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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1915.

Hongkong and the War.

DAY BY DAY

"HEAVEN IS A HABIT, AND 80 15 HELLA SE

The Weather.

No less than four items, in our lasus of yealarday, dealt with the more or less close relation be- tween Hongkong and the war in which the British Empire is on. gaged. The Ent of these will call forth the most heart felt sympathy At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 65; of the Colony, for it tells of the fair. death of a Hongkong-bern lad,

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 78; fine.

Count the Columns."

Lieut. K. B. Donnye, Royal Mun-Yesterday the Telegraph sters, who has fallen while published 37 columns of solid

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

MORE ODDS AND ENDS

1890

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO,

French and Belglans Buny. (Compiled from the "Hongkong

Telegraph files for the week ending May 1, 1890,

A French communique which

AND the honour of rising matter. To-day there we published yesterday afternoon,

the Empire. On behalf of will be 45 published.

Nove The Malls." our readers we would condole most. sincerely with the re-

American Mail. -Duo per 85. at Nera to-day. Australian Mail-Due per

SMILE

BAARN HOW TO ghting for

Pyeris

RURE AND REFRESHING

AS Watson & Co Lds

Mong công Kong

addresses

which with

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

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

latives of this promising young officer in their great sorrow: Further matter connected with the youth of Hongkong will be found in a letter sent by the Flon. the Colonial Secretary to the local asociation of Boy Scouts, from which we learn that the Secretary of State has expressed his own and the Army Council's appreciation of the good and ready services performed by these lade. At the beginning of the war the Boy Scouts came forward, full of anxiety to offer their mite towards helping the Empire; and, in a thousand ways, their help has been of so useful s nature as to justify the bringing of the matter to the notice of the Imperial Government. We con. gratulate theßcouts on this official

The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will pat on the back.

be as follows:---

Daily issue-836 per annum. Weekly issue-813 per annum.

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| The Colony and Aircraft.

St. Albana to-day

Australian Mail.Closed per se. Esstern to day at 10 6.m. ... .... French Mail. Closes per 9.8.

Ners to-day at 4 p.m. Siberian Mail.Clesse per

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Market News.

Closing prices:

Borgkong Banke.

bagera,

Canton Insurances.

buyere.

8.8.

$799,

$360,

Douglases $45), buyers. $37, buyers.

Star Ferries

Luzone.-$291, buyers. Kowloon Wharves.

bazare, Ewo's,-$154.

Kang Yika $14, sales. Green Islands.80.85, buyers, Langkats.-Tle, 401, buyers.

The Dollar.

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

It was further recorded yeater day that Hongkong does not mean to be left behind the other British Possessions in bearing a hand in the armament side of the war. Some influential Chinese the Irish patriot.

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By Order,

** HONGKONG telegraph.”

of

To-day's Analversary, a the death of Daniel O'Connell, To-day is the 68th anniversary

Kailan Output, very generously come

We are informed that the forward with a voluntary offer total output of the Administra- of sa aeroplane, "

This offer tion's mines for the Week ending will be the more valued in iet May 1015 amounted to 12, that times have been as bad for 878.35 tons and the Sales during the Chinese as for the rest of the the period, to 79,010.48 tons. community of late-notwithstand-

Quarantine Notification.

ing which, they have given Hongkong has been declared repeatedly to the various relief an infected port by Netherlande and charitable fands connected India, as from yesterday. with Hongkong. This further

Quarries to be Let, ». practical expression of loyalty to One year lettinge of stone the Empire should be made pub- quarries at Lung Kn Ten will lie throughout Germany, as yet put up for auction on May 28 at another instance of how the down- Tai Po.

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve trodden subjects of the Empire Crown Land Sale.

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

糖徇糨拜體會漤聞訪深大正言罚法根本

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

be

le Pretre.

express their alleged diaffection.

daffection. of et Teen Then, a

A plot of land at Lung Tau Passing on

to

en

The Clock Tower.

!

Many bodies in Hongkong, how ever, consint of 40 per cent of water and 60 per cent, of whiskey. | No solido at all."

The Hongkong Hotel and the Brokers.

'because those whose adviselly duty it should be to keep the *rua" of things clerical in our time to matters more profitable. colony, appear to devote their But that it is only right, of course, seeing that we are all out here to make our pile and then clear.”

1890.

SHARE REPORT.

China Traders' Insurance Com- pany $70 per share, sellers.

