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CHINESE TELEGRAMS. {FROM OUR PETING CORRESPONDENT.]

ITALY AND CHINA.

PEKING, August 19th.

THE HONOKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31sr, 1917,

CORRESPONDENCE. 1 THE MILITARY SERVICE BILL (TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PERSS.''] Sin-The point having been raised of

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.""]

SI, Resident" suggests a move in the right direction, hat will officialdam have the courage to take such a bold course? If our heads of departments had

reached this state.

HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.

CLIMBED THE SCAFFOLDING.

Sentence of three months' hard labour was passed upon a Chinese who entered a house by climbing some scaffolding, and

The Daily News publishes & sensational increasing the amount of military work had more courage things would not have stole a gold watch and chain,

OPIUM:-

article detailing demands alleged to be required of local business men, the time made by the Italian Minister as compen-appears opportune for inquiring whether the present system of combining business sation for Italians injured in the Pekingand military duties is producing the host fighting last month. These demands in- alute the employment of Italians in the results obininable from the resources of to fight or do anything else for her. Chinese who was found guilty of being!

the Colony,

Customs and the handing over of this

Roughly speaking, our male population "Austrian Concession at Tientsin. Count may be divided into military men and Aliotti denies the verbal statements attri-business men, both classes highly trained buted to him, and explains that he took in their respective spheres, and each clear advantage of the occasion afforded by able to produce its best work in the par- visit to the Waishaiopu to put forward tiealar pursuit to which its training has a claim to compensation and also to ask been devoted that one or two Italians be given positions vacated by Germans and Austrians in

The personnel of the business com- manity, has been reduced to the minimum

I came to Hongkong a decent, loyal, patriotie Englishman, thinking my coun- try the best in the world, and was ready

What I am now I would not like to sny, and I feel certain that you would not like to print it. I don't suppose that even Germany in, or has been, making money at the expense of her ill-paid Service

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The contemptuous indifference of the Home Government is almost beyond belief. One can imagine a very subordinate Secre, tay getting hold of the fourth or fifth

the Customs Service and Salt Adminis number necessary for running the comblegram from Hongkong and promptly tration. He also asked for the rectifica-merce of the Colony as a result of thing it with such a remark as: What

·tion of the boundary between the Italian deliberations of the Military Commission, Again those curs are yapping!”

and Austrian Concessions at Tientsin, which question has been under considera tinn for some timo.

and, as a consequence of this reduction. The question is, how many more days can this state of affairs go on without

I write: the remaining business men have now to work at higher than normal pressure, something coming to a head?

"days" advisedly. In every mess both- with bolidays debarred except in unusual circamstances, and hours of recreation officers and sergeants-in every barrack considerably curtailed. This in spite of, room, cruteen, aflice-in fact, anywhere the fact that experience has proved such where Service men congregate-we hear holidays and recreation to be essential discontent and bitter remarks. Men say to maximum outturn of work in a tropical climate.

A fine of $1,000 was imposed upon a

in unlawful possession of 16 toels of pre- pored opium. The only excuse put for ward by the defendant was that m gave it to me."

STOLEN RAIMENT.

Before Mr. Dyer Ball, a Chinese Was charged with entering a-honse in Bonham Straud and stealing a suit of clothing. The man was seen leaving the house with the stolen goods in his possession.

He was sentenced to six months' hard labour.

MUNITIONS.

FAREWELL TO THE EX-PRESIDENT.

Chinese who was found PEXING, August 28th.

The ex-President Li Yuan-hung has left the French Hospital and departed for Tientsin by special train. Members of the Cabinet and high Military Officers bade him farewell at the Railway Station

Those toes are called upon to discharge and a brass band played. It is under-military duties which occupy not only hours normally requited for recreation, stood that he will remain at Tientsin some but also time very considerable amount in certain sections which ought to be given to rest. The services of military

time.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr. Wood imposed a fine of $500-on a in unlawful possession of two revolvers and two boxes! of cartridges. 1 have given my ill for my country,

Revenus Officer Clarke, who had charge and by heavens 'n wondering if she is of the case, said that the revolvers were

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worth it." All are longing for the end of the latest Smith-Wesson pattern. The THESE READY-TO-WEAR SUMMER DRESSES ARE IN of the war, when they can leave the ser-alternative to the fine was six months vice of an unjust and ungrateful country hard labour.

and find a place where sacrifices are not rewarded by ill and unjust treatment.

