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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1918.
The Barsing Question.
We have all been kroking out for some indication of the attitude of the Imperial Government with regard to the burning question
of the return of Germans to parte
DAY BY DAY.
RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTETH A NATION BUT SIN IS A REPROACH
TO ANY PEOPLE
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The Dollar
The opening rate of the dollar demand to-day was 3.
of the British Empire from which they have been deported. The msiter hiss been raised in Parlis- ment, as will have been sear from one of yesterday's telegrams on and Mr. Bocar Law hsa etated 3, 3/168. that it is as yet impossible to
The Conscription Ordinance. decide the question. We have
It is nonfied that all proceed. ail along resliced that this ja a matter the final decision of whichings under the General Military Service Ordinance, 1918, are rants with the Home Government, enspended until further notice. but at the same time we trast that the British com munities in the different parta
Consul for Brazil. The King's Equator em
suthorities. This is a question Majesty's signature.
is which local feeling should be
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COMPANY REPORT.
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TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
The report of the sbore Com HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE returning from the advance, wit
YEARS AGO.
pany for presentation to the share- bolders at the seventeenth ordin- ary general meeting to be held at† the Offess of the Company, St. (Compiled from the "Hongkong George's Building, on Thursday, Telegraph flea for the week 28th inat,, states:----
ending November 30, 1893)
The zet profit for the year is $89 441 54 which it is proposed 10 desi with as follows, v z Write of the value of
Lizes Writs of the rains of Buildings and Ks- chinery
$30,000.00
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An American privata" was
his captives, three Hans, esch in diferent dress. . . .". & 30p- sergeant passing greated the
party in German: "Guten morgen" "It ain't no use kidding em, sarge," suggested the private- "This bunch ain't a war; it's a fancy dress ball."
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The Dollar. November 23.-The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 2/4),
Longstanding tradition avers River Services.
that the women of Nazareth are No West, The latest news the most beautiful in Palestine, in connection with the opening their features, according to one $59 441 54 up of the Weat River in to the recent traveller, being Italian Rectthat a navigating lieutenant rather than Arab, and many $89,441.54 attached to the Naval College theories have been evolved to
cerebro-spiral retire, and are eligible for, reexpected to be out here. Three of the day. Eight men wars
Consul for Portugal. -
of the Empire are not losing the powering Mr. Jose Miguel Alves Consulting Committee-Mr. G. Whampoa has been detached for socount for this distinction. The opportunity of letting their opinto sot as Consal for Brasil in W. Barton resigned on leaving special service on the West River, prevalence of blas even has led to ions be known to. the Imperial Hongkong has received His the Colony and Mr. H. P. White of which he is make an exhaustive conjectures, of an admixture of was invited to take his place on survey and complete charts by European blood, dating perhaps the Consulting Committee. In the 1st May nezt, the date when from cruanding times. socordance with the Articles of the pioneer steamer of the "West | Daring yesterday there are Association Hon. Sir Paul Chater, River Flotilla Co., recently One by one the "amoker" filled" taken fally into consideration in every case, for if it is not, we notified two fatal caser of exterio. M.G., Bad Mr. E. P. White referred to in these columns, is op at a London station at the end almost fear for what might (both British) and one happen should the Germans be occurrence
election.
Auditors.-The sccounts have allowed to return to any place fever. (Chinese)
besu audited by Meters, F. Mait where the popaisce, bas made up ite mind that it does not intend The King's Exequatur amland and A. B. Lowe, who offer to havs shim Hongkong has powering Mr. Edeado Valerio themselves for re-election. which twice expressed the view that the Maria Biori de Sones to set aa with Hans should not be permitted to Consel for Portugal in Hongkong for come back, its feeling is strong has received His Majesty's eigas
We can only | ture, and unaltered.
Sanitary Board Secretaryship.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has appointed Mra. Dorothes Marguerite Danby to Becretary to the Sinitary Board until further notice.
All communications intended for publication should be addressed hope that it will be taken into
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account.
