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Chinese and the War.

China's Civil Serviss. Portuguese in the Far East Random Reflections. Hongkong.

Royal Army Medical Corps.

Chino Telegrins.

Silver Mine in Kiangsi

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War-Zore in Shantung Province.

Japan and Indo-China.

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Hongkong Steam Launch Pirated.

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Atico Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals.

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The German Prisoners at Hongkong.

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The Curious Cuse of Mr. V. Heintzo.

"Nationality.

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The Wrock of the Nilo."

Britain and Germany.

New Taxation in the Philippines.

The Insurrectionary Plot in the Philippines.

Special Pardon for Chinese Rebels.

Last of the

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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE

DAILY PRESE,"

“HONGKONG

Hongkong, 25th January, 1915. SIR, Your elaborato leader of yester day was much appreciated by those con- cerned in the Portuguese language. Although it contains some inaccuracies, or, I may say, a few somewhat exaggerated statements, yet the criticism on the whole is fairly made

each of the countries concerned to fulfil

Mr. McNeill of Shanghai, a barrister the obligations of strict neutrality. Although Germany has some five million at law, who is appearing in a civil action acres of land usually devoted to the grow at the Hongkong Supreme Court, practis ing of wheat, and another twenty millioned in the Colony twenty years ago, The ease upon which he is now engaged, in sores to the cultivation of rye and barley, her import of agricultural products and company with Mr. Jenkin, will, it is foodstuffs has in recent years figured in stated, occupy about three weeks. the returns at over seven million thousand marks, a figure which is more than twice the value of all her other importa put together. Yet reference books tell us 3.00 that in 1907 no less than 32.7 of the population of the country were supported by agriculture, 37 per cent, by industry 1.60 and mining, and 11.5 per cent. trade

by and commerce.

arca in total a Of the t 1907 (the latest returns published),

In reference to the leading article in 3.4578,632,140 acres were under cultivation

and 34,272,141 acres were woods and our yesterday's issue, a correspondent forests. It may be argued that as only informs as of three periodical publications twenty-five million acres out of seventy-published in the Portuguese language in eight millions under cultivation are Macao and Hongkong, namely, a monthly devoted to wheat, rye and barley, it is review entitled Religiao e Patria, pub 4.63| possible for Germany to argely increase lished in Hongkong, and 0 Oriente, a

review, and 0 Progresso, a weekly news hor production by putting meadow and 4.55 pasture land under cultivation. Crops from

quob land might be of inferior quality, paper published in Macan,

To ar outsider it looks as if it is a but, in the circumstances, poor crops Mr. Douglas Reid, son of Mr. T. H. would be better than one at all. Unless Reid, a former resident of Hongkong, has great calamity that the average Portu- Germany, however, has seen to this at a been appointed to a temporary Second guese youth in Hongkong should be unable 6.05 much earlier stage of the war, it is not

You were quite correct in throwing the blame on Portugal for her neglect in not organising proper schools in the Far Enst Here in Hongkong several attempts have made in past years, yet the Govern- ment has given little or no encouragement for the pr

maintenance of a Portu- proper The rapid advance that is taking place guese School in this Colony. The result in the construction of modern motor-care was that the parents of bygone days could is strikingly demonstrated by the Eight not even find the necessary local support Cylinder Type Cadillac, Model 1915, from those interested in education; hence and those desirous of obtaining a reliable the schools had a brief existence. Now, car at a reasonable price embodying all through the energy of a Committee, the latest improvements would be well Portuguese School has been re-established advised to read the advertisement which under a well-qualified teacher and the support of the Portuguese community is appears in another column.

hoped for to make the school a flourishing institution. Yours truly,

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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE “HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS]

Hongkong, 18th January, 1015. Sin, With interess have I read, "your leader of to-day concerning the Portu guese and their mother tongue.:

of much use to be thinking of it now In Lieutenantry in the New Army and is to speak or even to understand his own posted to the 15th Battalion Middlesex uncorrupted language. But these are the first place, if they have only now Regiment. Mr. Reid, who was employed bread-and-butter days, and those who are begun to think of converting this land, in Parr's Bank, had enlisted, at the out fighting for a living can scarcely stop to there could be no possibility of crops break of war, in the Artists' Rifles, one think of sentiments. It is a very good

and until the Autumn of next year,

the army.

