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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY," NOVEMBER 6, 1915.
that will be remembered A Dustbin Case,
all the Year
Round.
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GO, POOR DEVIL, GET THEEGONE; WHY SHOULD I HURT TH: ET THIS WORLD BURELY IS WIDE ENOUGH TO HOLD BOTH THEE inAND M-Stemo.
Though the mills of God grind slowly, they contrive sooner or later to bring the ovil deed bame to the door. On Thursday night a Chinese loafer was busily
dustbin overhauling a the neighbourhood of the King| Edward Hotel whan Crown |Bergeant McEwen of the ReserveS
loomed in sight.
Fate WAS very mach against the dust-
The Weather.
At the Peak 8 am. Temp. 70;]
Overcast.
bin enthusiast, for the ear. Lower level 8 a.m. Temp.
geant in question not only! does his bit as a B.K.P.E. man
overcast,
The Mails.
THE DOMINIONS AGAIN.
The Greeks and Their Troubles.
There are probably but few of us who bad any surprise to spare 78; for the latest developments of the Greece question. Surely nobody believed that the Zaimis Cabinet was going to be allowed to loll
that an open rapturo has not come
but happens to be a very keen English Mail-Dao to morrow at its ease. The only wonder is Banitary Inspector na woll, Thus it
1890.
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS A00,
BANK NOTES IN CIRCULATION.
Returns of the average amount of Bank Notes in circulation' and of specie in reserve in Hongkong/ during the month ended Octo (Compiled from the "longleang ber 31, 1915, as certified by the Telegraph" files for the weManagers of the respective
ending November 6, 1890.) Banka:**
Specie Average Amouns. 'Reserve.
The Dollar. November 8th.-"The rate of the dailer on demand te-day is
wun with double sent that he Boglish Mail.-Closed at 11 a.m before, Thoro ta a deal of iater. 354,"
pounced on the corio collector and oscuried him to the place where all these filthy pests should go.
por 0.8. Sardinia.
Siberian Mil-Closes at 5
to-day per se. Fuebima Maru,
to-day per 8.8. Luchow.
p.m.
Banke.
Chartered Bank
of India, Australia
in
.China $8,485,600 $6,000,000 The Viceroy's Wives.
Hongkong and October 31st.-"Too Hong Shanghai Banking
oting matter in the speech of M. Vonizelos, albeit from the British point of view he has done little kang Hotel presented an anus Corp...... 23,331,000 16,500,000 Our congratulations to the so-Australian Mail.-Das to-morrow more than describo ciroles round pectaolo this afternoon. Thel
wore
per e. Changabu.
to-day por Dunera,
The Dollar,
of
not
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The rate of the dollar demand to-day is 1/10 1/10.
i
brao banter was brought before him yesterday morning. A one time lawbreakors this cloas proceeded against ut all, or, if by chance one of them was hauled up, there was every likelihood of the magistrate's sending him off with
purpose
LANGKAT OUTPUT.
Mercantile Bank geant. The second part of the
and round the really vital point; half-dozen wives of the Viceroy
of India Limited, story concerne the magistrate's
1,266,603 | 859,000 viow of the case when the bric-a-Indian Mail.- Cloers at 2 a.m. and naturally we want to see him of Coaton, all gorgeous with get nearer to it. The question askore from a gunbons, accom- fl wored silks and jewellery, came | io not one of the King's power panied by a swarm of omaha and
Total $31,063,203 21,350,080 and voise in a country ruled by a onlimited monarchy. Maskee the viceroye-in-arms, for the speciali of inspecting tho Greek King's generalship; mas- koe his patrietiam; they are bat hydraulic lift. After taking about details, in comparison with the fortysoven rides up and down main issue: is Greece going to they departed much comforted,
Fantan Players. October 31.-" A sidder a implied word to the Eutente, or
Mesure, Wright and Hornby in sue going to allow her sense of amber one missus, a sailor-wan
abawker (that is how thay Idvise us that the Langkat cat bonour and her efter judgment described themselve at the Hall put for the current month is as to be overruled because her King of Justice to-day) ware bauled out followe happens to bave married the sis of 28 Gough Street yesterday
To-morrow's Anniversary, To-morrow is the 321
atver
Correspondendents are requested to observe the rule which his blessing, on payment of a Bery of the death of the great sailor keep her word to Serbia and her!
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MARRIAGE. HUNTER-HARDWICK,-On the 4th November, at the St. Joseph's Church by the Rev. Father Augustine, J. A. unter of the Taikoo D ckyard, to Cath rine Hardwick, eldest daughter of W. Hardwick, Taikoo Sugar Rofinery,
The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1915.
