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OLD BROWN BRANDY

THE

PEG O'MY HEART

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THE HONGKONG

Everybody kno

for European clothing sprang "D mong the young Chinata at the? fixos of the Revolution some four) Gas years ago. The young bloods of Hongkong and throughout the Treaty pártartón, for that matter, were not content with making a modest transfer from Oriental to Wastern attire. Nothing Las than a studied imitation of the style of fashion at by the young man of Tooting would suit them: Henos it became quitad

The Weathe

overcast (1915, 52 fine).

At the Peak &am Temp 53

overcast. (1915, 60 fine)

Lower level 8 am Temp. 61;

The Malle

a common sight to see young Siberian Hail. - Due to-morrow Chinese nuts 2 dashing "abous

per 8R-Anbut

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

A YEAR AGO TO-DAY.

HONE

FOOTBALL

THE BARALONG CASE.

“The Burs

The genius of those who are responsible for letting the world know how the war progresses bas pad them, during the night,

LEADING EVENTS IN THE

GREAT WAR.

Extracts from the war news cras tained in the “Hongkong Telegraph" of January 7, 1915:

Tribute to General Botha. The House of Lords has re-

sion of an R. E. Player,

In connection with the Horg kong Football Association the monthly meeting was held at the Victoria Barracks last evening Mr. W. Ek Vivosak dent) occupied the

to send somewhere about four double columns of telegrams to]. Hongkong Whereof but a few inch es relates to actual fighting. Kur el-Amara, it seems, was abelled opened. Earl Kitchener, Secre- there were a large for an hour on Sunday, a Garmaotary of state for War, in the representatives r from the streets in the ** loudest~ suit- English Mail. Due to tiny amed steamer has setrendered course of a speech, paid a glowing

teame present. ings they could propore, with per ak Nellore. na ty straw or felt headgear, socks (American Mail Cle and ties to match, ball-nosed row per LL. Kiya Maru shoes and the indispensable cane

or walking tick. Since those Casading Mail --Ollongtoon days we have all noticed

Fie-Dollars

on Lake Tanganyika, there is tribute to General Botha, adding The reccomenda sor-seroplane activity on the Western that the situation in South Africa Referees Board com 11 and Italian frooms, accompanied had undergone a most welcome enquiry into occurs

by artillery Cuels at certain abange: General Botha bad hand. Hongkong League

points, the Bawne round led the situation in a masterly Navy, on the latter's ground Sarnowitz contined to drive the Gamer and had stamped out re-an. December 18, were mad by szemy back and the position at bellion. The result gate them the Has Secretary, who stated Sklonica I remains pretty much great confidence in the future that the Board were satisfied that: what it was. And that is all. success of say operations General the referee Sergeant Rose, RG.A.) Seeing that it is the generalBotha might undertake. The rate of the dollar on public that is supplying the men · demand to-day i 1/1-5/8

and the money for the war, one would think that the general phalic might be allowed to know little more of what is really happening.

graduak” - “bus--steady - reversion. Siberian, Mail ---Cloves to-mazzos to the Chinese national mods of.

per ss. Chenan 5 p.m. dress, though one's susceptibili ties are still periodicity outraged by meeting youths, and adults too, who are yet in the transition stage and who apparently sen nothing very incongruous In

Tomorrow's Anniversary

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stolen from the examiner lath Chee Fat, the value being $41

Soma Interesting Developments.

MOTI

sen in them.

A Feature Resumed.

conducted the match ins fair soË eficient manner, and also that Italian Regiment's Sacceporal Coron, of the Pake tesun,

they found that the captain, On Colonel, Garibaldi, with a had acted in a defiant nuos Italian regiment, made a vigorous and had used impulsive langu charge at Courte Chausses into to the referee. Further, that ha the breach made by an explosion, failed in his duty as exptain of Compaʼsion, Conscience etc.

and captured 120 prisoners. The But may be all the telegraphic Colonel brother Constantine the team to assist the referee, and energy is being need up in pon-was killed during the attack

that he persisted on remaining on derous statements as to the doinge in Parliament. If as we were taught in childhood we bareone day to give an account of every idle word, the little bill which

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Exchange of Prisoners. -The Press Bureau aucunes that Germany has agreed to the British proposal for an exchange of prisoners who are incapacitated from farther service.

