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WATSON'S

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1915.

Japan and Mexico,

As we reported yesterday,

DAY BY DAY.

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Count the Columns, · difficulty. The United States

"Yesterday Government has had over twelve

the Telegraph months where in to call Mexico published 33 columns of solid to account for the anarchy that reading matter. To-day there has prevailed-and- bas. done will be 39 published..

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Dredger Repairs..

NOTES ON THE CLISIS.

BATTLING AGAINST NATURE

Overcoming the Submarine Menace,

If an idea of the tremendous

189.0

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

Hongkong

(Compiled from the

Telegraph" files for the week ending April 17, 1890.)

SANITARY BOARD.

The orders of the day for next Tuesday's meeting aro :--

Correspondence re the report from the Salect Committee ap pointed to consider the best means of dealing with the present insanitary condition of certain". Planes and passages which are used. in common by two or more tenants.

1.

The Dollar. April 17.-"The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 3/24." difficulties under which the troops in the western theatre of war

Returned from Banishment.. Report from the Government have had to do battle is wanted,

April 1A sheepish loosing Analyst on the public water sup- we cannot do better than refer outcast bamed Lam Hing stood plies for the month of March 1916. our readers to the story of the attention at the Magistracy Result of the examinations victory of Les Eparges, which is this morning to answer a charge made under "The Sale of Food given on page 1. The point which of having returned from banish- and Draga Ordinance, 1898" for was the scene of the battle was, kase issued some twelve months 1015.

ment in defiance of a magisterial the quarter ended 31st March, ao the telegram stater, a moun- tain of mud, and the snemy had ago. wout right back to dag bimself in by constructing his relatives, who live "o'er the List of legal proceedings taken tier upon tier of trenches. The water" and told his Worship that by this Department against per ground was in such a state that the time he had spent with them sous for breaches of the Pablic the attackers often found them had been both unpleasant and Health and Buildinge Ordinance selves up to their thighs in mud, unprofitable, and that he would 1 of 1903 for the month of March, which clogged the rifles, and the never be happy until Hongkong 1915. fighting took place during a hur became his home. Mr. Robins a ricane of wind and rain. Yet, in took him at his word," and sont fortnight ending 6 h April, 19161 spite of these terrible conditions, him to the bosom of his friends in the gallant Frenchmen were able Gordon Castle for another year. to accomplish what we an almost April 11. Quite a good field 1915.

"The Drain-Pipers." superhuman task. The story of the most heroic with which the their great exploit is surely one of war has yet provided us.

Chained to Guns."

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Limewashing return for the

Mortality return to Hongkong- for a week ending 28th March.

Pankhas started for the summer. 4th April, 1915. afternoon. Nothing maoh doing the weeks ending 28th March and at the Sanitary Sky Meating this Mortality return for Macso for

First basinese-consideration of

canitation at Whitfield and Yau-

Rat return for the weeks end".

ma-ti. Mr. Francis opens with a ing 3rd and 10:h April, 1915. There is one fact mentioned in row with the Storetary, for not the account of the battle which circulating the reports on these seeme almost incredible. It is matters. Mr. McCallum "looks that the machine gun detachments very helpless, but apearths a re were obained to their guas in solution justifying his action, or the former category, as compared order to prevent them flaving. inaction. Wrong again another with 1888, and an increase of four Tenders are being invited for This is not the first time that resolution found, altering that and a half millions in the latter." repairs to the Government dred-stories of this kind have been Secretary very hot. Matter ger St. Enoch.

Summer Uniform,

Tenders are being invited for the supply of summer uniform for boatmen and aermen of Har bour Department.

New Magistracy.

