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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1914.

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Launch Damaged, While jung 1248 ww anchored at Yrom it, it is reported thug launch of the M.B.K. cullided with it and damaged it to the extent of $20.

Stolen Jewellery.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

THE ALLIES GAINING

GROUND.

A Picture of General Jufire.

General Joffre.

THE SANITARY BOARD.

MR, GOLDRINO'S MOTION,

CARRIED.

Should Military Duty Interfere

With Sanitary Work?

GOLF

The result of the September Captain'a Cup and Pool played over Happy Valley on September [5, 6 and 7 is as follows:-

Cup and Pool,

Mr A.H. Fergason · 84-'4–80 Dr Linisay Wood 85- 3-82 McA‚H.G.Jackeon 94-12-82 Lieut. H.G. Bagnall 85- 2-83 Mr F. Bovington - 05-12-83 Mr F. Maitland 108-2484 Mr J. Hooper

- 05-10-85 Qualifies for Cup.

Wins Pool 18 Entries.

The fortnightly meeting of the All that om bo said of the Sanitary Board was held this situation yet is that the Allies afternoon, the principal item of be able to capture the bulk of Siberian Mail.Closed poras, Jure steadily, it slowly, gaining usiness on the agenda boing the the trade in the neutral markots;

ground in places and sing no held-over notice of notion of Mr. Luchow at 3 p.m. to-day.

gronad elewire,and that is P. W. Goldring, we should keup out of disht; re should have healthy fitua98.*

The notice of motion which Mr. quito satisfactory. The days of Yesterday the Telegraph pah. oun-day batileware gone and the Goldring hail to lige name was again seeing in a responsible fished 37 columns of eddid affairs "if to- by are much more held over owing to the illogss of journal an argument so heartless reading matter. "Today" thera tremendous things. Be in the mover, and cold-blooded. For the sake will be 36 published.

Lelear that the ton of hand-in- Plose present at the meeting start out on a long day's work of: hand fighting have not yet password: Mr. D. W. Tratman (Presi-inspection, probably not the of trifling gain, for, the sake of capturing the trule of, andagså

away. The Geimans, we rozd, den:), the Blon, (17. A. F. Uhur,nicest time at all, and probably have made desperate attacks chill (Vico Prepidout), the Hout would be a very revolting others, the Allies to whom she is

which ended in, bayonet charges. Mr. E. B. Hallifax, the log. Mr. duty, work the whole of the day, plodged, Britain should defiber-demand to-day is 18. 9.11-16d.

With cinnon and with riff the K. A. Hewett, Mr. P. W. Goldring, and return again Stalen Pistol. jarely stund aside, decline to ment

at night her honourable obligations, dud

Lieutenant Goutnay? R.G A., Allins have, quing the past Tow Mr. Chin Kai-ming. Colonel to the same duty. His point

this. reports to the police that wous weeks, proved tumselves nupor-Levin, Mr. Ng Hon-isz, Dr. F. wna stain forever her good, naine,

Their staff person h stolen a-Welley pistol for und th fact that dark (Medical Officer of Health), practically responsible for "The Crime and the Criminal," from the officers' shelter at Stonothe Germans # driven Dr. Popics (Assistant Modical the hygiene and the sanitation of

cutter

biok with loss after anking Officer of Health, and Mr. E. W, this Colony whether in time of But at least, those paper name Undesirables Sent to Hospital. these haganat siges proves that Hamilton (secretary.)

war or in time of peace. He was out handsomely enough for war,

Nineteen midesirables from tunic the use of c d meel'aiso ġur famoving the following motion: asking that they should respectful- in the out. Upon the publication Straita have been removed from men, are superior. Since, dien“ That the members of this Bondly ask the Government to excase of the White Paper disclosing the Water Police basin in the fore, war fellows are superder at de respectfully submit to His those men except when it came to the negotiations which procedod Kwong Wah hospital, sick and all points and are fighting with Excellency the Governor and the last ditch so that they might better, spirititisnle a question of ro the Military Authorities be able thoroughly to perform all the war, it spoke as straightly as unble to walk: one could wish. To a leading

time before they sestablish such a that all employees of the the arduous duties they had to The Crime and

winning advantage us sirit vitry Board serving either in the perform. He wished it to be au article entitled the Crision?” it said, "the -peech

them is the end in Berlin, Again | Hongkong Volunteers OF the derstood that he had not inter- wilt of Mr. A-qajth yesterday

we say the public has only to be Hongkong Volunteer Reserves be viewed or spoken to a single -porch unex impled in living

patient.

