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THE HỌNGKONG TELEGRAFH, "MONDAY, D¿CEMBERTM 6, 1915,

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

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The HAIR TONIC that Kills

The DANDRUFF GERM. Cleanses the Scalp & thus

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HONGKONG AND CHINA.

the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

JP — —

The Money-Changer Agalo.

DAY BY DAY

HE PRAYETH WELL, WHO LOVE- TH WELL. Coleridge. BOTH MAN AND BIRD AND BEAST.

The Weather. At the Peak 8.8 m. Temp. 59; sunshine,

Lower level 8 s.m, Temp. 65; sunshine.

The Mails.

Judging from • complaint which has reached or, oar old friend the money-changer is still up to his old tricks. A lady resident of Hongkong, desiring to change two $5 billa tondered them at a ohanger's counter and asked for four 1 notes and six dollars in small money. The man in charge was willing to oblige, bat only on condition that a dis- count of five cents was paid on the dollar bills! A visit to another money-changer's pro- American Mails. Due to-day duced the same result, except that the discount demanded was eix Siberian Mail.Closes to-morrow

per se. Nippon Maru. cents. On the customer protest- at 3 p.m. ing, one of the men volunteered Australian Mail.-Das to-day per the excuse that the Banka were aking an even higher discount,

8.9. Taiyuan. The whole thing, of course, is nothing but an attempt to fleece the public, since the transaction simply resolved itself into chang ing six dollars in notes into small money. Happily, in this case the customer knew the type of men with whom she was dealing and shal Ney. was able to affect the changing on just lines elsewhere. Bat the inoident is anfficient to show that

The Dollar.

The rate of the dollar demand to-day.ia 1/11 1/8.

Gamblers Fined.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.

A MUSICAL TREAT.

THE BALKANS,

More Trouble for Germany.

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AND PIASTRO.

"Poiron in Ram. Petly officer CONCERT BY MM. MIROVITSCH forgives his wife," says a Globa headline, We take it, however, that the rum belonged to acme- body else.

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it is a long time since Hongkong was favoured with the presents

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A Manila paper comes out with of such accomplished musicians When we read of the blowing the following: "Mora Practice 8 Alfred Mirevitsch and Mischael. up of one German ammunition Needed for the Messiah Oratorio," Piastro, who appeared at the factory and an attempt at blowing It's strenge, but we have never Theatre Royal

on Saturday ly by discontented German work Messish which would not have Ppear again tonight. up another, in each case apparent yet heard a performance of the evening Bod аге due to

where men, all our own troubles at Home been considerably improved by is not the first time these the trade unionists more practice on the part of the celebrated artiste bave played indeed. The people of Germany are concerned 60m slight singers and players.

before Hongkong audiences, and those who had the pleasure of have been talking for a long Among the Hongkong people hearing them on the occasion of while, and now it almost looks towards whose funeral expenses their former visit still have os act. It is difficult to see, what humble mito, is that old dame that is, ales, too in frequently heard as though they wore beginning toe would willingly contribute our memories of an excellence of talent else the Kaiser and bis supporters who wayleys us after a partionlar in the Colony. That world-famens To-morrow's' Anniversary,

could have expected. The truthy heavy day at the office and violinist, Piastro, has been playing To morrow in the 100th aoni bound to ooze out sooner or later.

as to how the war is going on was implores as to buy "Talglaph' before the musical public a little versary of the execution of Mar-Twelve months ago the Kaiser

more than five years, and during Saya the Shanghai Nationa? that time has won for himself a told his people that the Germans Review: "Safe Novels. The reputation that is to be envied were winning. Where are the Mission Book Company has an by men of much longer public The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to these money-changers need to be Police Court this morning, three three months ago, he told them Those before us include

signs of victory? lust people may

excellent list of novels that are ity. AN 2 Before Mr. Lindeell, at the well ask. Six months ago, and safe to give to anybody, and vitsoh has been spoken of in pianist, Miro- kept under sharp scrutiny by Chinese postmes were charged the

that everybody will like, terms of highest praise, and there the authorities,

with Armbling, by Sergeant the hard times and the high prices story of a little crippled boy, who the very finest artists of his kind

thing-and yet

the is little doubt that he ranks among Cockell, and were fined $8; twelve increase, and the drafts on the by his serenity and triumphant now before the public. On others were fined $6 and eleven manhood of the country do like faith" But sauugh. We will Saturday evening both those 34. Among the matters diseased

wise. The number of widows and take the National Review's word gentlemen were given a hearty st the Football League mesting Forgery at the Tai Wan Bank.

orphans, too, keeps steadily jump for it that theas are indeed "rows" reception from those who visited last Thursday evening was the Mr. Kufermura, the manager vistory, we wonder what defeat

ing up and up. If this means novels.

