1914-11-07 — Page 4

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1914.

ROBT. PORTER & CO'S

CELEBRATED

BULL DOG

BRAND

LIGHT ALE

IN PINTS & SPLITS

Very light, extremely palatable & refreshing. Brewed from the finest "ENGLISH malt and hops.

SOLE AGENTS:

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

A-

The Compradore.

DAY BY DAY."

THE HAPPINESS OF LIFE IS MADE UP OF MINUTE FRACTIONS.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

ANOTHER WICKED. LIE.

Germans feel the Pressure

on All Sides.

Recently we referred to the difficulties experienced by the housewife in preve.ting un- Earapalous compradores from cheating, and it was then pointed THE LITTLE TOO-80ON-FORGOTTEN out that in ordering such thinga OHARITIES OF A KISS OR A SMILE, as fish, varying so much in COMPLIMENT IN THE DISGUISE OF A KIND LOOK. A HEARTFELT quality, it was difficult for her PLAYFUL RAILLERY, AND THE

she 10, see how

was being COUNTLESS INFINITESIMALS OF awindled, since the fish was rare-GENIAL FEELING.-Coleridge.

PLEASURABLE THOUGHT AND ly seen until served, at the table. Those who imagine themselves quick-witted would give the Lower level 8 am. Temp. 72; obvious reply that it should be showery. seen before it is cooked, but

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 62; those who are apt to think more showery. deeply, and who know the Chinear, recognise that when Siberian Mail.-Closes to-morrow that three of the enemy ships

swindling is done the boy iỊ mera often than not in league with the compradore, and he will probably see that the housewifo will not be anywhere about when the fi- is delivered. Another Suggestion.

The Weather.

The Malls.

at 9 s.m.

Count the Columns.

:

The Dollar.

188.9

SHARE REPORT.

We are still waiting for the official report with regard to the naval engagement off Valparaiso, and until we receive it we must needs accept the Admiralty's view of the matter. One remark-pany-$72 per share, sellers, North China Insurance The able feature of the story is this fact

340 per share, buyers.

Canton Insurance Company, Ltd.-$135 per share.

Yangleze Insurance Association -TIs. 00 per share,

COD-

APPEAL TO MOSLEMS.

The Aga Khan's Outspoken Statement.

The quotations which follow

The following further state- are from the Hongkong Telegraphment concerning relations with for Nov. 7, 1880.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank of His Majesty's Government in a Tarkey is published by direction 186 per cent. premium, sellers. Government Gazette Extraordin Union Insurance Society of

ory issued last evening:- Canton $110 per share, buyers.

The grave situation which has China Traders' Insurance Com arisen with Turkey involves no

religious question and

the Mohammedan Holy Places of Arabia as well as shrines in Mesopotamia will be immune from attack or molestation by the.. naval and military forces of Grest Britain, France and Russia nor will any hostile action be taken against the port of Jeddah provided that the Government of urkey doce not interfere with from the the pilgrim traffic Dominions and Protectorates of His Majesty the King,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Com paus-$3824 per share, sellers, China Fire Insurance Company 884 per share, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company 60 per cent, premium sellers.

Bought the shelter of Valparaiso, which is not what one would altogether expect from Yesterday the Telegraph pab-queior. Incidentally, there were lished 36 columns of solid ve German ships concerned reading matter. To-day there in the "engagement," but only will be 43 published.

thrae seem to bave reported themselves up to the time of The rate of the dollar on writing. As for the sinking of demand to-day ia ls 8.7.108. the Monmouth, well, since she

Bank Holiday.

was "sunk" once before in the Monday is being observed as a North Lea we are content to await

Hongkong, Canton and Macao Bank Holiday.

the confirmation of the actual Steamboat Company-$41 per

mach-sunk share, cellers.

China and Manila Steamship Company-$102.1-2 per share, sellers.