These Brandies bottled by that is eighteen months. Then, think of the crack Territorial battalions of thing for one to know his mother tongue. London, now in France, over 200 members properly, but to acquire a fair, not to what labour would be required to convert of which have been given commissions in say good, knowledge of the Portuguese language one must needs spend a few permanent pasture into arable land. As it is, according to the latest returns

years on it; and when it is learnt, it, in Like their entertaining predecessors the of no use out here except for social available, something like twenty millions of people are employed on the farms in Jokorg" and "Court Cards, intercourse. At Mauso, all the lucrative A.S. WATSON & CO.. Germany, A large proportion probably Bandmann's group of artistes who go to posts are occupied by people coming from Bro women, but farming cannot bo make up The Grotesques" are a happy Home, and the Macaistes are being put LIMITED,

entirely left to women, and at the present band of humourists, with a program out; the only post of any value that is now time when Germany is calling up her "last which is bound to appeal to an after left to the poor Macaiste is that of man" for war service, it is obvious that dinner audience in this part of world. sinologue. We even hear that the idea has there are no men to spare for multivating

been mooted in Portugal of establishing a school to teach the Chinese language to Home youths, so that they can come out

"occupy these posts.

HONGKONG AND CHINA,

MARRIAGE, LESLIE-ROWLAND.-On January 31st, at Shanghai, WILLIAM HORTOK LESLIE, to BEATRICE FLORENCE ROWLAND, Shanghai.

of

·⋅to'

a larger acreage of the soil. More Though last night's entertainment was the likely is it that enough are not available opening one of the stay in Hongkong It to keep in full cultivation the land was really an "extra, yet a very satis hitherto devoted to the growing of cereals, factory audience was thoroughly enter Germany is doubtless still obtaining some tained· The programme was of the Is it surprising that patriotism is killed supplies through neighbouring neutral

customary miscellaneous character, songs in the breast of all Colonial Portuguese, countries, but, on the other hand, it both humourous and sentimental, along and that they think of their bodily needs Ronazoka OTTIO2: 106, Dás Vœuz BOLD C/probable that before harvest time comes with catchy extravaganzas, the whole first. You speak about regeneration " LONDON, OFFIon: 181, Fran STRENT, E Cround some of the wheat growing districte concluding with a very clever and amus in Portugal; you may wait for that as of Germany will be in the occupation of ing burlesque of a village concort-a bad we wait for the Greek Calonds, Even if the Allies. Meanwhile, Germany is one--in which Mr. Fred Winn as the almost entirely dependent on stocks of vicar who never commits himself cereals which already exist in the country, he always thinks so made every and it was recently predicted by

The Daily Press

HONGKONG, JANUARY 291, 1975.

this miracle of regeneration happened, would the Macaista be given any chance to obtain a position simply for his knowledge

a Scandanavian authority that it one laugh,Throughout the programme of the mother tongue? I think that any

bem led hitherto to believe, Indeed,

TIGER IN THE NEW TERRITORY,

PONY REPORTED EATEN..

The tiger

season" has apparently

Without this there will bo nothing but

LOCAL SPORT.

HONGKONG CRICKET CLUB-

The following will represent the Hong-

**** this jovial “Grotesque” was always one with a knowledge of the psychology the blockada continues as at pre saying

and doing things which of the Portuguese nation wit never be sent Germany will be GERMANY'S FOOD SUPPLIES famine in May. The step taken by the mombers of the company were also highly regeneration.

faced by quickly made him a favourite. The other so foolish as to expect a commercial

Nor the least significant item of now's Federal Council goes to show that solid | * from Europe during the past day or two grounds exist for that opinion, and the entertaining with their numerous items, is the official notification that the Federal people of Germany will suddenly begin several of which had a topical flavour a few miner posts open to the Maciste about them which was not lost upon the in Macao. We cannot therefore blame Council of the German Empire has decided to realise that things are not going audience. 199

parents who send their children to an to seize all stocks of wheat and flour in well with the German arms as they have

English school to acquire a sound knows the country on Monday next; and to considerable surprise is reported to have

ledge of this language which is their bread-and-butter,-Yours, etc., prohibit forthwith all trade in flour; and been caused recently in Denmark and

J. X. B. further that the Municipalities have been Scandanavia by the appearance in the instructed to regulate the supply of Berliner Tageblait of a letter on the war meat, etc., and that the Government will signed by Herr CONRAD HANZAMANN, 8 distribute wheat and corn to each town member of the Reichstag, and of Belgian commenced. A farmer living in the Ping in proportion to the number of its descent, in which it is declared that Yuen village, in the New Territory, near inhabitants. We are frequently being everywhere in Germany people are Tai Koo Long station, has informed the ong Cricket Club against the Garrison told that the blockade is scarcely publicly simulating optimism as to the police that a pony which he had tethered on the Club ground on Saturday, suth felt by the people of Germany, so far as results of the war, while privately every near B & house has been partly eaten by a the necessaries of life are concerned, but if one is expressing surprise at Germany's tiger. A European police constable who January, play to commence this oficial action does not mean that the failure. Everyone is seeking for a visited the spot states that there were pugs pin.

