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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1918.

WATSON'S OLD BROWN

LIQUEUR BRANDY

IT HAS

ALREADY DONE TIME

"21

"

YEARS IN WOOD

E

QUALITY

TRY IT

AND BE YOUR

DAY BY DAY.

The Japanese In Tsingtau.

Jajnoese pracucality and regard for the lawn of health have been proclaiming themselves in Tsingtau this long time paat-in a

TO WHAT BASE USES WE MAY RETURN, HORATIO WHY MAY NOT manner that ought to be regarded | IMAGINATION TRACE THE NOBLE sa ■ useful object lesson to Hong-DUBT OF ALEXANDER TILL HE kong. The Japanese realise to a

FIND IT STOPPING A BUNO-HOLE?

Hamlet. far greater extent than ever the Geraisns did (and, if it must ba [saio, then the Britishers of Hong- kong bave dons) that careful legislation, steadily and persever eunsbine. ingly followed up, is necessary. As the Peak 8 a m. Temp. 74; wherever Chinese moat do annabine. congregate, if the public health is not to suffer. The

The Weather.

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 50:

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

THE ALLIES' OFFENSIVE.

Greek and Balkan Mattera.

firs and the time-gaining, shilly In Greece matters still hang

shallying policy is still being languidly followed. The course which King Constantine is letting himself follow in about as feeble an one we could look to find on any page of ancient or modern, history. He thinks the Allies should be allowed passage through his ally's iflaence has made for good; Siberian Mail.-Closes per vs. Bulgarian attack," but does not territory "for defence against the

The Malls.

greater control exercised over English Mail.-Due rickabe cooliea in Teinglau Novars to-day.

8.1.

per of which wo spoke recently is one Siberian Mail. Dao per 1,8, OWN JUDCE of the many instances where our

Chenan to-day.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LD.,

HongKong AND China.

sad there are others, Much has been said by foreignera about the need for the Chinese being guided by the Japanese-1 indeed 100 much; bat on this | ma:ter of cleanliness there can be

no two ways of thinking.

Chloese Laundries.

Talking of cleanliness, we men- tioned yesterday that municipal laundries are being erccted in Tientsin and should be in working order by the end of the year. Only waterworks water will be

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to used, and all the work will be

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

* KM# 10 19 18 19 20 2✰ERYAN *

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong,

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

Western Union Office address: 11, Ice House St.

MARRIAGE.

BRAND-CONOD. On October 2, 1915, at the Union Church, Shanghai, by the Rov. C. E. Darwent, M. A., William Brand, of Shanghai, to Marie Alice Conod, of Daillens, Switzerland,

DEATH.

Homo, Pealice Laplanche, aged 49 years.

too.

one.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1915.

THE ALLEGED ARMENIAN ATROCITIES.

under European supervision. The |innovation will make Hongkong people envious-at least those of them who are dependent on the tender meroics of the ordinary Chinese washerman. We do not. look to find our own Sanitary Board taking up any wild enter prises in this line just yot, but we really would suggest, for the hundredth time, that it should bostir itself to the minor extent of

Lachow to-day at 5 p.m..

Share Market News-Opening Official Quotations. No Crange.

189 0.

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE

YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week ending October 9, 1890.)

The Dollar.

Oslober 9.-"The rate of the dollar on demand today is 3/83%."

13

1890

SHARE REPORT.

The quotations which follow are from the Hongkang Telegraph for October 9th 1890,

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Now Iesus-$191 per share, buyers.

Union Insurance Society of Canton-$100 per share, bayars. China Traders' Insuranos Com- pany-863 per share, buyers,

North China Insurance --Tis. 340 per share, sellore,

Canton Insurance Company, Ltd.-$1174 per share, sales.

