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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, "JUNE I, 1915.
| Italy and Britain,
DAY BY DAY.
NOTES ON THE CRISIS. THE BIG TENNIS MATCH
"NO PERSON UTTERLY MISER- ABLE EVER DID A GREAT WORK,"
ANOTHER SCARCITY OF WIRES,
Nesbit wins an Exciting Struggle,
The Weather.
Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 80;
At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 73;
'Count the Columns.
Yesterday
The telegram which we publish- | ed last night record'ng the ex- change of messages between the Kings of Britain and Italy is yet another sign of the good effect tht the war has Lad in knitting the nations of Europe more closely together. King Vicor Emmanuel speaks of the ancient traditional friendship b. taeen the English fine. and Italian peoples." This Iriond ship may perhaps be regarded as clear. having been negative rather than toitive; existing by virtus of the fact that the two peoples had
the Telegraph never been at war or had anything published 505 columns of solid to quarrel about. Britain ex reading matter. To-day there pressed the widest sympathy with the aims of the present King's grandfather and of Garibaldi, and she was, wo believe, the first nation to recognise the united Siberian Mails-Duo per 8.8. country ater Voter Emmanuel
Kwong-lee and Chenan to I was proclaimed king. Some: eighteen months later (September 1802, Garibaldi jezued bie famons appeal to Britain urging her to intervene fer the cause of liberty." The appeal was warmly and eym- pathetically received by the British people themselves, but cially it seems to have been allowed to fall to the ground. Hitherta thero
LINNESTAD. On May 23, 1915, at Tonsberg, Norway, to tho has been no direct point of contact wife of C.R. Linnestad, a daughter. (By cable.)
MARRIAGE..
between the two ratione; but now, aibe King of Italy pcinta qui a DAVIES-STRINGA-On May 25, 1915, at H.B.M. Consulate definite bond is established by rea-, General. Shanghai, by Sir. E. D. H. Fraser, C.MG, Arthur Kelly son of the fact that Britishers and bery, Stamford Hill, London, to Annie Isabel, third daughter of Mr. in cor diet with a scminon enemy, Davies, of Tientsin, second son of Mrs. C. E. Davies The Shrub Italians are shedding their bloed and Mrs. P. A. CoStringa, Ashcombe Park, Weston-super-Mare, with 氆 common Įurpose:
DEATHS.
d'AQUINO-On May, 25, 1915. at the General Hospital, Shang-that of 1osting out tyranny and
Eai, Carlos Alberto d'Aquino, aged 23 years.
BRYSON-At Peking on May 24, 1915, Daisy, the dearly loved wife of Dr. A.C. Bryson, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edney Page,
of Shanghai.
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1915.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL BOY AGAIN.
barbarism.. A frin Iship estab lished under atch circumstances is likely to prove a long ose and
a strong one.
Trading with, the Enemy.
own
will be 374 published.
The Malls.
morrow..
Siberian and American Mail
Closed per e.. Siberia to day
at acon,
Gelde.
The Russians Busy.
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shared
CANTON NEWS.
Floods Again.
