw wherever it has told me before the war that I protection of national minorities, cable disease actified yesterday Eleon, J. C. Finch, A. G. Graham, certainly most striking and is on board a ship without a break, The only cases of commasi-are Manara W. E. Cook, W. T. been soreened. The film is shoqld ever live for nine months we may well reb our eyes in were three of plagce, of which J. M. Jack, V. 0. Labrum, Finely soled and sat. Its theme I should have dropped down two were fatal, the sufferers being Meade and O. 0. Stark, all of ie the discovery of the perpetra- dead" he said, "But I've just all Chinese. Who
whom, with the exception of Mr. tor of a most cold-blooded marder, dove it," he added. regarded the international agree
W. E. Cook, who sailed yester- but it is not an ordinary story ment concerning Belgium as "
A Chinese male, aged 16 years, day afternoon for Australis where that is told, and, before the end acrap of paper?". Who has mida has been sent to the Government, he will join up with Anzach, sie is reached, there are not a few ∙A. S. WATSON & CO. LTD. ruthless warfare on non-combat Civil Hospital etfering from shortly to leave for Kirkee, India. surprises. In fact, the audienca ia be anxioue about the safety of
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1918.
AN URGENT HONGKONG PROBLEM.
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wonderment. Who, one may ack, started the war?
snte? Who has ridden rough- shod over the rights of neutral natiors and national minorities alike? The answer to all these
questions je:-Germany. When,
therefore, we take these demon.
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cbarged at the Police Court to day A Chinese pleaded not guilty
"Some "Island,
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CHINESE AFFAIRS.
The Latest Developments.
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Lovers of French literature will ebook and brain caused through None of these gentlemen, now falling from ea filding at the Po enlisted for active service. isot quite mystified potil the several cherished memorials of Hing Theatre Yaumati.
without military experience, all of and eventually the climax comes men advance. Racine was born happenings have well developed the great threatened by the Ger them having served for some con-lin a series of most exciting is at La Ferte Milon on the Oarch, defence forces, and they will cidents. It would not be fair to and Damas the elder at Villers- siderable time past with the local strable facts and contrast them with being in unlawful possession prove valuable. recruits for the but the story can truly be des- memorated in their native towns reveal whst precisely happens, Cotterets, and both.. are com. with Dr. Solf's professed anxiety Fraya. A lakong said he saw
of foar taels of raw opium on the regular Army. Correspondents are requested to observe the requires them
rule which for future safeguards under theee defendant walking rapidly, carry. Harvey spoke feelingly of the loss time there are plenty of human the birthplace of the great La forward their names and addresses with headings, we very quickly find
After the toast of the King, Mr.ribed as being fall of mystery by statues we could ill afford to and excitement, while at the same lose. At Chateau Thierry, too, ie som aualcations addressed to the Editor, not secessarily for the reason why Britain does not Witnees suspected contraband experience in the going of these feature, of course, is the very Rue de la Fontaine has been con-
ing a basket and ke hailed him the Kowloon Cricket Club would touches sbsat it. pub:ication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.
All communications lotended for publication should be addressed
"cultivate more confidence in the
The main Fontaine, whose house in the to the Editor.
Germane," the stesace of which goods to be in the basket and gentlemes, and expressed the clever acting of Mra. Vernon verted into a memorial library the German Colonial Secretary ao Station. In the Station the opiam that they might be spared to re- and who is ably seconded by Mr.
brought defendant to Police sentiment, eoboed by all present, Castle, who has the leading role, and museum. pitifully bemosZS.
was found in a jacket in the basket. turn to the Colony Round in body Antonio Moreno. These two sre Mr. J. B. Wood adjourned the sad better in mind ander the the central figures round which esee until to-morrow.