What Would Happení
In this conection we are glad to see the terms of the placard which bas Leen placed over the "helliah war weapon" which is now on view in the Post Office One of the sentences thereon referring to the murderer from whom this spiked club was taken,
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Licensing Application. It is no fied that the following application has been received by the Licensing Board:- From Leekichi Saki for hotel keeper's adjunct licence to sell by retail
MARRIAGE THURSFIELD RITCHIE-At the St. John's Cathedral on 20th. inst. by the Rev. H. C. Copley Moyle, William Reginald Proud Thursfield (Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation), eldest son of the late Dr William Thurefield of Bridgeworth, reads "Remember that if this intoxicating liquors at the pre-
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Charities Fand
Balance appropriated Depreciation on Ma
obinery 1917/1918- $59,441.24 Depreciation on Lines
Bs follows:-
A Debate.
steamers are to comprise the glancing at each other, wonder- Company's feet at first one ing who would first remark an etern-wheeler and two paddle the coinsider ce of a varrings fall steamers, each of 500 tons net of "silver badge" warriors. The register tonnage.
ios was broken, and confidenoss exohanged. By the end of the November 25-Last night the journey many theatres of war had "goientific, literary, and debating been traversed and battles re-wow, society" Sommonly known as the and, se strange as the meeting "Job Lote," discassed the quess the fact that all "joined up" tion "Should gambling be inter- in 1914. 75000 fored with by the Government?"
St. Henry, the patron saint of 4.541.15 Mr. E. Robinson led in the 23 895 34 negative, and Mr. H. E. Pollock Finland, was an Englishman. The tried to lead in the affirmative, early Finlanders became obacz. but had no followere to speak ions to their neighbours by their ot. In view of the diatur continual raide, and in 1157 the bances at the last meeting, King of Sweden invaded the a strong fares of police attended, country, conquering and baptis bat nothing happened; nothing
1.000.00
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ever will happen as long as the the people. After the departure of the King, Henry, new rule is in force to exolade Bishop of Upsals, remained be-
Salop, and Stone's Hopé, Jamaica, to Georgica Sbearer Ritchie, fiend had been allowed to live, he mises No. 6 Hsu Fang Lane 1917/1918 $30,000.00 89 441.54 the press representatives, for evan bind to complate the work, but -
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A Ritchie; Abergeldie, the Peak.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG,SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1918.
ONCE A HUN-
Exchange Balanos from Work
ing Account
the thorniest rose will not blash
was after a time killed and
$119,831 03 unseen, nor will anybody try to canonised. The conversion of 35.21 mike s speech of any merit if he Finland was completed 50 years is not to be reported. Con later by Bishop Thomas, also an
Englishman.
0.
119794.82quently the speaking was of the very ephemeral type, and the
The exhumation and re-inter- 8110 831 03 only sober, solid remarks with Buy business about them, osme
ment of the body of the Tsar adde from a visitor. Ultimately the.
a new chapter to the travels of $ Balance Sheet 31st July, 1918. Capital:-
opponent of State interference the dead. Napoleon's remaice 50,000 Shares at $5
esch fully paid up. 250,000,00 50,000 Special Shares at $1 each fully paid ap
might have turned up in Hong- under the sign of Chitose Hotel”. kong sa s carpet-bagger soliciting Appointed Klog's Counsel.