Yangtazo Insurance Association

Hongkong Fire

pany-8357 per share, sellers,

China Fire Insurance Company

A Man of Promise. October 3.- John Henry Hollander, who was at one time reporter on the staff of the Zonghong Telegraph (he went in. Banks with 3. D. Woodford T. 70 por the nurance Com

stone broke" in a big gamble think they should cooupy "a base "ome years since and bolted to for an offensive against Balgaria Guatemala, where he founded and her Allies!" Menawhils no and edited a paper called the one will be surprised to know Star) has once more some out as889 per share, buyers. that, ander German inspiration the top. Hollander's rag was Hongkong and Whampoa Dook and influence, a small (we anti-goverament, and be Company$73 per cent. pre Up to the Minute. Closing Prices:*

trust and believe it is a very wouldn't listen to reason the Premium, sales.

Hongkong, Canton and Macao Indos.--$157, buyers.

small) number of Greek polsident promptly turned him out Docks, $80, bayers $87 iticians is prepared to do the of the country. That, however, Steamboat Company-$35 per

Talos.

scrap of paper pidgin with the is a dangerous experiment with share, bayers. Berbian treaty. But it looks as one of Unole Sam'a citizens, and China Manilas.--denta 50 buyers. Star Ferries-$384, buyers.

though the Allies might bave Mr. Secretary James G. Blaine Langkate. Tls. 39, sellera in very little patience with this pat on the screw so firmly that

Shanghai..

fooling and temporising; and it the Gastemalan Government has would decidedly be to the Greeks' consented to the exile's return, We wonder how much Hollander interest were they quickly to re- consider their position.

will get out of this smart busi- nees! There is an old account outstanding-but there, it's too

Cemente. $11.20, esles. Hongkong Cottone.

buyers. Ewos.--Tls. 1721, bajera, Kung Yike Tla, 151, sales, Trama,-$6 salée.

The Dollar.

$01,

·

demand to-day is la 9 15/168.

The rate of the dollar en

Bulgaria.

Hollander was a smert fellow if

Bulgaris, having insisted on asking for trouble, is already long ago to think about now. having it served out to her, if he had only possessed a nicer dis we are to credit the story—not at

crimination as to the meaning of all an unlikely one-that a Bur- sisa bombardment of Verne has the terme moum and tuum. As

begun. It will be with sincere one time J. H. H. was acting To-morrow's Anniversary

sorrow that the Allies and the editor of the Foochow Echo."

A Harbour Nulsance. forcing the dhobis to use moderary of the completion of the garia's entry into a situation that who annoy captaine so much by To-morrow is the 2nd anniver-central maticns will watch Bel-

October 4.-"The water-rats! ratsly clean water for Panama Canal.

can bring her nothing but rain. making their boats fast to incom- their operations. Water has not

She could not be termed a proa-ing steamere do not call Mr. were on the mend for her and the perous country, but mattere Wise's name blessed. They used to wax fat under the Robinsonian Allies were determined that she, 题

among other small nations, should

Cyclist Fined.

without

The Bishop of Victoris.

The Bishop of Victoria'anogaga- menta for to-morrow, Sanday, are:To preach at St. Paul's Chinese Church at 11 am, and at the Peak Oburch at 6.30 p.m.

Remanded.

Excursion To Macao.

regime, as that worthy, but some

A Safe Theory.

4-"A Chinese

October

of 562

Chine and Manila Steamship Company-$115 per share, buyers. Hongkong Gas Company $135 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Hotel Company- 185 per share, sellers, Bongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per cent. Debentures-8501.

Indo-China 8.N. Company 271 per cent. dia, sellers,

Douglas Steamship Company→→ $48 per share, sellers.

China Sugar Refining Company Ltd.-171 per share sellers.

Lazon Sugar Refining Com pany, Limited-$105 per share, buyers.

$98 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Ice Company-

Hongkong Rope Manufactur- ing Company, Ltd.-$120 per share, bayers.

Hongkong and Kowloon Whart

and Gadown Company.---876 per

share, sellers,

Ltd.-$25 per share, nominal.

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co.,

issue)28 per share, sellers.

