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THE_HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TAURSDAY, JULY 15, 1915.

FROM BATHTIME TILL BEDTIME

YOU WILL FIND

101

USES FOR

WATSON'S

HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA.

A. S.

WATSON & Co., Ltd.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

The Kwangtung Deluge.

Surely the Chinese Govern- ment will take this latest hint that N tore and circumstances have given it, as to the desir

DAY BY DAY.

WHEN FORTUNE MEANS TO MEN MOST GOOD A

SHE LOOKS UPON THEM WITH A

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The Weather. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 84; clear.

ability of taking permanent mea-THREATENING EYE-Shakespeare, rures to guard against the recur rence of to serious a state of affairs ca that brought about by the Kwanglang isode. One of the reasons which the promoters of the Revolution gave to the world for having substituted the old monarchy with a republic w83 that the nen a rangement would'

At the Peak 8 m. Temp. 764 elight fog.

Count the Columns.'

Yesterday the Telegraph reading matter. To-day there will be 3334 pablished.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

THE BRITISH FOREIGN OFFICE WIRE.

Lord Lansdowne and Compulsory Service.

BAND NIGHT ON THE BEACH.

Last Night's Successful Event.

Years ago, when no trim ran in Hongkong, when residence on

TRIPLE ALLIANCE TREATY

Partial Publication.

the Peak was the excej tion rather The evening edition of the than the rule and people were vossische Zeitung of Thursday," rather more active than they are May 27, reproduces from an now, the Shaukiwan road was Austro-Hungarian White Paper, regularly put to the use it is now, which has apparently been issued The real art of introducing on occasion, that of providing in Vienna, the text of Clauses Then it was the custom to drive Triple Alliance, Wheresa the wipe out corruption, peculation Published: 32 columns of solid; unwelcome innovations lies in entertainment in the evenings. III, IV,, and VII. of the defunct "breaking it gently;" in bringing them about sa gradually and im-out and have al fresco dinners by diplomatic arrangements known an the Triple Alliance are under- perceptibly that they become an accepted fact without anyons'energy of the Hongkong Tramway stood to have consisted originally having observed the change. It Co. a fine musical entertainment of three separate in straments an seems to have been on this princi- is provided. The improvements Austro-German, an Italo German, previous years are so marked that it now transpires that, since the has been aoting with regard to the care and attention given to last renewal of the Alliance in

the conscription ever eince

and equecze. Other nation took the Republican Government on trust, opiar ntly believing that it would fulfil its promises. Has it done 80? Is there loss or rather is English Mail-Dae per

The Malls.

Oriental to-day.

9.8.

the wayside; now, through the

there not far more-misappropria-Siberian Mail.-Due per as. Sar-ple that the Imperial Government made over the arrangements of and an Austro-Italian Treaty

tion of public money now than in the days of the Manchus? While

least the worst elements of it

dinio to-day.

to-day at 1 p.m.

noon,

war began and Lord Lansdowne's this undertaking stamps it as one Ducember, 1912, at least, the one is fall of sympathy for the Australian Mail.-Closed per as. unhappy sufferers by the flood, Canadian and U. 8-romarke in moving thesecond read of the fatures of Hongkong's Alliance has consisted of a single one cannot help thinking that at

Mails Closed per s.e. Tacoma ing of the National Register Billsummer squial, programme. Sit Treaty, with a special Austro- amount to something like an ad- off the roadway in a natural Italian annexe in regard to

theatre with a background of hill Albania, Chinese Government had done it, Siberian Mail-Closed "per s..mission of this. To na there seems and tree, and a level auditorium

no room for doubt that the

of grass with seats for a large

It is evident that if the Austro- public has been undergoing a number, the bandstand of matting Hungarian Government has, at period of the most gentle pris made to lock quite gay with this moment, published only the paration for forced service, nad

would not have existed if the'

duty. We are aware that the Republic bas only been in ex- intoace some three and half years,

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve and that there was a desperate

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: 'No. I A.B.C., 5th edition.

Western Union Office address: 11, Ice House St.-

BIRTH.

lot of cleaning up to be done, and we do not suggest that there has been time for infallibly guarding

Oriental to-day at 5 p.m.

Up to the Minute-Share Market News.

Closing prices:

•

Indo Chiass $117, buyers.

Ld.-$69, sellera.

borna to the

against such a deluge as the Shangbai and Hongkow W.ied and on the whole it his excellence of their wares by the action. The counter-publication/

present one; but we do say that, if proper steps hal been taken during the peaceful period of close on two years that has followed the second revolution, s very great deal of the devastation and death that the floods have

RAMSAY-On July 7, at 105 Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai caused might have been avoided.

to Mr. and Mrs. Noel B. Ramsay, a daughter..

DEATH.

