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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1914,

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

ESTABLISHED 1841

ÆRATED

WATER

MANUFACTURERS.

FORMAZONE.

Where is the Shelter P.

At the annual meeting of the "y [Star Ferry Company, the Chair- men, referring to the new pier at Kowloon, said:"A shelter is

DAY BY DAY.

THE MIND OF MAN IS IMPROV

being erected in front of the ED BY LEARNING AND REFLEO. wharf to minimise the discomfort TION, WEPLACE A HAPPY LIFE to passengers in wet weather."TRANQUILLITY OF MIND.-Closzo That was on May 28; and still |

The Weather.

A REFRESHING, INVIGORATING and PALATABLE drink of erection. There can be no particularly suited for Tennis and Bathing Parties..

Pints I per doz. Splita 60 ole. per.dez.

PYERIS.

Chemically, an exact reproduction of a well known German spring, at half the price. Blends Perfectly with Spirits, especially Whisky. Once try a Whisky Pyeris and you will ask for it again. Prices: $0.85 per doz, Pints. $0.50 per doz. Splits.

STONE GINGER BEER.

The only fermented Stone Ginge Beer in the Far East. The real charm of Stone Ginger Beer is the flavour produced by partial fermentation; without this no Stone Ginger Beer can be said to be genuine.

Price: $0.85 per doz.

DRY GINGER ALE. FRAGRANT, AROMATIC, DRY, Its "Dryness" is a feature which has helped to give this drink the popularity it so well doserves.

Prices -$1.00 per doz. Pints. 80.60 per doz. Splits,

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

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At the Peak 8 a.m. Terap 78; doubt as to the discomfort to dull. passengers. On a wet day it is

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Der finger to-day: but wht it should be. Immedi ately a boat comes in, the rickshas Siberian Mail. Closed per es. Empress of Russin to-day at are rushed up us close as possible to the pier exit, one becomes

10.30 a.m. entangled in the other and general confusion prevails. The Indian constable on duty appears to have absolutely no control over the coolies, who do pretty much as they like,

To Prevent Congestion.

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Visitor from Berlin,

Professor Schneider of Berlin staying at the Hongkong Hotel.

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date people on foot and vehicles going in opposite directions. We would suggest, therefore, now

Special Cinema Matinee, that there is a convenient dividing line provided by the triangular A special matines in aid of the plot of ground adjacent to the" Escola Portugueza" fand is to pier, that outgoing rickshas be be given at the Victoria Theatre compelled to take the route to the on Saturday, left and incoming ones that to the right. This would relieve mach of the congestion which is

body concerned,

Raw Silk Cargo.

The cargo of Raw Silk shipped at present so annoying to every-on board the Magellan which left this port on June 2 was delivered at Lyöna on July 6.

To Consignees. flitting the Nail on the Head.

Honkong readers who are

Consignees of cargo by the interested in China and China's Porsia and the Bondoran are political outlook may not find reminded that goods remaining themselves entirely in agreement undelivered after to-day will be with all that Dr. Morrison said subject to rent.

INJUNCTION DISSOLVED.

Interesting Judgment in

GAS STRIKE. FARCE.

THIRTY-FIVE MEN GO OUT FOR A DAY.

No Complaint and a Speedy Return to Work.

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Daily Averages for June and July,

the Supreme Court. No Fraud in the Matter.

The Langkat output for Jane Sitting in Original Jurisdiction

was 8,683 tons and the avarage. this morning, Mr. Justice Gom- A curious affair, illustrating daily output was 288 78 tons;- pertz, Chief Justice, give judg the peculiarity of the Chinese Mesara. Wright and Hornby ment in an application for the race, uconrred at the Gas Works advise us that the output for dissolution and discharge of or in Hongkong yesterday. Thirty-July is injunction made by Mr. Justice five gas fitters went on strike 1st July... Gompertz in the notion of Chul without any apparent reason.

2nd

263 tons.

204

249

享管

220

219

228

258

1,701

31,

Total to date Daily average 243 tona,

THE TONGUES OF

THE EAST.

