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"SUB ROSA."
[CONTRIBUTED.) Berlups some day, in the diu wad distant future, the overment t Hongkong will wake up to discover thas profiteering is going on in the Colony pretty unob in the same way
ALLIES OFFER TO
KOLTCHAK.:
FULL TEXT.
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The subwing is the full text of
na at člene. Will sene brave perbe dispatch sent to Adirra Kolt son supply me with Fat of the shak by the Allied Governments prices at which the Dairy Farm gebe their thing fan Alstenlin and the prices at which they are being all to a long suffering pubfe? Why shink these things be?
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#BRAINS IN BOWLING.
A tall, slight schoolboy tricking out. county men by sandle pace-charges. obviously putting tuins into bis work, served to remind one at Lord's that bowling as its intellectual side. When this schooley, G. T. S. Stevens, bowds you realise that there
a quick-thinking, sobering brain When the avenge cricketer bawb you perceive only mechanical haudi.
which were stated the conditions behind the loosely-swinging aD, under which the Allies would te- j orgnise his Government as the legal cruft. Government of Russia
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Tiberias!
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a knowledge of human nature nay be counted with the mechanical? crafts of bowing W. G. Grace's three-batt trick.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1918
BRING YOUR FAMILY & FRIENDS
TO THE
VICTORIA:
TO-MORROW NIGHT!
"THE SILVER GIRL"
IS A DRAMATIC MASTERPIECE AND AN EXTRA SELECTED THAT STERLING INTRODUCING PHOTO-PLAY -STAR CHARACTER. ACTOR, FRANK KEENAN, IN YET ANOTHER NEW TYPE OF CHARACTER.
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THE SILVER GIL" is a big, engrossing theme for the man-it is even more so for the woman-for it deals, from the very beginning, with a woman's problem, and shows the obstacles and the temptations which lay in the path of a beautiful and discontented young wife.
DON'T MISS THIS FINE
National National National
Properly approached, bowling can PARIS, May 28, 1010. mploy as much observation as scout The Allied and resociated Powersing, as much deduction as crime de-
rienants of big-guns stalking. It will notter all right if they feel that the tins has come when it action, and contain many of the por talked of Legislative Council is accesary for then once montan-and a seldom does. avering cottes along, and all theke deur, the polley they propose An example that lives in memory of how far observation, strategy, and Expertes re elected by a pursue in regard to Rassin, the general bly of Bet's subjects, It has always been curdinul Hone. And when this chotomil re-axon of the Allied and associated Some mones along, we shall see what Powers to avoid interference in the
1. G." detented a suspicion screva mese The representatives of internal affairs of Russia. the public will then have to afewer orginal intervention was made for of impetuosity in a strung on-side the sole purpose of assisting these bitter he would begin by bowling a phin, cbvious half-valley on the bata- But if we wait till nie midleniam demente in Russia which want toman's legs. The sequel was gener bir profiteering to be checked, there sinue the struggle against rally a boundary. The next bad man autocracy and to free their would be also a halt-volley, nukedi wil be any more bruted milica- aires in Boerkorg.. The Fox Conuntry from German rule, and and unashamed, pitted nearer the Another boundary would tre unite That artworking der to age the Czech-Slovake wick
The third ball would be bby is shortly going to receive them the danger of annuilution at result.
straight, tossed a little higher in the One of the British Empire-forthe hands of the Bolshevik forces. valuable services rendered during the Since the signature of the amis ir, pitched a little shorter, a little, tice November 11, 1018, they such a very little, looking just the have kept forces in vivious parts of same as the previous half-volleys but Russia. "Munitions and supplies have really do cunningly different. And been sent to assist those associate in batsman, full of the ecstacy of two it at a very considerable winging leghits, would probably fail cost. No sooner, however, did the to observe the cleverly disguised conference assemble than tung of pitch in his eagerness for pence they endeavoured to bring peace and another boundary; he would attempt crder to Russia by inviting pre in the sun er of stroke sentatives of all the wurring governly to find himself ignominiously nunta within Russia to meet then bowled or 1.b.w.
