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Health to the Russians!

TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1915,

DAY BY DAY

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS 18 A GREEDLESS CHRISTIAN."

Royal anniversaries are fashi n- able at this time of year, and to day Rusia celebrates the forty. seventh birthday of the Emperor Nicholas. Among the many good things for which we have to thank fine: the great war, is the strengthening of the friendship between Britain fog. and Ruenia. It is many a long

AND LEARN HOW TO year since the Britich had any

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The Hongkong Telegraph

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1915.

FAREWELL TO THE GERMANS.

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 80;

1 At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 74;

NOTES ON THE CRISIS CONTEMPORARY OPINION.

'SUCCESSES OF THE ALLIES,

Italy's Position,

Whether Italy ultimately takes part in the war or not, there is room for little doubt as to what her people in genera wish; and there is to more popular man in the country at the present moment than Signor Salandra, the advooste

The German fa, Chios.

CORRESPONDENCE

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

UNFORTUNATE PORTUGAL.

(To the Editor of tha Hongkong Telegraph).

The following leading article was taken from the Globe of April 5.

In this counter we are not likely. to forget how before the war Gr many tried to stir up disaffention against us in Ireland, in Indis, and in Egypt, or the great fin ancial plot by which she strove to

Sir Your leaderette comment- break our credit. It is much to ing on the affairs in Portugal has of war. The feeling seems to be hoped that we shall also not intereated me, while at the same he anti-German rather than weakly forgive these things when time it gave me an opportunity of per as pronouncedly anti- Austrian, the war is over, but accept them bringing out a few points in con-

And this goes

far towards Ba a warning for all time in our nection with the movement now per s.. acquitting Laly of selfish dealings with this treacherous foot in Portugal.

motives in the matter. From the Power. In a singularly thought It is to be sincerely hoped that Allies' point of view the help that ful and well-informed article the news as given by Reuters is she can give towards bringing in the current number of the mere speculation, but I am afraid about the more apeady cripple Fortnightly Review it is pointed it will not be so to any app:ociable English Mail-Closes Ter B..dom of the enemy is by no means out that German influence in extent if the ministry of Mr.

The Malls.

Count the Columns. legitimate ground for grievance Yesterday the Telegraph against their procent ally, but the published 86 columna of solid same cannot be said of Russia reading matter. To-day there where we are concerned. Our will be 37 published. old distrust of her was founded on mere empty fears that he had designs on India, and so greatly English Mail-Arrived taken up were wo with watching Oriental to-day. her that we forgot to watch a Siberian Mail.--Due greater and more insidious enemy,

Nabia to-day." Germany. Meanwhile we were

Siberien Mail-Closed par 8.8. Oriental to-day at 4 p.m. obstinately opposed to Turkey's being dealt with by Russia as she deserved. To-day we have to admit that Bussis was right and that we were wrong; dangerously wrong. All that, however, is now past, and to-day there are no two ways of thinking in conner- tion with what the Turks deserve. —and what they are likely to get,

A'Hint to Magistrates.

Nabis to-morrow at 11 am.

p.m.

Up to the Minute-Share Market News.

Closing prices:

Siberian Mail. Closes per s.. to be despised. According to re- Ying Chow to-morrow at 3 port abe already hasone and three quarter million troops mobilised, and, among those, we have to include the fiasat cavalry, and some of the finest mountaineers, in the world, Har geographical position makes the invasion of Ausiris, whether four the south or from the east, no seriously diffoult matter, especially at a time when the defenders of the frontier have so much other work on their banda,

Douglases. $47, buyers. Star Ferries.38), buyers. £wo's.—$155, buyers. Shanghai Cottons. Tle. 995,

buyers.

Langkata, Tls. 41, buyers.

Leons $89, buyers.

China Sugars. — $117, com. Luzon.-$29, nom. Raubs. $3.60, buyers. Kowloon Wherves. $71.

boyers. Hongkong Docks $58, buyers.

China Providents.

bugera,

The Dollar.

$8.10,

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

Money Stolen.

Alleged Robbery.

