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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1913.

Army Temperance.

At the prosent moment there is qui'e a "boom" in Army' 190 - pernace. To a large extent (this

DAY BY DAY.

is due to the work of Lord Roberts political or otherwise, agust Than thing which off-ndar': in this direction during the law and order, not stand is, p-t few satre. Other officers of publicity, which brings lowa upon high rank have also prominently the head of all such the punish identified themselves with the ment they most abhor. Agou, work, and only the other day news which is known to all b Lord Methuen declared that he emes publ o praj arty (especially could never und stand why it when it haseltedy beso publish was that a can eth was provided ed) and, when afecting the public for soldiers ani utt a temperance wral, ennnot „renswably be. con- room. Fam the he passed on sidere i to be of ap ivate nature. to the latter conduct of men on maceurre, due, in his opinion, to the growth of temperance.

This attenance has, we notiue, provoked some little controversy

The Real Reason.

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Arie in Mail-Dur, per

Mongoli to-morrow, Alleged Sufelde.

CANTON

Canton,

OUTLOOK

SOME LOOTING

EASIER and he entered into a lugalite spoke Freroh is encounte

STILL GOING ON.

LITTLE OR NO FIGHTING AT PRESENT.

more than a

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story of how the night befor bia neighbours in Wai Zi Si sad been frightened out of th wits by the firing, had had th shutters and windows sush with the butt-ends of rifles, ni all their valuables taken.

Up and down the, street th scene was really pitiable. Shop were shut and féired feces pzerc from behind the hars Hera ou

Prom our Special Cornerowient.). The Tutuh's men have recover-there the holder of the shipmat

Thursday again the outlook as clear, some of which has been alreads or shovelling useless wreckage Daca ed a good proportion of the booty were busy superintending repaire sad there is at last temporary disposed of at public anction,

into the treat. The irun pasco. How the full (and oue The educated Chine, s seem to be sliding gates had of course, s..may bope that it is something a little distrustful of to-day's been useless for the in

Jull was brought peace; Looking at the mater dispas

it is at least certain that many of Europeans-say that, between the wooden shutters tshind them. about is still not quite clear; but gether with most well-informedad had successfully "battered in"

many of them-toerlopers had esaily led them

sionately we doubt whether t

the Cantonese have beau either the trouble here and that in the

On again, and more broken t infзrane bat Tommy Atkins is halter

pacified or frightened into sub-North, there is ruin in store for shutters, sa ccensional paity of A Ferran girls committed mission to General Lung. The China unices the Powers decide Red Crosa men, knots of uned blaved in the fiell then he needide in West Pict by hanging new Tutab is issuing white flags, to take a hand in the game tote. The improvement, as a

herself

Luk Kwan, and then floods end. Savies writer lins pointed out,

bearing the character that repre- The gunboats are still lined ankle-deep wading. Flooda pre Inspection of Murray, Barracks. sents his name, to the Luk Kwan along the Bund. Many of the nothing out of the cogimon is.duo altaost entirely, ta the bat

Mjor General Kelly made his and the majority are said to have sampans and junks bare eme her type of man now secured rat insp tion of Murray and signified, their surrender by back to their old moorings, and

hereabouts but there p?t for the ranks, and the pains Wellington basuke this mola-accepting and marching under the icksla coolies have returned the

ticular OPER were caured by the authorities inke to ensure g

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pipes having that no blesk sheap shull ba admitted to the barrack rem if A man has been sent to the they can possibly help it. The hospital from a junk safering spread of temperance in the army from injuries causs by being i gratifying, but we shall require as aulted, a lot of convincing before we be lieve that the teetotaller is a bat- neually in the field, than the man who enjoys bis beer in moderation.

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 1913.

BRITISH ATHLETIC DECADENCE.

It is now well over a year since the Olympic Games took place

The Oplum Question.

Assaulted.

Fell Downstairs.

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water

in full force, though none of the heen pieread by bullets and no Little Fighting.

big shops had re-opened wheat one hasing the sense to do a little said to have settled their differ morning. Just by the Board of

Generala Lung and Wong are your correspondent passed this plumbing. eaces, and, though there was Communications there was the realing proclamations that prob

At the South Gate everyone was. still a little looting going on this false alarm. A gun was ably related to the blessings of

ng there has been little or no fight most probably blank charge frst time, armed members of the morning in the suburban districts, fired from one of the boats-pence. Here and there, for the

morning of firing in the neige ere barred

There were stories this and needless to say doors ival factions were seen marching

and the Band or lounging amicably together. bourhood of the Treasury Yamen, was

Later Tae gube mounted by A second, but your correspondent saw noth-while the writer was all bat the bridge" at the Wert Band A Chinese womna Irving at 24. ing there bayou one of the usual tip; ed into the gutter as the rick-have been taken away ag in and Caine Road mise ad jare stine and false alarms and consequent pay There lutte games are apt and there. clothing valued $22 after she panice; though, a little further

ah w. colie Bought afety. cracker-firing is beginning here bad retained from a walk.

stairs in a house in Kennedy A Farrant girl who fell down Town, bas tan sent to the hospital.

