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Blackwater,

Hants, England.

Mrs.

will be much obliged by Messrs. Watson sending to her by post 10 BOT..

TLES of their" COLD CURE."

She will be glad to have them

as soon as possible, as she is

to-day sending her last bottle

to her son Captain

(of

the Buffs) who is at the Front and finds the tablets excellent for stopping colds.

January 31st, 1915,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1915.

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AMERRY HEART MAKETH CHEERFUL COUNTENANDE, BUT BY BORROW OF THE SPIRIT IS BROKEN.

HEART THE

The Weather..

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 65; clear."

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 54;

Count the Columns,

The Malls.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

FOOTBALL MATTERS.

ALLIBS' ALL-ROUND PROGRESS,

Russia's Wonderful Powers of 'Recovery.

Matches and League Tables,

The following football matches have ben arranged for this week :-

HUGE OPIUM HAUL:

DRUG CONCEALED IN SHIP'S BUNKERS.

Nearly Half Ton Seired

by Police.

Nota little sensation was caused

Mr. Hageland was usefully busy yesterday at the Police Court, as two Chinese law-breakers know to their cost. In one instance he did what he could towards teaching an overcharging compradore the way whereid he should walk, by fining him fifty dollara-with the alternative of a couple of montha'

Wednesday Lam Liong v hard labour. This paltry individ- ual, who has been seeking to

University, Navy ground. 5.15 (H.K.L. II); referee, Mr. W. B. make profit out of war conditions, clear.

The news of the fighting in Viveash. Victoris Rovers v this morning in the environsof the will have to sell a fair number of apples before he miskos sufficient

both theatres of war continues to Confucians, Military ground 6 Police Court by the sight of Bfteen be of a most satisfactory character. (H.KL. 1); referee, Mr. F. Chinese arriving in custody, fol money to meet that fine. Elouse- holders who frequently draw tel Yesterday the Telegraph so far as the Allies are concerned. W. Esger, Navy Club, Clab lowed by a long string of coolies bearing quantities of heavy tine. Telegraph's attention to cases of published 34 columns of solid The French communiques of the ground, 5. p.m. (U.S.L.); referee, margofthis was the volgue unfair charging will now see that reading matter. To-day there past few days have been in the Mr. A. A. Wilson.

good remedy lies to their hand. will be 33 published. The police took up this part- ionlar ösee, and we are sure that they will be willing to interest themselves in any other that is brought to their notice. The other Chinese who has cause to regret making the senior magistrate's acquaintance Bɛked to pay twenty-five dollars, or to go to gaol for a month, for that he did elect to insult, an| English lady who had tendered asin of the realm in payment for a Race Book. We are heartily Closing prices: glad to learn that this person has met the treatment he deserved, for he evidently belongs to the class of Chinese that can be politeneas itself to a man, but that regarda B woman as fair game on which to exercise insolence and incivility.

Mexico and the United States,

Siberian Mail-Due per .e.

dinis to-morTOW. Siberian Hail,-Closed per as, Polynesien to-day at 10 am

Luchow to morrow at 3 pm:

nature of a continuone record of Thursday.-Diocesans v Las in the early hours of this morning, wvocesses, and our progress in the itano, Military ground, 5 pm, on board the ss. Tencer, of nearly Champagne region, where the (EK.L.); referen, Mr. J. L. Me half a ton of raw and prepared onemy had been long entrenched, Pherson. B. E. Div. I H. K. opium.

Knowledge of this shipment, Suria particularly noteworthy. The League, (Shield Semifinal), Clab

Allies have been especially active ground, 146 p.m.; releres, Mr. F. which is supposed to have come

They W. Eager,

from either Liverpool or London, in this locality of late. have evidently a big scheme

the abip arrived, “but it was was Siberian. Hail-Closes per gain hand here for dislodging the The R. E. team fr the Shield was known in the Colony before

match is as follows :--Rogers † enemy from his stronghold, and Coxon and Richards; Boff, Smith, through the defendants' own sots it is being carried out with that and Allen; Mallard, Townsend, that the matter is supposed to thoroughness and care which has, Scott, Hortop and Wilkinson. have come to light. ever since the day of the grast

The following players have

Last evening the officers of the retreat, characterised the work of been chosen to represent the 2nd Tencer, which is a Blue Funnel the Allies' armies. That is the Division Hongkong Lasgas. steamer, heard shovelling going chief point which strikes one in E. J. Edwarde; Guaper Gollar on in one of the bankers, and, on taking stock of the general situa-and Cheung. Wing-hon; W. H. investigation, found firemen hard tion in the weat. Our troops Vivessh, B. Johnson and Gan at work shovelling cos! to get at $7, never attempt a forward move Kap-you; Leong Wing-tai, R. A. a very large quantity of opium, until they are well prepared to Carvalho, Lieut. Koupell, I. L. The Police were warned, and, follow it up. There is method Goldenberg and Kwok Sin-bing, under Detective Sergeant Pin- in all they do. And that is why Positions won are immediately consolidated and maintained.

