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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 29, '1915,

Labour. In the Cablaet.

DAY BY DAY,

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It is pleasing to read, in one of "A NORMAL. IMPULSE IS A BET- this morning's wires, that a TER GUIDE THAN A FOOL JENSE OF noteworthy feature of the mea!- DUTY."- ing of the new Cabinet was the hearty welcome given to Mr. Henderson, the Labour candidato.

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 77 ; fire.

At the same time we scarcely At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp, 70; see why Reuter should have been clear. at the trouble of informing the

AND LEARN HOW TO world of the fact, seeing that

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NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

FURTHER FRENCH AND BRITISH SUCCESS.

News Good and Bad."

Before we bad had time to digest the intelligence that the Triumph had been torpedoed, there osmé the further news that the same fate had befallen H.M.S. Majestic. Happily she was an old elip. se.and nearly all of her company

s...

Yesterday the Telegraph British gentlemen to do cther published 37 columns of solid To-day there than "

play the game by a reading matter.

will be 45 published. new colleague, whoever he may bo. It is only in the imagination of street corner orators that the cold at older is given to the man whose energies have raised bim above his own clase. In reality it is usually the other way about; the exercise of patronising insol. ence and would-be hauteur being confined usually to auch placee ae Tooting. When Mr. Burns was elected to Parliament, many mon on both sides and in both Houses went out of their way to smooth his "ancial path far him, and we believe he is the first to admit this. The only

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve occasion on which, so far as the

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Tejephone: No. 1

5th edition. Western Union A.B.C.. Office address: 11; Ice House St.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1915.

A COALITION MINISTRY.

public is aware, aay display of bad or questionible form trok place in ionnection with the Lab- our men was in the oase of the doughty Mr. Keir Elardie; who, because be inslated on appearing at the House night after night in a workman's cap with "eare, bad a dew ilk bat sent to him by some youthful and mis ohiavons Conservativo Mambers.

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An Easier Time for the Police.

We remarked, some six months

Kanchow to-day at 4 p.m. Up to the Minute-Share Market News."

Closing prices—

Hongkong and Shanghai Bink

ing Co. $795, buyere, Shanghai handie Tis. 100. Chion and Manilas S.S. Co

L1, 84-80, buyers; Douglas Steamship Co. L.

$51, buyera.

China Sugar Refining Co. Lt.

$111, sellers.

F

Ewo's. Tls. 159. buyerę. Luzon Sugar Refining Co. L.

-$28, sellere. Hongkong and W'pos-D. Uo.

Ld. $63, no.

The Dollar.' The rate of the dollar or demand today is 1.9.13/16d:

1890

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week ending May 29, 1890.)

The Dollar.

May 29.-The rate of the

1.8 9:0 8.90

SHARE REPORT.

The quotations which follow are from the Hongkong Telegraph for May 29th, 1890:-.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank -193 per cent. premium, buyers.

Union Insurance Society of | Canton-$100 per share, sellers,

China Traders' Insurance Com-

seam to have been saved. The dollar on demand to-day iu 5/34,"pay-$70 per share, sellers. einking of vessela like the Tri-

umph and the Majbatio will be The Germans in East Africa. regarded by many of our readers

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the

North China Insurance-Tis. 355 per share, buyers.

Canton Insurance Company, Ltd.$120 per share, sellera,

Yangtaze Insurance Association

pany $370 per share, sellere. "Hongkong Fire Insurance Com

China Fire Insurance Company -$85 per share, sellers.

as only a emall thing in com. May.23. In the debate in parison with the Princess the Reichstag on the colonialTie. 06 per share, Irene disaster. A week ago we policy of had to record the tragic fact General Caprivi said it was now Government, that a hundred on I sixty soldiers impossible for Germany to go ant some civilians bad been back without loss of bocour and killed in the Carlisle railway money; that Germany has no in.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dook emaah. A few men he before, tsation of encroaching on the Company-53.1-2 per cent, H.M.S. Bulwark was blows up at British ephere in East Africa, premium, bayere.

