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WATSON'S

HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1915.

FOR THE BATH, TOILET AND HOUSEHOLD. Used in the Fath it promotes healthy action of the skin; counteracts all effects of perspiration, and is refreshing and invigorating. It is es- pecially useful for cleaning Jewellery, Silver and Plated Ware, etc.

WATSON'S

CORN

CELEBRATED

SOLVENT.

How Regulations are observed."

We long ago abandoned hope that the local authorities would lirten to protests from the public or the press as to there being no Proper accommodation for Euro- ased to seeing the claims of peans on Blake Pier. We are so

as dwell on the lower levels tourists and of such inhabitants ignored by the Government, that we have cessed to expect any- thing in the way of reasonabla | Concessions. Nevertheless it seema 88 though we and our readers have at least the right to suggest that the existing regulations 88 regarda e.g. Bloke Pier should te the Government for any favour; we are merely hinting that it abould perform the duty for which

A permanent, spoody and pataless CURE for corns and bunions. carried out. Flere we are not asking

WATSON'S SHAVING STICKS.

DAY BY DAY.

ONE SMALL OLOUD CAN HIDE

THE SUNLIGHT

LOOSE ONE STRING, THE PEARLS

ARE BOATTERED;

THINK ONE THOUGHT, A SOUL

MAY PERISH;

NOTES ON THE CRISIS HONGKONG

THE CASE OF THE MAIN.

BAY ONE WORD, A HEART MAY The Imaginary North Sea Battle.

BREAK-Froster.

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 79; dull..

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 70; heavy fog.

Count the Columns.

Yesterday the Telegraph published 35 columns of solid reading mater. To-day there will be 33 published.

The Mails. it is paid. Regulations posted on Australian Mail-Dae per e.a.

Hitachi Maru to-day." Blake Pier, in English and Chia-

in-Siberian Mail.-Closed per B., Tenyo Mara to-day at 11

The cheapest and best in the market. They give a free and last-ess, eny that no ing lather, and impart a soothing feeling to the skin. For delicate and sensitivo skins they are unequalled.

A. S. WATSON & Co. Ltd.

Hongkong Dispensary & Kowloon Dispensary.

"

Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which addresses with

their names and

person

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1915,

HOW GERMANY TREATS BRITISH PRISONERS.

was, going on perhaps the less said, the better. The authorities should go and see for themsolves. At the entrance to the pier stood a weary lukong who evidently had no time to see that the law was carried out. If a policeman cannot be spared, why is not a beadle ca watchman appointed to maintain order and decency on the pier ? Or is even thie tco much to ask? East and West,

the modern world with ita

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Up to the Minute-Share market News.

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$375, Oloeing prices:--

Hongkong Firae.

buyera.

Tls. 881 Shanghai Cotton.

buyers. Chios Borneoa.-$11, sales. Cementa. -$6.00, bayere.

The Dollar.

0

The rate of the dollar on demand today is 18 9.13-18d.

To-day's Anniversary, To-day is the forty seventh anniversary of the crowning

Prize Court.

is

The hearing of the claim con- cerning the 8.8, Pallat, in Prize, down for hearing before Sir liam Rees Davies, to-morrow.

To Consignees, Consignees of cargo by the Kitino Mara are reminded that goods remaining undelivered after to-morrow will be subject to

rent.

The story which has come through concerning the Nord- deutscher Lloyd liner Main pro- vides another instance of how the Germans do not play the game.

The Last of the Bunch.

CURRENCY: CONCUBINE'S" "ACTION,

THE ONE DOLLAR NOTE

Further Considerations in regard

to Hongkong Money,

Why so. Few Notes ?

Why, the scarcity? The average latest visitor to the American port business man would tell us that

Interesting Claim for Insurance

Money..

In the Summary Court, this morning, before Mr. Justice Haze- land, Tang Wong-ahi, alias Wong Pak-kin sued the Fee Kee Hong for the sum of $1,000, being. money deposited with the de fendants by the plaintiff, through Taug Chong-chak, in or about the year 1912... |

The wife was looked upon as a mother to the plaintiff. He did not know his friend's defence; there were no pleadings in cases like that, and he had told him

ie also now as good as sealed. In there are to reasons. In the first outside that the money had been this case, apparently, there is no place, he wouki say, be paid. In that owe they would question of repairs; bonce we banks find it more expensive to have plaintiff's receipt for the should soon know what is likely maintain the issue of on-dollar money.

His Lordabip-It is a great to happen. She is entitled to take notes than that of larger dancin-

counter"

bad job and allow, herself to be With regard to the first expla-Gardiner would toll him."

interned. In other words, like the nation, it seems justifiable to so called German High Seas Fleet she will refuse to "come out."