Property Missing

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Canton. Thursday Night-It goes almost without saying that

The Government," said Mr FD. Achnd, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affure, "had no reason to suppose that China was

on, he met soldiers carrying one be trying to European Derves Bank Meeting, and or two blood-stuined streichers and tempera. not earnest in suppressing opium Sha obolders in the Hongkong end, later, the corpes of a A little farther on, one met a fighting has begun yet once more; growing. Quite emnest and and Shanghai Banking Corpora man clad only in coolie trousora, happy-looking Lung-ite carrying and this evening there has beɔn incoro the Chiness Government tion are reminded that the half who had evidently been shot at two rifles, and stuck in his halt a little fiting in the Northern results rather than by intentions morrow at noon in the City Hall, oollir-bɔna no doubt is, but we have to g by yearly messing will be held to- fairly close range, just below the in most mattera in life. Opium smoking and opium growing ore, not to be put down quite so eseily aa

foolishly optimistis people at Home ap pear to supposs. There bis been te much mischevious talk on this question. Nothing could be

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Shopkeeper Robbed.

A Canton shopkeeper living at 156, Buckley Street, Hung Hom has had bis house entered, and clothing and jewellery to the value of $50 stolen.

more barmful to China than to suggest, as has been don that Britian should buy up all the stocks at the Treaty Ports, in order to assist Chios in her endeavoura. So long as Chins, however sincere she may be, continues to produce opiam in considerable quantity, no long it would be worse than foolish to act as suggested, Britian so far has played her part, and arrest. aore; it is for China now to do hospital.

Promoted Colonel,

Jumped Through a Window. being set ved on a hours in West Whilst an opium warrant was Point, yesterday,

a man jumped through the window to avoid He has ben cant to the

bayonet which would have suburbs. This has now ceared. fitted neither: over his shoulder but feete are entertained that A Serious Raid,

was along a string of cash, while there will be a completa re- been heard at Tung Shan yester-which, an' he had come by honest-ze Lung seam able to cattle Heavy firing is said to have ing a box and a bundle, "the for the Tatah and Genera! Wong bafore him trotted a coolie carry-opening of hostilities tomorrow, day evening and it seems to be sly, I am much miacok." fact that the post office at Tui

their dispute. As commander Sha Tuu (the Canton Kowloon

of the Kwang tung forces, Wong terminus) was looted during the

Turning away into the old city distinctly

Sze Lnug is able to make things. uncomfortable for

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A Grievous Plight.

tall European.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. F. Wal-day. A serious raid was made by one found things in a grievous Lung Chai Kwong, and it is 13:a. Commandant of the 124th Luk Kwan on the normal College, plight inded. Doors, windows, Baluchistan Infantry. has been promoted Colonel from was about cleaned out.

Tientsin and the police reput that it hanging signs and brick-work lefied the Tutah who, in return, Esried that he hs" now 1st May, 1913.

were drilled, smashed or splinter- Accusations of looting are ed by bullets, evidently fired with has given him one day's notice freely laid against General Lung's

true Cantonees coolneas and judg: Luk Kwar.

to disarm the remainder of the have done nothing beyond taking men, but their defence is that they ment, for every mark was well

above the hoad of even a fairly doubt that Lung is determined There can be no reasonable away spoil from the Luk Kwan, (not for their own use but for sale

make an honest and Iwerful by auction and punishing the

effort to restore order through- raiders. The story as i wiring

Frovince; are followers begicciog out Province; but even hiepresent or "ringing" the noses of offen- for a European gentleman yester had been performed. prisoners on whom this operation

her full share of the work before Qualifying for Promotion.

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Presently came along an intar ting procession (never mind the can be taken for granted some two false alarm; that came too but

for thres hundred of General ssy that things and adminers.

are togining to say that things

she expects to be further helped,ber, L. C. Heygats, and E. H.

