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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JU 21 19153

WE ARE SOLE AGENTS

FOR

JEFFREY'S

PILSENER

BEER.

NEW STOCKS JUST

TO HAND

The Kaiser Again

After having lain low since bis performance in the dyn 'gogue at Lods, the Kaiser has once more come to the fore in a dramatic manner. He has telegraphed to the Queen of Greece that he has paralysed the Russians for eix months to come, and is about to deliver a stroke on the Western front that will make Euròpe tremble! The assertion, as to the Russians is interesting in that, so far as we remember, it is the first time that base friend William ha taken the lie-monger ing Business

of Cont

the

DAY BY DAY

TIB EXPECTATION MAKES A BLESSING DEAR: HEAVEN WERE NOT HEAVEN, IF WE KNEW WHAT IT WERE Buckling,

The Weather.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

ALIEN ENEMIES IN INDIA,

Affairs la America

MAJOR-GENERAL

KELLY, C.B.

Chamber of Commerce's Appreciation.

Hongkong, July 12, 1915. The Acting soretary of the

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

Hongkong Polica ordera issued to-day by Mr.FC Jenkin, D. 8. P (Benarvo

Parades

(Central Police Station, 580 p.m.).

It comes na something of a sur- prisa that, after all, the Un tid Staton has taken cfficial notice of the complaints made by private firme as 31 the British blookide. The flippant may seek to dismies the situation with a hall eneer at At the Pask & a m. Temp. 78. yet another Washington Note! Chamber of Commeroe favours un 1 and 2 Chinese Platoons. A but there will be a majority whe with the following correspondence: British and Portuguess room

Sir-On the eve of your de Thursday, July 22ad will regard the matter with seri ousness and will regres that parture from the Colony the 3 and 4 Portuguese Platoon Friday, July 23rd.-New. America has laid hereell open to Committee of the Hongkong

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 82 sunchine.de

sunshine.

Count the Columns.

the Telegraph Yesterday

attempt is for and amateurish, will be 34+ published.

Wednesday, July 2let.

hands of experts and branobed published 344 columns of solid the charge of unfairness and self. General Chamber of Commerce and 4 Pisioons and all recr cul on his own account. The reading matter, To-day there ishuese or else of readiness to desire to place on record their Chinese Company for marohl

be cerced by her capitaliste, appreciation of the valuable ser exeraiser; without arms. That Sir Edward Grey will have vioos you have rendered the e practical and "pertinent answer Colony during your term of offes, ready we do not doutt; nor more particularly since the out to the D. 8. P. on or before

break of war, last August, 8.5.ia there any reason

Saturday morning, July 24, a

The Mails.

and must make the more accom- plished liars in his employ laugh Contemptuously. Even the moat Siberian Mail-Closed per skilled general in the world would Anhui to-day at 3 p.m. not dare to say that a single action

or succession of actions bad

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. paralysed an adversary for sin

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

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

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

months to come, more especially when that particular adversary happened till to bs in possession of millions of troops. Bat the Ksiser doag 1101 take that into consideration, The only comment that fitsthecccasion- is that he is "mad, mad, med; mad as the maddest of Latters!'

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HONGKONG TELEÒRAPH,"

MARRIAGE.

So Britsin is not alone in find-. »ing a discontented element among. her industrial population. Have we heard before that, there was dissatisfaction among the Krupp factory hands? We believe! not; though, vague stories of labour troubles have filtered through from the German madu- facturing towns from time to time. Whoever despatched the wire from Biele had either, a magnificent fond of humour, or else none at all. The directors

Australian Mail-Uldses per

Up to the Minute-Share Market News.-

Closing prices:-

Hongkong Fires.

sales..

8.8.

$55

to

Abrentees from Parada. Platoon Commanders will sent

SUPPRESSING REBEL ORGANS.

fear that he will eventually succeed. We know that this has resulted complete list of their men alment in making the grumblers so reas in a very great increase in the re- from the combined parade on the Empire to-morrow at 1 p.m.en; but we can do withgat sponsibilities of your high office. 20th, inst, with the reasons given

euch tile cocurrenres just now, and we realise that you have fully for such absence.

mot the needs of the situation. and anything that sends, even | temporarily, to atrain the relat'osa We would specially refer to the between Britain and the States iesters taken to improve the do- greatly to be deplored. The path fences of the Colony and the able is a broken and troubled one for manner in which the multitud- our Ministers in any case, and inous regulations which a state they will have need of all their of war and a declaration of diplomatic faculties to avoid military law entail have been car barking their shine. The matter ried out under your directions with 40 cents buyera x the return may not be a

the minimum of inconvenience Magu of $4.50 per sbare, Shell Transporta 80/- buyers. Star Ferries. $35, buyers. China Bagare.-$127, sellers, Kung Yike, Tis. 15, sellers

Indo-Chinse $124, buyers. Hongkong and Wpon D.