Up to the Minute Share

Market News.

Banks $800, sellers. Cantons, $357). Unions, $530, saləz. Obina and Manilas.

buyers. Indas.---877, buyers.

Bales, Shells.—88(0,

Star Ferries-$36, sales." Lozoos. $19, sales

and

buyers.

Tronobe,-31/-

Wharves. $66, salez.

Shanghai Docks

Tle.

53

bayers.

Hongkong Hotels,

$119,

$6

$18,

sellers. Humphrey's Estates.

gales.

Dairy Farms,$84, sales. Green Islands.-$5. Union Waterboats,

#DICE.

China Sugers.-81101, buyere,

The Dollar.

Saturday. RG.A. v. Club, soft, the coal was moved and no (Shield Semi final), Olab ground, less than 1,000 lbs. of raw

of

4 p.m.; referɛn. Mr. F. W. Eager, opium and 1,840 taele Navy Polo, Navy ground, 430 prepared opium were found. As East Prussia Agalu · Threatened.

p.m. (U.8 L.); referee, Mr. F. W. & result, fifteen men were arrested Turning to the bast, it Wright, Lusitano v St. Joseph's and they made their appearance in the Police Court this morning, wonderful tribute to the Russians College, Navy ground, 2:45 pm, power of recovery that, after their resant bad shaking up, they have

been able once more to assume s

(H.K.L. II); referes, Mr. R. the necessity for this early hear Nazarin.

别

ing being that the ship's officers'

For the match between St. etalemen's were necessary and general offensive. More than once Joseph's College and the Lusitano that the boat had to sail early. they have set foot on East Prussian

This seizure is probably one

territory, only to be driven back, Olub the Lusitano team will be

Lusitano Club.-T. Hyndman; of the largest that has been effect- But they alwaye come again. And B. A. Cartalbo and A. C. Y. ed, and the fine, if the defendanta ita maxi tc-day we find them once again Ribeiro; F. M. Cruz, L. L. Lopes are convicted, might, at its closing on to the frontier here. It and E. M. Castro; L. M. Franco mum, equal well over a million was only quite recently that they J. M. Bois. R. Hyndman, C. dollare. suffered the loss of practically a. Pereira and G. Carvalho.

whole Army Corps through being

unable to extricate themselves

Reuter wires that the "increasing chaos" in Mexico City has brought about orgent representations from the Government at Washington to Carranza, "amounting to a warning." In face of a tologram received in Manila on Sunday, even "increasing chaos" seems a scarcely adequate expression, for the inhabitanta appear to be on the verge of starvation and the city itself is being held by a hostile force under General Obregon; food is at more than famine

League Tables up to Date. price, the railwaye bave ceased

Division L work, and over a hundred of the

'Gcale. influential most

The rate of the dollar on from the forests of "Augustovo, merchanté

after their precipitate retreat. Club. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts. in prison because demand to-day is le 9.11-188.

But to great are the resources of R.G.A....6 3 0 310 5:9 of their refusal to pay the million

the Russians, and to determined Police 0 1 2 3 6 6 5 dollara (Gold) which Obregan Boy Scouts' Camp.

are they to get their own back, Olab....

8 23 1/5 6-5 has sought to levy.

Division II. that we find them once more Navy.....6 1 2 3 2 6 5 Farther, this gentleman has

cccupying the region, while they have a well-ordered front running St. Joseph's Molena practically parallel with the East" College...5 50 011 110 Prussian frontier, from which at Lam Liong 6 5 1 011 610 one point they are only come ten Queen's

College...7 4 2 111 6 9 miles distant, The day should cot be far distant when our gallant Confucians...8 3 2 112 77 Allies will yet again be fighting Vistoria R. ...0 2 3 1 8 8 5

n enemy soil.

Diocesans....8 141 20 3 University 4 0 4 0 28/0 Lusitano......4 0 4 00130 U. S. League.

are

The Boy Scouts of St. Joseph'e

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve threatened to eat off the water College intend going into damp

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: Na 1.

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

BIRTH.

RICHARDS.-On March 3, 1915, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Richards, a 670.

“MARRIAGE.

