1914-10-01 — Page 4

WATSON'S SEHOLD AMMONIA.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1914,

A Sociological Experiment.

France is tanch in the public

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NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

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or two. It has to do with the training of what is termed "the intellectual proletariat”—ibemas

ALWAYS REAL AND SERENE-

Mcatalgoo.

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 77;

who has spent years in acquiring rain. knowledge, vague or useful as

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 68;

the case may be, and who, baring raia. come to the age of maturity, finde himself withcut the means of

What of the Emden?

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY. omitted, the secretary and

THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.

No Ball to be Held this Year:

A Concert instead.

himselfagised on that account. That year expenditure was considera The disbaree- ments had exceeded those cf the previ year by about $250, whras accounted for by the that the £25 given to Bazncckburn cele bra:ion aped in this account. The balaually showed $120 more thayhat was in the

the reponterest on fixed. accounts, do the fact stated in

balonos of $220

making a living. Poverty, or Siberian Mail-Closed to-day at quent uncertainty sa to results supported, amongst others, by the ferred to redit to:ount was

other like

ouse, may have

brought him to this pass; be that

The Malls.

3 p.m.

Count the Columns,

ue it inay, there ae ang number of such individuale in every

Yesterday the Telegraph pub. country, and in Paris a special liabed 37 colamon of solid agency is at work to systemat-reading matter. To-day there ically care for such, io help will be 39 published. them to apply their mental equip meat to evory-day noods. The problem is well worth king in hand, for it has been amply shown [that the most rabid, Busrohistę often emerge from thie mass of

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. disappointed mankind.

Hongkong Dispensary & Kowloon Dispensary.

The Dollar.

The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 15. 9.11.161.

St. Andrew's Church. We have been requested to sanounce that at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, the early Holy Communion Service will, in future, be held at 8 a.m.

Engineers' Irstitute.'

News from the Front still. trickles through with an irritating slowness; but it would be aboard of Hongkong St. Andrew's Society The annual general meeting to expect any other state of affairs was held at the City Hall,. last deposit. just now, seeing the immensity evening. Mr. J. W. O. Bonuar, was, he the, very satisf ctory. of the battle field and the conse- the President, was in the chair, (Applausoe balance trans- which must even be the lot of the Hon. Mr. D. Landale, Vioe- $351 99. was snaiderably leaders on both sides from time President, Mr. W. Armstrong, gratifying hem and the com- to time. Evidently the allies are Hon. Secretary, Messrs. H. M.mittee the ball was quite a suc m king progress on the Aisne Dyer, D. Macdonald, A. Forbes cess and thuccess was largely that, however slight, must be and W. C. Jack, Committee. regarded as satisfactory and

due to thefts of the energetic The following report on the Secretary, Armstrong, the cheering under the circumstances. year's working was presented: membera de varitus commit- Further North the Balgians have To the Members of the Hong-tees and, bought, above all, to auccceded i repulsing, with kong St. Andrew's Society: the whole led way in which tolerably severe losses, the enemy Gentlemen, Your Committee have the member the 8.ciety them who are attempting to bombard pleseato in presenting to you solves rall the support of the Antwerp.

their Report and Statement of Committee begged to propose Of course the asul crop of Accounts for the year ending the adoptif the rerort of the rumours is to be bad for nothing August 31, 1914. The balance Committed the Treasurer's some manufactured locally and at the credit of the Society now account others attributable to the fruitfal standa at $5,528 74. This does What the Movement fs.

Mr. Sin-I beg to second imaginations of the various pot include $120, interest on that the and accounts as: The movement of which mention

German agents in the East and fixed deposit, which was only presented assed. has been made is the founding

that the Allies had cat clean Andrew's day: 1913, wa cele being no ions, he would pat The local report received on Sptember. 1. “8% The Chan asid that there. and maintenance of a sort of

through the practical collage, where the menos

contre brated by a Bill, which, both the motion he meeting. are supplied for giving these folk

We heard it first on Saturday, a great success. Sabicribers to unanimou seem quite bard to kill. socially and financially, proved The

WAS carried the opportunity of starting life

and last night it was still being the Ball numbered 158, which, anow. The experiment has well

The Oan said the next given out as justified itself, and the school has

the very latest,"

judging from available previous business he election of the silly rumours as to digastore at are pleased to say thit the Ball and he hadst much pleasure With regard to sme of the figures, constitutes a record. We Presidente ensuing year, ages-from 20 up to 60 years.

