THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER -15- 1918.
PHOTO XMAS CARDS.
We are now showing a series of dainty
CHRISTMAS GREETING CARDS,
depicting Chinese Life, Scenery and Surroundings.
The series comprises a set of 12 pictures neatly
BOXED
Price $3.50 Per Box,
SEND ONE HOME.
Not Playing Straight.
DAY BY DAY.
IT IS MORE SA′′E TO HEAR AND TAKE COUNSEL THAN TO GIVE IT.
To-morrow's Anniversary, ·
The more closely the German reply to President Wilson is analysed the deeper becomes the impression that the enemy is not playing a straight game in seking for an armisties to be granted. The words employed are used in wach a way that they can be variously construed, and certainly they do not smack either of on sincerity cr of anything in the 3. 15/16d. nature of an admission of defeat!
Tomorrow is the third saai- versary of the French declaration of war on Balgaria,
FINANCIAL
KWANGTUNG UNREST. TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
CAMOUFLAGE.
Germany's-Fantastic Estimates.
Pastal Facilities Hampered. With the award of a recant The new German soheme o
batch of V.0'a the number taxation present many featuréa From the report on the working bestowed since the decoration was which are worthy of avasideration, of the Chinese Post Office for the institated reached a thousand. Not only does the scheme indicate past year we take the following The chief significance of this Germany's pressing need for in regard to Kuangtung :-- figure is that there are not more ready money and ber desire to
Until Jure, the province had of them. Bat the standard of the The Dollar.
lay a foundation for fature income, pasce, bat the events vinos then The opening rate of the dollar but it also suggests that there now a matter of history. The prame reward" for valour" demand - to-day was 38. situation is so desperate as to establishment of the so-called mais as high se ever. There
beodwink the financial vision of Military Government; the open deserved, it, without winning it
may be many heroes who have: Stolen Jewellery. ita proposers. For included in the ing of the extraordinary parlis- there is none apon whom it has Indeed, it seems to be the case On Sunday morning a Chinese commodities which are to be taxed ment; the differences of opinion been bestowed without incontest that Germany is seeking to living at 168, Wellington Street are several from which no such between loos! officials and the able proof of undaunted courage, trick the Allisinin a protracted reported that jewellery worth return as estimated can be expect Military Governments the revolt to four years of war 478 crosse discussing with the ore object $1,065 and $500 in cash haded for many years to come. of troops at Waiohow, which have been gausited, and a sádly
the
The original intention of the affected also Poklo and Shek-large proportion of these are disaster which "at the moment Restrictions Withdrawn. German Government was that the lang; the declaration of in posthumous awarde.. serionsly threatens her: In The Colonial Becretariat is in
expenses of the war were to be dependence against the Kwang- the first place, we should mach receipt of a telegram from Bang-covered until the war was over by tang Government by Defence like to know what Germany kok stating that the quarantineWar Lone exclusively. There Commissioner Ma Ching yo means when she save the "a restrictions have been withdrawn was to be no extraordinary taxa of Swatow, with consequent fight form Act is in conception and onte" President Wilson's cons from Oatobaz. 7.
tion. The people were ssaared ing at Leolung, Chonglok, Hing. wope the grertost which has been - The Colony's Health. For the forty-eight hours ended that their suffering from personal ninghaien and a desin other placed on the Sainte Book. We is willing that those terms should
yesterday there were notified one were not to be aggravated places; the assumption by General all think and rightly--it is by additional ficencial burdens. Lang Chi-kasng of the Inspector- mainly because it has put millions may be recalled that Helferich Generalship of the Liang Kwang, of women on the register, says actually boasted that the foot that with the operations, naval and the Daily Chronie's. But we do the Budget contained no item of military, which that step entailed, all know that if it had not en-
of ercaping
military been stolen.
A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD,ditions Does the mesa that she
Hongkong Dispensary.