sense of daty well dons. In the the story revolves, and they are I champion the cat, pleads
The dog seems to have ite day; Bat the surprises contained in
name of the Kowloon Cricket the speech do not end here. Dr. oar last night a newly arrived with a silver match box suitably
Passing Causeway Bay in the Clab he presented each recruit responsible for some very tell- correspondeat to Solf has the bare-faced presump soldier, who it was obvions had engraved, stating that this was in cinema work before should not front door of a suburban villa to the Daily ing situations. Those who have Chronicle. A day tion to assert thet Germany is the not be born far from Manchester, but a small token of appreciation roiss this opportunity, for her gain admittance? It was a Per- seen Mrs. Vernon Castle ago, I saw one kacok at the only Power which boa adopted enquired from bis companion if which would be followed by a acting is of a very bigh standard sien, and leaping to a small ledge tle demilitarisation of Africa as the care ran the whole way round more substantial gift on their indeed, her work throughout be beside the door, stretched out its one of her war aims. That, to the Island and received an answer arrival in India. put it bluntly, is a lie. Daly's in the affirmative, his informative month ago the leading organ of companion adding that he had member, responded appropriately on the screen. The Mark of pavement for the sequel. There Mr. W. T. Eleon, as the oldest "pcsing" which is too often seen several times. I waited on the ing wonderfully free of that paw and rattled the knocker the German Militarists, the Arcus heard the Island was as big as on behalf of his comrades. Mr. Cain" is again being shown to was no anewer, so the cat repeat- Zeitung, in dealing with this England. His friend scornfully W. J. Owen, on behalf of the morrow night, when there willed the summons, Result: Admis- In the course of his langthly letter which appeared in our issue very subject of war of yesterday, Mr. A. H. Harris stated that few people have the said Germany would demand the might hava asid by saying: presented Mr. V. C. Labrum with arely be a great demand for eion, and a cuff on the ear from
sime, interrupted anything more he Bowling Green Committee, capital required to build residences, but they desire to rent, and they cession, s8 see that no houses are available for rental. In that eentence, the certain of the Allies Colonial know that? Wheer did the go of his work on that Committee. there are American and British
An indemnity, of Doorse it is, 1sd; dosen't tha'a eilver wrist-watob in recognition. Besides this special attraction, disturbed in her bougebold duties. "-
the busy housewife who had been writer summed up what is, without the least shadow of doubt, the possessions for the setablishment to school? An' a' can tell thi' Mr. J.R. Flynn Anderson was most difficult problem with which Hongkong is faced to-day. We ofagrest Central African Empire, cacamat else, have taken constant occasion to ventilate this subject, because we which Germay intended develop. doable that t'owd cruatry”.
t'pepalation is called upon for a speech, sad a
Gazettes, while the programme is. know how growingly eerious it is becoming and because we are ing iotoa big Military Power. Does
musical programme followed. Mr. brought to a close with a very Mr. Will Thorne's confession in positively certain that unless it is soon given the most thorough that look like "demilitarisation?"
Assault ia Theatre, Golding sang "Uncle Tom Cab-
fanny Harold Lloyd film: "The the House recently that he never consideration a situation of the atmoet gravity will srice. The fact And the same newspaper deolar Po Hing Theatre, Taumati, as the "Bedouin Love Song" and A Chinese, ex-coretable of the ley,", Mr. S. Gray favoured with
Tip." has to be admitted that housing accommodation in Hongkong ie sted, in the same article, that only charged this morning with an-"Lord of the Ses," Mr. Geo. Bair
had time to go to school, Tae late Mr. Willism Parrott, M P. for the moment quite inadequate, that convenient residences for weaklings could believe in an law folly Earopeane cannot be bad even at any price, and that, as a conse understanding with England. Chinese who was employed in Little Irish Girl" end some Bessulting another was in fine fettle with "The
the Normanton Division, told the writer a similar story. Not a quence, "home life" in gradually becoming impossible to a considerable proportion of British residente in this British Colony, sach conflicting statements se Tailoch said on Thursday after Lyth eang "King of the Forest we to dedace from limewashing the theatre. Sergeant Sootch favourites; Saf Sergesot
member of his family knew.sỞ While conscions that we are re-atating a fact that we bave those under notice? Merely that noon, while a performance was Glade" and Mr. James Oxberry?
mech as the alphabet. He tried many times commented upon balore, we would again emphasise the they are part and parcel of going on defendant was beving Years of Long Ago". Mr. V.
self-help as a lad, but with the point that the present situation has very largely been created great German design to fog rest, sitting on one of the aeste, C. Labram rendered Kiplinge
pit syren sounding at vis, he found his taek impossible. When through the manner in which, during recent years, wealthy Japanese the saves. and Chinese residents have invaded localities which were formerly blow hot one day and cold the free from complainant, which the Mr. B. T. Manley made a bit
German speekers Defendant demanded a cushion" Yonak British Soldier
be grew to menhood he waS ashamed to go to school, so he solely inhabited by Europesos. That is a fact which the Govern next, not, we believe, because of latter refused. ment can easily verify if it cares to, and, so far as Europeans are inability to be cocsistent, bat of enened. which.