The Gazette notifies that in your orders." Well, if the Cter- mans are ever permitted to return pursuance of directions given by to the Colony, it is more then His Majesty the King, the Hon possible that among their namourable Mr. Joseph Horsford ber may be those who have been Kemp, C.B.E., Attorney General, guilty of the most diabolical preo- has been appointed one of His tices in the war, against our own Majesty's Counsel for Hongkong kith and kin, too. How, therefore,
Consul for Peru. can Britishers be expected to His Excellency the Office Ad- take up any other attitude thar ministering the Government has one of absolate objection to their been plessed to recognize, prov presence here? What is more, if isionally and pending the receipt they re'arp, who would deny the of instructions from His Majesty's anlikelihood, of serious breaches Government, M. Edilberto An-25 of be pesce occurring? Welderson to act a Cousal fcr. Pera
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Buildings and Mach. inery as per last account
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It is impossible for the Germans to play the game. The latest reproduce elsewhere to-day an in Hongkong. proof of this fact is found in the sufferings of British prisonere, sccent of a demonstration by two
& Mortgage Co., who are now being releaard, and are straggling back to the British thousand people against a couple A small Chinese boy was senten Ltd. lines. We have heard much daring the war regarding the fearful of naturalised Germans in za ced at the Police Court this mor-Sundry Creditore barbarities practised by the Germans on their prisoners of war, but English watering place. Some ning by Mr. J. R. Wood to now that our men are returning en masse, we can ses for ourselves lada were summoned for partially receive eight strokes of the birch and realise in full what German frightfulness meshs. As we read smashing up the house in which for snatching an ear-pick valued
Kowloon the accounts of the returned men, it seems hardly oredible that this couple lived, but though they at $8 from a Chinese woman. Earopean race in this the twentieth cenfary could have descended had been guilty of a most decided Defendant pleaded guilty. In: Land as per last ao low, could have so lost sense of pity that their actions can be breach of the law they were pector P. O'Sullivan prosecuted. account placed among the gresfest crimes in history. No words are strong merely bound over, and one of Insurance Report. enough to voice our condemnetion of the German nation as a whole, them esid he would only promise The annual report of L' Union for it must be remembered that all these inbumanities and vile to keep the pesce so long as there Fire Inrarance Co., Ltd., of which! deeda have not only been carried out by the military, or more parti-were no Germena about. That the local agents are the Credit Les Bale onlarly by the prison camp steff, but by the whole German race will reflect the frame of mind of Fencier d'Extrema Orient, sbowa Mohinery Our blood boils to read of British prisoners dropping from hunger many Britishers if they are that the losses paid by the December and dysentery, and being beaten with rifles antil they got up and brought into contact with the Company wost on and died. Think of the cellope Ban eentries who laughed seam of Europe after pesos is 31,1917, were £21,130,000, while Leen se they looked on at our poor fellowa in their death agonies, and declared, whether in Hongkong the Premium I come in 1917 who every minute of the day had nothing but blows and abuse for or elsewhere. It is because we totalled $1,876,910 Thesseets are their helpless and eterving prisonera.
know that fact that we exy we| £3,091 557 14, 100, and the fear what might happen to say balance carried forward £22,653 Since expended Germen who larda here in the 7: 41.
For Lady Golfers. Mrs. Drasper has kindly pre Lines as per Inst sented a cup to be played for the
accoust
Depreciation Lady golfere of the Royal H. K. L
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Depreciation
1917/1918...
Sires expended
Farniture as per last
account
How can President Wilson think of including Germany in a League of Nations-Germany which can breed such inhuman mons. tera sa these, Germany, who has shown to the world for over four ear future. years all the depths of brutality and every form of frightfulnes? If, in the years to come, we are ever tempted to have dealings with a Some Hope. single German let us remember how his country treated our an fortunate soldiers. Let us refuse to be drawn into any sort of
1917/1918 There is some hope that the Golf Club, over Happy Valley League in which Germany hee's part, for a League implies a certain only right and proper course in Course. The beat Bogey round amount of friandehip, which can never exist between ourselves and this matter will be taken, for on handicap terma, in Bastion each as this: Now that the Kaiser, the Orown Prince, von Lord Cave saga the Government three months from December 1st Tirpitz and all the rest of the brood have gone, now that autorecy is introducing a Bill giving power til February 28.b. Any number is supposed to have disesppeared, the question arises of who is to exclude foreigners in pence of cards to be taken out at 25 responsible for there latest ontreger. The newspapers at beme are time and differentiating between cents esch, proceede to go to War demanding that the Allies take steps to prevent the Germans from the nationals cf different coun- Charity. Carde to be taken before eerding back our prisoners in the terrible condition they are now tries, at the same time annosno going out to play. In the event doing.