Many other criaeters have sor but in the lape at they might be able! to anange a pennanent solution of te stalk batsmen as craftily as W. G. did. To 1. G. Steel bowing the Russian problem.
This proposal and a later offer to
Was un untiring wurture of wits; old to say nothing of the plans for the Germany......
year. Can they really accomplish (The above figures are based on relieve the distress among the suffer.Alfred Shaw had a wealth of cun- day after to-morrow or for next Japan
their object in such a way? The investigations made by the Japanese ag millions of Russh, broke downning; Lahren was
recent years Government, when the cries of
Department of Finance.) through the refusal of the Soviet teegist; of more Government, to accept the funda. Con Blythe practised all manner the difficulty of living began
of suspending deceptions; F. S. Jackson batten be heard tried to pacify them mental condition hostilities while negotiation for shed on batsmer's favourite strokes, fer work of relief was proceeding.
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wid at his recommendations in Begard to win aqumrial were cor ried out, these whe had eyes to mat would ser un rendre that wint hy he proposed would be a wat in orin withy of the Colony,
have to be at the same site.
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THE RICE PROBLEM.
JAPANESE PRESS ON THE DIFFICULTY OF LIVING. PERMANENT CURE WANTED. France...130,000
In a
wealth income savings millions millions millions.
of Y
of Y of Y 22,500
3,700 15,000 2,500 8,500 1,200 76,000 12,600 21,000 3,500 39,000 4,800 4,800 AVERAGE PER HEAD. ......... 3,905
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Britain 180,000
Italy... 70,000 long article, the Osaka Maj. America 375,400 Our Government and Germany 160,000 ichi says people seem to be absorbed in Japan a permanent cure in the matter of Britain devising a temporary cure instead of the regulation of the high prices of France. commodities. They only think of to Italy 1,915 day and never think of to-morrow. America
war
the time by
cry
war
PICTURE.
SPENDING CRAZE.
MRS. NEWLY-RICH BUSY.
Bond-street and its offshoots, the quiet little streets adjoining where the modistes hide themselves modest. ly behind brass plates and plain shop- windows, are a-glitter with things new and old to tempt the war money out of the pockets of the newly-rich Everything to-day must be very new or very old; not too old--there 34 is no great call for Roman and Greek 120 antiquities but just old enough to ancestral." The very be quaintly' 52
488
3.274 378
81 63
3,575 2,359 310 700 .90
232 723
WEATHER REPORT.
August 204. 11. H.-Warning to Hongkong. Phalien, Coat Ports, &c.— Typhoon in Tast. 150 N. Long. 1250 E.,. direction W.N.W, velocity 4 to 8 m.ph.
August 0.112, 40m.-No returns from Vladivostock and Japan. Prezro has increased slightly along the cast coast of China and moderately in the neighbourhood of Hongkong. It has decreased moderately ovez the Philippines.
The depression in the China Sea - continues to move wentward. This morning at 6 am. it was central over Hainan. The depression in the Pacifer which may be a typhoon, is approaching N. Luzon, on a W.N.W. track. Attam. this morning the contre was about 150 miles N.N.E. of Legaspi.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 14 bours ending at 10 a.m. to-day, 2.93 ipob. Total since January 13 58.30 inches, (against an average of 61.63: inches.
Forecast for the 4 hours ending at noon on August 97.
1-Hongkong to Tap Rook. E. winds, fresh to moderate; one
1-Formosa Channel. NE: winds.
freak
3-South coast of China. bitween Bangkong and Lamocks. The saD6.60 No. 1.
-South coast of China between Hongkong and Haipao. E to BE winds, fresh
ROYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, "DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
AUGUST 10, 1819.-2.
Station.
Hour.
Baronte Larel.
Nemuro.
15 newest things are probably the Bel- fast linen; "straight from our OWA looms." A man's handkerchiefs are valued in one Bond-street shop at 'divostock 6 53 39. the dozen-5s. 3d. for a plain: Hakodate .. square of fine cambric. All these Tokio and many other pretty things have ochi been made since the Government Nagasaki... released the looms on April 1.
