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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THE CONDITION OF YOUR HAIR DEPENDS ON THE CONDITION OF YOUR SCALP.

USE

WATSON'S -

RESORCIN

HAIR WASH

The HAIR TONIC that Kills

The DANDRUFF GERM. Cleanses the Scalp & thus

Produces a Luxurious

& Healthy Growth.

PREPARED ONLY BY

A..S. WATSON & Co., L₫

HONGKONG AND CHINA.

German Compotition after the

War.

com-

ATTRDAVAANEETEMBEL

DAY BY DAY.

WITH A LITTLE AXE.

AND MANY 81ROXES, THOUGH

HEW DOWN AND FELL TEBEHARD. EST TIMBERED OAK.-Henry VL

The Weather.

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 80; At the Peak 8 nm. Temp. 74; fog.

Renter mentioned this morning that an important Franco-Italian conference has been opened, for the purpose of discussing future commercial and industrial steps which will help to establish a barrier against German petition after the war.

Good paushine. fuck to that conference! Now is the time-and not when the war is over and handshaking and forgiveness are, it is to be feared, likely to be in the wind-

Count the Columos. Yesterday to provido for the spiking of the

the Telegraph enemy's mercantile guns against published 34 columns of solid futuro ase. Germany's com-

reading matter. To-day there mercial methods are as insidious will be 431 pablished. as her diplomatic and mili- tary ways, and consequent-American Mail Dae per 8.8. ly it is keen eye should be kept upon Siberian Mail.Closes per s..

Nippon Mara on Monday. them. Her break-up as a military and naval Power will not

Anhui to-day at 5 p.m. necessarily mean the crushing of her altogether. Of course it is to be assumed that the Allies, in die. oussing the final settlement of affairs, will take away her gea- with coast altogether; but even that will not prevent har from Beeking to flood the China market and others with her manufactoree. What France and Italy are prepared to do in the

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addresses their names and tommunications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

The St. John's Ambulance Society In Hongkong.

We must congratulate the Hong. kong branch of the 8. John's Ambulance Association on the best part of a year's good

Mrs. A. O.D. Gourdin and family thank their friends most work. During the present heartily for the kind sympathy extended to them in their bereave-year, classes of instruction la first ment and for the floral wreaths sent.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1915.

THE PRIZE COURT'S DECISION,

The Malls,

Share Market New-Opening

- Official Quotations. Douglas's-487, buyersx div. Hongkong C, and H. 8.8. Co.

Ld. 8201, buyers. Shell Transports.—90/- sales. Shanghai Docks. Tle, 01),

Bellera.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS

1890

THE STRENGTH OF RUSSIA, HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE

YEARS AGO,

Unfounded.

890.

SHARE REPORT.

The quotations which follow are from the Hongkong Telegraph. for September 18th 1890.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Now. Inaus-8227 per share, | sellora, fogad to ge

Union Insurance. Society of Canton-$100 per share, sellers. Okina Traders Insurance Com pany-866 per share, buyers, a

North China Insurance Tls, 340 per share, selleru...' Ltd.-$117 per share, sellers.

Canton Insurance Company,

Yangtuse Insuranos Association Tia. 70 per share hayers, Hongkong Fire Insurance Com pany382 per share, sellers.

China Fire Insurance Company

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Conscription and Money Matters. Talegraph" files for the week

ending September 18, 1890.).

The Dollar, As is usual of late, Russia locmy large in the public interest and the dollar on demand to-day is September 18. "The rate of in the batch of Home wires. Nei-

3/31." ther she nor her enemy seems The "Telegraph" Mistaken for able to gain actual ground, but

the Sanitary Board || her men are fighting in a manner which would weaken the heart of mistakes as for the Sanitary September 11." Peakite" stronger and plackier troops than Board (a not unnatural error it he the Austro-Germans. Two of last saw the open draine around night's wires seem sa added Peddere' Hill) and complains of often contended: that, so far from the Peak in chairs caused by the confirmation of what we have so the suisanes to anybody going to

but just begun. Tall her mani- carried by coolies. We will see being utterly arippled, Russia has flavis-from mannre buckets-868 per share, sellers.

