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NATURE'S HAIR WARNINGS.

Nature never strikes without warning,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1916.

Admiral Menx.

DAY BY DAY

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

The fact that Admiral Meux has been returned without

THE DEVIL CAN CHE SCRIPTURE THE BLOCKADE QUESTION opposition as Member of ParliaFOR HIS PURE ·Merchant of

AGAIN. ment for Portamonth has its in- venice."

The Weather.

PRESENTATION TO MB. R. H, KOTEWALL,

An Interesting Ceremony in

the Council Chamber.

JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.

We are wondering if we onc wock up a libal-action against the local schoolboy who, in an essay on compulsory service, sicily Peacemaking Not Encouraged. As we reported in our issue of observed that" one volunteer is yesterday, an interesting presenta worth ten pressmen."-To be In spite of all the talk in Parlia- tion took place at the Council sure, there are volunteers and 39;ment, active anti-conscriptionism Chamber yesterday afternoon, Mr volunteers; and, for that maitse, œcoms almost as unpopular at R. H. Koinwall, who has been there are also presmen and Home as it is in Australia; and first clerk to the Colonial Secre- pressmen. the Labour M.F. who attempted tariat, being the recipient, an his always a very keen sportsman, English Mail-Due per as. Sarto make an anti-conscriptionist resigning office to take up the and he took a most active

At the Peak Sam Temp. 47; clear. 1915, 46 clear.)

Lower level 8 am Temp. (1915, 53 clear.)

reet for Hongkong. The rew M.P., it will be recalled, waaA, AS Sir Hedworth Lambton, the Com- mander-in-Chief of the Chins Squadron some years ago, and, shows during his term of service here, clear.

he was extremely popular both in the truant hairs in the morning:val and social circles. Es was

But people as a rule put off, It is when the

pillow

The Malls.

dinis to-morrow.

One feels that only a pervert- speech at Sheffield was speedily position of manager to the ed notion of mathematical values

as shown the error of his ways. Hongkong Mercantile Company (and ake of the loreliness of Peace-makers are meeting with Ltd, of which the Hon. Mr. prison show) could have prompt- sajust as little encouragement, and Lau Chapak, Mr. Chan Kaed Mr. Potter to observe in court some well-meaning individuals at ming, and Mr. Ho Kwong are the other day: "Fourteen days Kingsland who took upon them directors. The presentation was would be better than seven.” selves to urge "Great Britain's made by Mr. Kotowall's colleagues

when dandruff and scurf sprinkle interest in pony-racing. He was Siberian Mail - Due per

8 Steward of the Jockey Club. Chenan to-EcksOW. and 20 merely nominally, for his Siberian Mail-Closes per the hair, when it is dry

codnection with the Turf was that

Tingshow at 5 p.m. to-day. brittle-that it is time to com-of a tras lover of the sport It Siberian Mail. Closes per 8.8. Sardinia at 5 p.m. to-morrow.

The Dollar. mence AT ONCE using

The rate of the dollar demand to-day is 1/1.1/4

WATSON'S ́ RESORCIN HAIR WASH.

PREPARED ONLY BY

will be remembered that he changed his name under the pro- visions of the will of the late Lady Meax, by which he came into a considerable fortune. He has evidently retired from the Active List now, for it was only quite recently that his successor in the Portsmouth Command

Was

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. appointed. But from his place

HONGKONG DISPENSARY

In

Parliament be will doubt continue to do good work for the senior service, with which he has so long been associated. And it is certainly most fting The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to th the should represent in the House an essentially naval consti- the truth and print the news without fear or favour.

tuency.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong..

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

Office address: 11, Ice House St

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1916.

The "No Treating" Order.

President Poiscare.

Tomorrow's Auction.

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Voyage Report.

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The 8.a. Kefong, which arrived from Haiphong and Pakbci to-day, reporta strong north-east monsoon and high and rough head seas.

Silk Delivery.

No Licencr.

To-morrow's Parades.

