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Byeris

TRE BONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1915.

Our Shabby Colony.

There has been talk of advartie ing Hongkong and its beauties with the hope of its becoming an attraction to tourists. That the Colony is beautiful from a natural point of view there is no denying; in fact the man must be born without a soul who does not toplise this. Bot successivo Hongkong Governments have stood by meekly while sincere efforts were made to render it as ugly

DAY BY DAY.

NOTES ON THE C1ISIS.

DO NOT LOOK FOR WRONG AND

EVIL

YOU WILL FIND THEM IF YOU DO;

AS YOU MEASURE FOR YOUR THE FIGHTING IN FLANDERS

NEIGHBOUR

HE WILL MEASURE BACK TO YOU. LOOK FOR GOODNESS, LOOK FOR

GLADNESS

YOU WILL MEET THEM ALL THE

WHILE

IF YOU BRING A SMILING VISAGE TO THE GLASS, YOU MEET" A

AND LEARN HOW TO well be, so that, by as my SMILE-Catey.

SMILE

Pyeris

PURE AND REFRESHING

A S. Watson & Co. Lds

Đang động

The Weather.

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 75; At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 67;

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Count the Columns.

The Story of Neuve Chapelle.

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SANITARY MATTERS,

The War Interfering With Legislation,

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board was held yesterday afternoon at the cffices of the Department, when Mr. G.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess- arily those of the "Hongkong Telegraph."]

BOXING

If "Multum in Parto" will be

(To the Editor of the Hongkong

Telegraph). Fighting of marked violence N. Orme presided. There were Sir-In last night's leruo, and much importance is now also present the Hon. Mr. E. A. noticed "Moltum in Pervo" was taking place in Belgium, in the Hewett, C.M.G., Dr. F. Clark, M. opening his mouth again,

I think he must be an old friend vicinity of Ypres, and though the O.B., Mr. P. W. Goldring, Dr. action is still in progrees it is Pearse, Aesiatant M.O.E. Dr. of mine, but I don't think ho evident that the British troops Fitzwilliame, and Mr. W. B. knows much about the "boring have registered a considerable Bowen-Rowlands, Secretary, ¡game"! If he does, and would encoeBr. The Press Bureau gives Correspondence relative to the like to spar a few rounds with a modest story of the operations, report from the select committee myself or friend, we would be contenting itself with stating that appointed to consider the best much obliged, and will give him our troops have captured "an im- means of dealing with the an idea of the real game of box- Fortant hill," which, it says, dom-present insanitary condition, ing, no doubt! inates the country to the north of certain lanes and passages and north-west of the scene of the which are used in common by two kind enough to give his name→→ action. It adde that hundreds of or more tenante, came before the as a gentleman then we could German dead are lying in front of Board.

see if there is anything doing as The President explained that regarde" boxing." the British positions, Judging

I don't want any promoter to from the Morning Post's account the reason for the delay in deal- of the action, however, the anong with this matter was because give me a purse. I will fight any- cess is of distinct significance, of the war. He said the Govern- one at the Featherweight” limit Siberian Mail. Due per se. Malta marking an important step in the ment was prepared to deal with for £10 a side-No one barred !

task of turning the German right the matter as soon as they could Money speaks [11 ON sewing.

resume legislation and the more: As regarde Hughie Costello," important matters of the war bad |1rubably if I call to “ Mulțum in been pasted. He moved that the Par m'e" memory the sailor from the "Cadmue" who so billed his In cases where the operatione matter be adjourned eine die. are incomplete, ad in this in- Mr. Goldring:-If we could name and fought "Sky Kerrison" stance, the official, British state- get all our debts postponed for the Middle Weight Champion ments ara invariably brief and antil the wir was over, many ship of the Orient and lost he rather colourless: they certainly people would be glad, his main will then recollect our old frien

Yours, etc., $385, give nothing aray, And that is, reason, he raid, for urging he was that

KID MARRIOTT, no doubt, the reason why up to the

H. M. Naval Yard, Hongkong, the present the Press Bureau is so wanted something to be cone be

April 21, 1915. rezerved in ita observations. If fore Dr. Clark went on le va

Dr. Fitzwilliams-Is it a fact the newspaper rrespondent'e

The Malls.

