1915-07-16 — Page 4

FROM BATHTIME TILL BEDTIME

YOU WILL FIND

101

USES FOR

WATSON'S

HOUSEHOLD AMMONIA.

A. S. WATSON & Co, Ltd.

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which addresses with requires them to forward their names and sommunications addressed to the Editor. not necessarlly for publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

.

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

The rates of Subacription to the "Hongkong Telegraph

be as follows:

Daily issue-836 per annum.

Weekly issue-$13 per annum.

Tas rates per quarter and per mens m, proportional. Subscriptions

for any period less than ne month will be charged as for

a

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1915.

Flood Relief.

DAY BY DAY.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

A FOOL MUST NOW AND THEN DE

GERMANY AND RUSSIA.

The Weather. Lower, level 8 a.m. Temp. 82; rain.

At the Peak 8 m, Temp, 75;

rain.

Count the Columns,

Britain's New Army,

FROM THE DARDANELLES.

"

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Messrs. Wright and Hornby advise us that the Langkat outpai for the 'ourrent month is a

THE SINKING OF THE follows: TRIUMPH AND MAJESTIC.

ANOTHER HONGKONG

LETTER.

We would draw altsation to s letter which we published last night from Mr. Lo Cheung shiu, Riuar BY CHANCE-Cowper. chairman of the Tang Wab directors; and alo to a com munication which we received this morning from the Hon. Colonial Secretary. Both relate to the distress cured by the

From the remarks of Reuter's lamentable flode, and both leave

correspondent Bat - Headquarters the question of bearing a hand in

anont the freeh troops sent from the relieving of the hungry "to"

Telegraph Home to the western front, it individual

Yesterday the generosity. How great the need is will be seen published 3334 columns of solid would seem that there are still

The following is another in- the reading matter. To-day there further awkward surprises interesting letter received from a from the statement of

store for the Germans, Hon. Mr. Lau Chu-pak, published will be 344 published.

The gentleman well known in Hong atardiness and discipline of the long who is serving with the in our columns yesterday. There

The Mails.

men favourably impressed. the Flest at the Dardanelles:- The are many reasons why an crganised

The moral effect news that is going to intereat yon appeal, saoh as has been made on Australian"Mail-Olosed per s.s. veterans.

Nikko Maru at 3 p.m.

of the new divisione id on-is the sinking of the Triumph, previous occasions, is not desir- able just now; but we are sure English Mail. Closes per s. doubtedly great." Yesterday we which incidentally I saw from Sardinia to-morrow at 11a.m. re-printed from a Home paper afar off, and, as soon as we saw it that there are many generQUE,

French Mail. Oloses per a... some remarke, by a German officer, we tried to get further off. As Ville de la Ciotat to-morrow which showed that the behaviour matter of fact it was touch and at 5 p.m.

of the newer batches of troops had go that the Triumph did not see completely amazed the enemy, as sinking from afar of, as the who bad looked to see mere chaw-submarine that shot at her, and bacons and the rag-tag and bob hit her, shot at as and missed as tail of Britain sent out against a couple of hours earlier. them. Doubtless the German

minded persons with a few dollars to spare who will not withhold their gifts merely because ro direst appeal is made to them. Any contributions gent to the

Obairmar of the Tang Wab or to the Secretary for Chinees Affairs will be more than welcome.

Our Legislative Council.""

Weeks, months and yeara go by, and we kok in vain for a practical endeavour, on the part of car Logislative Council to make the conditions of life of the European element in Hongkong) a little leng uncomfortable. Pre- cious hours can be wasted in the discussion of things, of secondary. importance or of no importance at all, while matters that really! concern the welfare or the com The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to fork of tax payers are rigidly Messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at left alone. At yesterday's meet- their residences without any extra charge. On copies sent Eying, time could be found for post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. Fae postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00

per quarter. Single Copics, Daily, teu cents. Weekly, twenty-five cents (for

caab only). Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed

period will be continued until countermended.