Ed.-873, bayers.

China and Minilas

Tie, 98, buyers, Hongkong Electrics.

buyers.

Hongkong Tramways.

sales.

Langkata Tis, 39, buyera.

Co.

$5,

The Dollar. The rate of the dollar on

great one,

industrial business of herow On hand as it is.

The Allen In India.

opinion that the

a

number of merchants at Shang-

ai founded an Asosiation under the name of the Falvation Asso

latin. Subsequently a number of rebela joined the association and, instead of remaining an inno-

A Salvation Association." Lately the Government issued"

· büt every trifling fret to the civil population. We would is an unwelcome addition to the also specially refer to the steps oifications to the provincial off- load of those who

taken ander your guidance to cials, stating that during the to bring the

the usefulness and off. Obins-Japanese diplomatio oriri improve warrying predy and satisfactory conclus cisnoy of the Hongkong Volunteer Shanghai Cottons in S'hai-ton. The affair of the American Force, whose numbers have in the smmunition workers is ons for past been below what they should 4, their own Government to attend be in s Colony of this size and

to. Britain can obviously do importance. 35, nothing, and has quite enough departure we trust that it will cent body for the salvation of the

While much regretting your

country it became a secret organ result in your employment in a working for seditions parfoses, still more important post and that A large number of merchants We would again, bazard the you will shortly have the satisfac being ignorant of the real nature people at tion of again serving in the field of the said association have en- Home need not noduly: While wishing you farewell we rolled themselves as its members worry themselves as the trust you have before you very and the rebele ander the cloak of Raja handling of its aliens. many more honourable and useful patrio ism and the salvation ci in the service of His the country have succeeded in Confessedly there has been plenty years of leniency shows in India, and Mejsety.

inducing a large number of peo that lenienoy has been abused;

ple to join the branch offices of but, when it comes to coping with good wishes to Mrs. Kelly and be association which are now Some Flae Photographs. We Fave received from Mee alien reighboure, we prefer to Miss Kelly. Cheung Aome fine photographs of back the Indian, or any Colonial the district destroyed by the Can-Government against that in B:i- ton fre

tain. We who live overseas are apt at times to think that a A Handsome Poster,:"

stronger hand might have been as a most handsome poster in over neighbourhood we_mij The Toyo Kisen Kaisha, send kept on local Germans in what. colours, advertising the Corona- happen to live in, but if we oon- tion festivities in Japan and the ftrast the bearing towards them ter-centenary of the Nikko Tem-lostertained by the Colonial ple.

military authorities with that observed stat Home, Standard Oil Man Volunteers. We ́shall doubtless feel We are informed that Mr. that the people in Britain had Jaspar Olark, manager of the best remove the beam from their The Chairmen,

met the representatives of the demand to-day is la 9 1/8d. workmen with a view to settling the dispute. Good! But, by way To-day's Anniversary. of a start, the military authorities bulted in and premised drastic of the death of Robert Baras.

Today is the 119th anniversary

measures palese an immediate Grrangement was reached. Tais

is funnier than anything we have read this many a day. Reuter's use MOORHEAD-FARROW-On June 5, 1915, at the British of the expression patched up Consulate, Amoy, and afterwards at the Union Church, by the Rev.ia significant, particularly in view Ll. Lloyd, Dr. John Moorhead to Kate Dorothy Farrow, daughter of the statement that follows, of Mrs. L. Barr,

Perhaps if Germany were's little less militarist in her handling of labour affairs, and Britain a little more so, matters might be adjust

DEATH.

CODEN.-On Thursday, July 15, 1915, Mrs. Mary L Ogden, mother of Mrs. L. B. Ridgely, Hankow, in the 82nd year of her age

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 1915. THE AMERICAN ADVERTISEMENT.

ed.