(SPECIAL ARTICLE) Yesterday we discussed at some

Mr. R. C. Faithfull spreared This vesel has been lying in the length the problem with which for the plaintiff and Mr. J. H. Flushing roads, in Datch waters, Hongkong is faced in regard to Gardmer for defendant.

Mr. Faithfull said this was a. since the beginning of the war, its subsidiary coinage. But with and from all appearances she was this question our grievance claim for $1,000 by the plaintiff deserted. An intercepted wireless where the currency is con against a firm with whom this does not by any money was de; oaited. It appeared message, however, led to investi- cerned gations which revealed the fact menze end. The point which that the plaintiff, who was only that the Lad been far from in-one is naturally anxious to con- a young woman of 24 years of concobine to a man named Tang alive, for a wireless apparatus in aider immediately after the sub

Lai-pun, a man of about 68 years full working order was found to sidiary coinage is the one dollare, was, some eight years ago, a be concealed in the maste, rigging note and its scarcity,

We all know from experience, of age. He believed plaintif the oldman's third and Isdders. The sequel is that the Main has been ordered to leave that the subeldiary coin only falli was

ordinary give-and-take concubine-No... 3 from the The man had sleo a Datoh waters, and the probability out is that she will go to Antwerp. requirements up to the sum of two top. She should experience no difficulty dollars. For a three or four dollar lawful wife. The man died in in making the trip, since she article we must either tender a 1908, on December 8, and, acoord- merely requires to steam up five dollar bill (taking our change ing to the solicitor's instructions, the Scheldt in order to reach in paper-if we can get it) or else he had expressed a wish to bin Antwerp, which, as is known, pay in one-dollar notes. In view son, Tang Chung-chak, the son of is in the hands of the Gerof the clumsiness of our coinage an older concebine, senior to mane. What puzzles the layman, most people would naturally plaintiff by some years, that the however, is that the Datubauthori- prefer to carry small same of sum of $1,000 should come out of tise, baving established the fact two or three dollars in paper his insurance money he was that the vessel has been abusing form, for evens rehsonably large insured for a considerable anm her position, should permit her to handful of local ten or twenty and he deposited with some firm One would have cont pieces is not equal in value to a the interest on the money to be leave at all.

Unfortunately, paid to the plaintiff. Fer a time thought that the only step to take half-sovereign. would have been to have the boat however, wishing and the fulfil she was paid, and then the money ment thereof are not the same was transferred to another firm interoed.

thing in this world, and most of in which the son bad an interest. The whereabouts of the last of us are condemned to wear out our The interest was again paid, but everts of the Abyssinian war the German armed vessels to enjoy poskote and our tempers by car on an application for the sum the muiting of the enemy a troops, her freedom has now been dis-rying forty or fifty soine, each the deposited-plaintiff was entitled brosuse we to it without giving any reason Mr. Wilfrid Harvey, the Globe's the storming of Magdala by Sir closed, the Kron Prinz Wilhelm size of a eixpence literary critic, has been pointing Robert Napier's troops, and the having put in at Newport News, cannot get hold of pae-dollar for requesting it she was not

given it. short of coal and previsions, and notes. out what, in spite of many thou-suicide of King Theodore. ssada of reminders, the people at

taken up the berth formerly occupied by the Pritz Eitel Fried- Home still do not seom to realise viz: the West's atter ignorance

erich, now happily interned. We Esst.... He

Wil-imagine, that the career of this concerning the writes: "We are accustomed to think of the Oriontal 39 a passive, slow-moving, dreamy creature, standing aloof from aggressive desires and achieve ments, turning his gaze into his

on sufficient coal and provisions inations; and, in the second, by disadvantage in this Court to try own soul. It is with genuine

Well-Knowa Resident Fined: to carry ber to the nearest home keeping the one-dollar notes out cores without pleadings--you do surprise that the Westerner, who

This morning, at the Pulice port, but the probabilities are of circulation the back officials not know where you are?

Mr. Gardiner said he would tel today visits the Orient, finde Court, before Mr. J. R. Wood, that, like the Pritz Eitel, succeed in disposing of a larger virtually the entire East coming Mr. J W. C. Bopnar was fined $5 she will take no further risks at number of silver dollars over the his friend any time he asked. with a rush into the world of for allowing his dog abroad with coa but will make the best of a

His Lordship asked if Mr. Western ideas." Hongkong out a muzzle.

Mr. Garlicer said he would He readers will have no difficulty in

School Sports. realising the justice of the state- The sonual Hongkong Schools'

assume that, when the Govern said they had paid back th ment, nor will they be slow to Athletic Sports take place on the

ment granted the banke a monopo- money. The receipt had bee perceive and admit that the per- Racecourse on Monday next, com The North Sea "Battle." Bona responsible for the faleemencing at noon. H. E. the Gov

Talking of the German Fleet. ly to issue notes, it expected them destroyed, but the payment "We shall never be gentleman," said a German cfficer not solideas prevalent at Home are the ernor is to present the prizes at the waiting world has once again to give the public a sufficient and entered in a book. Since then been buoyed up by false hopes of proper service of these notes. (they had paid no further interest probably coste, as nearly payments. The issue was quite long ago; and if, as a decent fellow himself, he spoke with the treat people who have written about 5.30 p.m.

to simple. lau engagement in the North, Sea.

