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CANTON NEWS.

WHERE'S THE COWARD THAT KING CONSTANTINE TALKS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) WOULD NOT DARE

adjournment of the bearing of TO FIGHT FOR SUCH A LAND!

The Weather.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915.

GIFT OF DISTINCTION

AND CHARM.

GLIMPSES

OF CHINA

One Official Organ,

A point of some importanos was

raised in the Supreme Court

yesterday on a motion for the

國中

petition concerning winding up of a Chinese Com-

the

畫

·MERZOUNDEND

DAY BY DAY

The Mails.

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

The Allies in the West.

CONTAINING 30 FINE VANDYK HOTOGRAVURES OF CHINESE LIFE AND SURROUNDINGS.

$5.00

Price

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY AND ALSO FROM THE

DISPENSARY.

VICTORIA

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 61; sunshine.

pany. The motion becams zecGGE- ary by reason of the fact that the needful advertisement was Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 70; only pablished in the Government sunshine. Gasells and one local newspaper, whereas the laws of the Colony require that it should be inserted American and Canadian Mails.

'The

in two local newspapere. Government Gazette is, of course, not a newspaper in the commen acceptation of the term: it is an official organ with a strictly limited (and, we had almost said, private) circulation. Often in the past certain advertisements issued from the Supreme Court

Closed to-day per Monteagle at 11a.m.

The Dollar.

-

Kongmoon Merchant la Trouble. Canton, December 5. Though there in still little has been handling the busin088 The Kongmoon merchent who enough that is definite in the way of the monopoly in his district

DEATH OF MRS. HOWARD,

With deep regret we record the death of Mrs. Jane Howard, wife of Mr. Robert Howard, of the | Alexandra Cafo, who died yester.

day,

The deceased lady, who was 43 years of age bad offered an ill- passed away at the Matilda Hos- nees of long duration, and ahe of news from the Western front, has aut remitted his share of the pitel. She came with her husband one yet frale ale in believing lottery texes to his superior in Captoo, so it is alleged, and a few

place she was held in high respect Wai District was instructed to and esteem as she has been in

that it is there that the final 6.9. bout of arms will take place, and

of the war as more or less a

The rate of the dollar o demand to-day,is 1/11 3/16.

To-morrow's Anniversary,

to

Hongkong

several your

to her connections with the

in regarding the Bulgarian part daye ago the magistrate of Bus 50 from Singapore, in which diversion which may cease to ex-arrest this recalcitrant merchant, this Colony. Both Mr. and Mr. is a lot that is encouraging in Sir and order him to make up the \era Australis, and it was here they John French's report and in last amount due within a certain first met. It was, perhaps, owing To-morrow is the 10lat_anni. night'e Paris communique. We number of days upon pain of

refusal, Bramab, the celebrated machinist.Dutch reports, troops and guns

very well-known figure, that she have been given out to one newe-ersary of the death of Joseph notice too, that, according to severo punishment in case of his Alexandra Cafe, where she was

Narrow Escape from Death. are pouring into Belgium, which

became so familiar to the people In Yam Iao Lane, Canton, there again helps to confirm that a big lives a family by the name of To, of Hongkong. The funeral takes fight in the West is impending and one of members of that place the evening, the cortege Relying on what we were told six union of the lady about passing the monument at 5 p.m:

paper, thus creating a false im. pression that that paper pomsusOS an official status, The fact lis however, that there is

Returned to the Colony,

Mr. B. W. Bradbury of the LTD, only one official organ in the Dairy Farm has returned to

Colony from Home leave.

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve

the truth and print the news without fear or favour. *****DE 29 206 18 DE ABRE#SNARA Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

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

Office address: 11, Ice House St.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1915.

MOKE FEELERS.

Jolony. That organ is the Govern ment Gazette. By following the practice of favouring one paper to the exclusion of others, there is the danger of the most popular and widely-read paper" being| ignored, whiob, of course, would mean that the advertisement to would not be as effective as it should be from the Court's own point of view. There should be no favouritism in these matters.