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Now, what are these whetes. shall not dare to say dust as eer
"It will be seen from the above in, but knew Mr. Severn
statistics that Japan does not com- -capacity for workable obmmon-sense
of means ban pare with the other countries in all schemes, it can be fairly guessed the
от allowances ured them to destruction through one of mis recommendations is for a
of the items. Hence the necessity of further the When uses. their love of a particular hit. But new Town Hall and Theatre. Hong-
today bowlers who plot and plan, shortage of rice was raised, it began promoting the standard of Eving of It is most regrettable. kong bus undoubtedly outgrown it- present Town: H. The new one will | Some of this Allied and associate whe bowl a whole series of cells to import foreign rice and tried to our people..
Governments are now being prees leading up to a preconceived end, ameliorate the situation temporarily, that when our national standard of pretty things for use for which the Bonis Taland to withth their troops and to inure almost as rare as butanen who When the spread of dangerous living is just beginning to emerge newly-rich are writing big cheques. Welhalwei . 8 a 19.88 I um plumping for a bririge mers r no further expense in Russia, on make a science of running out to came to be feared, the Home from its low state to an ordinary They have discovered the joys of sokow most expensive nurseries and, glass Changaba baster preached to the priests of level, it encounters the present severe beautiful blooms, fresh cut, from the chang the Jarbor, that is after a ged the ground that continued interven-hit.
At the loom shortage of commodities." Unselieved acuanical accusall the different sects.
"Viewed in this light, it is clear houses £5 59. for an orchid bloom: Shanghai.. portices of reclamation work has heation shows to prospect of producing inrried out on both sides. One vaghan early settlement. They are prone length and one pace, maintaining up of labour problems, the Gov.
Swatow..... poses that the bridge will be maid pared, however, to continue theired without change for over after over, erament began to form a society that the cause of the present diffi- luscious fruit carefully forced and Gutria..... 29.84
Talboku 1.04 ő. enough for a trunaway service bassistance on the lines laid down is not how the common mice among called the Shinai-kai (the Faith and culty of living is not a temporary picked for the London market 55 Sharp Pk... 7 & 29.58 But Love Society). When the housing phenomenon. It will become more for a peach. Price here counts for Amoy 6.30.8 below. provided they are satisfied, profesionale that it once was.
These things are ordered and paid Talchs...... tween Hongkong and Kowloun..
Some people regard this as a tempor. that it will really help the Bessin while many bowlers were their question came to the fore, the and more weighty as time passes. nothing. How long will a be before the first people to liberty, self-government table pace by an occasional fuster Government tried to encourage they after-effect of the war, believing for in the monthly account, perhaps Tainan m
or slower balk, their speed-changes building of houses by supplying
Canton 8.] Herman inerchant vessel will call at and perice. Hongkong. to
Bongkara resume Germany's The Allied and associated Governare ad haphazard. There is no funds from the Deposits Bureau, that it will disappear before longwith a little gasp of astonishment at Kochan.....
They are Again when the insecurity of the They, however, are wrong in this. the size of the bill, but with the Pescadores.99.83 post-war tride? And yet it was not tents, now wish to declare formely reasoning behind them.
changes, national livelihood began to become So long as the productive industry of certainty that they are the right thing very long ago that we were telling that the object of their policy is to really mechanical pace
minister, and the President of the never disappear-it is impossible for be incomplete without them. "A Macao restore peace within. Bussiu hy, en-There is no alliance between head serious, Mr. Tokonami, the Home cur country remains as it is, it will and the house or dinner table would Gsp Rock.