But there 18 anothor phase of this swindling, and one for which there should be co difficulty in finding a remedy. This is in regard to the purchase of tinned

considerable difficulty in fin!-

Exempted. ing anything like a uniformity of The Teung Nga and the Yik! pride with regard to preserves. Chi, Chinese social clabs, have From our own knowledge we been exempted from registration write on this point. In a very under the Societies Ordinance. large er tablishment in Hongkong,

Property Stolen.

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve goods. At the moment there is

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition.

Office address: 11, Ice House St.

Western Union

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1914.

THE DUTY OF REMEMBrance.

property of his valued at $55.

Removal of Uraves.

end of this oruiser.

Another "Story." Still, if one cannot win battles in the orthodox way there is every possibility that, by circulat

wherewith cheapness has always Mr. Xavier, of Punjabi Boilding reports such as that of the been nasooisted in the local E-ings, Kowloon, has reported to bombardment of Jeddab, one ropean mind, we bai marmalade the Police that someone has stolen might sneak a point, even though quoted at thirty outs per tin which could previously be bought at twenty-five cents, and ""at Kowl on, wheran lady was asked thirty cents per tin, a member of our staff who was investigating the matter, was quoted two cents

His Excelleney the Governor as made an order for the removal of all graves from ground adja cant to Mount Caroline Cemetery.

Auditor.

Annual Bazaar.

New Code.

Acknowledged,

the main association of that point be auch as would be beneath the contempt of a half-civilised pirate. The report

Machine.

Hongkong Gas Company- $135 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Hotel Company $210 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per cent. Debentures-$501.

Indo-China S.N. Company 15 per cent. dis, buyers.

GERMAN HATRED.

The following message from His Highnese Aga Khan to Mos lems in India and His Majesty's other dominions is published by direction of His Majesty's Government.

With deep sorrow. I find that the Turkish Government has joined hands with Germany and mstly attempting to wage a most acting under German orders is

mighty Sovereigns as the King unprovoked war against such

Emperor and the Tear of Russia, Douglas Steamship Company This is not the true and free will Minerva had bombarded Jeddab,

circulated that E.M.S. $67 per share, sellers.

of the Salt in but of German Obina Sugar Refining Com Ombers and other non-Moslems! per tin less for the very same Shanghai, has been added to the miles of that neighbourhood.

The name of Mr. E. G. Barrett, while, as a matter of fact, she bas pany, Ltd.-$230 per share, who have freed him to do th

not been within five hundred buyers. i raud. It has been said that

Luzon Sagar Refining Com-have been no disinterested friends bidding. Germany and Austris there will shortly be a scarcity list of qualified auditors under When the truth in connection pany, Ltd.-$87 per share, of Islam and while one look in jam, and small shopkeepera

the Hongkong Companies Or- with the canard reaches the eara

sellers. are not very anx oùs to sell st

Bosnia the other has long been dinance.

of those it was certainly meant

Hongkong Ice Company-ploiting to become the auzersin' Fasent ra(89.

For milk, the Our readers ra reminded ofi

to affect the, Mohammedane,-

$107 per share, buyers.

of Asia Mincr and Mesopotamia nmi.tee has fixed price. the annual bazuar of the Society those shrewd and high-souled

Hongkong Rope Manufactur- including Kerbela Rejef and Why not for the different brands of St. Vincent de Paul, which people will make it quite olearing Company, Ltd.-$105 per Bagdad. If Germany succeeds, of preservea? To the family, one takes place to-morrow (Sunday) to the perpetrators of such wick-share, seller

which Heavon forbid, Turkey is almost as essential as the other, in the compound of the Roman ed falsehoods that spoh conduct

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf will become only a vassal of and it is the family with the Taking the world as a whole, one is probably safe in making small inrome that feels the Catholic Cathedral.

and reaps but one reward-contempt and GodowaCompany.-895 per Germany the Kaiser's instead of good opinion.

share, ex New Issue, sellers. resident will be the real ruler of the general statement that the British race forgives more readily pinch.