1890

SHARE REPORT,

circulated. We have oven seen dropped. Dr ft of the Bill for of incident. If it be correct forwarded by Goverment for pictures conveying the same sort Regalating the Water Supply, and we have no reason to doubt review, tabled. Mr. Francis wants the statement, since it has been special day to deal with it. put into circalation from Paris Friday fixed. Cattle question then it shows olearly enough that follows. Uainspected carile said Germany is threatened not only to be slaughtered. Mr. Francis by the Allies but also by dissen-points cut that the Board can't sion in her own ranks. And do anything. Doesn't see why The quotations which follow when an army has the spirit of the Bard should bother its head, are from the Hongkong Telegraph fight knocked out of it, there can anyhow. The President does, for April 17, 1890.

and moves that all alonghtered Hongkong and Shanghai Bank animale must be first inspected.-191 per cent. premium, sellers. Mr. Francia oba ructsays there

Union Insurance Society of are no existing deans of carrying Cauton-$100 per share, sellers.

still the Sanitary Board therrerout: Lobstructing." China Traders' Insurance Com [And the Sanitary Board is pany-$70 per share, ellers.

North China InsuraTis

Ltd.-$125 per share.

Canton Insurance Company,

What of the Submarines ?

In his despair a correspondent askans to inform him why it takes the Post Office authorities almost two days to deliver a local letter. Nothing would afford as greater pleasure, but, on principle, we

A Proclamation by H. E. the never attempt the impossible. We long ago abandoned all hope of Governor prescribes that the si- understanding the workings of tinge of the Police Court shall be the Post Official mind and system held on and after April. 20, at The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve (at least we presume there is the new Magistracy.

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

come "system behind it all)| Company Warned. and we can do nothing but frank- It is poufied that at the expira-only be one result. ly plead ignorance. We have notion of three months the following much heart to advise our corres-companies will, unless cause is The Post Office; that has been off the Register and the come is weakening every day now. pondent to send a formal protest to shown to the contrary, be struck

The German submarine menace done too many times, Que some paries' will be dissolved-TheThe latest Admiralty statement C.M.O.-Ship for the Usher." 355 per share, buyers. times wonders if these things will International Publishers Associa-shows that only two vessels were ever be put right until we have tion, Limited; Yue Tek Starr sunk last week out of arrivals to the two judges of the Sapreme April 14 Tainiare theolorks something in the way of repre- pany, Limited; the New Seur and departures totalling over Court will be officially designated sentative government in the Po Printing and Publishing Com- 1,400. There may be more in

Yangtsze Insurance Association Colony. With the present Legis. pany, Limited; the Sun Wab this than the casual observer as Firat Clerk of the Court and Tis: 86 per share, lative Council system the ordinary Steamship, Company, Limited.

[Clerk to the Chief Javica"

Hongkong Fire Insurance Com- reckone, for it is quite conceiv

pany $360 per share, sellers. with these pests of the sea are told in the Government Gazette, Hongkong and Whampoa Dock covered meana

of dealing Judge" respectively. This, we$84 per share, sellers.

China Fire Insurance Company

which it is wise should," zot

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Cablo Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union

Office address: 11, Ice House St."

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1915.

A HOUSE DIVIDED AGAINST ITSELF.

Struck Off.

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rete-payer stands little or no It is notifel that the names of able that our Admiralty has dis-Couth and Clark to the Paisue and Second Clerk of the

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"Victoria Theatre.....

The war

Acting Appointments.

us in the least."

Ship's Officer's Suicide."

Company

sellers,

buyers. pany, Ltd.-$217 per share,

pauy, Limited-383 per share, Luzon Sugar Refining Com-

sollera,

obance of having a legitimate the following companies have been grievance sifted, and ATSA We wonder who is responsible for spreading the report which complaint to the

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struck off the Register The Secre- Henter wired to the Colony yesterday, to the effect that the behavi-tary of State would Jongkong Brewery Company, our of the German submarines' crews has become a bone of probably not carry him much Limited; the Wo On Steamship yet be disclosed. On this point is "in ascordance with a decision Company-54 per cent, premium, contention in official circles in Berlin. The story is that Dr. von farther. The only thing that we

Company, Limited.

there was an interesting item in/of the Right Honourable the buyere, DEN our newa columns on Wednesday, What is the next startling change Steamboat Company-$35} pår Secratary of State for the Colonies," Bethmann Hollweg is pitted against Admiral von Tirpitz, who ie koow of in favour of our Post

