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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1915.

DAY BY DAY.

"IT'S ONLY THE FELLOW ON

SNAIL HOW HIS SHELL LOOKS.

Music in the Servants, Quartors. We have received quite a num. bar of complaints lately as to the unseemly noises issuing from the servante quarters in European THE OUTSIDE WHO CAN TELL A di-trial" of the Colony. The offence appears to be particularly rife in Kowloon. Night after night, it is said, Chinese music emanates from these quarters, fine. vexing and obafing the souls of the occupants of other European fog.

AND LEARN HOW TO houses, who are bound to listen

SMILE

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PURE AND REFRESHING

AS Watson & Co. Ldr.

Đụng động

The Weather..

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

THE

CURRENCY QUESTION.

SIR JOHN FRENCH'S DESPATCH.

When is the "Redemption,”-

Coming.

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 74; The dermans' Desperate Bfforts. At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 87;

Count the Columns,

o it whether they will or no. Flutes, harpey sacbuts, pealt.

Yesterday erioa and dulcimers or their

the Telegraph Celestial equivalents-together published 41 columns of solid with the human voice, combire reading matter. To-day there to make residence in the neigh-will-bo 57 published. bourhood something of a Pargs.

tory, we gather. The grievance"

is there right enough; but who is

The Malls,

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ARTICLE]

THE SHEK LI PUI

ROBBERY.

Alleged Accomplice's Outburst,

A Chinese with an engaging smile upon his face appeared All the news coming through

before Mr. J. R. Wood, in con- from the Franco-Belgian front Those of our readers who had- neotion with the Shek Li Pai shows that recent wires did not been looking forward to the robbery. Inspector Gordon in speak" without knowledge when annual meeting of the Chamber charge of the case asked that the they foreshadowed a great battle. of Commerce for some semi-man be remanded in polios Reading the various statements authoritative pronouncement on custody for a day. His Worship side by side, one has now little the subject of the local coinage, agreed to this course and as the difficulty in realising that not have, it seems, had to pocket prisoner was removed from the only is the battle now proceeding their disappointment-aide by doc's be addressed the magistrate a big one, but that it is, in all side with those who expected to denying complicity in the affair. likelib od, the biggest in histery, hear something new concerning it. Oses in the courtyard, however, Whether or not it is to have the. We notice that the Chairman his gentle demeanour changed

to be held responsible? The Siberian Mail.-Closes per 2.9. Bavour of decisiveness, no one devoted some five hundred words and be commenced roaring #884.0

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employera of theas musically. inclined servitors, who wish to play the game by their neighbours, will naturally give "instructions that the nightly bands should Probably such pranks take place during the absence, on business or pleasure, of the masters and mistresses, who can hardly be expected to stay at home at all hours to keep their servants with within bounds. We

should

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1915.

SIMPLIFIED SPELLING.

imagine that a civil chit to the employers of the offenders would go, at any rate, some little way towarde abating the nuisance. Willam", Watson and President

Roosevelt.

Liangchow to-morrow at 3 ́p.my

Up to the Minute-Share Market News.

Closing prices:

China Sugars.-$116, sales. Doaglasen, $41, buyers. Iados. $08, buyers. Land Investments,

sellers.

Ewoa. $142, busere. Hongkong Cottons... sales and buyers. Shanghai Coltons.

sales.... Green Islands.$6.60, buyers. Electrice-$43, sales.

The Dollar.

891),

In Time."

LIME WASHING

PROSECUTONS.

who is not an expert" and on of his epeech to the matter, and lustily as sny bull of Basban, He the spot has any right to the only quarrel that we have was bustled to the cells in the disonas. The messages, whether with them is that they were not police station but for a full twenty Sir John French's or others, do the particular five hundred that minutes the air was rent by his not blink facta, The Fieldmar our readers wanted. If there protesta against possible identifi- ahal tells us cffhand that St. be a defence for this, it surely cation test which may lead to his Julien has been captured by the lies in the legitimate contention roognition as a returned enemy and that our lice con- that there is practically nothing banisher. So much noise did he $108, segently lies a little farther south new to be said on the vexed prob-make that Mr. Wood had reason than it did before. Just as lem. With this we agree or to complain of it from the banch. frankly the Paris evening com- nearly. We do not, however, nak $71, munique speaks of the enemy as what is to be said—but what is to

being in possession of the peak at be done. Hartmannsweiler. Dutch des. patches again bear witness to the persistency of the enemy's main attack round about Ypres, while, We get no comfort from Mr. according to a wounded Canadian, Hewett's in time," where the mistook an order and two of the Dominion's platoons bringing back of the small coin went to par is concerned. The coinsge obarging to their death., Farther, is a matter which soccerne the Today's Analversary. in another part of the field a resident of to-day rather than him to Mr. Roosevelt. Judged, as 4 To-day is the sixteenth, an- detachment of Canadians lost of twelve years hence. Of course Bonnet it is, real enough riverasy of the restoration of all its officere.

