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from anybody at all. Australian soldiers voted in the referendum on couscription, and their votes were arranged for to be in time to count

THE CHINA MAIL.

cortainly at his best when bis present, THE SERVICE

admirers hated him. Ele can prevent

the great class schism which sa many

of us dread. Once that starts, there can be little doubt of how things will

DOLLAR

gor There may be no Bolshevik Fixed at Last. violence as in Russia and in Germany; but it is certain that with Labour ziru the ascendant, as it must be if Liberalism fail, the wildest excesses of Australia will be capped Mon interested in commerce and finance know what that means,

-Meanwhile, is almost certain that the Coalition Government will ace the necessity, if only on political grounds, of a more generous treatment of the Services. Before the soldier's, franchise comes to be exercised a secund time, a more liberal scale of pensions, pis, and treatment may bage largely disarmed him, for that is human nature in any or all classes If not, the next soldier vote is likely to bring down the Coalition from its high estate. It has gone up like a rocket. It rests with itself whether it is or is not to come down like the

stick.

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

SIR BOSHAN WEI-YUK.

NEW YEAR`HONOUR FOR HONGKONG..

His Excellency the Officer Administer ing the Government informs us that o

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FRIDAY, JANUARY

RUSSIAN ARTISTS IN HONGKONG.

FORTHCOMING CONCERT.

THE MAGISTRACY.

SEIZURES OF OPIUM.

Another Chinese, who had 15 taels.

CONSTABLE AND RICKSHA COOLIE..

Forty taels of non-Govorament The music loving rection of the Com- has received a telegrams from the Secre-unity have a programma prepared at opium were seized by the Police tary of State for the Colonies intimating the concert to be given on the 8th inst when two Chinese were arrested At the eleventh hour, perilously near that His Majesty the King has been by ms Zalesks and M. Korild, when attempting to sanggle the stat the twelfth, the long-standing grievance graciously pleased to confer the honour which should satisfy all of them. Mme into the Colony from Annans The under which service men in Hongkong of Kaight Bachelor on Mr. Wei A. Yuk, Zalceka will play on that evening some Magistrate imposed on each of the have been labouring for a long time C.M.G.

of Chepin's greatest and most difficult prisoners a fine of $1,000, failing now, bas, obstensibly as a New Year Sir-Boaban Wai Yuk, as he will now work Included in these is the Souata payment of which they were for Gift, been redressed, This has been be known, was born in Hongkong in the B-moll which is characterised as the on- } undergo six montha' imprisonment. effected by the Treasury, or other year 1869. His father, the late air. Woi most famous prodation is in with hand labour ponsible department, realising that the Kwong, was formerly compradore to the tended to portray the whole of a man

lifs and experience. A special number, existing rate is much too high at which Chartered Mercantile Bank of India been changed from January 1, 1919, 20 the Government Central School (now to bring out all har power as an artiste, to pay the service neo, sad it has now Hongkong. After being for some time at one in which Mme. Zaloaks will be abls of opium concealed about his person,

was fined $1,000 with an alternatius: that up to 300 per annum is to be Queen's College), he proceeded to Eng is the Polonaise Andur, which dopies of six months imprisonment,

Mme paid at / to the dollar, and emoluments land in 1867 and, after being a year at the resurrection of Poland. in access of that amount will be paid, the Leicester Storeygate School, he Zaleska has come with high recom 50 per cent, at 3f, and the balance at want to Sectland in 1968, and studied mandations and at the recent concert the current mte of exchange,

for four years at the well-known Dollar at Kingseiers it is considered that she

justiled these. She has boon doing Exchange first began its stendy olimb Academy...

A ricksha coolie brought in by n considered high by the soldiers and Chinese to go abraud for a Western

Sir Boshan was one of the Arst concert work since she was 16. - on October 1915, when at 2/17 it vexa

She graduated at the Warsaw Conan constable Barged with lack sailor, after having 1915 at an average Education, and on his return to the servatoire and has appeared in the nga licence and will offering a

bribe, Regused the constable of first- of about 1,93, but they said little then Fast in 1873 he entered the service of largest cities of Europe.