Hongkong and Whampoa Dook tions diffoulty was settled, there to the matter "Peakite," when we Company $68 per cent, pre was but little purpose to serve in have settled with Mr. Cooper over mium,sellers. calling up a large army, for in the aforesaid drains. We have the warfare of to-day insaff not concealed a brick in the Steamboat Company-36 per Hongkong, Canton and Maoso ciently-armed men are but what editorial stooking for nothing," Shakespeare called "food for

share, buyers.

China and Manila Steamship powder", Russia could at any time September 12,"With 10-Company-$110 por ahara, buyers. have called up an army strong ference to a

paragraph that Hongkong Gas Company enough, in actual numbers, to appeared in our last night's issue $135 per share, sellers. ewamp the Austro-Germane. But in regard to the Peak Hotel Co's. it is not numerical strength that premises at Craigieburn, we have $165 per share, sellera.

Hongkong Hotel Company........ wine trench warfare, and even at the best authority for stating that other times, as the worthy and there is no foundation whatever cent. Debentures-8501

Hongkong Hotal: Co.'s Six per wordy von Bernhardi showe, a for the report that this branch of large army may be considerably the Company's hotel is to be more bother than it is worth. The closed. And instead of Origis. real value of members appears barn, as asserted, having of late when-as in the case of the Bri- proved a harden to the Company, tish forces in France it is a it has, as a matter of fact, been question of replacing quickly exceedingly useful in socommo- men who are wounded or over dating a considerable number of ex. fatigued. Rassis's new enor-boarders for whom there was no

mous levies have a

very room in the new Gap Hotel." distinot meaning a sinister one

The Peak Hotel. for the enemy when taken side September 13.-" Might we be Langkate. Tle. 40, sellers, by side with last night's French permitted to suggest to the genial Shanghai Dooks. Tis. 61,commanique, which describes the manager of the Peak Hotel the

Bellers.

War Minister at Petrograd as advisability of fencing in that Ewo Cottone, Fis, 179, buyers, eatisfied with the output of arms open space at the top of the steps, Shanghai Coltons, Tis. 104, and ammunition.

immediately outside the present buyers.

entrance to the building? The American Money.

stops themselves are anything but There is still a fair amount of an unmixed blessing to visitors, excitement harging round the bat that agly, anprotected gap, on time of the sinking of the Lusi- easily lead to a broken limb American loan queation. At the with a sheer fail that might tania a report went round (never on a dark night, is more than an actually confirmed, we believe) to eye-core--it is positively danger- the effect that the Americans were ous, A bamboo fance would

Humphrey's Estates. 87.15,

sellers.

Ewos.-Tla. 1771, buyers. Tramwaya.-$5.15 buyers. Green Islands.$9.05, buyers. Hongkong and K. W..and G.

Ob. Ld-878), buyers. Dooks.-$783, buyers. Langkate.-Tls. 40 nom,

Up to the Minute. Closing prices: *****

Douglas's $87, buyers

div.

Indos (combined),

gales,

$157,

Green Islands.-$0.10, buyers. H. K. Ropes. $291, buyers.

The Dollar.

The rate of the dollar demand to-day is 1s 9 5j8d.

To-morrow's. Anniversary. have

rears of the British victory at Poictiers.