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China is by no means extinguish. Pimenta de Castro remains in ed by the loss of Kiso-obau, but power. that considerable concessione still No trae Republican will remain to her in the Treaty Ports ever tolerate the high-handed of Shanghai and Tientsia. The notion of Mr. Castro. He has foreign settlements and their ports violated the Constitution of our are outside the rovereignty of Republic by dictating laws, and China and therefore no indignity refusing to have them passed by would be placed upon the in the Congress. This ought not, dependence of that country if and will not, be endured. The they were attacked by any other people must govern Portugal, Power or Powers, a fact of con- and not Mr. Castro. siderable importance when we re If the sassination of Mr. member that the Treaty Powers Afonso Costa, as transmitted by The Hongkong Magistrates'

are now for the first time at war Reuters, should be true-which, Ordinance (13-2-1890) has the

among themselves.

Laincerely hope is not the case following: "The room or place

Apart from the general reasons Portugal would have suflared in which a magistrate sits to hear

for striking at Germany and substantial loss. Mr. Costa bas and to try any complaint or in-

Hongkong Russians who are German infl tence wherever we done only too much for the formation shall be deemed as

keeping their Emperor's birthday can do so, there are specific Republic to be ignored by any open and public court, to which

will find additional matter for reasons why the Allies should do thinking man, the public generally may have

I am sorry, to note that the acceae, so far as the same can

rejaloing in the Petrograd com-so in the Treaty Ports. There conveniently contain them, unless

munique received here this morn-was at one time a tacit under Telegraph still holde the the magistrate otherwise directs

ing. What the Austrian "temporary standing that, even though the opinion that the assassination of where the evidence is of an inde

Buccess "was we have no means States to which these settlements King Carlos and his son formed cent character, in which case he

of learning, for we believe this is balong should be at war among part of the revolutionary move- To-day's Anniversary. shall make a note on the depoai-

the first allusion that has been themselves, they should present a ment. If this should be so, then it tions of the direction which H. I. M. the Czar of Russia.

To-day is the 47th birthday made to it; but it would seem common fr.nt to the Chinese would not have been necessary to he bas given." The wording

that ample atonement for Rassian Government. But the rmans make any ights, but simply to here a clear and exact, and

reverses has been made, since the have so persistently and so out- find an opportune time to ex- The Ministry's decision in regard to the Germans in England leaves no room for doubt as to ita A Chinese from a Connaught enemy is described as fleeing in rageously violated that unwritten terminate, one by one, the then who have not hitherto been interned should wipe off the bulk of the meaning. Then why, we may Road Central boarding-house re- diacrder after a terrible defeat, convention that it would be us-Royal Family. The revolution enormous aacrifice pardonable weakness or tlio partof of 1910 had as its sole object the Alien enemies left in the country. What will happen to the large well sek, at the end of last week, ports to the police that another involving

money and

terr the Allies to treat it as baving any change of the form of govern- numbers who will have to be liberated "when the war ends, no one was a local resident allowed to Chinese entrusted with $100 for of life,

Bakbovina, which is longer any binding force, Germent, and the murdering of answer a summons against him, safe keeping has cleared off with itory.. would care to prophesy; but we cannot believe that a very pressing in connection with the muzzling it.

now practically in the hands of many has made her concessions at members the Royal Family was invitation will be extended to them to remain in Britain. For the order, in a magistrate's, private

the Rassians, is the southern Shanghai en Tientsin, bases for not included in the programme. circumstances of the present war have no parallel in history, and room instead of in open court? A woman named Annie Wing most district of Galicia, ond is systematic plot, for the injury of The fact that the palace of King

breach of Jaw what has happened in the case of past wars is no criterion for the The

for alleges that whilst in the neigh-separated by formidable mount all other European nations in Manoel was bombarded was that general, and of this country in he refused to eutrender, and as the present. When peace was declared after the Peninsular, Crimean which the summone was issued bourhood of Gun Club Hill she ain ranges from Hungary.

particular. Since 1895 she has castle was strongly defended, the shown no desire to make the com- result is too obvious for any ex- and Boer Wars, Britishers were ready to exchange hearty hand-was, we are quite well aware, was attacked by an Indian who extremely trivial, and one robbed her of a gold watch and shakes with those who had been their enemies but a few daya pre- which it might be the ill lack of obain valued $105. She alleges

Fallure of German Plans.

mon good her object, bus has planation. Your terming the endeavoured by every possible present Republican government viously, and to let bygones be bygones; enemy prisoners were any of na-even the magistrate that he tried to fores her up the

