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THE FINEST LONDON GIN

DISTILLED BY

Sir Robert Burnett

OLD TOM

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1913.

The Inclastic System.

There is nothing in the world like having a system and sticking.

KOWLOON PLAYGROUND.

DAY BY DAY,

Don't look for an easy job. If

The Government to Supply a Long-Felt Need.

to it though the heavens full. A you find it, you are finished. reporter who attends the Polica Court tells us that to-day the fans

Co, in that desirable spot will be

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UNEQUALLED IN-QUALITY,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

The Wongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1918,

BULLYING MONTENEGRO,

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The Malls. American Mail-Despatched per permitted to circulate air. Yester- "before the

8.6. Persia at 3 p.m. to-day. day they were not; fifteenth of April, no can do." Siberian Mail.-Despatched per With the climate in a skipping 8.6. Taishun at 4 p.m. to-day mood, asat present, the tempera- Siberian Mail-Due per 9.8 ture may be 80 in the shade on.

the 5th and 85 on the 15th, bút

Chenan to-morrow.

the system holde, This reminds us German Mail.-Dus of the old lamplighter in a Scot-

tish burgh who also adhered";

We do not know who is re-

per

Buelow to-morrow.

to-morrow.

D.8

Alleged Fish Stealing. Three men charged with steal. ing fish, were remanded by Mr. Hazeland, at the Police Court, this morning.

Outward Bound.

Mrs. P. H. Holyoak and daughters are among the pas- sengera who left London Hongkong on March 15,

for

FUR AND FEATHERS.

Why not a Hongkong, Poultry

Show ?

Chinese pork or Whitechapel sausages the lower the enquiries wade as to its existence, prior to its appearance on the table; the better; for we learn that sṛme of It has been suggealed by one the hives which supply long- 131 GIA. Ah? C The "Hongkong Telegraph" of our readers that, if the "Telekong with honey are swarming las recently entered a strong plea graph" conld be instrumental with cockroaches and their fami- for the provision of a play-ground in bringing about a Dog Show in lies, and that, when the combe are for the children of Kowloon, and Hongkong, it could equally in emptied, it is not an uncommon has backed up its arguments by terest the public in the found native practice to atrain facts clearly establishing the ing of a society that would oon- the honey through unclean clothe necessity for the demand being corn itself with the breeding and that, a few moments before, have met. Persistency has at length annual exbibiting of poultry, been used for quits other pur

We have great poses. But let us change the been rewarded. Once the facts rabbi's, etc.

any of our readers on this matter, and to receive the names of any

in the situation were brought into pleasure in nasuring this gentle subject. Bees, then, may alro to his system. At the time German Mail-Olosos por 8.8. prominence. His Excellency man that the "Telegraph will form one of the society's side in- We shall be glad to hear from Princess Alice at 9 a.m. evinced a keen personal interest most willingly load all the sup-tereste. of full moon only a few lamps

in the matter, and gave instruc-port of which it is capall to were lit; merely those at street

tions that the feasibility of such a scheme.

The Native Hen. corners, perhaps to show strangers that the town actually had lamps.

selecting some desirable spot, and

He points out, as regards poul-who desire to enrol themselves in of laying it out in accordance Even when clouds lay thickly

with requirements, should be con- try, that the average hen in this the projected society. Il sufficient across the heavens and obscured

sidered by the Public Works part of the world is small and encouragement is forthcoming, the moon he lit no more lamps

Department. The consequence weakly, and most unsatiefaolory particulars as to a public meeting than those at the cornere

is that a site has been chosen and as an egg-producer. Our in will be announced as soon as Leaving for Home. Natives might stumble and say

Mr. and Mrs. A. Bain of the the work is to be put in hand at forment is not merely an enthusi possible.

ast; bo speaks from loag experi- things-bat the system hold. He declined all responsibility. "The China Sugar Refining Co., Ltd. once.

