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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
A CHANCE FOR ALL.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY: 24, 1918.
DAY BY DAY.
THE SOUL 19 A WORLD IN ITSELF.
Although the war as a whole is AND HAS ENOUGH TO DO IN ITS OWN now finished, there is still & BOXE campaign going on in Siberia,
and those who have followed
+894.
HONGKONG TWENTY- FIVE YEARS AGO.
Mr. W. Schofield has been (Compiled from the “Hongkong
the developments in that region appointed a Commissioner to know the hardships which soldiers administer caths, etc.
have to encounter during the rigors of winter. There are many
Yesterday't health
return
Allied froops in Siberia, including shows two cases of cerebro-spinal as is widely known, men who
THE PREMIER SCOTCH have bean stationed in Hongkong. fever (one fatal) and one non-
OF TII. FAR EAST FOR 25 YEARS. POPULARITY MAINTAİNED
BY ITS
EXCELLENT QUALITY NOT BY EXPENSIVE WORLD-WIDE ADVERTISING.
A. S. WATSON &
Co., LTD.,
Quite a number of these are now fatal occurrence of small-pos. in hospital, and notification has All the sufferers were Chinese. just been issued stating that these
Telegraph" files for week ending March 2, 1894)
THE DOLLAR,
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February 24:-The rate of the Dollar, on demand to say, is 13.1fd, 7/8.
ST. ANDREW'S WAR
BOND *:~.
THE DRAWING.
the
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
The claim made at the annual meeting of the Carlton Hotel Company that the Iste Cæsar Rita invented the hotel de luxe may →→ commonest conveniences of hotel recall how recent are even the
life. Sir Algernon West tells of a most respectable peer of the realm "who on expressing a wish to dine with his wife in the coffe room of the hotel where he was staying was told that it could not be permitted without the presence of a third person." And dined, with Lady Morley at a Kinglake relates how he once
if she runs upstairs very fast." restaurant where a lady may dine
sembled at the City Hall last A very large gathering as
evening to witness the official drawing of St. Andrew's Society War Bond tickets, and keenest interest was manifested in the proceedings. Everything went off without a hitch, in a thoroughly businesslike manner, the special machine used for the patients are badly in need of His Excellency the Officer AMATEUR TORATRICALS,
occassion working perfectly. reading matter. Any books, Administering the Government
In a brief speech opening the {newspapers, magazines, atc has appointed Surgeon-Liens- February 20:-The Hongkong
proceedings, Mr. R. M. Dyer, enant Henry Brice Parker, M.BAD. C. took advantage of the President of the St. Andrew' handed in at the Hong BS, (London), H.N., temporarily very last available occasion for Society, said Ladies and Gen- kong General Post Office, be
One point that calls for con- packed and forwarded free of to act as Government Bacterio- the display of their figures and arrived at the final stage of the begin to take up guard duties in tlemen.-This afternoon we have sideration when our soldiers charge. This is a matter in logist
pretty clothes on Saturday St. Andrew's War Boad Drawing Germany is their spending of which we can all help, for every-
for their
."
will. if
sum
to
one usually has a quantity of His Excellency the Officer evening, when, in the Theatre of 1918. You will observe from money. Will they be permitted spare light reading matter at Administering the Government oral, they gave an enthusiasti- the figures in front of you that to trade with the Germans, or cally received, it not too the total number of tickets sold will all purchases other than hand. In this way, residents can has appointed Mr. Octavius do something to cheer and Francis Labatti to act as Govern-haah" programmed as Gilbert of $143,500. Of this we donate verboten It is not an easy highly artistic production of the is 23,700, which is an equivalent those through the army canteens brighten the lot of those who, in ment Analyst during the absence
of $71,750 and Clay's comic opera, "Princess A a desolate region, have been doing
War question to decide. Certainly on leave of Mr. Ernest Roadley Toto. Fortunately the music Charities, being 50 per cent. of Tommy will be tempted. for their active and essential war service.
was rendered in its original ring after paying expense of $4,750-buy in the German shop The response should be all the Dovey or until further notice.