Second Leat 30st S. L Woh ding Contonese is evidently trus, Lung's men fully armed, accom have gone to far for even sarong Carkeat Jamc9, 2ad Bo: D.O.LI./day afternoon met a batch of panying an interminab'e striogim a like bim to set them right. interesting collection of valuables issued by him this moring! of cool0s who caried a most The following Proclamantion was f, Totub of Kwangtong, have

Why the Home Government?

Renter inferma us that a de potation of members of the House of Commone waited on Mr. Lloyd George and asked for financial assistance from Boxer indemnity,

qualified in subject (a) for pro- motion at an examination held in the Command on the 7th instant. Interport Trial Swim.

Between Opposing Parties.

and rubbish which had doubtless ean taken from Luk Kwan

In one of the minor street fights plunderers and w. s being convey-come to Canton with my troops It ie announced that the inter-yesterday a police official encouned into esfe keeping. A to perform the duty of promoting things would peace and maintaining order. Off- fill many columns: cers and men of the army tale

Pocket Diary.

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at Stockholin. Everybody knows what a sorry showing British athletes inade on that cecasicu-how there was only on real victory or from other sources, for the port trial swim will be held at tered the very danger that had list of the to our credit, namely the magnificent win of A. N. S. Jackson in the prop seed University for Central the V.R.C. this evening. There been most to be dreaded since this rout 1,500 metres race. It was rrengnised at the time that the British hipa. The Chancellor of the is to be a grand fete there to brawling began: that of finding there was everything from jewel graphed an invitation to me to team failed because of inefficient organisation, and its failure was Exchequer promised to submit morrow evening and some grest bimself, without the occasion for a tremendous outburst of public feeling. It was the proposal to the Cabinet. *port can be looked forward to if warning, batwe in two opponad pans from Luk Kwan rifles to submit the case to me reanal- second's cases and taxes of money to frying come, and some come to Sbiu Hing felt then, and it is now, that it was not a case of dearth of good There seems a disposition in certain little things are carried parties. In front of him were a to blankets, bird cages and baby. Ir. athletes which was at the bottom of the severe set-back which many quarters to regard the Borer out that are promised..

few of Lung's soldiers and; right chaira. Tho by tinders looked Britain experienced; it was simply a case of hungling inorg tuica indemnity as a source from which

on his heels a dense crowd of foxtremely unhappy; perhaps to be a minority of malcontouts "Unfortunately there happed tion and training-s putting off of the systematic and ouraful funds can be drawn for any pro We have received a dainty Luk Kwan, Ho attempted to there was an uncomfortable sug- whose object was to disterb the groundwork which has to be discharged before success can beject without doing injustice to pocket diary advertising the edge bick and lose himself in counted even as a probability,

anyone; but that is a fallacious Egyptian cigetaties of Messra, the crowd behind him, but this many as could do so scampared demanded extra pay and, when gestion of furth r looting, for as reace of the country. The 3 men idea. The indemnity claimed by Maspero Freres, Cairo. The book he did not succeed in doing till into the nearest h uses and closed this was denied them, they tagan But past regrets are futile, except in so far as they lead to a Britain was put at the lowest let is eat out from July of this several of the men on either side the bars. determination to make amends in the future. So far as can be ligure compatible with fully com-year until Jane of bext, is bound of him bad been picked off by

to fight the troops whom I brought judged, however, absolutely nothing hae bcon accompli-bed in the renesting for the actual losses in calf and has on the front of ex-pirate markemen. (So far from

with me. Then they gave out that there The procession se med inter-standing on both sides,

wag misunder-

Trouble Threatened.

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direction of effective organisation for the coming Olympic games in incurred and damage sustained, the cover a oboien represent tion making way for him the worthy minable and when the end of the as to excuse themselves to the Berlin. As a sporting writer has recently observed, it is most It cannot, thereforo, fairly be of the Goddea Hessta in quaint Luk Kwan used him as long as street was reached-just opposire merchants and givilians, who desirable for many and urgent reasons that it should be proved to tapped for the purpose suggested. Egyptain line and colour. The possible as a rampart!). Continental Powers that the British nation is not moribund, has not We do not see, in any case, why diary is most novel and iscertainly made a very poor show when seamed as though there was to be the trouble lasted.

