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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1915.

AMERICA AND HONGKONG S TRADE.

Where is the S.P.C.A.

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DAY BY DAY.

DONE HER PART

ACCUSE NOT NATURE, SHE HATH

DO THOU BUT THINE---Milton..

The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m: Temp. 82;

At the Poak 8 a m. Temp. 78;

Count the Columns.

That energetic body the local Society for the Prevention' of. Cruelty to Animals may be in- terested to learn that others have been occupying themselves with work that its members long ago undertook to do, and have never done. Yesterday a poultry-dealer was convicted before Mr. Lind.overcast. sell, and fined five dollars, cn a charge of neglecting to supply fog. two crates full of fowls with drinking water." We are exceed- ingly glad to see such a prosS- Yesterday the Telegraph cation, for it shows that at published 354 columns of solid least armeone is awake; but reading matter. To-day there what is one among so many? will be 344 published.. | Every day one sees instances of brutal neglect towards animals and birds, and it is only once in a way that anyone comes forward to ohjeat. Nor can we discover that that "anyons" is an official or member of the Society. If the Society merely wants funde, it can soon get them, provided our magistrates are willing to follow the example of Shanghai. In that Settlement it is the custom for amounts taken in fines for cruelty cases, to be banded over to the S.P.C.A. The adoption of the same system here would make a millionaire of our local Society

if it brought into court all those who offend in this manner in Hongkong.

Another Useful Prosecution.

Another case of interest and of no mean importance was heard at the Magistracy this morning, when

Chinese was charged with forcing his way on to the line at the level crossing by Holt's wharf, after the gates had been closed. The enterprising defoedaat was asked to pay a fine" of ten dollars, which may act as a warning to him. During the hearing of the case it transpired that, a few days ago, the same gate was pushed open by a Chinese as the express traia was passing. One of the conches was hit by the gate, wbish then rebounded and struck a brakesman. This seems to

show that it was pretty well time

We have received the May report, ne to Hongkong trade, supplied to bie Gogerament by the United States" Consul General in this Colony, and the reading which it affords is ne interesting co it is like the tala Colony, and thy instructive. It covers,a wide range, from the conditions in Hong-European property, interests, and kong and China before the war down to the coinage question, and comfort are among the things deala with import and export trade, shipping, and the means of that do not matter. We hope

shows that, in any case, oxing to a variety of causes, trade in this part of the world would have been sono too good ok late, even had

the next offence of this

That National Register."

The letter from Sir Henry

The Mails,

Siberian Mail. - Dae per s.s.

Luchow.

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Canadian, U.S. and U. K. Mail

Closed per es. Monteagle to day at 11 a.m. Siberian Mail.-Clo ca per

Liangohow to-morrow

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Up to the Minute-Share Market News.

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Closing prices.

Union Insurance Society of O'ton, $898, busors, Dougiaau.-$55, bayers. Hongkong Electrica.

buyers.

1915.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS. CONTEMPORARY OPINION

| RUSSIA STIRKING THINGS UP.

The Kaiser in Prophetic Veln.

International Nihilism.

OBITUARY.

Mr. L. H. R. Barr.

It is not for us to tender eag- gestion or advice to the United States upon the political situstion: which arises out of the German We regret says the N. U. Daily reply on the destruction of the New to announce the death of Lusitania says a Times leader of Mr. L. H. R. Barr, of H. M. Con Jane 2. Our Washington Corras-sular Service, The deceased left We wonder if the Kateer really pondent tells us that from cost here on the 25th ultimo for did make the speech attributed to to roast they feel shocked and Feitaito and the news of bis him. Speech-making has always insulted by it. They are the sole death was telegraphed by Mr. been bis particular liner"A guardians of their own rights and More, District

Officer Thackeray says of one of his own their own lo1oor, and they will Weibaiwei, Born in 1870, charactere," he was a prig in his judge for themselves how the deceased was appointed a oradle and gave lectures in the theee, are satisfied by Berr a student interpreter in China in nursery as soon as he could talk." Jagow's apawer to Mr. Bryna's 1809, and received the China, Thus none of us will be prepared weighty protests. Bat while medal and olaap for the Defence to disbelieve the statement con- there points concern Americans of the Legations in 1900. cerning His Imperial Majesty, or alone and may be left to the can