We would beg to extend our

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apringing into existence in vari- I have the honour to be,

ous provinces and the promoters Sir.

of this campaign aro Your obedient servant,

(agd)

trying to turn the so EA HEWETTtion into a permanent body Chairman. His Excellency,

The Government reminde Major General F. B. Kelly, O.B., the orginal promotors of the said the local officials that the aim of Officer Commanding the

Chian Command,

BA800iation was to protect the rights and privileges Dongkong.

country during the diplomatic orisis but since the crisia has already passed, there i no necessity for the people to heve such an organ, through which the rebels are insidiously. working for their revolutionary cause, Local officials in the pro vinces are warned to be on their guard against such seditions organs. Pefcing Gazette.

Headquartera, China Command, Hongkong,

July 14 1915.

Mr. Asquith and the Loan.

Mr. Asquith's suggestion that "leana might be extended to certain States beyond the "Allies' dominions,**

," will probably meat We expressed the opinion, some little time since, that the with general approbation, as will Standard Oil Company's lubricat own bye, and maskee the mote Hongkong Chamber of Com exposure of Germany's Lozus communiques and of the rabbish spread his assertion that the Government ing department, left for Home that happens to exist in curs. Of merce... broadcast by the Ostasia iobe Lloyd ete, would only spur the in- should have a freer hand. The yesterday, with the intention of course India is peculiar, in that it Dear Sr-I desire to ackroz ventors on to fresh and more elaborate efforts. From the British only common-senes view seems to joining the army. On account has not only to deal with the Ger- lodge your very kind letter of the Foreign Office wire which appeared in our issue of Monday it be that, since we want money, of some trouble with his leg he man but also with many elusive 12th inst and to express my very would seem that we did not do the lie-brokers an injustice or anderani since our credit and securities failed to be enrolled here, but gentry who may or may not be deep apprecis l'on of the great estimats their gifts. We are not going to dispute the cleverness of are more than sufficient, the Gov- hopes to obtain a commission on Turkish subjects and who may honour which the Hongkong the advertisement published by the Cleveland Automatic Machine erement is justified in raising as reaching England. On bia return or may not be doing their best Chamber of Commerce has done Company; on the other hand we frankly admit it, and own that its much by legitimate means as to the Colony be will, of course, to undermine British authority me. That my effort to carry on wording could only have been emanated from persons having a pre- possible, and in extending the be re-instated in his old post. among the nuire population. my duties here have not been found knowledge of human nature-with special reference to the loan as far as circumstances and

Italy and Austria, considered unsuccessful, is a variety to be found in the United States,

When Italy decided to stand ource of great gratification to me. opportunity choose to carry it

alongside the Allies we remarked I shall always look back with that, so for se, the Adristio was very great pleasure opon my time concerned, all the geography was in Hongkong, and amongst the in Austria's favour, ber onest be pleasantest of my recollections ing comfortably protected, for the will be my friendly relations with most part, by islands and chan-so many, members of the Chamber nels, From this morning's wire cf Commerce.

Youre very truly,

(8gd.) F. H. KELLY,

Major General.

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THE FULL COURT-

The puzzle in the American temperament which exists for all The Coalition Government enjoys Britiabers is the ouripas mingling of acuteness and credulity; of almost universal approval; there- baaîneca capacity and eentimentality. None of us understande the fore it would be well to leave mixture; nore of us ever will; but we know that it is there. Gor money mattera anreservedly in many knows this also, and has, with amazing skill (for so chuckle its hande: The dangerous headed a people), worked upon it up to the last ounce. It is experimentaliste, with whom it doubtful if she could possibly have hit upon a more clever means of was rot safe to leave completa appealing to this great neutral nation. Americans, se a raga, have control of the State's banking Hearing of will Case Continued. it is clear that Italy means to a perfectly genuine abhorrence of cruelty and tyranny. They had account, have been weeded oat of

rob her advereary of this andas received incontrovertible proof, through their own Foreign Offios the Ministry, and those who now

advaninge, end, even though hor agents, of the damnable practices of the Germans in Belgium and, form it aro, in almost every case, The hearing of the will dise attack on the Dalmatian group has having eifted the evidence, accepted it thenceforth. Something, men who tre very unlikely to was continued by the Fall Court, at her a cruiser, there is not therefore, had to be done by Germany to counteract the terrible involve the nation in a cent more this morning, when Mr. Alabaster much room for doubt as to how the truths which the people of the United States had assimilated.

