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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH "FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1915..

Trading With the Enemy 15th – DAY BY DAY

Once again the matter of trad

ing with the enemy in China bas

come up in the House of Com

mone, According to this morn

NOTES ON THE CRISIS PRINCE OF WALES' FUND

THE

NTS

FOLKS WHO CAN, DO: THOSE

MORE DELICIOUS VAQUENESS

Good Performance Last Nighti

List No!!

reply to a question on the subject, said that the Government "WEB

The Weather.

considering the total stoppage" Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 80; of such trading. The wire aida fine.

Mlolsters, Army and Navy,

that sotion will be taken by the At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp.. Imperial Government as soon as fog.

74;

it is a soured "that'similar setion

AND LEARN HOW TO

SMILE

Pyeris

PURE AND REFRESHING

AS Watson & Colds

Động Thông

will be taken by Japan. Briti-h

Count the Columns.

Telegraph merchants whoso business is Yesterday the wrapped up in China will prob published 37 columns of solid Jably not get much consolation reading matter. Today there

from such a mozasgo. They will be 35 published. have asked for definiteness, and they now get only a new form

The Mails,

Up to the Minute-Share Market News,

Closing prices:

Members of the Institu

on of Engineers and Shipbuilders (April)..$ Mr. J. Stewart ... Hongkong St. Andrew's Bociety (proceeds of concert on 30 Novem

The lion's share of the wires is again devoted to political matters at Home. Naserally Hongkong readers are glad of as much in- given, but they would very much.WT. J.É.P,FW.W formation on that point as dia beber 1014)

Naval Yard... rather have more news from the

Officers of the sest, or seats, of war. The two anent the Ministry which really A. K. Grondebl points in all these mesanges Customs Service:- concern the general public mot, A. Nichol are the resurrecting of the con-T. Hollandja Boription question in the House, sa B. P. Harrison... it were at the very last moment H.A. Kingson... boforeadjournmer t; and the stats O. F. Orcawell... ment that the Lalour Party will M. Gilmore probably be represented in the Geo. Breen now Government. We cannot J. Kennedy $71, and never have been able to see A. O. Grondahl

conscription "coming along N. Wiseman indeed we think too well of the W. Crawley milltary spirit of the sons of the B. Hyatt Empire to be able to conceive of F. A. Geo its necessity. At the same time | O.E. AG the years 1914 and 1915 bave W. Brewer bren so full of surprises for R Crosa everyone, that most of us are, Andrew O. Rourke perhaps gradually losing our faculty for being astonished..

of vagueness and they may Siberian Mail-Uloses per as, Chenen to-morrow at 4 p.m. quite reasonably enquire why the Foreign Office could not have eaid all this six or even nine months ago. Whatever stop the authorities at Home may decide apon, we do not quite see how they are going to avoid the main difficulty, seeing that so large a proportion of the goods passing from Chinese to British, or the reverse, have had a very consider Jable amount of German handling. With the Chinese acting as go.

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve betweenait will be hard to prevent

the truth and print the news without fear or favour,

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1

Western Union A.B.C., 6th edition, Office address: 11, Ice House St.

The Hongkong Telegraph

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1915.

EXPEDIENCY BEFORE POLITICS...

is

a

any prohibition's being a mere farce. The Britisher may not boy or sell with a German firm hat he may do so with a Chinese house of business, ninety-nine per cent, of whose transactions are perhaps with Germans, We shall look forward with oaricsity to hearing the Japanese view of the situation.

Seven Years of Office.

Douglasen-$48, buyera. Kung Yiks-$14, sellers. Ewo's-$155, sellers. Lacue 891.

Kowloon Wharves.

nollers,

Hongkong Dooks $624 buyers, Oo. Ld. Hongkong Hotels.

$114, buyers. West Points.-870), bayera. Shanghai Cottons.-$97),nom, China Providents.

buyers.

881,

Unions-$860, sales. Obins Fires. $130, 'buyers. 'Green Islands.-$6.90, sellers. Steam Laundry. Co. Ld. $34,

sellers.

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

We mentioned yesterday that Mr. Asquith has just completed his seventh year as Premier. The

To-day's Anniversary, war has, of course, changed every-

To-day is the 2lt anniversary thing and everybody; bat, till its outbreak, one was perhaps justi-cf the opening of the Manchester fied in saying that Mr. Asquith Ship Canal. himself, since he was first taken into Gladstone's Cabinet, nearly twenty-three years ago, had an- dergone no change. The hallmark

·

· HARBOUR OFFENCES.

