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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1915.

Police or Sanitary Board?

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DAY BY DAY.

BLESSED ARE THE HAPPINESS.

MAKERS.

BLESSED ARE THEY WHO KNOW HOW TO SHINE ON ONE'S GLOOM WITH THEIR CHEER-Reecher.

The Weather.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

“THE LAST JUDGMENT.” WONDERFUL ART

TURKEY'S APPROACHING

Next Friday's Performance.

DOOM.

PRODUCTIONS.

Striking British Display in

Hongkong

On Good Friday evening, at Art-lovers in Hongkong have 9.15 o'clock, a performance of at the present moment a splendid

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 64; Russia Coming into Prominence Spohr's "The Last Judgment" opportunity of viewing a really

fine,

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 55; slight fog.

"Count the Columns, Yesterday

If the Police and the Sanitary Board would only make up their minds to settle between them "why is responsible for what, life in this Colony might be a deal more pleasant for Europeane. Under axisting circumstances, of. fences which conduce neither to health nor to comfort are going on every day, with, apparently, no attempt on the part of either angust body to take preventive measures. As an instance, on

the Telegraph Sunday meroing at ten o'o'azk,

published 39 columns of solid and again yesterday morning little before nine, a large-sized reading matter, To-day there carret was being assiduously will be 34 published.

The Mails. beat n in the public street. The Canadian and UK. Mails.-Closed dast rose in clouds of, glory, very per 9.8. China to day at much to the delight and conveni- ence of Europeans whose windows happened to lock on to that parti culer thoroughfura, or who were walking or riding past at the time. If aby of our readers can think of another place within the British dominions, dignifying itself with the title of "city," where such a thing could happen, they might let us know. Privately we believe Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which Hongkong to be unique in this

addresses with requires them to forward communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for respect. publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

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Raub Output.

Constable Assaulted.

on the Sea.

will be given in St. John's Catle wonderful display of British art dral, by a chorus which has been productions, which embodies all brought together by Mr. Deaman the latest designs put on the mar The position of Turkey becomes Fuller. The rendering of this ket by the famous firm of Messrs. more unenviable with every pass work is a matter of no little inter- Raphael Tuck and Bone. The lng day. The naval operations est, for it is just about swenty travelling representative of that directed again her bo now Pro years ago sizes it was last song firm is at present in the Colom ceeding in a most business-like in the Cathedral. For the chorua on hia Eastern tour, and the exhi imanner, and since the 8-1 of Mr. Faller has about one hundred bition is open at the King Edward Marmora is being plugged st one voices and has secured a balance Hotel (Room No. 70) between the end by the Anglo-French Fleet which should please the most hours of 5 and 6 p.m. daily, and and by the

Ruasian Black captious critic, judging from the will costiane for one week from

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The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be delivered The test answered from the Banverlich are reminded that Kaiser, though one would have, It seems to be only out here that heavy plate paper down to the

to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, Court's point of view, for no

Canton, who have been appointed our agents there.

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DEATH..

whites of eggs.

Coolls Expires.

Russia's New Unit:

Turkish Navy is in the uncom- Learsals, and it may safely be art gallery is primarily intended Sea The the other, the work that has been done at re-the present date. This miniature fortable position of being wedged said that practically the whole for the benefit of wholesale in between two hostilo Navies, body of amateur vraslists of the buyers who are now placing and is thus even more securely Colony has been included in this their orders for the dainty cards bat:led up than the German High chorus.

of greeting and calendars which Spohr's Last Judgment" is herald the approach of another Seas Flear which has for so many Indo Chinoe-$82; bayere.months been in hiding in the Kiel certainly one of the more diffoult year, but the general public will Caasi. The Turkish threat, that of works that are usually sung also be cordially welcomed, and, her entire Fleet was to make at the seasos, and the various while they will not be able to a raid in the Black Sea with the formsof the different numbers teat make purchases, they will obtain object of engaging the Russians, the capabilities of the chorus as an idea of the now and striking eesme to have been made rather perhaps no other cratorio does features which have been produc late in the day, for hurd Of solo work there is not a great ed for their benefit. A point to on the announcement comes the deal; in fact it might be said be made is that all the produc report that the Russian Black Sea that there is only one real solotions and they are a really Flest hse appeared at the month one of any length and that is for magnificent collection are liri Mr. Hazeland exbibited a de-

of the Bosphorus and bas com- the b:ss, but a feature is a fine tish-made. As an education in lightfally grim "bumour in the police court yesterday, and, like. Mesare, Wright and Hornby menced o bombard the outside daet and some excellent passage the marvellous atrides which have all the best humour in the world, advise us that the flanb outpat forts and the batteries on both for quartette singing, which, with been made in recent years in thie it had very decidedly a practical for the past four weeks is 1,183 sides of the Straite. It is thus the choruses, shou'd be well particular line the exhibition i

A Chicese was oze, of gold.