us to eradicate it. In spite of hundred pounds for flowers and £50 Wachows onceives we would never have any thing to do with the unspeakable ubling the Russian people to resume and hand
Yet the field for strategy is there Railway Board encouraged the mil-
Phallen people are absorbed in it the show went off remarkably Hoshow.... Hus! It now turns out that all that control of their own affairs through h fwith was waster effort for the the instrumentality of a freely elects young Storens has discovered. lionaires to donate money and at the this clear fact, both Government for fruit-h'm, yes, but it was worth Pathol Smericans and the Japanese and the constitutent assembly, and tour the bowler-general who looks same time tried to utilise professional and Chinese are ready to give their restore peace along the frontiers by several moves ahead of the gume, story-tellers (naniwabushi katar) for devising temporary means of relief well, and even Mrs. So-and-so was Tourans..... Brothers, the Germans. S that if arranging for the settlement of like a skilled chess-player, who obthe propaganda of national ideas. as already explained at the beginning complimentary " Britans do not low enit, they wit putes in resort to the boundaries of serves and deduces and plots to de- As for the people, when the price of of the article. The people cannot al-
match of that trick which is the uwian state and is reations reive, -needs. not the help of sum-sugar soared up very suddenly, some ways rely upon the import of foreign lighted with their new clients. Their Dagupan... necessary to the existence of the with a neighbours through the line, opening after rain to bring people began to advocate the official rice, upon the official fixing of prices, French chefs are back from the war Empire.
peaceful bitration of the League of him wickets. He can rise superice fixing of prices, and restrictions upon or upon donations from millior ires. and Jean or Jacques has lost nothing to Xatiotte.
to the perfect pitch, with the ball export when the price of cotton yarn Instead of taking a permanen are of his conning during the time he lo anning from tine ground at a besuti increased. All these measures were for this everlasting cause of the has been catering for headquarters' Sarigss
nothing but temporary ones good difficulty of living, both Government mess. Rather he has added some f easy pace,
We are and people are meting out a tempor thing to his knowledge and resource- rans break, sans
Can we ever get over the fulness. So the dinner is ordered present difficulty by such a make-and cooked and served, and the bill goes in with no apology at all for its
Still, I hope it will be nanya kwang day before Germans will be admitted
ene foe, and caly one-England"
mans longest.
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They are convinced by their ex
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HONGKONG TIDES.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director." 's members of the Hongkong Club, priences of the last twelve muth, not everything that makes for nothing make-shifts.
ing policy. the Chamber of Commerce, and Gurtimit ut possible to uttain thes. and means difficulty.-H. L. Henley unalterably opposed to such a tinker. /ary cure.
One of the causes of the present shift?
"It cannot be our pride that the size. The newly-rich know that
Hongkong Observatory, Aug. 20, 1919. other leading organations. It may ends by dealing with the Soviet the Daily Mail.
high cost of living is the raising of be polies to forgive, but the Britenorement of Moscow.
Barometer, reduced to 31 degres the standard of comfort in Japan, people should be contented to live in everything is up in price and hard to eam and axust not get the therefore disposed to wist the Gor.
inces, tenths and hundredths **ta and the "Leinster.
crease in the incomes of the people consumption, and dress in rags. We promptly paid for if the success is to Fahrenbelt, to the level of the sexcla promote our be repeated.
3. TEMPRATUAK, in the fhade in de Edith Cavel and our own maleraiment of Adwent Koltchak and be introduce the régime which the The war brought an abnormal in styes, feed on food unfit for human get, and such skill must be well and
he aveclater, with unitions, superohrtion has destroyed.
OLD FAMILIES SELLING JEWELS. prisoners-of-war. Can we forget that piles and ip to establish themselve Fourthly. That the independence and the profit thus earned was and must endeavour to
There is no lack of diamonds and crees Fahrenheit,
"X. Hummer, in peropntage of saturn- Germany once dechired • We have the governmunt of A Resia, of Finland and Poland be recognised, is spent on living better. As a result standard of living. Unfortunately, i provide they receive from them de- and that, in the event of the fron-of this new tendency, a considerable however, the productive power of
4. DICTION OF Wind, to two points. But France will remember the Genite guarantees that their policy hustiers and other relations between change has now come over the whole, our country does not allow of this fine stones for those who have the on, the humidity of air saturated with 6. FORCE OF WIRD, Loco ding, to the same object in view as the Allied Russia and these countries not being of the Japanese people in their stand further development of our livelihood money to buy. The old families are moisture being 100.
westled by agreement, they will be ard of living. Those hitherto ac.in the present circumstances. The selling and the new are buying.
