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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1915.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED 1841

WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

A Slight Improvement.

four

DAY BY DAY.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.] A YEAR AGO TO-DAY.

TO BE ONCE IN DOUBT IS ONCE TO

IN THE BALKANS.

The Weather. At the Peak 8 a m. Temp. 71 ; drizzling rain.

The Allies In the West.

LEADING EVENTS IN THE Great WAR.

Extracts from the war news con-

tained in the

"Hongkong Telegraph" of October 22,

1914.

BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY

and St. John's Ambulanca Fund,

A light a very slight-im- provement la noticeable in the coart's handling of som: deports- tion cases yesterday, but we are not yet salified. While BE RESOLVED.—Othello. readily admit that the andesirables who were sent to gaol for three years for having returned from banishment would, even a short time ago, probabl bave got off with a bare mix mosthe, we would still like to ask what good can come of playing Shanghai Mai! Duo per with the law by giving a three Yingobow to day. years sentence to a mạn, who, Siberian Mail.—Doc per 8.3. Awa John Frenob, in which the Fieldshree millions, at the average rate Lloyd, Mr. F. H. Thomes, Mr. our tried by his own Government, very would unquestionably have been English Mail. Closed per a.. of the British line in the West. per annum of 31 per centom.

BOURBON WHISKY.

ahot, The Ordinance ng it standa

We are in a position to offer customers a limited uantityq of fine old Bourbon Whisky cask aged certainly does not leave a judge much margin, for apparently the which has been in our bonded ware-atmost entonce that on be given is three years, if the original Was for fifteen in Hongkong for the past deportation house

years or lese, and fire if it: was for twenty years. In one' four years and which we guarantee

once yesterday, then, the five Samples will be year sentence might well have ten years old.

free. sent to intending purchasers

`A, S. WATSON

HONGKONG.

been administered. But when! is the Government going to strengthen the hands of the jadges by bringing in a law that

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 77; drizzling rain.

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The Malls.

Our Treasury,

It goes without saying that one

The application with regard to se. of the most important cables the Tresory Bills for afteen received lately is that from Sir millions sterling totalled forty-

hias at 1 p.m. Siberian Mail.- Oiöses per 8.5. Laohow to-morrow at 5 p.m.

Marshal sketches for us the ran

It we bear in mind that, in a war

Bombardment Casualties.

The total of this Fand now amounts to $10,700 76 :— . + Since the last list was pub lished, subscriptions have been received from the following:

Mr. B. D. Thomas, Mr. J. D.

C. Thorne, Mr. J. W. O. Bonnar, Maru to-morrow.

Mr. B. A. Hale, Mrs. Evan Ormis. Malta to-day at 9 a,ш.

B. M.. Attentive returned to ton, Mr. E. Howard, Mr. G. 8. K and Canadian Mail.like this, a yard of trench gained Daver on Monday morning with robbutt. Olosed to-day per 8.8 Talthy is worth a mile of open country, seven of her crew wounded with

Collected by Hon. Mr. Lat wo shall soo that our win-

ahrapnel white bombarding the Chu-pak: Hon. Mr. Lau Chus, pinge, even in poilt of Germans. The bombardment | pakand Sons, Mr. Chan Kai-ming, Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. Ho 'Kom-tong, geographical area, are not dospic continue. able. But the winnings are not

Mr. Lo Cheung-chin, Mr. L Įbeing reckoned on that principle

Shup-fan, Mr.Yung Tex-miog, Mr. Kwan Fook-ng, Mr. Wong Sing nam, Mr. Leung Hung-tanng, Mr. Chen Chenk-hing, Mr. Ip Li-kong, Per Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. Ho Wing, Mr. Ho Ia, Po Hing Tai Firm, Mr. Po-kwai, Mr. Li Sai-kom, Mr:

Share Market News-Opening

Official Quotations. Banks. 8880, Balce

buyers, Douglas's

Indo & Co., Ltd., these returning deportees wi

listen to? As we have argued s score of times, the objet is-or ahould be-not to punish such

The object of this papar is to publish correct information, serve to people but to keep them ont

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

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DEATH.