• SULTAN'S DESPAIR.

38

are.

It

Mr. Henry. Anderton ... Mr. R. D. Harvey's Fund Collected by Mr. H.

Murray Bain:-

Mr. H. Murray Bin W. A. Donaldson W. F. Knapton

11

TE

E. Beth...

G. Harper

E. M. B..

The Quaints opened to a fair house last evening, which made up in enthusiasm what it lacked 250 in numbers, and practically every 10 ilem was encored. In particular Miss Agnes Croxton deserves. special commendation for the excellence of her singing. Gifted 2,508 with a beautiful voies she carried A great portion of the programme 18 on her shoulders. Miss Dorothy Kowlon James at the piano enng The

Collected by Mr. R. D. Harvey:

Insp. Sim J, Stalker

Collected by Mr. Felix M. Ellis:

(March/April)

Mr. Leo D'Almada e

Castro

Felix M. Ellis

H. G. Andergon

Hoodoo" and had to respond to 2jan encore, while Mr. Diok Hewlett 10 regularly brought the house down 10 with a coster song, being obliged 5 to sing "Who Killed Bill Kaiser, 2 in answer to repeated" demands 5 for another song, Mr. Lane-Mott and Mr. Courtenay Fagen ware 5 most pleasing in their several 6 parts. Mr. Salisbury did a rare lot 3 of work without seeming to do

6 anything at all and kept the

5 hones in roars of laughter with

5 the many new quips and cranke

5 that he has, and not a few old 5 ones dressed in entirely new 5 clothes. The concerted singing. of the company was excellent, as was also the dancing of Miss Peggy May,

On Monday the Quaints will 12 give an "All British" programme with which they have already made themselves famode in Shanghai, whore they packed the 16 Lyceum Theatre.

15

3

5

5

15

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3

29401

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Mesure. Wright and Hornby. advise us that the Langkat output for the current month is as follows:

May

***

Tons 342

443

379

324

369

330

389

889

22

Un Hew Fan

357

11

Fung Kit Ling****

360

10

419

26

366

D. Neilson

12

332

I

L. J. Blackburn ...

13

827

G. H. May

14

328

??

C. W. Jeffries

15...

311

F. H. M. Goode

5

10.

316

17.

873

$3,013

18

820

19

346

Subscrip

243,203.33

248,308.33

6.CO

20

334

Total to 20th inst. 6,980

Daily average: 349.00

43,536.40

43,541.40

289,847,73

TELL US THE TRUTH.

Already acknowledg-

ed Lista 3/32

Monthly

Remitted to London-

Troops and Munitioas.. The news that the age limit for the army has been raised is very welcome, and our only surprise in this direction is that such a decision was not arrived at be- fore, millions cf men are at their best, mentally and physically, between the ages of thirty-five and forty-five, and the fact that they have by then, come to the years of discretion, anrely makes such men valuable an asset to the King, as Hongkong Teanis League. Wigwam Tennis Club v. Kow-young men between twenty and loon A. The following team will twenty-five. The men of twenty One of the more distressing circumstances stendant on of the old Chadstonian party was represent the Wigram Club. O has no thought where the Fossi political situation such as obtains at Home at the present moment tendency to vacillation; it was Humphreys, L. le Breton, G. Wbilities of rheumatism, pneumo- Concerned; whereas he of forty that it is always liable to give occasion to the enemy to blaspheme. as though its leader unionscious Sewell, O. D. Lambert, A. Henson, nis. dysentery and forer

has learned that his health is not Further, it spreada disquiet among those of our own people who are ly drew towards him those who H. Dreyer. prone to take alarm needlessly. Since yesterday morning'e wire on were already disposed to mistake

a thing to be disregarded, and so, in the end, is far less likely to the subject was published, some hundreds of people in this Colony weakness for diplomacy, and then

figure on the tick-list than his have expressed their views on the possible Cabinet changes, and, proceeded to exert his own from all we can see, the only point on which the multitude can agree influence-a baneful one from the

Before Commander C. Wson or younger brother, who of is that the crisis-if crisia it may be called-ie regrettable. Of Empire's point of view-on them. course it is regrettable; but 87 are other evils to which men prefix Some of the Gladstonians ultimate- Beckwith B. N., at the Marine ten mistakes foolhardiness and ly went backwards or forwards, Court this morning, Acting Police silly negligence for a proct of the term "necessary."