WELLS-TAYLOR-On March 2, 1915, at H. B. M. Consulate, Shangbai, by Sir Everard Fraser, K.C.M.G., Matthew Edward Howey

Wells, to Christian Gentle Taylor. “»

eupply. On the whole, we should Enster. think it almost time that "some. thing" was done and that the "en-

Funds for Salvation Army.

at

Navy R.E Police

Olab

6 4 10 7 18 4 2 2 0 2 2 4

2 1

2012

Langkat Output. tire change of policy "on the part of

Messrs. Wright and Hornby ad- the Washington Government was brought into being. It is difficult vise us that the Langkat output to believe that the great mass of for yesterday was 243 tona. Americans can be in favour of

A Kaock at the Enemy. their country'e sitting with fold- ed hands "while anaroby rides

We had without posing to be rampant on the other side of their Ensign Annie Smyth, of the experts in the science of the southern frontier. Had Presid- Salvation Army, left for Shanghai occulta slight suspicion that it ent Wilson taken an uncom- by the Atsuta Maru to-day. She would not be long before we heard Fromising stand twelve months new seeded in collecting some of the German submarine base Army" during being located and seriously dealt ago, the poor of Mexico $1500 for the City would not be starving her visit here.

with. During the raid on mer to-day.

If his Government

chantmenwhich, by the way, refuse to take definite action nOW,

did not appear to have met with be

much success for a "week, daring H. M. Consul-General, Canton, which time colliers turned the «given to a me millions of Ameri

cans who object to a policy of has remitted to the Prince of tables on the submarines and shillyshally, but he may find the Wales Relief Fund local sub-rank them, whilst others wors Argentine, Chile and Brazil tak soriptions for February amounting accounted for by armed craft Christianity in a New Territory ing steps which will be to their to £101. 6. 1. The total amount people were asking why it wan date is that the base had not been found and to Mexico's ultimate advant-sent from Canton to age, but not at all to the advant £1,601.5.8. age of the United States..

The Hongkong Telegraph. not only will grive offence bo

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1915.

FUTILE BOASTS.

then

4

Well Done, Canton!

2:02 00:2.0

A GOLDEN JUBILEE.

Village.

The men were charged this morning, before Mr. F. A. Haze land, Inspector Kerr being in charge of the ABS,

The chief officer of the Teucer, Me. F. K. Loke, said that the vessel originally sailed from Birkenhead and the last port of Singapore. Last night he saw call before Hongkong, was

the first defendant carrying about half a dozen empty bags, bat when he saw the witness he drop- ped them and made of. Witnes he wanted with the bags, and caught him and asked him what the man said they were wanted Later the in the stoke-hold. same evening, he saw the bags in the bunker.

Chief Engineer J. M. Brown said that he went on board at 11.30 laat night and had a con versation with the Chief Officer, as a result of which he kept watch on one of the bunkers. He raW £ light there and heard some shovelling. He went down and found fifteen mer, of whom he could recognise twelve, in the banker. They were digging tins of opiam

from the coal.

The case was remanded.

MAILBAG'S JOURNEY.

Home and Back Again,

The Post Office makes the fol

and the most terrible things The village of Thai-long, in the done, The armchair strategist Now Territories, near the entry. Though the threats of German "frightfulness," to be carried

Home Nursing Lectures,

did not make any allowances, but of Mire Bay, has just celebrated out with the aid of submarines, ware launched forth with a great

A series of lectures in home now he will perhaps admit that the golden jubiles of its conver fare of trumpets, it is comforting to realise that they have up to the What Is a Gentleman,

nursing is being given to 25 mem- the attack on the base of Ostend sion to Christianity, says the present not materialiard to any serions degree. As we took occasion

bers of the Catholic Women's shows that the opportunity was Bulletin of the Catholic Women's lo remark in our war notes a day or two ago, it was only for a week Anyone who has been in after the announcement of the German intentions that the pinpricks Hongkong for a day or two, League by Dr. Koch, who last awaited and successfully taken League. Being the first village year kindly prepared a number advantage of when it came along. to come over to the Faith se a were "felt, and even

"the craft sunt' were small can tell us what is not 0 coasting boats or tramp steamers. In other words, we suffered from gentleman for Hongkong, for of members for the First Aid The submarine ropair-shop would whole, since the Italian prieste of lowing notification: the initial shock, but since then we have had time to take precautions come reason or another, is Examination under the auspices not look any the better after the the Catholic Mission from Hong-A bag of mail from Hongkong and have not only dope so, but have gone further and adopted singularly rich in the genus of the St. John's Ambulance intraduction of a few bombs kong penetrated into the interior, to Faris, despatched per 6.9. from our airmen, and there mast the matter assumes a peculiar Arcadia on the lat Jan., 1915, for relaliatory measures which have sent more than one of the enemy'e "boander." But the Dean of St. Society.