we are glad to think that those poetry, but the sentiment may order in the New Territory.

who come after us are going to possibly find many adverse Dr.and Mrs. Clark leave for Home

bave less to worry themselves orition. It begins:

It is not the British way to about than we, but there is a poss There was 6 large assembly of shrink from facts or to seek to ibility of carrying the "So no friends to wish a pleasant and explain them away. The nation's man liveth unto himself" doctrine safe voyage to Dr. F. W. and Mrs.taining in the sports field has too far, and neglecting the pro- Clark, who left by, the 6.8. Nore, taught it to take the rough with sent generation entirely. to-day, for tiome.

the smooth and to waste no time Alleged Theft of Kerosene, in crying over what can't be A remand was ordered by Mr. helped. France, in the kame Lindsell in a case in which Mr. way, is not given to worrying immemorial,

Gallotti's cook was charged with Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared for the theft of a tin of kerosene.

We don't know if Mr. William Watson, will be considered to have added to his fame as a poet by a recent sonnet, published in the New York Her and addressed

Hadet thou been sitting yet in Lincoln's chair,,

"A different voice had pealed and this couples is sufficient

neross the sea;.

out.

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

the defence.

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Taking the Rough with the Smooth,

Solicitor's Complaint

Harassing,

"The Board are unduly harass- ing my cliente said Mr. Crowe of Messrs. Hastings and Hastings, thie morning when defending a Chinese summoned for failing to lime-wash bis premises to the satisfaction of the Sanitary Board, -Inspector Thompsɔn gave evid- ence to the effect that if the lime- washing had been done, it was. The Government's Affairs.

done with a wash defective in quslity, patoby, and did not Passing on to the matter of the reflect the light as well as it about a set-back. Those who silver dollar, Mr. Elewelt express should. people know that, with them, real way out of the difficulty was had the premises been lime- have read the history of the Franched himself as of opinion that the Mr. Crewe said that not only

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it is sufficient to lose one inch to be found in the subsitation washed, but since the last bearing Bijou Theatre.

of ground for them immediately of Hongkong treasury notes for the whole matter had been put Readers are reminded that to make up their minds to those now in currenos.' Miss May Clarke appears at the ragain it and perhaps more. Even others in the Colony will agree tor and done afresh.

Many into the hands of a new contrac- Bijon Theatre to-night. A big as we write this, another wire with the speaker, and the Tele-

Mr. Crewe seked the Inspector:

bit should be made by her song arrives to testify to this very graph among them--but can we-Will you indicate what you

Your King and Country need point; the French have re-taken nope to have this system while had wrong with the work?

Hartasonsweilerkopf. "And this there still remain some millio 1e of

19 The Inspector-It would be a introduces us to the other side of dollars in subsidiary coinage an- dificult job because there was the picture.

redeemed?

hardly any of it that was good,

Mr. Crowe said his client had

you" in which she will be assist- ed by half a dozen Boy Scoute.

Alice Memorial Hospital, The Bon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated

Appointments.

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to show to bar readers the general trend of the whole. From time posts have been wont to choose political matter for their shymes, in doing which they have not always displayed their wisdom'; for in politics it happen to be the practical, and not the roman tio, view that counts. Mr. Wat son'a ergament seems to be that, had the ex President been in office since war broke out, America would have asserted herself with considerably more vigour than has been the case. But, is that for Mr. Watson to say?