The Typhoon Shelter.

at

Kitano Maru Not Damaged.

the

The N. Y. K. inform us of the receipt of telegraphic advice from its London office stating that the 8.5. Kitano Mara arrived at London on Sunday the 5th inst, apparently undamaged.

The new Harbour of Refuge Mong-kok-teni is to be officially opened on the 18th inst,, when His Excellency the Governor is labour. to lay the memorial atuna. It in many years now since the work

as the boats will be able to eail straight in with a fair wind and

in conuestion with the new rail- way station ar Kowloon, but there It is to be hoped,

never nos.

Another Oplum Case.

Tram Conductor Charged.

conductor was

"Taken in."

i

months ago sa to how much de pended on an abundant supply of has been in school the greater seventeen years of age. This girl munitions in that quarter, wo have a right to think that it is time for something substantial to happen there, now that the supply difficulty is at an end.

The Position of the Greeks.

America and Germany.

BOOD in a ten matters out.

bot

we

oro not vouchsafed By further dare Bay

General Lung

asked us.

The

himself

part of her life and has, it seema,

The reasons assigned are about acquired some rather singulari school-girl ideas. For one thing the same in every case. she has frequently declared she official reports himself unable to would never marry. However, her collect the taxes in a manner that mother does not conform to such is at all satisfactory to himself or notions and accordingly ths to the powers-that-be. The chief young lady was engaged to trouble seems to centre around The Times in its wisdom has young man of Tai Sack village. the collection of the special taxes Found in the possession of come to the conclusion that King The girl was not informed of the on the monopolies that have been eight taels of opium, valued at Constantine's statement is marked matter at all and whon, a few days farmed put. Each successive $80, a woman who was trying to by a praiseworthy pandour. It take the drag out of the Colony seems to me that there is precious in progress for

ago, she found preparations were Commissioner accuses

her coming of being lacking in all the by sil from Kowloon, was fined little about it that is either candid marriage, she determined to take mental attributes that go to the $50 by Mr. Hazeland this morn- or praiseworthy, but that it is matters into her own hands. She asking of a successful collector ing. In default of payment she rather of a piece with the went out and bought a cup of a of taxes and aska to be relieved will serve two months with hard, rost of the humbug Holation of opium and on rein order that s wiser man than he that has been talked-and bas torning to bar room drack may be given a obance to straigh- been more or leas encouraged by the stuff and was Youthful Pickpocket the not altogether commendable state of deep narcosis, The Electric Plant for General Lung. of construction on this big under- Whilst looking in a shop patience of the Allies. We have mother shortly after found her Things are certainly getting taking was began, and it is only window yesterday a shop coolie heard quite enough of King Oon-daughter and raised the alarm. pretty bad in the line of electric right and fitting that its comple- felt a band in his pocket, and stanting to know what he under-Medical aid was summoned, bat lighting for this vity when even tion should be marked by some catching bold of the hand turned stands by neutrality, and more all efforts seemed to be of no avail the complaisant officials afirm anitable ceremony. The new shel- round and saw a yeang boy, who than enough to prompt us to take and the supposedly dead girl was they have reached the limit of tor will have one distinct advan was trying to rifle bia pocket. with a big heap of salt his re-made ready for burial.

their patience. The latent is from tage over the old one at Causeway The boy was brought up before marks about the Granco-Sorbian

That night, to the consterns. the yamen of General Lang. He Bay, in that it will be much more Mr. Lindsell this morning when treaty. So long as the Allies allow tion of everyone, the girl a woke has ordered the erection of a easily accessible to native craft be was sentenced to four weeks', bim to go on talking he will con- and began to moan.