May 14.-"The corridor of the Hongkong Hotel is «no longer available for the noble army of nondescript brokers who have found a convenient and comfort able habitate there for months The Dollar.

past. The saata have been re and another, supplementary to it, May 16. — The rate of the moved and the place transformed which wrived during the night dollar on demand to-day is 3/34" into a very pleasant conservatory, give as a little clearer idea of "And this Thing" greatly to the delight of visitera what the Allice in Belgium ard-May 9,→ William of Germany to the Hotel and the general the North of Franse are doing is the great-grandson of an idiot, public. Henceforth the fraternity German losses are again terribly the great-grandson of a drunkard, will have to establish their offices heavy, bob in plain and in and the son of a decent fellow (and themselves) in the street, so prisoners. The later message who died of cancer. He himself that what will be the Hongkong shows that the Belgians have has a head so ulcerated that he Hotel's loss will be a gain to been living up to their reputation has to take medicine as an Aus- Queen's Road, if the police and for pluck and peresverance, and tralian buahun takes tea. And the community will only be por that the French contious to this thing prast'es of solving the suaded to regard it in that light. minimies the enemy's chances of labour problem."

Everybody must, of course, earn establising himself in Calais or on [Even in 1893 the Telegraphs living in some way or other, the road thereto. The booty capt appears to have entertained a but we are bound to say that a ared round about Cerancay is of singular admiration for H.M. the collapse of this wholesale broker- the eluts that even a moderately Kaiser.]

ing mania could only be regarded successful army can ill afford to

in the light of the public boon." lose, at a time when the fighting May 10.-"When will the Hon.

Church Attendance. pace is fast and when further the Surveyor General see his way

May 15,"Statistics show that supplies from headquarters are to recommend to His Excellency spt to linger on the road: two the Acting Governor the advisabi-in London the church attendance $09, field guns, three heavy mortars Ity of removing that hideous and is ons in ten, in 1-iverpool one in (the special weapon-Dext to pei- most inconvenient structura (the nine; one in six in Melbourne, sonous gas wherein Germany's O. ok Tower) to some place on and one in four in Adelside. In soul trusted) a dozen trench mor- the higher levels of the city, Hongkong we Boore about one in tare, many machine guns, three where it will not be a public bandred. We say "about" thousand rifles and a considerable obstruction and nuisance?" quantity of supplies. This valu-

"Saddlewise." able haul was further increased May 10.It is stated that En- by another at Neuville Et. Venet.glish women are now purchasing And, in addition to these sericus men's saddles for their own use. losses, Germany has to own to A London saddler says the craze having been driven brok at will not last long-lovely women's Various points notably at Bola lega are so short that she ainnot possibly look graceful while In other Quarters. sitting saddle-wise." negs about the remaining wires; to have been "cut in iti caloula- There is a regrettable sorappi [For onca the Telegr. Ph seeme though they range from Italian tions. But the blame obviously politics to the American Note, and lies with the London saddle:] from Indian trade lo events in the Hongkong's Delays. Dardanelles, they tell Hongkong May 10-The Report of the people but little of what they are Head Master of the Central School, eager to know. There is one brief which was laid on the table of The quotations which follow Patrogiad message which speaks the Legislative Council yesterday are from the Hongkong Telegraph of the Austrian defensive as and duly appeared in our last for May 16th, 1890. weakening: but few of us had night's issue, was publiekel so suppord that the events of the long ago as last January. This Hongkong and Shanghai Bank last two or three months were of may interest the Finance Com--199 per cent, premium, bayers. amature to strengthen it. Yet, mittee when the vote for printing, Union Insurance 8oiety o when it comes to a question of etc. is brought forward. Canton $100 per share, sellers. List No. 1, we notice that a sum June 1 at the District Office, see the Austriane and Han-report of this character cannot be of over sixteen thousand dollars Hongkong.

garians playing the part of the printed in less time than four baa already been given towards

creaking door, for they have less montha, it is absolute waste of the Overseas Aircraft Fund in this It is notified, in the Government blaster and more vitality and public money to print it at all." Colony. His Excellency and the Gazette that at the expiration of healthy staying power than their leading business men have given three months the following com: delectable allies. The Prussians, May 10-The German Par the list a fine send-off, and it now pany will, unless cause is shown when they give way, will probably liament has been opened by the becomes a question of what the to the contrary, be struck off the do so with a snap they are too Emperor, who, in his speech, said man in the street is going to do. register and the company will be seby and bombastic, as well as that any displacing of the balance Our readers have been bombarded dissolved: The Fo Wa Insurance too hopelessly the slaves of red of power would endanger the with requests for money during Company, Limited.