The Germans' big Bld. If our losses have been heavy, A Great Man.-

Bat we have no wish whatever had the premiaga limewashed five Whether judged from the Hospitals begs to acknowledge what of the enemy's? In France to seem to saddle the Chamber times, and would be quite prepar British or the American stand-tion to the funde of the Hospitals: evidently received terrible punish sine. After all, it was the Gov-hands of a firm of architects to with thanks the following done- and in Belgium both, Germany bacf Commerce with other folked to put the matter into the In lui Saturday's Telegraph it was stated that no less than point, Mr. Roosevelt is a great mo, W. G. Humphreya & Co. $30; ment. A German oficer does not ernment that got the Colsag into have the work done under their sixty-seven colleges in the United States have officially recognised come to look back on him in his and, when "our grandchildren

(2ad sub.)

nanally elect to blow out bia own the mire, and it is for the Gov supervision, and to satisfy hist what, in America, is termed "apelling reform." Cartsin simplified official capsoity, they may feel forme, in official correspondence and publications, have been sane-bound to include him in the list has been pleased to appoint Mr. have the definite statement " It is Hewett said, consulted with the board was unduly harassing the braine when he sees his side eroment to get it out again. It Worship that it was done properly. His Excellency the Governor, winning. Not only so, but we bas, from time to time, as Air. He felt very strongly that the tioned; and these the students will, apparently, use in their written of America's greatest Presidente. Hugh Sanderson Playfair, a Jos- impossible to estimate the number business men of the Colony as to defendant. work in lature. It may be said that this is no business of Britishers All of which however, deos not tios of the Peace, Mr. Playfair is of dead Germans, but searchlights fading a way out of the diffi and that the Americans are free to do as they like. That is so prove that hie occupying cffios at the Hongkong manager of the played all night long, seeking the culty; but such consultations nevertheiss one is bound to regret the rise of anything which tends the present moment would have London Liverpool and Globe dead and wounded. This was seem to have been fruitless. Balmer Johnson, of Messre.

The matter was adjourned. to debase the grand old English language-more than it has already made any material difference to

In another case in which Mr. been debated by the English themselves and which rendere his country's actions since the Tsurance Co.

after the Canadiana' magnificent Some seven and a half years Dannys and Bowley appeared, it correspondence between people of the two natione more difficult

Wor European than need be. We read the Americans' books and newspapers and If he were able to dominate

broke

Alleged Snatcher before the

stand, in the wood near Ypres; ago a committee was formed, was claimed that the premises Court.

a stand from which "the Prussiao under the chairmanship they readours; but, if liberties continue to be taken with what was American thought to the extent the Police Court, a

Mr. Lindsell had before him, at Guard ran like cowards." Every- the present Co'onial Treasurer, to times.

of had been limewashed four or fiva once our common language, a day must come when'

that interchange

Chinese of reading oan no longer. continue, for the very simple reason that suggested by our British poet, charged with enutohing a bangle to the enemy's having reached consisted, besides the chairman, when the Inspector enw the pre- thing may now be said to point enquire into the whole matter. It In this case a witness said we and the Americans will no longer understand one another's, be President. We take it that The prisoner was caught by Mr. this makes him all the more Mr. R. Shewan and the Hop, Mr. said the walls should be as white surely Dr. Wilson would not now from a baby on a woman's back. the summit of desperation. "That of eight members, two of whom, mises he was not satisfied and the political sections in the United W. V. Pennell at the top of Dad- will do well to besitate before condemning this spelling or that Roosevelt object to him very alarm was raised. The case was mitting. For the credit of maning to do here; we mention it now,

At the same time, as we have suggested before, English people States that are opposed to Mr. deil Street as he ran off after the dangerous Sir John French is Wei Yok, are still in the Colony. as a handkerchief

not the man to shirk

ad-1 construction as "American," for it often happens that the inhabitants largely on "the

With its findings we have noth- A fine of $5 was imposed. of the United States can produce as mach defence for such oon- thoughts being tinged with what

acora of hia remanded:

kind in general, and of Germany partly apropos of Mr. Hewett's struction or spelling as we for our own. The word "defence"

Lecture at The University, one must call, for want of a better which we have just ased is a case in point. Americans may justly word, Imperialism.

To-morrow night at 830. p. able to record that at least on the committee's first meeting, in particular, one is glad to be observation and partly because, The more the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie will urge that, both in Latin and in French, an "e" and not a "o" is thoughtful of the Americane are deliver a lecture on The San," some of our opponents are on September 25, 1907, the very employed, and that Shakespeare usse their spelling of the word aswisely, as we think-opposed illustrated with numerous lantern not confining themselves to first questione naked concerned often se sot. Over "honour," "fervour," eto, they have a perfect to their country's launching out slides, in the Great Hall of the firing on the Red Cross, and spart the drifting of British subsidiary Latin, and to condoma the "u" as a Gallicism that demande conscientiously believe that for of the University Engineering a ferocione fight, and it will be the Government which finally right to daim that they take the word as imported direct from the after colonial territory; for they University; under the auspices ing inflammable or poisonous coin into Cina, justification. Again, they may well say that if the English are going America to own overseas dom-Society. The lecture will be open the ultimate victory over these decides as to the redemption of gases. Some of them are making That drifting, will perhaps give to write "programme" they should alto write "telegramme," inions is for her to be false to the to members of the general public. latter that will be the biggest the surplus subsidiary money.