Russia, and not Turkey, that is rendered by the fine choir that well worth visiting nett ond to serve. charged with having stolen To-day's Anniversary! doing the raiding. If all the facts, has been brought together. The Qite appropriately, patriotic

The ac

Tc-day is the anniversary of the are taken together, it becomes instrumental portion of the work, designs are well to the fore in the a pair of shoo". oused put up a defence which "Sicilian Vespers "the name evident that Constantinople is in which naturally is in the capable new designs. Chief among these is not altogether new, partic-given to the Massacre of the terrible plight; the days of the bands of Mr. Denman Fuller, is is the famous picture, "Defenders Turkish capital are surely nam just about as intricate as it can be, of the Empire," illustrative of the ülarly in Hoogkong: he bad not French in Soily in 1282,

bered. In the circumstanota, one moving at a very quick time, and vigour and manhood of the stolen the shoes; they were hia

At the Palies Court, this mon can well understand Marshal Von providing some fine effects, for Home, Colonial and Indian forces own. How might a man steal what belonged to him? The ing, sa Indian was fined $7 for der Goltz's anxiety to get out of which Spohr's chromatin idiom is in the various branches of the magistrate, taking a severely assaulting Constable Reich and the place with all haste. It may in no little way responsible. Service now battling for King be, of course, that the Sulfan A word must slao be said with and country. This is produced in matter-of-fact view of the situ- 7 for assaulting a Chinese. ation, intimated that the proof of

To Consignees,

has extrusted him with a special regard to the collection; it is for various forme, from a limited Consignees of cargo by the as. war medal to convey to the the Prince of Wales' Relief Fund. edition of proof copies printed on the ownership was in the wearing.

goods remaining undelivered thought that some more useful the collection is rostandard for humble posteard, all in striking amount of persuasion would get after to-morrow will be subject to employment could have been estimating the size of a congre colours, and the entire proceeds found for the Marshal during gation, for the full church as from the sale of this national anb the shoes on to the fest of him rent.

Egg-Separator.

fall as the Cathedral has been ject in its new issues, are being who claimed them. Result: ten

these critical times, The Dairy Farm Oo, send us a

known to be on a Good Friday, devoted to the Prince of Wales dollars or a month. The man's,

While oo naval matters, some and that it is overcrowding,bas Fund. The picture is dedicated defence is butone of the thousand useful little utensil which they DRUMMOND.-On March 22, 1915, at 7 Dennartt Estate, instances that come under our no-are supplying to customers for comment may be made on the an been known to produce just over to the Army and dedicated (Sipawei Road), Shanghai, William Venn Drummond, aged 73 years, tice, within any given year, of the use in separating the yolks and nouncement that the Russian Fleet two hundred dollars! That one A cother special feature which in the Baltic has been reinforced thousand persons should contri- should make a wide appeal atthis amazing combination of cunning and simplicity which goes to make

with modern units, including four bute so small a run between them up the Chinese law-breaker. But, sent to the Kowloon mortuary. The with nice 11-inch guns. The it, but it is still worse when it is tires of every ship in the British The body of a coolie has been super-Dreadnoughts each armed looks bad enough on the face of time is the collection of postcards in effective colours bearing pio after all, is it merely simplicity, man was working at some rice on message conveying this in- known that balf of that sum it or is it that we Britishers have the se, Telemachus when he sud- formation rightly states that contributed in ten and five dollar and Sone have again been re- Navy Mesere. Raphael Tack given the Chinese so many ex-

this reinforcement will have notes. Then when the number of bognised by Royalty, permission amples of our own credulity in denly collapsed and expired.