The

fall month.

(Payable in Advanice,)

와

'Hongkong Telegraph'' is now on sale at, and will he delivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, Canton, who have been appointed our agents there.

By Order,

*HONGKONA TELEGRAPH,"

Siberian Mail.--Closes per 8.8. Chenan to-morrow at 5 p.m.

Up to the Minute-Share Market News.

Closing prices:

cfficer bad imbibed the Harms Indo-Chinas $118, bayers.chener, and so took it for granted worthian notion about Earl Kit

China Fires.-8150, buyers. Douglas's. $50), buyers. China Sugara $127, buyers. Luzona 844, nom. Hongkong Linde.. $112,

buyers. Humphrey's Estates. —$6.20,'|

buyers.

8.30,

Chin Providents

buyers.

-

11 l

that he was the very man to hamper the British generale in the fold by sending them useless and antrained troops.

The Old Type and the Now.

July 1

14.

Tons 253

265

235

248

249

280

250

250

226

228

238

230

240

222

249

Total to 15th, inst. 3789

Dally average 251 27

THE SS. NUBIA.

"The Balving' of 'Cargo.

We saw the torpedo coming and putting our helm hard a port passed about thirty yarde astern courteously gave it the wall and it of us. I was in my cabin at the time, having just settled down to quiet forenoon, when my reverie

We are informed by the Hon, was disturbed by, the submarine bagle-where-at I cursed the fool Mr. E. A. Howelf that he ho who had mistaken an empty received an official communication bear-bottle for a periscope and that 2,000 bales of cotton yarn Discipline, we kw, is a matter prepared to defend myself against have been salved from the Nabia of years of habit; but, in every it when my servant's face ap and it is hoped to salve another $414, other respect, it was only to be peared round my curtain radiant 1,000 balos,

looked for that the new army, with a broad grin "Torpeeder Co. which had done at least six passed onder our stern, Bill" Up

months' rigid training at Home would be not only as good as, but me so if I were a funeral with no employment in particular beh a great deal batter than, the a mournful but subdued as-yond cleaning his teeth with a pen original one. Far be it from us peot," to which is generally added knife and occasionally expectorat to say a word derogatory to a reprcachful disapproval, in that ing. So the naval officer hailed him, Tommy of the Regulars; but it I will use the drok as an ssh-tray, somewhat after this fashion. "Haw stands to sense that, in most and strongly olj ot to being dis- my man, what are you doing? cases, the new men who have been tarbad in order that he may cleer En.”

Hongkong Electrics.

buyers. Hongkong and W'poa D. Ld. $691, buyers. Shanghai Cottons in S'hai

Tle, $96, bayers. China and Minilas

$5,

40 cante buyers x the return of $4.50 per shore." Shell Transporte 88/9 buyere, Star Forties.-$32, buyers. Ewo's.-Tle. 176, buyers. Kang Yiks. Tla. 14.10 buyers.

The Dollar (.

1)

I

sill then he had always treated

in training night and day on the it up. However, traet hie The demcorat

turned and

most up-to-date lines, (learning British blood be bucked up at the surveyed him, distantly, and things which so en had ever chance of a real funeral, and upon answered ibne. deemed it necessary to teach to my word, whether it was this, or

Fulham, by the Rev. John Gregory, Arthur Gorton, eldest son of had none. They passed at least) death of Pierre de Beranger, the thai an appreciable percentage of seemed cverflowing with a virile and yet I must confess that

the late Fred."J. Angier, formerly of Hongkong and Canton, to three Alexandra Kate, youngest daughter of the late Edward Mansell, of no notice. The pavement had, Fulham.

