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NATURES HAIR

WARNINGS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JANUARY

Nature never strikes without warning.

a rule put off.

But people as It is when the pillow shows the

Harbour Matters-

Lowell,

1916.

BAY BY DAY

NOIES ON THE CRISIS.

ins

The other day the Marins Court. Magistrats made it quite clear!

BEFORE MAK MADE UN CITIZENS. that he is determined to put a stop to the practice indulged GREAT NATURE MADE US MEN in by sampan and junk people of boarding steamers while under way in the harbour, and, judging from the decrease in the number of such cases,

The Westber.

At the Peak Sam. Temp. 50; in. (1915, 52 foe).

Lower level 8 sm. Temp. 59;

it would seem that the evil is well rain. (1915, 60 fine). on the way to being suppressed. Another type of harbour offence

truant hairs in the morning:hich has become allmo common is

The Malls.

Closed to-day

when dandruff and scurf sprinkle that of the overcrowding of native Siberian Hail

steam Isanches, and here also the per an Shentong $ p.m. the hair, when it is dry and Magistrate is now dealing with the English MailDue to-morrow brittle that it is time to com- terday there were two such cases mence AT ONCE

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Ranb Output... and, with the overcrowding

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AS YOU CAN”

How the Government takes as luto its Confidence.

A YEAR AGO TO-DAY:

LEADING EVENTS IN THE-

GREAT WAR.

Entracts from the war nema con- tained in the Hongkong

was in them in gïve, and have al

rapå” of January 6,7

1915.

G.0.6. Captured.

A communique aned in Patro

Commanders,

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CHINESE TRAIANS

GAMBERS

Interesting Point of Law Raised.

In the Summary Court this morning, bafars Mr Justice Gomperts, Chan Hing, trader,

503, Queen's Road West, claimed.

Wan Shan the sum of $521.50

Up to the moment of writing there is no news of a bewilder ingly exciting nature from any grad states The victory over on account of principal and intere front

The Montenegrins are the Turks is complete. The Gan-est due under defendant's Chinese continuing to give Austria more eral Officer Commanding has been borrowing note dated May 5, trouble than anyone thought it captured, and also three Division-1913, made in plaintiff's favour. are Mr. Faithfull wie for plant?”, just succeeded in inflicting some vigorourly parsaing another and Me. D'Almada for defendant. on Reuter à New York corespondent

more heavy losses on their enemy. Corps, which in moattered.

The plaintiff and he was former. Batire Turkish Army Corps ly a cook on board the xx. Siberis

Captured. draws attention to the fact that

The defendant was a slipmate C “an unparalleled contradistino-Beater's correspondent at Pe the same el. The note, which tion” exists between German and trograd reports that a communi- he had in his possession was from British rates of exchange in gas state: We have obtained the defendant, saying that he was America, that on Germany having decisive victory at Sarvkamah, in need of money, and be (plain- fallen lower than it has ever been capturing the entire Turkish tiffy-advanced the money in since war began. In a sadden Ninth Army Corps. The pursuit Chinese 20-cant pieces, the inters burst of confidence Mr. Tennant continuse elsewhere, the Turks eat find was two cents per dollar has announced to the House of in full rout.

per month and defendant had paid Commons that our casualties at French Aviators Latest Work back

xx internet, $70 Loos are estimated at about sixty. thousand. Seeing that this has French aviators dropped bombs which had been entered in a book, Plaintiff denied that the been matter of common gossip un drill grounds at Etterback. for long enough, we don't know near Brussels, destroying part of money was awing for gambling. His Lordship Where did you why the Government should a dirigible shed and killing lend him this zooney ?--I took it seem to make s-favour of the real soldiers. A telegram from to his family house in Hongkong. sunouncement. But if half these Nih says: Our artillery dee where defendant gave me a pro- Government people who plumeroyed an enemy seroplane fying missory na on siamoped paper. themselves on their ability to in the direction of Posarevac, the The paper was written out by a handle news were put to the craft falling on the bank of the fortune-teller. journs Estic trade, they would most Danube in Austrian territory. Replying to Mr. D'Almada assuredly lose job after job, and Great Battain and the US. Note, plaintiff said his wages sa cook

correspondant perish miserably in the workhouse

Washington says it is understood were $15 Hoogkong money per in the end.