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

Hongkong Land Investment Co., Ld.-$00 per share, buyers. Hongkong Electric Light Co., Ltd.-86 per share, sellere. ****

832 por alare, sellers, West Point Baildings Co., Ltd.

LAPLANCHE --Ou October 3, 1915, at the Victoria Nursing as to make it necessary for clothes ing, a Chinese was fined $7 for

become so ecarce in the Colony At the Police Court, this mora to be washed or rinsed in liquid riding a bicycle filth. And moreover, we notice light in Connaught Road Central,

what cautious, Magistrate usually that the old, pleasing practice of

benefit by the ultimate defeat of

wanted the steamer, and the sam Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. |spitting water or starch, or what-

the sremies of civilisation. Ger-

pan, end the knot that had been - $10 per share, sellers, ever it is, over the linen while

meny's promises to ber are tied, and in some cases the har- A. B. Watson and Co., Ltd.- ironing is, is still persisted in,

amusing; it is so easy to give boar itself, produced in Court $23 per share, buyere, local lawa notwithstanding. Wan-

away what does not belong to and sworn-otherwise he wouldn't cbai is a great place for this

Hongkong High Level Tram- one, She has a bitter lesson in convict. Mr. Wise dealt differ-way Co., Ltd.-$105 per abare kind of fun, as anyone may see

front of her. If her own by taking the trouble to peer A remand was granted in a did not tell her that Germany house runners this morning. They

sense ently with a batch of boarding-buyers. down from the commanding case at the Police Court, this meant to use her as a means had climbed aboard the Bishan height of a Causeway Bay car into morning, in which a Chinese was for bringing in Roumania and and were inviting coolies to come some of the laundries of that charged with being in oslawful Grecce on the side of the Allies, ashore and die of delight in their deleatable locality. Disease possession of siz tine of opium it is no one's fault but her own. several palaces, and when the might be a laxory, judging from valued $240. He was arrested The Allies have known for twelve coolies were coy, the prisoners the manner in which this Colony on leaving Bolt's Wharf.

mouths (and America, Holland bashed them over the head. Mr. often goes out of its way to

and the Scandinavian countries Wise made it five dollars each, The discussion in the House of Lords as to the atrocities on Durture and promote it.

The Hongkong, Canton Bod for nearly half that time) that the within five seconds." Armenians alleged against the Turks carries as a considerable

Macao Steamboat Company's New destructive ape in the German degree farther than did the wire received last wook from Washing. Then and Now.

Steamabip "Tai Shan," will de temperament yearns to get all In connection with this latter we suggested that statements

Sixteen years ago to-day Presi-part from the Company's Wing Europe; all the world in fact, a-labourer fell into the water at involving large figures ought, under the circumstances, to be received dent Kruger sent his celebrated Lok Street Wharf at 9am. and fighting and a-killing: more so Blackbend'a godowns, Kowloor, with a becoming amount of caution and reserve; and although later forty-eight hours' ultimatam to return from Macao to-morrow at than ever since she abandoned yesterday morning, whilst loading information is of the fort that one must listen to with proper teapot, the British, demanding the with-3 p.m. The Company will also the hope of winning in the limbar. As he has not been seen we are still bound to feel that it contains much which may altimately drawal of our troope from his run a steamer from Macao on struggle. The next best thing, in since it in theorised that some-

EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. have to be corrected. With the black pages of Taroo-Armenian froutier. Needless to say this Sunday morning at 7.30 a.m. and the eyes of this debssed and thing has happened to him." biglory, before us it is impossible to deny that the Porte is capable was rejected and, three days from Hongkong at 3 pm from vanity-mad people, to domina

The Liquors Consolidations of any and every horror, on no matter how large s scale; but to later, the Boers invaded Natal the Company's Wing Lok Street ting the whole world is rain-

On Current Fiction,

Ordinance, October 7.-*Out accept unreservedly the statement that " German Consule not mere- territory. Looking back calm-Wharf.