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withdrawal from the war" were and friends, over one hundred We do most sarnestly hope that fain to fall back on police protec- subscribing to the handsome gifta all Renter talk anent the session tion. How is it that thees good. These trak the form of a hand-of the Prussian Diet will have souls cannot see the impossibility some silver ter-service, and an ceased before is occurs to sores of | of. Britain's withdrawing ? Do embroidered picture of a soaring our local puusters to wax pain-

they not know what we are fight-eagle, emblematic of success, with fally busy. ing for, and do they think that a congratulatory addrees in

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To-morrow's Anniversary. To-marow is the 66th Birthday of Mr. Augustine Birrell

To-day is the anniversary of all the world, except themselves, Chinese, the two being framed in the election of Presiden: Poincare is mad? If pests were possible, black-wood in the form of a screen says a Philadelphia psper's head- would not the Allies welcome it The Hon. Ma... Oland Sarem line. The only wonder to ne is (1913).

with more than gladness? One made the presentation, among that that kind of calamity dosen's To-morrow at 2.30 p.m. Mr. G. would have thrught that any week those also present being Mr. & G. happen with greater frequency, war broke out could M. Fletcher, Mr. J. A. E. Bullock, considering the loquacity of some P. Lammert is selling a quantity since the

ex-Mr. A. H. Crock, Mr. E of the husbanda. amples of Germany's plans and d'aquico, LSO. Mr. E. A. Car of wines and spirits at his sales have furnished sufficient rooms.

outlook to convince even the most valho, Mr. E. J. Noronha, and a slow-witted person that the fight large number of Civil Serrants ing must go en till Germany is and friends of Mr. Kotowall. chants was not to trade with the In making the presentation the enemy. One can easily under- crushed. Il a recent decision given by

The Blockade.

Hon. Colonial Secretary said stand how the mistake originally the Cardif Stipendiary correctly

Next to the would-be peacer. d'Aquino and gentlemen, arse: Hongkong is not really as The Tokoasma ofice of the makers, the people whom it is desire to express my thanks to you well known or as important to interprets the law, then the Liquor! Central Order which prohibis T. K... is in receipt of a wireless most difficult to understand or to for the honour you have done me folk at Home as some good souls "treating" is null and void. The communication to the effe: that sympathise with are those non-Ger- in asking me to make this pre-out here seem to think. decision was given in a case by the silk despatched bence paras.rs who cbject to the British sentation to Mr. Kotewall, and I which the licenses of a hotel Fersia Mara on November was blockade. To stare out an enemy feel that in doing so I am re- The man whom we envy most and his wife were

sam-Celivered in New York on Decem- is cheaper, where expenditure of presenting not only the donors of just now is the surgeon who had moned for supplying liquor bar 30, 1915.

human life is concerned, than to the gifts, but also the Government the honour of performing an for consumption on the premises

bombard him Everyone with of Hongkong which Mr. Kotawall operation on E. I. the Kriser without the same having been Before Commander C. W. the elements of humanity in him has served so long and so Ixitbe, the other day. If only the job had ordered or paid for by the persons Beckwith, RN, at the Marine must feel sorry for non-combat fally. Mr. Kotowall, it is now fallen to ne ! supplied. I appears that a Court this morning, P. C. Robert ants who may have to go abort of nearly nineteen years since you customer ordered three glasses of Packham (Reserve) charged Chan food by reason of a siege, but it is joined the Government service in “Reduction of Sentence on an beer and one of stout, and paid Kwai, boatmaster, with anlaw-for the blockaded, and not the this Colony and fourteen years 0 Boy", saya a Northern for them. When the drinks were fally failing to licence hia bost blockaders, to decide as to whe since you entered the Colonial Se paper. If the boy in question placed on the counter, he handed in the Harbour on the 17th inst.ther that calamity shall continue,cretary's Office as Seventh Clerk was educated in Hongkong we can It ought not to be necessary to With one interval of a few understand the magistrate's feel- LITERATURE AND THE DRAMA AFTER THE WAR. a glass each to three friends. Defendant was fined $10.

