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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1915,

WATSON'S

HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA.

WATSON'S

CELEBRATED

CORN SOLVENT.

The Londoner and Postic Fancy,

DAY BY DAY.

NOR

The Weather.

Alauta Maro' to-day.

41

NOTES ON THE CRISIS:

THE ALLIES' ADVANCE.

1890

HONUKONG TWENTY-FIVE

·YEARS AGO.”

Hongkong

(Compiled from the "

Telegraph" files for the welk

ending April 10, 1880.

The Dollar.

LOCAL WEDDING..

Mr. J. C. Fletcher Miss J.C

MacGregor.

This morning, at the Union Church, the wedding took place of Miss Jean Chalmere Mao Gregor, only daughter of the late- Mr. Alexander MacGregor, mer- ohant, of Candlerigg, Glasgow, Scotland, and Mr. John Cumming and Mrs. H. J. Jack, Peterhead,

Fletcher, late of Ellis Kadooria headmaster of Ellis Kadooria College, Honam, and recently

It is stated that, at a recent LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO COME examination of some twenty INTO THE WORLD WITH NEITHER FOR THE BATH, TOILET AND HOUSEHOLD. Used thousand London children for MANAGE TO LEAVE FILLIGENCE

promotion to the secondary, SAME CONDITION. in the Bath it promotes healthy action of the skin, counteracts all effects of perspiration, and is refreshing and invigorating. It is s-schools, many of the candidates pecially useful for cleaning Jewellery, Silver and Flated Ware, etc. showed in their papers "a fresk Lower level 9 am. Temp. 69; Qermany's Latest Futile Boast.

ness of expression, humour, poetic dull. fancy and dramatic sonre." This At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp 59;

Present indicationa all point Burely is worth noting, in face heavy fog..

to the fact that we are at length. of the fact that quite other beliefs

Count the Columas. Yostorday in regard to the Cockney child

emerging from the condition of the Telegraph have aeually prevailed. According published 33 columns of solid stalemate which has prevailed for so many months in the western to public opinion, such a child is reading matter. To-day there theatro of war. There is a distinct dollar on demand today is 3/14." April 10,- The rate of the rigidly matter-of-fact, whether for will be 38 published.

shuffling going on, and with the A Skeleton Admialstration. good or for evil, and bas, but}

The Malls.

early 8pring on us it looks as A permanent, speedy and painloss CURE for corns and bunions, little inclination towards fanay-Siberian Mail - Due per a though things wareshaping for the are holding plural appointments April 3.Many of our effoials flights. And years ago public opinion was, in the main, not far English Mail.Closed per se.iriking of the first hard blow, the cares of the offices of Post College, Hongkong

Oriental to-day at 11 am,

Without exception, the communi-maater and Colonial Treasurer, contained news of substantial General and so on, are all cor- progress by the Allies in various tained under one hat. We have from Home yesterday, was given Up to the Minute-Share

regions along the front, and it from Me. Lister himself that away by Mr. F. L. Cooke and Closing prices:

market Nows.

though the enemy has persisted in the mere strain on endurance was attended by Mrs. Haynes an the delivery of violent counter-and physical strength in this ex-Lily and Delly Haynes as brides- matron of honour and the Missen Uniona.-$905, saler.

attacks he has invariably hausting olimate is often very Yangtezes.-$224, ex div.

to pay dearly for them. severe. He referred to only one inside. Douglases.

There was $35, salos.

Mr. A. A. Fyfe efficiently car case in point of the places for which he re- Steamboats.$221, sales.

mentioned in a telegram of yes-ceives a fat calary. We cannot ried out the duties of best man. Shanghai Docks. Tla. 53, terday which spoke of the Ger- condema in too strong terms a

After the ceremony, a reception buyers.

mape suffering “enormous lomes" system which permits officials to was held at the King Edward at Les Eparges, where also some go away for years-often nover

Hotel, where the happy couple 300 Germans who momentarily returning-draining the public were the recipients of many con got beyond their lines were mowo purde, retarding the promotion gratulations, and subsequently down by machine gune, none and increasing the labours if they left for Macao, where the

caping. This sort of thing, their subordinater, and, most im- honeymoon is being spent. which is now more or less a com-portant of all, materially affect-

The wedding was solemnised

The bride, who only arrived

from the truth in this respect, Siberian Mail-Oloses perques of the past week or so have Colonial Secretary and Auditor by the Rev. J. Kirk Macon chie

WATSON'S SHAVING STICKS. Today things are different, and

The cheapest and best in the market. They give a free and last- ing lather, and impart a soothing feeling to the skin. For delicate and sensitive skins they are unequalled.

A. S.

WATSON

the up-to-date Londoner has bat| little in common with the Lan- doner of thirty years ago." For this the cheap railway excursions, cheap books and illustrated papers

& Co., Ltd. and the cinematograph, are to

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1915.