M. Kiriloff during the past four demanding the br.be He tout Ar but when the dollar coatinged to soar, the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India but maary 1917, 2/63 in August (now the Mercantile Bank of India, years of war has had many and varied J. B. Wied that the policeman tool fair, 3 is April 1918, rising to Australis and Chins). On the death of experiences. He was singing in Con$1 from another crolie, and offered maximura of 3/63, the man began to his father in 1379, he took up the positantinople when Turkey went to war to let him go for a like sums Be realise that it was time to say sometion of gain pradore, sad father and son and going from there to Greece as offered 10 cent, all be hid, and the thing. The Press received and publish

British transport torpedoed, at sea policeman run him in. The Magic then returned to Russis and took a trate dismissed the charge of bribery. commission in the Artillery, antong bat-fined the coole $8 for being with the Military School of Vladivostok. Though keen to Eght he found his licence. training bard inasmuch as he was not

have now served the Bank since it was In the year 1883 he was appointed Jastics of the Foace, and in 1896 became an unofficial member of the Legislative Council. He was re-appoint

just opened fifty-three years ago.

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TETTY CASES.

A Chinese ex-gaoib'nd entered No-

ed many communications from service men on the subject, devoted articles to it, and the Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak sad other gentlemen personally gave much time and effort to obtain redress. The China Association and the Chamber of ed for a farther term of six years in allowed to sing during his training. Commerce Brave hard as well, sending 1904, and again. in 1908, and only Afterwards he was permitted. to sing at Chin is said to he still at war with many telegrams to the War and Colonial retired at the end of 1217 after twenty-charity concerts in Siberia Then came Tibes

Offices, to the Eradquarters of the Chine one years service. He has served the revolution in Russia and by the 204, Queen's Roud Centrul, on the Association in London, and the London for many years on the Committees of Bulahoviks he was reduced to the ranks pretence of visiting a friend and stole Three millin dolars worth of silver Chamber of Commerce, who pressed it various public bodies in the Colony, for his pro-Ally sympathies. He was basket of clothing worth $10.50. with all the power at their command. He was associated with the official again forbidden to sing, all his money He was nerested by the owner, and As last their efforts began to bear fruit proclamation of the Accession of was taken and he received only seven sent to prison for two months with for in November 1917, a concession was His late Majesty King Edward VII nad roubles a month, the pay of a Russian four hours stocke. made so that 75% of pay was given at of King George V. He was a member soldier. He eventually left the Army

to the dollar, but this concession was of the Hongkong Jubilee Committee in and for the past six months has been As the reault of disregarding thes hedged about with as many conditions 1890; of the Retrenchment Committee giving concerts in Japan with Mme warning of the Secretary for Chinese Me. H. A. Eyron of British North that it did not bear all the advantages it in 1894; the Queco's Statue Committee, Zaleska. They gave over 80 concert Affairs who ordered him to take down".

aud the Insanitary Properties Com some in mall Japanese towas where the posters he stuck up in Magazine

bullion has been shioped to Calcutta..

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Sing spore bis formed a local branch

of the National Association of Dis- charged Combatants.

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Borneo came to Hongkong on the "Rajah. of Barawak" to meet his wife.

The U.S. Department of Labour has announced that a permit for the im- portation of Mexican and West Indies

Labour will be granted.

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Carton shipments on Moody and Tuesday include 232 packages of cassia, 1,136 of matting, 320 of wolfram or and 350 of duck feathers These last are for London.

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SHAMEEN NOTES.

[From Our Own Correspondent.]

MASONIC.

January 2

A $25 fine was imposed on a Chinese restaurant keeper who had 3 persons more than the number

alowed.

suggested.