It is notified Grant)

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co.-Turkey and will control the holy than any other. We have no explanation to suggest for this, unless German Patriotism and Commer-Code of 1910 has been with dream. It is definitely stated, in the 314 per share, sellers.

oities. No Islamic interest was cial Integrity.

A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd.-threatened in this war and our it can be said to lie in the fact that so many mixtures of blooda

"In view of the perpetual

os from July 1, 1914, and a new latest reports from the Front, that, hove gone to make the Britisher, that the primitive bankering after fluctuations in the exchange we tained from the Director of Edu-Lye, the attacks of the enemy way Co., Ltd.--210 per cent. and Inesian Empirea and the

C.de, copies of which can be ob- in the localities of Dixmude and $23 per share, sellere.

religion was not in peril. Nor revenge-the eye for eye and tooth for tooth spirit-has gone the are unable, at the present time, cation, substituted therefor.

Hongkong High Level Tram was Turkey in peril for the British sro not ao energetic, particularly way of many other sayage instincts. Blood feude, save perhaps to settle your secunt. Moreover, in the existing circumstances, it

those of the infantry. It surely Prem,, sellers.

French Republic had offered to among the remnant of purely Keltic people, have been almost is not in the interests of the Ger- South Cains Mission bege to ac and hard-tempered cogs of the Lid 5 per share, nominal

The S-cretary of the C.M.8. cannot be that the well-ground

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., solemnly guarantee Tarkey all unknown in the British Isles for centuries, and even the records man empire to send money knowledge with thanks the receipt greatest machine in the world"

her territories in complete in- Green Island Cement Co. (old dependence if she had remained of the London criminal courte can show but few grava crimes abroad. attributable solely to revenge. This is as it should be; the har-your bearts, you hope for the through the Bishop of Victoria, weeks' trial. However, it appears gue).-36 per share, buyers.

We are sure that, in of $6, received anonymously are giving way after a twelve issue)-345 per share, buyers. at peace. Turkey was the trustee Green Island Cement Co. (new of Islam and the whole world was bouring of vengeful thoughts ought, in a general way; to have no victory of the German arms, and for the C M.S Hospital at Pakhoi. 60, and, further, it strikes one place in the economy of a professedly civilised people. And, willing to accept, in payment of you will, therefore, of course, be

content to let her hold our holy Colony's Finances. that the master mechanic had

Hongkong Land Investment cities in her keeping. Now that civilisation apart, the average Eritisher he too much healthy your account, scrip of the five per during Angast was $928,524.00 point in turning out machines

The revenge of the Clony overlooked another important

Co., Ltd.-$105 persbare, sellers. Turkey has so disastrously shown horror of anything that is melodramatic to have any patience with cent. (German) War Loan. We brg and the expenditure $813,032.31. that ie the advisability of furnish- $4 per share, buyers.

Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. herself a tool in German hands the no-mater-a-day-will-come idea; too great a dread of looking to inform you that we have t-day At the end of the month the bal-ing it with "spare parts." The

she has not only ruined herself West Point Baildings Co., Ltd, bat has lost her position as trustee like a fool to waste his time in talking-or even thinking about loan, and this sum (the amount of compared with $3,230,845 59 on machine, does not need the sup

subscribed, in your name, to the ance in band was $3344,337.34, British, army, not

being $50 per share, sellers,

of Islam and evil will overtake revenge. Of course we have all heer men say, in a moment of the account in question) has been July 31.

her. Turkey has been persuaded anger, "I'll

pay ac-and-30 out for this," but can any of us number credited to your account-Fur

ervision of filters and tool

to draw the sword in an unholy as many as three acquaintances, even with whom the desire to pay have decided, at the end of the general information that due is under the supervision" of ther, we must inform you that we

"Pastor Muller.

makers-it ia an army formed

cause from which she could be It is notified in the Gazette for for the purpose of fighting,

but ruined whatever else happen--" out" will last ? Surely most of us go near to fulfilling the Apostolio war, to maintain business re-notice of the appointment in 1903 soldiers, and is fulfilling its pur

ed, and she will lose her position precept of not letting the sun go down upon our wrath.