Canton, May 29-F.om the Ching Yaen Dia., North
River, come reports that floode are coming upon the coun
Alibaugh we are not suffering the from positive soda in Canton, the fifly two yet the continous rains have
Hongkong may ve'l feel il-
The second meetin between try side, and that sleady the used over the maltor of wires, for not a word of news arrived in the Nesbit and Green, which took water is more than ten feet deep Colony between five o'clock yes place last evening, was not so well on some parte. Dykes have been terday and half-past in this attended as or last Friday, but washed away, and many dwell- morning. The assumption is that those who stayed away missed a jogs have collapsed. The con there is nothing to report. Siriacly played and met exoiling disions are so miserable, that the Joln French and the Poris comum. The result justified our people have telegraphed to the manique of May 30 both asy io, prediction on Friday that the Overar and the General taking definitely, as regards the situation gate would be anybody's, for for speedy aid. in the West; and the same would after a most even display Nesbit out the winner, though seem to apply to the other battle ran
players. Such news as the Field the Marshal has is at least good, fer, honours of he speaks of farther small gains some played. The ground was caused the collapse of several to the cast of Festa bert and of the quite on the sticky side, and many houses, both in Canton and in bringing down of another Gertimes the players were baten by Honam, Two boys and a girl. man aeroplana by the British in ball that kept low for tat ren have been reported as severely Belgium. To these minor detaile 900. The opening passages came injured in these acciden'e. They the Paris communique of May 31 corewhat as a surprize to most, are all the police hospital c adde a few thers, such as the for it was with a love at that are doing well. carrying of more German trenches Green commenced
If the preet n wet weather con- on the right bank of the Yair Nesbit did not satile down readiy Cassl etc., and the repulse of an end he had the disheartening or tres much longer, however, we may find ourselves considerably Ld.-enemy attack down in Aleace Perience of seeing several of hia
fwhich district me have had rainy endeavours. just fail to embarassed by winter the streets. come cft. In addition to that, Already Beveral of the Sai Kwan Green showed so remarkably streets are impossible for foct Lulittle lately.
fine placing, and really played paereigers un'e's they are willing a game which promised well for to wade in water from three: a favourable result to him in the inches to two feet deep. end. But while he won the
Siberian Mail-Closed per s.8.
Luchow at 3 p..
Up to the Minute-Share Market News.
Closing prices :~-
Fongkong and Shanghai Bank
ing Co. $800, buyere, Canton Insurance Office"
#
$305 busers x div. Union Igarance Sciety of O'ton, Ltd.-$857), sellers. Obina Fire Insurance C., Ld.—
$132, buyere.
Hongkong Fire Ita. Co., Ld.
-$3875 buyere."
Hongkenz and W'poa D. Co.
Ld.-$62), buyers...
Langkats. Tle, 42, buyers.
$51,com.
The Italians,
The last Italian communique left Rome yesterday morning, and
it
bostilities,
P
Chinese Maritime Customs.
and progressive state of affairs. of work to secure the honours
reports an entirely satisfactory ret he had to do a great mount Reading the communique and its Nesbit kept him busy the whola Mr. Chin Teang Far, the new Dongias Steamship Co. Ld.-predecessore analytically. one time, and though a love set to Superintendent of Custome, has wonders whether it ia ambition commence with, may look rather.jeud a circular to all the officers or mere conveniencs that prompte deplorable, it was the work that under his control, calling their our ally to attempt this northward Green had to do to win it, that attention to the scrupalcas per- march. No details are yet given had so large an effect after-wards: formance of their duties. He as to the number and constitution At any rate he opened with the reminds them that they are em of the troops who are thus first set in his favour at U-0. invading the Tyrol; all we kuw
Chins Sugar Refining Co. L.
$112, buyers. Ewo's. Tls: 163, kurera.
Luzon Sugar Refining Co. Ld,
-$27, sellers.
Tada Chinas.$981 sellera
The Dollar.
The rate of the dollar demand to-day is la 9.9/168.
In view of all that we have said recently on the subject of trading with the enemy ir China, a special interest attaches to the wire received to day from our correspondent in Shanghai. It will be seen that the cir cumstances of the hour have forced the British business med in the N.rth to take action in their
defence in on It would seem that the infortunate public school boy is to get no rest at all, for when he is not being praised beyond his worth behalf of British commerce in or his own desires, to do him justic) he is being abread ro indly this part of the world. It is not like our compatriots in the For and made responsible for half the muddles that exist at Hims.