thas sentances have been given month. He used to make per- hape $100amouth, selling things.. here that Great Britain will not

• Mr. D'Almada ---Opium mung- It there can be said to be any interfare with shipments of copper gling, I suppose. ercase for the hanging-back of to Italy, if consigned to reputable His Lordship You must not

A silver cigarette case, valued Under the above heading we $15, has been stolen from the printed brief notice of a case yes. Oficera Hens at Belchers' Farts. terday that is arousing much at Lieat Davie R. G. A reports to case was left atention not only in America but the Police that the

in European countries se well, on a table in the Mess. A Chicago medical man, who was recently called in to attend & child, found that it was "defective

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DEATHS.

GOLDMAN-At the Shanghai-Nanking Railway Hospital, on December 29, Julius Goldman, aged 23.

JONAHL-At his residence, No. 20 North Soochow Road, Shanghai on December 30, Ephraim Jonah, aged 39.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1916.

MO E ECONOMY STILL NEEDED.

-Money Stolen.

1...

Munitions.

An Amsterdam, message mys:

Beuter's

st

THE

It has been reported to the men who are well able to enlist, firmassed shipped in Italian ships.

In answer to Mr. D'Almada, and abnormal, and certain to die Police by Mr. Peterkin, of the it undoubtedly lies in the face Shipments to Sweden and Nor-pot questions to him like that

the public has bean way will also not be in plaintiff said he knew how to play unless an operation wars per- Robinson Piano Company, that that formed." The operation would, it is between the afternoon of the 4th Bo consistently focled by upted. The Daily Telegraph"

The Cabinst Washington correspondent states parkas. All Chinees who weak to me, have saved the child's life and the evening of the 5th same Government but would still not have made a person stole from a drawer at the members or some of them-that he is reliably informed that sea played the game, but he had Mr. D'Almada How did you normal human creature of it, and house, in which he resides have the rooted idea that the Great Britain's reply to President never played it with defendant one side of the body would always $198.80.

people need to be les down gent-Wilson's Nots will be satisfrotory. have been paralysed. The mother:

ly, put off with silly excuses and It will promise some concessions. get all the money 2--I have generally treated like little chil- cat will deny the right to Amarica saved a little each year. having agreed, the operation was Larceny on the High Seas not performed, and the child was. Whilst Chinese, named Ng dren. How long ago is it since to demand others. allowed to die. The case is one that Tez-taing, was travelling on board Mr. Lloyd George sold me that requires the judgment of Solomon the B.. Haimun from Swatow to the munitions scheme was work- to settle it. It is easy enough to Hoogkong hie cabin was broken ing wonders and that say that the child would merely into and his bag containing ing stream of shelle was being have been a helpless burden on money, jewellery and clothing, poured out; since, indeed, he aociety, and that children whose to the value of $4,366 was stolen practically gave us to understand that the whole difficulty in that cases are as helpless as the ans

direction" was solved? Yet now in question should go to the lethal chamber; and, in theory, Mr. U.S. Moses, of 21, Wong we find him czsually observing there can

be no doubt that Nei Cheong Street, and who that the task of turning out these carries on a business as Com- munitions is more serious than this 翅 the COFTBCT view.

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Recorted Burglary-

Fishermen Attacked.

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UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

Matriculation Examination, December, 1915

I put it to you that the money was lost in gambling with defen dant and another man 7-We always gamble with cash on the ToTaga

to

Dafendant, formerly interpreter Siberia,

board the stated That

did sixt the note in favour of plaintifi; it was nat for money which he had borrowed, but ́s

about s. week cat from San Fran.