The Cantonese seem to have)

the Treasury Yamen-it really could reither e t nor ale sp while lost the vigour, courage and capicity for intelligent o ganisation the British Government should an artistic prodantion. which placed it in the forefront not only in athletic sports but in be asked to contribute to the pro- the more serious affairs of the world. It was once said that Waterloo prsed University. If it has money

Refuge for Bad Characters. Lung's mon gut busy, during the trouble. The string of cooliea

fighting at the North and East were ordered to wheel to the left, dealing with them, with the re

"Perhape I was töd lenient in askeri is whether Britain is to meet its Waterloo on the playing fields there is a University in the British ed, with being concerned in un ber of men in charge of a maxim not appeal to them, for one batch Oi Street, Sze Pai Lau, Sheung was won on the playing fields of Eton; the question now being to throw away on such schemes, ing, this ty-thre> men were charg-gates. On two occasions a couple up Was Of Street, but there was sult that these undisciplined men of the latter charged into a num- comelbing in the idea that did leted the following places: Wai of Berlin. It will certainly mean that, unless a keener appreciation Colony of Hongkong which bas opium divan at Ng Fok Inne. of the position falls upon those who have accepted responsibilities surely first claim on it.

in connection with the 1016 Meeting. The British O'ympic Council made a failure of the arrangements for the Stockholm gaipes, largely because of the upathy of many of its members, and, it was notorious,-long before ile mes took place, that this body did not preseas the confidence of athletes, clubs or the general public.

Since the last games the British Olympic Council has mede way for yet another body, the Special Committee for the Olympic Games of 1916. But it seems that this bally is scarcely more alive!

* KOWLOON CRICKET

CLUB.

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"At Home" and Presentation

of Prizes.

Kowloon Cricket Club Mem-

At the Polica Court, this morn

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Inspector Dymond said that the gun and took it away from them dropped their burdens and Man Tai and other are place had be in raided alant twelve almost without resistance. Official topped. The soldiers shouted in the neighbourhit ad. Now, times in eighteen months and figures as to the name or of deaths commands to them and this unless

drastic measu’eJ was a refuge for bad characters, are still not published but it is was quite sufficient to excite the adopted, I e- no way to protzot The first defen lant was fined 850/ roughly estinated by the ChineseThe latter (Luk Kwan who have citizens: I have therefore in- guard on duty at the yamen gate. the lives and property of Canton forin default one month, and the authorities that Lung has lost aleren the error of their ways and structed the Commander in Chief,

remainder were fined $3 erah or in default seven days.

ALLEGED MURDER.

least a hundred men and the Can- tonese over a thousand.

and punished as rebels. Militery

¡accepted the Tatub's flag)

appear to have thought that the gwith word the Lungcawhits Wong Sze Lung that, unless a The Fire at the Yamen, other force wanted to re-open hos- ground be hoisted on all military to its duties than was the Olympic Council, for weread that a whole bere will be at home to their

The fire at the yamen consum tilities, "for bugles blew, and ed the whole of one wing. year has gone by without any effective movement being organised. friendsto-morrow, Saturday, when

Amusing scenes were witness immediately pointed on the street,

rifles and quick-firing guns were arters, and unless soldiers de

liver up their arms before 5 Against this has to be placed the fact that other rountries have long the prizes for the recent Ternis since entered upon progressive schemes of preparation for 1916, so Tournament will be presented bave, stabbed a fellow-country having collected all he could carry oxbibita in a drug-stors window, police are ordered to search all ed while the Luk Kwan loot was The present writer suddenly con- P., offenders will be arrested A Chines who is alleged to in process. More than one man,ceived a viclent interest in the that we are relatively worse off than was the case in 1912. Money, and also the prizes for the last man in the stomach with a file threw down his rifle and bis tai- behind an abutting wall, and lost. This preclamation is issued of course, is a necessity, but it is not the only requirement, Cricket Season. Mra C. W. Jeffries and having caused his death, at form coat and cap and made off for maintained Enthusiasm, enterprise and courage are needed to cotivate the will undertake the duty of pre- Yenmati, was charged at the hishomeinthe country: A Chinese matters were adjusted and coolies chants' guilds." Olympic spirit, and if the now committee ornnot display these sentationat 6.15, During the after- Police Court, this after acon, gentleman, who knows these and soldiers turned away to the

that interest till with the approval of the me attributes, it is time the athletic public and enterprising clubs took noon a justters into their own hands. Can we regin our athletic place for which four teams have der.

tournament will take before Mr. Hazeland, with mur-warriors of old, remarked: "Give left. upremacy? It is a vitally important question. We firmly believe entered, A band will be in

thom a couple of days' pillaging Britain has the men. What is needed now in sound organisation. attendance from 4 p.m. to 7:

The case had not concluded and there would be no troops loft At the Ecole Piohon, a little

A Pitiable Scens when we went to prem.

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farther to the rights Chinese, who

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Buspected persons for copciald

This is deficite enough, but it remains to be seen whether the himself, will reward it or not Luk Kwan and Wong Eze Lung (Continued on Page 83