Hongkong, Canton and Macao said to be the originator of the idea that the submarines should Office is that, despite its frequent

to the effect that quite a number defy as many as possible of the laws of civilised warfare; and that sine, negligences and ignorances, splendid programme last night" bagged" by a process of drag-worthy usher wouldn't surprise

The Victoria Theatre put on a of enemy submarines have beene may expect from Lord Knuts share, buyers.

ford? A. C. M. Geship for the China and Manila Steamship it was only after a long straggle that the Kaiser's consent to that it is not so disastrously misman- and was rewarded for its energies ging with steel nets attached to a idea was obtained. The message adds that Dr. von Bethmann aged as one or two other depart by the presence of a big and fine of trawlers. Taat may or

$105 per share, Hollweg still dissents, and that the vacillating conduct of the ments in this Culony. It is at much-pleased house. sabmarine crews is due to varying orders being given.

liberty to make whatever ase it pictures are of a very interesting general public gets to know very the second mate of the "Avochie,"

may not be the case, for the

Hongkong Gas Company April 15.-George John Pardy, $135 per share, sellers. One can only speculate as to the truth of these assertions. I may obcose of this testimonial.

nature and carry as now so far as little about British methods for died in Hospital this morning $100 per share, bayers. Looked at in a common-sense light we see no reason why they should

Hongkong Hotel Company the events of the New Year. There dealing with the German sub from the effects of the self-infl.ct not be in all respects true. Equally, falsehood has played so signal" Official Discipline" in China.

isa particularly fanny Vitagraph marine blockade. But we have led bullet-wound he received yes cent. Debentures-$501,

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Bix per a part in the German programms throughout that, by now, if a German observed, in the midst of a rainstorm, that it was a wet day, recommendations by President of all in the program entre Home which appear to bear out about the affair, but there are so 25 per cent, dis., buyers.

We published, yesterday, some Pilure, but the most popular item jast hit on some statements from terday. Very little is known). Indo-Chins S.N. Company some of us would have to hesitate before we accepted his statement Yuan on the subject of official Part Max Linder film, descriptive the view that something of this suspicious circumstances, Decous- Douglas Steamship Company unreservedly. Much that has ocm to light bas revealed both the discipline within his domain. He of hero's adventures in an sort of thing is at least seing ed was ashore yesterday morning, $82 per share, buyers. Obancellor and his imperial master ne being possessed of rather suggcate that special attention week's show will be a series of English Channel, or a big portion and, it is raid, got a letter con- China Sugar Refining Com-

elopement, The feature of next attempted. It ia said that the more than a touch of hypocrisy, and so we may be forgiven if we should be drawn to the negligence Sherlock Holmes pictures. match their hesitation or unwillingness with Caesar's three-fold of provincial officials" which the

of it, has been netted across by He went on board at one o'clock, taining, presumably, bad news. refusal of "a kingly crown," or Queen Elizabeth's unreadiness to Governors may fail to notice; sign. the warrant for the death of her rival. Just as the submarine to any oppression of the people bas bren pleased to make the vessels being anchored at short into his revolver and discharged His Excellency the Governor mears of torpedo nets, small entered his cabin, put a cartridge officers cannot expect to be treated as boacurable opponents after by local officials; to the indiffer- following appointments for the their despicable series of attacks on unarmed craft, so the Kaiser ence of local officials where edua-period of the absence on leave of that dragging operations haveing the berth. He was a decent

intervals, equipped with

it against his temple, the builet and his Chancellor have no right to expect that a nation having an ational affaire are concerned, to Mr. James Macdonald, or until best carried out by some of our foffor only twenty five years of

searchlight and gUDS, and

passing right through and strik- old-fashioned prejudios in favour of its king's being a gentleman "corruption in the handling of further notice, with effect from and its Ministers meu who value their honour, will be prepared to public funds by officials" and to 20th April, 1915: Mr. William destroyer, in some instances with accept their respective words without, some besitation.

and belonged to Yarmouth. At the same time it is thinkable that the Kaiser may be personally is a large one, and shows all too farine Surveyor. Mr. Robert

gambling by officials. The order Russell to act sa Government complete success.