By Mr. Faithfull:--The chief

The following have satisfied the acte for a gambling debt which he But what about the claims mission agent, has reported to the he may renture to say. Months Examiners:-1 She Shin-Tsoi, ed to platatiff, he had formed of nature in the mother? For police that on the night of Janu- ago it was intimated that we bad Queen's College; 3. Kang Shih-him to sign it. They had played one woman who would have ary 4 his house was broken into enough men, and only wanted, Chih-li Government Student; cisco, and the plaintif was binker. the hardihood (same would go the by means of the back door and musitions. Now, it seems, we 6 Kwong Bing-fnek, St.Stephen's At that time he lost 350 or 870 College; 9. Liu Hung-ngan, in cash and then they commenced length of saying the unnatural- the thief, or thieves, stole four want both

Hapeb Government Student; Desa) to stand by and see her pairs of boats valued $39 and

Tommy Taking Matters into 17: Chang

I-Chang, Th gambling on credit as the mat would not ba big enough to Held child die, be his condition never two glass vasse value $2.

Mary His Own Hands.

Government Student; all the cash. He lost so hopeless, there are probably a

Really the best item of news 19. En Chax-ho, Hapeb Govarn- thousand who would want-and

that night. Two fishermen of Taipo report that we have received for a long ment Student; 21. La Wan-twan, will ever want-the little life! that befers the law can be laid chored as Lai Chi Chong, seven counterbalance the trifting and A. J.Kaw, Diocesan Boys' School; becoming increasingly clear that unless Britain is to enter into her down on such a matter, human men armed with choppers board. | pifiling of the Calïnet, is to the 97 Ha Kwok-bung, Queen's night. When

Though perhaps we are not tald so in as many words, it is spared at any cost. It seems to us to the police that, whilst an- while, and one which helpe to aan Government Student; 22-fireman vs not playing. beggary after peace is declared, she must make greater reductions Dature will have to be re-con-fed their boats and ransacked effect that our men in the College; 29. Sbaik Hastam Ismail, Stanley Street. On the might in

them. One of the fishermen was trenches have virtually pledged Queen's College, 30. A Silas Queen's College; land à quantity of clothing was/Germans aa they can. Why on 31E. J. Ede, Dalwich School, He was not asleep when he

strack with a chopper and $67 themselves to kill as stolen. Three men have earth -“should” they encumber London, 34 Chesh Toon-sie” ei cambled and he remembered he in life, so there must be abaclately no stint where the army and The facts which were made arrested and a quantity of clothing

known by Mr. CE Malle recovered. One of the fishermen be taken prisoner by the Britian Peasagy 36. Boy Chai khoon hadlom, the money. It is clear enough that we cannot exercise a becoming genero-Secretary of the Indian Students has been admitted to Hospital, for a German, much, softer Penang, 38.1 Day, Private study how you can:plead: Siegality,

victory a beggar, and to resign herself to a prolonged condition of

in ber national expenditure than she has yet, apparently, felt herself called upon to make. As goes without saying, just as there should

sitated.

be no waste among private individuals or in any civilisa walk Loyal. Indian Students.

navy are concerned.

sity towards the fighting forces and their requirements without a Department, regarding the loyal suffering from wounde

fewer than 272, have joined

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in England and is now a cor-

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DHARY D.

themselves with prisoners? To

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not at sea be lived at 26

question he was half saleep when his foki esma in" with the "nota:

Singapore, 37. Ong Blow-hian,

the Lordamp don' work then fighting. German 44 Chien Hangvan, Ning Po Mr. D'Almada. prisoners, in many cases, get45. Wong Tik-cho, Queen's Mr. D'Almada

His Lordship comp something like bridge. Mr.Faithfall-Inereel

widespread self-denial in every other direction. Periodically therety of young Indians who are in A Hongkong Volunteer. better chow than they ever had college; 71 Li Chi-wa, St. Paul's the American flag, your Lordship, are jeremiads attered by this or that member of the Cabinet on this England for educational purces Mr. G. C. Jorge, of Hongkong, in their lives before. In Hongkong 74. An Sho-tak, Sacred Heart and took place in the Pacific. point; we are told that the Government and people really must are certainly not a formerly, a local Volunteer in the they have their drink duty free College, Canton; 15. Tang Wat point is that because the gambl economise; and yet, so far as we can see from our perusal of the He reports that a number have Right Section Machine Gun Co, which is more than we Cachan, St. Paul's College; 78. Ho Home papers, very little comes of all the talk. Members of Parlia-enlisted in British attalions, who left here to join Kitchener's succeed in accomplishing chain, Private study; 80. Imi ing took placson an American atp ment are still drawing their four hundred pounds & year, Govern- but the majority, totalling no Army, with the first confingat and in England they some-Mang-yong Private study under the American flag, the rot18- ment officials are still being paid salaries far above their abilities cr

cannot be claimed for în » Cont Matriculation and Canton

there.*** deserts, and there are still scores of semi-sinecares to which large the Indian Volunteer Ambulance by the e. Delta, and who joined times get game and wine eens to