sea we would call our reators Account showed a credit balance in asking Hon. The courses have Decessarily to

attention to a letter, in last night's of $351.09. This empant has Landale top the Presidency be short, and accordingly a pro- gramme is mapped out which does

18ene, from the local agent for been transferred to General Ac. He was a member of the not cover more than seven montha,

the Messageries Mafitimes Com-count. The sum of $16 60 was Society amince his relara to but which, nevertheless, assures morning, before Commander pany, officially contradicting the expended during the pear on the Cologne had identified the graduate the means of making Basil Taylor R.N., two Uhinese ry that the Paul Lecit hal charity. S veral deserving ossee himself wall that he could may be mentioned, is free and the unlawfully disobeying the lawful the part of the local gossips, to obtained for other applicants. He props his election and quiet, honest living. Tuition, it boat-people were charged with barn sunk: The cruelty may be were assisted from the Charitable for the gof the Society; he uuinteutional, but cruelty it is on Fand, and employment was did every he could for it. needy are provided with "ope

orders of the Harbour-master, by meal aday. Many of the graduates, permitting a craft in more when their repetition must bring record the deaths of the following honour ommselves by doing earry round anch stories so glibly, Your Committee deeply regret to be hoped would confer ap it is youchsafod, come out quite about the larbour during pro-anxiety or terror to many who members, which nocurred eines 80 (App). good electricians,

hibited hours. A fine of $10 in have friends sailing on the ship. the last report-F. Elphinstone, locksmiths, if nothing more. This each instance wàs i ficted,

Mr. For said be had much assuredly is a most engrossing

There is intelligence that is H. S. Wrone, W. Douglas planante iponding that. sociological experiment, and the

Mr. F. Bevington, of Messre, real, so we can well diapense with Gralism, R. Dirkson and W. S. The reaon was put to the the faked. The fact that the Barleigh. Mr. Wynne was a mis meeting married unanimous- Bradley and Company, reports Emden ia still at large and busy energetic worker on "the Bill 15, gratifying feature is that it is subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen success after encas is recorded

that between May 26 and August should be enough to satisfy nawa Decoration Committees for many

The Hor. Landole observed

requested to observe the rule which addresses with not necessarily for

Correspondents are requires them to forward their names and

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A meeting of members, of the elsewhere. Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders is to be held to morrow at 0 pm, when medala will be presented for papers read.

Drowned While Fishing. A Chinese residing in a matebed at Sai Wan has reported to the police that while his uncle, Chung Pau, was fishing from a rock, he accidentally fell into the water and

was drowned.

Boat-people fined.

At the Marine Usuit, this

Decamped with the Soap.

enemy'a

Mr.

The "Hongkong Telegraph" Is now on sale at, and will be delivered esaming wiler proportions 884. clerk obtained six delivery mougero-wind-kata a big uppatito goara pist, and: his valuable that he at firal thank Mr.

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Vandalism.

orders on behalf of the company for sea stories. And, by the way, norvices will be greatly missed. Bonnar foe kind remarks he and; from the godowns of Messrs. Holt and Company, obtained dean of the boats sunk by the Em- Mr. Douglas Graham was a very bad made thank the membera livery of 800 cases of soprained den which Renter apoaks of as the old member of the Society, and for the honour conferred We have before mada mention at $1,000, and leared off with Tumeric is evidently the Tymeric previously served on the General upon him making him Presi- of the gratification of the public them-13me of the clerk is of the 8.8. Tymeric Company. Committee and also on numerons dent for ensning year. He, The object of this paper in to publish cirract information, to sards the truth at the provision of the shelter at

and print the naoa without fear or favouri

Ltd, (Andrew Weir). She was Ball Committees. tle was one of would des best to discharge Abaung. the new ferry pier at Kowloon,,

built by Russel and Uo, a Port the many who lost their lives in the dutif his office.Loud but we are much afraid the