the Theatre Royal, sed, judging question-one which has given a of the Tai Wan Bank, has report would look like. Well may the

by the unstinted applause bestow- deal of trouble at Home-of mened to the Folios that a Japanese poor of Germany decide that it is hat: (1) The amah who put in enjoyed their renditions. One People to whom we take off oured on every item, all thoroughly playing for two Clubs in the same obtained the sum of $3,000 from better to fall into the hands of iced pudding in the oven to keep could not help feeling that the Beason without having obtained the bank by means of a Rapetion to do so. The issue is paying voucher which he handed the Allies than to remain loyal to it hat for master's tiffin. (2). Our attendance might have been more

forged au important one from a football-over the counter,

a party of lasatica who are lead-educated comp. for setting the complimentary to the artists from is one which needs suppressing, er's point of view, and the practico

ing them to certain destitn. dollar on Thursday at 5/11.1-16. numerical point of view. in the interests of the game. Aр- A woman has reported to the

In a moment of abatraction our "parently the custom has been far Police that she was going in the

adaosted comp. also talked about "Polies Deserts Band." Of course more general here than it should direction of Kowloon City carry- be, and the matter has only been ing a basket containing money

they deserve a band--and any taken notice of where an actual when she was attacked by two

thing else they can get, protest has been registered. We men who stole the basket from do not know the extent of control her, afterwarde running away, which the League has over players One of the men has been arrested. in this respect, but it would enrely be a wise atop if a definite rule were made, aa in the case of the

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Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

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

Western Union Office address: 11, Ice House St.

BIRTHS.

BRITTAIN-On November 25, at Singapore, the wife of J. Surtees Brittain, of a daughter.

OLDHAM-On November 27, at the Nursing Home, Singapore, the wife of J. E. Oldham, of a daughter.

VINCENT-On November 27, at Port Dickson, F. M, S., to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Vincent, a son.

MARRIAGE. GRANT-IRVING.-On Saturday December 4th at St. John's Cathedral, Harriet Irving, of Sunderland, to Thomas Grant, of Sunderland: At Home, December 15th at 25, The Terrace, Kowloon

DEATHS.

Docks.

KOMAROFF.-On Tuesday, November 30, 1915, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, Louis Komaroff, aged 66.

CHEETHAM-On November 30, 1915, at 1 Yang Terrace, Weihaiwei Road, Shanghai, William Bamford Cheetham in his 49th

year.

(formerly of Korea.)

"HOPKINS-At the Shanghai General Hospital, on November 30, 1915, Madeleine Hopkins, the beloved wife of L. A. Hopkins, WATSON-On November 27, 1915, London, Mario Louise, be loved wife of William Stuart Watson, (By cable.).

TATE. Or November 29, 1915, at the Victoria Nursing Home, Shanghai, John George Tate, late Chief Officer Indo-Chins Steam Navigation Co.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG. MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1915.

THE WAR AND SHIPPING.

A Football Matter.

Highway Robbery.

Death of a Kallan Minlog

Administration Official.

tion and death.

The Balkan Position.

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Tospank of Saturday night's con- cart is to bestow the highest praise on every item, and one is con- strained to talk of the programme seriatim lest it be inferred by mentioning each, artist - in @turn that the first-mentioned is the seems to carry with it no very gentleman" for donating the ear-opening item was a conate by

The abandonment of Manastir

An Iloilo paper thanks a local more brilliant of the two. The great triumph or advantage for vices of the Scout Band." Times Bach, violin and piano being the enemy, so far as one can see is changed since Artemus Ward blended in this composition in at present. Indeed the chief reault"resolved that the thanks of the manner peculiar to the celebrated Lawn Tennis League, that every of Mr. William Bamford Chest Powers farther off than ever. frainin' from playin'." player must choose the Club for ham, of the Kailan Mining Ad-Later wires report the steady

We regret to hear of the death, of the Greeks' joining the Central insville brass hand for kindly re- movements were rendered with s has been to thrast the possibility andersined air dew to the Bild- composer, The whole of the four

having made the choice, that the Cheetham bad been unwell for the scene of action without any "Dr. Frederick Cooke, who claimed which he desires to play, and, ministration at Shanghai. Mr. inflow of the Eatents's troops to League abould fee that be adheres some time. He was an old and further protest on the part of to have reached the North Pole has A contemporary informe as that to his decision. That would be much Freeprated resident Jone tray cut of the difficulty. But Shanghai:

whatever the solution, it is surely up to the players themselves, on e point of honour, to discontinue the practice.

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Taxing Music ",

A Case of Spite.

Rubaiano bave

America and the Barmy.