MOORE-On October 13, at Tanjong Katong. Elizabeth Jane Niven Cathey Moore, the beloved wife of William Henry Moore, daughter of Liout. Col. J. Cathey Campbell, Tyneside Scottiah.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1915.

THE WAR AND THE STUDENTS.

to come, to be able to return to their studies.

of the Colony; and since abricas ly nothing less than a life soatence will frighten them into staying in their own country, why cannot this be made the law?

Another Legal Matter.

Emden's Latest Feat.

African Revolt Ends Igno- miniously. at all, for the Allies are out for The Harita affair lise come to an oxhanstion of the enemy's assets ingrominions and, owing to the and

in men, material, mosey end vigorous action of the Union morale; and in this they are Government. showing themselves very success- fal. Sabeequeat wires, for ex- The German oraiser Enden ample, show that all the enemy's has sunk the British at 1pLan-Chuen, Mr. Mok To chuen, attacks in the neighbourhood of Bonmobr, Clan Grant, Chilkens the Hohenzollern redoubt were and Troilus, and also a dredger repaised, bie losses being most bound to Taamania. She has serious, that the French gannery also captured the Exford, svath- ia maintaining its superiority, west of Ooshin.

$80), buyers. Combd. $159, s.

Deferred 92 B. Preferred 68 b. Kang Yike. Tle. 15, buyers. Shanghei Cotton, in S'hui Tie.

92 sales,

Chicas.

Providenta.-$9.90, buyers. Tramways.-$5.70, seilere. Shanghai Docks. Tis. 60,

buyere. Langkate.-Tls. 301, buyers.

Up to the Minute. No change.

The Dollar.

Mr. Lo Kaa-ting, Yuan Fat firm, Mr. Lo Sai-hoi, Mr. Fok To-kai, Kien Tai-loong, Firm. Mr. Fa Yik- pang, Mr. Chia Wal-ahun, Mr. Li Wingkwong, Mr.Chan Lok-Übuen,

and that large ammunition depota Japan's Help to Britain. belonging to the Germans have Mr. Oburshill, on behalf of the Big Cheong-bank, Compradore, been blown up. There is no need Navy, han telegraphed to the Mosere. W. R. Loxley & Co., Me Wong Ping-suen, Mr. Lo Chung- to ask how such material scores Japanese Minister of Marine an balance against the fact of expression of his deep sense of kee, Mr. Wu Hoi-ohow, Mr. Ma the enemy's still being nstall the efforts and energy of the Navy. Chun On Fire Insurance Co. Ltd,, Yak-eang, Mr. Chan Sia-ki;, ed in French territory, He He says, apart from the great ob-

has come to the end of the harm jest of the extermination of the Man On Insurance Co. Ltd., H.K. that he can do thero and is be main German base in the Pacific, and Kowloon Land and Loan Co. The rate of the dollar on coming more than ever a punch Japanese Squadrons everywhere Ld., Mr. Au Obak-man, Mr. Chin demand to-day is 1/9 7/8. ing-block for the French and are giving us invaluable help in U-tio, Mr. Un Kom-wa, Mesare, British to keep themselves in protecting trade, searching the woog Mow-tai, Messrs. Chong training on.

enemy's ships and conveying Wo-chan, Mr. Chiu Ohau-9800 troops. The Minister of Mariner. 8. W. Tao, Mr. Chau Ya-ting, warmly thanked Mr. Churchill Mr. Lam Heung-lan, Mr. Tang on behalf of the Japanese Navy, Chi Ngong, Mr. Shum Pai Kee

Sir Paul Chater C.M.G., Lady and says it is a matter for the Chater, Mr. E. Irving, Mr. H. M.

To-morrow's Anniversary Tomorrow is the 273rd soni- versary of the battle of Edgehill.