After the bailding to supply electric light when a typhoon is threatening, bard labour and 10 strokes.

tipne to humbug them. But initial fright at reeing an apparent to his yamen alone. He says the perhaps they rather like being cerpen more had passed away ahe lights from the Canton Supply humbagged, in which case there was taken care of and by the next Co. ara sa uncertain that he cannot will not need to meaœuvre about so At the lies Court, this is no more to be said.

day was herself again. We depend upon them at all. Hence they now have in approaching the morning, before Mr. Hazeland a

ho will electrify his quarters with Has be just a plant of his own. Oace in every five or six weeke, without fail, there springs up old place of refoge. This will sayo Chinese tram

particolare, a crop of peace rumours to which busy people bailing from the deal of delay which, in certain charged with obtaining 80 cents,

her little escapade Awakened to the fact that the light circumstances, might easily prove the money of the Company, with Allied countries can find little time to listen, but which appear to disastrous. On the completion of intent to defraud the Company, patriots,

In the language of his com- will not interrupt the progress cfing of this great city is unspeak- President Wilson's the wedding ceremonies and per-ably bad? Any of us commoners be gaining an increasing strength in America and other neutral all big public works we should Mr. G. R. Haywood, appeared thing denunciation" of un-haps some of her notions will be could have enlightened him upon countries, We have before remarked that, to the Entente peopless followed of having an

like to see the Home castom for defendant and applied named conspiratera will not cut found to have disappeared from that subj:ot long ago had he the very word “

pesce," as used in connection with the present opening ceremony, as is intended Hazeland adjourned the

official for an adjournment and bail. Mr. much ine, and the general feeling her brain.

Onge will doubtless be that it would Arrival of Mr. Pun Ming-yuen.

Poppy Root to be Destroyed. campaign, is obnoxious; for it implies that there are fanlis on both in this inetance. There should until next Tuesday, firing bail at be more to hie credit were

The Supt. of the Bureau for tho Mr. Pan Ming-Yuen, the Beore. sides sad that some means is conceivable whereby fighting may have been a steno-laying ceremony $250.

he to listen to the New York tery of the Board of Registration, probibition of opium has issued case and the belligerents may settle their differences on the mutual

Tribune's demand that relations has been sent here from Peking to in his territory that all poppy orders to the various magistracies concession plan. There is no room for the word "peace" in its

with Germany aball cease fill the take charge of branch of the A woman who was going by political sense bero, any more than there is room for friendship or however, that when that building rail from Kowloon to a small town Lusitania affair is settled. Why the publio service, bat ju t what one the first of next year. He haa rote are to be destroyed before parley between judge and murderer. The Allies are engaged on a is fioslly finished it will be well just over the border, was, when President cannot call men and is not clear from the notices

arol ed by the female Customs things by their proper names is concerning him.

sent his deputies to see that his mighty punitive expedition, and not until the offenders surrender and truly opened with ceremony searcher at the etation, found to past imagicing. He "blushes to has taken the troable to report his orders are carried out and it is or are captured can there be any hope of cessation of hostilities. suitable to the occasion.

feaids joint deputation of Chinese His Holiness the Pope, with the best of intentions, has implored the

be in possession of a quantity of admit that there are United States arrival to the Central Authorities, and foreign officiate will inves- nations at war to bury their grievances. By virtue of his exalted

opiamo in a tin. When asked oitizens born under other fige so his mission must be one of

tigate the districts after January position in the religious world be is committed to certain belief.

what the tin contained, she said who ste, etc." Is he sfraid to say considerable importance. It ie

1, next. and to the exercise of a tolerance towards the ill-doer which would

it was a medioine Haster. The oatright that the Germans are as donbilean in connection with the

Fan-tan Gambling Agalo, be impossible in the ordinary politician or man of the world. His

mach enemies to peace in America coming change in the form of defendant stated in Court that she