English Mail-Dae per o.a. Sar-

dinis to-morrow.

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moment one ceares to lift up one's eyes unto the hills, one is im- pressed only with the sordidaesa and squalor of the place. Some fine. time ago the people of Manila set to work to do what they could [clear. towards emartening their city, and they achieved some fine re- aulis, banishing much that was

Yesterday objectionable, and" clearing up

the Telegraph generally. It is too much to pablished 33 columns of solid hope that Hongkong will go reading matter, To-day there and do likewise, but it might will be 34 published. not be a bad thing if the Gavarnment would bestir itself a little to prevent at least some of the worst eyesores. No sooner, for instance, is a new block of buildings erected than the Chinese tenants proceed to decorate its verandahs with pots, pans and

shabby an appearance za cen well be conceived. As to other minor Rianocea which help to make the place unsightly and uneeemly, we have drawn attention tol

Government to be aware of them. Before we begin to advertise the beauties of the neighbourhood steps might well be taken to abolish some of the DRlinesses of it. Polygamy at Home.

Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires them to forward their names and addresses with the family washing, giving it as communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1915.

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Canton Insurances.

buyera. Donglases. $38, buyers. Indo Chinas-$98, buyers, Ewos. Tle. 137), buyere. Cementa. -$6.40, Bellars. Trams.-$5.10, buyera. Philippines, Ltd.-$4, bayere

The Dollar.

Some weeks ago the Home press was seriously discussing the advisability of introducing polygamy into Great Britain aan antidote to the wastage brought about by the war. The

Restion was pushed aside at the demand to-day is la 9.13-16d: time, but now has come up again in the form of a correspondence

as before, that the death of eo. in a weekly paper. It is urged,

The rate of the dollar Go

To-day's Anniversary.

A Great Stroke.

matter

A Case Which has been Settled.

The matter

waad broed

Chiness Cemeteries.

A settlement was reached this With reference to personent morning in the case in which

story of what has happened be that the presence of war in Europe true, however, it is clear that a make a large difference in the LIQUIDATORS ACTION. great stroke has been accomplist- enactment of law in this Colony? ed, for it is stated that eight The President replied that hundred prisoners have alie.dy that was so. bcen brought in and that every thing points to the enemy's losses sine die. being greater than at Nouve Chapelle, where the slaughter was simply prodigionu. This much Chinese cemeteries the Pre Messrs. Shewan. Tomes and Co., is at any rate certain that the rident said that are manent as liquidators of Mesere Reater,

papy young men leaves the sexes sary of the commencement of the soldier can do. What is more, put by sub-cription from the received by the defendants for To-day is the sixteenth anniver-Germans have once again. heen Chinese cimeters had been Brockelmann and Co., sued the given a taste of what the British laid out at Aberdeen. It bad Onger Machinery Co. for the been recently purchased and laid return of twelve sewing machines unbalanced and that dianstrous driving out of the Chinese rebels they must by this time be realie- results will fall to Britain'a por- from the New Territory. tion in the fature uoless some remedy is decided upon. We Britichera are rare hands at mak-

A Chinese has been sent to the jog mountains out of molehills. The population of the British hospital suffering from injuries

the 1911 census to the abdomen, was roughly forty-five millions, out of which about" twenty-two illions were males. If we write off twelve million, out of the

The Rev. and Mrs. Cooper Hunt twenty-two, as children and elder left for Home to-day by the ly men, we still leave ten million Fushimi Mara, between (say) the ages of twenty and fifty. Our losses in the war

Iles at

Sent to Hospital...

Gone Home,

Sad End.

uro.cut off.

A Terrible Ordeal,

and

aad,

ing the danger in which they Chinese in the onlong, and for the the use of Mesare, Renter Brooke- stand as a consequence of the purposes of the cemetery so op- Imann and Co., or, in the alterna British advance. There are big propriation, had been granted by ive, $514 the value therenz