18 possible as much

The plaintiff then went into the A Chinees was fined $50, or, in The most circumstantial stories ment Eccorded to British prisoners in his mind, we can understand the East. And by these we do not

one-dollar note .16 print a

support that there was much bitterness of spirit and profound sense of shame mean, the authora of travel-books,

a ten-dollar. But in this say rong box and gave evidence in behind the remark. When we wrote of the Belgian atrocities, and, so much as the story-writera all default, one month's imprison concerning the alleged fight Norway again, of the abominable attitude of the German officials towards the varieties, from the the mission-ment, forbeing in possession of have emanated from

The de- and quite a number of Scandin- allowed to evade the responsibi- ment.

on why the banks should be of Mr. Faithfull's opening state- to reprefent the case as mildly and with as little prejudice as might novelist. Obviously it would be fendant claimed that he bought vian mariners have sworn to lities which they have taken apon Russians who were leaving at the outbreak of war, we endeavoured pamphlet author to the recognised 150 cartridge cafes,

Judgmont was given for the. defendant with coste. observing á Fleet of German themselves? Having gained per- be; to allow ample margin, for possible exaggeration and misun- unfair to blame the waitera of them from a marine hawker,

Loyal Canton Britishers. oraisers, varying in number from

mission to publish the notes why

THE MINNESOTA, derstanding. We have endeavoured, throughout the war, to see travel booke, since no one reads

H. M. Consul-General, Canton, something of the enemy's view as well as our own. But now that these. Five tourists out of six who

Aground in the Inland Sea. we crms to talk about the ill-treatment of British prisoners by spend half an hour in (respective has remitted to the Prince of 14 to 21. One of these individ do they note publish them plenti

fully? gun flashes for an hour German officials, there is but one side of the matter. Fur we have ly) Shanghai, Hongkong and Wales' Relief Fond local subscrip- uals went so far as to say that he on end. Now, however, voines'an

Information issued by the to keep ever in mind the fact that the main statement which Reator Canton feel it incumbent on them, tions for March amounting to sent us on Sunday is one by a neutral ambassador; the representa- on their return to London or New £133. 8. 1. Total amount sont authoritative announcement that The Duty of the Bunks to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, agents for the Great Northern Steamship tive of a ration whose prove has given prominence to the scurrilous York, to write and (if they have from Canton to date is £1,034, there is not a word of truth in the reports. We only wish there were,

Company, states that the a.. and impossible rabbish published daily by the Wolff Agency and the money-for publishers obj et 13. 9. the Datasiatische Lloyd, and has never been slow to make out a to taking auch work at their own

A stall-holder at the Central for if there is one thing Britishers

Ji named company, and which left good case for the Gormans and a bad one for the British. Surely, risk) to publish an account of the then, we are to take the American Ambassador's statement as not manners and customs of China. Market has reported that he sent are keen on it is that the British The second explanation may Minnesota, belonging to the last

As we have remarked, nobody his foki with $200 to pay a pool. and German Fiests should come tot have quite so much in it. being likely to err in favour of our side.

And what is the statement? Rater gives one a tolerably clear reade their outpourings except terer's bill in Ko Saing Street, to gripe. We have no misgivinge would appear to be true that, by here on March 27 for Seattle has idea as to what sort of reading it must be by the announcement: the writers' personal friends and The foki has not paid the bill, concerning the result, should they keeping one-dollar notes out of ran aground in the Inland Sea. is that Rome folk pay out all odd amounts under aground in the Inland Sea, Sun- although an improvement is now noticed, thanks to the efforts of the world is not much the worse. neither has he returned to his meet in deadly combat. All we circulation, the bauke are able to. The telegram states:-"Minnesota

employer.

must be gifted with very vivid five dollars in hard cash. This day evening. Captain wires no the United States representatives; the document ia one long recital Learning from Fiction.

It is from fiction that the

Bijou Theatre. of cruelties and privations." We can the more readily understand

An interesting collection of imagination when it comes to re- however, may be counter balanced immediate danger; diver examin- Enquiry this morning at the this in view of the next assertion, that the Ambassador: himself average Britisher and American

offices of the Nippon Yasen asked for an extra blanket for the prisonera and-80 great, as moat gleans hisbistorical and geograph- pictures is being shown at the tailing stories of this kind, for by the fact that they must, in their ing."

foundation. Still, we can calmly hard money

Bat, whatever may be the ex- Kaisha elicited the information of us know, is German nativo politeness-the officials did not even ical knowledge; and neither, as Bjou Thentre just now, chief which there is not the least turn, receive each odd amounts in

planation, there is the fact: the that there was no farther news condescend to reply. Officers have been "brutally ill treated, spat a rule, pauses for a moment to among which is the three-part

banka undertake to provide the about the ship at present, upon and kicked." (Culture again.) And the men have been given enquire if the novelist has ever film, Life at the Bittom of the and confidently await "The Day.