Telephone 16.
be embodied in the Peace Tresty, or is she merely prepared to dis- casa perce with, those conditions the besis of the conversations ? With regard to the evacuation, the Germans want a mixed Com
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fatal case of diphtheris and ons fatal occurrence of epotted fever, both victims being Chinese. #Kallan Output. The total outrut of the Kailan STEWART-On the 11th October, 1918, at Seattle, Wash, mierion to sit to "make the Mining Administration's mines But for the week ending September 28, sarely evacustion can be effented amounted to 62,267 tons and the without any such delay as is here sales daring the period, to 58,709
DEATH.
U. S. A. Alexander Stewart, Director, Dodwell & Co. Ltd., Manager necessary arrangements. for the Pacific Coast." ·
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1918.
GERMAN DREAMS OF THE FUTURE.
a
implied. It is merely a matter of tons. the Eans clearing out of occupied territory without farther ado,
Not to be Trusted.
Elsewhere in the German Reply there is evidence of characteristic Prussian wriggling.
It
Echo of Baseball Scandal.
Mr. F. O. Jenkin, a barrister from Hongkong, "has arrived in Shanghai to take part in the defence in the case arising out of the loss of the Meifoo.No. 4, 8078 the N. C. Daily News.
It
We all know that the new E-
military or naval expenditure was all these have kept the franchised a "single woman `jt Bat with each Budget the Courier services had occasionally as the statistion of the electorate very advertssons to the country, province in a state of ferment would still merit this deawiptica, interest on the War and other to be suspended, coast and river pob'ished by the constituencies one has increased to such pro- steam services were interrupted, reveal. Lewisham's figures, the digions dimensions that it now commerce was at a standstiil, and latest to be ined, show, for overshadow all other items. the whole Swatom section isstance, that the number of male- Thus the total interest on all remained till the close of the year electors has been increased by which amounted to in a chaotic condition. In April over fifty per cent, and every- 8,210,000 in 1914, for the and August there were severe where the same tale is sold. current year is estimated at foods, courier lines in the Eset Neither Disraeli's ner Gladstone's £295,400,000.
West and North River sections reform messures schierad nearly Coal Tax Failure.
were interrupted, and postmen (as much. The first step to meet the had to deliver mails by basis. the There were 65 cases of brigandage
Jasne.
and piracy which resulted in lost
A rather unfamiliar portrait of the Gerasa Crown Princs is
of mails and postal property. In given in the Forum by Captain
Typhoon Wernlog. The following telegram was enormous demand is all very well for Germany to received by the Ameriden Cor-introduction of the Cost Tax, the When one bears so much about the steps being taken by the state that the new Government, salate General, Horgkong, from estimates of returns being baard British Government to assist ber merchants to obtain a firm hold on which makes the peace overtures, the Manila Observatory at 11 s.in.aa are the estimates on several 20 other cases couriers were Edward Lyell Fox, an American foreign trade after the war, and to keep merchant shipping up to bas been formed by conterences to-day: Cyclone or typhoon other items of the new scheme robbed of their own belongings. who lived in Berlin for many strength required by such trade, one is apt entirely to overlook the and that the suggestion of sp of Lozan, lear than 300 miles on consumption in normal times. In 25 cases Offices or the shops years before the war. Before bis fact that Germany also has an ere to the main chance. She, too, armistice comes from the Govern- distant, moring W. N. W or The results, of course, of this tax of Agents and Box-holders were father unloosed the plague of war is preparing to enter the battle for commercial predominance, and met and the people. Bat who N. W."
Rader existing conditions have pillaged, and in five cases eimilar on the world the Crown Prince is behind that Government? her merchanta engaged in foreign trade are not going to lack in any
establishments were destroyed by s spoken of at home as an In the ordinary Badget laid fire. In three instances couriers aa beschriebenes Blatt, meaning degree that governmental support they eriyed and of which they The same Monarch and many Severil Chinese truck owners took so much advantage before the war commenced. It is enfe to who started the war. That Court this morning, before Mr. by Connt vor Rodern the existing quite unfit for farther duty. Thas] generally regarded him
were summoned at the Police before the Reichetag in February were so badly wounded as to be
the unwrittes page. We have
than they have done in the past, for Garmany realised what the the Allies will be prepared at this traffic regulations. Inspector Gar of the estimated expenditure by Office was impeded, and the Fox's
British Government failed to realise-or, if it did, was not sufficient-
of the.
