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The War and the Theatres.

We said, some two or three months ago, that one of the sureet aigua that England is grow-

FEBRUARY 26, 1916.

DAY BY DAY.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

COMPANY MEETING.

ing normal again and is not suf- HE THAT BRINGS SUNSHINE ALLIES STEADY. PROGRESS fering greatly from loss of sleep INTO THE LIVES

OF OTHERS

The Weather.

on acount of German machina- CANNOT KEEP IT FROM HIMSELF. tion, is the fact that the publishing business is rapidly working its way up to normal. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 73;

dull, From a paragraph in another

At the Peak 8 s.m. Temp. 07 column of to-day's issue it will be

fog. seen that the Home public is getting back not only to its books but to its theatres as well. No less than twenty-eight West End. theatres are open and busy, it

* How Germany is Suttering, in

the Field,

The China Provident Loan and.

Mortgage Company, Limited.

(VERBATIM),

THE NON-SUIT

Application for a Re-hearing

At the Summary Court, this morning," before Mr. Justion Gomperta, Arakawa, of 18. The eighteenth ordinary an Lyndhurst Terrace, qued the nual meeting of shareholders Wing Wo Sung, butchers, of The official statements of the in the Obins Provident Loan and Central Market, for $1,000 being past few days dealing with the Mortgage Company, Limited, damages caused by the defend operations of the British and was held at the offices of Messrs. ants or their servants' negligence Yesterday the Telegraph French armies in the western Shewan Tomes and Cost 11.30 by allowing water to flow into the seems, which certainly does not published 32, columns of solid theatre of war have been of a most this morning. Mr. R. Shewan plaintiff's rooms. argue in favour of widespread reading matter. To-day there

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Dangers to Hongkongites.

In their solicitado for the esfe- ty of Hongkong residents, the coal authorities, some months ago introduced a muzzling order for Hongkong dogs. For years pre- vions to this order, scores of mange-stricken, ownerleeg oore were wandering about the Colony, anmuzzled and unlicensed, dragg- ing out a miserable existence on the garbage which they were able (through the generosity of the Sanitary Board in not insisting on the use of proper dustbins) to filch from the heaps of house-

The "Hongkong Telegraph” is now on sale at, and will be delivered | hold refuse dotting our

to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Canton, who have been appointed our agents there.

By Order,

Shaccuatreete at night. It raver occurred, apparently, to the auth- orities to have these poor beasta mercifully put out of the way, But presently Hongkong's health

"HONGKONⱭ telegraPH.":

W20

p.m.

Up to the Minute-Share

:Market News,

Closing prices :-

Banks $800, len

bayers. Cantons.-$355, buyera. Usions, $830, sales

buyers.

China and Manitar.- 361.

- Indo-Chinaa➡$75, sales.

Shells. 81/6.20

than aging nature. For more presided, and others resent Mr. P. W: Goldring appeared

This morning, Hr. Goldning made an application for a re-hear- ing, stating that he had received fresh information.

than a week past now we here were nears. 8. D. Dodwell, G. for the plaintiff and Mr. Preston, received accounts of steady pro W. Barton, (Consulting Com- of Masers. Johnson, Stokes and greas practically all along the line. mittes), A. A. Cordeiro, R. A. Master, defended, maharage Seven days ago the communiques Ferguson, W. Hardwick, D.

Owing to the wrong man being #poke of the onemy suffering MoNeill, O. Klinck, HR. B. served, the plaintiff was non- heavy losses in conisot with the Hancock, A. E. Craprell, (ehara enited yesterday Allies, officers and man being holders) and J. A. Young, (secro- killed and numbers of others are,

The Scoretary read the notice captured. It was even admitted by some of the German prisoners convening the meeting, that certain regiments had lost one- The Obairman said :-The fourth and others one-half of their report and accounts now in your ba no difficulty if Mr. Preston effectives. Almost every day hands show a net balanco at agreed, and advised Mr. Goldring since, the tale has been one of credit of Profit and Losa of to put the information in the farther advancement both in $88,652.91, which is considerably form of an affidavit." and France and Belgium, the captar better than we did last year, as

ing of trenches and the continued

The application was granted. consolidation of the positions WoR.

and

Shanghai Dooks. - Ti 62;

busers...

Shanghai and Hongkong Whar-

ves.-Tis. 924, buyers. Ewo8. Tla, 133, bayers.

buyer?.