The new play-ground will be ence in rearing fowle, and be DOES ADVERTISING PAY? moon is full up there," he would leave Hoogkong to morrow for

We answer the query by the say, if he were challenged. "It's home on leave. They have resided situate on the sea-front, and will knows what he is talking about. no fault o' mine that the clouds in Hongkong for nearly 30 years, be provided by taking in a por- The ordinary Hongkong hen, he are there. I'm not so great as all and have nude many friends, who tion of that extremely wide tells us, lays about 40 eggs in a publication on page 3 of this that. Have it out wi' Providence." wish them all happiness at home. thoroughfare, Obatham Rad, for year, and the average weight of issue of an announcement of that a distance of 300 feet, by 50 feet one of those eggs is half an ounce progressive company, the Ham- Public Dangers.

in width. This strip will adjoin Against that, he has proved that burg American Line, which the arena used by the 8th Rajputs a well-bred and well-fed Leghorn is taken from an American paper Baad on mess nights; that is to heu produces 250 or 200 egge in and which deals with the great say, it will extend alongs to the yoar, each weighing about two liner the "Imperator." We feel railway fencing on. the far side ounces; in other words, the im that this progressive firm deserves of the thoroughfare. The ground portel ben, when looked after by encouragement and that our We have to auknowledge reis to be nicely turfed and enclos. Europeans, lage more than six readers will be interested in read- ed within a wire meshed fencing times as many eggs as the local ing the advertisement which is some three feet six inches high bird, each egg weighing fout really nawe An experiment is to be made times se much as that of the with the most likely kind of China hen,

The porness of the birds, he rapil-growing shade trees, to provide shelter from the sun's eays, is due to improper feeding rays; while a number of garden Thegood muize and meal on which the ground. That is the scheme repreeted by rice and scraps seats will also be arranged about a hen fartens at Home is horr in brief, and though it is by no means an elaborate one, every body will agree that it is a good beginning. What impresses one the matter has been taken up most is the expedition with which That is how it should be if the scheme ben dererring one, though in larger questions it can readily be understood that the financial aspect has to be borne

sponsible for the erection of the telephone poles in Kowloon, but whoever is, we should like to draw attention to the careless manner in which the work has been carried out.. Some of those

Excellent Photographs.

of

ceipt from A Fong of a series excellent photographs of the volunteer parade last Saturday.

poles are kept erect by wire sup. poris, and it is in fixing of these that a distinct lack of forethought From Heater's telegrams during the past ten days it is not for the public convenience has

Saturday's Gymkhana. difficult to form sonie notion of the prosent situation between the been displayed. Two instances

The first Gymkhana meeting Powers of Europe and the little State of Montenegro. Austrian will suffice to show the danger of the season will be held at designs are of course at the bottom of the whole miserable affair which has been created. At the

entries promise good sport. Half the population of Austria-Hungary is Slav. Elalf the soldiers junction of Nathan and Peking Happy Valley on Saturday. The

Roads the wire-rope support of

Insufficiently Stamped. in the Austrian army are also Slava and the sympathies of the Magyars (who account for one fifth of the population) are also with the pole numbered K. 57 (A3)

crosses the pavement overhead, A Chinese who insufficiently the Slave. Austrian Statesmen are thus continually occupied with and so ill-placed is it that if a per-stamped a promissory note, was the problem of repressing the racial aspirations of these people both son were to walk at all close to fined $50, by Mr. G. D. Melbourne, within their own territory and in the Balkan Statos to the south. the wall, the wire would he enre at the Police Court, this morning

Visitor from Shanghai. The Montenegrins are of pure Servian blood and, by the Treaty of to catch one in the neck or across

the face."