Government Scholarships. ⠀ and unearred payments attach. As regards the salaries of Members Corpe. There can be no doub: the Middlesex Hegt on his arrival them by sympatheticladies who ar

The following have satisfied the

His Lordship: I dont see why, of Parliament, quite the majority of Members are of the well-to-do that the war is having a magni poral, has written his cousin (Mr. convinced that the dear Germans classes who could easily afford to give their services to the countryficent effect in bringing the rising L. C. R.Souza) informing him of are not so bad as they sze repre- Emaminers and are awarded Cannot at all.

sented. Has not this sort of foolery ton Government Scholarshipe A Chinese foreman of permanently leave alone during the war period; and the same generation of educated Indians to his departure to Serbia on Novem-gone far enough? While our dear 1 Lies: Tang, 5. Leang Nai-Siberia stated that the realise that we and they have ber 21. He wished to be remem-friends at Home are falling on ynan, St. Stephen's College; partly skill and partly might be said of some of the Cabinet Ministers.

common interest, namely hard to his many friends. Bat these are not the days when men willingly loose their grip of

advancement of India

the necks of examy prisoners, our 2u. Leung Chi-ling, 23. Chenng easily-gotten money; and since the grest overpaid have a rooted the

own poor fallows at the front Fim, 27, Li Sung, 29. Man Sha- objection to cffering to forego all or part of a wage which they do and the Indians. The Depart

would rather be filled than fall sing, 7. For Hon-ini. not need and, in many caste, certainly do not earn, we think it al-ment to which Mr. Mallet is

into German hands knowing all A further list of Canton Govern- most time that the Government should take a high hand in the mat attached is one under the control

too well the kind of treatment ment Scholarships will be issued week ter. In the good time that is coming, when the war is "all over" of the India Office, and it pays

that awaits them. – It was high | Istez, we have no doubt that much healthy readjustment of salaries paid special heed to those young In-

time that the hard cases to public men will be brought about; indeed the conditions of life dians who go to the Motherland

among our men - notably the will more or less enforce such re adjustment. But meanwhile, in to complete their studios. Arfirst, order that the good time in question may be brought all the closer, the Department was viewed with we cannot help thinking that a polite intimation to ag, the Lord suspicion and dislike by the Shan Bui Terce Shaukiwan some Chancelier, for instance that he could afford to liveon half the amount students, but it is now most satie, East, reports to the polies that on the enemy he receives, would be of service to the country. Similar intimations factory to note that this distrust is the evening of Taundry 5, a man war finished, might be sent fall Cabinet Ministers, all Members of Parliament fast disappearing and that knocked at her door, and, upon tablished that and Fach Government officials as are in receipt of over a certain fixed, the real truth is being realised her opening it, three men armed ly appr

India has certainly ́sum. In addition, it would not be difficult to frare a minor ordia- ance whereby men in Government employ are forbidden to draw part in this war. doable mizzies! If the Government's own hand were thus forced, fought

It would no doubt hasten to retaliate of the general public, and then

we should find the millionaire manufacturers, marchsats etc, suitably

ler that disappointed Government peopis

in a fow weaku, ne even days, no might sayə

ARMED ROBBERY AT SHAUKIWAN.

A widow camed Fa Yan, of Colonial contingents had

fire with choppers entered the house, freso

have One seized bold, of her br

hair and told her to

would kill her

the cock Joff

„Bay in dealing with We want to see the and, since it is es

German

if she has not

LANGKAT OUTPUE

and Hornby the Langkat out- rent month is sa

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£37

The case was adjourned for a