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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1915.

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THE SINKING OF MERCHANTMEN.

What Will Norway Say About It? |

CORRESPONDENCE. [The opinions expressed by the ] correspondents are not necess arily those of the "Hongkong

Telegraph."

G. B. S. AND MR. WELLS.

JOTTINGS BY THE WAY,

We knew that there were Jews in the Highland regiments, but wo were not aware, till so informe ed by

pontemporary, that the „27th and 28th battalions from

India incladed Princess Patricia's. Regiment of Canadiana

The commencement of the Ger man tactice of frightfulness has taken place according to their (To the Editor of the Hongkong

It's a good wind that blows Telegraph.) prearranged programme and up At the Peak 3 a.m. Temp. 53;to the present they have succeed- Sir,It is, as you say, always nobody any ill. Since the Italian ed in sinking one British and one diverting to watch the bresking Opera Company started to perform Norwegian steamer, while the sway of disciple from teacher, for at the Theatre Royal, half the Karlsruhe has also enoceeded in not only do they, in the great pianos in the Colony are busy bogging, ant ther Norwegian boat, majority of cases, lose their nightly on Verdi. Worse still, being author Normined stand tempera with each other, we passed a house the other even of the Scandinavian monarchs for also shows a hopeful sign of ing wherein someone was playing neutrality, it is difficult to say individuality on the part of the "La Donna e mobile" on a her- what the effect of them two disciple, and is probably very good monium! We are only waiting. outrages upon Norwegian ships for the teacher. In the case you now to hear the Hallelujah will have upon Norway. It may be draw attention to, however, we Chorus on a Shek Tong Sui band. that Norway will demand instant can rest assured that G.B.8. reparation and it is quite con- finds it every bit as diverting as Up to the moment no ons bas written to complain that, in our ceivable that German will at we do, probably more rọ,"

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1915,

THE BANK MEETING.

It is but a fortnight since we spoke, in this column, of the laxity of the Hongkong authorities in allowing fruit-refuse to be thrown anywhere and everywhere on the footways of the Colony. From our issue of Saturday it will have been seen that a police "constable

The Dollar.

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Up to the Minute-sharo

Market News.

Closing prices: Banks $800, Steamboats, $24.

umphreys Estates $81.

Returned.

Mr. E. A Erving, Mr. David -Wood and Mr. and Mrs, Jaokman retarned from Home by the Sawa Muru yesterday.

To Consignees.

Conniczeem of cargo by the

Shinyo Moru are ramiuded that goods remaining undelivered after to-morrow will be subject to rent. Catholic Bishop at Kowloon.

through his having slipped on a was present at the Church of the piece of orange-peel in Garden Holy Kosary, Kowloon, this Road. Before the London County morning. Council introduced a byelaw, making it an fence to litter the pavements in this manner, a table

Sailings.

The request for mouth organe

once graat it, for it is hardly It appears that Mr. Wells is Saturday's issue, we printed likely that Germany will contem dreadfully angry, which is always rather a glazing misquolation of plate for one instant the addition diverting, he is even so angry that Scripture. Is it the Telegraph or of a further country to the large he falls hack upon that antedila. the Bible that Hongkong people list of enemies who are at present vian method of attack, which fail to read closely? bonouring her with their atten- consists of telling your adversary tions. The loss of the British that he is not original, and then ships is of small significance com discreetly changing the subject, for the troops at the Front seems to imply that Tommy is bent on pared with the enormous political or the coarse of the abuse. questions that are bound to The question of the originality punishing Germany with her own aries in the near fatars though of thought is so vast, and so very instruments of torture. of course Germany may reck much "Wropped in mystery,' The latest product of Harvard little of that. She indeed appears that one might waste my University is an educated worm to be like the small boy who, have columns of your valuable space and its name is "One-eyed Pole." without making much progress