Tez-yuen carrying on the firm of

This morning, however, the 3rd Pan Heung-chai, against the strikers" are back at work and 4th So Mang-suen firm.

everything is as penoeful at the 5th The application was made on works as though nothing in the 6th behalf of So Kwok-wan of 118,ture of a strike hid even been 7th Queen's Road East, a party affect threatened. ed by the injunction restraining

This morning Me. MoCubbin the defendants, their servants or had the men before "him and agents, nomineee or representa asked them the reason for their tives, or any of them, from absence yesterday. The excuses receiving, alienating, assigning were us humerdes as they were or otherwise dealing with the

grotesque, and nothing in proceeds of the sale of goods the nature of a complaiat seized under a writ of execution $8 to wages or conditions issued on behalf of the defendant was put forward by the men. to the notion in the summery As Mr. McCubbin said this Jarisdiction action No. 783, morning, if the men had pointed 1914, to a portion of which So out spy injustice that they A Plea for the Use of Roman Kwok-wan was entitled by virtue thought existed the company of an order by Mr. Justice would have had something to go Hazeland dated lay. 21, 1914. on, and if a remedy was necessary Mr. U. G. Alabaster, instructed it would have been speedily by

Mr. Stokes, of Messrs. Deacon, applied, but nothing of the kind in the Manchester Guardian Looker, Deacon and Haraton, is binted at, so the" strike "seeme appeared in support of the applica- nothing more than a successful tion and Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr. Dannye, of Mesure. Dennys and Bowley, for the plaintiff in the action.

ruse for gelling a day's holiday,

Letters.

The following letter appears.

His Lordship in the course of A DANGEROUS PRACTICE. necessary to teach the languages

Boatwoman Smartly Fined.

At the Marine Court, this

Lord Cromer and other are interesting themselves in the School of Oriental Languages which is to be opened next year in London. The annual income

of the East and Africa will be £14,000." A knowledge of India and other Oriental languages is as necessary to the merchants of Manchester as to the adventurers

his judgment was of the opinion the matter. The plaintiff sug-, that there was not any fraud in gentod merely that his goods had been wrongfully taken in an execution. If he proved his case, morning, Commander Be kwith, of London. And, I believe, he had first of all a right to follow R.N., in fining a boatwoman $30 Manchester has already a school his goods, and secondly, if the for making fast to the s.s. Tai of Eastern languages. But there

difference. defendant hud intermeddled in Shan whilst the latter was under is one important the execution, a claim against him way, said that the practice was an between the needs of Manchester In any extremely dangerous one and it and of London which requires in tort for damages.

attention. Most Manchester men event, if the defendant received had got to be stopped. the proceede of the wrongful The alternative to the fine was going out to India would have greater need of the spoken execution the plaintiff could one month with hard labour. compel him to account for the

language than of the literary proceeds. Did this give the

language as enabrined in the print- ed book. In North India, at least, plaintiff any right to attack the

a man could get along pretty well proceeds of the sale? The money

[(Hindustani), though he might not know a single letter of the Persian caligraphy. I suggest that the man for India should first learn the spoken language Baron Kato, Minister of Foreign by means of the Roman letters, adapted to the people and well Gitted to prepare them to evolve means, residing at 51, Caine gave him no such right nor, if he a forma of representative Govora Road, has reported to the police sued in court, had he any claim Affairs, is quoted by the Nicki and afterwards, if he has time, that between the 4th, and 7th for attaching specific money. No Nichi as expressing pessimistic attempt the mastery of the ex ment." Here, beyond a doubt, of this month, some person stole part of the Bum bold by the views as to future negotiations tremely complicated indigenous Dr. Morrison hits the nail equarely from the third floor of 3. Ripon solicitors for the defendant could between the United States and on the bead. Preparing the People.

Garwood,

in his speech to the London Army Officers Leave. truth Chamber of Commerce, as report Captain H. P.

ed in our yesterday's wire. But R.G.A.. Liontenant P. de Fan-

Colle Address: Telegraph, Hongkong. Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1914.

TO COMBAT THE WEST RIVER FLOODS,

BARON KATO ON THE

however that may be, there is one blanque, R.E, and Lieutenant had reached the possession of CALIFORNIAN QUESTION.with a knowledge of spoken Urdu

the defendant. That was to say, it was in the hands of his

point made by the Doctor that all C. V. de G. Edye, D.O.L.I., I sensible men who have a right to for Home to-day by the Empress an opinion on the ambject will of Rugais. fully agree with. "The present Provisional Constitution was well" Ip Chi-sum, of independent clear that his claim for damages

Stolen Clothing,

Terrace, clothing valued $300.

Roof Garden Concert.

solicitors who held it for him.

Under what right could the plaintiff attach it? It was quite

Pessimistic Views as to

Settlement.

characters.