Men with grievanges are aps to be un-

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DOUBTFUL.

A charge of purse-santching was pre-

The sale of Dr. Morrison's library is en can be arranged equitably for any just, and in this ense it is not the country ferred against a coolie formerly in the

hours of the day or night, but it is not which is treating its sons so rbominably employ of Professor Middleton Smith, of l

completed

Congratulations have been received from the King of Italy. The President Ims replied.

A Mandate authorises the Ministry of Finance to send for the relief of sufferers by the food $90,000 each to Chibli. Tenption and Honan: 850,000 to Hunao; and $10,000 to Jehol.

faY COVE129Y OF THE ... CHIỀU NGÒI BAN PD."]

AUSTRIAN AND JAPANESE DEMANDS.

SHANGRAI, August 30th. The Italian Minister has asked to be allowed to administer the Austrian Concession at Tientsin, offering by way

f exchange a revision of the Custom duties and the postponement of the claim for indemnity.

Japan has requested to be allowed to administer the north part of the Tsinpoo

railway.

The agreement relating to the Japanese loun of 10,000,000 dollars was signed yes.

terday

MEDIATOR SENT TO KWANGTUNG.

The Government have sent Feng_Keng- kwang to Kwangtang to mediate there.

CANTON NEWS.

CETNG NGÔI

BY COURTESY OF THE

SAN PO."]

CANTON, August 20th. GERMANS REMOVING TO HONAM,

The Superintendent of Police received reports that many Germans have removed to Fong Chuen (Honam).

THE CIVIL GOVERNORSHIP,

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The post of Civil Governor is still vacant. General Luk Wing-ting favours someone other than Wu Ming-Poon for the office. The Tuchun Chan Ping-kwan desires a man with military knowledge like Li Yew-bon. The Military and tho Assembly support Wu Hon-man, Tutuk; while the public incline to Chan King-ming (ex-Tutuh). Yow-hon, how ever, is considered the most likely candi- dste.

ex-

Wu Hon-man, the ex-Tutuh, went to Hongkong on the 29th, after bearing that the Provincial Assembly had elected him as Ciril Governor.

The Tuchun has cancelled the comman dership of the Civil Governor's body- guard. He has now altogether 20-regi

ments under his command, THE MOUTHERN PARLIAMENTİ

Parliament has passed the second read- ing of the Bill for establishing a Ministry. of War.

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| but certain obstinate officials at home, so in the case of business men, who are required to attend office at 9 n.,

who don't know the conditions and refuse irrespective of night duties.

to be told. It is quite possible that one The Military Service Bill proposes that official only is "putting the lid on" all stili further time be transferred to mili-the efforts of the public-spirited residents tary duties, and it becomes a question of of Hongkong, who are undoubtedly try how far this principle can be carrieding their best to help the soldier and without leaving the business men physic-sailor.

ally inefficient for business and still mere- I suggest an appeal to Lord Northcliffe ly partially-trained soldiers. Military to make the grievanco public (I fancy our men, on the other hand, ure taking up brothers and friends in Frances many of censorship and business posts, and the natural result of such a combination of duties will be a tendency in both classes to become "Jucks of all trades and of officialdom at home, and, failing that. ters of none."

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Every business man willingly devotes hoars of recreation to acquiring the essen tials of drill and shooting, but beyour that the best results can be attained by leaving the business man to his business and the soldier to his soldiering.

Military duties present more oppor tunities for honour and glory than does the hundrum routine of business, but it has been established that the commercial connections of the Colony are to be main tained, and any sense of satisfaction derived from doing one's hit in khaki is worth sacrificing to the knowledge of

more efficient work in the direction in which one is better qualified to serve.

I enclose my card, and an, sir, yours faithfully,

IMPERIAL

Hongkong, 30th August, 1917.

ĮTO THE ELITOR OF THE "HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]

whom have served in this Colony, will have something to my in the matter when they hear of it), and so fores the hand

an appeal to His Majesty the King bïm" self, for whom thousands of Service men have given up their whole prospect of happiness and prosperity, aye, and even their hyes.I am, sir, yours faithfully,

DISGUSTED.