Obviously, at a time like this, party differences are among the as the case might be, but Mr. Sergeant E, Bond charged Chan conrage. Mention of sick-lists and things that should be pushed as far behind the soreen as possible. Asqaith, until the events of last Fai, master of a passenger tost, casually records bringa ne- back Britishera have made up their minds that they are going to pats August, remained practically with unlawfully carrying pass to the munitions question again, speedy end to a war which has turned the world upside down, and where he was at the time engers in excess within the and thence to the matter of ask his preceptor's in-harbour limits, on the 21st inst. ing Labour Members to bear &

share in the Government. if, in the combined opinion of those at Home who are in the best when

would ceem that the advantage position to know, thit end can be most quickly achieved by removing fierce began to work. Those Defendant was floed $5.

of such a step as this later, will] Mr. A. from the Cabinet and puting Mr. B. o Mr. X. ip his place, who doubt our statement have but

be that the Ministry may get an surely that is the course which should be straightway pursued. If to look back on the Premier's atti

extra hold on the men who are we are going to make a political matter of the position we shall never tude over sach matters as the

Abdication if Constantinople.

responsible for the output of get to the end of mutual recriminations, Conservatives will contend historic Badget, the Labɔur and

Jak should. Fall.

sholla and other war necessaries.

tionsg that no Liberal Ministry has ever yet shown itself able to handle a Irish questions and the suffrag-.

Paris, April 16-A telegram to The mind of the British work war, and Radicals will reply with the scathing question: Are theists, in order to convince them-

ed Lists 1/32 Conservatives of to-day capable of forming a rational Ministry, selves that we are not maligning

annion-ridden, is a watery affair whether for war or for peace? This is not the time for exchanging him. Since the war, however, he the Temps from Dedeagatch of to- man, when once he is trades Already acknowledg pleasantries of such a description. We want to see the war pro has shone in quite a new light day's date save secuted to the best advantage and finished as quickly as may be and has won the unreserved A council of the Imperial Dy- and he has to be coazed like a therefore if that can best be brought about by the elevation of a respect of the Empire; and even ussty held at Constantinople un child. The probability is that be Conservative to the Admiralty, a Radical to the War Office, or, a his peccadilloes in allowing an der the presidency of the Sultan will do for those whom he regarda

22/12/14 £17,000 at man of no political bias whatever to the Colonial Office or the inconvenient number of Germace discussed the eventuality of the as his own special representatives, to remain at large in Eagland rupture of Constantiz ople and the what consideration for his King

1/9.5/18 29/8/15 Premiership, wby should this not be done?

£7,000 at 1/97 and Before any change is made, we may be sure that every consi. can by forgiven him when one necessity of transferring the and country might not so readily want in the munition factorien

1/10 deration will have been conscientiously weighed by these inauthority, remembers with what absolute ospital to the interior of Asia persuade him to do. What we

self-storifice he has devoted hus Minors

The Heir Apparent, Yussuf just now is "huttle" of the bast In two cases, to start with, every one is probably of one mind: that self to the affairs of the nation

Izzendine, violently criticised the quality, and if that depends on Balance in hand Earl Kitobener as War Lord and Mr. Lloyd George as Chancellor

policy of Enver Pasha and the the Labour membere, by all "are the right men in the right places. It happens that, for the during all these trying months,

Young Turks.

means let us have a score of them moment, the Premier's office is one of less importance than that of The National Anthem,

Another interesting passage in The Sultan, who appeared in the Cabinet. aome of the other Ministers, and Mr. Asquith may therefore be left

Other Wires. out of the discussion. Since he resigned the War Office into more our fee of yesterday relates to greatly overcome, said he owed experienced hands he bas done an enormous amount of work for the a Home vicar's views on the sub his accession to the Young Tarke, benefit of the country, and even the most ultra-Conservative poli-jeot of the British National Aa but would have preferred never The Dardanelles mes age is a ticians have little against him. Mr. Birrell and Lord Haldane, them. We doubt the likelihood of to have reigned than to see the long one but it does not err on the na we remarked yesterday, might well have been left out of the his gaining many converts to the

ence and their rash policy had certain troops were engaged on Cabinet from the beginning. Both are students rather than practical "God save our Lord the King" misfortunes which their inexperi. side of precision. It mentions that men; both have won the respect of the reading public, bat, like version. We are not disputing his brought on the country.