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to deny that if he said these things,sideration of a people who are as He was Acting Consul at Amoy he has at last spoken some shrewd as they are high-spirited, in 1905 and at Ningpo in 1908, thing like the

trath. He is the doctrines which Germany and Acting Vice Consul there in giving the war, say, another four lays down have a direct concern 1908, 1909 and 1910. During months. Ifoarsmmunition makers for the whole world. They are, it these years he was also in charge play the game and averything is true, coly an application of the of the Consalate at Hangehow. Fointa to their doing so there principle which she has proclaim- Ia. January 1910. he was pro- will be no reason why William led and upon which she has so:ed, moted to be a Ist. Casa Assistant should be made a liar. The from the hour when she let loose and in that and the follow- Neutral visitor's further announce- her hordes upon the peacefaling year was Acting Coo- ments are not without their neighbour she lal sworn to pro-sul at Chefoo. In the latter year $401. value, if only for the reason that tect. It is the principle avowed by he was transferred to Tientsing

they confirm what one or two of Hair von Bethmann Hollweg and where he remained as Acting $5, the Home papers urged some Herr roi Jagow in confidential Vice-Conaul till 1912, when he 40 cents buyera x the return months ago that Germany was intercourse with our Ambassador was promoted to the rank of of $4.50 per shore.

far harder bit by the winter cam- and acknowledged without shame Acting Coneul-General. He left Indo-Obinw-$109, buyers. paign than she ever openly a 1 by the Chancellor amidst the Tientein in 1913. On May 6,- Hongkong and W'poa D. Co.mitted, and that a repetition of it applause of the Reichitig. That 1915 he was called to the Bar at

Ld-$74, buyers.

would inevitably bring aboat a principle is that neither right nor the Middle Tempie, Laugkat. Tla, 30, buyers. revolution among her people, Humphrey's states. —$0.10,

sales.

China and Manilas

law exists for Germany when the

is at war. They exist, she insisis, Mrs. Bart was with her hus for others, but where she thinks band at the time of his death and

China Sugere.$121, buyers. Germany at the Present Moment. she can snatch a military advant- the deepest sympathy will be Luz08.- $36, buyers...

The Dollar.

demand to-day is la 9.5/18d.

To-day's Anniversary.

Today is the 108th anniversary of the Treaty of Tilsit, between France and Russia,

Warning to Consignees. Consignees are warned that all

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Coppersmith's Loss.

A Fruitless Attempt.

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age neither treaty nor unfveral felt for her in her and lose. cua'on, neither promisse nor asthe

drowned

the war not, broken out. Sketching, briefly the conditions preceding. Blake, one-time Governor of gent to the Government Civil position is gummed up in Losses to involve the material issues of non which he proposes investig

the war, Mr. Anderson pointe cut the t" as a result of the disturbances in China, the people have become more or less uncertain as to the fatare, and are disposed to enter upon new'undertakinge with re- luctance.". This, of course, is the kernel of the whole commercial situation in Hongkong of late years. Though there have been temporary burata of prosperity now and then, China has by no menas got over the Revolution of 1011; and though, since then, opportunities of adopting new ideaa, systems and fashions have been more plentiful than ever, the Obinose characteristic cautio a bas etpód in the way of any continued forward movement. The native buyer looks at the new article or fresh line of goods, hesitates, turns his money over in his pocket-and finally lets it stay there. With him in this frame of mind what hope was there for a big advance in foreign trade?

Rustia Going Strong.

time. Malcntents and unworthy concerned in the murder of a side of the enemy, Russia has war? area she professed to some ammunition in the torpedo

If we judge by the perform-nor the first instincts of bum nã The rate of the dollar onances of both sides, as chronicled feeling are to hold her back. For in the wires of the last eight-and-ples of military necessity, her and for her alone, the forty hoor, we shall certainly which she construes to include feel we have a right to assume the slightest prospect of military prompt action, and indeed The reply will not beer of that the war will be finished with-advantage, wipes out all the shows the strongest aversion from in the time allotted by the Kaiser obligations of morale, of religion, sction of any kind. Herr o but unfortunately'such successes

and of law. The rights of nea-Jagow is quite ready to go on gooda landed from the U. P. R. as the Allies have been scoring are trals have ceased to exit in her talking as long as President Wil- for the railway authorities to tike.e. Monteagle will be subject to not always maintained with the

of belligerant enemies. If neu- him, and, when they are tired, he some action. The whole thing renton and after to-morrow, July 8, same regularity. Germany at the eyes as completely se the righis son and Mr. Bryan, will listen to

Coolles Fight on Praya. present moment, under-fed and serves as yet another instance of

trals like to waste ink by assert desires to have more supplement. A Chinese coalie has been sent drained of most of her better. what wo were difcussing in this

ing them on paper, she is quite ary talking at The Bogus. He column yeatstdag: the firm kslief the Government Civil Hospital troops, may be meditating a buge willing to humour this weaknes diseasson, our alleged abuse of suffering from injuries received effort on the western front, tad she "Conversations" of the kind are fage, explains that if neutral that many Chinese labour under,

in a fight which took place in may feel all the mort heart to it highly convenient and congenial ships have been blown up, incid. that can do precisely