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Does one-add-a-brick, or build observes an American paper but anew with old bricks, or both? without mentioning what par If only I had had a decent ticular buman being. While on education, instead of having been contemporary continues to leave Raorificed as the tender age of 15, a la this state of uncertainty, wa upon the Altar of Mane prim- naturally hesitate to congratuiste neval instinct to slaughter, I could the worm, Bitlog the Hand that Feeds Her.probably, were it worth the - Of course it is an understood Whether the high and mighty trouble, point out that none of thing that the P.W.D. lays a new Tranty-breakers will be forced to Mr. Wells' thought is original, road down solely for the plassare sit up and take notice is a question as it is, though I never bat except of being able to look forward to which the neutral countries will on certainties, I am quite willing tearing it up again at an incos- have to decide for themselver, but to bet that if any of it is original venient season; and Hongkong a Germany certainly looks as if she the original portion could quite uslly boastsof never being surpris has had to be taken to hospital Elis Lordship Bishop Pozzoni/is biting the band that feeds her easily be stated upon one sheeted at anything which that branea of the Government may elect to do. present. There is one say of of foolscap, leaving plenty of England is concerned, and that Again, if I liked to stand upon were taken off their guard yester However, we think a few people sunshine in the matter as far as room for marginal notes, is that the importation of contra- the pedestal of Supreme Know day when, on returning from band goods int› Germany through ledge, and thence pour forth my church down Battery Path, they contiguona neutrala will probably polemical vials upon Mr. Wells found the P.W.D'a tar engine is some to an abrupt stop if this head, I could any that he was a fullsmoke and the coolies sweeping was published which showed the The local agents of the Apcer sort of thing continues.

swfol proof of the stagnation of number of accidents caused in a Line, Mesare. David Sassoon and

up alouds of dust at the top of Iso- The Karlsruhe Again,

English thought, since all men ho 86 Strest, The P.W.D. should year, solely through persons' Co., Ld., will despatch the e.s. The advent of the Karlsruhe appear to admire his writings, slipping on orange peel ete, to be Irela for Shanghai, Yokohama, into active commerce destruction which are nothing more nor less notify these unexpected little appalling. It is by the merest Kobe and Moji on the 16th inat, after a long period of quietness than the pitiful attempt of a jaunte, if only to give people an excuse for staying away from shance that more serioasaccidents and the s.6. Umaria, for the same only serves to show how easy it plebian mind to grapple with church on Sundays when there is do not take place in Hongkong ports, on the 22nd. inst.

is for one vessel to remain in aristocratio problems and if I

a tar-engine and broom parade on. the chance, probably, that Euro-

biding on the high seas, At the end it loud enough, and looked peans bere do relatively more rid-

same time, it provides food for wise enough, and happened Bijou Theatre.

We understand that the Indian a chair in Bone ing and less walking than at Home.

The Bijou Theatre a new thought and thankfulness that to occupy

policeman who slipped en a piece Where the difficulty comes in of programms is of a very interesting Admiral Sturdee was so frtunate University or a stall in some of orange-psel iu Garden Road painting up notices in Chinese nature for, in addition to the war to account for the German Fleet Cathedral, I should dubilons and had consequently to be taken warning offenders that dropping pictures, thore is a powerfal film of the Falklands in the abort make a great impression. Nobody to hospital, without wishing such articlee-or spitting!-on our drama in two parts entitled "The time he did.

The difficulty would be any the wiser, but a lot harm toany individual, bopes that, Foreigners whose lot is cast in the Far East, whether they pavements will be visited with a Plaything of an Hoor. Miss My of finding an isolated ship of dear souls would be angry, and by the time he comes out, belong to the commercial and financial cinsens or not, have a vital, sharp fine, we cannot conceive. Clarke was in excellent voice last in any of the oceans of the world a lot of dens souls would be the Sanitary Board and the though in many cases an indirect, interest in trade prosperity in But perhape we shall have to wait night, singing with her customary has been so clearly demonstrated pleased, ani in fact we should Police will have settled it this part of the globe. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking till some member of the Govern- taste and expression. It is a that the element of luck in meet all be happy, because, after all,

between themselven aB Corporation, by reason of its widespread activities and the ramifica- ment slipe up and breaks a limb fox regret that her ing with the enemy at any time being sugry is rather like sneez-whose duty it is to see that fruit tious of its operations, has its finger on the commercial palee of the before the affair is attended to.