When the case was called on ibinga under way in Flanders, the Government. A bard of and it would be no surprise to management had b.en appointed, this morning, before the Paien bear at say lime that the enemy containing the names of the lead Judge, Mr. F. A. Hazeland, Mr. is either compelled to refrest or ing Cuiness in the Colony and W. E. L. Shenton appeared for that his forces in this region several members of that Board. the parties and said that the basis That Board was given ample of a settlement had been arrived at. powers to manage the cemetery, The action brought by the Onger which he thought members would Machinery Co. aguinat Messrs. Mention of the fighting spirit agree was, after all, a mattor for Shewan, Tomes and Co., for of the British soldier haldially the Chiarse themselves, but they $300, being money payable under takes one's thoughts to the grim were tied down under the u.ual a contract made with Messrs. stry of the battle of Neuve roles. It had been

at Reuter, Brookelmann agreed Chapelle which was printed by the commencement that fub- was to be withdrawn a the Times and fummarised in a coribers to the cemetery should in the present case, the telegram yesterday. No more be allowed large reservation for defendants were to return to the terrible tale of modern warfare the purposes of family graves, plaintiffs eaven machines, to the has ever been written, and one and consequenly the character value of $301, such machines to cannot read the story withont of the graves, was different from be in good condition. They are being deeply stirred at the that provided by the by-laws, as also to pay the sum of $813, displayed by our men under the geated that a new by law be passed value of the balance of the astounding courage and bravery were also the fees. It was aug- representing, as to $213, the most awful conditions. Never exempting the present cemetary machines in their possession and have soldiers been required to from the operation of the present $100 for costs. undergo a more fearful ordeal, cemetery by-laws,

The matter now stands adjourn and it is до

The master was allowed to ed until Friday week, for the ma wonder that our bravo meo, after the stand over.

chines to be examined, fighting wes over, and when On behalf of the Board, Mr. P. Mrs. Gourlay and children they saw the terrible price which W. Goldring wished Dr. F. Olark, leave the Colony for Home on had to be paid for victory, should who is going on leave, bon voyage Friday. Chief Police Inspector break down and weep at the sight Gourlay is not, however, accom-which met their syes. panying them.

| are, at the very outside, a hundred

and fifty thousand, or one sad a The police report that a Chinese half per cent of the marriageable took a fit and fell from a widow, m'e population-figures that death resulting. The body was are terrible in the light of astusl taken to the mortuary. lona, ret tri ng from the point of view under discussion. If tho bay correspondents at Home would set their wits to work to The man taken to the hospital conceive a plan whereby thou- from Mangkok, suffering from sinde of unmarried men in Caus- terrible injuries inflicted by a Of the many forms which Chinese munificence and generosity da, Australia and South Africa kaife, bas died in the hospital.

could be supplied with wives

A SPLENDID WORK.

Djed from Injuries.

Going Home.

A Contrast.

and Gad speed, sentiments with FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, which the President associated himself

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

take in this Colony it will be agreed that none is more praiseworthy from England, instead of bother. than the whole-hearted manner in which medical institutions are ing their heads about what will supported. Apart from the Tung Wa and Kwong Wa Hospitals, and other institutions of a like character, there are, scattered about never be either desirable or the Colony, quite a number of public dispensaries organised, fasa pecessary, they might stand oially supported and generally managed almost exclusively by less chance of being laughed at. Chinese, in the interests of the health and well-being of their fellow dambling la China, countrymen. And it goes without saying that these establishments

We spoke, in our leading article do a world of good among the poorer classes of the native population. probibition in China whers opium yesterday, of the folly of entire The money spent each year by these bodies in safeguarding public

Diseased Pork.

In contrast to the pluck and health runs into many thousands of dollars, but no liberal is the ments would more or less applying, a Chinese from Yaumati men, who continued to press on is concerned, The same arga-

At the Police Jourt, this morn- daring and resourcefulness of our support given them by leading Chinese residents and institutions to the gambling question, about was that they practically look for no assistance from the Government.

charged by Inspector though their officers had fallen Keeping these facta in mind, it is extremely gratifying to notice only exercising themselves. If diseased pork. A fine of $50 was given concerning the manner in advise us that the Langkat output

which the native papers are seri- Gerrard with offering for sale to the enemy's fire, is the incident that the benefi'e which these institutions confer are now being British faddiate are opposed to inflicted,