That"terrific onslaught" which means to extend her inflaence at as a Regicide" government is released and were free to stay in British territory or to leave it, just himself to commit unwittingly: hill, but she an to the pri- the Germans planned for May 15 the expense of others, and it is therefore quite incorrect. an they chose. For reasons that scarcely call for recapitulation thie Bat that is hardly the question; soner's camp, at Hunghom and

it is the principle with which we in her excitement she injured her was apparently one of their prize perhaps needless to say that since I am not a politician, and amicable adjustment of affairs cannot well be the cise when Germany are concerned. If a magistrate foot against the wire entangle Bassos. Dumbiless their will was the war began this attitude has therefore give the above for what has been forced into the absolute surrender which the Allies are on decide to hear in private amenis.

good enough, but, when the fated been intensified, and Central it is worth, The police made in- Fifteenth came, their army was and Southern Chins has heen Thanking you for the insertion determined shall be her portion. The prisonere will be released, obarge of allowing an unmuzzled vestigations, and, in the report short by a mere matter of a flooded with pamphletadescribing of the above in your current issue. and-England being England-will not necessarily be forced to dog to be at large, what is to made it is stated that the soma hundred and fifty thousand men the English, French, Russian and in advance, and enclosing my leave the country by law. Circumstances, however, are sometimes prevent his extending the same had no right inside the line. (not much less than the Belgians as incapable of resisting card. Youre etc., stronger than the law, and when the aliens find that the old induce-privilege to a man accused of ments to make our country their home are no longer held out to marder or theft? It is little

Victoria Theatre.

ANTI-DESPOTIC. British have lost during the on- the all-conquering Germans. them, it is probable that most of them will take a hint and go where events like this that, in the past the big concert which takes place on whose services they had relied man propagande is now in pro-

Our readers are reminded of tire war !) and the artillery Throughout China a vast Ger

Canton, May 18, 1015. Since writing the above, I am their presence may be less offensive than it is likely to be to Britishers have helped to breed the feeling for the next few centuries. A few will remain and a few more will of (discontent where the adminis at the Victoria Theatre to-night. were not feeling equal to the gress which has for its object to glad to see from the morning gradually drift back to London, Liverpool and Manchester, but they tration of Hongkong is concerned) In addition to the various pro- occasion. There is a vagueness persuade the Chinese that Eng papers which have just come to will be there on sullerasce instead of, as before, as a positive influence, noticeable among ninety per cent. fessional artistes-Miss May Olark, about the dates of the British land is tottering to her fall and hand that Mr. Piments de Castra That before war broke out the Germans were an influence in of the British element in the the Carsons, Mr. Albert Morrow successes, but we can resign our that triumphant Germany is about has taken refuge in the N. EP. Bad Professer Gonzalez who selves to that when the facts are to take her place in the Eastern Vasco da Gams, and that a great Britain probably no one wishes to deny, though it happens that their Colony, own demeanour, in a general way, was a lucky abatacle to the

are performing, the management given. On Saturday-maskee world. It is not advisable that part of the army has at last seen bas secured the services of one or which Saturday our men made it should be allowed to go un- Mr. Castro's self serving patrio apread of that influence. In a large city like London, plentiful though the Germans were, their presence was less felt than in enali Another Light Sentence.

two very popular local amateurs, an attack on the Germans checked, and this country and tiam, and has joined the army of including Mr. Harry Rolph, One-masked at what point. Ither Alliea fortunately possess the true Republicans. Down with Colonial communities like that of Singapore or Hongkong. The

of the features of the evening began at half put leven at night means to check it effectually with despotism, and shead with Re- majority of the Germans in England were of the working clase;

will be" Motoring," by Harry and, by three o'clock on the very little trouble and probably publicanism. they were confined, more or less, to certain quarters of the big

Trice within the past week we Tale. The convert is under the following morning, they had no bloodshed. Each Power st cities, and though, as has since transpired, in many cases they were have taken occasion to remark patronage of H. E. Major General penetrated a mile into the enemy's Shanghai possesses its own local there for uo good, they were not powerful enough to foist their at that the spread of crime within Kelly. The band of the 74th Pan lines, There is no hambag about volunteers and police, and these ional notions and methods on the British public. Dat here it was the Colony, is rarely a matter for jabie will play, and twenty per news like that, or about the fast could without difficulty eject the JOYFUL, FRUITFUL another matter. Ktoring that competition was too strong for them which we can blame the police, cent of the proceeds will be that German losses ran into six Garmans altogether from their in Britain, the German merchants, inspired by their Government, and a case decided at the Criminal given to the entertainment fund figures during the second battle concessions. Such a step would had for years past laid themselves out to obtain a firm foothold even Sessions yesterday may be regard for the Shropshires. in Australia and South Africa, and to get practically the whole of ed as a useful confirmation of our the most profitable business in Hongkong, Canton, Bankow and