spirit of republicanism: And sure-

This morning before Mr. J. E Unfortunately, for one American who would defend his spellingly this is one of the reasons why As will be seen from our ad-

feather in the cap of the some amount of comfort; for Wood, in the Police Court, four on linguistic grounds, ninety-nine would be content to uphold it we now have to speak of Mr.vertisement columne, ten shares Allien troops. It is something much of it will never drift back Chinese were charged with the solely on the score of quickness; and so we get such interesting Rosevelt as "ex-President." We numbered 3,050-3,059 on the of a triumph to deal with the as it now exists in the form of theft of 100 fathoms of Manila sonormalities as "thra." If we thought that the so-called reform shall require more than Mr. Hongkong Ice Company have been baby-murderere and poisonere bullion or ornament and there rope, and seventy fathoms of stell would.sop where it is, we would not grumble so very much; but wo Walson's testimday to convince last. Application for the issue of as they deserve; but how much will be that much less to redeem. hawter from the se. Tjimaneek. have an uncomfortable feeling that "thru" is but the thin end of the us that, bad the hero of his duplicates has been made, and in greater does the triumph become When all is said, the redemption

Mr. R. O. Faithfull appeared wedge, and that presently we may have to put up with phonetic verses been now in cffice, be the event of no claim cr repres of men who are out for real of all. As we have shown in a

when it means the vanquishing of the surplus is the main point for the defence... spelling, if not with Artemus Ward's "hens 4th and 2 berts would have possessed anything tentation being made within the

Det, Sergt. Wills in charge of that bed as 1." What we do not quite understand is that the like sufficient influence to per neat thirty days the company will fighting, and who are being previous article, the Hongkong the oase told his Worship that a schoola a volleges of the United States should be willing to lend sunde the people to take a hand proceed to deal with such appli- spurred to the very atmost by Government thought that the ampan was hired at Yaumati by thomseles to tho alleged reform. If business men, in a body, in the war..

cation. Ge

despair or something very like it. people of this Colony, men, the first defendant and another announed that they were "ont for" speed and convenience" and

Mr. Eldon Potter Indisposed. pot for literary traditions, we could sympathies, Commercial cor

women and children, each needed man who was not in custody. respondace is not judged from literary standpoints, Bat theas Ammunition Trains Collide;

Owing to indiaposition, Mr.,

about a hundred dollare per hond, They went alongside the ship and Rme, March 27 The Feiro. Eldon Potter, the local Barrister, New French Decoration, colleges which are supporting the movement are responsible for

when, in reality, seventh, or climbed over the side and helped grad correspondent of the Mes was unable to appear rat the training and refining the youth of a great country. Is there any

Paris, March 20. After an perhaps a tenth, of that amount themselves to the property. They quicker road to vulgarising a country than by tempering with its saggero etates that two German Supreme Court, this morning, and eloquent speech by M. Millerand, was ample for the uanges of every then went back to Iaumati. words til they become etymologically unrecognisable ? To our way military trains collided near the case in which he was con- Minister of War, the Senste voted life. And while that ridiculous Witnesses would prove that the of thinking, the reform is beginning at the wrong end. If the Wanswer, west of Plock, Both cerned was, adjourned. Mr Pots to-day the institution of a Crois surplus exists or continues to be defendant was the men who went variona wllege authorities are burning to

the American trains were filled with ammoniter is suffering from some slight de Gasrre, designed to comme reclaimed at as low a rate as is on board the ship and the re Janguage, their best way of going to work would surely be to teach tion, which exploded with terrific trouble with his throat, we are murate mentions in military and the care at present all the mainder were arrested while their Ind to avoid the hideonsslang, contractions (why maneuver force the sound being heard informed due to strain and naval dispatches. The Bill bad alteration in the local money handling the cargo on the Prave for inmate?) and abbreviations that defile the pages of ninety-nine

miles away. Central his medical adviser urged him to already been voted by the Cham system which we shall goo will be The matter was adjourned

rest for a day or sw

confined to talk

until to-morro: per cent of the newspapers of their country.

twenty

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Shares Lost.

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ALLEGED THEFT OF

ROPE.

Four Chinese Charged.