Company

sellore.

China and Manila Steamship $105 per share, Hongkong Gas Company- $135 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Hotel Company- $100 per share, buyers.

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per cont. Debentures-$501.

Hougkong, Canton and Macao and now

we have somewhere er to proosed in harmony with Steamboat Company-$57 per Sheerness, with great loss of life; but, on the contrary, is determin about a couple of hundred men England; that Emia's mission share, buyers. sailors and dockyard men-killed was merely to enter upon réla- in a not dissimilar explosion on tions with the tribes of the the Princess Irene. How do theap interio: aud, to draw up an things happen? Wa bak for estimate of the cast of establish- blunders where he giving ostof ing fortified stations." : atores is concerned; we re id without surprise that boots for the right foot only were seat out t To-day's Anniversary the Crimean trenches, and that! May 23. The heavy rain To-day is Royal Oik Dayandale innumerable hang round which has parvailed since yeater- the 255th anniversary of the Re- the remont and food supply day undermined some thirty feet daring the Boer War; we even of retaining wall of the Parsee derment to the complaints that morning." listen without exaggerated won Cemetary, which collapse thia

storation.

Crown Land Sale, A sale of Crown Land at Shak Ku Lung will take place at the

ago, that the decrease in crime District Office on June 22 at 2,30/there has been o serions shortage

p.m.

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since the war was by no meape confined to Britain but was notice-

Kallan Mining.. Table in this Colony even. Since

We are informed that the total then we have had no reason to output of the Administration's contradict our statement. As mines for the week ending 15th the recently-published Report of May amounted to 65.801 tons and the Captain Superintendent of the Salea during the period, to Police showed, the number of 50.645 tone. thefts and other offences complain-

Tennis League.

69 a

Bravo E. 11.

Heavy Rains.

Mr. Fraser Smith and his Enemies.

has the

Indo-China S.N. Sompany 25 per cont. die,, sellers.

Douglas Steamship Company 54 per share sales.

China Sugar Refining Com- pany, Ltd.-$100 per share,.. sellers.

Luzon Sugar Refining Com pany Limited-$75 per share," sollere.

Hongkong Ice Company- $08 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Rope Manufactur- Company, Ltd.-$111 per Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf here, buyers.

share, sellers.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. $10 per share, sellers.

A; S. Watson and Co., Ltd- $21 per share, bayers.

Hongkong High Level Tram-

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

issue).-$33 per share, nominal.

Green Island Cement Co. (old Green Island Cement Co. (new issue)-$3 per share, nominal.

Hongkong Land Investment 20., Ld.-801 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. -

per share, nominal.

course the Germans may be in- ago-vide the Acting Chief Jus-Way Co., Ltd.-par, nominal. nocent and the explosion oa tice'esloquent summing up to the both ships may have been the jury in Brandtv. Fraser Smith— purest chance; but will Joba he was the soul of honour, the Bull look at the matter in that incarnation of solveros, the living light when those responsible for embodiment of injared i:nocence the liberty allowed to alien and what ia be now? The enemies ask him for his vote at rascally thief be Las been for years pour the potty purloiner of the next election?

paliry triflesia a public atare, the We wanted something to take osuvicted perjurer in the witness the taste of the Triumph, Majestic box. And it cost this journal and Princess Irene set-banks out about two thousand dollars in of our mouths; and we find it in damages and coste-thanks to the various of last night's and this thing they call British justice in morning'swires. Constantinople's this colony-for publishing the troubles are thickening, and its truth about a common swindler people must be sanguine indeed who ought to have been serving The, Haiphong-Hongkong Cable, if they see any way of aroid- a term of penal corvitudo years ing the fato that threatens ago."

The Richmond Terrace Estate and Building Co., Ltd.

May 24-The crlinary gea-

$7

West Point Buildings Co, Ltd. $40 per share, sellers.