The Italian Convent Bazaar, ▲ bazaar on behalf of the or-

White on the subject of court cases, it occare to us that it is quite time that British law was altered in such a manner as to give greater protection to wit- nessee. In a case beard yesterday at the Sessions, counsel, in his address to the jary on behalf of the prisoner, ammed up the! evidence of оде witnessphaus and invalide of the Italian thus: "Without bandying Convent, Caine Road, will be held any words, he

liar; WAE 8 and a liar from the word 'Go", commencing at 10 am. Why should a barrister be per- This morning before Mr. Hass mitted to say this kind of thing land, at the Felice Court, Sir Faal in open court about any men, Chater was fined $5 for silowing with impunity? As matters stand his dog abroad without a regula- at present, it would seem that tion muzzle. things may be said in Court

Sir Paul Chater Fined.

British Red Cross Society.

In Belgium.

the dismal prophecy that the Austrians' Dastardly Act. shooting of Miss Cavell was but

Unfortunately one cannot say utmost satisfaction that there is that Germany bay equally come perfect understanding and har Nomazee, Miss A. E. Gorham, to the end of her tether in Belgium. mony between the two Allied Mecera. B. Skott and Co., Mr. A. Here she is establishing what Navies, and he hopes that before Malatyre, Mr. F. A. Coleman, Mr. Renter terms a reign of terror, long the ultimate goal will be. W. Bolles, Mr. Kwok Siu Lau, Compradors, Feanch Bank, Mr. The other day we ventured upon achieved.

A. F. Arcalli, Mr. N. 8. Marahall, Two Austrians placed a bomb Mr. T. E. Pearce, Part Proceeds the beginning of a system where in the vestibule of a row of nine of Performance Victoria Theatre, which, if alterad el, awhare, would We have been requested to by these animals would week to tonement houses, all of which Mesers, Moxon and Taylor, Mr. Isad the speaker in a tolerably state that the subscription list of wreak their vengeance for re- were wrecked. The inhabitants, W. Ross, "A Sympathiser," Mr.

J. B., the British Red Oraea Society and verses in the field. The fact that mostly Russians, had miraculous Kepthorne, St. John's Ambulance Fand will the kindly intervention of the escapes,

but the Austrians Anstruther. be kent open until the 28th inst. American and Spanish Ambee perished. The caanaltice are un-

Theft from a European.

sadore was ignored is an addi-known bat some of the victims Mr. Kent, of 8. Queen's Gar tional proof, if we needed one, are terribly wounded.

British Naval Successes off Belgian Const. British warships did grest

heavy slander suit. From time im- memorial the law has allowed the lawyers far more licence than they hare any right-and the majority of them are usually ready to take even a little more atop of that.

Try Politeness.

dens, has reported to the Police the theft from his house of four

An Ingenious Defence.

objections to

The Bulgarians, the Serbians and the Allies.

N. J. STARE. Hon. 'l'reasurer, Hongkong, October 21, 1915.

YARN AND COTTON MARKET.

The present discussion in Parliament in connection with the Indian Civil Service, and the statement not long since that the army entrance examination was to be temporari abolished, show that

that Germany has long got the Home Government in not altogether losing sight of what the man

silver vanus, four silver rose beyond the stage where the good or bad opinion of neutral people in the street is apt to forget; to wit: the extent to which the war in

Why should all the favour go bowls, a cigarette case and two weighs. She has a vast number of work of the Belgian coset. They likely to handicap young men whose fature may depend on the to the lawyer and none to the clock valued at $170.

people from the Allied countries watched the enemy at night-time passing of examinations. Are the concessions which the Imperis! witness? There is not a British Drug Smuggler Caught. Government intimates its willingness to make going to be copied court anywhere that has not, at

This morning at the Police at her mercy; she cannot get digging trenches, by flares, took by other bodies in power-let us say the university senates, the one time or another, been the Court, before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, / her revenge in the "pen field for the exsot range, and shelled the