Turks Frantic Efforts to Extricate Themselves. An official communique is red

the field after he had been cediered to leave by the referee. For this reason the game was abandoned. when the Navy were leading by two goals to mi The Board 20- commended that the result of the The latest Customs Trade Re- We are glad to be able to an-Messageth and Company ate

match stand good, and that the ports reveal some interesting nounce that commencing from running up will take a couple of

Captain of the R.F. team should facts on this matter For example, to-morrow, we shall be able to centuries to pay. With less than

be suspended for two weeks after that dealing with Swatow points respuse athing photographs to millionth part of the talk that

confirmation. out that the Chinese are realising our weekly edition. The photo has boss ging on in Parliament

concernings, enlistment, compal-| that theirown garmenta see much graph for this week will be a

The Hon. Secretary added that more comfortable and convenient, pretty picture of Flower Street son etc etc, wars have been in Petugard states that the this seemed to be a very lenient sad only those who have lived on Christmas Day.

won or lost, and kings and remnants of the Turkish forces in sentence, but the Board did not abroad for years and become

kingdoms have been made or the Cancasus are threatened with care to adopt harsh messures with e The Ally isene is delivered free when the address is accessible to accustomed to foreign clothes ara Railway Revenue.

numade. "Sir John Simon follow digaurer. They are now in die a man who was serving his cours umsenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at

The Kowloon Cossoms deported Mr. Asquith," (He has done orderly flight, and are simcat try in this time of war, when the fher residances without any extra charge. On comice sent by cape, we are told, are regaining derived from rail-borne cargo none could say "how many youths held the mam tosde.. The Tarks limited.

Chinese for 1914 says the total revenue that before!) and sezgested that surrounded by the Ensaians who means of recreation were por an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $100 in foreign-style hats and garments increase of approximately 833 per were shirking, strangeremark outlet, but are faced by snow-lowed, in the course of which

favour, with the result that dealers amounted to HL. The 43,196 an old be spared and how many are frantically striving to find an A good deal of discussion fol Single Copies, Daily, ten centa, Weekly, twenty-five cents (for generally are finding the business cant, over the 1913. slection: Kita make in facs of the statement covered

unprofitable and are closing down this increase, import COP as to the shirkers for which we

opinion was voiced by s'mend A Great Victory.

that the rasteh should Es Adresinementy and Subscripkana which are not ordered for a fixed } 2he same sort of shing is reported" tributed Hk. Tia 19.060" and here.been so long waiting snu.

from Canton, where the value of export dafy Bk. Thá 632

The papers emphasise the in-ed, as it was unnecess imported foreign clothing haar

which has now been presented portance of the Russian victory ising the team the play Hallen ir une year frm is-12 The

exo while the Fremser is for which, they say, is likely to have ented. The recommend 272 to Tis 3,015 while in foreign orde

gring another chance to the far-reaching political remite. The confirmed, notwithstandi caps and bata, the decline is from

znattesteds. If he gives them latest Russian communique fally

The financial statement of the 356,229 to 210.053 pieces.

many more chances, the war confirms the Turkish-debacle The exhibition matches on-Barina- will be over before there has been Bassians captured an immense Day and New Year's Day showed " Handkerchiefs and Alcohol. darasty. The hughest barometer time to call them up-s settle- quantity of guns, mitrailleuses, that the total proceed realised reading was 30.53 on the 12 mant of affairs which will doubt ammuntion and supplies, and the $84.83. Additional seats had observe that handkerchiefs,

January, and the lowest 29 45 ones be highly agreeable to the Turkish losses in killed and been erected at a cost of $5) în which were formerly despised by days daring the year, the rainfall Radical Mecobera who appear to

the 9th July. It rained on 140 Phirkers themselves and to those wounded are enormous. unnecessary Inxury, were imported smounting to 80.11 inches. I have far more eye on the results

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1916.