the grand total, (applause) and will be things he will want to greater from the fact that many
Messrs. Benjamin and Potts but the "gags" that were strewn there remains $67,000 to be divid-curiosities for home and there of the former calls on our generosity have now ceased, and are in receipt of a telegram from around a la peppercastor method, ed among 56 prises, the fires of are certain delicacies and drinks Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which we trust that the community their Shanghai Office stating that were wore painful to dwell on which is $17,610 and the 6fty for which Germany is famous.
would be a prolonged seat estions addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for pablication, be a liberal supply of literature for ed a dividend of Tls. 2.00 per porcupine. Colours indicative of I would like to thank the mem-and forbid him to spend it would
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. HONGKONG.
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A NEW ARMY.
share for year ending 31s: October, 1918.
ed
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a
Monday.
similar
on the back of an irritated mitee of the St. Andrew's Society, a town with money in his pocket Hongkong's annual "Carnival" [bers and the general public who be a hard test for human nature. were nach in evidence and,
ave so generously subscrib
to make the drawing aa His Excellency the Offer Ad-tasken all round, the performane It strikes one as rather strange,
The resignation of the head of at first sight, to read of recruiting
on St. Andrew's day and the going on at the rate of a thousand ministering the Government has may be termed a successful one. men & day for a new British appointed Mr. John William
result of this venture the Society Wilson, may have something to accepted by wireless "by Mr. AMBULANCE CORPS LECTURES,
will have raised for War Charities Army, just as we are expecting Franks to act as Deputy Super- the conclusion of peace in the intendent, Hongkong
February 27The first of the in 1918 a sum of not less than do with the wooden ship scandal Police course of Ambulanco were Reserve, during the absence from lectures, which Dr. James Canthie sum the Committee have decided for the contracts. It is estimated
Corps £21,000. (Applause). With this Great War which, we
in Amarica, the Corporation named being mainly responsika But the explanation lies. Charles Jenkin, C.B.E.
the rooms of the Odd Volumes Scottish Hospital for wounded been allotted for the building of ing a strong and well-disciplined
His Excellency the Officer Society, will be delivered nan sailors and soldiers, or a convales Army on the Rhine. The period
cent home, or some
wooden ships, and the Senate Administering the Government of service in the new Army is to
institution, which will bear the has decided to make investigation be two or three years, a fact which, has appointed Dr. Charles
name of the Society and will be to the fate of this sum and the mere 100 Or $0 February 27The Hongkong & permanent war momorial in
Scotland from
ships already built. It is Hongkong alleged that less than 30 have animous opinion, worthy to be chronicled as the must manificent Charles Addis and various mem-another on her maiden voyage,
in communication
cargoes, that one sank in ballast, in the whole history of the Far bers of the Society who are at that not one has yet crossed the East; and it will be a long time home or are shortly going, home, sea, and that none are fit to do so. His Excellency the Officer before a greater success than that and hope without much delay Many ships are still under con- Administering the Government of last night will come within to
to announce Mr. has appointed Arnold the range of practical possibili- what has been arranged.
tract to be built, but experts are, Hackney Hollingworth to act as fies
trust this will meet with the ap (800 ships) be cancelled and put
arging that the whole programme/ proval of all subscribers. Before down as a total failure and the the Second Assistant Director of
calling on Messrs. Lowe, Bing- Publie Works during the absence. on leave of Mr. Charles Henry Gale or until further notice.
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A SUCCESSFUL BALL.
The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be being created for a special pur-Principal Civil Medical Officer Masonic Ball of 1894 is, by an (Applause). The Committee are ever actually been able to carry
delivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Shameen, Canton, who are our agents there.
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1919.
Army is made known, men will
roll up to
the Peace
message
concludes "It
we
while
THE DISAPPEARING TRICK.
MR. T. F. HOUGH.
be able.
a manner as possible.
with Sir
I
this
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The
of itself, shows that this force is William McKenny to act Ltd.,pose and is not intended as any during the absence on leave of hing in the nature of a standing Dr. John Taylor Connell Johnson Army to be used for our own par- or until further notice. ticular aims. It says something for the British outlook on life, too, that, when the need for such an
the number of a thousand a day when the pro- cess of demobilising Great Army is still going on. They know the need and even
March 1:-The latest, or perham and Matthews, who have money lost to the Government. now do not hesitate to come for-
haps it might more fittingly be very kindly undertaken ward. That is the spirit of the
described as the very latest, dis would like especially to thank of a
work, to begin the drawing I Now that there is a possibility trne Britisher.