6. STATE OF WASHTE b blue sky, a The ding is impressing itself
With this object they would ask referred to the arbitration of the customed to rice mixed with wheat difficulty of living experienced to Here they lie in sparkling array, the
have come to take pure rice, and day is due to the shortage of com heirlooms of a great family,sold Beadford Scala,
5 gloomy, ball, 1 lightning, o overcast upon ne that the most recent te Admiral, Kottebak und bis associates League of Nations. quest of the Commitutional Reform whether they will agree to the fol Fifth. That if a solution of the those who used, to go through the modities rather than to the rise) by order of the court." Who, with a detached cload, d drizzling-ra 1; i
No" to Association for fuller and more, pires owing as the conditions upon which relations between Esthonia, Letvis, year with one suit of clothes now in prices. In other words, the swollen bank balance could, refuse
the part of our productive its big centre stone, or say
to keep
with that square-cut emerald with its representation in the Legislative Coupul will meet with a better fate they would accept continued assist Lithuania and the Caucasian and want three or four suits, Those true cause lies in incompetence £5,000 for that wonderful spray with passing shower, qual, train, or than previous petitions of a sitular ce from the Allied and associated tune-Caspian territories und Russia who were contented with salt alone: 0
is not speedily reached by agreement, in flavouring their food before, industry nature. The recent speeches of Lord
In the first place, that as soon as the settlement will be made in con now use sugar slso. The persons the new situation of the world. The depths of purest green? Pearls are Milner and Col. I. C. S. Anery are
Second only to the possession of a Barely indicative of a more liberal they reach Moscow, they will sum Aultation and co-operation with the or families who were contented with country exists for ever, and so too the for the connoisseur, but a well-cut spirit in the Foreign Offee. Unlike a constituent assembly elected League of Nations, and that until boarding or tenement houses, now nation continues from one generation stone tells its own story to the
by a free, secret and democratic such settlement is made the govern want to keep houses of their own to another. Unless we judge things woman of wealth.
The tide table kiven below has been requests from any other Crown franchise as the supreme Legislatent of Busáu agrees to recognise Thus the difficulty of living is creat in the future by the things lying un- Colonies and Protectorutes, Elong time for Russia to which the govern- these territories: Du, Butonomtrus and/ed; as the supplies of rice, cotton der our eyes, we can never get over fine wardrobe la the smart motor-car | yarn, sugar, and housing cannot the economic crisis of to-day. But as a hallmark of a newly acquired
bodies shining with In London from the result of the Acaly
of observations taken by means of an sonable. Sir Reginald Stubbes was or, if at that time order ut sui-exist between their de facto govera: mands, and the production of these are blind to this fact, being only through the crowded streets, their complied, at the National Almansa Office y kong's demands are eound and reument of Buria must be responsible to confirm the rentions which may satisfy these greatly increased de alas Bath Government and people wealth. Noiselessly the cars slip not in favour of reforming the Ceylon ficiently restored, they will wingmonments and the Allied and associated daily neussaries in Japan is not absorbed in rcting out, temporary spotless
crowd: stands, and stares at. the in- Water Police Baain at Trim::Bha Ten Counot. Perhaps he will change his de Constituent Assembly elected in Governments.
developing in proportion to the expedients that is to say, living purple and lavender enamel. The automatic tide-recording machine in the
„The zwo of the table corresponds - vies here, for the conditions are 1017, to wit until such time as new Sixthly. That the right of the increase in demand. At the same from hand to mouth.