Fame
Ministers
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Truck Owners Fined.
A Fatal Fall.
been extremely disatiefactory.
SKETCHING CLUB.
"
verdict
K8
Captain
very
ly concerned to trouble about the matter that a nations' prosperity stage to enter into a discarsion red prosecuted. His Worebin 143 900.000, which, with a results of the year's working, different. The Crown Prince," depends upon the getting and holding of the world's markets. The which these scoundrele have rur-imposed fines ranging from $2 deficit of £15,000,000 on the while estisfactory, are by no he writes, "is clever amesingly German system of trading is sa pernicious a one as could be invent posely engineered for the purpose to $15
Extraordicary Badget, has forced means what they would have been FO.. His face does not the Government to throw over had the year been a peaceful our-show it. He has been caricatared ed but is proved iteelf a thorn in the aide of the British merchante, of saving their Armies from. both at home and abroad, and they were not given enough Basies sucibilation. We have only to The body of a Chinese female, their original intention of eparing
to represent a rabbit. There is sace to pluck it cut. The reaalt was that German trade made read the German Press comment who formerly rasided at 42 the people, and to introduce the
no denying that his features look inroads into British markets where it never should have done. Bat to become convinced that the Bridges Street, has been removed new taxation" which is estimated
week. He has often been photo the war came and destroyed all Germany's foreign trade. British Demy ia marifestly insincere. to the Pablic Mortasry. She to produce $150,000,000. The
graphed grinning in a silly way; trade bes not escaped altogether; it has, indeed, been badly hit, bat One of the jornala Bay evAGOS accidentally fell 25 feet from a revenge estimated to be derived
Angual Exhibition at the City That the grin can be sinister, too. one point in its favour is that during the whole time the war haetion can only be agreed to wall while carrying two backets from the new taxation is to ostry
Hall.
For Friedrich Wilhelm is one of been in progress British merchante, while not being able to say provided Belgium does not of water seroes a gingway at Nover the later stages of the war,
the most dangerous and sinister "Basiness se anal," have at least been in a position to keep British Basin become -A theatre 18, Peak Road.
and the first stages of peace,
The public will be interested men in the world. ... Because. of Waz goods to the fore. In the Eset it is true the Japanese bave made
another ocks
Absconding Secretary.
when each time comes.
to bear that the Committee of the of bis skill as on sotoë, because head way, hat the quality of many of their goods will have to be vastly territories are included in the and partner in the Hip Cheong it is interesting to note that the ing Club has decided to bold the right, because of bis recklesscons
whether the Eastern occupied Ho Mar-chip, BD, accountant,
Of the estimated $150,000,000. Hongkong and Kowloon Skateb- of his ruthless ideas on Divine improved if they are to prove strong competitora. All things con escustion demand; while gas Co., of 30, Connaught. Road Government hope to raise seven annual exhibition in the City Hall of this lack of religious fear eidered, it can safely be said that British trade in foreign countries, another wants an assurance that Central, reports that on the 9.hteen and half millions by of Monday, December 16. The which fear his father has the while it has eoffered, has not been dealt each a hard blow as German trade.
Germany shall retain her instant the Secretary of the Com-increasing the excise daty on beer. charge for admission will be 50 Orown Prince is a much more In consequence of the damage done to Germany's foreign placed in the German move in three promisnry
Colonies. What trust can be peny sbroanded with $1,000 and Bat, to produos this amount the cents and the total proceeds of 'he dangerous man than the Isiser." commercial intereste it will be seen that on the signing of peace the face of facts like these? We fear $3,000, 31,000 and
nates for breweries would have to brew as tickets sold will go to War will have to start entirely afresh. The ground abe will have to eat that the only way of dealing with respectively.