tape in its worst form, to be of equilibrium and the forming of s the past nine months and must

the type that can slay" and basis of peace policy. His Ma- have got used to it by now. They It is notified by the Colonial can play a losing game with credit jesty announced a Military bill are not asked to give large Secretary that while the examina- and dignity. What strength they and measures for the protestion THE KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY REPORT. amounts though, if they were, tion service is in force the have left lies in ability to play of workmen."

many of them would, we know beaches in the neighbourhood of dirty tricks, and, when they [La fature the Kaiser may safely from our past experience of their Juok Bay are dangerous should get to the bottom of their store leave to the Allies the duty of Hongkong, Cantor and Macao From the extracts from the Kowloon Canton Railway Aanta generosity, willingly accade. it be necessary for the batteries of these, they will crample attending to the balance of Steamboat Company-336 per Report which we published yesterday it is evident that this venture Small subscriptions mount up to open fire. Bathing parties up. The Austrians, Bavarians power].

share, bayers. will have to be registered permanently as one of the Colonial Gov-awiftly, and, if everyone will give using beaches in this area are and Wurtemburgers are leas

China and Manila Steamship ernment's triumphs. Each succeeding year has brought new something let us say between warned that they do so at their likely to fail from want of pluck Sir Bartle Frore on the Colony Company $105 per share, difficulties, and perhaps new outside criticism; but it has also fifty cents and ten dollars-Hong- own risk.

May 12"Sir Bartle Frere, sellers. than from lack of enthusisim, brought new achievements. There were drawbacks to be overcome kong will have no need to feel Ordionaces Assented to. For all their sins, they are a clean G.C.B, the well known Indian

Hongkong Gas in connection with the Kowloon terminus, others that had been ashamed when its list is placed H. E. the Governor has given and honest los when compared statesman, but who is perhaps best $135 per share, sollers. created by the 1013 typhoon, and others again that were occasioned beside those of other colonies. his assent, in the name and on with the Prussians and we are pre known to fame from his services

Hongkong Hotel Company by there being only a single line at Hunghom; but now the authori

behalf of His Majesty the King, pared to believe that most of the as Commissioner in East Africa

$190 per share, buyers. ties have practically a clear field before them, and we read with To-Day's Anniversary.

to the following ordinances passed half-heartedness that has marked for the British Government in pleasurable interest that the new terminu will be opened next

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s dix per by the Legislative Council: their fighting aries out of an

abolishing the slave traffic, and cont. Debentures-8501. Spring.

Ordinance No. 19 of 1915-An uneasy conscience and a distrust as an author and in connectionIndo-China S.N. Company

with the Royal Asiatic and Royal 20 per cent. dis., sellers. Our readers will remember that no little difficulty was found through Gongs on his way to Ordinance to amend the Trading of the tribe of Hohenzollern, by the Government in settling upon a site for the Kowloon station, Rome, Daniel O'Connell died. with the Enemy Ordinance, 1914,

Geographical Societies, arrived Douglas Steamship Company and it was not till about two years ago that foal arrangements could Those who know O'Connell best and for purposes connected Wires that concern exclusively here from Singapore yesterday $55 per share sales: ht "be made. The situation chosen seems, to the outsider, in all reapecls have described him as a man therewith

the British side of the war, are not by the English mail steamer

Chins Sugar Reining Com admirable, for it is as close as possible to the Harbour ferry, and who had that very rare quality Ordinance to amend the Rating The first Irish division of the new

Ordinance No. 15 of 1915A uninteresting so far a

as they go. Rosetia,”

pany, Lid-$205 per share, presumably we may take it that an easy method of conveying goode which we are agreed to call, for

Returned to the Colony. - sellers, from the boats to the line will be arranged. The building itself is want of a better dame, "charm," Ordinance, 1901.

army has gone to the Front, and May 12 Mr. Thomas Jack Lazon Sugar Refining Cem- going to be a Landsome addition to the Colony's architectural e forte, The great Irish patriot was one latestate Estates,

we ared no asearancea that the son, the popular Chief Manager pany, Limited-884 per share, and will at once confer a stamp of importance on what has hitherto of the few who get their own way Gazette that, if no claimants ep the honour not only of Ireland Banking Crporation, arrived Hongkong Ice Company-—--

Notice is given in to-days men constituting it will uphold of the Hongkong and Shanghai sellers, Eeemed a straggling suburb with no definite beginning or end. in this world because, in addition par within twelve months from but of the Empire.