"Today, we are in an economic terior inlaid with fine woods, decor during the years 1809-0
che sero of the sounding in the Azimbalty very different.
peace conference to determine the time the population of the country
effect a wholesale fittings, a bouquet of priceless blooms future of the Ramona part of Bess is steadily increasing year by year, crisis. We must endeavour to our ated with mirrors and gut ormolu I alrall piot be surprised it, when
·To obtain the depth of water on the with a proportionate increase in de utmost power Secondly. That throughout the arabia be recognised.
woman inside. medstuet At mand for daily necessaries. Although reformation in the economic system not less perfect than the dress of the MUST JOIN-LEAGUE.
size gange at the Victoria Naval Karti the Hon. Mr. John Johnstone returns to Hongkong after his holiday in areas, which they at prevent control,
Seventhly That as soon as we admit the production of thecountry of our country."
Peace has brought an orgy of add a foot 4inches and, on the gauge Canada, be commences an agitating they will permit free alections in the
spending which high prices dot Lamont Dock Aberdeen, add 15 foor for a amplete and well-equipped normal course for all local and legally government for Bussia hus been con-is showing an increase, it is far
nothing to check. The higher the action to the height given Pusters Instituite in the Colony, constituted.aesemblies, such as muni- stituted on a democratic basis, Rus-frem equalling the increase in the sm should join the League of Nations population. Indeed there has never
price the easier is it for those who where such persons as are in need, cipalities, zemstvus, eto,
Thirdly. That they will countea and co-operate with the other mer been a time since the Restoration
The telegram quoted below was have money to draw big lines of of the Pister treatment can go to, 1
received at the US. Consulate from demarcation between themselves and instead of making the costly and ance no attempt to revise de specia! has in the limitation of armaments like the present when the shortage of
All this is the result of the in the Manila Observatory at 10.30 a.m. the crowd. “ laboricus trip to Saigon or Bhunghut. privilege of any clues order in Russia, and of military organizations through commodities was so acutely felt.
During the war it was not always The Allied and associated Powers out the world. A Pasteur Institute in Hongkong. would serve for the whole of South have noted with satisfaction, the FinallyThut they abide by the crease in demand as already men: August 20 Tyhoon E. of Luzon less
woman of wealth from the rest of selamon declaration made by Asmaal declaration made by Admiral Kolt tioned. In other words, it is due to than 200 miles distant moving possible to distinguish the man or Chias.
the busy world. To-day the costum Koltcink and his nasociates that they chek ca November 27, 1918, in regard the development of the standard of W NW NW
the living of the people, which, how. Now that the Potco Reserve is inve no intention of restoring the to Buss's notional debt.
jewellers, florists, and motor-car have almost as dead as a do-naf, we former land systeem. They feel that The bed and usecinted Powers ever, is in the course, of nature and are all beginning to wonder when, the principles to be falbwed in the will be glad to learn an aton as pow therefore must not be checked rather SUPPLIED BY ALL KENEMIsraes, glove maker bootmakers, the Hongkong Delence Corps beads solution of this and other internal able whether the government of it should be helped to develop itself. DRYBICIANS proscribe will realise that the exstance of the questions mist be left to the free Admiral Konchak, and as associutes Although, the standard of living in Pula Bibeamberlain's brought back to Mine, Midas the probamation they can compound. It can summer frocks," her parasol,, her H.K.D.C. in its present duracter decision of the Bazan Constituent are prepared to accept these condi. Japan has developed, it cannot yet cause it relieves crampe tortube: stomach long sought opportunity of showing How exactly necessary for the well. Assembly, but they wall to be te tions, and also where in the event stand comparizon with the develop and intestinal pains quicker than say the length of her purse. Her little
the lesser world.90% being of Use, Britain Expire. Volan sured that thee what they are pres of acceptance they will undertake tomentof living mother countries. Below he bought from any chemist: A bortle gloves and shoes, are now not only
Chemists and Storekeefers. out it oust be and that very pred for stabil for the civil and forme angle government and any we give the economic state of the will keep for years, and no home is com-reproachable, but unattainable by
amanand as soon as the military different nations of the world for the plate without it. For ale By All nefgious benty of all Russian citi
sake of comparison --- HES. term did make no attango, 10, situation makes it possible.
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MARKING OUT✅/THE-WEALTHY.
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August 1 to 27, 1919.
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