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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1915.

WE ARE SOLE AGENTS

FOR

JEFFREY'S

PILSENER

BEER

NEW STOCKS JUST

TO HAND

That Coat of Arms.

There was some amount of amurement evident on the faces

DAY BY DAY.

IF ALL THE YEAR WERE PLAY- of men passing along Battery ING HOLIDAYS, Path and the " bank" portion of TO SPORT WOULD BE AS TEDIOUS

The Weather. - Lower level 8 s.m. Temp. 80;! At the Peak 8 a m. Temp. 74;

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NOTES ON THE CRISIS

THE DARDANELLES.

On the Western Front.

Queen's Road this morning, 48 TO WORK-Henry IV. traceable to the fact that some enterprising gentleman had solved the difficulty of that osat of] arms over the former German ganehine.

Though the situation in Russis, Bank by covering it with the

Southern Austria and the Dar- Union Jack-on which, by the clear.

danelles looms so large in the way, the legend was inscribed:

world's interest, one still cannot This is the Flag!' The idea

love the feeling that it is the is quite a good one, the more so

the Yesterday the Telegraph Western front that that whosoever goes to take it down will be removing the British published 346 solumns of solid real heart of things, and that it Ensign in order to make way for reading matter. To-day there is there that the victory will the enemy's greet-a queer sort of will be 41 published. thing to do in a British Colony! We admire the perpetrator's in- |

Count the Columns,

The Malls.

is

1890.

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE

YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week ending September 4, 1890.)

The Dollar, September 4.The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 3/10," The Silver Exchange, August 29,-"Slver exchange

1890

-SHARE REPORT.

The quotations which follow are from the Hongkong Telegraph for September 4th 1890.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank New Imus $227, per share, {sellore,

Union Insurance Society of Canton 101 perahare, bayers. China Traders' Insurance Com- pacy-$60 per share, buyers,

North China Insurance Fla.

still on the boom. A reliable 340 per share, sellers is

itiative mera then his artistry; American and Siberian Maile.alow why the fighting has been quoted at four bob before the end

but, be the design never so rade, it is at least the Union Jack and wa protest against any movement, for taking it down unless the

Das par 6.9. Tenyo Maru to-day.

French Mail. Closes per se.

Amazone at 4 p.m. to-day.

Canton Insurance Company, Ltd.--8117) per share, buyers.

Yangtare Insurance Association Hongkong Fire Insurance Com Tls. 70 per share buyers,

faslly be won, Cabinet in-authority which his name is isters at Home bave explained Dan 'el, says we are certain to see why the progress there has been the Mexican shekel of commerce msicly trench warfare, usually, of the year. So say we; but our more or less of a defensive sort so present trouble is the exceptional-pany-$365 per share, sellors.

China Fire Insurance Company ly inconvenient scarcity of the far as the Allied srcopa are con-

Hongkong and Whampoa Dook cerned. All last winter and all the almighty dollar. Sabioribers aud-$89 per share, buyers. mium, asles and unyers.

Hongkong, Canton and Macso Steamboat Company-$35 per share, buyere

authorities are prepared to re- Biberian Mail. Oloses per s.s.spring, and the greater part of advertisers with long outstanding Company-$70 per cent. pre-

LTD. place it with something neater

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

and more substantial, or prefor ably, to hack away the original git of arms altogether. Meaars Sassoon, more power to them,

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to have covered the arms appearing

the truth and print the news without fear or favour. ***** XI. 10 10 10 DE KRAENAAR *

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

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

Office address: 11, Ico House St.

BIRTHS.

AITKENHEAD.-On August 28, 1915, at 69 Yang tszeppo Road, to Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Aitkenhead, a daughter.

KENDALL-On August 27, 1915, at Tientsin, to Mr. and Mrs. F, G. Kendall, a con.

on their own windows, but on the floor above their cffices there are five windows still dießgured with the emblem of blackgaerdiem, lying and cowardice. Will co-

as fat a cover over them ?

The Portuguese Lad the Money

Lenders.

Two 0380s appeared in our issue of yesterday wherein money BELL-At Hankow on August 26, 1915, to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. advanced by Obinere to Portu Bell, a daughter.

grote was sued for.