ing it. Unluckily for German heroines in last year's novels 372 the Governor in Council on Ooto- The Regulations were made by ly looked on bat encouraged theen horrors" demands at least ay on what happened dur Rainfall for September. aspirations, the world refuses to were blondee and only 190 ber 7. reasonable amount of bifting.

ing the following two years The rainfall for the month of be ruined; on the contrary it is brunettes. Six of them died of and a half, one is forced to the September at the Botanical Gar- taking some very practical stops consumption, and eleven of other duty payable in this Colony sent Intoxicating liquors subject to The British appetite for tales of tyranny is admittedly a large admission that, but for British dens as 6 28:ne, on 10 days, at towards caging the Irresponsible complaints of the chest, but on se gifts to prisoners of war detain- Like the Amerions, we very readily listen to any story of anpreparedness, over-trattfaluess the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kel- saimale whose ambition has asan- the whole they were a healthier ed in this Colony shall be ez- slavery, cruelty or inassacre because, as a free people, we love to and eckeurenees many of the lett, it was 7 80ins, on 12 days med so eccentric and morbid a lot than previous crops. Not one empted from duty. feel that othare, provided they are not employed in some of our chops men slain during that time might and at the Police Station, Taipo, form. And, by the way, while out of the whole 602 perished. No liquors exempted under and factories, ought to enjoy the same blasings of liberty and of be alive today. Britain made it was 277ins. on 8 days. The the Germans are using the Bul from Iambago, gont, enlarged these Regulations shall be re- immunity from servitude, torture or murder as ourselves. How her aid mistake of uading too rainfall at the Royal Observatory garian railways, what will the liver, glanders, drink, spontaneous moved from the prisoners of war greedily our friends at Home listened to the stories of Chinese much on the security which her for the period January 1-Sep. Allie be doing? When their guns combustion, dog-bito, or light camp. slavery in South Africa, of tortures to Congo natives and the like! oneinother generations had work-tember 30. (01 50ins.) is 13 and seroplance have had half an ningsandall who were extinguish- How readily to shift the matter to another plane for the momented so hard to establish. Thus where 957ins. below the average for the hour's fan with tho e railwaya ed in the course of the story these Regulations shall be sold to No liquors exempted under did they swallow the "war babies" fable of a few months back. Germany, France or Russia would 30 years 1884-10'3.

we would not give much for the offered some profound observation any person whatsoever or supplied Within the recollection of most of us there have been well nigh have exercised plenty of suspicion

enemy's chance of using Bulgar on their deathbede, barring one, to any person other than to the score of tales of bloodshed or oppression on a large scale which and vigilance we exercised none,

ian territory 69 В moens of who was finished off through a prisoners of war detained in the Britain and Amorioa bave held out both hands for, and which, and, with our eternal benevo

conveying supplies south-east-house falling on her and badn't prisoners of war camp. on further examination, proved to be pure fiction or, at most, less lence, allowed ourselves to be

His Excellency the Governor wards.

time to compose anything deep than half true. Even the Putumayo outrages were wildly exagger-hood winked right and left. When has been pleased to appoint Ng ated-as anything coming from our eccentric friend Sir Roger the present war is written up we Forest Officers" for the control ing Hungarian troops away from of those left a note on the dress result from an attempt to keep Sang and Cheung Choy to be

or interesting. Thirty-four dia- There was some talk of bring appeared mysteriously, but thirty Ossement would naturally be. On the whole, one is justified in may have to ask ourselves if even saying that in all the long, horrife calendar there is but one of the so severe a lesson as the Boer and superintendercs of the the Eatern front to partake in an ing-table which explained every the ship on her course at fall recorde that has been proved from start to finish to be literally tree, impaign was sufficiently laid to forests of the Culony.