e. The danger is, of Mr. H. W. Andrews, of the firm Berlin in 1878, Austria obtained the administration of Bosnia and course, doubly increased at night. of Andrews, "von Fischerz and the power to raise militia in the little strip of Albania called Novi In the case of the role numbered George Ltd., Shanghai, is at pre Bazar which separates Montenegro from Servia and keeps the door. K 57 (5) the support descends to sent staying at the Hongkong open for Austria into Albania and Macedonia. In 1909, it will be the ground and is fixed in the remembered, Austria violated the treaty and annexed Bosnia, thus centre of the pavement by an.iron bringing her southern frontier down to Montenegro and successfully stake. More than one person har tipped over this in the dark. hemming in that little State on all sides except the South, i.e. Ons of these days some-one will Albania. Austria is held responsible for much shameful intriguing meet with a serious accident at amongst the Albanians, not only to keep Montenegro apart from one of these spots. Who will be Servia, but also with a view to furthering her scheme finally to liable then, we wonder? Anyhow, consummate a great Triple Alliance stretching from the North Sen stops ought certainly to be taken to the Aegean (Salonika) and thwarting Russia in the Mediterranean.o remove the cause of danger, The course of the Balkan War has been a terrible blow to her hopes and we hope the authorities will in this direction and the acquisition of a strip of territory by Servis see that the matter is taken in for a Danube-Adriatis railway would probably, in her present condi-head at once. tion, put Finis to her schemes. So also would any coded conquent by Montenegro or Servia which would bring those States together. Hence all the stupid talk about Albanian autonomy. The Italian

Admiralty have expressed the view that Durazzo is incapable of being fortified so, apart from any agreement on the subject, there seems to be no question of an Adriatic coaling station which might be available on emergency for the groat Slav partner in the Dual Alliance.

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THE RECENT PIRACY.

Accused Remanded for a Week

Inspector Cameron, when ask od by his Worship if he desired a further, remand replied in the affirmative, and a week's formal remand was granted.

H.tel.

Returned From Banishment

in mind.

Some Suggestions,

TO DOG OWNERS.

Photographs of Dogs Found in

Canton.

be seen on

lows: The present fare chatg ed by the Kowloon Canton Rail way Company, for carriage of a biorcle to Fanling is 40 cents etch

ALICE MEMORIAL

BAR HOSPITAL.

The Police report that they co staining fifty per cent. less of the received from Canton Police a Lamber of photographs of nourishing constituents. To the same canse-together with convrious European dogs that were of identification, and in order to tinual and unchecked in-breeding seizel in Canton, for the purposes Need for a Society. give Hongkong owners an op- he attributes the small eggs, We gather that quite a goodly portunity of claming them. The number of Europeans here are photographs can interested in poultry-raising, as applying to the police. are alo many of the influentis!! Chinese and Indians. Our corre- A CYCLIST'S SUGGESTION spondent furnishes us with a pre liminary list of names of persons

A correspondent writes as fol Let us look at the proposals a with whom he has already nou A fine of $10 was imposed by

on the subject, Failing to Cancel Receipt Stamp. Mr. Melbourne, on a man charged little more closely, and advance municated at the Police Court this morning, one or two suggestions for further and who are very willing to with failing to cancel a receipt improving the scheme. On the join any club or society tliat mar whole the site is fairly can be formed for the purpose of im- stamp.

venient, being within easy reach proving breeds. We suggest the way. This is considered rather Unlicensed Oplum Seller.

pleasure to avail themselves of A Chinese charged before Mr. of most of the European re- preliminary meeting of all timer heavy by those who make it a C. D. Melbourne, at the Police sidences across the harbour. The interested be called, without fur this kind of constitutional on months. Besides this fact, the Court, this morning, with selling chief draw back to it is that it ther delay, at which the objects of Sundays, chiefly in the summer opium without a licence, was lies very close to the railway a such a society may be outlined.

line; and though there is ab- with as much definiteness as pomishine takes a very small space foed $25.

solutely no danger on this sible. If the society on gel in the luggage wagon to justify Died In the Street, A Chinese was seen suddenly/account, because of the fact that under way immediately, its mem the present charge. If therefore by the police.. On an officer smoke and dirt from the locomb fine specimens of poultry by nex this matter into consideration and The man who was arrested at reaching the man he was found lives will not be altogether! Marah, when the Dog Show will reduce the fare to almost a nomi faumati in possession of a gold to have expired.

welcome. Happily, however, the again be held--and, side by side aal figure, it would certainly in- train service is not as yet a very with this, would it not be possible duce trips on a much larger scale, watch bearing the name of Miss

frequent one. Accepting the to have a general Fur and Feather and there would be general ap Dank, a victim of the Tai Oa A man who returned to the site, what can be done to Show? Already, an we prophesied, preciation of their generosity." piracy, which was taken from her Colony after baing banished, was enhance the attractiveness of the the main result of the Dog Show by the perpetrators, was again sentenced to six months imprison-spot which is to be set aside for has been to stir up emulation brought before Mr. Hazeland, at ment and four hours stocks by the little ones? First and fore- among breeders; and the same the Police Court, this morning.