The Indian Government are be earmarked as the property of Japan over the Californian ques- the plaintiff. His rights, the tion. In renewing negotiations A band concert for residents learned jadge thought, were those with the United States the Tokyo recognising the wisdom of using. and diners in the Hongkong of a simple contract oreditor and Government woull do its best for the Roman letters for the Indian New China, and it is no particu. Hotel will be given on the roof his remedy against the defendant an amicable settlement of the vernaculars, and have published larly valid excuse to say that this

As a matter of fuot foreigners are inolined to expect too much of

A Varled Haul.

"A Manual of Roman Hindustani, (iationa will be solved satistas containing instructions for the is the fault of the thinese them- garden to-morrow night. The was to proceed to judgment and question, but whether the noge selves for having been too ready from 9pm. Aspecial moou will be

band of the D.C.LI. will play execution.

The injunction was dissolved torily he cannot prophesy. Nor transliteration of Urdu (Persian has be any firm conviction as to character), Nagari, and Gara. From the reports which we have from time to time published, to boast of what they intended to served in the main diuing room with costs.

how to solve it on peaceful lines mukhi script into the Roman it is abundantly evident that most appalling damage, involving a accomplish in the immediate and in the grill room.

RATS IN THE

He thinks, however, that to solve charsoter." "The system is for Dr. Morrison, who has correspondingly serious measure of distress, has been done by the future.

PHILIPPINES.such a difficult affair as the Cali-use in the regimental schools of West River Roode. Happily, the worst now seems over, so far as the question closely, right on the had an opportunity of studying

fornian gasstion time alone will the Indian army." And "it will A Chineas living at 63,. Yee

be the best factor and the be noticed that with the exception New Ordinance Comes into the inundations are concerned, inasmuch as the latest reports are spot, raalises that representative Woo Street, has reported to the

Effect,

Japanese generally should be of the diacritical marka to distinguish the long vowels from to the effect that the waters are gradually sabaiding. But it will government with the Chinese is police that early yesterday morn

The provisions of the ordinance patient over the situation. yet be very many days and weeks ere the disastrous effects of the not going to be fixed and settled ing some person went into his

the short the only additions to the Continuing, Baron Kato ox- floods totally disappear. In some instances whole villages have all in a moment, or even in house by an open window and recently passed by the Manila

several years, but is rather going stole a bag containing clothing municipal, board for the rat pressed the hope that if anyone ordinary Roman alphabet are the been swept away and the inhabitants have had to flee to the hills for to be a matter of colution. Oas valued $13, a watch and chain proofing of buildings in that cityvernment he should, in moderate represent the hard sound of these has any suggestion for the Go-dots under D, R, and T, to safety. That is not the worst of it-the destruction of the rice has only to remember the slips valued $17,ajade stone append- became effective on July 6, and

terms, communicate with the letters." Such a simple system crops and the havoc played with the silk industry have taken away and blanders and catastrophes that ago valued $10, a silver cigarette property owners who after that authorities. While thanking his is deemed suficient for the Indian the people's meane of livelihood. Hence the need for speedy and have gone to make up any one of case valued $5 and $30 in date carry on construction or doctor for the trouble taken army.

the properly constituted govern money.

repair operatione in iolation of well-organised measures of relief.

ments of the West, in order Latest Advertisements, “ these provisions will be subject by him in discussing the question

with Washington, the Baron Will your readers believe that At times like this the call for help finds a response from all to understand that a like period of

The Third Gymkhana is to to a fine of not more than P200, know none and flongkong therefore gladly loosens its purse by China before her people, can Page 5.

six months, or both in the die-from those of his predecessor and be used (as above) for Indian that is why he recently instructed vernaculars these game vernacu- stringe in succouring those who have fallen victime to a dire calamity,

grasp, and fall in with, the The as. Royal Prince leaves orotion of the court. A magnificent wave of generosity has shown itself in the purely principles of representative rule. for Boston and New York on The ordinance provides that the Japanese Ambassador at lars are at present nsing from Washington to discontinue the 10,000 to 20,000 of the most Chinese donations to the Tang Wa Hospital Relief Fund, and now The people have to be prepared;"

in all buildings thereafter the community in general is to do its part under the scheme which that is the whole idea. How long

August 5.-Page 5.