MERRILEES-On June 8, at Addiscombe, Surrey, Alexander 'Orant Merrilees, late of Chiness Customs Service, Statistical De- partment, Aged 78,

The Hongkong Telegraph

Fire and Looting.

Oo. L. 82, buyers, an Shanghai Cottone in S'hai-

Tl. 96, bayers. Hongkong Rope."

bayers."

-

$26,

$5,

of the whole text of the Ance,

which may now be confidently waited, may throw new light on

the situation..

that this has been done so skil. festoons of coloured lights. Near third, fourth, and seventh clauses of the Treaty, it considers these. fully that if even contcription by the Alexandra Cafe has a

refreshment booth, with B clanes beat caloalated to sub Hongkong and W'poa D. Comes to pass it will be accepted apacious verandah, and ample stantiate its own view of Italian

with a miniman of grumbling. Hitherto only persuasion has been testimony was

large crowds that partook of answered, but there is this ques them. To estimate the attendance tion: will the people who are not last night as well over a thousand amenable to kindly coaxing, to

would not be putting the figure appeals to their moliness, pat

too high, while the fact that the In the meantime we append riotism and sympathy with their

excellent music is the main attrao-translations of the clauses as cited to the Empire if they are forced tion for many is demonstrated by by the Vossische Zeitung: brethren in trouble, be of sny use to enlist? We still think that the the close attention paid to the lanse II-In case one or two Government would be batter of programma by hundreds who sat of the high contracting parties, without them. The obligation to it through in preference to stroll without direct provocation on work in munitions factories it ing along the road in search of their part; should be attacked deemed necessary by the au lo acquaintances. That in itself is by one or more Great Powers not ities is quite another matter, the aest compliment that can be signatory of the present Treaty Young men in god health who paid to Ban master Christian and and should become involved in a The rate of the dollar on are cortint to enjoy the peace the instrumentalists of the 74th. war with them, the casus foed-rs Panjabis, o whose co-operation would arise simultaneously for demand to-day is la 9 1/8d.

being paid for in the bicol of our mach of the success of bad all the high contracting parties. soldiers and sailors without night is due, The men play Clause IV. In case a Great wall and their careful training is Power not eignatory of the present holding up a finger to help evidenced by the core atention Treaty should threaten the State in the ensuring of its continuando

China and Manilas

40 cents bayers the return of $4.50 per share. "Shell Transports S6/ buyers.

Star Ferries.$32, sellors. Ewo's. Tls. 173, buyera. Tronohe.-32/- sales.

The Dollar.

While we are not disposed to give unreserved credence to Chinese story that the terrible fire in the Western suburbs of Can- ton was deliberatly caused by rob bere (for there seems at present every evidence that kerosene, set free by the floode, and accidental-

To-day la St Swithin's day, ly ignited, brought it about) we and the 107th anniverary of the know; unfortunately, that the MR. LLOYD GEORGE SPEAKS TO THE STRIKERS. tales of looting in the neighbour birth of the late Cardinal Mon-

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1915,

hood of the fire are all the likely to be true. As the Boxer trouble

ning.

To-day's Analversaries.

Cilt of Papers.

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

and the first and second revolu- We have received a parcel of tions bave laught as, looting, is illustrated pspera from Mre, W. Mr. Lloyd George has issued a proclamation for the benefit of in the very blood of a certain type G. Humphreys for the Soldiers

of Chinese, How this arose it is the South Wales strikers, the purport of which is that, under the difficult to eay, for, robbery is and Sailors in the Garrison, Munitions Act, it is an offence to participate in a strike without quite opposed to the telobing of previous arbitration. If any man will be listened to by the danger- Confaoine; as much an as it is to ous maniacs who are brandishing the trade union flag at euch a that of the Bible. One can only think that it exists for the moment as this, it will be Mr. Lloyd George himself. He is a same reason that robbery is more

Messrs. Wright and Hornby Welshman, a man of the people, a supporter of Radical doctrines rife in the large towns at Home adviaz us that the Langkat output and one who, though he may not actually have identified himself than in the villages: that ever-po- for the current month is with the Labor Party politically, has, by common consent, been pulation makes the struggle for follows:- regarded as one of the working man's obiet, champions against life extra sharp as well as con- capitalism and the aristocracy. All this makes of him, undertributing to a slackening of the

present

the

Government's the

moet moral sense. In China it is cer- circumalaacas,

best fainly not for want of punishment, and potentially

public's valuable agru*, friend. Ho has dope grast

things for the Expire thought it may be in part due to daring the past year; things that Lavo made every former opponent the prevalence of bribery; for who has five cente' worth of generosity in him more than ready to usually the men who could afford forget the old days. Unhappily his own unquestioned loyalty to to bribe could comfortably shift his country to-day would be construed as a sin by many of his oae- the blame and punishment on to time admirers, and so may militate against their readiness to listen omeone else's shouldere. to him when he speaks from what is to them a new platform. Yet pareatly young China still has a we still cherish hopes that his old influence will be able to assert lot to learn. itself for good and that at least a majority will be guided by what he bas to Bay, without more ado.