East to show themselves exclusive bare geacrally found that those who not ba'and him, 1 well as those in whose months there is no word bad enough for him, know fowards other foreigners; but, as next to nothing whatever about him. The last Globe out from Home all business mon in Hongkong free port: contain a letter that represente him a useless and a laughing know to their cost, a time has stock; and we know tolerably well beforehand that the next letter ocme when the only alternative on the subject will go to the other extreme of praise. Those, mear- to sticking up for one's cwal
A Chinose who fell down while, who can reasonably claim to know something of the public rights isto go under." Wentice nullah in Water'os Road, school boy ne he is may perhaps be permitted to suggest that he is in with satisfaction th. t this meeting been sent to the hospital. mdat respecia pre ty much what his neighbours are good or bad cr of a hundred and thirty Eitishers "regrets the action of the (Home) indiferent, without reference to his place of education."
Of course there are certain advartiges pertaining to a public Government in tacitly sanc school which no one who knows anything about the matter would tioning trading
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To-day's Anniversary. Today is the 9th anniversary of the opening of lukden as a
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Alleged Child Stealing. Three moucharged at the Police!
ployees of the Government and it is their duty to see that they
is that a forca (presumably of Noabit plucked up in a fise obtain as much revenue for the some strength, since it las met manner in the second ret, sud government as they can, by rigid- with such feeble resistiáre) is raised the hopes of bis supportere, ly insisting open the payment of proceeding north in the direction by taking the first two games of all legitimate taxes, barting none, the second set right off the reel. friend or foe. Another point of Trient. Bat Tricat, or Even Rotzea, five and twenty miles far- Green replied to such fet that upon which he lays emphasis is ther north-west, is not of each the next three sa nes saw his that native manufactured goods great importance as to constitute leading by the odd point. Nesbit are to be passed free of all duties, a main objective; and one in al-ret lied with three further games to encon age Lu.iness as much most justified in assuming that taking the score to 53, Green as possible. this division of Italiane, when re- qualised at 5-5 and then a. in forced higher up, from the far titanic struggle for the honours cf north of Lombardy, may be medi- the tet ensued. The game then tating a march which, if success-ent 6-5 in Nesbit's favour, 66, fal, would eclipse any in history: 7-5, 77, S.7; 0.7, and a set with acres the mountainous Trrol and ix'een games in it went to the into Bavaria itself.
holder of the erlouy's premier positio 1.
Stamp Tax.
The first of Jane was the date
fixed upon to enforce the stamp
tax upon all without exception. But as the Department of Finance Las not yet received any stampa of the oie cent and five-cent de- "He opened the third set with nominations, the kinda required
dream of denying. And there are certain drawbacks-which do enemy in Chin." "Tacitly sane. Court, from Wanchai, with child . The strategic importance of two love games and a f.ur dence to be used by the dealers in
not, however, come within many miles of counter-balancing the paing" is precisely whit the advantagee. The drawbacks are not bashed up, and it is a fact that Government les been doing, the heade of the public schools are doing-and have been doing despite repeated protests from the fr years past their best to lessen them. Practically they came China Association which asked
stealing, have been remanded.
Sent to the Hospital.
A Chinese has been sent to the
The Fussians.
Przemysl is more than ever impressed upon us by the wild game, and showed a complete medicines, the time has been ex- efforts of the enemy in that neigh superiority over his opponent, tended until these stampa arrive. bourhood. All along the San the who had to et the set g at 6-2. Nesbit's service, when it crme cf, was particularly deadly, and.
Austro-German attacke can only
Railway Students.
to this: that too much I nowledge is assumed where the average new for a definite dhewer, and receiv.hospital suffering from wounds be described as frantic, since the Green bimself seemed to secure) boy is concerned, and so his education is liable to become top-ed, instead, any and every form alleged to have been inflicted is Petrograd wirs speaks of a hun-le advantage from service cus'om for the railway companies:
In Possession of Daggers. A Chinese charged at the Police Court, this morning with being in unlawful possession of two deggers, was filed $50.
heavy for want of eure foundation. Ayoungster of thirteen entera of temporising. We have great the course of a fight. one of these schools having End a little Latin, a little mathematics hopes that the new Clamber will and a smattering of English coized into bim at a preparatory school finally succeed in doing for itself (whore, as often as not, he has been allowed to co pretty much as that which the Foreign Office he liked) and for the next few years until he gets into the Fifthcitly refused to do for it. Form and begins to be of some little importance he is neglected Some of our readers will doubt o well taught purely according to lack: according to whether he eos special significo and happens to come under a series of enthusiastic masters or a series interest in the concluding remark of dullards. In recent years we believe that nine-tenths of this in our correspondent's wire: No haphazard method has disappeared. Not only so but in most bank representative has been
elected to the committee." Echools every effort is now made to bring the teaching entirely ap
Christian Officials In China. ~
got miles.