afforded special facilities to allow inspector on the subject--this memory for the magnitude of it

them to attend to their duties motion evolving itself from his subject and the flaming indigua-,

properly, having regard to the own conscience. He had this vital importance of keeping the further point to wake. He We are hopeful of seeing Colony in a sanitary condition at believed practically the whole of will unite the nation as one,man in the supreme task before it

in one of the lowe papers the present time," Mr. Goldring their staff were either volunteers Whatever doubts lind remained

portrait of General Juffre that said that is bringing forward the of long service or were actually shall, in some degree. Talise

motion which stood in his name service men, and he thought there they disappeared with the pub

the great general for us. Those he would have to express his was no harm in that motion going bienion yesterday of the White

A Portuguessed Jane wo have seen are very poorly regret at not being there at the forward to the Government in a Paper of the Foreign Ofeo. No one can read that paper without Aquino, found wandering in Con- done. Meantime, this is good last meeting of the Board. He most respectful way pointing that sharing the passion with which naught Road West, and supposed enough to he going on with felt that he would have to engout, and leaving it to the head of

man of Mr. Asquith denounced a crime to bo of ansound iniud, has been "Goueral Jaltro isa

one or two words on the matter the department to settle with His so intainous." That, from the sent to the hospital,

medium height, stout, with a

because, it was suggested to him Excellency, and the Military Boy Thieves.

massive heal, fair-haired, and that the state of affairs at present Authorities as the case may be, peaceful organ of Liberalism is

Two boys wore charged at the with a thick drooping moustache existing fondered the motion either or both of them, what relief about as handsole as could be and more handsome than most Police Court, this morning, before and heavy eyebrows nearly con unnecessary, but in the few words should be given to the employees The "Hongkong Telegraph' is now on ante at, and will be delivered. I people could have expected. By Mr. C. D. Melbourne, with theft, ceuling his eyes; a man of strong he had to say ho thought they of the Sanitary Board assuming

and editor, is perlips wishing that the the other an umbrella. They I is a common saying in thead - put, . that. motion really acceds to the request. ignoble continents of the earlier were each sentenced to twelve army that when General Joffre dealt with future arrangements The Hon. Mr. Howett said

has made up his mind nothing which might be made with regard he. issue could be entirely blotted strokes of the birch,

bad much pleasure will ever make him 'change it." The case in which five Indians Thus a Home correspondont write the volunteers or the volunteer in seconding Mr. Goldring's are charged with the theft of silking only a few weeka, ago.

He took it that it was motion. He had covered so much from shops in Queen's Road was little picture prests to us much whether in peace or in war the for the speaker to say. It had incontrovertible fact that ground that there was little left settled this morning before Mr. the Bind of min most people had whole foundation of the health to be admitted that it was a Melbourne. Mr. Gardiner appear raised in their own minds of the community was solely very good thing for every able- W. G. L. Shenton, of Messrs, needed to carry this war to its wanikation. Thanks to that to be a volunteer and be should ed for the prosecution and Mr. patient, s rong-willed man is dependent upon its hygiene and bodied man within certain years Deacon, Loker, Deacon and Her auccessfat conclusion, sad, since Board, and the arrangements that be a member of the volunteer ston, for the dofonce.

General Jofre has made up his had been made by the President force, and every encouragement mind to get to Berlin, wo may Atsata Maru reports that whilst is clear that tu made up his mind and sanitation in this Colony, an force and it had been given, but A Japanese passenger on the take it that he will get there. It and his predecessors, they had, should be given by the Govern

in order to preserve the hygione ment to employees to join that" the vowel was alongside the early on to carry on this campaign elsborate system of supervision at this time of the year it was Kowinou wharf. some person on his own lines, and he is follow- either stole from his cabin or took ing tuam steadily and with success. by inspectors under the eye, one more than ever important that

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DEATH.

