WATSON'S
HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA.
THE HONGKONG TEEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1915.
0.8.9. and the War.
Mr. Bernard Shaw is still, so it appears from the Home papers, carrying on his wind bag camp aign in connection with the
FOR THE BATH, TOILET AND HOUSEHOLD. Used War. To one possessed of his in the Bath it promotes healthy action of the skin, counteracts all effects of perspiration, and is refreshing and invigorating. It is ea pecially useful for cleaning Jewellery, Silver and Plated Ware, etc.
WATSON'S
CORN
CELEBRATED
SOLVENT.
pare patriotism it makes no difference that thousands of his fellow-countrymen, of every class, are giving their lives for the Empire, whether at sea or in the trenches; that fact is just as negligible, according to him, as that every sape person
DAY BY DAY.
THE MAN WHO DOES TOO MUCH LEAVES HIMSELF UNDERDONE.
The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp: 79; dull.
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 70; heavy fog.
Count the "Columins. Yesterday the Telegraph throughout the Empire, every published 35 columns of solid unprejudiced one in neatral reading matter. To-day there
will be 34 published. countries, and a very large num- ber even of Germans, Austriana
The Malls, A permanent, speedy and painless CURE for corns and bunions. and Turks are convinced that the Australian Mail.Uue to-day per
war was not of Britain's seeking. Even the fact that we have been Siberian Mail. -
6.9. Hitachi Maru.
Due per Lachow on Friday. France has been laughed
per es. Uhangaba., The cheapest and best in the market. They give a free and last-at for her sawariness, by the Australian Mail.-Closed to day- ing lather, and impart a soothing feeling to the skin. For delicate Nothing can shake Mr. Shaw's Siberian Mail-Closes per 8.9 Yokohama Maru (c-morrow
WATSON'S SHAVING STICKS.ted with our anpreparedness,
and sensitive skins they are unequalled.
A. S.
Germans, does not convince him.;
WATSON & Co, Ltd. for G. B. S. to be mistaken. This
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Hongkong Dispensary & Kowloon Dispensary..
belief in himself. Nothing oan persuade him that it is possible
is not difficult to understand if our readers are aware that it was he who did more than towards
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with papularising Nietzsobe in Eog their names and addresses requires them to forward Communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for land, ten years ago, when the publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides."
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NOTES ON THE CRISIS. HONGKONG CURRENCY. SPECIAL POLICE
GETTING EACH OTHER'S
EMBASURE.
A Dignifled Rebuke,
The eyewitness story and bie deduotione, arrived at after the expiration of a month from the battle of Neuve Ohapelle are not only interesting and instructive
THE HARD DOLLAR
AND DISCOUNT.
Further Remarks on our Coinage System.
(SPECIAL ARTICLE)
two
RESERVE ORDERS.
Special Police Reserve Orders issued by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, AS. P. Reserves,
Parades. (Central Police Station):
Wednesday April 14th and Friday April 16th, 1st British. Company and Nos. 1 and 2 Platoone of let Chinese Coy. All with arme, 5.30 p.m.
Thursday April 15th-let Por tuguese Company, 5.30 p.m.
Saturday April 17th-1st Ohi- nese Company and let Iodian Company at 8 p.m.
10. JENKIN
A. S.P. (Reservea)
'LANGKAT OUTPUT.
April 1 ...Tona 254.
239
242
233
273
258
238
244
9...
280
10...
273
11
270
12
238
13
269
Total to 13th inst. 3,298
Daily average 253.6.
but are matters for congratulation. We have said, in the One never does well to trust to preceding articles dealing with what prisoners tell their captora;| the vexed question of the currency, there might be many reasons for that the Colony's money system their giving accounts flattering is nothing but a maze and a the people into whose hands they puzzle to the ordinary resident, have fallen for the purpose of and matter for supreme wonder- ameliorating the conditions of ment to the passing tourist. That their captivity, but it is certainly tourist generally leaves the port Messre. Wright and Bornby permissible to accept thejadgment feeling that he has a grievance advise as that the Lengkat output of a man in the spot who speaks against the banks and the Gov for the current month is as of the lessening of the German ernment, and that his only friend follows:- spirit of boayanoy which has been here was the kind-hearted money- 3 remarkably well maintained, changer who gave him eleven ten despite the many reverses they cent pieces in exchange for a pa have sustained since the war per dollar. What puzzles him most broke but. The battle of Neuve of all-and puzzles most of the Chapelle may be looked upon as regular residents as well, for that one of the larger attempts to break matter-is that the do`lar should through the Allied line. It was be at a heavy discount as com- not the gambler'a last throw-the pared with the note which is time for that has not arrived, for fesued against it, and for which it Germany's condition is not yet en is held as security. parlons that desperate tactics may
As a rule the general public- yet be resorted to-but it was en rather thoughtlessly and errone- sttempt in which all available ously-lays the blame on the resources were utilized in the hope banks. Yet a moment's reflection of effeoting
frasture in the should show the unfairness of this. marvellous line that has been The banks which jesse notea bere To-day's Anniversary. maintained so well for such a long undertake to pay hard dollars for To-day is the fiftieth anniver-period. It failed; the Germans them if called upon to do so. For him, pot-tary of the assassination of obtained knowledge they wanted the dollar, which is not issuel by sansily. In a recent letter to Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth Pre- of the strength that the Allies had them, they accept no responsibi the Nation, our infallible, im-sident of the United States.
against them after the arrival of lity; an attitude which would seem peccable and omniscient friend
the British reinforcements; the to be perfectly reasonable,
be perftest of of Discount. accases Mr. Asquith, and the Chinese Lady's Loss. Allies learnt the full weight ofj
A report has been made to the Ge many's limit of strength. Both
As a matter of fact, the reason house writes to a firm in Hong having backed up the Entente Hunghom Police by a Chinese lady, sides have now the measure of why the hard dull.r is at a dis- kong as follows, under the date with secret préparations." The that someone broke into her house what the other is likely to be for ccant against the note is identical of March 5 writer of a letter to the Globe and stole jewellery valued at some months to come and the with the reason why subsidi rs aska mildly how this can be, $316.50, clothing valued
that "Colonel Seely did
Orsze was just beginning at Home. He has proved himself a very worthy disciple. It is a case of like master like "man; though
land-for Nietzsche was clapped into a lunatic asylum. Hard on Mr. Asquith.
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Une is bound to sympathise with the Premier over the absurd- ly unwarranted attack which G.B.S. toakes on
Ministry generally for that matter,
of
the army,
Lagu Kung MowaTle, 85
buyers, Shanghai Coltone. Tle. 80,
bayere.
The Dollar.
The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 1s 9.13-16d.
Widow's Loss."
a
WAR AND COMMERCE,
'nteresting Reports from Home The mensgement of a London
Bicos our letter much has hap
most.
New Army is already in Francs "A great portion of Kitchener's completing its training on the spot, and daily large contingents are despatched over the Channel, together with very fine artillery and magnificent siege guns. The notable events of the past month.
at depression of German spirits to coinage is at a discount as against The "Hongkong Telegraph", is now on sale at, and will be delivered seeing that Lord Haldane reduced $131.00 and $8 in money,
any great extent, and the unusual the hard dollar. There has been pened, but there is still much to subscribers by, the Dairy Form Company. Ltd., Shameen next to nothing to improve the Books and Magazines Wanted, to show that they are preparing coin, with the result that there gathering huge forces for the activity behind their lines seem an over-issue of both kinds of more to happen. We are on the eva of big events; both sides are state of things," and that Mr. The Camp Commandant for the very worst."
are more of each in vircalation Asquith, daring the time
Writes:-We shall be very glad
than is sufficient for the require which will probably begin in the greatest struggle of the war, (from the end of Much 1014 till to obtain any bocks, magazine or
The Workmen's Protest. ments of the community. This Weat about the middle of April, the outbreak of war) that he was other reading matter suitable for
"We do not want more being so, the ordinary laws of and the small balance of time now The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve War Minister, did absolutely the troops or interned men. Have speeches about the failings of the supply and demand nsturally remaining for the winter to de-
the truth and print the news without fear or favour.
nothing,"despite his knowledge you say for disposal that you workers, the employers or the drive what the public does not part, is being utilised to the ut as to Germany's infamous pre- could oblige as with.
Government" A more dignified want to a discount. posals of 1912," "To any
Frotest against the cavillings We then, of course, ask: What moderately balanced mind it
of the armchair critic could not is the remedy for this state of should be clear enough that
A Chinese widow, residing at be well conceived. The British affir? neither Radical nor Conservative 169, Hollywood Road, has som nation is a mass of incongruities; The very natural reply is in any way anticipated the war. plained to the police that yester when it is not increasing its chest "Reduce the number of hard Like the fools that we are as a day morning some person stole measurement with the aggrac dollars in circalation." But this nation, we believed Germany to be from her boose a basket contain- disement of conscious merit it is is more easily said than done, for a country that valued its honour. ing twelve pieces of clothing, beating the rame organ and at nobody seems so philanthropic We know now that she did not valued at $14, one finger ring, tering plaints of mea culpa, and ally inclined as to be ready to valde her honour, for the most valued at $10, and ten dollara in ever since this war commenced
accept the responsibility. the Britisher has found something The British dollere are minted obvious reason in the world-that she had none to value. As to Mr.