Quite recently, at the dinners given mission, in 1996 the Victoria Diamond the people had never before heard a

Gap, a Chinese truder found himself by local gentlemen to Sailors and Jubilee Committee, and the Indian concert." Soldiers' in the Royal Naval Theatre, Famine Relief Committee, in 1507; and Assisting them at the forthcoming fined by Mr. C.A. D. Melbourne Mr. Holyoak referred to this subject, the Typhoon Relief Fund Committee cancer is a local musician, Professor Danenberg who will be associated with and said he hoped that the time was in 1901. near when the naval and military would Sir Basher Wei Yak was chairman of Mma Zaleska in a duet for two planos. receive fair treatment in the matter. the Tung Wah Hospital during the To those who intend to be present early And now, just when all those who have years 1881-83, and 1888-90, and has booking is advised, suffered so severely in the past are ou The latest fpolitical jest, duly, de the eve of departure from the Colony,mittee of the Po Luar Kuk for the been a permanent member of the Com-

ALLEGED HOUSE-BREAKING. cred as of Gallic origin: Gods dae to the work of Demobilization, protection of destitute women content with tea commandments; Pre-his redress comes. Why Can it children. (of which he was one of the

Mr. Gibson, manager of Mese? sident Wilsna must have fourteen." bs that the powers that he have done it founders) since 1893, and a permanent

A. S. Watson, Ltd. Kowloon, ap out of a sheer sense of justice? If so member of the Hongkong District

peared in Mr. Wood's Court to give The Fost and Telegraph Department why bas this redress only bean given Watchmen's Committed (which was

evidence against a Chinese houseboy. has issued. Red Cross stamps in comme-effect to from the 1st of the prosent founded at his suggestion) since 1898.

who was alleged to have attempted moration of the Sium Expeditionary year. Ond does not like to be unfair He has also serve on all the Com-

The installation of the Worshipful to break into the fowl-louse you he Forca leaving for the front in Europe... at it tooks very much like political missions appointed by the Government faster elact. Bro. C. A. Peat of the residence in Kowloon with intention

chicanery. Here we bave officere and since the commencement of his public Star of Southern China Loriga, No. of committing a felony. The boy men for two years labouring under this career, to enquire in to matters affecting 2013, EC, will take place on Saturday sail he went to the place to get a injustice, admitted by all to be an the Chinese."

"As a conscientious worker en beball next. The Right Worshipful District pass-book which he had placed in undoubted injustice, and just as they are about to be demobilized the griey- of the Chinese community of Hongkong, China, has signifed his intention ofed by an Indian constable.

Grand Master of Hongkong and South dower-pot, but found himself arrest

The ance is remedied. Are the responsible where he has been resident for 15 years, j persons in the Government looking for, and, as one who has done much to pro visiting Shameen to perform the In-indle of the boy was mentioned

stallation Ceremony and will be accom To-day's report, of communicable dieward to all those who have been so treat duce the present good relations existing panied by a number of the District him as a witness who would give ess how that during the last thoa days with all the rights and privileges that Chinese, Sir Boshan's name deserves to subsequently he held at the Victoria was remanded.

ed making an early return to civil life, between the Government and the Grand Dodge Officers. A banquet will evidence as to his character, and the in the result. As perhaps the most hero ere two case of enteric lover, one a civilian posseses, Perbups they think, be specially remembered. On many Hotel

or weselet fever, and one of para yphold. that our rated soldiers may want to occasions he has been of valuable service know why this grievance was not re- to the authorities,. and his counsel medied in time to benefit those who has been largely steamental, notably An allegato about four feet long, very much like it. suffered financial loss. It certainly looks when riots and strikes have occurred was captured by some sampan people in

during the past quarter of s in the River near the British Bridge, contury, "in settling matters before they and was purchased by Mr.. A Nielsen, assumed the serious proportions which of the Harbour Master's Dapartment they threatened to assume in several who proposes to have it stuffet and instances. For his work in connection placed in the Customs Club, House, It may as well be realized at once,

with the plague epidemic of 183, the The Chineas were very excited, and from the regular trans-Pacific run. and Mr. Lloyd George is hardly likely

general public presented him with a gold declars that it denotes a year of great the CPR liners Emptes of Asia to deny it, that a really and truly

medal and a letter of thanks.