Mesure. Wright and Hornby extended to New Kowloon, thanks to the energies and generosity of this recreation in Obina some

which the Bavarians were forced for the current month is as a number of prominent Chinese. The opening of the new Disper excuse is to be made for them;

into battle. A mounted officer, follows:- sary at Sham Shui Po sees the realisation of plans which have begin be said without moro on foot since 1910. The Bohems came within the region of protado that they do not know what the police that a tailor came to And it was a case of literally driv A Chinese woman reported to them with a whip, like cattle,

it is recorded, was seen driving April 1

Tons 254 239 calition during 1912, when Mesars, Cheung Pat-shi, Cheung Io-bia and In Tek-shing enbscribed a sum of $6,000 towards the building.hey are talking about. But that her to me and, in the course of a ing them in the jaws of death; for The Government then granted a piece of Orown land rent fran so their fellow-countrymen corrosive flaid over her. Her crowd and next a writhing, Chinese, who may be supposed to dispate, the man throw some one moment they were a shouting site, and the new building comprises, in addition to the dispensary better than strangers can ever clothing was damaged, but for- convulsed pile of bodies. If any itself, a large ball to be used as a committee room. The institution hope to do, should wish to ban tunately she suff red no bodily farther evidence were needed of should serve a great public need in a growing part of the Colony gambling altogether seems to us injury. An arrest has been made, the heartless manner in which the Besides treating ordinary oases of sickness, both within their own to ridiculous. That gambling The 6.9. Eastern. German officers treat their men, doors and in patients' own homes, these dispensaries pay especial ia, ia general, a caree to aay

The Eastern and Australian 8.8. this incident amply fills the blank.

Corrosive Fluid."

regard to the lowering of infantile mortality, take an important part pantry is easy to say and is, Co.'s steamer Eastern left The victory at Nure Chapelle in the cleansing of infected premises, supply midwives and urge the doubtless, true enough. Bat so Sydney on March 29, calling at cost us dearly, but we have bren benefits of vaccination, while they also make arrangements for the are other things which it is im- Brisbane, Townsville, Timor and told on the highest suthority that burial of the poor, whose relatives are unable to bear funeral expossible to stamp out. This part- Manila en route and arrived at battles cannot be won nowadays penses. They also do much good in supplying quinine free. Their pular form of diversion is in- Hongkong at 7 am, on Monday except at a high price in human Talue will thus readily be conceded.

A wo say, those public-spirited men who come forward to but in human nature; it is at the marked by fue weather, and in comfort in the fact that the day rained not only in the Chiness The voyage throughout was lives. We can at leset find solid initiate and maintain these dispensaries are doing a great public bottom of five commercial trans other respects was uneventful; was curs, and that, in registering Hervice, and their work on behalf of suffering humanity is deserving actions out of me, and there is no She brought a large number of of wide and hearty commendation. Now that the work is prospering eradicating it. Why does not presengers to Hongkon it must be a source of deep satisfaction to men like the Hon. Mr. is beatir itself to stop official jsumed her voyage

Lau Chu-pak, who launuhed the movement many years ago amid a

gabene and corruption and give yesterday,“

deal of public opposition. They have seen their energies And the gamblers and the opiumites R.A.NR., is in command of the beliefs instified and vindicated and to-day they may well feel proud arena of the part they have played.

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Presentation to Mr. F. W. Eager.

The annual meeting of the Hongkong Football Association

Hancock presided over a good at- was held yesterday evening at the R. A. Theairo, when Mc. H. R. B.

tendance.

The annual report and state- ment of accounts were adopted.

The officers for the ensning. year were elected as follows President, Mr. H. R. B. Hancook; Vice-presidents, Major T. Robert- 256 « non and Mr. W. H. Vivensh - Hon. 238. Sao, and Treas,, Mr. W. V. Pon- nell; Referees Board, Mozera, A. A. Wilson and F. Wright and threa others to be subsequently ap pointed

244

289

273

270

238

269

311

268

295

$280

247

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208

an important, success, our men were not found wanting in those uterli

qualities, which benn and v with the B

2321

Total to 20th inst 5,277

Daily average

At the close of business, the Chairman presented Mr. F. W. Bager, who is leaving for Home, with a handsome silver tea service, subsoribed for by the Clübs affi- iated to the Association. In do

high

ing to, he expressed estimation in which Mr. Esgero services bad been held and the gratitude which they felt towards. him

Mr. P. W. Eiger saitably re- plied.