OPIUM AND THE CHINESE.

fall.

The Old and the New,

Chenan to-day at 4 p.m.

Ewos. Tis. 135, buyers.. Hongkong Cottons. $64

buyers. Shanghai Cotton.

buyers..

Tis.

Green Ielands: $7, sellers. Ropes.-$263, buyers.

The Dollar,

The rate of the dollar demand to-day is 18 9.13-16d.

burne.

87,

on

han

mon experience, must knock the ing the Colony's interests. We

APPOINTMENTS.

Several Changes Notified.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the [Our former editor evidently following appointments for the held pronounced views on the period of the absence on leave of subject of plural appointments.

Hongkong Land Investment Hongkong of to-day.jpe

Mr. Francis Arthur Hazeland

spirit out of the enemy before can't expect to have officials GOVERNMENT long; it will certainly put him in warranted never to get sick or go no mood to be able to offer any-away-to quote our friend Al- „To-day's Auniversay,

thing of a resistance to the Allies frod again-but we do not wanta Of course the Londoner always

To-day is the sixth anniversary when they do begin to push for- skeleton administration, in which bad hamour-that class of Lon of the death of the poet Swin- ward, in real earnest. A point, an arm is put to do the daty of doner at least that was most often

too, which must not be overlooked a leg, and the neok is required facing the harder realities of life. The meeting of the Groen still showing up well in the an ackle."

Cement Meeting, is that the gallant Belgians are to adapt itself to the purpoees of In the old days, before early clos-Island Cement Co., Ltd., is to be picture and are giving the enemy ing the gymnasium, and the held at noon on Monday. cricket or football field come to

a reminder that they are not yet sweeten his life and etrengthen |--Qualified, Chemist.

finished with. The pamo of Me. George

In Both Theatres. his body, and when "cockney" Washington McClintock, the and physiosi weakling" were Pharmacy, has been added to the usually synonymous, humour was Register of Chemists and Drag olten bis only offensive and giats. defensive ... непроп.. Cutting sarcasm or brutal repartee" was bia equivalent to a blow; the nearest that he dared go towards "bitting out."

But with humour (and that, more often than not, distorted and full of malice) his power to apprecista the bright- It is notified for the information or sido of life ceased. God knows of owners and occupiers of tene he was surrounded with enough menta that rates for the second material that was grimly poetio quarter of 1915 are payable in and grimly dramatic; but this his advance on or before the 30th sensibilities were not sufficiently April, 1915. acute fo sea. Humour apart, bia life was of the earth earthy,

Police Reserve.

כן

Company.

to act sa Paisne Judge.

One is quite glad to think that His Honour Mr. Henry Hesty ly very marked all along the line, picts could possibly obtain in the farther notice, with effect from The French progress is certain no such state of affairs as he de-Johnston Gomperts, or until and especially in the Argonne

the 7th April, 1915. region. The communiques are now speaking of "great leaps, A Fong bas, sent us come "fresh bounds forward,"

April 9.-"At the meeting of Mr. Jubin Roskruge Wood to excellent photographs of the the advance is now recorded in noon, Mr Keswick moved the Coroner.start

and the Legislative Council this after-act as First Police Magistrate and inspection of the Special Police kilometres, not metres. This is second reading of the Hongkong Mr. Roger Edward Lindsell to Reserve by His Excellency the all the more significant when we Land Investment and Agency act as Second Police Magistrate, Governor,"

remember that all along the Company, Limited, Ordinance, "Mr. Walter Schofield to set as Frenul official reports have 1890,He said that the object of Second Assistant to the Secretary erred, if at all, on the side of un- the Bill was sufficiently expressed for Chinese Affaire and Deputy der-statement there has never in its clauses. At the time the Registrar of Marriages been a tendency to exaggerate the Company was incorporated, its Mr. Roland Arthur Charlie successes gained. And while capital was $2,500,000, but, with- North to act as Third Assistant things are thus running very in a few months, that was increas to the Secretary for Chinese smoothly for the Allies in the west, ed to $5,000,000, of which Affairs. the Russian ateam-roller is still increase only $1,225,000 were The revenue of the Colony pushing forward in the Carpa- called up, making the total

Rate Reminder.