An altercation with bis looslized comics. Mr. issues the following -
The Canton Intelligence Bureau and dezen like him each concerned, it, is the main cause of the present most unsatisfactory deliberals intent. It is all a great developed into a severe struggle. The Entertainers", and Mr. D. vincial Assemblies of the Republic they came to the first subirsation
absequently J. C. Finch proposed the tasst of
paid the village schoolmaster siste of affaire, All the beat residences on the central middle levele game of camouflage. Bat it will in which defendant received a Harvey congratulated the pro- of China, now meeting in Shang-sam. "Sabirect 199 from 301 → The representatives of the Pro-private lessons, All went till eixpence weekly to give them have now been absorbed through this relatively new movement, for never deceive the Allies. within the past year or two it has been quite a common experience
wound on the head. Mr. J. R.prietor of the Palace Hotel on the hai, have leszed a for European occupants to have to make way for Japanese and German Barbarity.
Wood, bound both men over in a excellent dinner provided. Forty against the organization of a new plained the method: "Nine from Chinese tenants. Thus it comes about that, although we no longer
statement said the pedagogue, and he ex- sum of $50 to keep the peace for sat down to dianer sad forty left Parliament at Peking, saying that have the German commazity with us, and although some five or six
eix months. So regularly and quickly do
at midnight pleased with them the only legal National Assembly go on to the next columa sed pay handred Britishers have gone to the Front from Hongkong, accounts of German inhumanity
Coincidences."
one, you can't; borrow tea. Now selves and everybody else. Europeane at present have the greatest possible d'ffiealty is getting follow each other that one is at the Supreme Court this morn. What case No: 999 was called
in Chine now is the one at pre-back one." houses in which to live. That fact of itself should be efficient almost at a loss to coin phraseeing there were a few wan smilee
Bent meeting in Canton. The knew nothing of unite, tens and Poor Will Parrott. to show the Government that new factors must have arisen to adequate enough to describe each on the faces of the solicitors who
new Parliament has been packed hundreds. That method did have created the present awkward situation.
by the military party according not accord with my ideas of com- Hongkong, like succeeding event, but the story have often bolstered up an argu many other British Colonies, is looking forward to busier and told in to-day'e telegrams of the ment with the
to revised and illegal laws they mercial morality," he said." We better days after the war, but we should like to know what is to sinking of a food ship sent out a thousand" etc., but the griss Dock Co., who is sleo shortly to the Provisional Constitution, paying back one. To this day I "999 men out of) Mr. J. B. Spiers, of the Taikoo themselves have made, contrary, had borrowed ten and were only happen if there is to be any considerable inflax of Europeaze nader the suspices of Belgian were broader when Mr. Gardiner, leaving on active service, was he representatives state that the have regarded statistica as rather when that time comes. Where are they to find accommodation. Relief Committee is 20 when even the present population cannot be comfortably housed? of barbarity that one
fall it was found, bad charge of the yesterday afternoon presented by country does not recognise the We believe, with His Excellency the Governor, that the Colony is indeed be callous if he were not happens to be 999
would case, for bis telephone number his colleagues on the office staff bogus Parliament now meeting a shady business," only yet in its infancy, and that it is destined to grow and to develop inspired to righteous indignation. morning ia s
Friday with a gold wristlet watch, a in Peking. far beyond the dreams of its original foundere. Tost very probability Not only was
bit of a "jaky" abaving set, paitably inecribed,
The Administrative Council of and secular is wasting very thin, The old line between sacred constitutes a reaans for looking ahead and for planning comprehen- mercy, destined for a afering little to do those who frequent rob, in s speech on behalf of the ton, Sham Chan-heusn being festival a Welsh girl was announc thie abip of morning and because there is and a ob que. Mr. James Weld the Military Government at Gan Ata London Sunday school choral sire schemes to cope with the increasing seriousness of the people, rothlessly sent to the the Courts are easily amused, so steff. referred to the many good chairman, met on August 19 to led to sing "God shall wipe away The problem being admitted, the qustion arises as to how it neutral crew was subjected to s and some genius happening to league, whom they wished all the Council. O. G: Wa, son of Dr and signalling between choir, bottom of the ocean, but the that when case 1020 was called qualities of their departing col-appoint the chief officers under all tears." After much whispering may best be solved. That is where we meet with difficulties which treatment and cruelty that only look at the clock found it was success and a safe retara. Mr. Wa Ting-fang, has been appoint vcice, and piano, esme the star are certainly not small. Originally there was, no doubt, an inter-the insenele hate of a savage 10 20 and gleefully pointed it Spiers euitably responded. tion on the part of of our legislators that the middie levels-that is, could have normally conceived. oat, all present felt quite pleased
ed Chief of Administrative Affairs, the levele above Clins Rosd-hould be reserved for Europeane, We have long been ared to Ger with themselves and things in
while Obang Shih-obao was made ling sunouncement: That much is apparent from the creation of the so called, but now man recklesscess and ferocity general.