SETNA-On 23rd inst, at No. 8, Granville Avenue, Kowloon. Meherbai, beloved youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 5. D. Setna. Deeply regretted.

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Nautical Training for London

Boys.

As we stated last night, the propeenlaubmitted by the London Elementary Eduga.ion ·Sub- truth committed to establish a course. of nautical instruction at a higher grade school in Rotherhithe, bas been approved by the utliorities It is intended to start a thres years' course for boys of thirteen whose parents desire a sea training

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1914.

ENGLISH AND AMERICAN MAGAZINES.

A Chinees woman of Queen's! Road West reports that some person stole from her com four articles of jewellary valued at $290.

Sent to Hospital.

Settled.

Passenger's Loss.

Bankers and the Crisis.

Flis

reserves.

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would

for them; and grants, up to 10 by mistake a leather suit case

might say the direct eye, of the the vanitation of the Colony a year, will be made towards the valued $10, six pieces of clothing,

President and the "Board itself. Alimld be properly attended to, maintenance of the boys while valued $13.50, a Kodak camera

Now the need for thst motion and that could not possibly be they are between the ages valued $15 and two gold watches

was shown by the fact, that the done if the inspectors, who were foortoon and fifteen and

Rather a remarkable meeting Provident had aucceeded in get almost all members of the volun- valued $100. A nhall, fourtern boing the

of New York bankere was held ting on the estimates for the tear force, were obliged to turn sant leaving age and Afteon A Chinese was charged at the early in August in courction curront year, an increase in the out to drill or do duty as they and a half the earliest at which Police Court this morning with with the crisis, The Times staff. The staff was not adequats, bai been called upon-in do in luds can go to 203. This plan stealing two water pipes. The correspondent theme states that in or really there were not enough of the last two months. When mo should be welcomed by many story told Mr. Wond by the pro- breakdowa iu international bank-whole of the vast amount of work every volunteer should go out view of the most complete them, he should any, to do the bilisation started it was right that lada of the poorer classes whose secatrix was that just as she was

or soad

insufficient Evidence,

ambition it is to go to Hea about to drop off to sleep in hering machinery, nearly every involved in the scheme by which as far as possible to learn the and become officers ultimately cubicle, the prisoner snatched important foreign exchange their sanitary measures were car duties which he was called upon and whose parents cannot up her pipes and ran cf. She banker attended meetings of the ried out. Practically, the whole to do in case a cries arose. That In a recent issue of the Times, an article appears dealing with afford to apprentice them to a followed and the man threw them Guarantee Trust Company to of the staff of their inspectors crisis as far as Hongkong was the fact that the spirit and tons of thought of young Canada is shipping company

away. After hearing the evidence, discuss relief nieisares. It was belonged to either the reservos concerned had not arisen, there- them to FL training steadily becoming American. The weiter is prompt to offer an

sp which his Warship did not think suggested that the Bank of or the volunteers at the time fore it was conceivable that a England. I asked to cutablish a when he sent that notice of good many of those volunteers very interesting experiment, and was discharged. to the wide circulation, in the Dominios, of United States papers properly undertaken there is.no. and magazines. There is a lot of truth in the idea; but the Timor reson why it should not be writer scarcely succeeda in giving adequate reasone for this prefor-sufficiently successful to encour

nge other schools to stay the same ence for American periodicals.

explanation. The whole thing is duo, he aaya, in so many words At any rate it all sands asuficient to convict, the prisoner branch in New York, that branch motion in to the Board. There could be released from vo

course.

The American magazine, when all is said, lova. English magazines with one or two exosptions a very long way bobiad, Sanitary Board getting when it comes to combining cheapness with "get-up,” illustrations and quality of matter. While our own publications of this sort

Practical.

"MILKMAID EMPLOYEES FOR THE FRONT.