Colony's Finance.

worn opium question once more, for little events are happening for his children or grandchildren, and the expenditure $835,930.29. which is now in process of being only permitted to invest its fandsTle. 90 per share,

We feel that no axcuse is necessary for returning to the well. Happily s ̈new age, has dawned during January was $987,255:41 thions, the principal ridge of $3,725,000. The Company was daily, both in Hongkong and out of it, that continue to keep it wall and it will be their own fault if The balance at the end of the crossed. So all along the line the within the area of this Colony, before the mind and eye of the public, or of that section thereof that the facilities which they now month was $3,061,799.09; as enemy is getting far more than he and as its capital was now so very pany-$360 per share, sellers. stands to lose or gain, whether financially or otherwise, by China's enjoy are not made to produce compared with $2,910,473.97 on bargained for, and, do what he will, large, its sphere of operations whe use of the drug. "Opium is finished," said a well-known Hongkong great results.

merchant some few weeks ago; and, in the sense in which he meant

as to take the words, he was quite right. As a straightforward

December 31, 1014.

be in impotent to repel the invad-

ers,

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Tedson

Interesting to the Chinesa

is

cont. Debentures o

d

Yangteza Insurancs Association.

Hongkong Fire Insurance Com-

found to be too limited, and it$84 per share, sellers.

Ohina Fire Insurance Company March Weather. The average mean temperature

therefore sought to extend its Foolish Blutf.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock during March was 64.9, the

power by a special Ordinanos. Company-51 per cent. premium, article of commerce, recognised by Governments and traded in by The Patriotic Mr. Keir Hardie.

Germany sees the situation in The Company might, of course, buyers. highest point reached being 198. its true light, too, and the work have bean wound up, and reg Hongkong, Canton and Macso perfectly reputable firme, it is finished. But when the Chinese Government or the pious supporter of missionaries at Home uses the We had hoped that our old on the 8th, and the lowest 54.2, of preparing the public mind for istered afresh, but that manifest-Steamboat Company $33 per same expression (as each does, with a due amount of unction, from friend Mr. Hardie would be co hours of sunshine and 2.840 the early days of the war, it was rejected as undesirable. The

on the 17th. There were 115.7 the inevitable is still going on. In ly cambrous course had been share, buyers. time to time) the words cease to be true, even though those who have tent, in view of what has happened inches of rain, while the average the German boast that the Allies acquiescence of the shareholders Company $105 per share, employed them may have been entirely sincere în their statement. during the past eight monthe, to humidity was 78.

Chins and Manila Steamship Opium is not finished, and there are times when we doubt if hide his diminished head and

were to be swept off the to the extension of operations sellers. New Regulation. it erer will be. In Hongkong dozens of men of assured position allow folk to forget that noch a

face of the earth in the victorious would have to be obtained, before ere making enormous sums out of illicit trade in it; sums so large public nuisance as himself had been made by the Governor Bat, for some

The following regulation bas march of the Kaiser's legions. the Governor's consent to the Bill $135 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Gas Company. that they can afford to pay all the fines, no matter how beavy, that ever existed. For a nuisance he under sub-clause 4 of clanse Ill other, expectations have not quite seconded, and the Bill passed its $185 per share, sellers. are levied on their subordinates, and still set aside huge profite always was one of the kind that of the Order of Her late Majesty been realised, and to-day the second reading. It was then re-

or would be given. Mr. Chater Hongkong Hotel Company and emile blandly at the law. And all this is just nothing in can, and does, work more mis: Queen Victoria in Conncil, dated Germans are forced back to boast committed and, after a fow verbal comparison with the amount of traffic in the drug which is proceed- chief by half an hour's insane the 28th October, 1896-No on what they are going to do when amendments, passed its third

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per ing in China the country which excluded our merchants from the or ill-regulated) taik than person shall board or leave any they are on the defensive. That reading." right to trade with her in this commodity on the solemn assurance even a wise governament can vessel which has been ordered by surely in a very pretty change of

Indo-China 8.N. Company that the law was taking such stepe na would car short the existence ando in a twelvemonth. But it an examining officer to hoist the font. But the German military April 10-"The Good Word

25 per cent. dis., buyers. of an opium market! That is the theory of the matter; but what of seems he has not, after all, been police flag, until the vessel has authorities, unless they are bigger Spreading. The Lower Wyndham $60 per share, sellers.

Douglas Steamship Company the practice? The poppy is being openly grown still in some districts; willing to slip into the back been boarded and examined by fools than they are generally Street Soporific sees comfort in China: Sugar Refining Com- secretly so in others; and, where it cannot be grown, its product is ground. On the other hand he the Police, bought. Kueichow is supplying a score or more of large areas; has made a frantic bid for

regarded to ha, must know well the fact that Dr. William pany, Ltd.-$210 per share, * During Prohibited Hours. other provicces sro doing the like, while huge quantities of opium, in keeping himself as well advertised

enough that battles cannot be won Wright, of London, lectured at Bellers. various guiece, are being exported from non-Chinese territory to many as of old by advancing, against charged by P. O. MeFill before that they realise that the game is History of the Hittites. Great pany, Limited $85 per share,

The master of a cargo bost was on the defensive. The fact is Canton on Monday night on The