Rumour has it that in officia} a oleswhere; that they are mis- government which is about the circles there is a recrudescence of view ie a paternal one, and his feelings on seeing the world at war

was given the tin by a friend, chievous animals who yearn to see only thing that seems to interest the troublesome question of re- might be compared to those of a father who, having to judge between his quarrelsome children, is anxions not to favour one above

oine. She did not know it was every other country in as parlons officialdom these days.

opening the gambling dens: another. In this workaday world, however, a more rough and ready

opium. Mr. Heaslnd thought it and more decisive method of approaching the combatants is called

was quite possible that the woman midst of all the hyphenated plott-Chief of Police for the establish it will be remembered, it was amusing to notice that, in the The plane formulated by the Governor Cheung is in a rather compromising position, because, for, and while all will sympathise with Benedict XV, io bis extreme-

WEB "taken in," and he there-

ing that is going on around him, ment of a College for the teaching he who closed the gambling ly difficult position, few-whether they are of his religious way of

fare discharged her. thinking or not-will be prepared to give serious ear to his peace-

Mr. William Jennings Bryan can of the science of flying have been Family Crestings.

"the formally approved by the General. Ching Dynasty. If now be given resorta in the time of the making veatures antil he himself affords proof that he has gone as

urge Os Boxing Day at 3 p.m., on the

When the aguage of a Chinese still find time to deeply into the whys and wherefores of the dispute as it is possible B. K. F. U. ground, teams re- who had just arrived from Manila President "to mediate immedi- The officers appointed are sa

to their being presenting the Military and the was being searched yesterday, an ately. It happens that just now follows:-Superintendent, Gen- reopened it will acem an not o Rest are to play an orbibition VD-lamped letter was found in Europe is a great deal too busy eral Li Sut; Assistant Supt. Aggrant inconsistency, Bat the What the Vation does not appear to have realised, and what to be able to listen to anything Wong Kwong-ling; Head President Wilson, to give him his dus, has at last realised, is to the Tobacco Fund. The teams that he was taking it to a friend that Mr. William Jennings Bryan Capt. Tom Goon. that, just as Germany bau need every vile art imaginable to bring will be:-

or "the Fordites" may have to mainder of the teaching staff ap coustry. He was in conse-

This war is being fought will be appointed later. about and to prolong war, so she will stoop to every imaginable lie and Military Rogers (RE), goal; quoace, charged before Mr. Hazo. Bay trick, will use any body and everybody, in order to save her own skin Caple (HG.A.) and Coxon (RE, and thie morning, when it trans with shells and not with hot air. eile phosen for the building in the vacant space neri to the Bank of and end the war now that she is tiring and frightened. The hound in Captain), backe; Lovelock (R..pired that be war taking a sum

China on the Long Bond and feeling the whip and is beginning to yelp. Happily for the fatura A.) right half; Williams (KSL. of money to his friend for a man

General Lang, has subscribed peace of the world it is with the Allies, and not with neutral powers, 1), centre-half; Townesend R.G. from Manila, and the letter only that she has to deal. The quotations in yesterday afternoon's wire show A.), left half; Shakespear (RG.A.)

contained instractions with

$5,000 as a nucleus for the build- No inconsiderable amount of ing fund.

to initiate another gambling plainly enough what the Home prees thinks about the advisability and Townsend (BE), right wing: regard to the money and greetings time and energy is being devoted

game which Canals to be Cleaned Up.

aboll be call- of making "peace" with ruffians who have the blood of millions Davies (A.0.0.), contre-forward; to his family. Mr. Hozeland did

led the Road The Chief-of-Police has bired a

Building ber, of socialist views. To-day there is bat ons conviction where the (left wing). Reserves-K.S.L.I., and only imposed a fiae of terms-which vary a little, it may canals in Canton and has issued reads throughout Canton and a on their souls; and what the press says is echoed by a Labour Mem- Swan (R.G.A.) and 4. N. Other not consider the effeace a serions by the good citizens of New York

to publishing German

peace gang of labourers to clean all the this they say they will build good Game. With the proceeds from