Mesars. Polishwalla and Kot Law Stoiety, the Medicul Council, etc? These must necessarily scade of utterly unwarrantables Chinese was fined $250 for an all the defeats that her forces enemy heavily at daylight, in-

and wrecking six batteries. With wall in their report state- find themselves in the awkward position of having to choose between bullying from counsel to witness. Inwfuly exporting six taels of have suffered, and therefore she ficting 1,600 losse in one day, an act of unfairness to the individual and a similar injustice towards Serjeant Buzluz is no caricature; opium. The drag was found intends to take it by the butchery the first shot on Sunday they

occupation at

Our last circular is dated the society. At the Front or in training are several thousands of lads he exists by the score; pay, during a search of the prisoner's of women-an

a Zeppelin. On Monday the 7th inst. per s.e. Nore. between the ages of sightson and one or two and twenty, whore by the thousand; and will do belongings at the Kowloon Cans which her people would natural-destroyed Taube (?) and wrecked

Following a series of firmi ly abow themselves exceedingly parents have chosen for them some calling the entry to which is by so until steps are taken by ton Railway Station.

handy.

enemy's submarines made fruit- But will our OWD examination. Undergraduates by the hundred have left their books Parliament to make matters a Summons Dismissed.

over several weeks, a depressed to join the army, and with them other hundreds of hospital engineer- little more equal between counsel

Mr. 8. David was summoned at shirkers take the leason to heart? less efforts, their torpedoes and active markets extending feeling has pervaded our market Trafalgar Day. ing and law students, stu, These lads are having the most and witness. Why should a lawyer the Police Court this morning for Will they ever te able to realise missing.

that, bad there been no important year or two of their lives cat into, through to fault of be free to say to the man in the driving a motor car without &

On Trafalgar Day, thousands and business has dwindled down до The striking,

very meagre proportions. their own. Assuming, for the sake of argument, that the war should box: "I put it to you that you are rear light at 645 p.m.

hoar efter hour filed past the Nel-to last till next August, not only will they have lost two years of work telling lies?" or what not. The magistrate thought that that time helping to make munitions and son column, which was decorated This lethargic state of the market but they will have become too unsettled, at any rate for some months witness who turned on his per time and pot the one back antil Miss Cavell would be alive to-day, A prominent place was given to able feeling engendered by the could not be after lighting up no lack of recruite for the army, everywhere with masses of flowers is due partly to an uncomfort- secutor with the remark: "And I eay that it's you who are the liar" he bad ascertained what the off. in all probability. Her real a wreath from admiral Jellicoe political situation in Peking but It is comparatively easy for the army authorities to get out of would be promptly sat apon by sial time was. On the case being murderers are those people at The celebrations were unparalle owing mainly to the over-bought their difficulty in this respect, for few people will be aggrieved or the judge or magistrate presiding. again called on he dismissed the home who have neglected to do led for fervour, buildings flying condition of dealers who, as de everything in their power to the flags of the Allies. To-night liveries mature, are obliged to injured by the suspension or alteration of the It is not or should not be summons.

hasten the Allies' victory. Woolwich and Sandburst oxaminations. But what are the difficult to avoid these per A Chinese was oberged this other examining bodies to do? Why should a promising sonalities. There is a good deal lad who has thrown up his career for the time and has risked in a name after all. How would it morning at the Police Court with his life for the Empire, be forosd, so to speak, to lose two years be if the lawyers were to break the theft of a quantity of zino seniority ? Equally, dare any examining body, in the public themselves in gradually? They piping. The defendant explained interest, lower ite standard to meet the handicap under which these might begin by substituting to Mr H.zeland that he had gone

The Bulgarians' claim to having lads are placed ? Can a.g. London University allow them to "skip" "You're a liar" with "Are you piping had been stolen for the captured Ishtib will need a certe the intermediate examination-or to regard the intermediate un certain that you have not been though it were the final? Or dare the General Medical Council misinformed?" In aggravated purpose of effecting certain re amount of proof, in view of the

Iast wook pairs and had been mistaken for statement pass a man who is two years "short"? And so on. Who is going case they might, of course, go the thief. The plea availed him tramitza is in the hands of the rebor to arrange all these matters?

the length of saying "I find it difficult to believe your state- little, the sentence being two We have no doubt that everything that can be done from a fican-ment," and, when the worst came monthe' hard labour and four is true or not matters little in comparison with the main fact emphasised by Beater's Athens cial point of view will be done. It will be easy, for instance, to remit they might launch out with “That allexamination fees where each lade are concerned; and an essy, in the is not true." The experiment

correspondent; that Macedonia, rather than joining up with the case of wealthy foundations like Oxford and Cambridge, for the might at least be tried. A little aniversity coffers to meet the expenses of an extra five or six terms civility costs nothing and might |