On. Full Pay.

in

to be promptly fortillod with a way at that time great activity, leateer duty and. go back large amount of gold to he naturally very great activity, to their ordinary work advanced by New York institu- angngst the reserves and the as inspectors of the Sanitary De tione either as a lean or as an volunteers in this Colony oving partment, by no means a light effset to foreign obligations. The to the outbreak of war, and in duty-involving many hours of Bank, it was uzgested, would some esses men were paraded at hard work and particularly issue its nea against this gold 15-30 in the afternoon, went on this hot climate. Of course if just as though it were in vaults guard or slept away from their occasion arose and there were in London, and remittances made homes, either at Murray Barack serious trouble then the cleansing It is with great pleasure that

by London in payment for wheat for in the Law Ocarte, sud were of the streets and sanitary affairs have been steadily going downhill, those of the States have gone we read of the Sanitary a ďa

or other articles bought from the again paraded at seven o'clock in went by the board and men would up with equal steadiness; with the result that not merely recognition of the fact that in-

United States would be paid at the morning. Now with the staff bave to shoulder their rifles and Canada but in England itself, Harper's, Scribner's, convenience and danger to public

the branch in New York. Another at their disposal, it meant that in be ready to do whatever called With roleresco to the paragraph suggestion was that efforts should order that their system should upon to do to defend the Colony, the Century, the Smurt Set and Malchre's have an health are caused by persons which appeared in one of our be made to back up foreign banke work properly, every man should but it was not necessary for them enormous circalation

propla throwing all and sundry in the recent issues, it should he stated by dispatching £20,000,000 of bs in his place, and every man to be mobilised Therefore he was the more educa'ed Among Of the magazine at Hone wat only recall the Cornhill way of "kitchen refuse un-woree", that the Milkmaid Milk Compansid, provided a nternationalc var his district, he took it, at afraid that the way matters had

out of their windows into the is paying full solaries (during their Blackwood's and Chambers that keep up their old, form, The street. It is a point to which we absence on Military Dation), to pledge against the molestation of specified and proper times. He existed for three or four weeke

both new

and old, on all ba lumped together. Indeed, if have been drawing attention in the two hundred members of their shipa marrying it could be obtain wanted it to be understood that the man might very well have excused from ordinary one took any dezen of the monthly publications of Messra Barms-these columns for well over two London staff, who have offered ed. The expectation was that he was not cavilling in the least been worth, Pearson and Newnes, tore off the cover and out off the years. Nor is this pleasant little their services to go to the Front London and the relief of the tary Authorities for the very be done, if not now, at the the sending of this money to at the Government, or the Mili-duty, and he thought it should headline, it would, in a general way, be absolutely impossible to tell habit confined to "lanes, and one from another. What wonder then, that English people, whether private streets"; there is scarcely in Canada or at Home, turn aside after arrange gods?

a thoroughfare in the Colony in Happily the case is quite reversed when we come to speak of habited by Chinese where it may

The Use of Native Troops dailies, and even weaklos. With the exception of one or two papers, not he seen. For instanco wo: Sir John Hewett, in a letter to

s on the (the Board) enabling them to get force or the reserve force becauss mile of producing a morning or evening paper that can i l our plaints that people riding on the employment of Indian troops, part of the New York bankorn. through their duties properly, it was essential that every man English leading dailice London and provincial, that one could name, cara in Des Voeux Rosd have had including the Imperial Service would appear, however, that it That was to say it was, and it who could see clearly should learn But this is no consolation to the man is. Canada, who has no inter- their clotbiry spattered with and Nepal Contingents and; he has over bocu put into operation might be for all the know in how to shoot, become a volunteer, eat in the dailiee, but wants lengthy reading matter-fiction and dirty water thrown from the affirms the desirability of the or we should have heard more time to come, quite impossible sud be able to hit when the so forth. As long as English magazines, devoto page after page to verandaha of Chineas houses. Od immediate adoption of this step about it before now. The Bank for men to go through the drills common prosented itself. trashy stories and oven more trashy blatiesical articles, we mast the whole it scoms siment time which would not imperil either of England was anits able to and the guards which he had i expect thoughtful people to go elɛsewhere for their reading matter. › that someone did get basy. the frontier or internal security.

meek, the orisis calmly.

already mentioned and then to

rest,

financial situation there would energetic measures they tookhought nothing should

possible moment. He react favourably od the United but his whole point was this, that States. The idea was an excel special facilities should be given be done to discourage those men lant one, and

like the New York Dooning Post, America has never come withian have more than once heuri om- the Times, urgea the further sympathy and like to the men employed by them being members of the volunteer

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