A few years ago it was the dred thousand infantry, supported when he led off on account of a to take students in their various by a thousand guns attacking fine placing of the holder's re- departments, but for some time front slong a comparatively tiny
tarne along the side lines. In this custom has fallen into dieuse. warfare (as
addition to this, Green was tempt Instructions from the Beard of. nowadays) of afteen
ed to net play, time and time Communications have been seLt Within a week, the enemy is
again, and Nesbit was nearly al- cut requiring all railway com- spoken of a laving loet "bun
ways certain of his points when panies to take students again. It dreds of thousands of men "in Lamps Stolen.
it came to close quick work. A Germán Galicia, and Mr. M. Addries of the Tai Yat munique owns to a tolerably bad
seems the charters given there Cinematograph, Yaumati, reports repulse and consequent retreat on fourth set which saw a rally by
A love game each opened the companies demand this to be done. that some peran bas stolen the Dubigen. to date and to give n practical turn to the curriculam.
A later Russian Green to the form he showed at Much sympeth/ will be felt twelve electric light bulbs from wire claims further minor suc-the beginning of the match. Another point which is often raised against the public schoole is that the boys are left to themselves too much. This we prefer to with Admiral Li Wo who, as we the premises. The value of the cesses in the great bat:le: the bathie hof hand selec recken rather among the advantages. We have board, till we are stated yesterday, has been ord-property is $12. tired of hearing them, tales of the wickedce s of public school boys, ered by the Peking Government
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capture of over three thousand
to te digging a little, and Green by an extensive knowledge of the Frisoners etc.
If the Austro-out of the seven games that won game which stood him in fice Were we to take four boys each aged fourteen, one being educated to vacate his post in tho Misis- Refused to Pay Their Fare. Germans are losing at this him the set took six of them at slead on more than one occasion. in a board school, aroiber in a private sobool, a third in the ordinary firs of the Navy on accont of hie When Inspector McDorald
they love. The set went to Green Throughout he played with grammar school, and a fourth in one or other of the big public being a Christ'an.
Of course charged four coolies at the Polics rate, how long
in Galicia ? at 7 6.
thought, evidenced in much of schcole, we are inclined to think that the knowledge of evil oeesa- many Chinese officials in recent Court, this morning, with refus
his placing, while his net wcık ed by the last named would be as small as that of any of the others years have been nominally Christ-ing to pay their fare on the s.8.
With honours even and little was infinitely superior to that of and negligibly tiny in comparison with that of the private-school youth. ians, but it was male clear by Honam, he explained that this
We bear little of the Tarks, apparently to choose between Green's. The latter whose play classes of schools mentioned, for the simple reason that buys leave ferview, acme eleven months ago, common, They were each fined and that little, as might be the two men as regards conditicas, was certainly that which play Of course the adult vices are less likely to appear in the first three the Admiral, in a Telegraph in kind of off ace had become quite
supposed, is anything but to their the coccluding set was followed would expect from the winner of the between the ages of thirteen and fifteen, whereas the public that he is among those who take $10.
credit. Following the example of with the keenest interest and not the Championship Singles is school boy does not leave till ho je seventeen or eighteen, or, their religion very seriously. Eis,
Bath m'n the second but player in the. in some cases, nineteen. If public schools are so unsatisfactory both cffence in the eyes of the more Telegrams to lado-China and their chivalrous German friende, a little excitement.