attack og Sarva. To the Russian thing.” That record in the story of Germany's atrocities on the battlefield, at heart. Happily the laur stages and Lui Ki Yang to be "Forest humour, this magnificent piece of The appointments of Wu Ching mind, with its proverbial sense of

speed the engines were stopped, ses, in her own territory and in towns and villages captured by her. of that campaign were untirely Officers", published in Govara-strategy must be just couralsing that the new Canadian-Paufio rivals through the gap. On they and in patience the hagh liner waited the passage of her puny oreditable, and the peace-making Give a dog a bad name and you may as well hang him out of was done without loss of diguity.ment Notification No. 231 of the The Austro Germans bave spent liner Empress of India will make came under full sail and with hand. We should be more than human if, knowing what we know Indeed to wall was it done that, 18th June, 1914, are hereby osa-illions of pounds and sacrificed her trial trip on the 18th of this a strong tide; first one, then two about the essential rollinism of Germany, we were not prepared-to-day, thousands of the men who celled.

millions of live to establish month."

then a dozen or so, one after an just as in the case of Tarkey-to accapt any tale, however fearsome, hated the name of England six-

a foothold in Russia, and now, A River Grievance, that was to her discredit. At the same time, the British attitude as teen years ago asked nothing

other many of them getting foul st a moment when LANGKAT OUTPUT.

already October 9. "That Heaven-sent of the Fowan in the narrow wa concerns auspicion and credence ought to endeavour to make itself better than to fight for har pre-

that foothold is more than in barrier again! When will theters. One of them by some mesde as fair as it has been in the treatment of prisonere, etc. When the survation.

Mesare, Wright and Hornby jpardy, they are talking of Viceroy of Canton have the good get under the pork" guard" of war is over our Government will have nothing wherewith to reproach

advise us that the Langkat output reducing the forces that they souse to remove that useless relic the steamer, and it took consider itself in regard to its treatment of those whom war has put in its

for the current month is as have thore. What can Russia of the Franco-Chinese fiasco by able time to clear her away. No power; and the same should surely be the case whore justice of

follows

with her two or three million having the sticke, stones, and damage was done to the Canton thought is concerned. No thoughtful people accepted the German

spare mon ready to take the field, dabris, piled up as a barrier in liner, fortunately, but the annoy atrocity stories as long as there was a shred of doubt; and it would be, The educational activity in

do but laugh? And not so long the Canton river, removed once ance of really needless delay had idle to take for granted the present charges against those German this country, despite the war, is

ago the enemy was shifting and for sli? It is a constant source to be borne, as is amal in such officials until we have a little stronger testimony than in at present well illustrated by the Class Lists

batohes of men from here over of annoyance to foreign steamers, osses, with low of time and more forthcoming Heaven forbid that we would seem to take up the of the Cambridge Lcel Exami

to the Western front! Certainly and native craft as well. Laat or less risk. This is not the first, position of devil's advocate or to plead for a race whose soldiers nations, held in Jaly last,

the Germans will want as many night, as the steamship. Powan but abant the thousandth time must hand on a name as any in history, whose sailors drown which have been published.

troops in Flandere as they can was coming down from Canton, that we have called attention to helpless women Bose planters can while away. an idle after 8,524 candidates entered, the

get; for, even by their own show the officer of the watch sighted a Viceroy noon with flogging an unoffending coolie to death. Heaven forbid, largest number for several years,

Chang'white too, that we should defend the Turkish cause against that of the and 1,520 boys and 1,793 girls

ing, the French are dealing out files of junks osming towards the elephant,"

What pity he justice with a very heavy hand narrow channel in the barrier. It couldn't take it with him to Armenians; hat fair'e fair and truth's truth, sa the boys passed, 90 boys and 30 girls ob at Home rar and we want a judicious amount of chapter and verse kaining frat elus honours..

round about there. How much being manifest that a collision Hupeh provions, where he now in

· for the horrors that we are going to noospt.

longer is the game going to last with some of them would probably in all his viceregal glory.”

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Education as Usual,

APPOINTMENTS.

October 1

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200

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182

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Total to 8th inst.. :.

Daily average:

1588

198,25

Mora Successes for the Allies.

The Empress of India.. October 8.We duderstand

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