The local office of the N. Y. K. Colony with a paper currency for putrid straw to sleep on. And food has been insufficient. Had this been in the country whore won-Sea," "The Sewer” is a bigbly:

small amounts, and they do not advise us that they have been kind of, treatment. been merely the work of coarse-minded, under-ders he is describing. Among dramatic alory-film, and there are lings, ared to practising vile brutalities on those powerless to resist, the story-writers who use China to good comics,

perform their promise. When farther advised by telegram that one-dollar notes are needed they the Minnesota's passengera, and one would have complained the less. But the German Government in their fiction we can generally find ninety-nine who either have

must be tought at the money-mails, have been transferred to itself seems to have been more or less reponsible in this case,"

IE. Britishers were as contemptibly mean sa the Germans are never been there or have merely in the Colony one Eital case of proving themselves to be, what a retaliation might be exercised, passed through as trippers, for plaghe (imported) and one fatal Heaven be thanked, our officiale and soldiers are made of different every one who knows anything cecurrence of enteric fever. The advies as that the Langgat outpat staff; and, though they can hardly be supposed to feel any marked about the country. What ideas victime in bath canes were Chin for the current month is as aflection for their prisoners, they take it, and will continue to take other than the accepted (and false) esc. Since January 1, there bavo follows it, 98 a matter of coures that the game must be played by those whom onea, can the public get under these been four cases of plague record- the fortune of war has placed in their hands. It is not towards orcumstances? Nor can we sea ed, all ending fatally.

these German official that this state of affairs is likely Alice Memorial Hospital. German prisonere but towards gaolers that we fool resentfal and revengeful.. The publication to alter, for the average man at The Hon. Treasurer of the of this disgusting story by the American Ambassador Home is not interested in the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hoa- will have its own good effect in increasing the set; he knows as much as be pitals begs to acknowledge, with aniraosity which the Britisher feels, and has a right to foel, wants to know already. Those thanks the following donations to towards the churls who are thus outraging all decency by their who seriously wish for correct the funds of the Hospitals:

information can always get it, for Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak, $100 behaviour; and it is good that that animosity should grow; we want to see it swell till there is not a young man, from one end of the happily there are a fow travel Messrs. Ho Tang, $100; Tık Empire to the other, who does not long to do his mite towards end books on China written by men Shing-hong, $50; Ku Ping-nam, ing the war and crushing Germany-not for a year or two but for who know what they are talking $50; Wong Kam-tuk, $50; Uhnog all time. If every man tries to remember that his own dearest about; books which will not be Joy-pun, $50 Ip Wing-cho, friend may be one of those now subjected to tortare in a German ousted from their high position $50; Ip Li-kong, $25; U. Hoi- damp or prison, and that that torture may have to go on till by any amount of nonsense which chan, $25; Chan Cheak-hing, Germany is smsabed, there will be no more talk of shortage in the the tourists and the stay-at-home $25.

writers may olioose to print, aiting lista

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A Futile Claim.

The Old Story.

Colony's Health.

Last week there were notified

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can

May

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Messrs. Wright and Hornby

April

Tons 254

239

242 233

273

2515

.238

244

269

273

270

Total to 12th inat.

238

3.020

Daily average 252

Public.

mium. Such notes being few in number, they must needs

changer's at an extortionate pre- Kobe per 6.8. Oania.

pass through a great many harde in the course of a given month,

TOBACCO FUND CONCERT

the pleasurable result being that. As a result of the concert given not one in ufty of them is in the City Hall on April 8, in fit to be touched, eave with a pair aid of the Cigarette and Tobacco of, tonge. Indeed those who do Tand, a sum of $12.49 has been not know Hongkong may well handed to the Hon, Treasurer wonder that the Sanitary Board Me. F. E Hall informs us that doos pet proceed against either the total receipte were 8283, the banka cr the Treasury for while the expenditure came to allowing such diegusting, germ- $270.51, made up as follows epreading rage to be in circulation City Hall 8122.05; pribling at all. If the banks cannot carry 898.50 coolie bire for stage palmer oat their obligations in a better $14; Robinson Piano Co. (coolie fashion than this, why does not hire), $5; Mr. Gonzales (band); the Government: take the matter 18 Cheng Lee and Co. $1.60-

refreshments for artistes, $10.86 out of their hands?