Hongkong, 31st August, 1917.

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE ** HONGKONG DALLY PRESS."]

SIR-Time is going on since the agitation about the dollar started, matters are much worse, the dollar is still rising. tempers are strained, nothing material happens.

The Military Authorities assert that they have posted home a very complete statement, but whether that statement explained that men are sometimes hungry is not known except by those in authoși-

ty.

SIR-It is to be hoped that the Mili tary Service Bill will not be rashed through all its remaining stages at the Legislative Council meeting to-morrow (Friday) afternoon, but that the public will be afforded an opportunity of con sidering it in its amended form. There is receiving telegrams can be no reason for haste, and, as the Bill is one which intimately concerns

every man of British race in the Colony between the ages of 18 and 55-and no other section of the community-it is matter upon which we are pre-eminently entitled to express an opinion. Yours faithfully,

"FESTINA LENTE.” Hongkong, August 30th, 1917.

THE SERVICE DOLLAR.

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

A telegram once a week from the ailitary would not do any harm to the men, At present the Home Government from private sources, but not, apparently, from the Colonial Government or Military quar.

ters.

It would seem from the Military standpoint that a 3s. dollar is not suffici. ently serious to warrant a telegram or telegrams. One letter is considered ample, That quite possibly has been sunk of if it survived the perils of the sex, ban been buried in a pigeon-hole by some monocled idiot who doesn't know a dollar from a dime.

the Hongkong University.

It Was stated that the defendant setched the purse from the pocket f another man, the purse containing two rings valued at $20, and #2 in small money. The alleged watching was an id to have taken place in Queen's Road Central.

The complainant said that he felt his purse snatched, and upon looking 'around he saw the defendant running away. Before he had got far the defendant was arrested by an Indian constable.

The defendant alleged that he saw the purse in the ground and picked it up. No sooner had he picked up the purse than he was surrounded by a crowd of people, who all seemed to claim the purse. The complainant was among the crowd, · He (defendant) put the purse în his pocket with the intention of only giving it up when a proper description of the purse and its contents was forth- coming. Soon after he had done this and Indian constable came up and arrested him.

Inspector Brazil said that, Professor, Smith had informed him that he had always found the coolje honest.

The defendant was discharger,

MUSICAL BURGLAR

M. George S. Weir, of the Pathe Phono. Cinema Co., has reported to the Police that on the night of the 28th inst. some person entered his shop and stole 329 gramaphone records, valued at Sivo.

THE INDIAN MURDER TRIAL.

The trial of the three Indian Naval Yard Police, for the murder of a Sergt. Major of Naval Yard Police, will take place at the next Criminal Sessions. The case was to have opened at the Supreme Court this morning, but the SIR,In the early part of 1914 when Surely all patriotic spirit is being Attorney-General has consented to the the dollar rose from is, ad. to the "starva strangled. Men say they don't care a case going over until the next Criminal tion" rate of Is. 11d., the awful hang how things go. They openly blame Sessions hardship" inflicted on officers was imme-someone-it is useless for me to say whom, diately recoguised and compensation for you would properly, in the interests

given as the result of a cable; but now of your paper, eliminate sud-reference. POLICE RESERVIST NOT that the rate has practically doubled not

a word is heard. The fact that the indivi- But, believe me, some bitter things are

dual soldier. has to live on charity; lesa boing said--and meant. "Socialism' gains. the seniors' share, doesn't interest them adherents every day.

at all. It is very good of the China

You hear the

Association and the Chamber of Com Stockholm Conference backed up because morce to take the matter up, but the we cannot be any worse off under any people whose duty it is to stop this whole-circumstances; we get nothing now, we sale robbery are wasting their time trying

CIVIL SERVANT. “

A case was heard in the Hongkong Summary Court yesterday, in which Mok Kom Sou, a member of the Police Be- serves, and orderly to Mr. F. C. Jenkin

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in an action brought against him by an Indian money lender, for $10, the new Civil Service regulations which provides that Civil Servants cannot be sued for

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the dollar goes to 5 The injustice of Northern Provinces. General Luk Wing the whole aftantion makes one blood they haven't adopted the right tone? ting as expected to arrive in Kwangtung | boil,➡Yours, etc., very soon.

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