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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1913.

THE FINEST LONDON GIN.

DISTILLED BY

Sir Robert Burnett

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Private Chairs and Rickshas.

There is no reason why the man wasse pocket or position justifi

DAY BY DAY..

the expense should not keep his. THE CHAP

WHO ASKS FOR A own hair or rioksha and coolies! KISS FORGETS THERE ARE CER.

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The Mails. Siberian Mail. Lift for 1.9 Yingohow on Saturday.

& Co. in Hongkong, but we feel that TAIN THINGS THAT SHOULD BE

here is every reason why he TAKEN FOR GRANTED. should impress on there coolies the fact that neither nor they own the street as well as the con veyance. From time to time we Shanghai-Cloues pere.s. Koerbr hear complaints froto pedestrians, or hirers of public couveyancen,

tó-mor.ow at 5 pm. Straits Closes er 8.0 Senegam- that the lordly owners of private chairs and rickshas make, a

bia to morrow at it a m. practice of allowing—if not of] encouraging their cookies toeb along the roadway as though thay Moult sweep all humbler fry of it. This morning one of our readers was almost kuncked out.

DRY GIN.

NEQUALLED IN QUALITY.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

ALEXANDRA. BUILDINGS.

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S.S. Prinz Ludwig " received to the effect but the s.8. A wireless masrigo has been Prinz Ludwig, via Formosa, will arrive here on the 30th inst.."

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Turkish Aristes.

of his (bired) chair by some chair Mr. Whitelaw Leaving. coolies who were carrying their the service of Mesere A. S. Mr G.W. Whitelaw of has left taipan to work, and who, without Watson and Co, to take up the

second's warning, wheeled sharply across the roadway, re-gership of a dispensary in gardless of the fact that a collision between the two chilis was thus almost unavoidable. A good den! is said, from time to time, as to the motor road-hog," but it is our experience that the Individ nals to whom that epithet best The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will applies are the owners (by bo means alwaya European) of ricksbas and chairs with special reference to those that career up up and down feehouse Street dur- ning the busy hours of the day.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1913.

UNSANITARY VEGETABLE GARDENS.

The Confucian Celebrations,

from evil?

An Uncomfortable Mixture.

Coolie Injured.

that a chair coolie whom they Ith a been reported to the police have unveyed to the hospital, was injured through being knocked down by the van attached the Ice Company's traction engine.

$20,000 Fine.

No 24, Tai Hung Street.

New Evidence.

HONGKONG CUBREN, Y. per cent currency, and ten and

twently cents silver pieces. Three Reflections on the Currency and Canton Tael Weight, about seven- ailver coins were based on the and Monetary System of

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the Colony,

(SPECIAL ARTICLE)

ty-two tools being equal to one hundred dollers ourierry, The mintage in Canton of these coins [llowing is the first of three soon made itself manifest in articles on the currency and Hongkong, the British montad monetary system of Hongkong, Copper end silver coins com- The second article will appeared to flow into Kwaogirng ta-morrow and the third on provinc, and the indux of Can- Wednesday.]

tours gains commenced and bas

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GODOWN GUTTED."

from in China, it is proposed in and the impending currency re- a short series of, articles to give

The Cantonese are a pramical 7. The dog in Peter Pan. people in business mattere und akotoh of the monetary conditions they soon recognised that the

during the past twenty five in Hongkong from time to time caused the British coins to rise to and ourrency system prevailing result of their large coinage of subsidiary silver and copper and to endeavour to show that a premiun in Canton and thus

years, there is room for improvement, at created an exchange value Big Fire In Morrison Hill Road. any rate in some directions, with between Canton and Hoogkong; regard to the currency at present time in this Colony which is this morning a big fire broke out we have the reaalt at the present Between four and five o'clock The Turkish Egyptian Vau-existing in thie Colony. deville gave a display of various Some years have elapsed since crowded with money changers or ina godown No. 13 Morrison Hill kinds of dancing at the Theatre it was urged by oficial exchange shops all ringing the Road which resulted in the build- Rayal on Saturday evaping, membera of the Legislative changes between Hongkong and ing, a two storied erection, being There was a moderate attendance Council that it was impossible Canton currency. On whom do completely gutted. The origia for Hongkong to divorce herself these exchange. mongera fatten, of the fire is at present unknown

as carrenoy from the neighbouring province and why do they continue to as is also the amount of the of Kwangtung. in

increase? That they are a menace damage. EQ JHT concerned, but we think that upon with great disfavour by the volved the total loss of a very ex- we know. That they are looked matiers were