May 28.The cable between Hrngkong and Haiphong, which has been so frequently bat of order lately, is to be partly renew.. ed, a fresh length being now on its way out.

in the supply of war munitions during the present campaign, but it is with quits different feel- inge that wolearn that the C P.R. May 24-"Where is Oscar boat and the Bulwark were "ac. Brandt ?" is the quest'o of the ciden'sly blown up." Our hour on the Rialto. We are naval officers, and men taken much afraid that .cir

whole, are the most grievously disappointed cautions and most all-ound Hongkong public generally, and Whether the new Ministry proves a huge success or a diemored of at the police station was

The following team will re-competent of any in the world, his Honour the Acting Uhief failure and there is probably no middle way-Me. Asquith wifenormiusly diminished during present the Wigwam Club in their and it is not customary for a ship Justice in particular. At all events and Godown Company.-872 per always be able to congratulate himself on having had the best 1914, and we may take it that match with the University to-day in their charge to be accidental his former bannts know bim co intefrets of the country in view when he was instrumental in form-it was during the five war months viz: Mesare. Humphreys. Lely blown up. It strikes us very more in this colony and we are ing it. In his letter, which Mr. Bonar Law read before the Unionist of last year that such dimication Breton Hanson, Limbert Wilks forcibly that it is going to be oredibly informed that he has hard work to prove to the British "gono where the wood-bine Conferenca on Thursday, the Premier stated that "be had definitely was most apparert. We can and Sewell.

publio that such accidens would twineth," leaving many ansions come to the conclusion that the conduct of the war to a successful hardly suppose that the Chinese Arms Exportatlan Prohibited.

have happened had there been no inquirers to bewail his absence. and decisive issue could not be effectively carried on except by a criminal would let his loyalty to The exportation of arms, Germana at large at Home. Of And yet only a few short weeks Cabinet representing all parties." What the facts were which, after the Empire interfere with bis munition, gunpowder, milita-y nearly ten months of war, led him to this conclusion, the public has profession-as bas undoubtedly and naval stores and sulphur sau no means of knowing, though all of us are at liberty to speculate. O been the case in Britain and saltpetre has been further pro the face of it, it would appear that aspersions have been cast oa France so we have to assume bibited for a period of one year those in whose hands to main control has hitherto lain, and that that the police have been increase by a proclamation of H. E. the such members of the public as held contrary political views to those ingly vigilaut. With this wice- Governor issued in the Cavern- of the Party in office, were disposed to question the wisdom of many awakeness on the part of the ment Gazette to-day.

Intestacy Notification. of its actions. That is ouly in accordance with human nature.guardians of the law, all we want When the now-retiring Ministry came into power, the extremely now, to make Hongkong an ideal Notice is given that, if no narrow majority by which it defeated the Opposition aboved that, place where absence of crime isolaimants appear within twelve as. nearly as possible, half the country was not in favour of its concerned, is a definite course of months to claim any funds re- ambitione. Sabsequent events did not tend to strengthen the can police coart and criminal court maining from the estates of the fidence of that balf and, by the time there was talk of war, the severity towards evildoers, and undermentioned deceased persons

all will be right. country was well ripe for another election.

such funde will be transferred Since August the electors have been, at least superficially, well

to the Revenue of this Colony :--| satisfied with most of what the Radical Ministry has done. They The Energetic P. W. D,

Jono Mendas $27.14; Mrs. Uaro- have had one big grievance, it is true; the terribly eminidel attitude

line Sparry $35 95; Chung Yo of certain members of the Government towards the alien enemies;

Loy $34.07; Chan Toi Tai $47.87; bat other causes of complaint may be set down so quite secondary. When the P. W. D, has adittle Lidling 30 35. *** Yet there was a vague general feeling of distrust, if we are to judge time to spare from the business Telegrams to Into-China and

Slam... from the Home papers. This seems to have been traceable, not so much of making and gumaking roads, it