$1,100 much as in normal times, whereas, Charities, and all members will will be comparatively new, because her prestige is not such that the enemy at the moment is to
as a matter of fact, theirootput has have a chance of making the show reads a notice over the railway "This way to Chuckledom” will earn for her sny following worthy of mention. Ead the posi- demands more clearly expressed
Trade Opening.
been seriously enrtailed owing to
a facesse by the sale thereof. Trade Inquiry Lis: No. 93, the coarcity of all kind of grain
atstion in a remote village in the tion been reversed, the British merchant could have confidently
The exhibition will open et 19 Picardy bas necessitated a
battlefields: Despite stepped back into his old position, with the assurance that British acceptance of the Allied view issued by the American Consulate which
am. and will contine point, and, failing that, to General, Hongkong, shows that reduction of even the meagre the evening when sn saction will shelling the station still retains a
open matil goods, and respect of his system of dealing, would win back in a inne with the process of battering American concerns $70 seeking bread and four ration.
many months of indiscriminate short time his foreign customers. Not so the German business man. the German Army to pieces. When he takes the field again it will be with the knowledge that
Hongkong connections in general Another astonishing estimate be held. It is suggested that 50 semblance of its peace-time ap- for every inch of progress he makes, he will bare to fight a atern
representation, rice, electric ap- is that of thirty-three millione per cent. of the proceeds shall go pearance. Ranged along the tiny battle, and a lasting one, for what he gets will not be easy to hold.
paratus, explosives, ham ouring from the spirit maupoly. Very few to War Charities and 50 per cant. platform is a Tassand-like as- Germany, shop, knowing full weil what she is up against, is laying
and osaning machinery, Chinese distilleries are working mainly to the artist whose pictures are hibition of life-sise models bailt It is now announced that the papere,
sold. It is hoped that mein bars will her plans for the campaign she will conduct immediately the war German Government has indiost and pesa, dyen sad chemicals, and because potatoare 07 by them whether they have been cient country couple stand deep in beans because of the shortage of grain, send in all the pictures they have ruined shops and houses. An ad-
from "properties” salved from rice,. "dried is ended, in an endeavour to edge her way into those markets which ed its intention not to ratify the seeds, nuts, oils, canned goode, reserved exclusively for food. have so long been closed to her. In this programme the outstanding War Prisoner Agreement which rice sad beans, kerosene vapor
shown at a previous apaul conversation and evidently on feature is, of course, her merchant shipping, and she is making all
holiday bent for a well-filled (with All pistares have either to be bricks) portmantean it by their
Germany Warned.
Taxes on Non-Existents.
preparations possible under the circumstances, to repair this rained Bagne. The decision is a resalt sutomobile sccessories and elec- the estimate of three sad three
was recently concluded at the burning labor, automobiles, Bat most remarkable of all is exhibition or not.
to
A
respect,
ap
branch of her industrial policy. She is alive to the fact that in order of the raising of the, old question zical supplies, plumbing and quarter millions from tes; coffee framed or mounted on cardboard;side, three Australians are on a to launch her commercial attack without delay, ber shipping mast be reads. To do this more taxation will be imposed to provide the of the deportation of enemy building material, and laboratory and cocos. These articles can thin brown paper will not do, as seat waiting for the leave train
bardly be said to exist in Ger- it is hoped to bring the exhibition their wait has been lengthy for necessary money. The German Government has taken time by the subjects in China, though by bathe forelock in haring seamed the risk of war by enrolling its merch-Germane coneider that matter what process of reasoning the
many. Yet, by taxation on the up to the Home standard in this waving, hoary beards reach to Snatchlag Case.
their waista: a general, who had antships and their crows in the naval reaarve. What is more, it to bare say
Two Chinese were charged on above mentioned beverages it is
Exhibitors may be anonymous to be accommodated with s states its intention of compenesting the owners of reseals taken by
bearing on remand at the Police Court thie estimated that one third of the the enemy, and gives the sentence that a large part of any additional negotiations between Britain morning. before Mr. J. B. Wood, deficit of £150,000,000 will be if they so desire, but sets of civilian straw hat; and a wonder
sod themselves. We'
cannot with stealing $90 from another made good. All beverages are pictures will be grouped under fal composite personage arrayed. expence of building at a time when Isbcur and materials are high,oonosive. However, whether the Chiance. Inspector P. O'Ballivan taxed except milk, water, and the name of the artist unless in eloge, red pattees, blue French will be repaid. This is the attitude towards her shipowners. Ger-
definite instructions are given by trousers, an American slouch: many is adopting a generous attitude, but one which will repay her Agreement is ratified or not, the prosecuted. An Indian ship guard coffee satelitate. if she has the opportunity to put it into practice. She intends, so ed to see that soldiers who have on the ship on October 5. at probable will girs some return
British Government is determin- on board the Haitan said he was The only tax that it seems the sender to the contrary.