The Hon. Treasurer of the appearing act was performed, Mr. John Macdonald, the Hon. standard at home, those lang un- restoration of the gold Alice Memorial and Affiliated this morning, by a gentleman Treasurer, ANTI-SEMITISM TO CEASE.
and Mr. Wylie seen coins the sovereign and the Hospitals begs to acknowledge rejoicing in the euphonious and of the Publicity Committee. half-sovereign are making their According to BD American
thanks with wireless
the following highly tinctured appellation of The labours of those two gentle-reappearance as exhibits, evok-* special, & BOTH FRIENDS AND CONQUERORS.
mes- Bage from Paris" says that donations to the funds of the Spinks-William. Spinks, lately men have not been light and our ing pride in their possessors and Poland and Rumania are terribly HospitalsGreat Northern Tele-second engineer of the Kwong-best thanks are due to them. We curiosity in their beholders. But The biggest task that lies in front of the Allies is not so much handicapped in their deinands graph Co., $50; Mr. Chan Kit-hoi. William was not a director are also much indebted to the there is
one country at least the reconstruction of their own States, as remodelling and weld-at
Conference hing, $25; Kau Da Fong Theatre, of the Company under whose Sants Casa de Misericordia of where the production of gold Macao for their kindness in giv-coins "produces no unusual ex- ing together those.countries which defeat has brought to the brink by their anti-Semitic records. $50 and Mr. Mak Chit-fai $10. flag he served; he was only ing us the use of this machine to citement.
Rumania principally." of destruction, and which, if left to work out their own fate, would
common or garden mechanist, still,
Republic of certainly become total wrecks. This is without doubt true with are told.is panicky because. The public is reminded of the he is sorely and sadly missed by conduct the drawing in as efficient Mexico for the last two years has regard to every one of the enemy countries Germany, Austria the world will not believe her Ministering League concert at the confling creditors in whose ranks
been conducting its financial. Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey, and it is also true as regards all promise. It goes on to state that Theatre Royal to-night. Several the indespensable tailor, landlady, with, the first prize (Ticket No. and silver currency. No paper The draw was then proceeded afairs upon the sole basis of gold. those lesser States which have been engulfed in the European prominent Jewish Committee conflagration, including Russia, Serbia, Rumanis, Montenegro, from Rumania reported before of the most attractive items of doctor, etc., figure. Mr. Spinks 15033) not being decided until money has been used. Of course Poland and the newly formed Czerko-Slovak Republic. It will be the Peace Congress that Rumania last Wednesday's entertainment got off in the P. and O. Company's forty four numbers had been this has been a handicap, but the seen that this task of the Allies is no light one, for the welfare of was treacherous and a concrete are to be repeated, which in itself Rosetta, this morning, and, it is drawn. We published last evening business has been done. Europe is in their hands, not to mention that of Asia-Minor, Syria, danger in the future. The is a guarantee of a delightful to be hoped is happy.
a full list of the winning tickets, average daily gold coinage out- Mesopotamia and Siberia. Without their help, these countries must
is evening.
well-known
most of which were sold locally, put has been £50,000, which is that Rumania artistes are to appear in the of necessity remain in the chaotic condition in which they are at quite likely
as the following list shows immediately put into circulation. present. Each of them looks towards the Allies for assistance, and will not be allowed a place in the second part of the prograinme.