Connaught Read Wost, yesterday after hearing ber Emperor's mos- to her. They afford her oppor-ent of the kind have been quite

sage. But where is she going to

tanities for exhibiting her powers isolated and exceptional, and A coppersmith residing in get the men? Austria can promise of verbose evasion and her Lave been the fault of the Wanchai Road has complained to ber no material help: cannot even the police of the theft from his replaceany apprecisble number of supreme eco:n for every cam masters; he feels "keen regret

ard for every argument that is that neutrals were bedroom of a box containing Germans who might be shifted increasing.commerce between Boagkong end America. The Consul will mean gol and fine, both.seren pieces of clothing and $45 f om East to West. The French not immediately supported by in the Lusita ain, but he is under the impression that the in money.

enccess at Arras is an indication the menace of armed force.

Stripped of the irrelevancies American Government do not of what the enemy has to expect in which Herr von Jagow 'orse know certain important facts," A Chinese woman has been in that quarter. The German Hongkong, which we reprinted Hospital suffering from injuries all round," and all the bogus a flat refusal of the demands of American Government that they controversy, the replyamounts to ation. An intimation to the yesterday, happens to fit in well received in a fruitless attempt to communiques concerning air raids the American Government, and to did not succeed in enforcing their with the account contained in commit suicide by jumping into that never took place and French this morning's wires of the dis-the harbour.

s repudiation not less absolate of own municipal, law against the prisoners who were never cap the doctrines on which these de- Lusitania, and an assertion that cussion, in the House yesterday, No Marine Court Charges.

tured, will hardly affect thinge for over the National Register. It

mands are based. The Lusitania the Canard Company are "won. Habitual harboar cendera [the better. is characteristic ca certain type szem, for once, to have agreed to

Note followed up the Nota which tonly guilty of the death of the of Radical that he

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cannot give the Marine Court Magistrate

President Wilson and Mr. Bryan men, women, and babies whon addressed to Germany in Febra- the Kaiser's officers' and Bailor important a holiday, for we understand that in. juncture like the. present go there were no cases whatever in

ary, just after that Power las deliberately drawned, help to pad by, unmarked by dissensions and that count the morning.

announced her purpose of sink-out the despatch. They were drowa the ra sing i absurd issues-ins. Murder Charge Fails. Apart from the fact that the 18 merchant vessels, whethered, he asks Americans to believe fact the general talking of rub. The three men recently before success in the land fighting has if they dared to enter the bat because the torpedo blew u enemy or neutral, without notice, not because they were torpedoed bish and wasting of precious the court on a charge of being by no means been entirely on the self-seekers who do not know the woman at 225 Eastern Street, been doing more against Germany It pointed out with firmness, answer to America's demand

limit upon the high

ed ship. The gist of Germany' Many of the figures as regards imports and exporte and the meaning of patriotiem are re-were discharged by the magistrate at sea than even many of her ad- but with perfect courtesy, that for disavowal,reparation, and ab harbour trade bave already been seen by our readers, but some sponsible for the existence of the yesterday afternoon. atatiation, particularly those relating to America, are now. Among

mirera had dared tohope. The Bal the warnings of the art Note sention in fatare from such act Bill. This isshown plainly enough other things we learn that, while the imports of American kerost ng

tic battle cannot be classed as an against the dangera which must as are complained of, lies in in Mr. Aequith's speech as well Our readers are reminded that important

but Bez-fight, into the South of China last year were forty per cent. below normal, aa in the ex-Governor's letter. the sale of Crown land by auction demonstrates the by no

srise from causing the deaths of few brief bas pregnant passage and while the amount consumed from the stocks already on hand Mr. Asquith believee that eighty au au opater bed lot, mentioned in trivial fact that, if the enemy's strict secountability to which holda ita final decision on ther means American citizens, and of the The Imperial Government with was in about the same proportion, the trade on the whole was "fully per cent (of the able-bodied men, our calamhs on Saturday, takes fleet should choose to come oat of Germany would be held for acts antil America replies to this de up to what may have been expected from current conditions;" so that presumably) are eager to do every place tomorrow at neon, at the ite lurking place, it will find the causing such deaths, had in foot patch. In the meantime itstats at least the oil companies had little to complain of, And here the thing asked of them. What about Police Station, Au Tau,