We are MARRIAGES. APENES-WEST.-On August 30, 1915, at the British Consulate glad to note that in neither case General and afterwards at the Norwegian Consulate General Mr. did the plaintiff sucosed in E.O.Apense of Shanghai and Mrs. M. West, widow, also of Shanghai, getting abnormally good terms, CARVALHO BRAGA-On the 28th August at St. Anthony's in tne, the Chief Justice, on be- Church, Anerley, 8. E., Robert Anthony, younger son of Mr. and ing told that the Portuguese Mrs. E-A. Carvalho of Hongkong to Edith Gertrude only daughter defendant's wage was but $100 a of the late Dr. J.F, Braga of Anerley, and Mrs. J.F. Braga of" The month, observed that he had been Larches," Anerley, S.E.

DEATHS.

very foolish. In the abstract, agreed; but it is easy to be wise after the event, and when a man, be be Portuguese, British, or any other nationality, is up against the all Snancially, his instinct is to borrow and not to look too closely into the conditions of interest and repayment. The Hongkong For- tuguese is usually regarded as fair game by the money-lending. element. His salary is rarely à large one-often it is a dis- gracefully low one if we bear in mind the fact that be in not infrequently a more able man than many of the Britishers in thie Oolony who draw a very | comfortable wage for doing noth- Mr. Lloyd George has publicly stated, on various occasions|ing, more or less picturesquely.......... lately, that the situation as regards the mraitions output is, to all and he is no more immune from intents and purposes, satisfactory; and the beginnings of a very ocossional money difficulties then practical confirmation of his assertion are now, coming through by his wealthier neighbours. wire, more se hints than se definite and connected statement. The

ELBOROUGH, A. C. E. of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Captain in the K.O.Y,L.I. Died on 30th July of wounds received in France,

FORDE, K.R. late of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. Lieutenant in the East Kent Regiment. Killed in France on 24th July.

JOHN FERRIS SEAMAN, late of Shanghai, at Hancock Point. Maine, the 27th August, 1915. By cable from Now York-

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1915.

THE MUNITIONS SITUATION.

Anhui to-day at 5 p.m.

Share Market News-Opening Official Quotations,

Closing prices

Banke- $816, buyers.

$410,

accounts, kindly cota."

the summer, our men had per-

Opium Permits. force to barbour their ammunition

August 29,-"The Harbour and to wait patiently till matters M16ter(Commander Ramsay R.N. at Home allowed of a more gener issued a notification to the local oas supply. The enforced wait importe of opium, yesterday, to ing has not been entirely without the effect that in fature they North China Insurances. Tle. its advantages. Many of our men would have to slate, in their ap

185 buyers:

have been allowed to get a long-plications for permits to remove Unions, $972, sollers.

needed rest in England, the cheets the day and hour of such Hongkong Fires.

French have been able to ring the removal. As that would cause chenges on their troops if the buyers. Hongkong C. and M. S. 8. Co.

Ld. 8104, enlos. Star Ferries.-$35), buyers. Ranba.-$3.80 cellers. Tronohe. 31/6 buyers. Ural Caspians-40 sellera, Hongkong and W'poa D.

Ld.-8741, buyers. Shanghai Decks Tie.

busera.

Hotele, $112; buyera.

Humphrey's Existes.

buyere,

Light and Powers.

bagere.

Tramways $5.10 buyers. Union Waterboate.

sellers..

**

Canton Insurances.

buyera: Douglas'e- $79, bayers.

(Combined Indo Deferred Chicas. Preferred Hongkong Cottone.

buyera,

Co.

03

$7

$415,

143 b. 88 b. 55 b.

$8.30,

China Sagore:$126, buyers. Kung Yika-Tls. 16), bayers. Shanghai Cottens in Shangbai

-105-boyere.