ing bis personal opinion that of a tie, the finel to be decided by We endorse the surgestion that prominent German people Germen should be slicned to land match play, 18 holes, should be demanded as Lostages, and that the names of command-on British shores. It each mes sate sud cfficers of the camps concerned should be submitted. Inj sures as these can be brought any crea the Government is determined to see that these men are into operation at Home, there is
the ponished in the fatore, so it is only a matter of time before they not
elightest reseon pey in fall the price of their wrong-doing. Even now, when they why they should not be extended have got peace, the Germans refuse to play the game, and are send to the Oolonirs, where the feeling ing back our men in a pitiable state, naked, starring and broken: against the return of the Hana is
& hot bath at bed-time followed What a contrast to the way in which we British treat our prisoners, probably even stronger that it is by a sistive is the best treatment We ourselves have seen them lolling about the prison camps at in the Homeland. There is no for a cold, and the best laxative in home, well clad, well-fed and happy, pleased to bave fallen into our doubt about the power of the hende, while the lot of our mea in Germany has been one of utter Government to makes laws to this misery and retobedness Our Government has taken steps in the effect; then why need thers be “matter, and has sent a Note to Germany demanding that the present; any hesitancy in taking the step? state of affairs must osses at once, and, if it does not, that the Ger- The time may come when vnoh an man authorities will be held directly responsible, and that the embargo might be lifted, unde present trestment of prisonera will be taken into account when the certain condition, but no Brid
tomiling of Germany comes to be considered. In the
deless and humiliation the Han is venting his spits on his
prison
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cut voted their grandmothers by 12 to 5, and the meeting sday for nearly a score of years in St. Helena before translation to journed for a nightosp.
the Invalidea. The body of Hongkong Rifle Association.
Bamesca the Grest, who was the November 27-Nine noble Pharaoh of the oppression, lies in 'sports" turned up at the Low-Cairo, his heart in Parie. loon range on Saturday afternoon Columbus, dead, has travelled to shoot for the Short Range Cup almost as far as the great voy sad spcona, the distances being
Cathedral.
Journalism has à Royal reorait
five and six hundred yards, and travelled when living. 10,650 30 under the usual conditions. Mr. Dying at Valladolid, in Spain, he was buried near Seville, then 27,941 37 Mann, of the Hongkong Police, removed to Santo Domingo, did the best work at both ranger. Hayti, thence to Havans, and $588 591.67 Booring 31 and 30 respectively finally, in 1899, back to Sevile
bat jast failed to concede the fire points handicap allowance to Lieat. Howell, of the Shropshire Begiment, who compiled 28.85.
in the King of Sizia, who recent the shorter and 29 at the longer ly contributed an article to a range: Lient Col. Robinson was dismese journal on the Freedom
of the Baa". 329 223.76 rather a poor third with 27 and
22, and all the other competitore interesting to know whether he 8.38371 exbibited very d'ferent form.
Lieut. Howell thus secured the red ordinary Siamees or "Palace existence in order that the tender 320 835 05 Cup for the first time, the Spoon language," The latter came into for the best net aggregate falling ears of Royalty should not be 58,441 54 to Mr. Maca.
offended by unpleasant or indeli." November 29-Mr. F. H. Hey, actians had to sound different.
cate'expressions, while all ‘Royst
Shooting Trap,
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5.821.33 Captain Saperintendent of Police,
It would be
and Mr. T. H. Whitehead, Mans from similar setions performed by 287,21484 ger of the local branch of the lesser people. This Royal lange Chartered Bank, left for Shanghai age is as complete as the nations! 159,651 74 to-day in the Empress of India, tongue,
ons shooting expedition, up
* 30,000.00 country,
129 851 74 31,696.05
the
Ons shilling for 50 matches was the price paid by our A "Black" Holiday. November 30-Unofficial sucestors in the days of Waterloo. announcement-To-night being The expenditure of a small sam
of
Stat a chemist's will enable our aight
the Andrew's Ball, the event of readers to reproduce these and 161,347.78 the year, to-morrow will be supplement their present meagre
blank holiday for most folks in 2,085.54 this Coleny.
The Chit System.
ration. The matches consisted of cedar-wood epills dipped in a mixture of chlorate of potash and November 30, According to sugar and allowed to dry. The 74,766 53 advertisement the long established matches barst into fame when "Chitaritem in the botels of brought into contact with a pad 31304 the Colony will be solemnly of asbestos damped with sulphuric 35,672.37 baried when the Clock Tower acid and kept in a small
marks the hour of twelve to night.etoppered botile, Be 2,807 17 But resurgam!
quantity of gum was used at a 620 07
Ister date instead of sugar.
6,000 Meals a Day, 5838 42
Ciro's Club, the 16vourite To Stop Allens Votes. rendezvous of the Service man in A conference of Metro -5,000 CO
London, is rapidly arquirings Mayors at Westminster rec -14 088 58-popularity equal to that which it passed a resolut of en acquired in merrier, Jimre, Dano para $588,591 67 Saturday and Sunday AFLACNOKIDA
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