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tor of the criminal lunatic who has been occupying the throne of Germany? The people of the don. who caught them "red- Entente countries will have but handed" at a gime of fantan. little patience to read of the do. They were charged before Mr Wodehouse to-day with keeping
Total to 5th inst. a public gamble house and were, with the exception of the one- eyod widder, beund vor in two
Daily average suretics of $250 each to be of The Dominions.
straight" behaviour for six Unswerving loyalty, immense generosity in matters big and months in default to be committ ed. On the way to the goal they little, and feverish anxiety to Mr. Barlow, 109, Tue Peak, was sand more and ever more men for railed at their chums saying previding for bad and donbifs You mean dogs, if you had debts, and including the baland fined $5 this morning by Mr. the defence of the Empire con- Hazeland for allowing his dog tinue to bo the distinguishing engaged one of the crocodiles brought forward, of £69,280 3 The Directora bay stray without being muzzled.
marks of Australasia and Onida (who could they mean?) defend 11d."
the amozin The Cigarette and Tobacco Fund.
dominions that according to the as we would hava got off just appropriated We have received from "Anon Germans, were fated to break as easy as shelling Fois." Wheth as follows e18,750 to
Wodehouse beardment of a dividend for th of $5 for away from the old Country on the er or not Mr. the Cigarette and Tobicon Fund. first possible or impossible not, bat at all events within the cent. per annum, fras of incon their choice Billingsgate wo know half year at the rate of 5 ре The Hongkong Corinthian casion that offered. Canada's
reply to His Majesty's message space of the next hour be sent's tax, and $50,530 3 11d The members of the Hongkong takes the farm of an additional couple of "fake" club managers, forward to present half-year. Th scarea of places. We have even minded that an annual gaserolaland bus just sont a million into gaol for three solid months, that it will probably be necess
Corinthian Yacht Club are re-hundred thousand troops. New hailing from Queen's Road West, Directors inform the shareholde meeting will be held in the Club pounds worth of extra provisions although defended by Mr. Mossop to reserve, as a provision again House rn Monday 10 p.m.
for the men at the Front, while There's a panic in tez-la, fantan, doubtful debis at one of th Australia contributes enormously and other select circles to-day." branches, a large portion of t
"Water Rats."
amount carried forward to th towards setting the public mind November lat. Mr. Wise ran half-year. at rest in a variety of ways. Talk the rale ever a dozen "Water ing of Australia, the remarks of
rats
ts" at Court this morning, ond the Melbourne Argus concerning added sixty Mexican The Licensing Ordinance.
dollars to Her Gracious's Revenue. The following is hereby added the Dardanellee ehuald be set up to the list of flowers or plante in in very biz type indeed. Letters in the fioros beat of competition OI
November Gh." Mr. Wool Condition No. 9 published on from the soldiers do not show any the offendere had swarmed aboard house held a Coroner's inquit
trace of bitterness or discourage the steamships "Fashun pagee 255-356 of the "Regulations
and at the Magistracy this afternoo of Hongkong, 1914 11. ment." There, in a single line, Falkenburg," without the per into the ci cumstances connecte Arundian climoneis.
ia the answer to some of the mission of the masters, as soon as with the death by the falling cavillers at Home. The man who, they entered the watere of this of a wall, of a tia smith, on His Excellency the Governor when all is said, feels the brunt
William Chatham, Executi Mr. Ng Hon tez to be a Momber error in time of war is the private Electric Light for Hongkong. Engineer of the P.W.D., usid of the Sanitary Board for s far soldier. There are official and
November 3, "This day month had heard of the affair and ther period of three years from emi-official histories of the Soath the electrio lighting service will sent to inspect the wall. The we the 15th November, 1915.
African War, in abandance; but,
be inaugurated here. The wires was very badly constructed i haa a bistory thereof, from the
It was a boundary of t -some eleven miles altogether-deed.
seen loafers examining these heaps under the very eyes of Inkonge, who took absolutely no notice of what was going on. Now. nlays either the Banitary Board or the Police, or both, bave moved
in the matter and we have to own that it is but rarely that the streets are littered and poisoned in this disgusting fashion. couree there is still room fors lot THE TYRANNY OF THE CHINESE SE VANT.
more improvement, as all must feel who have observed the leis The Chinese servant is, as goes without saying, a necessary arely method followed by the evil. The European cannot do without him; the servant knows Sanitary Board in ite afternoon this, and proceeds to take advantage of it. We pointed out, in aand evening gathering in of the
The Theatre Royal.