prosperity and happiness to the About 25 years ago the new Knight Foreigners and Chinese alike. As old and Empress of Tussia will re- representative soldier vote would have

advised the construction of a railway Shameen resident informs me that sume their former route next north. put a very different complexion on

from Kowloon to Canton and thence to many years ago, allegators were quite according to an announcement mude the election resulta. The arm-chairsion, the occasion being a Chinese MR. HOLYOAK INTERVIEWED., Paking. He spent large sums of money plentiful in the North river and often to-day by MS. E. Wadoce

manager of the Hongkong offices funeral. There were many grotesque The Hon. Mr. Holyoak this morning in furtherance of the scheme, which found their way to Canton.

the C.P.R. scathing coniment, the votes stand a patriof at Home is a much more features in the procession. Numberless when seen by a "China Mail" represent failed at that time, owing to the obsta

emotional creature than the less noisy mourners, scorst of rickshaws, and nearly ative expressed his satisfaction that the cles placed in the way by Chinese The Canton National Assembly have Yesterday the two bonts left Eng-

officials, who strenuously opposed the patriot

position of the Service zien was thus introduction of any new fangled ideas st last selected to delegates to land. the Empress of Russin

He said that for the past from the West. relieved.

represent Kwangtung at the Pesce coming to Hongkong, via the Suez eighteen months both the Hongkong

It is not generally known that the Conference at Nanking. They will Canal, and the Empress of Asia Chamber of Commarca and the Un-

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JAN. 3, 1910.

THE SOLDIER'S VOTE-

It is not necessary to find a chronic grumbler in order to £nd someone willing to say that the arrangements for giving the soldiers the suffrage were badly bungled. It is to be hoped that the thing was not done purposely. The furce of sending voting cards to soldiers in Hongkong was gone through If any of these were used, other than as a text for

chance of gning in time for the next election which, according to prophets whose wishes may have inspired

them, cannot be far off. The com-

truly democratic country in the world, not excluding America, Australia had experience and knowledge to impart which apparently was not considered worth asking for by the nuinskulls at Hone who were responsible for this insult to our troope.

Who's beer, my lads, Who's seen, my lads

The lay: as & Purtxostene, sad fatal.

that for the first half of 1918, whilst the Singapore Harbour Board reports net revenue increased half a milion over the previous half geir and one over the Average of the preceding five years, the tornage dealt with way the lowest for

many years.

However, the Government having now admitted that the grievance eslied for redress, it is hoped that that friend of the sailor and soldier, the Hon. Mr. P. Holyoak and his friends who have apported him, will now call apan the Government to make the concession retrospective from 1st January 1918. It is due to the men that this should be

Traffic in D'Aguilar Street and Queen's Rond was blocked yesterday afternoon by an unusually long proces. done.

thirty public chairs formed part of it.

Dr. Wu Lico, the woll known chief of the Manchuria Plagas Sorvies Batona

AN ALLEGATOR. *

AT LAST!

BIG LINER SAILING

OP.R. SCHEDULE FIXED NOW.

After more than's year's absence

ments written across their papers by and who-whatever Lord Robert arrive? in Shanghai a few days ago to Oficial-members of the Legislative new Knight was instrumental in caya, foi Shanghai in a few days and "going to Vancouver by the Panama many of the bora in France had Cecil and Colonel Hawhow may think arrange preparations for the huraing of the Council had done their utmost to get; establishing peace and good order at include Tang Shaoyi, Sun Yat-sen and Canal. They will commence their

the Service dollar fixed.

pathetic side to them. Send us of his political wisdom-has very Indian opina stess, which calls for a telegrams and letters had been sent to lo recognition of his services in that

furnace of special cons raction.”

his Commission.