Shanghai Cottons-Tls. 90,

bayara Green Irlanda. « and buyers. Hongkong Ropes.

buyers.

$5.40, sales

$261.

be

Serious Loises,

The latest telegrams show that

it covers $10.409.18 cost of struc tural alterations and improve ments to our godowne. Urdin- ary repairs have been, as usual, oharged to working expenses, but this item is part cost of the altern tiora and improvements referred

His Lordship said there would

THE OPERA SEASON.

The Italian Opera Company

China Sugars.-$108, buyere, is only when a step forward can to in the Chairman's speech läst gave another very, fine perform made here and another there your, and which will be completance last night, when they staged that the real effect of the Allies'ed this year for a further outlay Tosca, the music of which operations can be asortained. of about $15,000. This work is by Paccint. The large and- The enemy's dead tell a silent consisted of taking up and relayience present was delighted with tale, while prisoners reveal the ing with iron girders in place of the presentation, which was in Leon Kung Mows. Tlo. 80 frath as regards the actual losses the old wooden beams the whole every way up to the high reputa sustained. At one point alone, of the main floors of the godowns, tion established by the Company they say, two regiments have been and is an actual improvement to dering their visit here. The driven from their positions, while the property, as we calculate that bulk of the work fell to Mille, over 3,000 men have been account the additional weight the fcom Tarpallomeni and H. Seamussi, ed for. Through it all the enemy will now be able to carry will who were both in fine voice, while continues to throw all his materially increase our storage and their acting also was of a very weight and strength against the earning capacity. On the out- high order. The former had the Allies lines in an impossible break of hostilities our gc-part of Floris Tosca and the latter effort to get through, and even down business showed signs of that of Baron Scarpis. No praise when he does occasionally bend falling off, and we the line-nover does he break it fore took the opportunity of

is too great for the fine interpre —he is soon thrust back again, putting the work in band and are acters. The other parts were diso tations they gave to the cher Apart from the physical wastage is practically finished. Our To-night the company stages the greater sufferer of the two. pleased to say that at this date it in able hande. ~ which all this implies its effect on sarnings have, of course, suffered, Barbiere de Saviglia. the morale of the German troops but in spite of that we have has also to be taken into account. very good account to lay before The spirits of the men will soon you and we trust that the benefit be broken if this sort of thing of this expenditure will show continues much longer.

The Dollar. The rate of she dollar on demand to-day is la 9.3-16d.

Dr. Wu Ting-tang. Dr. Wu Ting-fang left by the Shinyo Mara on Tusaday.

Left for Home,

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The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to a cerve in question; rabies was about; The passengera leaving for

the truth and print the news without fear or favour. all dogs must be mazzled! Mean- Home to-day on the ss. Malta in

white the thousand and one cluded Mr. E. R. Bate and Mr. Œ**#*#*BOSEBRAE DÉras*

remaining dangers to health did R. D, Stewart, Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. I

A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union Office address: 11, Ice House St.

BIRTH.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1915,

THE WAR OUTLOOK.

not matter. Streets in the busiest Received by the King and Queen, part of the Colony can be swept At Buckingham Palsee, on during broad daylight, the conse- January 23, the King and Queen quent dust carrying the germs of received His Excellency the Uhin- tuberculosis, and of everything ase Minister and Mrs. Sze. else horrible, in all directions,

Police Marksmanship.

Kalian Output.

Relief Fund.

Terrorising

The Day of Reckoning.

there-

DOG'S LICENCE,

An Unsuccessful Prosecution

SANITARY BOARD.

itaslf in improved earnings daring the present year. The godowns were in fact too cheaply built by the former owners, but are now In every recognised sphere of first class warehouses in every warfare Germany is being worst respect. After providing for The pavements in the Eur The total outpat of the Kailan ed, and it in only in those branches these improvements, we MITCHELL Jan 13, at London, the wife of Dr. I.E. Mitchell, opean quarter

are This morning, at the Police can be made Mining Administration's mines of destruction that civilised able to pay our usual dividend of Court's Chinese boy was charged of the L. M. S., China; of a son,

public spit-pola for coolies, for the week ending February nations will not adopt that she is 7 per cent. and put $1,000 to the with keeping a dog without a ... DEATHS. BEAUMONT,-Jan.16, at Wokingham, A. Beaumont, aged 70,

washermen can soak our clothes 13 amounted to 12.161.10 tons making any success at all, if one Reserve Fund, which will then license. for many years in the service of the P. and O. Steam Navigation Co. in the foulent water and starch and 10 touring the period is not straining the tras inter stand at $70,000. As 10gards