engagement is drawing to a seems to be more than fullying. Tan't it, Mr. Elitor? East in a way in which no other organisation bas. It is the first to

driven home. Fortunately the Polemics are quite useless refuse is not thrown broadcast know when the under-currents of business life foreshadow bad times,

damage done to British shipping when directed against anything as it is the first to realise that the portents are favourable for the The Builders' Coolies Agalu.

ie not so great that there is any which does not suffer from

Explorers tell us that the Hong- faire. Individual firms and combinations of, firms may

The big picture at the Victoria call for alarm, and we are still a stagnation, such as políticians or know their own markets well enough, but the Hongkong and

this week and is The Great long way from passing the margin priests, and I can imagine few kong theatre is the only one in Shanghai Bank standa above all,aking a comprehensive review of Talking of Garden Road re-

that that much- Binner", in which a wife's futile bat other war have told us to things less likely to succeed the world which has an unspan- conditions in general and deducing therefrom the trend of events. minds us

efforts to save a graceless expect in the way of losses to our lagainst G.B.8, whose strength lies ned gully in front of it. They thoroughfare. For these ressona we all look to the chairman's speeches at the used

at isr

in the fact that he can see about six also consider that the fact that husband's honour are portrayed. mercantile marine. periodical meetings of shareholders in the Bänk with more than present

pretty well

The heroine's part is a marvel of Bombarding the Dardanelles, times so many sides to a question more people are not thrown out raming concara. For these pronouncements are something in the the possession of conliedom,

The determined attempt on the as snybody else, and seen them in of their rickshas in crossing it at mature of indicatora telling as how the situation really is. And in for, now that the Helana May acting, and the film is one that one sense it is somewhat to be regretted that in fature there is only Institute is in building, there is everyone should see. There are Dardanelles by the Allied com- humorous light, a fact which he once stamps the Hongkong rioksha also some excellent comics in the bined fleets marks the start of cannot fail to be aware of by now.coolie se a being of a higher type to bo one Bank meeting a year instead of two, as bitherto, an unending procession, all day,

Interest was all the more strongly focussed on Saturday's meet- of men and women carrying stone, bill, and the war pictures, which sow phase of Daval tactics in thi G.BS. is an iconoclast para and than his brethren elsewhere.

Mr. Winston Churchill is re ing because of the fact that it was inevitable that reference would and, bricks to. ap the road, are better than ever, includo Mediterranean Sea. The import simple. The spade and hammer be made to the effect of the war upon trade in general and Far That is unavoidable; but why do another series of "Wireless from Apce to the Allies of obtaining work that be has done in the

free passage of the Dardanelles is fields of English mentality, and the presented as saying that the Estern trade in particular. The statement which the Hon. Mr. the police allow the coolies to

becoming more and more apparent temples of English self-satisfac Admiralty welcomed the advice "when it waa Landals made to sharehlders and the public at large on this aspect walk three, four and five abinant,

and the passing of this roadwaytion and smugnose, will prove of of business men of allaits was in every way satisfactory and reseuring. He was in such a manner that it is dif- THE OPERA SEASON, into their hands should mark the incalculable value to the builder helpful." Just so. Tips from able to announce that business is now assuming a normal state, and, ficult for any foot-passenger to

commencement of a new phase of who doubtless will appear in due copper kinge not wanted just now. what is equally gratifying; to add that so far as the great financial pass them without the risk of

tactica in the Eastern front of the time parcarea de as centre of the world is concerned, there is now an abundance of cheap soiling his or her clothes, or oc

theatre of war. It should also lead grant that it would have been The winged god (we'quote from money for the ordinary requirements of trade. What is more, becasionally getting a job in the