Paul's has been answering

have been a glorious opportunity interest. The honour of having the Siberian route, was returned to Alice Memorial Hospital, E In this business, Germany has been playing the favourite role the

for a cinema man in the Kursaal, received the village into the Hongkong yesterday per question: of the Fat Boy of Europe, and she has sought to make our flesh a

The Hon. Treasurer of the the headquarters of the German Church, and of having erected Polynesien from Marseilles, The genileman? Dean Inge'a oreep by all sorts of frightfulness." But some of her work has definition is "half the creation of Alice Memorial sud Affiliated military after our flying men the first chapel, belonge to the reason for ite return is not known been of a particularly dastardly character. For example, there is Christianity, and half the creation Hospitals begs to acknowledge had finished their little paatime, then Father Volanteri, who died and it will be re-forwarded via the instance in which she torpedoed a vessel that was conveying of civilisation." The Christianity with thanks the following Fatience is what we must possess, ten years ago Bishop of the Honan Siberia tc-day. American supplies to starving Belgium, while yet another example part of the argument is hardly to donations to the funds of the and leave the conduct of both Province and High Mandarin of and an even worse one was that in which she deliberately fired be gainsaid, for if a man could Bospitale:J, Reid, $20; G. naval and military matters to the the Chinese Empire. This ardent a torpedo, which fortunately went astray, at one of our hospital shipa live entirely up to the spirit of Haxton, $10; Welemann men who have them in hand and missionary was the first to go. near Havre. But with all thie savagery and flagrant defiance of the S.rmon on the Mannt he could Ltd., 35; Edinburgh Morningside who so far have not been found unsupported and alone, over the was spread into all the neigh civilised warfare, Britishers calmly refuse to allow themselves to be not help being practically all Sunday School (£8), $8973,

submarines to the bottom of the gea.

What is

Interesting Publication,

wanting.

8.0.

entire district of the present His bouring villages. From here too sion: the author, moreover, of the the legend came that when their soared or frightened. In the case of an island like ours, with such that constitutes a gentleman. The

first map of the San-on district, little pagods was pulled down and a difficult expanse of coastline to watch, it is impossible for the Navy power of civilisation in the mak-

The Bulletin of the Catholic

which is even now esteemed for the josses destroyed, devils were to bo always on the spot every time a German submarine babs up, ing of this curious entily can

its perfection and accuracy.

beard crying as they went away Bat, precisely for the same reason, the German threat of blockading easily be exaggerated, however, Women's League for March St. David's Day in Shanghai. ms by submarines is mere Teatonic moonsbino,

we have met agricultural labour quite an interesting publication. March 1 was observed in

Truth to tell, the first motive over the hills, because they wer

I that we have most traitorously joined in this war against her. The savages of whom it could be said for the proposed pilgrimage to St. David's Day, by the Welsh to Father. Volanteri was the hope nice Little Churob has been erect- The pretext for the special hatred in Germany against na is ors, Chinese coolies and fangle It deals with the arrangements Shanghai in a very quiet way as that drew the people of Thai-long leaving the place for good and all.

Now, instead of the pagoda, hollowness of the excuse is apparent from the special preparations that almost their every instinct recont malings of the League, those pay 10 ging to the war, of finding in the European a pro-ed the third of a suries, the others Germany has made for hitting ur. First there were the marauding was that of a gentleman. Yet recent of there was no official function, tector against the numerous pirates being destroyed by typh craisers and armed merchantmen. These have now been practically Bat the point is too nice; and we contains same interesting Notes but the usual salatations amongst who were wont to raid and pillage Here the golden jubilee was dële wiped out, and they no longer menace car shipping. Then the seem to remember that Besant by the Way, and includes an ac- Welshmen were observed, these, the place systematically. After Germane tried to terrorise as by, bombarding our East Coast towns, once said that he had known men count of the activities of the Boy of course, including the exchange warde, however, there was a true brated the other day, and but Admiral Beatty has put a stop to that little game. The who possessed the heart of an Scouts of St. Joseph's College, of the national emblem amongst and sincere converon, when the ing it was to see the little baild Zeppelin threats have produced cothing worth mentioning. So angel, yet who invariably

mood written by the Chief Scoutmaster, fellin-countrymen. There were necessary instruction for Baptism ing througed with the 300 Christ Germany has now nothing loft with which she can frighten no. a plate as if it were a trough. We! The Bishop's Pastoral Letter is alan a ham bar of dinner parties, had been Imparted, and is land of Thai long, rainforned

-N C. Daily News

from Thai-Long, that the Faith many more from other places. All for boasting and bluster have been in vain,

shall have to leave it to the Dean, also given.