Combinations in Telegrams. It is notified in the Gazette that

Two Months' Hard.

ald and other work been held, both for Europeans

To-morrow is the 559th anni-so angry at Germany's conduct serve the purpose until the final and for Chinese, and, cut of 129

they were prepared forthwith to completion of the building." candidates, 107 proved them-

devote their wealth to helping the selves, on examination, eligible

Allies. It's a long time since the

September 13.-"he case of for certificates of efficiency. Also

sinking of the Lusitania; and it Frederick Carvalho, late third a ladies voluntary aid detachment combinatione, in telegrams, of of American resentment has be- Nanzing, who was committed for is to be feared that the keen edge officer of the British steamship has put in some good training clear language and code in one come sufficiently dalled for the trial at the next Criminal Sessions at the Military Hospital. Things ten letter group are not admis-fisanciers to be able once more to a few days ago on a charge of ing year, and classes and lectures are promising, too, for the com-sible.

have already been arranged for.

Approved,

27 per cent. dia, sellera.

Indo-China 8.N. Company-

$52 per share, sellers.

Douglas Steamship Company-

pany, Ltd.-173 per share, sales," China Sugar Refining Com

Laron Sugar Refining Com pany, Limited-$118 per share, buyers.

Hoogkong Ice Company $100 per share, sollera. ing Company, Ltd.-$120 par Hongkong Ropo Manufactur share, buyers.

and Godown Company.-876 per Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf share, sellers.

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

A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd. $24 per share,sellers. way Co., Ltd.-$105 per share Hongkong High Level Tram- buyera.

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., Ltd.-$25 per share, nominal.

Green Island Cement Co. (old issue).-$28 per share, buyers.

Green Island Cement Co. (new issue).-$3 per share, nominal. Co., Ld.-$93 per share, sellers,

Hongkong Land Investment

Ltd.-$8 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Electric Light Co., Weat Point Buildings Co, Ltd.

take a cold and shrewd "where having burglariously stolen from--332 per share, sellers.

do Iorm in?" view. Bat this, Mr. Lemm's apartments a gold

A cable in our issue of yesterday afternoon mentioned that the Prize Court at Home has confiscated the cargoes of four Scandina- the soore of their being destined for Germany; and that thirty-eight helplessness of a large number of vian steamers which were bound for Copenhagen from America, an Ona has only to consider the Dentistry Ordinance, Amendment after all, is neither here nor there; watch and chain, was again be- other vessele are involved. There is a certain satisfaction in being women of every social class, in been advised to

we don't want them to give us fore Mr. Robinson at the Police His Majesty the King has not money; but it will be vasily to Court this morning, having been posed, with the content of the able to feel that our friende at Home have been able to despoil the the case of sickness or accident, power of die-allowance with raGovernment is not "broke" yet, the Acting Attorney-General to smount as follows: To place the exercise his their interest to lend. The British sent back to the Magistrate by shareholders, to appropriate this enemy financially to a very considerable extent; but that satisfaction to realise the valus of all that the spect to an Ordinance to amend thank God, but cash never comes be dealt with summarily. In amount of $86,838.08 to Reserve is pany in comparison with the worth of the evidence which the S. John's Society is doing.

the Dentistry Ordinance, 1914.

Beizure constitutes. This evidence is two-fold. In the first place,

it provas to America and the other neutral countries that the

blockade instituted by Britain was amply justified; and, in the

second, it shows the Imperial Government that the very least relaxa. A Practical System.

tion of the blockade (such as that recently proposed in connection

Cricket Club.

amounts to

amise; and France must be need-reply to his Worship the prisoner Fund, being the equivalent of 8 The Bishop of Victoria. ing it rather badly. The Amer said he had no real intention of per cent, on the values of the The engagements of the Bishop fons must know that the Allies stealing the watch; and Mr. steamere, wharf, moorings etc., of Victoria for to-morrow, Sunday, are the right horse to put their Lemm, who was asked whether he on the 30th June last, and to pay are:-11 8.m. to preach at St. money on, and that, the sooner pressed the charge or not, stated a dividend of 41 per cent., on the with certain Christmas ware) ordered from Austria by American traders) would be an aot of sheer madness.

The class of women that relied 5 30 p.m. to presoh at the Peak will ho for the United States.