Up to the Minute. Unione.-8985, buyers. Douglas's,380, bayers, Steamboats-$191, bayers. Lados.-$144, buyers cum div.

tronches and those in reserve and very considerable inconvenienor, according to yesterday's wirs, the owing to the dificuity of dealing with large consignments readily, Belgian army has been able to

a protest was made, and the Gov pallitself together. Results such

as there are not to be pooh-poohed, ernment are to be memorialised." partionlarly when we call to miad

A Notorious Goal Bird. Auguet.-"A cotorious gaol

China and Manila Steamship Company-8118 per share, buyers. Hongkong Gas Company $135 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Hotel Company $180 per share, sellers,

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per cont. Debentures-8501,

Indo-China S.N. Company

27 per cent, dia, sellers,

Douglas Steamship Company $55 per share, sellers.

China Bagar Refining Com

the fact that Germany's energies bird whose record of eight pany, Ltd.-8172 per share, on the Eastern front and her seclusions ranges from three ex. div., salee and buyers. increasing shortage of men have weeke up to one year, since 1889,

Luzon Sugar Refining C carcely allowed her to give any was caught in Lower Lascar Row pany, Limited-116 per share,

of her own tranch-dwellera a holi- yesterday, two days after bis ex. div., sollera, day. As to the immediate fatare return from banishment without

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Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company.—$77 per share, buyers.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co, Ltd. -$10 per abare, sellers,

A. 8. Watson and Co., Ltd.— $26 per share, sales and buyers. Hongkong High Level Tram- way Co., Ltd.-$105 per share

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co.,

isane).--$31 per share, buyers.

Groen Island Coment Co. (old

Green Island Cement Co. (new issue).-$3 per share, nominal.

Hongkong Land Investment Co., Ld.-895 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Electric Light Co., Ltd. per share, sellers,

West Point Buildings Co., Ltd. -$32 per share, sellers...

Hongkong Ice Company- troops that are short of shells leave and reappeared at Mr. $100 per share, sellers. $4.30, cannot well maintain the heavy Wodehouse's teres this morning. Hongkong Rope Manufactur artillery fire that has characterised His Worship sent him into retire ing Company,,] Ltd.-$118. per our men's fighting doring the ment for a year, and ordered that share, buyers. 817 past week; and we shall look for- at the end of bia term he should ward eagerly to the Field Marshal's be deported to Central Afrios, next report as to what has really and induced to lose himself a la been accomplished by it all. That Em'n Pasha." the French and Belgians share

Our Sanitary Board. our men's keenness and general August 30.-"For the past two activity is shown plainly enough months Pedder's Hill, where our in this morning's wire as well as hard-worked staff drag out an in the recent results obtained by anything but heavenly existence, the French sirmen.

has been cne hideous mass of buyers. In Gallipoli.

open drains and foul tnks to Next, in point of interest, comes which even far-famed Cologne | Lid.—$25 per share, nominal, that the temporary excitement, plaints bave been made to romerly the position in Gallipoli. Now

must take second place. Com- which was the outerms of the this grievance, and of coures rumour that the Dardanelles ac have been practically igncrad. tually had fallen, has subsided, We never had a chance of shoving our readers are able once more one of the Sanitary experte down to form something like a square a drain and keeping him there and sensible view of matters. The until he was suficiently white Straits have not been forced but washed to take his seat in the China Sugare. $126), buyere.it le manifestly the opinion in lestial oboir, cr no doubt there Kowloon Wharves. $76, Europe that their days are very would have been a sensationsi

buyers.

much numbered. Sir Ian Hamil abindy and, as customary in this Hongkong "Cottoce

ton is as cautious as Sir John Colony, the intocent would have small increase over those of the French and has all the British suffered. We respectfally asked corresponding period of 1889. soldier's aversion to the practice the late Hop. Mr. Chadwick to The damages due to the Hon. time is not for distant, however, when we in the Colonies will be A Man Easy to Squeeze. looking for news that consist of something more than hinte.

of ballooing before the other end have a look at a not altogether C. P. Chater and others in con Months ago we were told that further success depended entirely on The money-lender can always

of the wood is reached. In the uninfluential section of Hong-neation with the recent action the supply of war material. We were told also what could have keep track of him, for Hongkong demand to-day is le 9/163.