It is reported that the wall at the whole nival question. It cent pieces is "eliminated, the bavirg been obtained to repro-

bearing the past that they inoline to the

naimportant

on persons who give fifty, and twenty

fie or the fraud, we shall forth is in a dangerous condition and Russian fighting anit has been sums is surprising. Even taking the King and Queen, the Prinos belief that, bowever palpable the the end of No. 3, French Street, means, practically, that a new number, who gire even smaller duce, at popular prices, the Christ- mas carda specially designed for je likely to fall down. The Public Works Department has created, and one which can the position on the first statement, of Wales and Queen Alexandre more than match anything which it is a poor compliment that, after This series of Royal carda is choice been notified." In commenting in this column, a few days since, on the in-

Germany can put forward. The several weeks of burd rehearsing in every way, and historiont sanitary and unhealthy "condition of certain parts of the Kowloon Chinese Seamen in

The Hon. Treasurer of the new units will, as the mostage work on the part of the chorus, subjects are largely drawn upon Perintala, we remarked, in passing, on the necessity of batter

The King's Alice Memorial and Affiliated states, afford additional strength each of the one thousand auditore in their desiga,

to Itussian coast towns, but they should consider their services card depicts King Edgar being facilities being given for the occupation and development of what

There is a very grave signific Hospitals bege to acknowledge are known as improvement areas. The question is of vital import- ance to the future growth of well-ordered settlements noross the ance in the statement contained with thank the following dona- may have an even more far-reach- worth something like twelve cents rowed in a royal barge, by eight ing effect than that. They pre per hour for one performance. The vassal kings; the Queen's card barbour, and a brief analysis of the situation should at the moment be in one of Renter's wires yesterday tion to the funds of the Hospitals: vide Russia with a weapon which analysis of the figure is as dis shows Richard Coeur de Lion and both timely and interesting. We all know the baneful results which to the effect that the Kar-chuen, $25.

she may very well use in taking heartening as it is distasteful, but his Queen Berengaria; that of the Company Meetings. have sprung ap, both in the city of Victoria and on the other side Delmira would have escaped the

the off naive against Germany in it is to be hoped that one attend-Prince of Wales has as its subject Two Company meetings are of the water, because of the studied manner in which town-planning German submarine "but for the has been ignored in the past. When it is explained, therefore, that Chinese stokers refusing to to be held to morrow-that of the the Baltic, and if the German Flest ance at one of the big annual "Nalson's First Prize;" while for

hesitated before to come out of its functions of the year will see that the improvement area scheme is one by which post shortcominge in remain in the stakehold." The Hongkong Ropa Manufacturing

showing Queen Blanche, the this respect shall be avoided, it will be admitted that it is one which Seamen's Caion has protested, on Co., Ltd., at noon, and that of the biding place and face the Britieb, the Prince of Wales Fand receives esa Alexandra's card a picture deserves general support and one which, moreover, should be many occasions, against the em- Hongkong and Whampoa Dock it will now be more reluctant than a substantial addition as the mother of King Louis IX of over to show itself, since all result of their offerings on that France, has been selected. There ployment of Chinese in ocean-Co., Ltd., nt 11 a.m. pushed on with all possit le speed.

Germany's naval strength will be night. Colony's Health. The Government realiser, as the public does, that certain going steamers, and we have once

Last week there were five oases required to safeguard ber inter- villages, from the ramshackle way in which building has been or twice endeavoured to show permitted-houses grouped together with no regard for symmetery that the ownere and the Chinese of enteric fever (non-fatal), three ests on the Baltic side. It is cor and with no adequate approaches, drainage or open spaces are the had rather more right on their side of small-por (ell fatal) and three tainly a most happy circumstanca opposite of hesltbfal. In most of these instances, therefore, the than the men. Usually Chinese of diphtheria (one fatal) notified that at a moment when things aress have been mapped out afresh, new strest alignments made, stokers are fairly well-conduct in the Colony. All were Chinese are livening up on land, Russia,

Messrs. Wright and Hornby fellows, and it goes save the British and one Malay, who has huge land carapaigas in ete, and the idea is strictly to regulate and encourage building ed

saying that, while enterio; and one Eurasian, diph progress, is also beginning to advise us that the Langkat output within the new ares. Thus, when a lot falls vacant in these old without villages, through a building being condemned or destroyed by fire, passing through the tropica, the theria; while two of the enteric show up as a serious naval factor to date for the current month is

to be taken into account by her as follows:-

March 1

Tons 231 enemies, the Government prohibits the erection of a new structure on the old work of the stakehold had better vases were impcried.