Stephen's Chinese Church, and the war is over, the better things that he thought Carvalho would capital of the Company, absorb not have committed such an actioga farther sum of $45,000.000, To put the matter plainly, Britisbers trust the Washington on tradition on good tousewife Church.

The Conscription Bogey. Government but they do not trust certain individual American ly counsel that was bonded on

had he been in his sober senses, and leaving a balance of 82,709 Excursion to Macao,

Again there are very serious Hojudged that from his knowledge 56 to be carried forward. It will business houses. There is a type of American in whose goal the from mother to daughter-hag The Hongkong, Canton and rock ahead of the Government at of prisoner's character. His Wo:-be observed that the profit result dollar reigns supreme; and to him whether money comes from unhappily, almost died out and Macao Steamboat Company's New Home, No sooner is the Welsh ship, in passing sentence, said he ing from the working of the Com neutral, friend or foe is a matter of entire indifference. A war, a has been succeeded, in the main, Steamship Tai Shen, will depart coal strike ended, no sooner is had no doubt but that if Carvalho pany's steamers famine, a strike suggest to his mind nothing more than an added by idlers, theorista or incapables, from the Company's Wing Lok the Registration Latinees showing had confessed his guilt to Lemm $73,858 96 only, which is certain opportunity for making money; and he sets to work to profit by itn the old days women knew but Street wharf si Ds.m. and return signs of being in working order, long ago, that gentlemen would ly somewhat disappointing, and to the fall. In addition to him we have the German-American-foria understood in the text-booke;

little about "bygienɔ" as it from Macao at 3 p.m, to-morrow. than Parliament and the news never have brought each a serions which must be entirely attributable whom there is bath more and less excues for attempting to supply they did not even know the name. Company Warned. papers fall a-wrangling over en charge against him. But whether to the general diminution in the our enemy with necessary commodities. It is not unnatural that thie individual should feel sympathetic towards Germany rather Bat they learned quite a lot of at the expiration of three months dest memory of all in connection under the influence of drink or a fall half of the working year.

It is notified in the Gazette that forced military service. The sad-be committed the larceny while volume of the coast trade during than towards Britain. Coming of such a stock, too, it is not sur-teful matter which the woman from the date hereof the Che with the war will always be that it did not affect the case. which, prising that he should set no store by the neutrality of the country bored contempt.

of to-day too often regarde with Cheong Company, Limited, will, our greatest foes wera they of our after carefully weighing the evid-

Wicked Hongkong Europeans whose adopted subject he is. It would be idle to argue with him, thers and grandmothers were trary, be struck of the Register lows in the trenches can fight However, taking all possible ex- a late number of the Christian (9) Oar mo- unless cause is shown to the cox-own household. Oar brave fel-ence, appeared very grave indeed. ditioned crank, Alfred 8. Dyer, in Beptember 17, That ill-con- for a German is physically unable to understand what the civilised peoples of the world mean by personal honour, Truth and falsehood Process nd bruises, how to doke and the company will be dissolved. ad text the Germans, but they tentasting circumstances into describes the Europeans of Hong are alike to him and he cannot even respect the laws of the foreign poultices and simple med'oines,

with catsand bruises, how to make Land Allotted to Kowloo0 country that has given him hospitality. Since Britain has this class and how to cook for the sick.

cannct so easily contend with consideration, which included the kong as "the lowest of Colonista. and overcome the skulker, the prosecutor's inclination rather to We have just written to Frank of gentleman to watch, what other course was left to her than that Such things formed part of a re- the area of land between Jordan caviller, the selfish politician, the could but commit the prisoner fer who is at present in London, to It is notified in the Gazetta that labour agitator, the inveterate withdraw thantress the charge, he Slevio, the Australian braiser, of establishing a blockade?