Chief Secretary to the Council. wdday (or words to that effset) mach mie-named, "European reservation." Bat we have now to gainat Germany's enemies, dors Squandered Friend's Money.
Dr. Wa, Admiral Lia Peyi, And "Onckoo" it was, Tay
wishes to sing "Cuckoo' instead." deal with the fact that that area is at present almost solely occupied on same and prisoners of war! A Cainese was charged before
General Li Lieb-chun, represent beautifully rendered. But imagine by Asiatice, who presumably cannot be disturbed in their tenancies. being able to tell of sufferinge Mr. J. R. Wood, this morning
ing Tachun Tang Chi-yso of ench a volte face 20 years ago! There may possibly be farther scope for building on the Peak and almost incredible, but when the with unlawfully
Yoonsa, and Tushan Ma Ying- there may even yes ba sites available on the middle levele, but even German spirit of devil-may-care $140 which had been entrusted #quandering
hsien, representing General Lak these possibilities do not help the European of average msane, who destructiveness is applied to to him by another Chinese to be hot weather than at any other attended the first formal meeting More little ones die during the Wing-ting, were among those who
The widespread belief that the cannot possibly build for himself; neither will the existence of fresh peatral
male birth-rate shows a com sites along the new roads that are being constructed. What is world
seamen, surely the delivered to his relatives in the time of the year. Diarrhoes, of the Council. needed is plentiful supply of modern residences, of reasonable demonetration of the necessity said complainant in Singapore in stomach troubles come without the Military Government has been many quarters this belief is
received ample coudtry. In pretor" O'Sullivan dysentery, cholera infantum and
to be based on very' elender evid The complete reorganisation of ence-o slender, in fact, that ja rental, and, above all, convenient of access. How are these to be to obtained? There are only two practicable ways open-either that risk attaching to German power, which he asked him to deliver to rot at hand to give help promptly ports in arms.
free bumanity from the February sent to defendant $140, warning, and when a medicine is greeted by many succesefal re-regarded merely an the Government (which, as Mr. Harrie rightly says, poseesee the Happily, the Allies are now im bis relatives. beveral months the short delay too frequently Chiang ming, of the Cantonese meet a present deficit by pro skilled staff, the land and the captial) should provide new residences, posing their will up the enemy afterwarde complainant, in a.con means that the child has casaed Army, bas reported the capture visions coming into force a General Chan superstition. That nature ebould & qusiat or that better facilities be given to companies willing to embark on forces in France, and, given a versation with a friend, learned beyond sid, Baby'a Oga Tablets, of Longyenchow at Fakien and generation later seeme, on the face comprehensive building schemes, But there must be a efficiency like measure of success for a few that hie relatives had not received the Canadien children'e remedy, the warabips operating around of it, abeurd. of these residences to meet present and future neede and to prevent monthe longer, it is inevitable the money at all. After tracing should always be kept in homes the faland of Haines are making and Austria this theory has of late excessive rentals, which have already become extremely hardensome. that a cry for peace will come defendant, complainset met him where there are young children. the return of Lang Chei-kwong been seriously canvassed, and Bat in Germany Something must be done for what we may term the middle-class from the Central Powers. To io De Vex Road where he An occasional dose of the Tablate to his stronghold difficalt Europeans especially for Britishers who come to this Colony, who conclude this war without first instructed so Indian constable to will prevent stomach and bowel All essential positions, who pay their share of the taxes and who exacting fall retribution for all arreat Lim. Defendant pleaded troubles, or if the trouble comes and the split of the military party barg, by s jadicions manipulation The union of all aided in Canton sapport it. Dr. Siegel, of Frei figures have been forthcoming to have a right to expect decent housing conditione. Let Mr. Harris' the cruelties devised and imposed guilty and said the money was suddenly the prompt are of the in Peking seem to heeten the of figuree, has even been able to suggestion of the appointment of a Committes to consider this would be to lose the war's great invested in a shop which was Tablete may save the baby's life. eaccess of the Constitutionalists, show a ratio of 117 males to 100 problem be carried into effect; and we feel eare that the evidence purpose, ie,, & demonstration for afterward closed owing to failure They are sold by medicine dealers, who wish more than many others females born during the war. that could be brought before such a body would convince the most all time that civilisation can never of spathetic that it is high time the subject were bolly and sensibly countenanos a defiance of the sentenced defendant to four The Dr. Williams Medicine Co., the prompt restoration of the children born of fathers on active business; His Worship or by mail at 60 cantes visi from the return to peace and order sad Thie ratio deals, only with the handled.
great primal lawa of justice," monthe hard labour"!
98 Szochaer Road, Shangbei: National Assembly in Feking.
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