The Hongkong Telegraph

де

ways,

debating upon whether a Chinese thief should have his flogging in the lump or by instalments, but there was nothing said about

keep such thoroughfares a giving the police great powers to Queer's Road Central in some- thing like a decent condition, or about compelling them to enforce

"I'm damned if I know, (thongh the existing laws. This morning, The rate of the dollar on the Tommy Atkins of peace the joyful feat that something had the word he need was even more. between Wyndham Street and demand to-day is 18 9 1/8d.

times, and profiting hourly by the happened at last, I don't know, democratic than Mr. G. B. B. the Theatre Royal, we saw two] m

experience of their comrades at but I have never seen the ship's addition to our list of permissible Chinese cyclists riding at top To-day's Anniversaries, the Front,) should put up a better company so happy before. Under stage epithets) and having thus MARRIAGES..

speed very much to the danger of To-day is the 192nd anniver fight than any but the veterans fire they always have a griev taught him his place he turned

the regular the public; one had a bell which sary of the birth of Sir Joshua of Silver Wedding.

army, ance b:cause they have to stay upon his heel and resumed his we ought to add behind amour, but now they dental occupations, enter ANGIER-MANSELL-On the 11th June, 1830, at All Saints, he did not ring, and the other Reynolds, and the 58th of the Perhapa

Their ways are different to our policemen-wlo tcok celebrated French poet.

the now men comes from the cheerfulanss which was really educated classes: lada who have quite pleasant to watch, and which I find something attractive in just left school, and men from a most, but not quite, made me their rudeness, Imagine a Janker the universities or the professions, forget that I had a typewriter and trying to drill this type of material whose brains are more alert and namerons books which salt water into a goose-stepping automaton.- more receptive than those of the would not improve,

Then there followed the sinking average private soldier who form- However the "panic," as any of the Majestic. But she was ed the original army, and who thing in the shape of a hurrying pretty ancient, though thirteen are therefore calculated to learn a is termed in the Navy, saboided, years ago she stood much where fresh occupation quickly. It is and beyond erratic zigzagging the King George V, stands now, no wonder then that the new army whereby we had previously and not only was she ancient, bat promises to hold its own very hoped to elude the submarine she was commissioned very late in comfortably.

in'o thinking we were going the day sad had a very ancient where we were's all wan pesos; crew, it is said that the average Peace Talk Again.

when we heard a loud crack,age on board, including boys and more like the crack of whip than midshipmen was o5 and the age As usual, the week has not pass the dull rumble cae expects from of the youngest carpenter rating ed without a number of ramours anonderwater expiceion, and there was 57, whether this is to be taken that the enemy has nearly had was the poor old Triumph, close cum grano salie I do not know, enough. The latest hints in this in to Cuba Tepe, with a column of the apparently looked as if direction are the alleged interview smoke on her starboard side, turn she would at all a second tor- between the Kaiser an his ing slowly over to turboard. pedo hit her in the same place se baskere, which we discuss else Dastroyers and trawlere were the first one, bursting inside, and where in to-day's issue and the 10and her in a very few minutes, then she went straight over, Bat age increase, in Canada, of the and then the submarine periscope she sank in shallow water and the men who are doing the fighting, the statesmen or the representa for the wisdom and practicality of output of the Administration's German Postal Peace Campaign was sighted astern of us and we her rum is still above water. tives of the demourscy to call him to book for his evil deeds. Bat the raling power, and incidental-mines for the Week ending 3rd from America." With all respect had to watch it instead of the The two most amusing episodes

13 wondered if the day will ever July amounted to 54 820 tons and to the promoters of the latter, we Triumph. Next thing I saw of her since I last wrote to you, are When all is said, it is commonly, the men who hold the purse. come when Hongkong will be the Sales during the Feriol, to do not agree that it is imposible was her bottom, which remained think as we fou

to end the trench warfare, or that are water for about 20 McKenna to the position of strings with whom the last word over, war and peace lits; indeed governed by a representative 49.188 tons. every child to-day knows that banks and stock exchanges can, up body.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1915.