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Vivid contrasts of expression recur perfection that assured those ne- sembled that they were in for an

throughout, and each artist de- evening fall of musical treste,

of Greace, and there are persistent visited India, where he intended monstrated that he was a perfect A Gambling Raid.

reporte to the effect that the attempting exploration work in the master of his instrument. Due ap Sergeant McWaters before Mr. Hazeland, prosecuted communique the railway between But that's the kind of mad thing was Schumann's Carnaval Op. now entered Himalayas, but the Indian Gov-preciation was shown at the close, to-day: Balgaria, According to an enemy ernment refused him permission." The first solo. by M. Mirovitseh the keeper of a gambling house Nish and Sofis has been restored we Britishers do. Think of the 9, a lengthy but intensely attrac and 15 other Chinese, with fre-"bat it is notewortby" quenting and gambling at a house Reuter," that the portion between about our own territory if only here heard at his best. Display- adds amount we might have learned five piste, and the pianist was Our readers will remember that stated that when the raid was we should say it was very much

in Ship Street. The Sergeant Nish and Belgrade is still out," we'd left things to Dr. Cooke, the Badget recently introduced at made he found the men playing noteworthy, for

ing a wonderful mastery of tech- nique enta fine control of the Home provided, among other fanton. The first defendant was obviously is that parts of the seedienst.)The official report to proved himself to be a true artist,

the meaning things, for the taxation of import- fined $75 and the reet $3 each.north midlands of Serbia are either the effect that 50,000 Serbians had a fact that the audience was NOT "Berlin, November 22. Water-tenderest gradations of tone, he ed musical instruments, but they One of the strongest indication we have yet had of the extent onsideration of the Finance Bill Mr. Hazeland, at the Police Court that it is impossible to get to as it is now learned that the total Piastro, who was accompanied may not know that during the An Indian was charged, before in the hands of the Allies or else been captured in one day is a clasion of the rendition. M; slow to acknowledge at the con- and power of Britain's grip on the naval situstion was contained in in Parliament, & strong plea was this morning, with stealing a

that they are so hotly contested parently an error in transmission, the report to hand on Saturday that the Admiralty has notified a made for the exemption from the quantity of sugar from the China work on the railway. number of shipbuilding Companies that they may complete the tax of pianofortes, pianolas, gram- Provident Insurance Company.

number of Serbian prisoners cap- throughout the evening by M. Mira ordinary mercantile tonnage which has, because of the war, been aphones and other similar instru Mr. Gardiner appeared for the

tured last week is only 26,000,"visoh gare unalloyed pleasure left unfinished. The deduction from that fact is, as the telegram meats. We are not surprised how-defence.

But Lord! What's an odd four by his playing of Lale's Symphonis pate it, that our programme of new warship construction has reached over, to read that the ples found stated that the manager had sek- Inspector Sullivan

and twenty thousand P. And why Espagnole his rich-toned violin a very advanced stage. There is probably no industry which has little support and that been so much affected by the war as the shipping industry bee. House decided that the tax must because he thought the case was conviction has been recorded

bother about the petty.difference being handled in a manner that the ed for the case to be withdrawal Happily, when hostilities broke out we ware well-prepared for stand. The argument put forward one of spite on the part of another against the H.A.L. in Amerios

It is gratifying to learn that between a day and a week?

positively oharred. At the end of the second, mórement the anything which might happen on the seas. Oar supremacy in that by the Government

A letter to the Manila Bulletin sudience could not restrain, from respect was never doubted, And the completeness of our control pianos and gramaphones are was therefore discharged,

Was that fodian watchman, Dafondant and that sentences even if light contains the following: I wish hearty applause, so raptivating of the seas during the past eighteen months has aroused the admiralaxories, and that, during war,

ones have bean passed on some you to publish the following oor bad the rendition been, and so tion of our Allies and the mortifestion of our enemies. But satis- those people who wished to in-

- Well Known Standard Onl factory as the position was, the Admiralty had no intention of leaving dalge in such luxuries should be It is with deep-regret that the ernment some little time to dis mistake made in the last sentence, the movement ends. The, con- Man's Death.

of the conspirators. It seems to rection to avoid unnecessary mis- brilliant bad been the production matters where they were; it had the situation well in band from the prepared to pay more for them. news of the death of Mr. E. W cover that Captains Boyed and which should read: The total cluding portion of the compost- have taken the Washington Gov. understanding against a technical of the high harmony on which start, and it was determined to even improve the position. That it A piano or a gramaphone may be Bemis, vice President of the Papon were jast se undesirable as loss of pearls and damages (not tion is of exquisite beauty, and did by embarking on a war programme of naval construction, which a luxury at Home, but, from our Standard Oil Co. will be received the notorious and now ennobled dynamite) is P15,000." We think it was given with that trus has kept our shipbuilding yards in a state of "onremitting activity. онд