Austro-Germans, is his main ob- for poorer students. But all this would tough little more than the even be instrumental in gaining K.C.C. "B" v H.K.C.C. "A." jactive. This being so, we must fringe of the difficulty. Two years' remission of college fees would the sympathy of judge and jury. The following will represent assume that Bulgaria is anxiens be no special help to the rich man's mon; and while it is easy to

Kowloon Cricket ClubTM" B" team to iry her strength against - the give the poorer man's son money or its equivalent, no que can give

to-morrow afternoon at 215 at French and British troops who him back lost tims, Extension of age limit, again, can quite well

Kowloon. Dr. Forsyth, Lt. Col. are pursuing their march north- bo arranged, and doubtless will be; but even with that, and w.th

Watson, A. A. Claxton, W. Kar, wostwards. Meanwhile the Sar- overy other reasonable concesion. th, the authorities will

J. Stalker, W.L. Weaser, A. R. F. bians once again express 600- statedly be willing to make, we are all faced with the fact

Raven, H. Ovory, W. T. Elson,fidence that they can hold out till | that many-perhaps the majority-must for some while (and in

A. Hamilton, O. Mycook.

relief comes. This spparent de- some cases forever) be two years "behind." Happily there are We are indebted to the Ameri- K.C.C. "A" v Civil Service, termination of the Bulgarians to compensations. The lads who are roughing it at the front srecan Consul General for the follow- At Happy Valley, 215 p.m.; hold Macedonia abould interest learning in a day what the schools could not teach them in a life-ing:-The telegram quoted below the following will represent Kow- Greece--concerning whom strange tims; and even if some of them should, on returning, forawear their was received from the Manila loon:-J. P. Robinson, J. V. tales are still being told. We are books and become members of the loafing and unhelpable brigade, Observatory at 9.30 a. October Braga, F. Button, K. Molennan, still waiting to hear of her baring the greater number will probably develop, in the long ran, into 22. 1915.

E. J. Edwards, J. O, Fletcher, A. offered any satisfactory explana- worthier citizens than would have been the case had they stayed at Oyelons or typhoon E. of the W. E. Davidson, &. G. Pile, A. tion of her dodging the Serbian home. Meanwhile, however, what do the Examining Eolies Northern Visayas or southeastern E. Schule, L. F. Shroff, and W. treaty. Hitherto abe has talked

| Luzon, direction unknown.

F. A. Kaspion:

propose to do?

TYPHOON WARNING.

to the house from which the

hours' stooks.

CRICKET.

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

advise us that the Langkat output Mesars. Wright and Hornby that for the current month is as

October 1 草味牛

there will be a great demonstra resell contracts at a cut of $2 to tion at the Opera House, where $4 on last rates. Importers on the other hand do not appear the Allies will be represented.

keen on making a conesasion in rates, in view of advice from Bombay pointing to a steady

hands hardly approach 800 bales though inactive market. ·

Consequently sales from first registered during the early part of the fortnight. The market closes exceptionally quiet and it looks s though..we are on the eve of a deoline, the

Allies. Whether the enemy's story

little but nonsense.

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Total to 2st inst,

3893

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Total Belas 800.balos. Unsold and undelivered in the

godowns 56,000, bales. -... 1

Arrivals. The Mail Steamer: Novara, and extra Steamer Kamakura from Bombay, and Steamer Namsang from Calcutta have brought in 10,139 balea for Hongkong, and 11.184 bales for Shanghai. Shipments from Hongkong to Shanghai, cont

porte čtu, nil. Y

Shanghai-Reportas dull and aninteresting market, with fow un'es of importance.·

Japanese Yaro. Business Dil.

Baw Cotton.Bengals are out Nominal quotations

of stock.

$21/27.

1. In Obinere. Cottɔu sales, gor.

Daily average 185,62 ported of 150 (ugall) bales, at

$334 to 85 per pical.