: Auction Sale.

asas), brai well and

Departures for Japan. conscientiously spat on; a barrow, Mr. and Mr. J. J. Btodort the squeak of whose wheel could Kennedy left for Japan to-day by be heard a couple of hundred the se, Hitachi Mara. yards away, was being cheerfully

Capt F. Y. Blair.. pushed along the "wrong" side Captain F. Y. Blair, Singapore of the rond; at least twenty Artillery Volunteere, has been Chinese, walking on the pave given & temporary captaincy in ments, were carrying their the Royal Garrison Artillery. THE KAISER AND THE BANKERS.

umbrellas over their shoulders in

Mr. G. F. Lammers will sell by euch a manner na lo endanger the According to yesterday's wires the story goes that a deputation sight of anyone immediately auction to-morrow, at his sale of Berlin barkers has not "waited upon" His Germanic Majesty, behind them; the steps of the rooms a quantity of oigare and but has "insisted" on having an interview with him, and has told him" fountain" outside the City Hall rain cats. what most people have long bien assured of: that, if the war is were occupied by dirty loafers at 11 am. prolonged another winter, the German Empire will be bankrupt, and by the vendors of native

Für being in unlawful posses There may or may not be something in the repart. We are, the leas delicacies; a motor car oheer- inclined to doubt it from the fact that the persons who thus bearded fully monopolised the middle sion of seven pounds of opium on read, and ribkeba- a campan at Yaumati, a woman the Kaiser were bankers. Had we been told that soldiers, politici of the

whichever side was fined $250, at the Police one or scoialist deputies had demanded an interview sad bad coolies used succeeded in getting it, we might reasonably have doubted, for the seemed good to them. At the Court, this morning.

Kallan Mid'ng. actions of the German Government during the past year have shown close of our five minutes' stroll

We are informed that the total that the individual at its head has no intention of allowing either we felt more admiri tion than ever

it is bankers that the telegram mentions.

to a certain point, make or unmake war pretty much as they please

Nothing.

The sale commerces

"More Oplum,

to be saved and not ruined. More officers to t munitions and a tightening of the

North of Warsaw.

I

European Fined. A fine of $5 was impresd by Barape is going to be ruined minutes, though she turned the Chancellor of the Ex- Mr. J. I. Wood on Major Mau the contrary, given sufficient over in seven minutes. The chequer and the attack of the at least no for a republios and limited monarchies are concerned, "The Men Who are doing drnald, 85, the Pesk, at the ammunition, the Allies will Engineer Commander and Daily Mail on Lord Kitchener. Events have happened, however, since the delth of Prince Bismarck,

Police Court, this Morning. for most assuredly end the trench R. N. R. Assistint Pay- I wonder if you read if the come seventeen years ago, that have inclined the rest of Europe to harbour very grave double as to whether the German Empire oin One of the most pathetic lettere permitting his dog to stray with warfarowand Europe is going mister were: I think the only latter if so the subtle humour of the Daily Mail rebuking Lord oot a muzzle. jestly claim to come under the head of limited monarchies or not; arising out of the war was re-

The loss of life was very small, Kitchener for not knowing bis and, long before there was war, well-informed people were to be printed in our last night's issue The Kowloon-Canton Railway blockade is what we want. S but abe had a big reputation and job, and apologising for bay found who saw in more than half the actions of William of Germany It comes from an officer serving British Section of the Kowloon-long as the enemy is able to think & well earned one, and so inserted his advertisement, pro- The capital expenditure on the a deliberate attempt (amply condoned by his immediate supporters on the Western front, and one Canton Railway during 1914 was smuggle supplies through mentral the loss of the ship waerosa small bably tickled you almost as much and by many members of the Reichetag) to make himself a despotio who wishes that he could come 8674 420, chi fly in connection countries-18 he undoubtedly is matter, especially to China brdo. as it disgusted you. mon woh. That this hanger after despotiam has not decreased since back to England and tell the the beginning of hostilities is made olear by a thousand little things men who are doing nothing, of the with the erection of a terminal doing our men's difficulties There was one little touch of However the Daily Mail- will not grow much lighter. Tragedy about her going. On of that most Tantonia of yellow rags station and purchase of rails, and not a few big ones. Therefore what would apply to America, tragedy of this land." Will the locomotives and rolling stock.