The Eastern Extension Aus.it. According to report; a to the fact that the Conservative public disliked Liberal measures be-might turn its attention to a little cause they were Liberal, as to a certain exceedingly bitter recollection matter affecting not only the tralasia and Chins Telegraph Co., French auban:ine hse sunk a which rankled, and which would not be banished, John Bull could publia, thoroughfares but the Ltd. inform us that Cable Com Turkish destroyer near to the not, and cannot, forget that the Party that, till the last few days, was public comfort. We refer to about munication with Saigon and Hai- city, while the British E.ll bas in office, was the Party that, in yeare gone by, pooh-poohed the an inch and a half of iron pipe, phong being interrupted, tele-made things even more lively in notion of Germany's barbouring sinister intention, and that, for a perhaps an inch in diamater, grame for Indo-China and Siam the same neighbourhood. Having eral meeting of the shareholdera long time, deliberately stood in the way of a due increase of arma- quite a small thing, but inconven- can only pass at present via, sok a vessel laden with what the of the above Company was held ments. John Bull, when he reads of the foal deeds of German ient when it happens to be pro-rater ser que adobo Ching-in the Sea of Marmora,, she day. Mr. J. D. Humphreys pre- May 29 Only business on

Madras-Moulmein at the following Turkaro badly need ammunition at the offices, Queen's Real, to- Boldiers in France and Belgium, reflects that, had the advocates of truding above the level of peace and moral anasin bad their way throughout, bis own country the roadway. It is to $1.90 Tonkin and Annam $2.25 pursued a supply ship and sank sided, and Measre. H. Humphreys, the agenda of the Sanitary Board her even alongside her owa pier; G.C. Cox, Mancell, Sutton, Tal- this afternoon-establishment of would at this moment be over-ran by the blackguards who have found opposite the entrance Siam $1.65, Sanders will please then entered Constantinople itself, bot, elemente, Nobbs, etc., were a Vaccine Tastitate, Sort of calf made Belgium their temporary home. With this thought in his to the Victoria Theatre; mark their messages accordingly. mind the Britisher would be disposed to distrust a Cabinet of close to the edge of the road, and, There is no "deferred" rate by We can do with some more items present. The report was adopted college. Proceeds delayed twen

on the motion of Mr. Mancell, ty minutes for want of quorum, angels if they came in Radical guise.

if the P. W. D. would send an ex

French and British Busy," seconded by Mr. Nobbe. The Advent of Dr, Cant'ie, to support We are not to suppose that Mr. Aeqaith has been blind to all pert down to examine it, it is Road Naming.Notification, The news on Galicia con- Chairman proposed there-appoint the President; Vice President, this; and it is fair to suppose that, for many months past, he has possible that he might come to below shall bear the following nature and

The roads and path described tinues to be of a contradictory ment of Mr. A. W. Maitland, and Mr. Wong Shing, received been testing various possible solutions of the difficulty. The purt- the conclusion that it ought to be

calls for some which was seconded by Mr. Sat- with a sign of relief. A letter icular one at which he has finally arrived and upon which he has removed. The other night a local

elucidation, This is not the ton, and agreed to. The Chair from the Acting Colonial Secre advised His Majesty to act is, before all things, politio, It avoided, gentleman was getting out of his Gazette: Rond from Victoria case with the messages from the man added that he had intended fary with reference to overotówde in the first place, that other most undesirable solution: a general ricksha at this spot, caught his he contouring the hillaide to French front, where the Germans to lay before the meeting the pre-ing in Taipingebao, read. Piec election. Secondly, it placed at the disposal of the Empire the toe against the piece of pipe, and