The conflagration, however, in-

that to be wedded to the chaotic moet business man will now agree But have

oluaisi Government are know.tensive building plant,

we not encouraged The godown, which was usad muddle at present existing in created a business for them by terials, extended from Morrison

them The celebrations of the last two days have shown, plainly enough,

to coms here, actually solely for storing builders' ma- Canton would prove to be the At the Police Court, this morn-revorae of connubial bliss. that despite the energies of the ling, a Chinese charged with be

our apathy, and non-legislature Hill Road right through to the section of the young Republican opium at 11 Graham Strest and caution, it was recently decidedly opposed to all ethics of to the latter and the excellent missionaries and of the atheisticing in unlawful posesion of

agiost an unsound currency road beyond, with windows and. After much deliberation, and stem which has grown up in doors at back and front and blank (foray her allegiance to her ancient opin fan, was food $2,000 by biliary coinage to that minted party, China is not going to throw arreted by Mr. Hoggarth of the to limit the circulation of sub-

the Colony, and which ia absolute-side walls, and it is probably dus

from most points of view, we Goldring and 'Rusa, defended. faith without a chruggle; and, Mr. Wind. Mr. Ruse, of Messta in England, and to exclude from Government became aware of the houses in the neighbourhood.

politial economy?

work done by the firemen that As time went on, the Japanese great damage was.not dous to the would ba, sorry to see matters

circulation in Hongkong all advantages to be derived from There can be little doubt that the otherwies. Through fores of use

Alleged Missing Partner. Kwangtung, and others Chinese a Gold Standard, and they accord fine work put in by the Fire A sale-men and partner in the minted fractional currency, astep the Confucian doctrines have be. Hun lling 6rm of merchants, 64, certainly in the right direction,gly took niensures to bring such Brigade was responsible for the come a much part and parcel of Connaught Road Central, has and in a great measure endeay result that the Silver Yen became the fire.

into force in Japan," with the prevention of a serious spread of the Chinese character as Christ- ianity is of that of the Aiyan perepored That, between the 18th ouring to support theold axiom lers plentiful in Hongkong, and a ples, and it reamis idle (and often of the metale $2,700 in money drive out of a Country those of therefore a fresh coin, of the same 5 s.m, and the engine was soon

and 19th, insts. one of the partners that inferior coins will always substitute hail to

The alarm was received at the be found; Fire Station somewhere about even mischievous) for the op- and threa thousand catties of higher calue, provided legislation weight and fineness as the Japa- on the spot with orew. At the ponents of Confuciinism to at pig's bristles. tempt to interfere with it. At its

does not restrict the use of the mess Yen was coined in the Bom-time of their arrival the fire had beat, and lived up to honesty kod Coolie's Curious Death-

inferior coin as curresor, and by mint, and called the British taken a very good bold and was and without hyp riay, it can be A ocolie who was found lying We have con them How into a Trade Dollar, and was only the roof. It was then impossible their free entry into such countryDollar. This Dollar is essentially coming through the windows and the means of keeping a man truth at the back of 24 Tai Hung Street: Hongkong for a good many years. minted to fill the place of the Yen to do anything to save the build- fust, and unrelfish; then what on being taken to the hospital of the Councillors of Queen turrency of China, both in the wood ful and honourable and pure and in an Uuronscious condition, died

In 1558 Thomas Greabam, ono which had so largely formed the ing itself for the contents of more would you have?

What A carpenter has reported that he Elizabeth, demonstrated that the North and South. The Chinese the more can one ask of any religion the deceased struck by a

were well alight and than that it be a restraining force: Chiuess constable during a raidoy that has the less value Government bas bad many op-tense. beat WAS therefore in soraething to hold a man beck for gamblers made on the house money which has the greater of the country in some sort of turn their efforts was to confia- withdrew from circulation the portuaties of placing the currency wards which the brigade could The only direction (0- valus This in known in monet-order by the minting of a suitable ing the outbreak to the godown ary science as "Gresham's Law," While speaking & Confucian- Mr Woodcock, assistant Grown In 1717 Sir Isaac Newton varions Dollara have been issued check as possible. This was by unit of Standard, but although and to keeping the fire as much in be the chief concern of the Sanitary Department to guard the public between the two is apt to pro that he had new evidence to call existed by fixing the relation of hey have always sooner or later thoroughfares at both ends of the permissible to remark that a cross at the Police Court this aftornoon, the "ill effects of Gresham's Law health. It would seem, however, from a recent minute by the Head voke more merriment than in the oars in which a Chinese value between gold and silver one way or another to form the able, so strong was the heat. become discredited and unfit ir building were practically impase- of the Department, regarding the Kowloon Conservancy Contract, reverence. Yesterday it was our youth stands charged with the the same in all countries. that this weighty obligation is either being overlooked or deliberately privilege to attend one of the murder of a girl at Causeway

medium of a reliable currency, unc Houses opposite, in Morrison Hill ignored at the present moment