negotiations with Secretary Bryan complicated types on earth for Consignces' notices are issued constructed there shall be no for the conclusion of a special thair expression in printed booka? is to be carried out under the auspices of the Government of this that preparation is going to take regarding the steamers Mark, hollow walls, partitions, ceilings, treaty which, he thinks, would Will they believe that while Colony. No one with a spark of humanity in his or her nature depends entirely on the amount Nippon

and Prinz Eitel stairs, floors, columns, or other would, of course, disapprove the grant made by the Government in of serious and conscientious effort Friedrich.-Page 5.

only complicate the question. Indians in the Indian army are structural parte, which may this case; the need for it is too painfully apparent. But the question they and their law makers are

karbour or give access or entrance Particulars of negotiations on this ordered to neo Roman letters and may well be asked whether or not steps cannot be taken to prevent disposed to bring to bear.

to rats or other vermio. All walls special treaty the Tokyo Govern instructed how to do so the people with the exception of those of ment had intended to make public, are not allowed even the option solid wood and partition walls but, owing to the request of the of the use of the Roman letters in not extending below the floor sur United States, the Tokyo authori: schools and public courts? Do face must be constructed of tieshaverefrained from disclosing your readers know that the result the name at the present time. of the complicated indigenous That something can be done is proved by the systems which

The Mainchi reports that the

concrete, brick, stone, mortar or

soripts is that out of a total are employed in low-lying countries in Europe whore similar hap: Kobo branch of the Monopoly

population of 316,132,537 there penings have periodically to be faced. There a scheme of dams and Bureau, finding that the smag-

The telegram quoted below was some other substance proof

are no less then 294,875,811 counter-dams has been tried with wonderfully effective results. This gling of tobacco in Kobe has received by the American Con- against the inroads of the rats to

illiterates ? is based on precisely the same idea as applies in the provision of bulk-markedly increased, has decided sulate General, Hongkong, from a height of one meter above the

Recently a dog kept by a man heads on ships-the dame are so placed that if one portion is swept to take stricter measures for its the Manil5 Observatory at 10.55 ground and to a depth equal to The Rables Dauger in Kebe.

the thickness of the wall below away there is another, and yet another, barrier to be contended with prevention. Officials have been a.m. to day

living in Minato-machi, Kobo, If Bir A. Haworth, who has been are the whole ares can be flooded. That or some such method of dispatched to police stations in

Cyclone or Typhoon-W. of the ground, sonservancy, in what is needed in the West River district. It would Kobs and also in the neighbor the southern Ladrone or Marisna These provisions do not refer suddenly became mad, and bit the speaking on the question, and be a tremendous, undertaking, of course, but the idea has been found hood of Koba, wherever. Chinese Islande, moving W. or W.N.W to double concrete masonry, or foot of a girl employed at the others interested in it, will press feasible in the case of the Hwai River, in North Chins, where floods and foreigners, officers of steamers

The following telegram was steel walls, or to hollow steel, Kishimoto Bank. Another dog, for a Government inquiry, they have for many years resulted in terrible distress. In the case men- on foreign services, and Japanese received at 5.15 p.m. yesterday: iron, or concrete columns, when kept by a man living in Tamon may not only obtain a great boon Oyclone or Typhoon Near or there is no access to the hollow dori, bit a little boy. These two for the millions of illiterates in tioned an American firm does the work on a percentage basis, employees in foreign firma reside Ending the requisite fands itself. And in the care of the Weet in large numbers, to put the over southern Formosa, moving spaces. In repairing buildings, doga and another stray dog which India, but save millions of pounds mangler all ballow spaced reached in the bit a woman were taken to the yearly in the printing of the River the time must come when the problem will have to be solved local police on the alert and see & Ovelone or Typhoon-Near or process of repair must be closed police #lation #pand hence to the books necessary for the moral and by the same or some similar method. It is, at any rate, the obvious that they exercise stricter super over the southern "Ladróne or if the safety of the structure wil sanitary authorities to be put material progress of the Indian.

gaertera. Charity knows no distinctions of creed or race-or should apprenticeship must be undergone take place on Saturday next for imprisonment not to exceed deolared that his opinions differ while our twenty-six letters are to

the disastrous consequences of these periodical overflowinga

of the West River. Ones, if not twice, a year the same story is told with varying degrees of seriousness in damage done, and yet no mosaures are taken to reduce the harmful effects to a minimum.

Tobacco Smuggling in Kobe

Tuty of the Chinese sathorities thoroughly to investigate the matter vision. and seek a satisfactory remedy to a most unhappy state of affairs.

TYPHOON WARNINGS.

Mariana Talands, moving W.N.W permit.

under observation for rabies des

peoples.

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