A Busy Night,

The Submarine Flasco. Rot, the owner of which may either get, in exchange for it, a new be in their bands than in those of piece of land of the same size on some unbespoken site within the white map. That, however, is an The Hongkong Howl had a

The stories which we give to improvement area, or, if he chooses, receive compensation at the argument that holds only in fair very boey night on Saturday rate of 50 cents per foot. The idea which underlies the coheme weather and in times of peace. owing to the dinners of the day of the magnificent spirit be- a good one, and it is only matter for regret that the progress with Heroism is not the disticgulabing Hongkong Volunteers Sergeanta ing shown by British seamen in characteristic of the Chinese Mess and the Medical Students combating the German submarine must make every the plan is so painfully slow as it is.

Medwith There are very obvious reasons why the scheme does not operate ocolie. We are not blaming him; of the University. The total attacks"

As we remirked with greater

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1915.

THE IMPROVEMENT AREA SCHEME,

with be taken in by' it?

British Vessels.

Dangerous Wall.

Alice Memorial Hospital.

poor oompea Pidity. In the first place, 50 cents per foot is be is as God made him and, se number of diners catered for in Britisher thrill

for a lot-holder who, if permitted to erect even Culotel Newcome suyan man on the ordinary dining room, the pride

a one-storey shop on his lot, could easily obtain-rent representing up more give himself courage than grill room and at the two dianere yesterday, there is so fuck about capital at the rate of $8 per foot. Then it would not pay a Chinese hacan make himself six feet high. must have been about four the British mariner; the old traditions of the sea are being chop-keeper who has been doing his business ir, the only or chief Where danger is to the fore the hundred.

worthily upheld. There is no

streat of a village to move into the new area and sit quietly with Chinese etiker will always baVictoria Theatre. his hands in his pocket, waiting for the new centre to develop. On considerably more trouble than We understand that the man- doubt about it that Germany is the other hand, the Government has to make a beginning somewhere, he is worth, and had the Seamen's agement of the Viotaria Theatre getting her ungera badly burnt and it cannot be expected to lay out a bushel of money until the Union made that point the basis bas secured the rights of a fine in this business. And while our new areas bagio to take on some signa of life. The situation at of their objection to the employ- now picture: The Ocean's merchant sailors are showing present is a deadlock. The Government is anxious to see new, ment of him, the owners might Battlefield" which should be of fight at sea, our airmen are also healthy villages, built on modern lines, take the places of the old, have been more likely to give wide general interest. We are doing fine work in raiding the disreputable places; and the Chinese would no doubt appreciate the way. Unfortunately the men have asked to say that it was by the enemy's new submarine change if it were made possible for them, with their small meane, to made it so apparent, all along, wish of the management that the That fact is made plain by the settle in the new localities. At present they stand not only to lose that their sole reason for objtot picture "The War of Wara" was announcement that in the recent seriouely but to face the necessity of borrowing in order to meet the ipg to the Chinese was that these withdrawn, and that in fature no visit to Hoboken no fewer than 300 heavy expense of building on reclaimed arons involving costly found did not come within the jurisdic-war picture will be shown at Germsus employed in the sab- tion of the everlasting trades this theatre unless they have marine works were injured, while tions, etc. It is hard to find the remedy, which would be relatively easy

base.

to discover were the majority of the lote in these villages owned by the union, that employers who object received the sanction of the two submarines were badly Government. They are not, and the Government of course cannot to the tyranny of the caid union Military Authorities. There will mashed up. We may well be

king things are anaping at sep Afford to bay out private lot-holdera. But the authorities should had every excuse for holding to be a free matinee for soldiers on satußrd at the ways in which mone, the less soak out ways and means whereby a very desirable their own opinion in the matter. Tuesday, April 6. and may quickly be attained.

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are alco to be seen some beautiful hand-coloured photogravures of Taeir Majesties, Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, Field Marshal Sir John French, Earl Kitchener, Admiral slebrities of the moment. One Madden, Mr. Arquith and other of the most charming festures

in the cards is the Poarri" peries. These carda consist of elaborate band-coloured floral designs, embracing delicate little sachets in the form of anti- que vates, from which a subtle, fragrant perfume arises, represent ing, as near as possible, the flower painted on the card. A more delightful or novel form of greet ing card could scarcely besvolved. These are tnly a few of the many beautiful things to be seem. at this little exhibition, where will also be found some new carde with views of Hongkong which have been specially designed on

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