Retrospective. Instead of maintsioing his rightfal great law-giver's birthday, and called as we want to prese

celebrations in honour of the Bay. The evidence was being Some twenty-five years ago the an enormous country dependent time the fire fighting applicanes to-day Chipa stands alone, load, were scorched and at one p sition as the official responsible for the enforcement of sanitary one item on the programme was

currency of Hongkong consisted on foreigners for the very Dollere had to be shifted to prevent ⠀ bye-laws, the Head of the Department has taken on himself the role couple of hymus in his

Chair Coolie Fined. chiefly of what was known in every day use. It is an extra damage to them from scorching. of protector of abominably uneanitary Chinese vegetable gardeners bonour. There were sung in created a disturbance on the Mexican Dollars, taken by weight, could only be tolerated by the the flames directly in front of the A private chair coolie who BR Canton Currency viz., chopped ordinary position, and one thet in fact it was impossible to fight and so far from insisting on regulations affecting these individuals different keys) by four Peak while under the influence Japanese Silver Yen, and a good Oriental. The West supplier houses and everyone had to keep being strictly enforced, we find him making a laboured plea to the ment of a barmonium, played by Indian constable into the bushes, Coinage, together with the notes extent, and

devout youths, to the accompani- of drink, and tried to push an supply of British Sabsidiary the end that the bye-laws may be somewhat relaxed, even though the a fifth. Our first reflection was was fined $10 at the Police issued by the Hongkong and satisfied, and reforme not; Mexi

certain a respectful distance from the China remains fre.. btep might mean the granting of compensation to the conservancy between Chinese situa] music and Wood. Sergeant Garrod detailed of India Australia and China, Japanese Yen are

some similarity Court, this morning, by Mr. Shanghai Bank, Chartered Bank oan and British Dallars, and side walls of the godown had no It was truly fortunate that the To understand this matter and to follow it intelligently it mustly it dawned on us that the hymn ant's behaviour,

the tunes of Home. Then gradual the circumstances of the defend- and the Qbertered Mercantile Cantor, and go to support the might have to be told of to-day's current in windows or a more orious story be explained that recently new bye-laws were passed hy which was boing sung to the tune of

Bank. Theeo three British Kowloon City, Shanshuipo and other outlying villages were brought "Ye Banks and Braes," and, be

Banks had the privilege of issuing heard so much about, and whiol proved somewhat of a protection into too list of places, the excreta from which was required to be fore we had time to recover from

paper currency we have lately fire. As it was, the party wall At the Police Court, this after requirements, provided a Bullion market value of about 25 per escaped scatheless.

Notes to meet the Colony's trade we believe at present enjoys a for the adjoining property which removed out of the Colony by the conservancy contractor. Here, our gaping bewilderment, the noon, Mr Wood discharged reserve of adequate value was cent, discount. tao, it must be remembered that most of the coltivable land in these second hymn was well under Chinese, defended by Mr Gardiz held by them against their re- diatricte is devoted to the growing of vegetables, and hitherto it bass-to the air of a well-er,, on a charge of being in ur-spective circulations of notes.

After about an hour and a been the practice of the gardeners to water their plots with human known Methodist hymn! On lawful possession of eight five The Hongkong and Shanghai excretal Auid. By the enforcement of the new bye-laws, therefore, enquiry,

hall's good hard work the fire. men, of whom every available dollar notes, and thirty two dol-Bank; however, was the one in- these people are deprived of the measure to which they have been the minstrels

learned WA

lar notes, on the grounds that be stitution th it had the prerogative took place some time yesterday in hand and were reducing the A somewhat daring burglary was turned out, had matters well accustomed in the past, and it is to ensure a continued and adequate pupils of the Canton Christian was not satisfied, that the notes of issuing One dollar Notes no evening at the residence of Mr. fierceness of the fire in the go man on this side of the harbour supply of this excreta to the vegetable gardeners that the Head of College, the zealous profeteors were the property of the Canton other Back was permitted to Komor, No. 41 Robinson Road, downs, though there was then no Sanitary Department takes up the cudgels on their behalf. It is a whereof had evidently sought to somewhat astounding development, for it meone not only that this so the scods of Obristianity in

issue notes for the unit of stan- which is being occupied, in his chance of saving any part of the filthy, revolting and dangerous method of manuring ie tolerated, these young heathen minds by

dard, the Dollar, but no restriction absence, by Mr and Mrs Weill. Mr godown. The roof and the floore but that its continuance is being encouraged by the Head of the teaching them a painful imitation flowing on Saturday night, when of notes