they seem from a utility and from a morality point of view, it is strange that conservative of his fellow country- Mr.J.M.Beck, Superintendent of
to be committ'ng were obviously somewhat nervous, colony though by a smaller mar- anparalleled excesses" againt and a strong wind that blow gust: gin than was the case last year. nine "old boys" out of ten should continue to send their own sons wen
seems to be not the Eastern Extension Ace'r lania neutral people the Greeks. ily, did not help to improve mat He has improved wonderfully to such places instead of to private institution. Of the said much that he is a Christian and China Telegraph Co., Ltd., Like the Germans, private institutions we prefer to take E.G. Wella' word, inaemul as that he refuses to take part in a informs us that cable communi. are evidently bent on becrming to his credit, both of which not so brilliant as workman
they ere. Green opened with two games and plays a good sound game, he was both boy and mister in one or other of them. And he describes formal religious ceremony which them as hells upon earth which teachrothing but snobbery, artfulness is non-Christian. In this respect last night and telegrams are now the chances of war to against lid with the next and the variably accurate and forceful, zi ation with Saigon was restored more outrageously vile the more were closely fought. Nesbit re like. His backband work is in- and vice. Apropos of snobbery, the publ.o school is the Int place in China might well take a leaf out which to look for it. Of course some boys are born ecobs, and even the of modern Japan's book and re Cochin-Chins, Annam, Toakin present one to show the neutral about, cu'il the ecore stood at 4-3 makes his defeat a greater credit passing zormally to and from them. It needed a war like the players secured game and game the close ran that he gave Nesbit hammeringe. they get at school never knock it out of them. Bat gard all religions as equal ni
and Siam via Saigon.
world who wae, and who was in Nesbit's favour, when he took to the winner, than the result of how much worse would they have been bad they gone instead to independent of state mattere,
not, fitted to have a voice in con- the next game on his own service any previous meeting, and at the that We some "college for young gentlemen! "While the private school is Not
boy into ought to talk to and Defence did not Gain Acquittal. trolling the affairs of Europe from 40-15 with a fair amount of same time wakes his loss almost th furn even the best brought up snob, the public school will make of the veriest cad too loudly about freedom on this of feat taels of opium was charged has resulted in as disgusting an 30-40 and the last game from have been a win
A Chinese found in possession The test has teзn applied and luck. The next he tock from es much to his honour as would at least comething that might ass for a gentlemen. point, since it is only within at the Police Court, this morning exhibition of cowardly oppression 40-30 amid considerable applause. The seating accommodation If a public school boy blossoms, cut into a snob in after recent years, that religious teele with being in unlawful possession as any that the history of sav life it is generally the fault of his womenkind. There are excep- bare been abolished it Home of the same and also with attempt agery if savagery may be aug- be remembered for a long time both matelos Boy Scouts acted sa The game was one which will was admirably arranged and at tions and "wasters" in every class, and even the best public school and since it was only at the ing to export it to China. He posed to possess such a thing as in Hongkong, for the great ushers and rendered valuable bay has his faults; but in most cases the really good lessons that coronation of the pratent King was fined $300 on the first charge a history-can have to show ability that he learned as a boy: never owning to being beaten, always playing that the wording of the Oath was and 850, on the second. Mr. Civilised natiors can only take showed. Nesbit proved himself due to Mr. P. V. Hodgson who:e both players assistance, while great oredit is up for his side, steering clear of the thinge that no fellow can do," modified so as not to be to
too Faithfall, who defended, said consolation from the fact that s good all round stylist, lack oare and foresight was responsible never telling tales (which, we believe, in privato schools has been manifest an insult to several the man was asked to leave it at each day is a day nearer to the ing perhaps the robustness of for the success of the function elevated to a fine art) and never taking an unfair advantage-play- millions of B. itish subjecta, the Lonse of a friend.
end of Tarks and Germans alike. Green, but making up for that and the comfort of the upcola ort ing the game, in fact remain with him.
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