Team R. Hancock (Capt.), R. N. blockade is threatening Germany with scapegoat upon whom to place the blame by the side of the carcass measuring eight

Anderson, D. E. Donnelly, A. L. Gace, famine,

what meaning can it. Many people condemn the diplomats for inches across.

R. Kennedy, M. M. Maas, E. J. R failing to secure more allies, and outside have? Many students of the situa- the Reichstag there is a strong under-

Mitchell, S. 8. Moore, T. E. Pearce, G. B tion have assorted that the economic current of feeling against the Imperial

Sayer, and R. P. Thursfield. strangulation of Germany will be a long Chancellor. It is surely very significant Acting under the instructions ol

ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL. WANTED.

process, and one reason given has

that the publication of such a letter has Revenue Officer Wilden, informers went

to the servants quarters of the King HONGKONG F... THE POLICE. DIRECTOR of a large British Trading been that just as Germany, years been permitted in Germany. It is ons

concern, having world-wide connections in advance, organised a system of of the straws which show how the wind Edward Hotel and saw a Chinese who

The Club again oppozo the Polico in will be visiting Hongkong and Canton about military cepionage in the countries is beginning to blow, and it suggests that offered to sell a quantity of opium. The the Hongkong langue to-morrow after- February and is desirous of getting in touch

which she is new

fighting, the war may come to an end sooner than informers obtained 24 taels of opium at noon, at 4.16 This is the Club's with any Firm of standing wishing to be with Reprontel in Great Britain or Canada.

so bad she. her emergency commercial we have been led to expect. Address-

Bor 25,

campaign. On the day the War Lord of well remarked that it is not in human an agreed price, and then the seller was last Hongkong Lengne game, and if they Care of Daily Press" Office.

JUIN CLARK, JUNIOR & Co., THE ENGLISH SEWING COTTON

Co., LTD., and Others,

THE CENTRAL AGENCY, LTD.,

Connaught Bord.

Hongkong. Hongkong, 27th January, 1910,

W

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It has been

Germany declared war it was observed nature, even German human nature, i

go on fighting for years in a war that the big German bankers dispatched in which by no possible exertion can agents to various Scandinavian shipping victory now be attained, WANTED.

centres, evidently in accordance with a VIRELESS OPERATOR for a 20s pre-arranged plan, and a big trado

A mail for Europe ria Siberia closes Toyago.

immediately developed in tinned provi- to-day at 10 a.m Apply--

SHIPPING."

sions and foodstuffs, and even tea, for Cars of Daily Pres" Offion,

import into Germany. Everything" Admiral Dewa, who represents Japan's Hongkong, 16th January, 1916

wrote a correspondent at Gothenburg, is Navy at the Panama Exposition, left being purchased in the country for Yokohama with his staff recently by the Germany that can be purchased"

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Reply

Cara of “Daily Press" Ofen. Hongkong, 25th January, 1815.

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The

steamer Chiyo Haru

first proceding was to buy all kinds of

Hon. Treasurer of the Alien goods imported from England, France, Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals bega and Russia, and leave the goods which the neutral countries produced themselves to acknowledge with thanks, the following until later. When this was done the donation to the funds of the Hospitals:- agents got all makers of preserved goods Standard Oil Co., $50,

AN OPIUM DEAL.

at. 2.15

arrested. Mr. F. A. Hazeland fined the defendant 82,400, and the opium was con-repeat their performance of last Satur

day they will finish second in order of fiscated,

merit, tho R.A having already won the League trophy. It is unfortunate that military duties will keep several of the regular members away, but the Club should be strengthened by the inclusion of 3. Faulds, a recent arrival in the Colony, who is said to be a

really good be the forward. The Police team the Club will be represented by the same as on the previous Saturday, and following:-T. Whitmarsh; M. L Rail- ton and J. Stalker; N. V. Croucher, W B. Rigden, and Tod; W. Frazer, J Walker, W. V Pennell, J. Stewart, and J. Faulds

HONGKONG AND KOWLOON WHARF AND GODOWN

CO., LTD. A

Subject to cudit, the directors of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ltd, wilk recommend at the annual meeting of shareholders the follow ing distribution of profits:

To pay a dividend of $210,000. CU To write off Wharves, Laun ches, Lighters, etc.

122,170.39 To carry forward

101,107 41 8433,277.80

A meeting of the members of the Asso- ciation section of the Club will be held after the match to appoint a Selection Committee, and as many as are able are urged to attend: