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The First Band Night.

DAY BY DAY..

DISCLOSING OUR REAL CHAR-

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. $3; raia..

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 75

The very big crowd at North |Poist last night constituted a

substantial proof of the extent to "WESHOULD PROFIT MORE BY which "band night" is likely to AOTER THAN BY TRYING TO AP- be appreciated this year. The PEAR WHAT WE ARE NOT-LA weather was doubtful; sufficient-ROCHEFOUCAULD. ly so, indeed, to determine many people to stay at home who would otherwise have put in an appear. ance; yet every car, every seat, and a very considerable length of sea-wall were packed with tala. visitors. The bathing tents, 100,

£: Count the Columas. Yesterday were busy up till well after ten

the Telegraph o'clock. The gathering might published 35 columns of solid almoet be termed representative; reading matter. To-day there in other words, the number of will bo 35 published. Europeans present was quite en-

American Mail. Dae per 8.9 couragingly largo. As the ecasion

Luson Maru to-morrow. progresses, these opportunities

The Mails.

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9.8.

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for outdoor recreation will, weare Australian Mail. Dae per 8.8.

Nikko Mara lo morrow. eure, be increasingly patronised. Hongkong, as we have often fe- Siberian Mil-Due por marked, is an ideal egot for open Siberian Mail.-Closed per

Biokiang to-morrow. -air festivities, and the pity of it is that these have been to grudg; U.K. and Canadian Mails, Close Liangehow to-day at 3 p.m. ingly provided in past yeare-aad so half-heartedly teken advantage

per se. Chicaga Maru of even when they were provided. morrow at 1 pm. Tho Telegraph was pressing this point for a very long while before the present weekly entertainment was established, and it will con- tinue tɔ'agitate un'il the "authori-Į

La reasonable "combine" against; the appalling dulness of Colony that might so easily be a centre of brightness and gaiety.

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve ties and the public see their way

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

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

Office addrese: 11, Ice House St.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Dr. A. S. Gomes begs to tondor his heartfelt thanks to his kind in his recent bereavement, and also those who were present at the

friends who sent wreaths as a token of their sympathy with him

funeral of his beloved wite, Helena Brandao Gomes,

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1915.

PROTECT BRITISH TRADE,

A Suzgestion,

Up to the Minute-Share Market News.

Closing prices:-

Hongkong and Shanghai

ing Corp. $800, buyers. Shell Transports 93/- Enilers. Hongkong Cottone $7 40.-

buyers.

Langkate. Tls, 42, buyers.

'The Dollar.

To-day's Analversary.

JUNE 10, 1915,

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

AMERICA'S POSITION"

More hopeful News from Russia.

FAREWELL TO A SCOUT.

Mrs. Rayner Given An Enthusiastic Send OH.

‹ PEKING NEWS."

(From Our Own Correspondent.) The Military_Aviation School.

Peking, May, 20. The Boy Scouts gave Mrs. Ray- In consequence. of the good ner, who has been auch an ener success of the military aviation getic worker for the Boy Scout sohcolet Nauyun in Peking, the movement, a most enthusiastic General staff is going to establish farewell yesterday afternoon at an similar schcole at Wuchsng, On-"at home"organised by the local The atatamant of General de ton, Nanking, Mokden and Esion seaociation at St. Joseph's College, Witte, the Belgian officer who has for training military aviatorsand The Scouts were lined up on just returned from a visit to Biers. The Provincial Govern parade and Mrs. Rayner walked Itaasia will pat heart into many ments of these Provinces have long the ranks bidding farewell gloomy view of the Russian several pbyainally-fit young with a little memento from St. who have been disposed to take & each been ordered to select to each troop. She was presented position. General de Witte is men from the military forces Joseph's Trcop (a silver card described as fall of enthusiasm for training in the Naynan case), by Scoutmaster A. J. Ed- is concerned, and speaks of it as order to encourage aviation, aed Kowloon troop with a bouquet where the army of our eastern ally school for future services, In wards, end from the newly form

Of its courage there sa beer, and to the family of the deceased T. A. Carvalho. Both expressed the moet courageous in existence.yearly pension of $200 is given and silver holder, by Scoutmaster can, te, no doubt Raceia's student to recently lost bis life the regret their troops felt at the imperfect means of communi- Presidential Mandate to Military stumbling block has lain in a Nauyaan through his falling departure of Mrs. Rayner. The her want of ready money, her from in airship.

Scouts then went through a series

and Naval Men/

of

exhibition of fire lighting, s

balance and first aid and pole drill under Scoutmaster G.E. Roylance.

cation, the past unpreparedness which she shared in common with

President Yuan has sent a long Britain and France--and the telegram to the Provinces.concern Among the interested spectators munition difficulty. Notwithing the se tlement of the bigo present were Lady May, Com- standing all this ele continues to Japanese negotiations, saying madera Anstratbr R. N., O.M.G... put up an excellent fight on land, that, in order to pret et Chinose the Hor. Mr. E. Shellim, Chief Bank-while, in the Baltic, she appears National existence, toh mil- Sooutmaster Lt. Kennedy, Mr. W. to be giving the Germans as much itary and naval men must Dickson, Mre. Italphs, Lt. Col. work as they can do with... know for to love and respect Rayner, Bishop P. zz ni and the The United States Note. their own Cuntry, so that real Rav. B:o. Director of St. Joseph's. The resignation of Mr. William patriotism may be born out of the College. Bryan may not affect the Note present orisis among the Chinese At the conclusion of the ex- reasonably be expected to add the Ministry of Navy, and the charge of her troop and formally one way or the other, but it may misses. The Ministry of War. ercises Mr. Rayner resigned considerably to Dr. Wilson's General staff, will jointly despatch handed it over to Miss Skinner. diffolties. The messages from delegates to the various Provinces The troops then partook of tes curiosityss to the actual en batsace and the condition of the military on the College verandah by the Washington continue to pique our for the inspection of the defences which had been prepared for them of the Note. We are told that and naval forces as real reforms Patrol Leaders on for the super- if has been drafted with unusual must be introduced into them vision of Mrs. Pierpoint and care-surely a it ange statement without farther delay. It seems Scoutmaster J. M. Braga. Bafore document of vital importance! especially the Group Five articles, sang Auld Lang Syne" the to make concerning a diplomatic that "the Japanese demands leaving, the troops lined up and Everyone will appreciate the dif- have stimulated the high author National Anthem and musical ficult position in which the United ities to a certain extent regarding honours for Mrs. Rayner. States must find itself as regards the safety of the Republic and the war, but it is not so easy to means will surely be devised by understand why the drawing up the variona Ministries to meet the and presenting of a Note of pro-changed cironmetar698. test should have been a partion-

of the opening of the Crystal Te-lay in the 61st anniversary Palace by Queen Victoria.

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Macao Visitor Fined.

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The Air Craft.

Chinese Finances,

The Salt Directorate.

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W. Powella' Lt 1.-$61. buyera. Douglas's. $48, buyers. Ewo's. Tla: 162, büyers. Luana-830, bayers. China Sugars.-$116, buyers. Hongkong owes a big debt of

The rate of the dollar on gratitude to the Tramwaye Com-demand to-day is 18 9 9/10d. pany for its enterprisa in finally cognised fact. The tram service "band night" a re- making is excellent, but we would suggest to the police that it would not b difioult to make some arrange- A Chinese charged with having meat whereby danger to life or in bis possession six mace of

her thanks to all who had been so Mre. Rayner in reply expressed limb would be a little more out opium when coming off the se.

kind, in helping to extend the of the question. Last night, at Sai Tei from Macao, WAB either terminne, there was much fined $500.

Scout movement in Hongkong, unseemly rashing and crowding The Mongkok Opium Case.

and laid upon each individual larly hard matter. The Wash- From reliable sources, I learn Scout the necessity of carrying and atruggling after seats on This morning at the Police ington Government is responsible that the deficit of the Government out in his daily life the ideals of the cars, and women and child- Court Mr. J. R. Wood discharged for the safety of its subjects and Exchequer for this year and the the Scouts law and expressed the ren had to take their chanos a three men of the four, who should find it easy enough to first half of next year will be inet hops that when abe returned she slender one of finding accom- were on trial for the alleged pos- say what it has to say and be by the following addito al in-would find the movement growa modation. With two or three session of 433 lbs. of opium on done with it. A certain number of comes:→→ policemen at each end of the run board their junk. His Worship American subjects were wantonly

to far larger proportions,⠀⠀ 1.-Additional income from there would be no difficulty in seat one man to prison for a year killed on the high seas, and no farming lands; abau $5,000,000. Hongkong, Scoutmaster J. M. The Troops on parade were:- abolishing the greater part of this yesterday, and remanded the guarantee has a yet been given 2-Additional income from Brage; Hongkong 2, Scoutmaster obatacle to comfort and safety, others to give him an opportua-that the offence will not be resalt revenues $10,000,000. We are aware that the European itg of inspecting the vessel. peated when occation serves. Sure- 3.-Additional income from Scoutmaster Mrs. Rayner, and A. J. Edwards; Hongkong 3, population is act so easy for the Yesterday's Oplum Seizure, yall that is plain sailing. What stamp tax $4,000,000. The telegrams received yesterday concerning the matter of cumstances, as that at Home, but made ancther important seizure to sek Germany to deny what wise and tobacco $5,000,000.

police to handle, under such cir Yesterday the Revenue Officers need to boat about the bash and 4-Additional income from master T. A. Carvalho.

Miss Skinner; Hongkong 4, Scout- trade with the enemy in China leave us pretty much where we were if it were once made clear that of opium on board the Cyclope. everyone knows she has admitted

Wolf before. Mr. Bonar Law has told the House that he has been in all who intend using the first- While they were busy search- and gloried in?

Cubs. 5.-Additions) income from communication with H. E, the Governor regarding the supposed class cars, whether European ing the Bencleach they receiv

L. Kennedy and Honery vurionssuadrý taxes $10 000,000, Scoutmaster G. E. Raylance were. discovery in Hongkong of German schemes for undermining British

6.-Additional income from dc-in charge of the parades: commerce in this part of the world, but, like his predecessor, he had Eurasian or Asiatic, must con ed information of a large quan- No one has more fully deserved mestic loan for 1910 $24,000,000. Lt. Col. and Mrs. Rayner were nothing to add on the subject "for the present." Lord Robert Ceoil, form to the same rule, and mast tity of the drug on heard the the Victoria Cross than Flight There is also a big income from escorted to the Nagoya to day by in the same communicative mood, asid be," was act vet in a position that each person takes his or her sei, and after a long and arduous fess we should like to have heard the deficit can be easily made up handsome collection of foral arrange themselve in a queue, so Cyclops and went off to that ves- Lieat. Warneford, but we con- the retrenchment policy. Hence Mre. Rayner's troop who bore a to make a statement respecting the suggested prohibition of trad-turn. in getting a sent, the regula- search they found $5,000 worth at least the name of the other now. ing with the enemy in Chica,"

tion would not take long to esta- of the drug in the stoke hold, briva fellow who tackled thirteen

tributes, while a large number of That the Germans have been beat, for many years past, on means of ensuring a seat in a

blish itself. Last night the only No arreats were rotad,

friends assembled on board to German aircraft and fank!" esptaring the trade of the Far East we thought every European returning car was to walk a con-

Peking, May, 28. Tramcar Collection Appeal,

Bae them off. two. Mr. Asquith's announcement la connection with the report- child in Hongkong knew, and we have never understood why the

Who is tired of giving? Who as to the Government's proposed led change of the Chinese head of British firms out here have been content to sit passive for so long to meet an in-coming one;" and I can do no more? none surely, damaged by enemy air ships will been various rumours in circula- siderable distance down the road shall Bay, I have given my share, action in regard to property the salt Directorate, there has

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS: while the insidious stranger sought to steal their living. Here and those who expected to be able to when thousands of our brave men be welcomed. No loyal Britisher tion in the Capital during the there a single voice has been heard in protest, but, in a general way, ride from the bancatand direct have given their lives, and most will want to add to the Govern last couple of weeks.

Special Police Reserve Orders Hongkong has received the German with open arms, just as Loudon found every car already crowded, of them have left a lot of little ment's burden at such a time; has been receiving him these fifty years. If the Americans or the even before it Lad stopped. We things tebind them, en-Don't all the same, it would be a grow pao Mr. Chang Hu saya that p.m.

In a letter to the "Ya hai-yo.. Datoh bad owned this Colony, the chances are that the Germans trust that steps will be taken to forget the little collection box injustice that a man who has out during the course of the last

(Central Police Station). 6.30 would have been "frozen out" long ago; while, if the Germans them-avert this inconvenience and behind you." The above is the his whole ospital into a shop or several dave various reports have P's Parade of all N. 0. Officere, selves had possessed it, no other foreigner would ever have been

Thursday, Jane 10th,-A. 8.. allowed a foothold in it. Hongkong'e lackadaisical method of going

source of danger.

fresh appeal posted on the trama factory should be obliged to abide appeared in the Chinese Press to work was a direct invitation to interlopers; and the Germans,

to-day in aid of the Prince of the entire loss in the event of its concerning the Chinese Director- platocn, British Company, with Friday, June 11th-No. 1 being just twenty times as astute in business as the British, very Mr, Bryan's Resigaation.

Wales Fand collection boxes. - being destroyed during an enemy ship and your paper went so far Service Rifles. Chinese Reoraits naturally settled themselves here without asking anyone's leave.

raid. If the Government can hit as to say that Chang dawonld Platoon under Sergeant-Major. Perhaps if the war had not broken out when it did, by this time

upon some practical scheme of shortly vacate his post, but owing Menday, Jane 14th. Portu- they would be asking us Britishers what right we had to be in the of State in the Washington Gay

sent circumstances it will have of Sir R. Dane, he would remain in and examination of candidates Mr. Bryan, hitherto Secretary

insuring property under the pre- to the support and assistance of guere Company, R Exercises Colony at all.

ernment, has thought well to

done a big thing for itself and the Directorate without changeete, for Section Commanders. During the past few months the best efforts have been made resign his post, and we do not

the country. to stone for past laxity; the China Association has appealed to the otherwise. From the wires in

This is utterly untrue because the Members are again reminded woll see how he could have done Imperial Government, and the Chambers of Commerce in Shanghai connection with America's pre-

power of appointing or relieving that all parades at the Central and Hongkong have both done their mite towards guarding against dicament, and from the tone of

Presumably we may expect the Chinese Director is in the hands Police Station are to be considered come weighty news from the of the President of China, no For as cancelled in the event of steady any repetition of the past conditions. Canton, not to be behind- hand in well doing, bas bestirred itself and has established its own many of the United States papera sation has been caused among which the Datch are taking. Such With regard to Mr. Chow

Peking, June 1-A mild een judging from the precautions with it.

Belgian front at any moment now, eigner or Chinese could interfere rain one half-hour before the time little Chamber of Commerce, from which we are hoping great things; that Mr. Bryan's views are hardly of a Presidential mandate grant to be good, even though it hints and Kang Bain-tonn, Mr. Chang much to explain to them. Some

for which they are ordered. that reach us, it is quite evident local politicians by the publication news as filters through continues auch-bai, Minister of Finance and there in a very strong movement in other treaty porte, among the the views of the country at large. ing two months sick leave to at heavy casualties. The little Ha saya bo has not the slightest papers, such as the Sskai, Chuwo Britishers, which should lead to a big united effort against German The retiring minister will, we Tang Chini, the Misi ter of gains here and there must be dissersion of opinion with them, and others, are of opinion trade aggressions. We have seen enough, during the year, (though think, meet with much sympathy War, saya the Peking o treapon reaching a substantial total by hence, he requests the said paper that what Japan has exacted it cost as dear to grasp and apply the lesson) to show as that the Ger- from all quarters, for he at dent to the N. C. D. News. The this time. Sir John French's to correct ita former atatements from China this time does not man is a born ploiter, and that, just as he schemed and lied with a least knows what he view to gaining upper hand in European politics, so he had schemed want and has, from the first, offered his resignation three times ment; but what we want to know ed change of the Chinese Director and the orcation of immense sne- and lied to establish himself in China, to the detriment of other na strack out something like a de- and the mandate virtually now in the result of this massing of the Salt Directorate is now picion, among the British and does Minister is stated" to have been short bulletin is full of encourage- It is on ferstood that the report pay for her loss of Nations faith, tion--and to the no great benefit of the Chinese themselves. Now that we have all eaten of the fruit of the tree of knowledge and dieoovered finite course for himself. He is amounts to dismissal. our nakedness, we shall surely let no opportunity slip of besieging sally popular, but, like President to be in good health, so the pre- not, and never has been, univer-The hats Minister is believed

of the Germans on the Yaer front, shelved because there are various American peoples, to the great the Ministers at Home with requests to set things on a fair basia once Wilson, he is known to be a con- sente mentioned in the mandate of

difficulties in connection with detriment of the Japanese Nation and for all. The most hopeful sign is the present determination on scientious and deeply thoughtfal $5,000 for medical expenses and

the change de la future, intercourse with the part of the business houses to help themselves and not to roly man who bas at heart what he two ounces of Ginseng, the noted

The American Note and the Western Powerg. The Sekas adde too much on influence and string pulling. The affairs of the Far considera to be his country's firat Korean aphrodisiac, may be re-

Japanese Press. East are important in the eyes of those at Home, but probably less and bat interests. Mr. Robert garded as adding insult to iojary.

The Japanese vernacular Press to open negotiations with China that "the thin object of Jaran so than some of us here are disposed to think. The more the Lancing, who succeeds him for The removal of Tung Chi-jui, with R. N., at the Marine Court as a sign of the unsatisfactory for obtaining a few privileges Before Commender C. W. Beckerican Note to China and Japsa the Oriental Republic, and not generally regards the recent Am in to secure politionl control over Imperial Government scos that Britishers in China are disposed to the time being, was appointed the old supporter of the Posident this morning, P. C. Reid, charged condition of Japan's foreign inter-mah as move on their own account the more likely will it be to help them. an assistant Secretary of Siste last is not believed to have any special two host people with unlawfully course with Western Powers in Hence the diplomacy of the On- The question is not one that affects just a few firms; it is the basiness of every Britisher in the Colony to see that the Germans year; he is, we understand, an significance and said to be due to disobeying the orders of the Har connection with the Sino-Japanese binet towards China has been as those conceded by China. are prevented from nibbling at the prestige and the influence of expert in international law, and is difference within the Anhui Party. tour Master, by moving about the negotiations, and it is feared that, defeated by the clever and abroa their nation out here; and we trust that, when the war is ended, regarded as a good all round man. He will be succeeded by an- harbour, during prohibited hours, after the European War is over, Chinese President and has hood the men of Hengkong and the Treaty Forte will so combine to keep path may prove a little smoother so the splende cannot be counted inst. Defendants were fined $5 the example of the United States fore the World."

For his own sake we trust his other member of the same Party, without permission, on the 8th the European Powers will follow Japan in a ridiculous position be German interests and German goods ont of the Far East that the name will never be heard again here in connection with trade.

then Mr. Bryan's has been of late, as a malp for the Cantonese, osob

and then Japan shall have too

SENSATION IN PEKING POLITICS.

Dismissal of Minister of War.

On the Yser.

HARBOUR OFFENCES.

issued to-day are as under:--

Parades.