in his national conduct to com-in the Indian mint, which charges Shaw, we hope that the Home
plain about. Now we have it
a seignorage of 2 per cent, for its! press will cease to be a party to We are informed that there from the workers that they are work. As to whether or not the There can be no mistaking the ring of downright sincerity his fooleries by giving him the will be some interesting boring hired of being insulted to the Hongkong Government gets which characterises the message addressed by shipbuilding and hospitality of its space. One" try-outs," at the V. R. O. this extent of being repeatedly told
Moro friendly attitude of engineering Trade Unionista to Mr. Asquith, which was sammarised knows that he plumes himself on evening at 6:30, among those that they are dranken and disany of this profit we, of course, are not in a position to say.
America towards Britain. in the telegrams which we printed yesterday. Is was a plain-spoken his fecality for leg-pulling, and showing being the heavy-weight solute and by very reason of The coins circalate not only in Failure of Zeppelins as Winter and frank expression of a keen desire to render really practical it is more than likely that, at of the Shropshires, George Thomas those failings the Empire is service to the country at a time when she needs the help of all her bottom, he no more believes his who it is hoped will be matched in a dreadful position.The Hongkong but fairly freely on the War Craft, service to the who drafted it, though they doubtless have their little own atatements than me for buff with Corporal Scott the well whose rank, after all, tue mejority against the Chiness Government least effective, at all events the
China Coast. That they will hold
It is not expected that the sub- workmen of England from their own, in point of popularity, marine blockade will be in the grievances which can well be left over for consideration antil after do. Bat is this a time for buff-known local pugilist.
of our fighters have sprung, and dollar seems unlikely, the war-rightly gauged the situation when they stated in so many ocnery? The man who can in-
people of these Islands do not words that the present is no time either for speech making or fault dalge in such asinine amusement, Ending, but for real, bard, practical work. And the assurance that while his brethren are giving ap they gave that they were eager to do their share must have reassured everything for the sake of the the landers of the nation, if say such assurance were required, that Old Country, should be put under the country stands as one man in its determination to see this restraint forthwith. business through to the vary end,
HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 1915.
THE WORKERS AND THE WAR
Against Needless Gloom.
案
money,"
Boxing.
Gambling and Fighting.
**
Tarkey's failure in Egypt. Attack on the Dardanelles, The Submarine Blockade of
Great Britain.“ Reported Food Scarcity in Ger
Keny.
who are responsible for the falfif~ The best course for the Govern-appear to be in any way concern- A dispute over a gambling ment of the cry Business 88ment here to pursue would surely ed. It is reported that many transaction came before Mr. Wood asual" have a right to protest be to mint a dollar of its own enemy submarines have been in the Police Court this morning, against the insinuations to be in- of the same fineness as the bagged" by process of dreds when a Chiness was charged with ferred from these temperance British dollar, and to enacting with steel nets attached to a when Chinas varsha eo de-orusades and the like. The only that, after certain interval, line of trawlers, and there may The position of the workers of Britain has been made very The late Marquis of London-fendant was alleged to have stab point which the workman will the notes issued by the banks here be something in this, in any os40, plain of late. We have it on the authority both of Earl Kitchener derry, whose death we reported in bed the complainant and to have consider in whether boos have to would be redeemable in that dollar it may be taken for granted that and Sir John French that the termination of the war, for which we our issue of February 9, added made off. He fled to the country ing the goods. If he does there is only. If the banka were averse our Navy are up to all sorts of all wish, is really in their hands. The measure of their willingness to his will a most interesting and only returned on Saturday no kick coming that he will wor to this arrangement, the Govern methods for catching these wasps to put their shoulders to the wheel at this juncture in the struggle clause. He wished, he said, that laat, when he was arrested. He ry himself about. Trey are loyal ment could then undertake the of the tes
to a man but they feel the un-aus of its own notes for cit will decide the length of the conflict, since all other considerations his death should not be allowed was fined $10,
Commerce.-War Risk remains doubted hardship of being told calation in the Colony. As the normal at 20/- per cent. Money "are dependent on an adequate supply of ammunition and military to cast more gloom than was Sentences on Kidnappers, that the failure to turn out the notes and coina would be inter continues plentiful, equipment, not only for ourselves, but also for the rest of the nations absolutely unavoidable upon those
The Ex by whore side we are fighting. For Great Britain lo-day, is with whom he had been so long district officer Bentenged two quantities of munitions required chargeable at the Treasury at par, change Banks are now operating must necessarily be because of there would never be any ques more freely, but the volume of have a marked advantage over the enemy so far as the supply of that his relations and kind friends! Chinese, who were brought before their private failings. The sooner tion of either's going to a dis- general export trade is below practically the armoury for the whole of the Allies. We already and so happily associated, and munitions goes, but the big evente which are pooding make it an would not allow his death to him yesterday on charges of Britain ceases beating her breast conat, as is the case at present.. absolate necessity that that advantage should be largely increased. make any difference in their detalaing a man, illegally detain and gets to the bench the better for her and he whole It is conceivable that the Germans might manage to ward off starva- "arrangements and diversions." ing a girl under fourteen years of
Yesterday Mr. D. W. Tratman
Case Dismissed.