her Lieutenants, who had been can always plead this in its own France, Britain, Italy or any country wherein the people have their people at Home never try to see The total expenditure on this sc

neboranssisting in transport duties favour, its unconscious humo ar is just amount of "say", need not necessarily apply to Germany in the position from the point of

at Gaba Tepe, had come aboard so rich nad rara, that on can which case we ought not to be surprised to hear that the Prussian view of thore at the Front ? How count amounted at the end of the

The see-sawing in the Eastern that morning for a bath and 24 generally manage to laugh

Patrit, year to a sum of $14,005,681, Government had commandeered everything that the banks have that will the skalkers be able to face

The Rateable Valu of the feld continues, and there appears houre rest. Me instead of oursing it for an ill- is worth annexing, and had told the tankers to mind their own those who return from the war

Colony, D

to be a not inconsiderable massing He had a good yarn, or two to mannered, loud voiced, hypocriti busines9.

knowing, as they must do, that For the year commencing let of the enemy's troops in tell about the Australian troops, cal anob, who, having sud This elegant and not unlikely proceeding would be all very it was their very skalking that Jaly, 1914, a new valuation was places notably on the Narew who, it is evident, are good rather dragged itself to the low well na far as it went; but how long would the stolen money last? contributed to the deaths of so made of the e whole Colony, with front end between the democrats as well as pro 1 Aghters, depths of political When the army was paid and proper food provided for it, when the many thousands of Britishers? the exception of some of the out-rivers Lydynia and

• Orjale. A certain naval officer, whose daily polluted the smmunition bille had been fooled and a thousand other military" We are sick of our reading," lying small Chinese villages. The It looks as though Germany got manner of speaking betrays the thought and the Eng and naval necessarien bought and paid for (for we cannot suppose adde the letter; the tramway rateable value of the whole Colony the last word, too; for, while the fact that he either is, or else age with the odoriferons that the manufacturers, workers and Bghting forces would be as strike, the cry for more money, in 1014 amounted to $14,410,103, Russians look n arly twenty-thinks he ought to be the solen of its uncleanly tongue. easily settled with as the bankers) how much would be left? With the lack of ammunition, the short being an increase of 81,074,201 three thousand prisoners round of a noble house was employed I suppose you have all Mother Hubbard's cupboard bare, we know how the dog must come hours on Army work And or equal to 15.87 per cent, over about Lublin, between the 4th in transport dutien abore sad that the landing off. If the Kaiser reelisce that to rob the banks would be caly to no wonder ! The refusal of the value of the previous year, and the 11th, it was on Tuesday requiring something to be done. Bahr and Gabs, Tepe was put off the evil day for an extra few weeke of morths, he may think grasping idlere to work, when For the period 1936-1914 the as night (the 13th) that they were he cast his oys around to find soldier's bitle rights thr better of it. Yet, even with rain staring him and the country in their brethren are giving their sessment of the whole Colony has compelled to retire to their second someone to do it. His eye fell Nobody but Englishmen the face, and with the bankers' warning in his ears, will be give up lives for the Empire must be risen from 810,611.163 to line positions. But, as we took upon an Australian democrat, hava cone 10 an, it was d till the Allies force his hand, as well in the field as fiuencially? most inspiriting reading matter 814,410,103,an inorenso in the liberty of remarking before, who also happened to be a trooper cobody bat Englishmen could May he not be thinking that nothing can retrieve what has been lost for the trenches

value of 37.09, per c

per cont

Russia has bardly begun yet. pro tem. and appeared to have have done it as it was donnez and that it is now very much a case of in for a penny, in for a pound?