Mr. Durace Goldin and a London Company of Vaudeville art stes will oren for a season on Monday at 9.15 pp.
Appointments.
Mr. Chatham and Hongkont, Mortar.
former article on this interesting subject, that in Ceylon there obtains household filth from the Chinese has been pleased to re-appoint of a general'a or a department's Uolony, and the gymnastics cost 30th ultimo.
a registration system whereby the public is proteciod to some little quarters. extent against its native servants. Hongkong knows not this
Street Re-named.
Holidays Ordinance.
them $5 each",
make
·
the Mo
blessedneer and therefore bas to put up with servants who are Dutch Shipbuilding, always either foule or roques, who, in five casos out of six, are| While the American Govern furnished with false references, and who, between their filthy habits, I went is taking defensive measures, their breskages, their dishonesty and-where it is allowed their its anti-war enthusiasts notwith-
It is notified in the Gazelle point of view of the Tommy, been are already in position, and all Government Civil Hospital, insoleno-make the housebolder's life a purgatory and drive him standing, the Datch have signified that Tai Wong Street, Waachai, published? Tommy sees and that is now required is to put up the back of it the Governme into giving up a comblence of home life in favour of rooms at a hotel. their unwillingness to be left in will in future bo known as Tai bears many things which never the lampa".
was digging out and constructis As is the case with most of Hongkong's sorrows, the Govern- the cold by giving out contracts Wong Street West and that Tai come to bie officers' ears, sad! ment is more or less to blame for all this. As thinge stand, the for three more submarines and Weng Lane will in fature be he should be able to pen a more
Licensing Sessions. a retaining wall. The worker housebolder hue no force behind him; can look to next to no support, two fast cruisers. This is sorely known as Tai Wong Street East, then ordinarily readable story gathering of Hongkong's public constrantor named Hui Suiw November 4tu." The annual ferred to were in the hands of from the Government. If his cook or houseboy or coolie-ie trouble-no more than common prudence. Alice Memorial Hospital. some, he must either put up with him or else discharge bim-with It will be remembered, of course,
of any campaign in which he has ans took place at the Magistracy worked under the supervision The Hon. Treasurer of the taken part. If he is satisfied, if to-day in the absence of Her the Public Works Departmen the cheerful prospect of inviting worse evils in a new servant. If that, some two or three years ago, Alice Memorial and Affiliated he does not grumble and is not Majesty's Justices of the Peace, as Since that work commenced be takes the law into his own hands and thrashes the boy ho is liable the Datch Parliament voted an Hospitals begs to acknowledge discouraged over Gallipoli affairs, on's Mr. Wodehouse, with Mr. W. ness had to be fined or worse still-to be boycotted by all other servants, immense rum of money towards with thanks the following dona- we may be very sure that the M. B. Arthur in the double oapa- works. The last time he visite often inspected t When the houseboy feels that be reqirea a boliday, he has always shipbuilding for the defence of tions to the funds of the Hos-"mistake" is not quite ao colos city of J. P. and obief clerk, the spot was ON a sick father, a paralytic grandmother or a many-times-dead aunt Java, Sumatra the Celebes pitala: Pawnbrokers' Guild sal sa the alarmints would bave us showed up. All but the "Grand" day before the accident. who requires bis presence at "Canton more far," and he cheerfully etc. Оде little thought, $200,00; Brass and Iron believe. agrees to provide a substitute. The latter, having nothing much io those days, bet it was Dealore'
cantered through the pidgin in had to
an inspecti Guild $60.00; B to gain or lose, does pretty much as he likes and leaves bis employer German aggression more than Stephen's Church (0. M. S. Chi
Germany day by Day. twice. The proprietor of the lat-two or three times a wee We hope the Germans enjoy ter, however, Mr. Hook Goon, had to see that the contractor was ca at a moment's notice if the it happens to take him that way. If any other that Holland might have nase) $62 84
the story of their magnificent to trot into the there is little or no squeeze to be made in such and such a house, to guard against, Holland has
sancton sano-rying out his orders. In going empire's doinga and sufferinge at torum and was told that the Beach the scene of the works the wa no boy will stay any longth of time; wherefore wos batide the luck-learned maoh wisdom during It is notified in the Gazette that home and abroad. The longer the would farther consider the ques-that fell down would come with lese housewife who thinks of buying in her own way and not through the
past twelve
montha His Excellency the Governor-in-war story grows, the more it retion of the advisability of grant- bis vision. The wall was a boon the compradore.