We have tried very hard to see the position of the malcontente St, Swithin's Day, from their own point of view; to conjure up visions of grasp. ing employers ruthlessly seeking, to make capital out

Ap-

of the Talking of fools reminds us

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as

that existe at Home which is

faot be put to the hard labour of quick response to the conductor's tracting parties, and in case the should be punished; should, in shey give to their work and their security of one of the high con- making shells eto, whether they behests. The programme they threatened party should thereby rendered was as follows:- be compelled to declare war like it or not. With this form of

March, "Distant Greeting" against that Great Power, the two compulsion all Britishers except

Goring.

other contracting parties engage the avowed skulkers will cordially

themselves to maintain benevolent neutrality towards their Ally. agree,

Gach of them reserves its right, in this case, to take part in the sarifit thinks fit in order to make common cause with its Ally.

A Week's Events la Flanders.

Though the Foreign Office wire which we publish to-day purporta to be but a rough summary of events from July 3 to 10 it.co- tains much that Router has not thought it worth while to wire to the Far Eist. The section which speaks of German yaony in Belgium will surprice no one; indeed 'most of 119

were prepared to believe mattera 250t be infinitely worse.

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Overtare, "A Village Festival,"

O'Keefe.. Intermezzo, "The Butterfly,'

Bendix. Selection, "Business & Usual,"

Hume.

Piccolo Solo, "The Deep Blue

S39," Brewer. Two-step, Popey Wopsy,"

Нате.

Oh uss VII -Austria-Hongery and Italy, who tave solely in view the maintenance, as far as possible, of the territorial status quo in the Selection, The

Chcolate Eat, engage themselves to use Soldier," Strauss.

their influence to prevent sil ter Valse, "The Fa colle," Fetras.ritorial changes which might be $30.25 was collected for the disadvantageous to the one or the other of the Powera, signatory of Prince of Wales' Fund:

the present Treaty. To this end they will give reciprocally all in- formation oslonlated to enlighten each other concerning their own intentions and those of other Powers. Should, however, the case Commanders.-V. LA, Camp that in the course

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.

1 It is in Jane 5-The following a

pointments have been made by

tereating to see that a letter was sent to the now suppressed the Admiralty: Vogwaerts from a German interned at Home. The writer's statement bell (supplementary list), granted of events, the maintenance of the that he is being extremely well the acting reak of Captain; to status quo in the territory looked after will be attributed by date May 30; and M. Dasent to of the Balkans or of one section of the Garman com the Hampshire vice McLean, to Ottoman coasts and islands munity to a deliberate "fake" on date June 3.

in the Adriatic or the Aegean the part of the British and by.

Engineer Lieutenant.-W. Beau becomes impossible, and another to the fact that we are, Smith, to the Lovestof, vice that, either in consequence of the as ever, a nato' of fools,

|action of a third Power or for any

Total to 14th, inst. 3520

Daily average

251.43

HARBOUR OFFENCES.

Before Commander O.W. Beak is such

La Purkis to date June 3.

the

either oase Britain will get litle Acting Mites.-P. Wilker, to inther reason, Austria-Hungary or enough credit out of it. We in the Cochrane, and F. Cook, to Italy should be obliged to change this Colony have reason to know the II.mpahire, both to da a June the status quo for their part by a that the life of a German prisoner 3. ander" the British Flag Fleet Burgebas-J. It. Pead. tion, such occupation would only as wou'd be Heaven M.2. Ma., to the Minotaur, vice take place after previous agree

temporary or permanent occupa

evil times on which the Empire has fallen; to find instances wherein that to-day is the Feast of St. Swithin (or Swithuu) of Win- the capitalists have ground down the workers and have taken refuge behind-the new ensotments. Ten thousand miles away from Home chester. Should it rain to-day (if our only means of discovering such cases ie through the columns of there be trath in the legend to the ultra-Radical papera." These we have searched fruitlessly. Bat which many of us gave faithful if we cannot find anything supporting the men we find—in a Daily adherence as boys) it will rain for News leader" Mr. Lloyd George made reference to the necessity of forty days continuously. Ia suspending oor sin trade union régulations during the war. No Hampshire we had a further with R., at the Marine Court thousands of Britishers at Home Stalkarit, and W. fl. 8 Sislkartt, mens between the two Powero serious opposition to this is at all likely from any quarter." This superstition that if it did not rain this morning, Police Sergeant even in times of peace. But we have, to the Vivid, for RN.which would have to be based does not tell us a great deal bat it at least does not suggest that the there would be no apples, as the Jackson, charged Pang Kw, no hope that the knowledge of Baracks, Devonport, vios Pead, men have any particuler grounds for complaint. We are well aware trees had not been " "christened" that there are mean employers just a there are mean workmen, and by the Saint. St. Swithin, though master of the steam launch Kung this (which at least most of the both to date Jene 3. that, in many cases of discontent, there may be more to be said in for centuries he had but a local long, with unlawfully carrying German authorities abare), will Ganner.-0.d. Garner, to the