The effect of the seizure on the authorities at. Home should be speatably brought-opgirl'aedcc1- Road and the northern boundary self-bocsting newspaper proprie two months' imprisonment, with interview, the reverend Irand on and probably will be, to determine them to draw the blockade ever either have not the faintest notion been allotted to the Kowlcon these people at Home keep the

tion. To-day, as a rule, women of the Kowloon Cricket Club, baster and the crank. Why oarnt hard labour." closer and to silence very promptly any Britisker who dares to ang about such things, or eles they are Cricket Club for the purpose of one central idea stes Jily before

our behalf, and report the realt geat that the very least consideration should be extended to goode soaked in theories about vantil farming Tennis Courts. A plan their minds that we want to

The Douglas Steamship

of the encounter in Richard Ky hailing from America. When, some months ago, our patrol-bosts tion and the difference between a of the area oan be seen upon achieve a speedy viotory? It is is the report for presentation to

Company Limited:

Fox's Folios Gazette,” found that America was eending thirty times as much of a given nitrogeronaenda non-nitrogenous application at the office of the inconveivable that men can talk the shareholders at the seventh membered that some time ago s

September 16.-"The following The late Dr. Stewart, commodity to e.g. Sweden, Britishers know what to think. Mattera, diet, and, while posessing qui'e Director of Public Worke

September 18-"It will be re- we know, are better than they were, but the scizure and confiscation of the geode under discussion shows plainly enough that American of physiology, eto, often have as au appreciable book knowledge

cold bloodedly about general ordinary general meeting, to be meeting was held in the City Hall Supreme Court Hours, elections and can interest them held at the offices of the Com- to decide what steps should be or German-American ambitions to supply cotton or metal to Ger- much notion of looking after the Offices of the Supreme Court grinding while their brothers are of September, 1893, at noon of the late Dr. Stewart. A

It is notified in the Gazette that selves in political strife and axs-pany, on Saturday, the 20th day taken to perpetuste the memory many are not at an end. Clearly the blockade must go on and must sick child or of tying up a wound will be open daily, except on dying in the trenches. If men The General Managers have now meeting a Commitée was be tightened. Germany has a remedy we beg her pardon! she has as they have of flying. The General Holidays and Pablic will nor enlist voluntarily, the 10 submit to the shareholders pointed for the purpose, inter remedies, one of which (the submarining of British craft-preferably practicality of the St. John's Holidays from 10 o'clock in the Government may as well draw their report on the seventh year's of ascertaining what they with women and babies on board) she has not neglected to avail herself of. This to be sure, is a course which the Articles of War to all classes of women, and none afternoon, aubject, however, to what they chose and let Britain 30th Juns, 1890, After paying mittes, having now received in-

course is ཕ་ godsend forenoon until I o'clock in the off our troops, let the Germans do working of this Company, ended marble bust, would be. do not recognise; but there is one which they do. Our enemy has can follow it conscientiously with the provisions of section 5 of the go to Hades as scox as she likes, all running expenses, premis of formation on the point are desir still plenty of ornisers, dreadnoughts, destroyers etc. skalking in out benefiting to an enormous ex- Supreme Court (Vacations) Or But, before she goes, we should insurance, remuneration to Con- ous of laying the result safety, and afraid to venture forth sud fight. Why does she not try, tent. The Society has done grand dinance, 1898, so far as it relates certainly wish to see that Labour sulting Committee and Auditors' enquires before a general meeting, for the first time in her existence, to play a straight game: ooms work in the past and has a wide to the Criminal Sessions. The Member, Thomas by name, who is fees, there remsing a net profit of and as will be seen out and seek to end the blockade by means of a sea-fight such as futurs before it; and Hongkong Long Vacation commences on the threatening the Government with $114,547.84, and in accord-vertisement in such men and nations of honour can recognise? If har navy is so all-power- fal, how comes it that it has not hastened out and driven off the readers will certainly wish it 20th instant and terminates on the railway strike, taken ont and ance with the Articles have calle a public naughty British abips that are interfering with her commerce? overy success.:!

17th proximo.

hot without further palater. of Association, it is pro- Monday next.””