The rate of the dollar os rorthern zone of the Peninsula, kong tax-payera being slowly have been ascertained to be $13,- been accomplished long before, had it not been for the dearth of is not. London or Liverpool, and

even if we assume that the Biyak asphyxisted with poisonous gasts 576 69, and this amount appears that material. The enemy, it was said, would bave been cleared out can always hold over him the

Anafarts point mentioned in this from sticking drains and burned at the debit of Profit and Loss in To-day's Anniversary. of Belgium, and the Allies would have been in Germany!

threat of exposure to his taipan il To-day is the 45.h anniversary morning's wire is the farthest up with fever from the impreg-the annexed accounts. The legal To as out here it seems incredible that the public can have been he does not pay the interest rc-of the institution of the French inland that the Suvle Bay contin-nated soil, but he never cams, expenses in connection with the allowed to remain in ignorance of the condition of affairs; that is gularly; Thus he is able to squeeze Republic.

get bas resahed, it must be well he was botter occupied in writing same action amount to about was not till an untold number of our men bad perished that the bim pretty much as he chooses.

on towards half way acrosa Galli-prosy reports, talking high falu- 5,000, and will appear at the Home Government took upon itself to open the public's eyes to the We have many times suggested

poli; and it has broken the back in twaddle at Sacitery Board debit in the current half-year's great need that it was faced with. Unfortunately, as we observed at that it was almost time that the

The King's Exequstar em-of the work, inasmuch as it has the time, the Government's delay in this matter put a firat-class moneylending arrangements of powering Senor Don Salvador H. rounded the mountainous meetings, listening to the adula accounts. In April last Mr. and tory whimperings of boot-licking Mrs. Roberts resigned their posts excuse into the mouths of the malcontents and strikere at Home, who this Colony were thoroughly over-in, Hongkong has received His pessimistic indeed if we did not ping big salary from the elastic Hotel, and on their departure Mr. Javero to act no Consal for Pera bair district. Thus we should be sycophante, and drawing a whop as Manager and Matron of the immediately sheltered themselves behind the ignorance to which hauled, and we earnestly hope the authorities had condemned them and others. A mild panic that, when the war is over, the

Majesty'ssignature.

Icok to hear of good news-the pockets of the Hongkong public; and Mrs. Tucker (from the arose, which was really no bad thing for the country, and, though whole business will be gone

very beat news in feat-st sn and we finally entrested Mr. Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool) were many of the qualified workmen in whose handa lay the real respon-into completely and on Ordinance Sales of Crown Land by Public

It is notified in the Gazette that early date.

Cooper, the specially appointed Prolated in their plass," Local Distilling. Bibility for the outpat still hankered after a spell of idleness on the passed which will make the way Auction will be held at the Dis

"drains man," to come round and While waiting, the British have take stock of our woes. Bateven

September 1"The Chins strike pay that is so dear to their souls, there were plenty of amateurs of the squeezer a little harder. As trict Office, Tai Po, at 11 a m., on improved the shining hours by the scientific Mr. Cooper basa't Sugar Refining Company distill- ready to come forward to offer what help they could. There was it is, one feels that a debt of Monday, September 20, 1916 and sinking four more transports (we come, although our hospitality ed 0,120 gallons of spirits during Fomething more, loo, than mere volunteering in all gratitude is das to our judges, this. A Da'ion WAS speaking; Whe Baying to who usually give but short shrift at the Police Station, Tai Po, at hope they were full ones) in that and special blend of the purest the quarter ended" the “25th the Government: "If the shirkers will not work, the people as a to the lenders. It rents were in 12 noon, on Thursday, September region, and the French airmen Glenferachan are almost world August." whole will." In face of a determination eo manifest, it was idle for proportion to salaries out here, 23, 1015.

buyera.

38

Kung Yika. Tle. 161, buyere.

The Dollar.. :

Appolotment.

Sale of Crown Land.

Appropriation Ordinance Ap-

proved.

Other Wires.

The Gambling-House Boom. have accounted for a ffib. At

renowned...