among other things that, Council bas, under the provisions veals itself sa ono big record of the ing to him a renewal of the license ary between the Governmes The mistress at Home has at least some little opportunity of at a push, Germany would pay of section 7 of the Holidays Or-muddle,. miscalculation enquiring into a servant's antecedents, but the boys out bere have just ne
and to him next Friday, owing to the property and the house in Queen much respect to her dinance, 1912 (Ordinanas No. 5 insane cocksurenees of thick- a plou-ant practice of giving as reference someone who bas neutrality as has been paid to of 1912), amended Notification hendod
fact that some objections had Road. It was 12ft. perpend German long left the Colony. We never heard of a Chinese boy who had that of Belgium. There may be No. 470 pablished in the Gazette, Von Mackensen's army, which others. Mr. Wodehones who pro the tin-amith's shop. The wa
strategy." been received from the police and oular above the ground floor not the beat of references; but when close enquiry made into no significanos attachable of Oc ober 22, 1915, by mbetitat was to astound the world, has sided, said that he hoped at the was constructed of blue brio these it will usually transpire that the written churaator in the ap to the fact that British shiping the words "in addition to" done nothing from start to finish next meeting, on Friday, the and as badly cemented, Th plicant's posaresion was given to some other boy who has obliging-builders aro sharing in the for the wor "in anbaliation beyond cheap attempts at bluf Justices would make a better res- quality of the mortar was poor i ly handed it on. The Government cannot make good urvants into now contract, but it at least note for" in the last line thercof, and terrorism; has been just a ponse to the "call," as it was not the extreme, being of pure me bad, but it can very considerably sweeten life to the Europoon cut as one of the hundred little signs here if it will break up the servante' guilds and will insist on a proper that Datoh hostility towards
hollow turnip with a candla infikely that objections would be chiefly, Witness did not koo registration aoheme's being followed. Tho gailde, no they are to-day, Britain grows less as time goes on.
side it to startle the anwary raised unless they were worthy of when or by whom the wall wa The uselessness of the elaborate the caneideration of those who put up. Externally the wall ar are just tyrannical trade unione, which are able to do pretty much what they like with the employer. Has not the Colony seen enough of
and expensive "navy" continues should study public as well as peared to be properly constructe to be illustrated, not only by the private interests. boycotts in the past that it still permite the existence of these mis-
The Marina and was 14 fi, thick. "It was ne chievous societies? Au regards registration, it would not be
locking up of the big ship, but Hotel Company, it was stated, had until this the 10th) morning the difficult to insist that every servant from, the beginning of his cook
by the capture or faulty steer not yet made an application for a he had specially inspected t or "boy" career, should be in possession of a book which must be Letiore Patent have been granted
ing" of submarines, while in license and consequently stood, wall of which some 60ft. had fa We are indebted to the Ameri- Germany itself the Kaiser's and virtually, without that very useful lea in. He observed that eart periodically inspected by the police and in which the dates of his to Lewis Comar van Riper, Patent on Consul General for the fol- Obancellor's policy is creating grip. entering and leaving his various situations are registered, together Attorney and Mechanical En.lowing: The telegram quoted more discontent than ever. And
had been piled against the wal with anything for or against his character which on employer may gineer, of Manhattan Building, below was received from the now Dr. Von Bethmann Hollweg
Chartered Bank.
and the weight of that earth wish to place on record. Any bay applying for a situation without 431 Dearborn Street, Chicago, Mauila Observatory at 10.30 a.m. has sought to improve the situs yearly statement of accounts of the wall to fall down. The weigh November 5. The half- recently piled against it, canse being able to show his record should be handed over to the police. County of Cook, State of Illinois, November 8, 1015. At present the only help the police seem able to give to the employer United States of Ameries, for an
tion by a qurt refusal to discuss the Chartered Mercantile Bank of earth piled: against the wal is to recommend him to prosecute a refractory or dishonest servant invention for Motion Picture Visayas Islande direction an- real Prussian stroke of diplomacy, to 30th of June last, has been is loos.
Cyclone or Typhoon E of the the siege and food question. A of India, and Austria, and China at a gases, would be 100 tons o at the expense of much time and labour ! Enropeans have aright Machines.
known.
sued, showing a net profit, after] Tos inquiry was adjourned.
to ank more than this.
Letters Patent Granted.
It is notified that the following
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