His Majesty expressed his firm that the British Leftrested af their former teacher and model, Gladstone, both are cursed with statement that the first line orig the belief that a Cabinet. Minister's duties leave him free to try as inally took that form, but there determination to abdicate should the Gulf of Baros" which tells many experiments with the nation as may suggest themselves. are no Britishera left who can battantinople be threatened and as nothing, seeing that the Golf The Minister with whom Hongkong is most closely concerned-Mr. remember clearly any other word- the transfer of the capital be runs some forty or fifty miles into Harcourt has done a lot of good work, and it has yet to be proved ing than out gracious necessary. He added that he the land. The Press Bureau's Result of the Mixed Doubles Final,

gracions it was weary of his reign and would wire brings us a little more up that his post could be better filled then it is at present by a man and from the opposite camp. The same may be said of Mr. Churchill, will probably remain. We as a be happy if Yussíu would sucosed to date, covering affairs--if ever

with this difference: that while a civilian may, and probably will, nation object to changes; it was him immediately. make a better Colonial Secretary than a Service man, the keeping months pears in some cases Other members of the Im. of a civilian (unless he has, as Mr. Balfour has, the instincts of the after King Edward came to the perial Dynasty and the Steikh al diplomatist and the politician born in him) at the Admiralty, may throne before people even broke Islam expressed the opinion that the time was not ripe for such quite easily engender want of confidence in the people and off the habit of singing Queen

# discontent in the Navy. If, in the opinion of the rowers that be, for King, and it will probably a change Yussuf's hostility to changes more or less sweeping are necessary in the Cabinet, by all be centaries before we ensent Enver's policy might provoks meane let us have them. Incidentally it should be remarked to spy further verbal alteration, serious internal troubles. that the men mentioned yesterday as possible new office-holders The second verse, to have before won the nation's confidence. Mr. Balfour, to long as he tion is drawn in the la not acting as Prime Minister, Messrs Bɔnar Law and F. E. Smith is generally omitt so long as they are not dealing with Ireland, and Lord Derby st all cause most people do times, have abundantly proved their practicality. It matters that there a second, nothing to us just now that coalitions in the past have proved boosuse those who the failures. We are living in times that are entirely without parallel rightly object in history, and what may be a dead failure under one set of circum days in which it was w

reverse under another. prompted: stances may not impossibly prove the exact reverse For there to be foue talk of change at suohis time is suffoient to rege evidence that the condition of affairs has been pondered duly and necess

ant 20w that we highest quarters, and that those who have the

Empire are

the earth the present arrangement of offices so our enemics have

decent follows

Terfect that it

our

atten jagrap∙i

N. J. STABB.

Mr. Chamberlain's Plea for More War News.

Mr. Austen Chamberlain speak- ing on April 16 at the annual meeting of the Birmingham Li- 268,174.61 beral Unionist Arrosiation, of

Hon. Treasurer.

Hongkong, 20th May, 1915,

which he was elected president $21,673.12 in accession to his father, said :——- "We have passed through eight months of war, and he would bes bold man who would lead you to hope that the straggle will be over within another eight months, I cannot speak to my countrymen at this time without appealing through them to the Government for a little more light on what is passing. News may be good or bad, but as Govern meat understands our peop which thinks that they will do good work by keeping back bad So nowa. We have gone

Bad times before, and the Worse the times were the her the

May 10 (and this is May 21) and H.K.C.C. TENNIS TOURNA-

MENT.

so thinly as far as the 17th, and

had no wa

it concludes with the comforting The final of the Handicap spirit of our peop seurance that every day sees an Mixed Doubles was played off greater the necessit improvement in our position. The yesterday afternoon before them for exertion the great Petrograd wire which we received numerous crowd of onlookers exertion they yesterday evening, speaking of a including H. E. the Governor and "It I plead Russian access at Shavli is Mrs. Moxon and Mr. H. R. B. should not be wit combined British, French and Lady May

military atoses

obvion telegraphic blunder; Bancook" mel, Mra. Winslow took for Shayli fa in the Russian Pro- and Mr. H. A Nesbit and grests vince of Kovao, miles away from won 1 by 6-3 64 Aledge 18,200 Germans at Large,

there has feature of the play was the fine dood The total number of male Ger, the war centres

been no question of combinati form showed by Mra, Mozon who whic ment above the age of seventeen in the United Kingdom is about of the forces of the the 27,203, and of these only 8.000 It is probable that

have been interned. his foot is was made at the Patro made known in a White Paper

il 14 givin

other name:

were

to the