THE KWANGTUNG FLOOD PROBLEM:

*

It is interesting, however, to

"the man in the street 26 an

100 degress) F. August and the lowe

the 13th

A Year's Shipping.

of future elections than on the

HOCKEY.

Hongkong Volgateer, Team?

EngagementS.

front of the stand, but neither the stand nor these sex's grace. patromised to the extent believed into Canton to the number of

probable, The gate receipts on 111,747 dozens; twenty years ago Customs trade report for 1914, the about these conscientious ob According to the Kowloon present difficulties. And whas

New Year's Day sinanted to the number imported annually total number of reesels, entered sectors? Ir need hardly be said

$14 the collection realising just was less than 3,000 dozens and cleared during 1914 was that the Quakers should be left

on $30. The collection and any Whether this betokens a growth 19,435, with a tonnage of 5,130-out, in common fairness to the

profit on the matches are to be We have on many previous occasions dealt in this column with Chinese, we will leave for others increase over the figures for 1913: are known to have maintained for

devoted to the Tobacco Faadi of cleanliness among Canton. 366. This apparently large religions principles which they

The appeal made by S the question of the necessity for measures being devised to present, to decide. It is stated in the which showed 34,360 vessels, three centuries. The other ob

Joseph's College against a de- or, at any rate, to minimise, the appalling loss of life and destruction Swatow report that foreign wines

cision of the Hongkong Lasgus, of property caused by the periodical floods in the Canton deles. We and spirits are now being ousted, due to a change in the method of very short work of if the Cabinet following fixtures en replayed was dismissed.

with a tonnage of 2,789,630, is factors, however, would be made hockey team, hea arranged the appellants and Lam Long to be The FK Volunteer Corps ordering a match between the are encouraged to return to the subject after reading the observe after a brief period of popularity by recording both shipping and had en cents worth of pinck and Thursday January 13, Volun tigue-made thereon by the Commissioner of Customs at Canton in the cheaper samahn, either "nest, his trade report for: 1914. The opinion expressed by the Cam, in some instances, mixed with * tonnage:

sense. We know those objectors toers, v. 87th B.G.A. sioper is that the evil would be abated by the introduction of proper foreign alcohol.

Decline in Opinar Smoking. conservancy methode, and he says there appear to be no insuperable true of Swatow, but we barily Canton says the trade in foreign in their country against sach

That may be The Customs trade report for revolt against the idea of defend G. A. v. Volunteers,

of old, and, since their consciences

Tuesday January 18, 83rd. B. diffenities in the way of such a course being adopted other than think it is of Hongkong. From opiam is moving steadily, along people sa the Germans, we world tears Shropshires. the usual financial ones." It is pointed out that the mud dykes all one can see, the consumption its predestined path to extinction, suggest their being forcibly put

Wednesday January 26, Volun- which have been built along the West River are not infrequently of e.g. whisky and brandy is Once it disappears, the habit of te do coolie pidgin for those who Volunteer faulty in design and badly placed, but the Commissioner says the growing in extent smong local opium smoking may will linger are willing to fight, without far- Thursday Feb. 3rd, Shropshires Monday January 31, Nayy v. chief need is some system of organised national control and main-Chinese, at least among those for a while, fed on supplies from ther delay. By way of crowning Volunteers tenance of all such local efforts. This, he says, would be of little who can afford to indulge the illegitimate sources, but amongst the mighty work of the Cabinet, de unless it jeere preceded by a more detailed scientific survey of luxury: That, at any rate, seems the ring generation, there are matters are now apparently to be v 83rd. R.G.A. she West River than has yet been made, and a complete hydrograph to be a Western fashion which undoubtedly very few devotee, left as a standstill till the almigh ic investigation extending over a suficient period of time. Affores our Oriental friends are in no and the day is probably not fatty Labour Conference has had its tation on an extensive scale of the hilly country shove Wachowia barry to relinquish. mentioned as a remedy against floods, but it is pointed out that the effect of such a measure would not be immediately perceptible.