September 2" We are con the came time comes nows of the Trade Unionista to come forward with paltry rules of their own one would feel less ready, por

Scandalous Wharf Arrangements. farther Italian Successea in inaking, as to the exclusion of unqualified labour." The people in haps, to hold a brief for the

August 30,-"The coandalous tinually being requested by re- general wanted war, and wanted victory and, however anxions the Portuguese borrower; but seeing been advised to exercise his power made the Austrians glad to abat- of the Central Market, whence other loading residents to expose His Majesty the King has not the Alps; successes which have wharf arrangements to the west spectable Chinese merchante and Tonfers might be to stand by while their brethren saorificed in the that these are an almost paralys of disallowance with respect to don some of their trenobes. As the Chinese Yaumsti launches the boom in gambling-houses trenches lives that could have been saved had there been greator ing item to the man, whose in- Ordinance No. 14 of 1915:-An set-off to these little scores, start, have been a disgrace to the which has been going on, through mechanical activity at Home, it was useless for them to oppose the come is small, one cannot get up Ordinance to authorize the Ap- Germany can proudly record that colony. The rapidly developing out the colony for some time, and will of the country. The Government, too, was aware of this, and, much sympathy with the good propriation of a Supplementary she has anak three tramp steamers passenger tralle between Hong we contemplate doing so thorough- having set its own house in order by a reconstitution of Ministry, it folk who are apt to speak loftily sum of seven hundred sud eighty in a week and that Admiral von kong and Hungbam, Yanmat, ly at an early date, there is no set to work to pass enactments, every one of which was a blow to the of the Portuguese as living bs seven thousand two hundred and Tirpitz has been recommended Chinese Kowloon makes it doubt whatever that the ranks of Trade Union gospel of "Don't work, and don't let others work."

yond their means. If John Bull is slow in his movemente, he is tolerably sure when

Efty-two dollars and twenty elx to take a prolonged, holiday," imperative that some sort of these pests of the community have he does move. In this case his moving has meant an ever-increasing

conle, to defray the charges of the We have a more vulgar form in system and proper wharfage ar been greatly swelled of lats; even number of munition centres, the repression of the unruly and lasy

year 1914.

English for the order that appears rangement should be made, at the the authorities admit that much. elements among the workere, and the enrolment of quits an army of

to have been conferred on this Hongkong end of the line at any A representative of thle paper There was a big house at the naval hero. It would seem that rate, for the safety of the travell-asked one of the Inspectors, of willing helpers, from men too old to go to the Front down to sohcol- boys who have given up their summer holiday for the sake of helping

Victoria Theatre Isat night, the Germany is expressing her grati- their country. All is well then, with the output. Now for the

prinsipal items on the programme tudo to him for his striking sobie 10g public. This morning as a Police the other day why these

low and notoriously known gam being two remarkably good War vements in the Baltic whereby a rush to get on board ore of bling-houses were never raided

crowd of passengera were making results. Besting in mind Sir John French's statements made some

Guzettes and a most ingenious she lost a new battleship, three these filthy rattle-trape locally nowadays? He answered that it months ago, have we not every right to feel eangaide as to the success of our troops, now that they have got, or are almost immediately September1

detective atary film in three parts: oruisers and odds and ends of dubbed passenger launches, two was entirely useless that the going to get, what they have been waiting for? If it was Tossible

"The Trap." In this some more small craft. From her perfor- of them were precipitated into local law, as at present interpret six months ago toornah the Germans who are fighting on the Western

of the thrilling adventures of the mances in Gallois it looks as the water, and all but drowned.ed, simply made fools of the lady detective, Miss Bordeni, are though the sack would shortly The Hongkong Hotel Company Executive, as the oddu front, given sufficient ammunition, is it not equally go today?

seen. There are also some good be presented to some of the Shells were all that was wanted, we were told. Now that we have

comies on the list. these, it would be unnatural for us not to look forward to speedy gcod results.

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

FF1

...Tons 211 214 203

Total to 3rd inat. 628

Daily average 212.07

Victoria Theatre.

danviction being obtai August 30. Thenstoerninge a magistrate. wers 'quite

ARTLimited,

* Genersis as well na to this dis-

tinguished admiral.

of the past half-year show a one,

rainst.