Brother Joseph, of the French Glasgow in 1901 and was of 3314 the sinking of the R.M.S. En applause. what we saw this morning, Mission Sanatoriam, Pokfulam, tous register." taken as any

press of Ireland. Forty-six new future,

reports to the police that about

The Omsu said the next the atility of the care will be 0a.m. on the 27th ult., he en-round and which souada ming the year, as against thirty-one Vice-Prent. Mr. Dixon said Another story that is going members joined the Society dur. hngines the election of the nullified by over-anlousness tered the cemetery attached to derately true-ie that the first in the previous year, and thres he had m pleasure in propos- of the Ing. Today, op only the establishment and found Asian contingent, consisting old members were reinstated on irg MrMacional-perhaps Today, as people marble crosses of six of the head of twenty-two thousand men, has return to the Colony. The Combe oughtay Mr Macdonald as chiming off the ferry, the stones recently broken, apparent been safely landed at Marseilles mites ask that members will

effable conceived it to be his y maliciously done. The amount

VPresident of that Cuty to keep back all the rickshas of the damage is at present un-seem that there is a good deal endeavours to secure new mem- and had rved on the Com- From Japanese reports it would kindly assist them in their Society, was very well-known a distance of fully five yards from known. the shelter. The consequence way,

doing round about Tsingtau. In bers, and hope they will do their mittee folany years and be was as it was raining, that a person

addition to a land engagement best to get their friends to in. sure his ination ne Vice-Pre- before reaching the vehicles of the Stamp Offies, bas complet-to have lost

Mr. Eusebio Honoratod Aquino, in which the Germans appear As advised members by circular sident we be heartily received. underwent the vary experience ed his fiftieth year of service the

pretty heavily, in March Jast, we forwarded the Japuncao,

Mr. Ror said, he had very which the shelter was erected to under the Hongkong Government, one British abip, bom birded two Stirling for the celebration of the

assisted by eam of £25 to the fand raised in much plere in seconding. obviate. There is such a thing entering its employ on October 1, of the furts. Talking of fleets, at 600th Anniversary of the Battle animousl

The mon was carried un- as too strict a control, even over 1884. Da tha; date he became last we are hearing a little about of Bannockburn. The Secretary, ricksha coolies.

Mr. Monald thanked them

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1

"IN FACT AND IN

TION."

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HONGKONG AND THE WAR.

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Lengthy Service.

Too Kind.

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Prince of Wales' Fund.

That

fifth clerk at the Post Ofice, in the German ships in the Baltic. in acknowledging receipt of the very mudfor the honour they , who is well known to many Hong-

1888 he was promoted scoond Anumber of the enemy'a warships remittance, writes My Com had donhim in making him Father Beard Mouted a very long-article to the Ninetao nth

clark at the Stamp Office, and in appeared from nowhere in par- mitte are delighted with the Vice-Presnt for the eusning kong readers, berhe Jesuit in Fiot and in Fiction," which should

1895 became first clerk. On the licular on the 24th of kast month generous response you have given year. 1onsidered it a very occasion of the King's Corona-ff one of the Russian Baltic to their appeal for fonda, and I high hot and he would do his Century entstructive reading to a number of persons who even

tion he was honoured by receiving porte. On being fired upon they beg to convey to you, on their very best carry out the duties prove a gentlemen of Father Vaughan's Order with something

the Imperial Service Order disappeared, Oan of the most behalf, their appreciation yes than distrust, a writes in a light, chatty manner good

expensive luxuries Germany ever your donation. You will pro

of during thear to come: amouredly ridiculing, some of the stories which are still popular

A widow from Au Tau villago, indulged in is that Baltic fleet, bably have read in your home was sorto say that Captain The Hi Mr. Landale said he Say the London and Chin Tam bhui, Chinese territory, was for it reema determined to eat its papers of the success of the Armatron their very efficient belief despite many authoritative contradictions; and at the same Express of Angust 14:

on a visit to sume friends at head off in safety and to do no-Celebrations. time giving quite a lot of useful an interesting information about

bingularly little gets through Kowlcon City on the 29th ult, thing to justify its existence.

The Stirling Honorary oretary, was unable to the Society. Sne, Kingaley and a doz in other noveliste years ago East, or is it that singularly little on the way to Yaumati, she was in the way of news from the Far and whilst she was in the train

Observer is in the hands of the undertake duty this year, and gave the world › picture of the Order and its members a wildly is allowed to get through? We apoken to by a man and a wom in,

Hon. Secretary, who, on request, he was suthey would all agroo distorted that it is matter for surprise that suyone could be found have heard practically nothing of The kindness of the couple was

will be pleased to let membara with him it they should accord "credulous enough to devote a second thought to it. Yet it is only what is transpiring at Hongkong most marked, and they invited

have the loan of same for persul.a very since vote of thanks to quite within recent years that people as a whole have realised that or the Straits, or Borneo, or indeed her to their residence at Yaums-the National War Relief Fund on leaving the Colony, resigned Secretary Applause).

During the year Messrs. G. M. him for duties he had done there might be another side to the story.