Russian bluejacketa "quite ready been report makes another point which Hongkong people will know how

it quite clearly what it intonda the other twenty ? We did not

disregarded,, nad in admini ter all ncedful punish- enumerated the cases in which do *German commanders, to appreciate and to sympathise over: "Chinese currency deprecia-know, and we would rather not "An unusual scene, which is ment. From our own people's Germin torpedoes had destroyed Here Von Jagow tells hor, '! tion influences this line of trade more then any other, except perhaps believe, that the proportion of very much a sign of the times, experience of German so war we American lives, culminating in no longer able to observe piece goods and flour." More interesting still, to certain classes skalkers reaches that figure. But was witnessed on Monday, when know that it by no means follows the case of the Lasi'ania. It customary regulations of pris of the community here, is a statement with regard to opium; if it is no higher than one per the skipper of a river boat, clad that a nation whose submarines insisted upon the practical in-law." In other words, Germar namely that the total clearances of the drag in 1914 were 2,214 cent. it is but right that that one in the khaki of the Volunteer can carry on a very destructive possibility of employing sub-means to continue her submarie chesta as compared, with 6,193 in 1913, and many times that

should be made to feel (if it has Reserves, ma ched his new crew campaign against defenceless amount in previous years."

well be doubted) that it is not Office for the purpose of signing damage when it is a case of cruisers those rules of fairness, reason, any sense of shame, which may from the ship to the Harbour mercantile vessels can do much marines in the destruction of campaign as before, and to pra commerce without disregarding tise the method of attack whic President Wilson and Mr. Brys playing the game. If these peo-them on.

and battleships on both sides. Dreading the British and French justice, and humanity which all brand as a violation of t reaEd navies the Germans doubtless tive. These facts, it pointed justice, and humanity Top

modernopinion regards as impera-rules of fairness, thought there might still be some out, are frankly admitted by is the real answer to the reiterati chance for them against the less Germany. Accordingly it ex. American protests. Germar A quiet, wedding took place tried men of Russia. Yet the result pressed the confident expectation claims the right to make war the only way for the Government when Lieut. A. F. Dobbs, 126th considered satisfactory by them. acts of which America complains, sarily and naturally lead to to run we shall probably find that today at St. John's Cathedral of this Baltic brush can hardly be that Germany would disavow the all means." If the meane nece to deal with them is by Panjabis son of Lieut. Col. A. B. Another and greater aurprise for that she would make such reperi wholesale murder of neutra mense of heavy fines and of die- Dabbs of Bray, Ireland, was Germany lies in the news received tion as is possible, and that she travelling upon their lawful avoc married.. to Dorothy, second this morning as to Russian would take immediate steps" tions, she is ready to offer regre, doughter of John Lambert, R.D., aeroplane raids. We have heard to prevent their recurrence. discussions, and possible blog- R.N.R., Lloyd's surveyor. remarkably little of our ally's Amerios, it was added, looked for money in a remote future.It The bride was given away by efforts in this direction, but now prompt" action, and Germany she will do no more. Bha plura her father, and Lieut. Duguid we are told that her aircraft have was told act to expret President herself above all law. She scary acted as best man. Among the dropped tombs successfully on Wilson and his Gov.rament to cats concealment. She swe We are asked to say that, owing guests were Col. Wataon, Eng. Pizavorak railway station, destroy omit any word or any ads necess aside every principle and evry been decided to postpone the officers. to the unsettled weather, it has Commander Dawson and othering, among other things, thirty ary to the performance of its safeguard of human right whh band concert at North Point till sequently held at the Hongkong ammunition, and we will hope that rights of the United States and the centuries, and substitate

A reception was sub-thousand rounde of artillery sacred duty of maintaining the mankind have adopted throat

this is but the beginning.

ternational nihilism for theret

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daring the troubles of the plo at Home will not bear a land | country voluntarily, we fear that any help wrung from them by force will be of but little nao. In thelong

enfranchisment.

The report contains also much that is of interest concerning the condition of the metal market, the increased demand for coal, the rice market and the tin trade. Spacial attention may be drawn to some remarkable figures relating" to the timber business with America. The total imports in this line were well over twelve million fest, of which nearly two million are accounted for in redwond aleepera alone. Other American wares, if they do not show startling increases, at least bear witness to the fact that those who deal in them are not by any means asleep. It is our own people who are more likely to be in that delectable coadition. Americans make to attempt to disguise the fact that the war, if it has hampered their industriesin certain directions, hasat least opened up now trade chan- mels for them. We should be churlish indeed if we grudged them their BAND NIGHT POSTPONED.

the more so that, in the past, that very success has so often, arisen out of the slackness of our own people, and therefore is come* thing like a judgment en us. At present it would seem that Great Britain is far too friendly with the United States to enry ber her progress in Eastern trade or to wish to see it lessened. Nevertheless, if British merchants do not take the hint that Americans are giving them they may, in course of time, have reason to wish that the two nations had never come into competition.

ext week.

The Oyster Bed Sale,

A Sea Captain in Khaki.

MILITARY WEDDING.

Lieut. A, H. Dobbs Married.

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