lations only with those foreige of Pastor Muller as the Director pose. One does not like to treat

as a great nation for such mighty firms to have given their in Hongkong of the Berlin Ladies' matters of this kind with fip

Sovereigns as the King Emperor Yet few rules are so all-embracing na to be quite free from ex- consent to the above arrange- Mission for China, and proof panoy, but one cannot refrain, hard German Colonial Secretary are ed. Thousands of Moslems are The following remarks of the and the Tear.ean never be defeat ceptions. There are times when only the cowardly cr the emasculate ment. For generations. refrain from righteous anger and from longing to give some mater at have been hearing of the honest hands of the Governor.

we thereof has been placed in the though one tries, from remarking reported from Berlin

fighting for their Sovereign The fate of the overseas Gor- already and all men must see that that in all probability the goo30* expression to that onger; there are times, too, when to forget is told that, with all his faults of German trader; we have been criminal and when to forgive is an injustice. We need look no churlishness and pig-headedness, mean

step that charmed Berlin has possessions will be decided Turkey has not gone to war for farther for an instance than the stories of Geraan brutality which he was thorough to the backbone against a 30 years' mean of 78 2. in East Prussia. The Germane will be a perilous task

During October the average been superseded by the turkey-in Europe. The struggle of the the cause of Islam or for the de-

temperature appear every day in our own columna. From the beginning of the when it came to dealing with The highest temperature was there, we are told, continue their

was 776, frat, which is the step of the hour German fleet with the British fleet fence of her independence. Thus invasion of Belgium and France down to last wook, when the money obligations. The above 85 4, on the 7th, and the lowest dashing retreat and have thus homies we

our only duty as Moslems now is "Against our Continental to remain loyal faithful and Belgian Consul in Hongkong sent us for publication the first of an is as good an example of this as 66.5, or the 22ad. There were for managed to leave themselves victory, but against Great Britain secular allegiance. authoritative list of atrocities committed by the Kaiser's troope, we want to see.

are fighting for obedient to our temporal and there has been scarcely a day on which some gruesome report or And German Humbug,

192.5 hours of sunshine, while with

we are fighting for booty, which other as to the doings of the Germans is not reached us. It is

"fortified position, the rainfall was 6.45 inches, and that at

will have to be proportionate to quite needless to particularise; the facts are not so pleasent merchants said: "We are at

Had these poor, but honest against a 30 years' mean of 4.91. The utility of marine mines has our enormous sacrifices.Reater.

Wergboliwo. that one loves to dwell on or to recapitulate them. Germany, war, and we will see you in a

Canton's Fine Response. now been tested to the satisfaction The Tribuna quotes a violent TEUTONS AND the cultured, has thrown

beck (as we say of the dogs) to the deontodiy uncomfortable pre at Can'on has forwarded to the sinking of the Yorok. Sarely published by the Koelnische His Mujesty's Consul-General of the German Admiralty by the article against Great Britain proverbial distant ancestral ape or tiger" has exhibited all dicament bef.re the insane malice of the orang utan. Fer thie, innocent people any mera money till the war anm of e250. 10. 7 representing first-hand knowledge of the great

we. Lay but Prince of Wales Relief Fund "a they cannot wish for botter than Zeilung, which concludes :- have suffered sad are at this moment suffering. Then why should is over,"

"For France and Itassia we can they forget er forgive?

we should not have the subscriptions of British re-destructive power of the infernal only have compassion; hate is accused them of roguery; wesidents in Canton and Wachow machines with which they have the only sentiment we can feel

In Course of Time." How deeply the French were cut by the Rheims outrage, for that they had meritoriumised. includes $272.30, the proceeds of soon dawn on them that, with the address at the University of Ber-

stoald merely have concluded for the manth of October. It also own the seas. It will perhaps for England." instance, may be gathered from the following words of M. Hovels-Even their decision to limit their

Copenhagen, Sept. 27, blackened walls of our beloved oathedral, the calbedral of our race, to those firms who have been Fund

Herr Mor Reinhöret, the perform key lost, the door that keeps one be left as they left them, an eternal monament of barbarism, an nice to them might have been Amusement Co. in the Canton It will cause no sorprice, to

man out keeps the other in. lin, concluding: Germany will famous diranter of the Dentsches by the Cosmopolitsz andying witness to German culture, German humanity, German put down to nothing worse than Olub theatre on October 29.

make Europe completely German: Theater, bas asked a number of Cyprus for Britalo.