How many new vessels have been added to the Fidet since the should say that is hardly the Daily News. Bemis was only out never. Subsequent wires say that altogether unreasonable. After for all its charms to be appreciat painful experience, we in Shanghai gaye the North China Damba; but better late than the correspondent's complaint not expression which is necessary war broke out, and of what type they are, is not at present known case in to the public, nor will it probably be until the struggle is ended. are,

Hongkong. There in Obina a few months ago, a N.D.L. agent and a German all, dynamite and damages are ed. The artist was enthusiastic. Storsta of that kind are very jealously guarded. But thin mush we pianos, and gramaphones and Government regarding a big oil are now secused of offences save when the former gets into knowledgments.

courte, pianos and negotiating with the Chinese army captain in San-Francisco not necessarily the same thing, ally called upon to bow his no- know, that after a year and a half of war our naval strength is great gramaphones; and we should field contract, and daring his similar to those which have added the hands of Hongkong coolies er to-day than ever before. What is more, our naval authorities imagine that it would not require brief stay in Shanghai he made to the dignity of Germany and and is need for any purpose from must be very well satisfied with the situation when they can advise any very extravagant outlay of many friende. His death, at the Austria in other parts of the fishing to shaving. shipbuilders to resume work on ordinary mercantile tonnage. That money to purchase most of the age of about 53, was due to acute States. Americs is certainly.. is a li tle point which, if they get to hear of it, will probably interest fearfully and wonderfully made puenmonia, and took place in waking up sud is making an the officials of the German Admiralty and those in command of the instruments which make day and New York,

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stay at home Fleet. But there is another respect in which the night hideous for those who hap releasing of these shipbuilding yards from Government work may pen to reside in the same neigh be regarded, and that is the ultimate effect it will have on shipping bourhood as their owners. If the in General. It is no secret that the commandeering of shipping taxing of so-called musical instra by the Government has caused a big shortage of tonnage for the ments means less indulgence in transportation of general cargo, and a consequence of this has been this kind of "luxury," we could, the abnormal ries in freight rates. This, in turn, has sent up the only wish that some-one in our coat of imported foodatuffe. Step by step however, shipping is get. midst would arise and propose ting back to normal conditions again. The Admiralty is releasing that Hongkong should fall in line quite a number of boats now, and as the process continues the with the Home legislation on the Bcarcity of tonnage will disappear, "while the resumption of chip-subject. building for mercantile purposes will yet further ease the situation.

An Old Offender...

In spila of the frantic efforts of German submarines and the fact that our shipbuilding output has been restricted owing to naval demande, the British merosntile fleet is, we believe, larger now than when war broke aat. With the return of construction on more normal lines, it will grow to even larger dimensions still. From whatever point of view we regard the question, we have every cauSS for feeling satisfied with the outlook on the seas. There, at any land, at the Police Court this rate, our position in mnohallenged and daassailable. That is the ad vantage which we have rasped from the possession of a strong, alert, morning was fined $5 for dom- highly-organised and efficient Navy,

mitting an indecent sol.

Joss Sequeira, befora Mr. Hiss

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

advise us that the Langkat ontpat Messrs. Wright and Hornby

for the current month is as follows:

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opened with a couple of pieces by Part two of the programme M. Mirovitsch-Nocturne No. 8 "A dream of Love by Lits, snd "Campanella" by the same composer which were again ren dored with perfection of style and

errora, One of the beat signs of A DANGEROUS PRACTICE. beauty of expression, So woll

that waking up, by the way, in the universal condemnation of the

were both played that M. Miro band of lunatics who, according

vitaoh was re-called, obliging to this morning's cable, have fot oat to look for trouble in was charged at the Police Orurt, programme was sustained by M. A Chinese builder's labourer with a short, yet pleasing com- position. The rest of the. *Ford's Ark". It is a healthy this morning, before Mr. Haze- Piastro, his first selection being the sign that these "joy-riders, nam land, with throwing soaffolding Nocturne Fb, by Chopin Sarasate, portere, male and female, twenty building at West Point. bering 140, of which 54 ore re-poles from the top of a four-storey piece that served to bring out are clerke, three are cinemato Inspector O'Sullivan atated well-known and favourite the full talents of the artist; --The graph operators and the rest that if any one had been presing Humoresque by Dvarsk was on•* fourth-rate faddists and pro-at the time they would certainly doubtedly one of the best things pagandists of all kinds" should have been killed

of the evening, whilst the "con

be held up to ridicale in the very His Worship:-Did they break alading item, Osprice Basque by home from which they hail, Įthe road?

Barimate proved a fitting finale to

When the proper time comes the Inspector O'Sullivan:-No, but what had been a musical treat of war will end, and that end will if prisoner had persisted in what the very highest order. One's be in no way accelerated by the he was doing the road would only regret in that Hongkong in fooleries of Mr. Ford and his have been broken, friends.

A fine of $10 was imposed, not more frequently visited

players of such note.