Amongst the contributions to Young, J. Reid and D. Templeton, whilst oodying the position of anywhere. Yet when the taleti. At the last-named etation inaugurated by the Prince of their places on the General Cow afternoon was glad to say they According to Father Vaughan, the Order now numbara 16,735 many an incident to be record. the guest's bag to carry it for Shell Transport and Trading and D, Macdonald were invited of anothenem ber of the Society; comes to be told, there must be the man, osvalier-like, took up Wales are the following:-The mittes and Messrs. W. C. Jack had been mised the assistance clergy, of whom 3,619 are serving on foreign missions. The mem-ad. bors are of every nation in Europe; and, while talking about the fate of British or German 88en the couple nor the bag. The Company, Ltd., £10,000; the to fill the vacancies. Mr. G. M. Mr. Shieldhad agreed to not ne

We know nothing of her. Since then she has neither membership, the writer says "There are no plain clothes men shipping, except a fagitive state. contents of the bag were worth! Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Con Dalgety resigned the post of Hon. Hon. Secrery during the ensuing among the Jesuite. There are no Jesuita among the laity; noue, ment therefore, in the House of Commone or the House of Lords, in the in China wators isow operating

that Britiah shipping about $10.

pany, Ltd., £10,000; the Asiatic Treasurer on his departure for year, andhe bad very much Army or the N vy.....With the exception of our lay-brothers who do again freely; presumably German

retroleum Co., Ltd., £10.000; home leave in March last, and pleasure iproposing Mr. Shields our domestic work every Jesuit is either actually a priest or on bis shipping cannot do so; that Chiva

Eastern Telegraph Co., £5,000; Mr. M. A. Murray has kindly as Hon. Stetary for the Society way to become one. Hitherto I have disonvared nothing in my has two oraisers at Woosung so

Sir Marcus Samuel, Bart., 55,000; carried on the datles since then. for the eng year. (Applause); province to shame me as an Englishman..... Yet the Society is credited as to see that the neutrality of

Brunner, Mond & Co., £2,000; We are greatly indebted to Mr. Publishers' Record Year. not only with risings in Portugal, with scheming l'affaire Dreyfus, Shanghai is respected; thet there George Newnes, Limited, the Sassoon, M.P., £1,000; Sir John accounts have been audited by

P. & O. Company, £1,050; Sir R Dalgety for keeping our accounts the resolton was carried un Mr. Armrong seconded, and It is stated in the report of Jardine, £1,000; with creating the Panama scandal, with foreing on the Franco- have been anti-German riots at well-known publishing firm; that Jacksou, M.P, £1,000; Edward Mr. G. B. Dannett, to whom our much for he honour they had

Sir Philip for the past six years. The animously Prussian War, bat to her red hand we are assured may be traced Saigon, in which a good deal of the company bag had another Boustend & Co., £1,000; Lzzard thanks are due.

Mr. Shide thanked them very most of the villainy not only of modern but even of ancient times, Germa so that there are not wanting writers who have discovered the track destroyed, and that many of the position is very strong. Profits Lancaster; £1,000; M. Samuel & and the Treasurer's account were The Ohrman aid the next

property has been record year, and its financial Bros., £1,000 Hughes and

done him. He would do his best of the Jesuit in the trail of the serpent described in Gopesis as British Consular officials in China, were 281,200, against £80,100. Co.. £1,000; Vacuum Oil Co., full and did rot require any words business the election of the

The President aid the report to carry this drities cunningly planning the fall of our first parents in Eden,"

with a zeal that is to be greatly At present, nothing has been £500; Topham, Jones Happily, as time goes on, such a vindication na Father Vaugh- cent. of their salaries as contribu- position of the profits in view of Mott and Dickson, Ltd., £315, that was with reference to record- owing to gang home on lear commended, are devoting 10 per arranged in regard to the die Railton, Ltd., £500; Deney, was one thing he regretted and ed last year bat he had resigned and of his to amplify them, but there Traseuter, r. Dalgety was elect an has written becomes less and less necessary, because English tians to war relief funds. This the crisis. A year ago the divid- the Japanese Explosives Co., ing the death considerable Mr. Murral of the Bongkong people as a whole are growing more broad-minded and tolerant and about sums up what has come and was 15 per cent,, and 820,000, Ltd., 2250; and David Jassoon number of members-the name of Bank, was dits willes hong are ready to acknowledge that the members of the once hated Order through at present. are not so bad as they have been painted.

was placed to reserver..

& Co., Ltd, 250.

Mr. Bryson was insdye

(Confundz on faji