Allies are concerned; cost what it may, this war maat go on and on right back and Smith (RE). 85.

be noticed, day by day. The an order to the effect that here. until Germany is so crushed that she can never hold up her loathsome The Rest-Card (Navy), goal; Large Haul of Defendants. head again, and until the Kaiser and all his fellow-conspirators Fennemore (Navy), right back

latest edition of these terms ap-after no more rabbish will be large amount will be given to the the indotace and good government of Europe are brought before and F. W. Black (Hongkong) charged before Mr. Lindsell this pears to be to the effect thas Ger- allowed to be thrown into them, government for the privilege of many shall have full power in the Any offender caught in the set Central oficials swallowed the playing the game. The siger the judges of the Entente countries.

left back; Rowbottam (Navy) disorderly manner on board the stantinople and Asia Minor, and Financial Commissioner Resigns communication to the local Can-

morning with behaving in a Balkans, ensuring a road to Con- will be fin¬d 86. right half; J. Stewart (Hongkong), Germany will go on sowing peace rumonce, she will go on seek-centre-half; and P. R. Chassel,.. Sui Lung whilst she was lying (of course) a place in the enn ing to work on the sympathies of the Pope and the neutral rulera; (Hongkong), luit half; Hopper terday. Detective Shannon stated independent of British sea power.

alongside the Ping On wharf yes

Canton seems to be a bad pisos tou authorities for immediate but the last word is not with them. A peace such as she is bleating] (Navy), ■nd J. Stiker (Hængkong, that the men orowded ou to the Incidentally, too, she is to have for a Commissioner of Finance. after would leave it in her power, within the space of ten years, to Captain), right wing; W. V. vessel refusing to be orderly, ponds to na rather like an insult tions, work furiously for about a party of it this provisos

power to civilise Turkey-which They come here with great inten- bring about another world war. That is not what civilisation wants. Fonnall (Hongkong), centre On previous occasion when a

who protest that if this thing cconrred the vessel

is too poor to pay its just share of not be allowed to dodge one inob of the disgrace which she has brought | kong)and Boots (Na,y), luft wing was enok. The man, many of There are a few more odds and another few weeks, thon resign] upon beraeli, must, in bríof, cease to be a nation in 's political senes | Roserves-J. Rodger (Hongkong). whom came from the South were will not labour the point. If she coss has been repeated several policy which would attempt to taxation, how silly would be that at all. What she and some of the mentrels have decided to term 'Martin (Navy), and M. L. Railton wearing quenes, Thore who had wants them let her fight for them, times in the past year. Sɔ the raise more fands by legitimatio- Allies have a right to demand an eye for an eye; robbery, baby. Linsamen, Mr. W. F. Knaptonbeen let eat on hail, and failed to her fighting that we have been bent comes se no very graat/bat impoverish everybody con- Referee Mr. F. W. Wright, with a castion, those who had At present it is little enough of resignation of the present inouming an evil that can do nothing

to go.

FOOTBALL.

The Boxing Day Match.

"pence" must consist in her entire surrender, mad in her unconditional |(Hongkong). acceptance of whatsoever forms the Allies may see fit to dialate. Ta

alaying, murder by wholesale, and every other arime in the calendar wall have to be avenged.. Then why listen to talk about psaoë ?

and Gunner Payne.

who said that it contained medi-

No less than 61 Chinese were

been in the cells were discharged

a condition as their own? It is

Germany's Latest Peace Proposals.

College of Aeronautics,

Agalo.

ende that she would like, but we and another comes.

appear having their baila catrested, permitted to see.

surprise.

The re-

The

This pro

содер

exceptione, are devotees of the gentle art of gambling, are almost to a unit in favour of reopening these infamous dens. They hav to tickle the itobing palms of brought forward another soheme their overlords.

They propane

bait at once and have referred the

consideration.

But there is still 's 'small bat

nected with it.