statement. A man was charged Shanghai into their hands. In the larger possessions their foothold with attempting to induce sa was disputed, but in Hongkong no resistance whatever seems to Army Service Corps staff sergeant have been made to their aggression. They settled themselves here to collude with him in an attempt as shippers, piece-goods merchants, general dealera, commission to defraud the Government in agents and so forth, and, having found Hongkong, and China connection with a supply of coal. generally, a comfortable abode, prooseded to make themselves as He was found guilty and, even objectionable as possible to the British element.

though he had exaggerated his

!

A DANGEROUS MAN.

Fourteen Days Without

Hard Labour.

of Ypres. The experience of the impress the Chinese much more past nine months has taught us even than the Japanese capture not to wax over sanguine; but of Kico-chau, for it would con- Burely one is justified in saying vince them that Germany had that the end is coming into sight been ostracised by all civilised when that many has to endure nations, and was totally unable to rebuffs such as their,

support her pretensione in the Far East. It might, and should, be followed by the cancelling of

Other Wires,

UNION

German Protest Against the

Hymn of Hate.

Amsterdam, April 7. The German Catholia newspa of the German Jesuits, protesta per Stimmen der Zeit the organ

against German self esteem, and,

all German contracts and concessgainst the hatred shown towards sions in China, and their transfer England, declaring: "Every na

At the Police Court, tais mornTM Whatever may happen in the future, Britishers are not going to offence by seeking to drag an inno-ing, a Chinese was sentenced to be quite such fools as to allow such a state of things to recur. The cent man into dificulties over the fourteen days without hard labour, Before the Germans have had to the Allies on a basis proportion has its own mystic. mission Empire has always had a reputation for hospitality, add its readiness matter, the sentenes inflicted was which appears to be the maximum time to digest the blow which tional to their actual interests in which no one has a right to deny. to give refage to all sorts and conditions has zaade things harder six months imprisonment with Bader the ordinauce, for being in General Botha delivered last that country. When the liquids- We desire for England that the than need have been for Britishers themselves; for the more there are out bard labour! Seeing that half possession of pepper, wire and week they are treated to the tion of Germany's liabilities has rich talents and gifts of a cool, to share the loaf the smaller must be the slices. While our people can the abuses and dishonesty pre-stripped bimboo, implementesnob further news that another of to be undertaken after the war, it calculating people may become never become unduly churlish, the events of the war will have taught valent in the Far East hang as to be used for an unlawful their former African colonies will be as well that her creditores blessing to mankind. We wish them that the beat guardians of British interests are Britishers them-round this question of squeeze, purpose. It appears that the has been the sosne of a defeat should have as many solid sssels for great Holy Russia that thei selves. Moreover these are the days of hard times, and harder are yel it seems a long way from the police in Taumati are making in this time the Cameroone again, as possible under their control. to some for the first year after peace is declared will certainly be a height of wisdom to let off a quiries in connection with an where the French at a fing

depths of the people may at last lean one for all clasgowhich makes it all the more impossible for us proved offender with so light a alleged armed robbery, and De loss, have inflicted considerable

be opened and that the admir to share our loaf with the Germans. Whether in the Colonies or at punishment. The sentence is the tecture Sergeant Wills and a party slaughter and have captured the

able treasures of this reflecting Home, British firms and individuals have to recoup themselves, and more disappointing in view of of police secreted themselves in a

and soft yet strong national soul this cannot be done successfully in any place over-ran by German the fact that, of late, judges and certain house and there arrested remaining wires, deal with the town or station of Eaoka, The

may become evidenti wastrels. Without the German Britain and the Colonies are going magistrates have been pursuing a Chinese who came in. The killing of some more children by

for Frazos that: to be very comfortable and profitable spots in which to live, after the the wiser policy of severity, Wo Boston revealed the things mon- the German braves, and the

fire may arise her expensive period has been tided over. All classes suffered to a greater can

precious iven him by vad for whom the police are look-tanned to

or less degree by their presence, and, correspondingly, all olassen are of B going to reap advantage from their absence, If, after

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