The Bijou Theatre was over-was placed on the jesue Weill is manager for Mesers Sen-had fallen in and parts of the Snitary Department, too. The arguments which Mr. Tra man of British music. It struck us ae an excellent programme was gone nominatione. The Government, Weill went to Macao and spent

of higher de not Freree. Yesterday Mr and Mrs walls had been broken down. advances in favour of a relaxation of the regulations do not stand a rather a sad fall from grace that through, the main items of which however, confined the issue of one the day there. On returning to Superintendent of Police, was on moment's investigation. It is stated that Chinese vegetable the young pagine, having learned were a long three-part film dollar notes to a figure consider the house they found that Mee the scene shortly after the alarm

Mr. Wodehouse, gardeners must either use these excretal fluids or cease eu tivating, these Obristian tunes, should be The Mummore," and song and ably under two

Deputy "because they know no other fertiliser which wil produce the same take themselves to a heathen place dance turns by "The Raggedy thousand;

hundred Weill's safe, in which she kept was given and remained there for fecundity." Bat me'y it is up to the maitary authorities, if they of education and rig the tunes up Two"-two very bright and Secretary of State to decide as and some of the contents extracted.

what caused the her jewellery, had been opened considerable time. be charitably inclined, to acquaint theee folk of other methade, and to serve the purposes of heathen olever young American ragtime above deponent saith not, but is The safe had not been forced and it is for them adopt come other method. Anyhow, no vegetable worship.. supply at all is preferable to a poisoned supply. We are aware that

artistles; Miss Corlyn Philliga is a fact that at the time we are it appeared as though duplicate the greater proportion of vegetables grown in these districts are,

and Miss Violet Elle. Their speaking of it was scarcely possible keys had been used. An ex morning at the Dragon Cycle Chinese vegetables, largely consumed by the native population, bat

new songs and very pretty danc- for any one engaged in trade to amination of the interior of the Works when some petrol in a there is no doubt that quantitica of the stuff so grown and watered

ing called forth repeated encores, lay hands on a Mexican dollar, or safe showed that among the motor car took fire. find a way into the European merkels and are consumed by white

and we may venture to prophesy a oven a Japanese Yen, that was missing things were a diamond people. No matter, however, who the consumers may be; it is the

good measure of popularity for clean or unchopped, or, to put it brooch, a charm of seven or eight out but the outbreak was quite The Fire Brigade were called first duty of the authorities to do all in their power to purify the Baalington Council School, Crewe kong.

The strike of 160 children at them during their stay in Hong more plainly, it was next to coins, a long chain with jade small, only a nominal amount of vegetable supply rather than to tacitly aequieace in, and even seek organized because the eduction

impossible to get from a Bank beads, a jade necklace, plain gold damage being done. to encourage, its contamination. Our hope is that the matter will authority had removed the head-

ten clean funchopped) Mexican bangles, about $200 in money, not be permitted to rest where it is; but that the recommendations master to another school. ended of the Head of the Sanitary Department will be turned down once on the 1st instant, The education

dollars in exchange for ten clean making a total loss of about one dollar notes will ont parying $1500 or $2,000. and for all, and that the Sanitary Board will voice the opinion that authority declined to recede from what is needed in the interests of public health, is a stricter enforce their position, and after yemin-the Knights Tompiss, on the the British Dollar it became pos they left a pair of diamond ear- The remains of the Church of for them. With the advent of were disturbed in their work, for It would seem that the robbers ment of existing regulations rather than the reverse. But perhaps ing away for a fortnight many of Westsa Heights at Dover, are sible in some measure to get rings in the safe. It is thought ting grass at his employer's it will take a big epidemic of cholera to awaken the authorities to a the ohildren returned to schcel, being ro tored by the Ofice of clean, or unchopped dollars in that when a gentleman, who is gardon, 31 Robinson Road, sud- sense of their responsibilities in this and other matters. Does Mr. The parents of 42 children, how Works. This is one of the few exchange for notes. Tratman really believe that the Chinese, be they rich or be they ever, have transferred them to a round churohes remaining in Daring this period the Canton about 10.15 pm. le must have supposed to be due to heart poor, will give up their gardens if the measure is enforced?

staying at the hours, returned at only fell down dead." Death is Churoh school,

Eaglend

mint had been busy coining cop disturbed the thieves who made disease,

off with what they had got,

Nobody, we imagine, will question the statement that it should isin and Obristianity, it may be Solicitor, informed Mr Hazeland showed that a means of obviating by the Government in the past no means an easy teak for the

contractor.

that there wAS

that

were one-time

The School Boycott.

Magistrate. not Satisfied.

Government.

Bijou Theatre.

A Circular Church,

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a premiun of one or two per cent,

want to B

DARING BURGLARY,

A Smaller Outbrask There was a small fire yesterday

Cardener's sudden Death.

A Chinees gardener whilst out-