mormal. Prices for all classGE of goods hava advanced very con- siderably and look like going
tion by severe economies and prudent organisation-though the Of course it is vain to ask age and with boing in possession world. After all the British prospects of their being able to do to are by no means bright but survivors not to grieve for the of arms. They were sent to workman is no more drunken obeying the orders of their dearer. The chief trouble in the we know of no method by which they can make up their undoubted death of one dear to them, but the prison for six months on each of than his German enemy and we superiors liave to be regarded, export trade at present is due to shortsge of ammunition of all sorts. And, obviously, battles cannot late peere recommendation re- the first two counts and to one have heard nothing of such com- not as honourable man but as the congested state of the railways be won, or fortresses held, without ammunition. Immense reserves minde us that it is almost time year's hard labourn the last, the plaints being made in Germany. felons, but the fact remains that and dooke, caused, no doubt, to a of ammunition are a necessity now, and it looks as though the enemy that civilised natione reduced sentences to run consecutively, The nations of the world must they are guilty of piracy and that great extent by the movement of will soon be reduced to rather desperate straits for lack of such the amount of external show Of
Cheung Tio Sung the master of necessarily have a poor opinion of is a crime recognised by all the troops and military stores, reserves. This is one of the things for which the Allies are still grief, which nothing but silly and the steam launch Choy Sang,
us when we don't even think much civilised nations of the world. On It takes two to three weeks to waiting in the west and which has to some extent impeded the more or less vulgar convention who was defended by Mr. Dixon
of ourselves.
the enbject of pirates Great get goods from warehouse Russians in the east. And once the brilliant feat now being so has imposed upon society. Trae was charged by Mots Singh the
Submarlas Pirates.
Britain has been consistent. SheO.B. outward steamer, and therm anccessfully attempted in the Dardanelles has been accomplished, faner is are not the ghastly affairs watchman of the Tang Wo Oo's.
The question of the treatment was actually at war with the is the cause of mucli Hassis will receive military supplies that will enable ber to advance which they were in our grand- Wharf, before: Commander Basil of the captured submarine crews Algerian prates at one time of from overses buyers. without misgiving
fathers days, but there is still Teylour, I. N. at the Marine by Great Britain naturally in her history but her captives mai great shortage of lab mensity of the task which lies before the British werkman. It is particularly as concerns the bor lawfully lying alongside the above Germany, and Germany is taking while it is regrettable that certain
Eaongh has been written to indicate the importance and im“ room for improvement more Court this morning, with an. Folved the consideration of the the end of pirates. Pirates are country, everyone his honour and privilege to play a leading role in the dual stages rible custom in vogae at Home of Company's Wharf, without the per of the war, and it is a part which we believe he will loyally discharge. keeping a corpse unburied 10 mission of the owner thereof, thus good cars that the two questione British in the hands of the Ger the time of their lives.
on with it. Tell Lord three, lour and even seven days.ng obstraction to the We want to pull together and get Ritonenes wekhall deliver the goods. Those are the sentiments Sorrow that is sbeolutely sincere of other sols thereto
thin the amaranse voiced by a section of the Trades Unionists, is too delicate a thing for one to this The The may be taken as indicative of the feelings which animate the able to express by external
hole body of British workers at this vital moment in the history mo
position ofBritish prisoners in pirates all the world over and, e, ages are ristr
the
shall be rolled into one. Even in mans may have to suffer through
Roumania and Italy
war time pirsoy is pirsoy--even the reprisals of the enemy, we sitting on t
if the pirates are countenanced by have yet to learn that because impossible for an the Kaiser It is regrettable that Germany countenances a crime at present if they are
join the Allies, these men who after all are only, it becomes a virtue,
The Empire.
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