The past year's history of the line from a financial to having a good and just cause, the date of this Notification to anti-German rioting in Johann English mail, and once more au- Hongkong Rope Manufactur-

The hore from London by yesterday's $98 per share, sellera point of view is, again, most satisfactory. In spite of war, of general they can back it up with claim say funds remaining from esbarg has its less glony sumse directions of the Hongkong ing Company, Ltd.-8111 per bard times, and of competition from steam-boats, there has been an eloquence, wit, personal mag the Estates of the undermention side in the fact that the oity was affairs, vice Mr. G. E. Noble ab- share, buyers increase of well over thirty thousand dollars in the railway's groan natism and power to foresee and ed deceased peratus, such funds formerly as pro-Boer and as pro senton sick leave." earnings; and the balance, after working expenses have been paid, to nalonlate. Though one thinks will be transferred to the Revenue German as it could well be. At The Telegraph and the Stock and Godown Compeny —— $78 p

Hongkong and Kowloon Whart stands at over ninety thousand dollars. And the real utility of the of him as, before all thing of this Oslony:H. E Hammon the moment it is taking steps at Exchange share, sellers, railway scheme is as yet only in its earliest babyhood. It and the speaker, he never talked unless $39:36:All Boz $75.32; W. the best or happiest, it must be May 13. The establishment New Territory will necessarily inter-act, the progress of the one he had something useful to say, Edlin $11.89: F. Campbell owned-to show that it identifie of a properly constituted Bong-$10 per share, implying the progress of the other. Every additional facility which and his words wore seldom long $224,71 Mra. H. J. Migin itself with the rest of the Empire korg Stock Exchange has again it offers will moon increased opportunities for the development of divorced from actions. Daring $41.93 and R. Harding $207,69, in being horror-stricken at Germ- been indefinitely postponed. At a $21 per share, buyers,

A. 8. Watson and Co., Ltd →→ the outlying districts, and, conversely, the more prosperone and bis lifetime many stolid English New Channel for Junk Trafic, any's inconveivable vileness meeting of representative brokers Hongkong High Level Tram populous, tho Now Territory becomes, the larger will be the railway's people thought of him as income. Even then, asuming for the moment that it has done a fly-by-night and a tareaway (f) (iv) of the Pablle Traffic Be Imperial Government made a abandon the project for the pre- prem, sellera

With reference to paragraph and in being convinced that the held yesterday it was decided to way Co. Ltd.40 per cent, everything possible for the New Territory, its career can still only the very things that he was not; galation published in Govern-wall-nigh fatal mistake in auffer sent and to advise His Excellency he regarded as having just begun, for its later development and and such persons would have been ment Notification No. 286 of the ing allens domiciled in British the Administrator to that effect. It real importance walls-like many other things in connection with speedily corrected in their estim- 3rd August, 1914, that the Chan terzitory to be at liberty. The is argued that as there is now no this Colony on Chios. As China is enabled to go ahead with the ate of him had they paosed to sek nel to the North and Esat of bint to the Ministry, whether from share business in the completion of the Canton Hankow line, so will our own line feel en- if it was possible for any bat a Chung Hue will be open to Junk Johannesburg, from London or there

in the Colony, couraged to launob out more widely. At present it is little more man off

is no use for a Stock L than a local venture, but the time is quickly coming, when it will and force of oharacter to carry farther notice. Vessels using

quite uunsual practicality and Sampan traffic by day antil from Liverpool, has been such as change and 60 another much be part of an elaborate system that will connect Hongkong with the the 1829 Emancipation Bill this Channel must proceed to the und

ms needed reform has been allowed enter world in a manner never dreamt of by the early Colonists, through, as

with to collapse, that will make business relations between here and Hapkow, Shang back in the face 63

No Solidest AIL!” SH hat and Tientsin a comparatively easy matter and that will, later nuob Au, today

ared to act upon its

14 The human body. connect as with Eare

BODLA lent without in supposed to conslet at 60 per her waste of time and Joent water and 40 per cent sold!

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

Office address: 11, Ice House St.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1915.

On May 15, 1847, while passing

Company Warned.

Bathing Parties Warned.

(

British Affairs.

not well

were on his own Examination Anchorage. This satisfaction that Hr. Asg

osition order will come into foros at day barely be on Sunday the 16th May

[and]

ponosive offer

The German Parliament;

North Chins Insurance-Fla. 355 per share, bayers.

Canton Insurance Company, Ltd.-$1221 per share, sellers.

Tangteze Insurance Association Tla 90 per share,

Hongkong Fire Insurance Com- pany-8370 per share, sellers.

China Fire Insurance Company $85 per share, sellers. Hongkong and Whampoa Dook Company-54 per cent. premium, buyers,⠀⠀

Company

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co., Ltd.

Bellera

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., Ltd. $25 per share,

Green Island Cement Co. (old

$38 per share, nominal Green Island Cement Co. (now

Isane)

issue)

per share nominals Hongkong Lar

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