-Central News,

well-known Germans if he should ideala in the twentieth century !" And if these are the feelings of a form of bluff and bullying that

play Shakespearest present. All a Bober-minded government official, what can we expect from those is not confined to the Germans.

anyone to read that Oypras has Chinese Y.M.C.A., A

replied "Yes," and Herr Rein who have lost not merely a public art treasure, but wife or child or Bat what about "We are sure, Y.MC.A., is always ready to pro- Turkish territory, we have long since we came into occupation, from which they had disappeared

The Chinese section of the been annexed by Britain. For,

hardt then again placed Shakes- although it haa nominally been has been allowed to exist ever pearoan plays on the programme," Bister or mother? Britishers, as we began by saying, easily forgive, that in your hearts you hope for vide its members with instruction, Nine-tenths of them, if they knock an enemy down with one hand the viotory, etc."? We need and on Thursday, at the Kan exercised our powers of making and this Tribunal has taken at the beginning of the war. will pick him up with the other. But will they be in such a hurry scarcely ask for a better sample Tong Theatre, Professor O. B. laws and conventions for the exclusive cogulang tot lagu He declared that the great to forget and forgive the needless devastation and slaughter that of sheer bypocrisy than this for Robertson lectured to a very large the regulation of its commercial man population of the island of time, become a German classic has taken place in Belgium and France? Not, we think, when they the circularists know perfectly audience on the interesting sub-and commier relations and affairs, Under Turkish rule many of the

government of the island and for matters conorraing the Mussul English anchor would, in course bear in mind that, but for the geographical accident of their own well that there is not a saxe and ject," High and Low Tem- the same horrora that are taking place in Belgium might now be country in the world who hopes lecture as clear as possible to our administration of the island island were allowed to fall into Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, Dountry's being a couple of islands instead of frontiered mainland, honest inhabitant of any neutral peratures," In order to make the free from the Porte's control. In architectural beauties of the by the care with which he is going on at Home. If there were any dearth of volunteers for the for the success of Germany in the these present, interesting ex-word for the feelings of the great capation, every effort has been to the query addressed to him: Front-and there is not this last reflection would, of itself, be present campaign. It seems as periments were made. It is to usulmon population, which made to preserve the remains of "Play Honry V., whose royal we have shown a traditional re-decay, but, since the British or the Imperial Chancellor, replied sufficient to make the recruiting centres rapidly basy, We are, though the Kaiser's characteristic be hoped that many more lecturea naturally,farfrom wishing to see brutishness repaid with brutishness; hypocrisy has spread not only to of this kind will be addressed bas had every reason to appre. A remarkable historical past. The Then to Calais, from there bat we certainly feel that it is the duty of the Allies to force Ger- the war Lary but to certain to the Obinese during the coming Britain has always followed. A will, we may be sure, be welcom many to realise, when the war is over, that she has sinned t30 sections of the trading element

formal annexation of the island ciate the broad-minded policy deeply against society to be forgiven all in five minutes.

Mussalman Religions Tribunal ed by its inhabitants in general,

October Weather.

que, an Inspector General of Public Instruction: May the patronage, after the wax is over, ance given in aid of

B cinematographio

un well.

winter season.

the

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"Fight Against England for

Booty, Not Victory."

Herr Lasson has delivered an

SHAKESPEARE.

A Great German Classic

coltivated in Germany.

to England's soil, will flad en echo in German hearts."Central Newa