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Chamber of Commerce, and the SecreShib-kai bestowed on him the Third TO-MORROW'S FOOTBALL- Hongkong about March 14th, and

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Pacific service on February 20th, Canton during the revolution of 1911 Tsen Chan-bruan. Repeated

when they will leave Hongkong and Vancouver simultaneously. The home first, then ask us to vote was clear ideas as to what needs tu A

the Chinn Association, the Looden connection the late President Yuan

**Empress of Asia" will arriva in the purport of many. It is not hard done at the Back now that the work

Captain Sapleton Cotton, of the targ for the Colonics, but it seemed as Class Order of "Chao Ho" The next

leave for the return trip ou March t imagine the poor fellows' feelings at the Front is over. A small wager Chinese Labour Corp, has returned to if they did not realize in England-what year, after the second revolution, he

was offered, by President Yuan, the There was to have been a long pro 2001. Thereafter the two boats will News wra reaching them of rejoicings that the next election, with the Peking, and rejoinst the Dir etorata. the situation in Hongkong was.

Royal Navy and RGA match four weeks at Home. Their own desperate job, fighters all home to take part in it, General of Posts. He was granted the Holyoak said he would like to say bow Civil Governorship of the Kwangtung gramme of matches to-morrow, but the leave Hongkong alterately every

In 1908 Sir Boahoo Wei Yuk was postponed, and so is, the St. Joseph's "xcept for some "mopping up" and will swing more to Labour than this Honorary rank of Captain on relinquishing well the Hongkong Government had Province, but declined it.

Not worked for the Service men.

The Tesumption of these boots police work, was done and well done. one did, will not seriously endanger

only the Chamber of Commerce created a Companion of the Most Di College and South China Reserves They had earned a rest. They had anybody's pocket. -

A statue te of Kwann in (this Butch and the Unofficial memberi but tinguished Order of St. Michael and St. game. The Staff and Departments between here and America will be a with courge of sutisfaction to the travel Sweden with the the Royal Engineers in the first ling public, and evidence of its ap deserved Blighty, They had won the Whatever Party the fair-minded goddess of theroy) of pure gold, utanriag also the Government had worked Georgs. Recently he was honoured by will again try conclusiona

hard so that the local service King Gustav V. vote. Yet held back by military reader may most sympathise with, heabou inches in heigh, has been unorth conditions, so far at the dollar was Swedish Order of Wasa (Firet Class) round of the Shield, and this makes preciation of the excellent service afforded is the large number of no- eda Anidegamine, rast of Kyoto, in land concerned, might be improved. This The knighthood which be has now to morm's programme as follows:—

plications for accommodations al requirements as they were, it was a must admit that there is every owned by the Wat Hongwan, says the was, be mid, a thing which was some received at the hands of H. M. King i

They didn't know old as the telegrame that the Japan thronicle." It is believed to be times forgotten and people thought that. George will be a source of pleasure, not Royal Engineers v. Staff and Departrendy received by the local office! the Goverment had been backward in only to the Chinese community by menta. On the Club ground at 2.30 Tre company's liner Monteagle how to vote, because they were not old political game is not done, that about 40 yea sold

the matter. This was not the case whom he is deservedly honoured and pin Referee, Mr. Looch. sted as to the candidates and the old tricks are still used, and that there is still the same risk of a result

The Dows was extremely gratifying: it respected but also by his numerous conditions. What a farce !

De Sun Yatraca, first provisions had been his intention hati nothing been friends among the other communities, Yet it cannot fairly be urged that which means nothing. Like war and president of Chine, la company wish his done to bave pressed home the matter to whom Sir Boshan has endeared him @xense could be found in the newness bat, an election contested on the friend, Mr. Bun Hang-yi, former Minister at the Legislative Council with greater eelt by his geniality and his over-ready sympathy with all those in need of old, stupid lines proves nothing. It of the Interior, has sued pamphlets foros than ever before.

help or advica. attacking the central government for the

harren thing..