FOR FIGHTING MEN.

Macro.

distant when the demand for the drug will cease altogether

Chinese Lögenuity

A PO SON CASE,

Technical Points to be Re

At the Magistracy, this mot ning" before Mr. Earslan Volan-Shenton naked for s four cases II

Thursday February 17, 88th Friday February 11, Volunteers

R. G... Volanteers quite a sweet one for shose teers v. Her sayo, altogether, the position

Monday February 21, who want to see the war brought Thursday February 24th, 87th: had been summ There have been very many schemea suggested for coping with

A Custome port says sexing to s successíal close.. this problem, and there is not the least doubt that these disse

and Enitting machines ars in very

BGA Folunteers trone occurrences will continue to recar until the question is taken Further Gifts from Hongkong and example of that ingenioukenony Wad and more or less impossible Tradise March 14, Valanteers which he wished

Sir Edward Cicey and the Monder March 6, Volunteers v. would like a

Fossans-Ordina general das at Canton, and a

Germaxos? seriously in hand along systematic and comprehensive lines. In fact,

83th RG.A..

were curtain, Anca the Commissioners report was written, the locality

which is only to be found amongst scenections are made against the has been once agair subjected to a terrible' rinitation. The mere This week the following gar- of the boiler-repairing shops at and Germany opines that they Engineers, Volunteers.

the Chinese may be seen at some apham and crew of the Baralong

v. Royal Engineers A

His Weral temporary patching up of the damaged dykes the system which ments have been sent home to Bonam, where the potter ascal should be tried for murder. Siz

Wednesday March 22, Royal more or lead Ass been followed in the pastis-a. totally inadequate means of Mrs. Eden, Jackanapes Work

same kind of Bealing with the matter, as the recent past has vividly shown. After Society, 95, Marlborough Max-ly from an oil or gas engine Edward Grey, in a neat little is the home team. Home team but be

First-named team în'esch case before the floods of 1914, the Hongkong Government went so far as to make sions, West Hampstead, N.What is used to operate heary reply, compliments Germany on a tag vote towards the relief of distress and the reconstruction of from the Women of Hongkong to run half dezen sock-knitting hamza principles, hims at his

→ lathes in the basement also serves her conversion to reasonably to play in white. the damaged areas, but, in regard to the latter head, it is question- and Macao (including "Our Little machines in the rooms above, con owns surprise thereat, and sag able whether the money voted might not as well have been fung into Bit Workers' Society, Kowloon), nection bang mele by Jesther este that the matter together he sea; And, even spart altogether from that pointy there is the for the men at the front- further one that, so long as the Chinese authorities know that they

bands through the Seventeen mofilers, 30 pairs

with three other incidents which can rely on odide assistance, they will scarcely feel like exerting mittens, 20 helmets, 6 pairs kace-

he mentions having take themaefree to the extent that they might otherwise da, e

12 for waistcosts, 1 doz.

place during the gazow Joog pairs socks, and 2p

days, wherein the. Beralong? the German,aulinszinemahoald be: referred to s tribunal made up

of Americau naval officers What is Germany's little game The follo

in the war this teaching Hongkong

The problem should, of course, marded as a rational one. stockings. That point, is preeped home by the Commissioner, who says that Three parcels of wome expert opinion is unanimous in considering that the only practical children's clothes were eant to way of preventing the inundations would be to organise and main-Ma. Le Froy, Vic

M.E.K. PROSECUTION.

Before Mr. Hazela

tain a permanent service for the special purpose of ensuring the SAFA. Hozion Branch The Police Court this proper construction of an adequate dyke system ander expert and Mamice Hostel, Britannia Breet.

ferably foreign supervision. That, admittedly, would be the Horton, N.

of tacking the question, but we fear that the day in A boxfal

ben sunn a solution will be put in10 operat

none the lera, and it is the duty of the

the issue clearly before the Gent

safeguarding of life and property, as well as for the

pted trade the situation den

unde

know to wh

threabed casenst From had bee

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Hongling

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of hers, backed up by the Serrice Ground

January

with the