The expenditure than is necessary, said he agreed with the argument fight went. Aerially, too, Italy counterblast hit upon was one which would have deceived far more and we believe that nine-tenths of Mr. Pollock and further point has been causing more trouble eceptical people than the at whom it was aimed. Jadging from of the subjects of the Emire ed out that even in the new ter both on sea and on land. The the wire, the allusion to the British Government is the slightest and have sufficient confidence in them ritory the custora differed from arsenal at Trieste the arsenal of most casual in the world. All interest is made to centre in the to be perfectly willing to see them what obtains in Victoris. description of the explosive, and the writer of the advertisement take absolute control. asaumes, in the most natural manner possible, that it is an under- stood thing by everybody that Britain should use such a weapon; that it all, so to speak, comes in her day's work !

VOLUNTEER RESERVE ORDERS.

Volunteer reserve orders issued to-day by Major Wakeman Com manding H. K. VR State:

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

Mesars. Wright and Horn by the country should make a use- adviss us that the Langkat ontpat Mr. Jenkin argued that illegiti- fal mark for the aviatore. The for the current month is as mate children of parenta land fighting would appear to be follows: domiciled in England were just as admirable in its way, and July not recognised, but obildren it is more than ever clear that born out of wedlock in a country General Cadorna in not to be de- where polygamous marriages flected from the rigid line which obtained, were recognised by our he has struck out for himself

that of "making all clear before he pushes on to Trieste,

The hearing was again ad journed.

TYPHOON WARNING.

It is idle to pretend that such clever blackgaardism is harmless to our national prestige and pride. There is always a possibility that at least some of the mud thrown may stick The advertisement has had two and a half months, in which to do its poisonous work work which it may take the Imperial Government's protest tea times as long to undo. The Empire's pride feels the pinch, in that its sons come of a race that has always bean known to play a clean game; and a alar on the national honour is a stab to every individual who takes his heritage and bie citizenship as a Britisher seriously. Long Rifles and Bayonets. Therefore it is futile to deny that the insult in question is of a Members in possession of Long mortifying nature. We can only comfort ourselves with the refle Rifsa are required to hand them tion that truth must always prevail in the end end that cur clear in together with bayonets to record in the past will weigh with all neutral, people who have any Volunteer Headquarters before sense of reasoning and of justice. When the war is over, there will 10 am. on the date bera under be plenty of opportunities of establishing facts and of wiping out at Members ofA" and lesat the worst of the impressions created by this and other lies, and Companies on Thursday 22nd: Britain's honour will then shins more brightly then ever inalant. Members of "0" and tesy before. For par present enemies, our friends and the neatral Companies on Friday 23rd. General, from nations are going to fave it forced home to them that, throughout, instant. The Rifles and Bayonota observatory at Noon our mon fought a straight fight and not only socrued dirty measures will be re-issued before 6.30 pm. Melanoma moving north

1915. Typhicon over but were never even tempted thereto never having conceived it on the orening of the day on ponsible that they could descend to meant only fit for the semi-which they were handed ins north-north INS SAVEROS Ersinet whom they are battling

WAS

telegram quoted below. ived through the cour

the \merican

HARBOUR OFFENCES. Before Commanter C. W. Beckwith R.Nat the Marine Court this morning, P. O. Ragg charged two bost people with ualaw

moving about the harbour during probibited cours 20th fret. The first

Ithus:

da-fired: 36 and the five other boat-

rged with

bateide

AUTONOMY FOR OUTER MONGOLIA

Russian and Chiasso Concessions,

Peking, Jane 8 The Russian, Chinese, and Mongolian dele- gates, who have been negotiating ct Kiakhla, this morning signed an agreement relative to Outer Mongolis, containing 22 Artiolta and two Notes. One Note provi amnesty for political offenders and the other concerns telegr matters.

The agreement recognises Chinese suzerainty over Ontar Mongolia, which is declared to be part of Chinese territory, but pro vides for fall autonomy therein

The foot of the agreement from the point of view of China is to save har face, but to deny her right to colonize or to employ military force.Russia (dening herself in various respects, but retains all commercial Adv

Tona 253

285 245

248 249

280

250

256

228

lages previously held and ob

228

238

the establishment of Ontar Mong

280

240

222

240

bat

285

275

'so a baffer Stải

Mongolia acquires autonomy

independence in

both

Fand

276 inola

247 tion

262 сод!

Total to 20ib, ina (5293)

Daily average