Luzon Sugar Refining Com of the border districts. Not only so, but the officials themselves are enlistraent, such arguments as Commander Besil Taylour, R.Nap, but they are now seeking to Scott! Fancy the avidity with Bell privy to all these doinga-and are reaping giant profite therefrom.

we do not care to reprint at the Marine Court yesterday hinf the people. The latter, which China's millions will lap $102 per share, sellers.*** Some of the officials in question to say many would not be to because we have no wish to with unlawfully disobeying the however, will soon have it brought up the news of how the enemise

Hongkong Ice Company overstate the matter-sre seizing every opportunity to gain by those insalt our readers. Happily orders of the Harbour Mester, by to their knowledge, from personal of the Lord got waled in the good secret traceactions in opium. One izstance, which is not without its ro one will take him seriously moving about the harbour be-experience, that the fate of Gerold B. O. times, as abovelled outing Company, Ltd.-$100 per amusing side, comes from, a district in North Chins, where the old and hiss If-advertising campaign, tween 15 min. after annset and 15 dodge of sham opium is being employed to excellent effect, from the it may safely be said, will prove min. before sunrise, on the 8th many is definitely sealed. point of view of the officials. Everyone knows that worthless to be of the still-bora variety inst., without the permission of imitations of this sickly substance are constantly being made from One can well afford to laugh at the Officer in charge of the Hour, burnt sugar eto; but everyone does not know that the exist bis pitiful efforte, for the man Examination Service, Defendant ence of this sham is being turned to better account, financially, than who once had an immense follow-was fined $10. REM by the mere selling of it to greenhorne who think to obtain the real ing among the workers, and ample article. Pariadical barnings of smuggled opium take place, or are backing among the principal

Messrs. Wright and Horn by supposed to take place in various parts of China; but it is now labour leaders, now stands in Surgeons published in Govern- advise us that the Langkat output alleged that certain officials have a habit of keeping a store inglorious indeed ridiculous ment Notification No. 68 of the for the current month is as of the bogus drug in hand, with an eye to these burnings. When isolation. The working-men 5th February 1915, are deleted follows: the periodical conflagration taken place, it is the sham staff that is will not listen to him and the following substituted | April consume 3, while the real is kept for purposes of very profitable tradel while his brethren of the therefore 1st Class Senior Bat This may be pooh-poohed as an isolated, instance bat Well, we Socialist and Labour Parties bave Assistant Surgeon Raghunath, have a right to our own opinion. In seeking to abolish the forbid presented an ice-cold shoulder to serving in Hongkong; at Class den fruit entirely, China took upon herself a task which many a him and have frankly joined Sub-Assistant Surgeons Moham strongor nation would decline. The enthusiaste reckoned neither hands with the Government and ed Ishak, serving in Hongkong upon the ingrained duplicity of Chinese offcialdem nor upon the the country generally. With such Mathra Dass, serving in Hong- permanence of opium's hold upon the peoples while the more cold, a score on the credit eido Bach kong, Sarja Narayan Ghosh, blooded axe grinders who favoured the prohibition movement for swholesale and generous aurren serving in Hongkong, Moham- their own purposes were not sufficiently freeing to realise that the der on the part of the Labourites mad Ata-Ulla Khan, serving in nots which they were spinning must, from time to time, entangle the British publiacan well afford North Chine, Ohoto Lal, serving the spinners themselves. If the Central Government would but to laugh at the *** sole remaining in North China. think the matter over onos more, it might see that moderate control joy of the former malcontentas, ademik

better than prohibition.

Sub-Assistant Surgeons.

The names of the Sub Assistant

by the divine from London.”

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

1890.

Tons 254

239

242

233 273

otal

2,248

SHARE REPORT.

The quotations which follow are from the Hongkong Telegraph for April 10, 1890.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank -191 per cent, premium, sellers. Union Insurance Soviety of Canton $100 per share, sellers, China Traders Insurance Com pany-$70 per share, sellers.

North China Insurance-Tis 365 per share, buyers.

Canton Insurance Company, Ltd-$125 per share.

Hongkong Rope Manufactur

share, sollers.

Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company-888 er share, sellers.S

Hongkong Dairy Farm Oo. Ltd. $14 por ahore, sollere.

A. 8. Watson and Co., Ltd.-- $21 per share, buyers.

Hongkong High Level Tram- way Co., Ltd.-40 per cent,

sellors prom.

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co.

Ltd. $25 per share.

Green Leland Cement Co. (old Issue)-43 per share, nominal

Green Island Cement Co. (new issue).-$5 per share, nominal.

Hongkong Land Investment Co., Ld.$95 per share, sellore

Hongkong Electric Co.,

$8 per share, nominal,

West Point Buildings Co Ltd -840 per share, buyers,