He used to be in the "Haitan." opposed to the blackguardism which has distinguished his army and painfully that China is still Elall to act 03 First Assistant Gov-

The Ching Merchants." navy. There is, so far as we know, no definite evidence that the Caina-the land of theories, fair ernment Marine Surveyor. Mr.

April 17.It is stated in the man is himself a brats. All that the world knows of his career, promises, talk, corruption and do J. B, Thomson to act as Second

native papers that the China Mer prior to the war, points rather the other way; showe, in fact, nothing. We are not simple Assistant Government Marite have discovered another way of build a wharf at Canton, and have Bat our naval men are stated to chants' 9. N. Co. are going to that he is of a more or lesa kindly nature and that his prevailing enough to expect that a mere three offence is sheer insane vanity. Since he came to the throne he had and a half years of change of

bringing up any larking German petitioned the Viceroy for permis Sarveyor. never lost an opportunity of what the Americans call "boosting" government could abolish the

D. S, 0, for S. Wales Borderers submarines whose whereabouts size, which has been granted, so himself, and, like the spoilt ebild of a large family, he must alwaye absurd amount of official fraud

have been loosted. The process, as to facilitate their business, and be "Number One"no matter whether the business of the moment existing in Chins, but civilisation that the King has been graciously scribed, but it is said to be simple more anccessfully to compete with The London Gazette announces for very good reasons, is not de- also in order to enable them the be soldiering, diplomady, preaching or speechifying. But this is has some little sight to expect pleased to appoint the under- and efficasions and compels the the other shipping companies perhaps the wore that men know of him. Of the Chancellor, they that matters shall at least not be mentioned officer to be a Com-submarine to rise to the surface in engaged in the trafic between know that he holds uncommon views where the value of treaties is made worse by such change. Any panion of the Distinguished order to clean its periscope, and Canton and here, concerned and but very little else. Thus there is nothing extra Ronest Chinese who has enquired Service Order: Captain Dadley that when up it is blinded and China's Trade In 1889. ordinary in the possibility of the report's being an entirely true one, into the matter will tell us that Gresham Johnson, 2nd Battalion thus falls an easy proy. The April 17- The Statistical The fact of the Chancellor and the Admiral being at loggerheads there is far more roguery, far the South Wales Birderers, for practice of submarine bailing is Bureau of the Imperial Maritime would not only explain the vacillation spoken of, but would also argue more "winking" by those in conspicuous ability on the night certainly a novel one, but if there Castome have just issued their in favour of what we have contended all along that the Kaiser and authority, mcre squeeze pid of Nov, 5-6, 1914,

4, during the be anything in these reports it report of the Foreign Trade of the Chancellor have been, from the beginning, mere puppets in the gin in his country to-day than operations against the German will simply have been another China in 1889. It shows that the madness and badness. This is not, it may be remarked, the fitat Republican Government in out prent gallantry in resoning several ing, and making necessary, modes 110,884,355, and the exports to $6 per hands of war party whose composition consists of equal parts of when the Manchus ruled it If the positions at Taingtoo, and for instance of this great war reveal: total imports amounted to The occasion on which the German Government has been represented as for improvements, why doar it not wounded men whilst exposed to of waria a house divided against itself; and the greater the number of such or instead of talking so much? heavy machine-gun fire. instances that leak out now, the more will all of us be justified in lo

og that the end is drawing near,

and

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Officer,

Submarine Baiting.

age,

which were - Devex Tie, 06,947,832, or a falling of of nearly fourteen million Taels in

dreamt of befor

$10 Pong Rope Manuf

Hongkong Ice Company-

Hongkong Rope Manufactur ing Company, Ltd.-8118 per share, buyers and sellers.

Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Company $888 per share, sellers.U

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. $14 per share, sellers, th A. 8. Watson and Co., Ltd $21 per share, buyers. way. Co. Ltd.-40 per cent. Hongkong High Level Tram

Hongkong S Ltd$25 per share.

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co.,

Green Island Cement Co. (old

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Green Island Cement Co. (new

Hongkong Land Investiment

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840 por