Mr. Huzeland, at the Polioo Cours, most, come better provision than thing must necessarily hold good

of this morning.

is intended, should be made to any similar exhibition.. Schoolgirl Robbed.

Advantages to be Gained. ensure shelter during the hot days The Police have received a re-of summer. Trees are ideal bat Olearly one of the many gains port to the effect that a school they take time to grow sufficiently attaching to membership of the girl age19, whilst going home for the purpose, even though proposed society will be that the was caught hold of hy a Chinese they be of the rapid-growing or linary inexperienced amateu and robbal of a pair of gold species. What is wanted, there will come into touch with experts, bangles valued $15.

fore, is a lightly constructed, in-aad so vill learn much that will Discharged.

expensive abelter of sote sort, be to his advantage as a breador, CASE WHICH DRAGS A man charged with snatching where the children may be able Lù the list of names handed to us,

Hanging on Since January. A district watchman was oharga gold ring from a woman, was to play without the risk of sup. we notice those of three or four

This morning in the Summary Before the Balkan war started, how proudly the Powera bluffed before Mr. Hazeland, at the discharged by Mr. Hazeland, at stroke. There is another small well-known and experienced.

Police Court, this morning, with

the Police Court, this morning, point. A portion of the ground, poultry keepers whose infpecce the Balkan nations were children. Diplomacy made itself ridiculcus.

convict with sand, so that the juveniles to beginners. They will have the Hill Bergdahl Co, sued Kam may have some scope for spade much information to Imperi Ting, claiming payment, of by its ignorancs and vain pretensions. And now it daros to sond his comrades. It was stated that not being adllicient to

and bucket. This could easily be as to the selecting of strains, $270,20, being balance due for the British Navy to take a leading part in capturing the Royal Yacht there had been a lot of stuf lost bin

in the watchmen's quarters in New Hongkong Flower, arranged and would add a thou the building of runs and serated waters supplied. of that aged sportsman King Nicholas and threatening a nation, with Third Street. Last night a search Mr Hoggarth, of the Opium and fold to the pleasures of the houses, and the all-important. Mr. Leo d'Almada of Cairo a population smaller than that of Camberwell, weakened by months of strabuous war. FAIS CE QUE DOIS, ADVIENNE QUE Was made and some of the pro- Farm, has, after six months care-little ones. There remains only question of feeding. Our corres- appeared for the plaintiffs and POURRA! How the knightly precept mocks us, the traditional perty was found in the defendant'e ful attention, grown a very fine

Mr. Faithfull applied for an guardians of the weaker peoples! The many Britons who have possession. It was alto averred specimen of nigella, or Love in one further suggestion; it is that pondent reminda us that the Mr. R. C. Faithfall for the

ontirely for white children,and ducks, geese, turkeys, rabbite and received the kindly hospitality of this little Stato have now to bow that the defen lant had admitted a mist." This is said to be the the new playground be reserved keeping of fowls, (as well as of defendant. their heads with shame. Bullies are notoriously cowards and there having prised the lid of a man's first time such a flower has been their amabs, of course. Obvious even guinea-pigs) is a hobby adj urnment, as bis olient was on Hen the secret of this famous naval exploit. We did not dare to take box and taking the thinge. His grown in the Colony.org ly in this part of the world's play which may be made very profit the s. 8. Borneo and was not

:. Philippine Visitors; the right course. Why? Because we are afraid, not of war as the Worship was asked to make an

example of the man.