The Italian Opera Company to the fall of Constantinople and wiser had he waited until the war the Home ha penny press—we made the revelation that the war is proving, or is likely to prove, eya from ab mboo? In most gave two performsacos at the with it the complete demoralise was over before expressing his really mean Love) pares none something to those who are concerned with China produce inasmuch towns where coolie labour is sm Thea re Royal on Saturday, and tion of the Tech fighting forces, opinions, but the bowl of exscra Even the old gentleman of eighty, as, by the dislocation of the usual channels, new ontlets have been played largely, the bearers of bar each drew, very large crowds, who it is not that day are likely to tion and indignation with which whom the CJ. sentenced to seven found development which the Chairman rightly viewed as one dens are usually expected to walk were delighted with the work of give any great amount of trouble his opinions have been greeted, years' last week for murder, bad of great possibilities in the dayu ahead.--

in Indian file. Il our local coolies the artistes. The matines per- at any time but their slimination abows that there may quite sweetheart, bless him.

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about our streets.

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In accordance with usage, a considerable part of the speech was were requested to proceed in this formance of "Il Trovators" was will tend to give the Germans the possibly have been some trath in devoted to affairs in China, and here also it was good to observe the fashion-or, at most, two abreast a great success, whilst the pro- greatest metback of the year them. We can forgive a man and there in ever a kindly, if con- nots of confidence which characterised the utterance. It was shown there would be room for every duction of " Osrmen" at night and will free the variona who tells lies about us, it only that China, left largely to her own resources since imports fell body and the likelihood of dis was another triumph for the commanders from the arduous serros to add to our ostensible led, twinkle in his are while bo is pin sticking. And can yoN away and foreign financial aid was cut off by the war was able to comfort cr nouident would be Company. In this famous opera task if keeping watch over a very Virtas (and also perhaps to our deny, Mr. Editor, that it is fan fave the situation and to enter the present year financially stronger minimised. We are well aware Mile. Gonsales had the leading extended sphere of erations, income if the jury is than she was before the war, The Chinese Government deserves that the police here labour under role and she sang and sated with The fall of the Dartadelles forts sufficiently moral), but when them jump ? nek think how lonely sad bored you all the praise that can be showered on it for the way internal affaire many difficulties and disadvan~ wonderful effect. The other char- and the opening of a passage into be tells the truth about us, then would be without the P.W.D. have been managed in this time of stress, but it must not be forgot ages, and we do not expect impos-acters were also very ably taken, the Black Sea and the fall of the best plan is to murder him. I should vary much doubt if tenand China herself should especially bear the point in mind-sibilities of them; but having and the whole performance was Constantinople will be another The worst that can be said against G.B.B. vor loci his temper. His that if the country is in a happy position financially to-day this is regard to the fact that Garden immensely enjoyed, so milestone to mark the progrens GBS that he dislikes fet, sense of humour is strong, but it in very large part due to the splendid services of foreign officials in Road is so extensively used To-night the extended season towards the end. It is of moro nermal self satisfied, porcine Eng- does seem a little sad that ars their work of supervision, especially those who have worked such morning, noon and night, by begins, that extremely dainty than passing interest to Hongkong lishmen and women, and takes Well did not learn- Wonders by reorganising the salt revenue. What has been done in Britishsra--many of them ladies opers, "Mignon" being billed. folk to know that the good ships aupreme pleasure in sticking little trait from hill teacher before. this latter regerd was ably explained in the episch under notice. we think we are not asking too There should be a continuation Triumph, which had a hand in plus into them. Or, to be more breaking away from him. Taking it all in all, the speech was of a most hopeful, confident and much in suggesting that means of the crowded houses during the fall of Tsingtan, has added to securate, he does not dislike them. Yours inspiring tone. And it should cast away any lingering doubts which should be taken to make the this week, when the community her record by taking part in this he dislikes the may have been entertained as to the future of business in this part thoroughfarealittle mcrepassable, is in holiday macod.

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