The defendant produced a chit pretation of the word "success," our loan department, all our loans from Mr. Campbell, late of the COHEN-Jan. 20, at London, C. C. Cohen, late J. P. of Hong iron them with the sexistance of to 25,132,08 tons.. kong, aged 74.

mouth-rinsinge,wheel traffices be

Forthcoming Wedding. In her dirigible and aeroplane are well secured and we have South China Morning Post, stating DOW.-Jan. 22, at Clapham Park, 6. W., Marianne, widow of impeded and subjected to accident The marriage of Mr. T. H.Hore-comes-the-bogeyman" ex-nothing doubtful or about which that he had given the dog to the late James Dow, of Shanghai,

through the streete being littered King Assistant Superintendent cursions, she is adept in andia- we need feel anxious. As to our boy. with bricks and gutter-apane, the of Police, Hongkong, and Molls, guised efforte at atriking terror prospects for this year, it is Sergt. Blackman said that he P.W.D. can "pass" morter for only child of Surgeon General into the hearts of women and dangerous to prophesy while the found the dog wandering, and, which mad would be amore] and Mrs. Hoskyn, will, according children, and at putting up a war continues, but our godowns being unable to fad an owner truthful nama-none of those to the London and China Express, stiff fight with craft of the fight are fall at the moment and we for it, took it to the Dogs Home things matter. What does matter take place at St. John's Cathed- ing power of an unarmed barge have concluded a loan of Four days later the defendant in that our doge must be muzzled, ral, Hongkong, in April. she is astoundingly clever that $250,000 to the China Light and produced a licence and claimed kept in at night or shot...

in giving credit where it is due. Power Company for the extension the dog. The following are amongst After all, perhaps under such con- of its business at Kowloon which The defendant was discharged. As the war progresser, the confidence of the Allies increases.

recent contributions to theditions it is not a very difficult will make good any old loans that We have long since passed the days when people saked who would would have been less risk of our tions from Shanghai (farther seeing that the field is free from up our earnings to last year's We said "shot," but there National Relief Fund.-Subzorip-matter to ride to giddy pinnacles, may be paid off, and help to keep win. The question is now merely ons as to how long the struggle misleading our readers had we contribution), £251 64, 8d.; sub competitora, and surely he is a level. will last. Those who look to see the conflict over long before next id**abot-at." winter are now able to point to confirmation of their opinion in high about half-past eleven, a police H. M. Vice Consul, £249 16. 4d.; boy class.

Last night at scribers in Samarang (Java), per poor boy that does not top & one Bayond the godowns at West places. That is what we gather from the latest Home papers.. Ia

Point and the property behind a meaaage to his men, Admiral Sir John Jellicos expresses the hope Hotel improved the misty houra Sarawak (Ist instalment), $1,000; sportsman outside the Hongkong contributions from the State of

them, which we bought at the Mr. G. N. Orme presided at s that he will be able to release them before next Christmas. That

same time, we are not meeting of the Banitary Board may not be a prophecy, but it is an observation, coming from such by trying his gun on a wandering the officers and men of H

now interested in any real estate held yesterday. There were also dog. No less than four times Dockyard and Naval Establish- In her wretched tactics Ger and as house property has de prosent-Drs. FW Clark, G. Almost coincident with this announcement comes the considered did he fire before he killed the ments at Hongkong, £101 6. Od. many has been given a free hand, preciated in value since the war I. E. Fitzwilliams, Moneris P. W opinion of M. Piohon, twice Foreign Minister of France, which is poor brute; and meanwhile he The Late Admiral Henderson, and, with the heart of began we may congratulate our Goldring, Chen Kai-ming, Ne certainly more explicit still. He expresses his unconditional belief was of course, providing an The death of Vice-Admiral male in an uncut paddock, she selves on having disposed of all Hon-tas, and the Secretary (Mr. that when Spring comes the Allies will be in a position to strike a rounding Chinese loafers. With announced, at the age of 63. He That there will be a day of did. I now beg to propose that On the motion of the Chairman