batmand a lady's blouse. Prior to the auctiona the pr ̊z98; far as lays in her power, that German Tassels shall convey German the misfortune to be prisoners in about 1 p.. when he saw a commensurate with the estimates will be presented, and' the new
Under the revised Spirits Order producte German markets. She thinks. she will German bande asily make progress in the world's markets; and perhaps she will treated, for it has now laid down bɔard. He saw the second defend estimsted to prodaos £30,000,000. pictores in the exhibition will bender proof, is to cost B. How properly crowd of pesesengers going on is the increased tax on War Profits prize for the best picture or ast of a bottle of whisky, 30 per cent. if a determined front is not shown to her." It is to be hoped that the series of five requirements which sat put his hand inside the Ready money is aleo. likely to rated for, by members only, much alcohol will sach ́s bottle leesone we have learned since the war are going to bear fruit resnit-have to be fulfilled within four complainant's pooket and take come to hand from such new taxes during the course of the day.
contain? Certainly not 70 per ing in a better organisation of British commercial interests in for- meeba, otherwise repricals will be out something. He (defendant) as that on wine of which there is be shown must reach the Helena the bell root pins
It is provided that pictures to Of course, by every commercial trick known to her, Germany reprisals will be
taken. What the nature of these tried to go back to the wharf, plenty and the increases in postal May Institute by December 10 at the mixture we call proof spirit is not when with see arrested him. The and telegraphic tariffs, inom the istest, se a small catalogue water by weight and 51.16 per
contains just 48 24 per cent of: will try to secure a bold on foreign trade. She will flood the markets stated, but Britain is with her cheap goods. Every endeavour will be made by her to got
10 first delendeat struggled with tar etc. in consultation with him and whilst the struggle was There has been very little real will probably be compiled. Ex-cent, by volume. The origin of resure, in exchange for her dyes and the other few manufactures the Allies on the subject, and we going on witness took from under criticism of these extimates in state the reserve price for pictures the term "proof spirit interest she posesares, the raw material for rebuilding her industries. Every do not doubt that means will be the second defendant's arm-pit the German press, probably das country when things are again normal will have to make a strong found whereby the abominable 835 in notes. The Police then to the restraining infance
shown, those not for esle to Seng. Formerly it was nɛns, to bid to repair the damage wrought to their trade, but none will bave tres/ment of prisoners of war by jqame and arrested the defendants of the Censor. Bat it has been falearly marked to that effe to fight harder and more continuonely than Germany. Therefore the Bons will be put a stop to. Bath defendante, in giving evid- remarked that the articles which the more consolidated the front of British merchante the more will The only way of dealing with ence, said that they did not steal come under the now faxation may German progress be bampered. It would be ridiculous to imagine bally is to bit him hard. That is the money. The second defend be regarded henceforth as scoure scooptable in parinent of taxes, and left the powder that Germany will not recapture some of her trade, bat much can what the Allies, will do to the ant said the money was hie, se
from any further impositions, for although it has been suggested it oɔuld not be be done to prevent her from getting a firm hold in some of the despicable Germans if they do not he intended to start business as ses sourose of revenus they will be after the war, materist of all spirit was declared markets which she at one time almoet monopolised Germany to son set in socordance with the hawker in Hongkong. His Wor- sucked dry day is uttering s now cry of preparedness commercial prepared dictates of civilisation and ship remanded the case fill to. It is also worthy of note that Ministry shall be sold against war enough ness but she will find the site stion more difficult than be imagines when she comes to opera
operate her policy,
war loan ponpone ure no longer loun sory instead of c humanity
egű markets.
morrow at 10 a.m.
hibitora care also requested, tó
2 kinda in possession of E
test the strength
poaring a sample, an to
applied the alcohol