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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1920.
EARLIER SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
CHINESE AFFAIRS IN HONGKONG.
(Continued from Poge 2)
ROBBERY FROM SHIP'S STRONG ROOM.
Shaoghal, August 17. the English year involves an A sum of 0.810,000 in gold coin was abstracted from the strong overlap of a month and a half. room of the steamer Nile en rate from Nagasaki to Shanghai. $20,000 of the Government grant to local Chinesa Entrance to the treasure deck was made through a manhole in the of $25,000 bankers. One iron bar across the door was sawed and a padlock Charities was allocated by the broken. There is no other trace. The bulk of the big treasure Committee to the Kwong Wal shipment was untouched.
Hospital to make good the loss of revenue from the ferries: this in addition to the annual direct grant of $8,500. These payments have cleared the Hospital's debt to the Tang Wa Hospital, and left a balance of $1,989 on the year's working. The further $10,000 in hand in the credit with the Tungi Wa. Hospital was voted by the whole Community out of the surplus of the cheap sale of rice fand for the purpose of building
EARLIER TELEGRAMS.
DISORDERS IN IRELAND.
a new pulmonary diseases ward, General
London, Aug. 15. Anti-military disturbances, occurred in Dublin on Saturday erening. Soldiers were thrown off tramcars and maltreated. A few were thrown into the Liffey, while a military patrol of fifty men ired upon. The patrol fired twenty rounds over the heads of their 333ailants. A sinister fact in connection with the outbreak is that it reveals new anti-military hostility by the civilians of Dublin. The latter hare bitherto not been actively antagonistic. The new spirit Under the terms of the Deporta- is pregnant with alarming possibilities. In view of the widespreadtion Ordinance, 1917, reports were and serious nature of the disorders, it is a surprising fuct that no furnished on 366 suspects arrest- casualties are reported.
ed by the Police under warrants Stonethrowing and revolver shoating simultaneously occurred in of detention. The number in 1918 Londonderry, necessitating the calling out of an armoured car. The was 214.
military dispersed the rioters by rifle fire and a bayonet charge. In The first payment of an annualį the course of the riots six persons were held up and beaten, and were grant of $25,000 to Local Chinese) removed to hospital. At Tralee in Kerry four constables were fred Charities was made by the Gov- an and two of them were wounded. At midnight military stores and fernment in 1919. This sum is in wagons at Tralee station were destroyed by incendiarism, while the addition to other grants specially | atices of three Tralee newspapers were set añre and gutted. Con-allocated, and is made partly de siderable firing in the streets was reported. On Saturday morning afway of compensation for the loss sensational affair occurred near Banteer (Cork), The military of income which is now paid guarding a damaged aeroplane were attacked by armed civilians and directly to the Government. The Berce nighting ensued. One soldier was killed and one wounded. 1grant is administered by a Com is believed that four of their assailants were killed and three mittee of the two members of wounded.
Legislative Council, two members
A communique from Dublin military headquarters declares that of Sanitary Beard. a representa- the assaults upon soldiers were evidently carried out on a prearranged tive of the Tung Wa Hospital and and systematic plan. Individual unarmed soldiers were knocked one of the Po Leang Kuk, onder down and dragged of tramcars and kicked when, on the groand. One the Chairmanship of the Secretary soldier who was thrown into the Liffey was gallantly rescued by an for Chinese Affairs. The Com
allocation ex-soldier.
HIGH-HANDED GERMAN WORKMEN.
Berlin, Aug. 15.
A Silesian Lewspaper reports that German workmen held up a number of French troop trains in the vicinity of Ratibor, proceeding to Upper Silesia, sidetracking them, establishing guards and demand- ing that during the Russo-Polish war Allied troop movements cease. The workers threaten to enforce their demands.
MONEY ORDERS.
HONGKONG POST OFFICE REPORT.
In his annual report, the Po-!-] mater General sags:-
CHINESE GIRLS,
WORK OF THE PO LE ENG KUE
mittee's
this
WAS
Kwong Wa Hospital .... Sham Shui Po Chinese
Public Dispensary Kowloon City Chinese
Public Dispensary"
year
320.000
3,000
2,000
325,000
SANITARY BOARD.
CLEANSING OF SERVANTS' QUARTERS.
The fortnightly meeting of the The report on the work of the Po Sanitary Board was held yesterday Losor Kuk for the year 1919 antes afternoon. Mr G. R. Sayer presided The sent under review witnessed that the number of inmate cand there were present: Dr. W. W. the phenomenal nee in the price of January 18, was 33, and juris Pearse (Medical Over of Health),
Dr. W
Koch. T. X. silver. Extring up escbunge from the year 475 were admitted as
44, at the tezinning of the year. against 500 in 1915. 167Hpbrey. Dr. F. M. G. Ororio. to 21 per dollar in the mid abd girls were committed under Meyers Crox Shou-son, S. W. To of Demember. It was throttling warrant, nad 210 were red and C. M. W. Reynolds Secre
maiD-55
Col.