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AEONGKONG KIELD..

will depuid from Hongkong on April tha Jube Toth for Vancouver. UNITED SERVICES LEAQUE Hongkong FC South China The Empress Japan-will leave Athletis. On the Club ground at on January 15th Sulwenient sull- p.m. Referee, Mr. Tuckering of these two bouts will be an-

2ND DIVISION, IL, K. LIAQUE nobuce later. 68+ Co. BGA. v. Kowloon On the Navy ground at 2.40 p.m. Referee, Mr. Wolley

Davernity 83ed Ca. RG.A. On

A copy of the opium nuciber" DE Shanghai Pack, owned and edited by the Military ground at 2.30 pm. Fury. D. Shen, has reached the Chins feree, Mr. Dowhirst, a

bail office. It is well printed in Team Hongkong CW Hilton, colors, in both Chiness and Log FW Black and J McCubbin One of Its cartoons shows the

the thing. It seems queer now to

is almost a temptation to urge that in appointment of Mr. Lu Teong-taiang realize that soldiers bad never before.

future elections speeches, and posters. foreign minister, as China's chief delegate be considered it to vote. That the and cartoons, and Party newspaper to European Peace Conference without

The Canton Directorate of Muni- 4 passenger junk Chsong Kee, men who alone made it possible for articles, should be tabu." The the approval of the old parliament which cipal Affairs is discussing the scheme of while on her way to Walchow last week the Mother of Parliaments to carry Manchester Guardian" is nowadays in sitting at Canton.

*** building a tramway extending from the was attacked by a gang of pirates near un, instead of yielding to some the most sober and trustworthy

Wing Hon Maloo to as far as the Shay of the Tangkua District The Beastly Reichstag or other, should not paper in the United Kingdom, and Mercury" that Mr. Danean Macdonald, Railway line. This gigantic under all valuables.

We regret to learn from the "Shang-Baichoon Station of the Canton-Hankow pirates boarded the junk and took away hive a say, and a first end chief say when it accuses Lloyd George of chief engineer of the Tungchow, taking may be given to some mereluata

T. R. Chassela J. Stewart and J. D. Comum movement" as a Tetbored as * The Euro-American Returned Stud Carriere; W. Taylor, A. E. Clark Dwalking in a circle. They ars_mɔny that, in the choice of the men who exploiting a strong popular fealing pagalar gure at Coast porta, was the and not be managed by the Government. enta hold their savent annual diner on Reichelmann, HL McTavish and Calber good pictures, and uld represent them and their the intelligent reader is persuaded, vition of serious scellent just before

Fenninga ties, would to-day seem that he knows exactly what happened. Xmar Há had just a epped of tram The Canton Bin cata Union, the roof garden of the Sincere Company South Thina Athletic-14 Hing, genuine lumear running theoughout, natraus proposition. The principleIt is comforting to read

that the same car when he was run into and knocked organization of the students of the load at Canton on New Year's Eve There Cheong Fang Tai, Chong Wice Hon

dawa by a motor car. Fortunately, Dr. ing schools of this city, held formal were all told about pinety present, of Chan So. Leun Fule Lang Lapas Tai uated. The soldier has his vote inurnal believes the Premior to be Jackson was patsing at the time, and be New Year celebration mouting at the who thirty or more were Indies. The Park To

Cheung Au Kit Sang, Kwok 20 Shao. it was of litulo (use to, bim this better than his campaiga tricks, and conroyed a mad had to hopital inter auditorium of the High Normal School students favited as guests of honour. De Enwiam F. C-V F. M. de Britto

3 Loveratrair the find membra thing for the reasons stated. Those that he will use his opportunity wall. include several broken, ibs, sad it it on New Year Day, more then eight hun Wa Ting fans, Mr Wa Ching-lim, the J. Jackson and P. Cave Asan Laugenborg White and A.Sinembak:

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of four throat fan trying to disindiza de the parts to So long as le dose not get swelled thought that it will be's moonth at least dred boys and girls being present. Ac speaker of the House of Representatives, Wheeler Tymagne C. L. Kuight, the pheam: Chamber in a Cough Re

bof re bo can be shout aquín.- Eu'is,-how. lave learned how to do

mely will accomplish is for you" and her and becoms infatuated with ever, progressing as faruurally as could be Moon Chi, a student of Pri Ting pro and Mr. Hsu Chien, the Minister of W. Hyderland R. Tazzini Ramurves i train

Lims, K Mashn and G. It barocure the rod that is eansing it. Forsale bad cared

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