Mr. Leslie G. Klapinger of the ground is more of a necessity to able from a monetary point of expected back for 10 days. aactuons pacifcists would have us believe, but of defeat if we go to

European children than to view. We always thought that A sentence of two months Bureau of Education for the Phi- Asiatice. But that point aside, guinea-pigs were kept solely to want to embarrass his friend, but war. The pages of any recent roview bear witness to the state of nerves to which we have been reduced. There ought to be no doubt imprisonment with hard labour lippines is staying at the Astor what is needed above everything demonstrate the truth of the yarn the case had been hanging ph about the adequate strength of our naval and military forces and was imposed,

House Hotel. Mr. P. J. Vauden else is a place where white which was told to us as kiddies since January 30. He had, there ought to be no loophole to diplomatic perfidy in calling our

Brook, treasurer of the Bohol pro- children may romp and gambol that, if you hold one of them up however, no option but to leave it alliances ententes". "Home deloce is not the defence of the Among the passengers who are

vince, the Philippines, was a pas- all by themselves. If the new by the tail, ita eyes will drop out; in his Lordabip's honde, British Isles nor of the British Empire, but it is the defence of all to arrive by the B.8. Korea from songer to Hangkeng by the playground is to be over-run by but our informant tells us that The cafe was adjourned sine

Yuensang.

there is que a large trade die defendant to pay the onsts of Zithone grand ideals which have made British rule and British justice Manila, is Mr. H. Hertz, assistant

Asiatics, the parents of European Better be Banished. children will soon see to it that in the skins of these pretty and love of fair-play respected throughout the world. We hope manager of the Philippines Drug At the Police Court, this morn- their offspring are kept clear of Little boasts. He adds, more. that brave old veterán Lord Roberta, in the spirited provincial Co. While in Hongkong, we un- campaign he has now started on behalf of the National Service deratand, he will investigate the ing a Chiness was obarged by the place. Let it therefore be laid over, that bee keeping is another League, will meet with some success in awakening the British nation druggist business with a view to Detective Sergeant Brown, with down once and for all that the useful hobby that the society to a sense of its responsibilities. Until we can put some adequate interesting pharmaceutical houses being in unlawful possession of ground is reserved for white when forme 1, would do well "reserve force" of arms behind the pious words of our statesmen, our in New York to extend their three ends of cable drums, at children If that is done, and encourage. Honey, as bo 835#, diplomacy goes for nothing in the councils of Europe, and we must agencies in this portion of the Yaumati. His Worship in fin the other suggestions advanced one of the natural foods of man acted upen, ond of but it must be pure and oles i expect again and again to find ourselves in such ridiculous and Far East. He is expected to ing the man. 10. or in default above are

Will be Chinese honey appears t humiliatory positions as the pressat one-weging war against leave for New York on an Aus one month, said "I think this Kowloon so ying needa

something after the we know ourselves to be in the wrong,"

trian Lloyd steamer about Mas man had better be banished,"

adequately meth

So long as poor King Nicholas of Montenegro seemed unlikely to make headway in furthering his people's wishes to capture Sentari, Austria remained hopeful that his difficulties would over whelm him; bat as soon as, with Servian aid, the siege is joined and showe prospects of success, she threatens to embroil Europe in war and cources the Powers to intervene with a naval demonstration in a matter which, by International Law, can only concern the two States affected, Turkey and Montenegro, Germany and Italy naturally support their ally, Russia naturally refuses to have any thing to do with the demonstration. Why does Great Britain takes a leading part? Who persuaded France to obtain Russia's permis- sion and join in? Sir Edward Grey has given the answer that the agreement to send a demonstration to stop Montenegro violating the frontiers of Albania (which is a Turkish province) is inter- national and "was only accomplished in time to preserve peace amongst the Great Powers."

ROBBED HIS COMRADES. Dishonest District Watchman

Sent to Goal.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alics Memorial and Afiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donation to the funds of the Hospitals

J. Walker

$10

about rot allowing it, limiting its sphere and so on, just as though stealing, money, watches eto, from on the grounds of the evidence say one ond, should be covered and advice would be invaluable Court, bafore Mr. Justice Kemp,

** Drug Expert.

Mr. J'Almada said he did not

Remanded.

Departmo

on of pine

the Government.