March 1-Our readers gener. S. Watson sold prizes Nos. 1 Apart from the native product, signs are not wanting that their needs, are about to be supplied. League of Nations temporarily
ally will be pleased to learn that and 50: Sergeants Mess, Volun- by a decree of President Carranza It is notified that, on the Mr. T. F. Hough, the energetic C. Jack, No. 3; Mr. Reid (Taikoo), became legal tender in Mexico, teer Headquarters, No. 2; Mr. W. last May all foreign gold coins, the victors is still fraught with many perils, and they have to tread The Jews enjoy full citizenship application of the China Sugar Clerk of the Course, who was Nos. 4 and 28; The Hongkong having fixed equivalent values in As regards Germany and, in a lesser degree Austria, the path of until she proves her good faith." it warily. Germany will, of course, have to take the biggest share in Europe and the United States, Refining Company, Limited, and 30 badly injured in the race Club, Nos. 5, 11, 12, 17, 18, 25, pesos (about 28. 1d.). in the purishment for the war, and the Allies must always have with the exception of Russia, this in front of them in doling out any assistance that may be Rumania and Spain. It is of George Morison Shaw, sugar for the Champions, when the 27, 30, 36, 39, 46 and 47: Mr.. required. Austria as next on the list of criminals must also be necessary that there should be refiner, and Hector McEwan pony Vagrant fell with him Garroway (Kowloon Dock), No.l.
After thirty years' unchecked punished, and help from the Allies will be given with a careful social, religious, cultural and McTavish of Victoria, in the on Saturday, is progressing to-6; Mr. J. M. Gordon, No. 7:
political liberty in any country Colony of Hongkong, His Ex-wards recovery as far as circumst Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, run of doing the unexpected, "it and 45; The saems very doubtful whether the With regard to the other enemy nations, the position is much which becomes a partner in the rellency the Officer Administering aace will permit. The fractured Nos. 8, 31 simpler. They are indeed guilty but they have brought a terrible League of Nations, and the the Government in Council has limb was satisfactorily set and, Hongkong Hotel, Nos. 9 and 44; ex-Kaiser will really be able to punishment on themselves, and the victors must needs become attitude of the Peace conferees directed that the said parties as Mr. Hough is in excellent The Golf Club, Nos. 10 and 43 settle down to a quiet pastoral
Hon. Mr. Lau Cha Pat, Nos. 13 life. His restless nature benefactors in order to bring progress and some sort of unity out is an indication that the Peace (137 use and publish in the spirits, not even the usual time 33, 38, 55 and 56; The Chartered passion for the limelight are all of the existing devastation. After all, it is to the benefit of the Treaty will ensure reciprocity of Colony for a farther period of may be expected to elapse before Bank, Nos. 14, 15, 20, 40 and 50: against William so spending the Allies themselves to give their aid in rebuilding the broken countries, treatment for Jews in evETY,
Mr. Smyth, No. 16; Engineers eventide of his life. His ver for the individual prosperity of Britain, France, Italy and Belgium country and national autonomy nine ronths from the 30th day he is about again.
Insitute, No. 19; MensTe Powell satility will not growresty, surely, is worthless if the rest of Europe is in a state of chaos. We must and liberty in any country where of January, 1919, an invention
and Sons, Ltd. No. 21 and as he has been credited with have more than a national or even Imperial outlook now: we must large masses of Jews are. We see for the manufacture, treatment
March 1.-The Sanitary Board Mercantile Bank, No. 22: being a sociologist, archæologist, look to the welfare of the whole world. It is for this from English papers that a mass and preparation of carbon for
Saigon, that,
Nos. 23 poet, music composer, stage in decolonizing sogar had a very lively meeting this Bold in and meeting in Rome demanded of the nas perhaps also Austria, the
lore Allies equal treatment for the solutions and in the clarification afternoon when Mr. Humphreya 26 and 52; Mr. R. Sutherland, manager, yachtsman, and ed sight of the fact that a state of war still exists, and must attempt as Jews of the world, the demarca-of sugar syrups without prejudice introduced a motion to recom- No. 24: Alexandra Cafe, No. 29ucatar, there is no lack of outlet far as possible to place the rest of Europe on a pre-war basis. We tion of the borders of the to the Letters Patent to be mend the reconstruction of the Mr. R. Henderson, No. 32; A for his energy. It used to be
Jewish think that the latest step by the Government with regard to trading w
State, which granted for the invention. Board on a democratic basis. Syndicate took No. 34; Sold in said of him that he talked music with the enemy is a big one in the right direction. The Board of should be according to the
Penang, No. 35; Mr. Morrison with Saint-Saens and Massent, The motion was, of course, (Kowloon railway), No. 37; Tak sculpture with Reinhold Begas, Trade has authorised, under certain existing restrictions, the historical tradition that pol- H.E. the Officer Administering jected. The Board was still sit Cheong, Nos. 41 and 49: Sold in shipbuilding with Herr Ballin, resumption of trade with Turkey, including Turkey in Europe, Asia itical economy necessitates,
Haiphong, No. 42. Mr. Wilaress drama with Suzanne Desprez, and Minor, America, Mesopotamia, Syria, Bulgaria, and the Russian and the establishment of a capital the Government has appointeding as we went to press.