edifying spectacle for the war. George Morris Henderson is ravels in her accomplishments. our foreclosed properties when we Bowen Rowlande). great blow at the German armies in France and Belgium, and he says such marksmanship, is there no entered the Royal Navy in 1865, reckoning is inevitable and once the report and accounts sa pre-seconded by Ng Hon-tsz, par he is confident that there will be no need for our brave troops to face danger to the public who happen and served as a midshipman on more history will repeat itself and sented be adopted and passed, and mission was granted to erect the hardships of another winter campaign. As he views the situation, to be using the thoroughfare the Ocean in 1868, landing with the tyrant who know not mercy after that has been recorded well on Kowloon Marine Lot No. what is necessary to turn this war of trenches into an open campaign where sport of this description the Naval Brigade at Kobe,ill ory out for it. Without shall be pleased to answer any 55, To Kwa Wan are ultong reserves which can be pushed forward as soon as the Allies capture a German

happens to be in progress? If Japan. He commanded the Iris ran. We all know, of course, that in the Spring the large now are to be shot, there is an end of the China medal. Admiral Hen must check any tendency to orr Mr. B. H. Dodwell I have

1 position and so keep the enemy on the the law says that wandering dogs in Chios, 1800, and was awarded faraoning our hearts to the stone- questions from shareholders. This was all the business of

like temper

of the enemy, we Will you second that? British armies will be in the field and there will also be strong argument, there is wisdom anderson received the M. V. O. on on the side of leniency and let the much pleasure in seconding, French reinforcemente, and, innemuch as it is upon numbers that well as nonsense in the idea; but the occasion of the visit of King punishment truly fit the crime. the experts say we must depend for viotory the outlook is bright it is nothing short of barbarity Edward to Naples in April, 1903,

The Chairman:There are no for the future. The spirit of the Germans has to be taken into to appoint men to do the shoot. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank

questions, gentlemen. Proposed Ferguson that Mears. Dodwell, count, however, and it must not be assumed that when the Allien ing who are going to fire four

by the Chairman and ecconded by Barton and U Pol-on be elected, reinforcements are available wo shell have a walk-over. The probe imens alone dog. "-16 is

Mr. Dodwell, that the report and as the Consulting Committee, For? abilities are that Germany's threat that she will fight to the last only fair to the policeman give and grant unto the under- The King has been pleased to

accounts be adopted and passed. Against? Carried. man is not an idle boast. Certainly she has proved a moet redoubt to say that there is many man mentioned gentleman His Ma Goby, February 19A pitch ried unsinsdaily.

Those in favoar? Against? Oar- Mr. Hancock-bag to propose able and stubborn foe so far. Whatever may be said of her methods who, in fair sport is an excellent jesty's Royal licence and authority ad battle between Soonts and the The Chairasanthe ext Gourdin and Mr. F. Maitland an the realeation of Mr. A: O'Driscoll of warfare, no-ɔne will deny that her urmien have fought with great shot, but whose nerve fails him to wear the decoration which has members of the municipal police busipsos in the slection of Cca auditors, at the remuneration of courage and determination.

There can be no doubt whatever but that Germany will be cold blood. The Britisher does President of the Republic of noon. The fight took place in Mr. Klingk-I beg to propose Mr. Mo Neill: I beg to second

when he comes to kill a dog in been conferred upon him by the force took place here this after-saling Committee

$150 each. besten, but the tank will be one calling for all the skill and power no: show up well on these coca Chins in recognition of valuable the main street of the town and the election of Mr. Dodwell, Mr. that t of the Allies That is why the Bathorities at Home are still calling ions; love of the dog trike is too services rendered by him for men to join the Army and the Navy, For it is force that will ingrained in him. Then how Third Class of the Order of the two shots were fired. No one was bers of the Consulting Committee. Mr. Hancock and 1600m

during the height of the mix-up Barton and Mr. U Poi-on as mem- The Chairman Proposed by decide this war and what is equally to the point that will make would it be to import a few West Excellent Crop: Alexander Gor- injured and no strests have been ite influence felt in the terms to be arranged when the sword hau River pirates (some of them are don Stephen, been sheathed again. Happily, the Allies have big reserves of

Maneger of made as yet. A thorough in- strength upon which to call, and that is why we can hold the view good ahots) and train them as the Hongkong and Shanghai vestigation has been ordered that the present year will be for them a most glorious and anoos

dog-shootern?

Bank, Shanghai

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a source, which is not without its significanos

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CityManager Decorated,

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“Pitched-Battle.""

public interest..

M. Ferguson I beg to de- Mr. McNeill that Mesare cond. DI Gourdin and F. Maitland b

The Chairman Proposed by ad auditore

Those Mr. Klinck and seconded by Mr. Against ? Carried.