Sergeant Eccleshall. ...c..!
the flow of jaward moory orders || without warrant. Of the
An amendment to the Regula- from Gold Countries and caused der 35% were lost children, were
tions made under the Cremation much con-ternation amongst the accompanied by parents or guar Chinese families who are in receipt diacs, and 44 were rusana, tard Ordinance No. 5 f 1914 was of remittances from abroad, and servats. On leaving the us to passed. who now obtaised only Stia ex-momon and girls were restored to change for the pound Sterling, busbands or other relatives was appointed a second class Ina- The wide divergence between the were sent to charitable institutions Pector, while 1nspector Simmons| parity value sad the current rate in China, 19 were given in adoption, was granted three months leave.
The Chairman intimated that of the sovereign in the United 13 married, and 3 relented under States modey market caused great bond. No cases were sent to the the Medical Officer of Health wish- apsiets to this Office as the settle Egre Refuge. Italian Coast, to roake a public statement on ment of all balances from gold Victoria Horne. The number the cleansing of servants' quar- dollar using countries was fixed at inmates remaining in the Bus on
Dr. Pearse said he desired to $157 per £1, payable by bills on December 1st was 62. London. Gradually the rate fell The balance to the credit of the run the attention of householders to the neglect msay of them show. to $3.75 per £1 and as the balances Society at the end of the year was were invariably in favour of this $29.305 as compared with Set.ed in not keeping their servants* quarters, such as the latrine, clean, Colmy, as time was lost in rectifs. at the end of 1918.
The ing the system of liquidation of
istedad also their neglect in not pro- accounts. Although the Money wasnthly by Justices of the Peace,viding proper receptacles for night- Order Service with the Philippines Messts. A. Mackenzie and Chan soil. In talking about the com. a temporarily suspended from Siv-ki, who on to occasios tound plaints recently a friend of his ex- 25th October uatil the 1st January,, cause for adverse comment. The pressed surprise that the Govers- 1920, satisfactory arrangements average monthly number of inmatesment did not undertake to keep
servants quarters clean. He (Dr.) with all countries were concluded | mas 35,
institution was
tems.
and the basis of accounting for The matron reports favourably on l'earsey wanted it to be understood balances due was fixed in accord, the conduct, health, and date that every house bulder was respon- ance with the unit of the currency of the locates during the year sible for the cleanliness of his set- exchanged. Notwithstanding this There were 70 cases of sickness orants quarters. As the Colony's univerzal disturbance in the which 25 were sent to the Tuwa population was continually chang currencies of the world, the volume Hospital for treatment, and of these ing he thought it was alrisable to of business in Hongkong, aided by jone died.
make a public statement now sal then.
This terminated the business.
CHINESE CORRESPONDENCE.
ch
an increase in the issue of sterling orders on the United Kingdom, bas resulted in & net increase of
in China precluded the increased 410,109. 18. Od. aver the transac tions of 1918. During the year 16ssue here of Local Postal Notes
which declined from $40,452.20 ia AIRMEN IN THE BULL-RING, telegraphic orders, amounting to £403.58. Gd., were received and 39,1918 to $34,001.00 in 1919.
Madrid, July 1-An original amounting to £721. Os. Od., were
bull-fight took place to-day at the despatched, as against 21 for £561. During the year this section Vista Alegre Plaza in aid of s . Od received and 88 for £669. handled 2,066,899 ordinary letters, fand for the widow of Captain 11a. Od. despatcbed during 1918. 93,097 other articles, and 6,910 Collier, the English airman who The average cost of a telegraphic postal bong packets against was killed in an accident at Sara- deferred sale message was $8, na 1.065,540 ordinary letters, .100,407 gossa in April. The "swords "in against $0.50 in the previous year. other articles, and 7,055 pes. this fight were four sirmed, a An increase of £408, 10s. 6d. look tal bong packets in 1918. Spaniard, a Frenchman, an Italian place in the sale of Imperial Postal The registered articles delivered and ao Englishman. The bull Orders. It was noticed that greater amounted to 209,198 of which 168,- were small and young, but games quantities of British Currency 1826 were from the United States The inexperience of the tareadors bank notes were presented at the and Canada, and 105,872 from resulted in the agony of the counters for exchange and it would China od other countries, shewing animals being unduly prolonged, appear that this method of remit increase of 40,976 as compared except in the case of ball killed ting to the Colony from Chinese in with 228,222 in 1918. 2,743 insured by Captain Truelove, the Bridien. the United Kingdom accounts for a letters were deals with as against sirman, who dispatched his decrease of £1,000. Os. Od in the 2,400 in 1918, The total number adversary with one stroke. The payment of Postal Orders last year, of Chinese private boxes for which wrthusiastle spectators demanded as there is a saving of 1jd. pound licences wers issued during the year that the bull's tail and ears be age on each 20 where a currency 277 decrease of 13 as com- given to him, but be throw these note is used instead of the Posted: Pared with 811 in 1918, The Leenees blood stained trophies to the Order. The high premium raling of 21 Chinese Hongs were renewed, crowd, somewhat to its astonish at Shanghai and other Tresky Päris the same numbers in 1919.
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