(CPR), No. 48; Mr. W. Nichol-Assyriology with Professor De Black Sea ports. By this means, these sorely distressed countries in Palestine, to be furnished with Surgeon-Lieutenant Henry Brice
son, No. 51; Sincera's, No. 53,
litzsch. His familiarity with the laws of music is reflected in an address he once gave at Frank- fort, when he admonished the German singing societies C.P. (London), RAM.C., to be Station on the occasion of the
which had been contestants in Medical Officers for the purposes presentation of prizes to the
a competition against attempting of Section 6 of the Coroner's successful competitors at the
to sing intricate pieces in place Abolition Ordinance; and also recent rifle competitions as well as
of simple folksongs, and pointed At the Victoria Recreation out that some of the choruses in A Bill has been introduced in Medical Officers for the purpose the presentation of a Bellice whip hand. Turkey, nolens volene, must be reconstituted, and the the New South Wales Parliament of instituting inquiries with a medal, a Sikh octable who, oh last night, PA: Transch singing the test compositions had British are taking steps to ensure that this will take place empowering women to enter Par-view, to ascertaining the true me time ago, saved a chesters) by 400 to 201 in the three-fourths, or you by Bre defeated C. 8. M: Goodmis forced up the pitch by a half, A high Turkish official said recently that the Turks "thought that lament and municipal councils, cause of death of any person who from a watery grave in the Open Billiard Championship Com fourths of tone. As he is a the Allies were coming as friends, not as conquerors,” but they have discovered that they have come as both. The country needs to practise law, and to sit as has not been attended during his harbour. Mrs. F. H. May prepetition. The winner played reless worker in the field of a strong central authority and the Allies are determined to show magistrates in Children's Courts last illness by a registered sented the prizes and the Captain well throughout, his best breaks Roman and Byzanting mosaica plainly that they are masters of the situation, and that they mean to The Government has sccepted an Medical Practitioner and of re- Superintendent of Police presen- being 43, 40, 36 and 30. Goodman and has run a prosperous potters, put the Turkish house in order. If this is true as regards Turkey, amendment qualifying women to porting thereon to the Head of ted the medal, after which the did not play up to his ususi there should still be a plate for It can be taken for granted that it will hold good with regard to the sit as Judges and magistrates in the Sanitary Department or to a Inspectors of the Force were standard although he compiled = him, if not in the sun, at last lo other enemy countries.
Registrar of Deaths,
photographed in 4 group.
hand.
reason
►
with the exception of
Germany
Allies must
THE SANITARY BOARD.
A POLICE FORCE PRESENTATION.
will be in a position to obtain the supplies they require, and the the means of free development. Parker, M.B., BS, (London), March 2-This afternoon
Allies will be able to begin in earnest their plans of reconstraction. These demands are quite in tune R.N., and Captain Hagh Montagu They will go as helpers, but they will also go as conquerors. This with the prevailing spirit being Cameron Macaulay, B.Sc. (Lon-there was a full dress parade of fact has already been discovered by the Turks. They are beginning manifested by various nation-don), M.R.OS. (England), LE. the Police Force at the Central to feel the iron hand under the velvet glove, and they find that it alities the world over. burts. The British have gone about their task in a truly British fashion, and tus Turkish mind has only begin to realise that our absence of arrogance and bluster does not necessarily mean that we are not in earnest, or that we do not understand that we hold-the
WOMEN AS JUDGES,
áll Courts.
BILLIARDS.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
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