popularity (he was Bishop of twenty-five passengers within influence them in the direction of Colossus, andsted, Winchester and died about the the trade limits of the Colony, on treating their British prisoners Chief Bo stawain.-J. Dove, to above the existing status quo, and "Bat we cannot, no matter how elastic we may seek to make our year 882) seems to have gradual. The 6th inst. Defendant was fined mcre mercifully than in the past. the Ausistance, vice Evan, tomould have to ratisfy the intereste imagination, conceive of a situation eo grave as to justify so mach ay become a favourite throughout $150, the threat of a strike at such a time as this. Even supposing the men Scotland; and the mediaeval disobeying the orders of the Har- England and the lowlands of PC. Dyke, charged Wong Luk a bostmaster, with anisafully continue to look on the Government and the masters as their natural

rhymes. enemies, what about their duty to their own fellow workmen who have

St. Swithin's Day if thou be our Master, by moving about the harbour, during probibited hours gone to the Front? These particular Welsh workmen are not employed.

fair,

aned $5. on the 14th inst, Defendant was

favour of the man than of the mater.

ia munitions factories, it is true, but their cessation from work may For forty days will rain

inconvenience the country in a dozen ways, and in any case enables

the enemy and our allies to look with contempt on Britain. It seems na mair"

to us that the colliers are asking for trouble; and, if they go on aak- certainly has ro flavouring of ing long enough, they may find it. Hundreds of them ought to be Hampshire dialect about it. There

The Argonne` Fighting,

The French commaniques of last night are fall of encour agement. We still cannot learn that the Allies progress is on any greater scale than

from one

row of trenches

upon the principle of a reciprocal compensation for all territorial other advantages that either of | them might acquire over- a

date June 359

and rightful claims of both Bostewains.-E. R. Williams,

parties. transferred to Gunner (T) w'th

According to the Vorische seniority of Nov. 20, 1912, and Zeitung, the Italian Foreign appointed to the Vernon, add Minister, Marquie diSin Giuliano, tional, to date Jane 3: A stated on August 2, in a com- Neville (signal), to the Minotaur, manication to the Austro Hurga vice Murphy, to date June 3: end rian Ambassador to the Quirinal, Quick, to the Colossus, undated, M. de Merey, that Italy hoped to have an opportunity, without Wistful-The archbishop had taking part in the war, to give.

at the Front instead of whining about their grievances at Home is a legend in Winchester that Know All About It.-A young to another, but if they are Hundrede are the lowest type of sneak, that is content to let others the forty days" arose out of the lady who had no knowledge of contributing to the steady wear- preached a fine sermon on married her Allies proof of her go to fight for it while it stays at home and profits by the absence of decision of the monks to remove the nautical phrases asked a friend: ing ont of the enemy's strength life and its beauties, Two old friendly feelings; but added that better men. Of course if the Government chooses to play with a Saint's remains from the church- "Do you know, I often wonder and resources we can hardly ask Irishwomen were heard coming "the equilibrium af Karope straight bat, uncompromisingly, the strikers must needs give Yard into a vault in the cathedral, why a ship has to weigh its anchor much more of them till they are out of church commenting on the the Balkans, and of the son thaki way. The path is clear enough. If penal servitude were handed No sooner was this proposed then every time it leaves poit? The well supplied as Germany with address, Tis a fine sermon Lie surrounds Italy constitutes a vill

no sacrifios oat to half a dozen of the leaders the whole thing would probably it began to rain, with no sign of answer of her friend was not heavy ammunition. We are still Riverence would be after giving Italian interest, and Italy stop. If it did not-if a public demonstration were made by the leaving cf. When it had rained illuminating. Well-er the paying the orgel prios for the us, said one to the other." It shrink from no disciples of these choice spirits then it would be the army's duty for forty days the cathedral chap weight is constantly changing, idleness of our factories in the is, indade," was the quick reply, ro decision which the

er past and have rot yet began to and I wish I know as little tion of her interests, and to settle with them for they would have emphatically declared them ter abandoned its intentions, and you know, because of selves to be the enemies of the Empire, and for such, bullets or bay the rain, ceased miraculously at binnaales and things that ac- resp the onet points should be the only reply to day.

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upon her.