the westward and passing below united abilities and experience of some of the best men on the Op. fell headlong. There used to ba R.B.L, 62 ("Bishop's Lodge"), continue to lose heavily at the jects he had in view for the fur of ancient history. Wong Shing position side of the House; it introduced, at a senonable moment, a a similar ornament in the middle Lugard Road. Basd from Vic heads of the Allies. Ose welther advance of the Company, hut selects the matter for his annual trade unionist into the list of the King's advisers and it even of Wyndham Street bat toria Clap contouring the hillside comes the statement, in parti- his time bad bean to occupied of eper ch. Nothing done. Water left a vacancy for the leader of the Irish Party-in all of which there may Fossibly

to the east ward, crossing Plantsalar, that a shell smashed a late, in casequence of the recent supply at Kowloon also under de German gas cylinder, with dire fire at the Dispensary warehouse, bate. Hon. P. Chadwick of much was wisdom. Persons of a more azalytical or more suspicious type stolen. Of courao, in the tion Road and Fabing below results to the ownere. A later which had entailed an immense assistance. Recommends reser of mind may insist that a third object is saved by the Prime Minister's case of the Puttinger Street ... 2, Findlay Road, Path wire says that the British artil- amount of extra work, that he voir 245 feet high. Nothing done: salling together a mixed Cabinet. The war is not going to last stumbling-pipe, a private individ-connecting Findlay Road with lery "is doing magnificently", was compelled to await another Board still flowing on af live forever; the time is coming not only when it will be "all over," ual might take it into his road low R.B.L. 101 ("The Farm"), ing through aven concreted and would, however, let the share-

Plantation Road and passing be- and adds that our men are break opportunity of doing so. Ele o'clock." but when it will have ceased to claim men's interest; and when they to pasa along with a hammer and

(The above reference to the will have tarned their attentions towards politics for politics sake settle the business without troubl. Findlay Path.

steel-plated trenches. Doubtless holders, know his views by air over-crowding in Taipingshan is odce more. Had a Liberal Government remained in rover through-ing the Department; but what if

the Germans are arriving at the cular, and if, as he believed, they of particular interest to modern cut (the cavillera may say), its chances of being returned at the next he should, by so dolog, disorg

conclusion that the material that were in accord with him, a meet Hongkongites. It will be remem general election, and the next after that, would have been neglig. anise the gas or water or sanitary-

will stop British troops has yet ing to consider the matter would bered that it was in the heart of ible. Had it resigned in the middle of the war, it would have not system? Such strange things American Consulate General to be invented. The feat of the be held in due course. The pro- this neighbourhood (Station only imperilled but killed its fatore chances, By calling in the aid are done in this Colony that, for Hongkong favours us with the French seroplanists at Ludwigs ceedings then terminated." of men from the opposite side, the Premier places them in a position aught one knows to the contrary, following Typhoon Warning, hafen is just magnificent. No wherein, if they have serious weaknesses, they are bound, at a fair- the well-being of thousands may the telegram quoted below was less than eighteen machines. ly early date, to exhibit them; and thus, when peace comes and hang on that inch and a half of received from the Manila Obsor-attacked this most important there is talk of party politics once more, the nation's grudges and pipe. If the P.W.D. dare not vatory at 4.10 p.m. May 28, 1915. explosive factors, and only one May 27, -“Major General recriminations may stand a chance of being divided more or less remove or level is, how would it Cyclone or Typhoon West of came to grief. This is a acofal Barker, our new Commander in equally between Liberal and Conservative. Such will doubtless be be if a shovelfal of cement were Bashi Channel Moving N. E. or form of reprisals for the raid Chief, arrived here yesterday by the opinion of a considerable number of people. Whether they are put round it ?

E. N. E.

on the "fortified city" of South the English Mail, jastified in holding it or not the coming months will show us,

end.

ba

it

have boen

this route.

names vide the Government

TYPHOON WARNING.

like this.

General Barker Arrives.

Our Sanitary Bosed.--

Street) that the disastrone fell of houses took place two years ago and it was then that the Telegraph gave some illuminating Sgares on the subject of overcrowding in the honses in question. It is notice. able that, even in 1890, this above was "ancient history