The stipendiary held that the

point out to those who protest months, to which I will refer ing it incumbent of him to be landlady by placing the drinka Volunteer Reserves-"C" Co. against the present blockade that directly, those fourteen years have lenient. on the counter did not "supply" on Cricket Ground at 5.15 pm.; its object is not the starvation of been spent in the same office and them, but that this was done by "D." Co. at Headquartere at 5.15 Germany or the interference with you have risen from being Seventh the purchaser in handing them p.m.; Signalling Section at non-belligerent legitimate trade, Clerk to the position of First Chinese" in Shipping and Ba- When the war broke out, the first thing noticeable in the ad-round. The point is a very nice fedquarters at 5.15 p.m.; Re- but the cutting-off of supplies of Clerk. You have served under gineering applies, we now under- vertisement columns of the Home papers was the reduction of the one, to be sure, but if the craits on Cricket Ground at 5.15 war material Germany, ab-several Colonial Secretaries, in stand, not to Blake Piar bat to space usually bought up by enterprising publishers; and the nex

solutely deprived of every concluding His Excellency the Gor-three new gunboats. decision is upheld it locks p.m. the "No-treating" order to Police Reserve-No. 2 Comodity which she needs for the error, and, speaking from 30 was the dwindling of the review pages of the papers down to a

pieces, since tte hand- and all recruits thereof, at 5.30. active carrying on of the war, experience of ready four years, I meagre half column of what are technically known as "notices."ing round" could always be core pm.

CRA a conquered Germany. can testify personally to the The theatres affèred similar treatment, and we in Hongkong kaaw by the purchaser, thus freeing

An Opium Case.

Had the naval and military an- valuable work which you have than parting." I am realising the that the people at Home must indeed be feeling the war's effects. the hotel keeper from any charge Whilst awaiting a train to Shek thorities been left a clear field, done during that period and force of this remark in all its in- But this paralysis of the book and theatre world, as might have been of course, is a hair-splitting legal Station, a Chinese was found to minded their own business, the have

of applying." The whole thing. Lang on the Kowloon Railway and had sentimental politicians to the willing help which you tensity. It is no light matter for always been ready a man to sever the ties of daily foreseen, could caly be temporary. Warcr no, war, the world will nicety, bat many an important have in his possession nine taels enemy might have been starved to give me. In the preparation associations formed, as mine have not give up its eppo tanities for relaxation without a struggle; and enactment has been rendered of of opiam droes. When the man cut before this, As it is, the of the Estimates year by year you been, in two decades; and it is thus to one felt surprised at reading that war magazines were no account on similar grounds. was charged before Mr. Hazeland blockade has cften been little have shown marked zeal and harder still when sach associa

bave been farce. We have diligence. The Assistant Colonial tions

pleasant beezing" and that war pamphlets would speedily brcome the

this morning it was stated by Mr. more than a Tramps and Vote.

P. W. Goldring, who defended, been guarding the sens, at en-Secretary has informed me that and congenial. Ever since I crder of the day

Not much is heard of electoral that the defendant was given the ormous cost to the Empire, only he once made a careful examins joined the Service in 1896,1 have Led by the von Bernhardi hooke, war literature proceeded to reform just now. We bare big- opium by a man who was a cook to find that Germany was still tion of the Estimate files covering received nothing bat kindness ford the Home market, and rosmall proportion of it drifted onwards ger issues than that in band. All on a Japanese steamer to take to a getting supplies of eg. rubber, s period of several years to see if from all-unvarying consider- even to the Far East; and a glance down any bookseller's January the same, it is interesting to note friend. A remand was ordered, copper or cotton by

neutral he could find that any departmentation and sympathetic enourage- catalo- ce- will satisfy our readers that there is yet more to come. that the Association of Poor Law bail being allowed in $200. means! Late in the day it has had survived your scrutiny with-ment from my superiore; friendly Expri-iss borelists and dramatiste, seeing a possibility of their Unions, at a meeting in London, De Villiers Theatre.

been decided that the Imperial out a query. I need hardly guidance and cheerful assistance being driven of the road altogether unless they went with the crowd, recommended

As will be seen from our ad- Goverment will “ abolition

shortly "re-tell

that from my colleagues. You can gentlemen, Order-in-the. search wae uzsuccess therefore imagine with what feal- quickly tarzed their hands to war work also, the result being that, of the franchise disability im-Tertising columns, the De Villiers place the present at the present moment, war dramas are already staged and was posed on those in receipt of Poor Moving Theatre is to re-open at Council by the declaration of a fal. The satisfactory manner ing lam now taking leare of you: novels are to be had by the hundred. As might be expected, there Law relief. One of the lady Kowloon on Thursday. On that regular blockade. If this had in which the Estimates have been it is like leaving a part of myself is good and bad among the new output; probably more of bad or members enquired whether the eight "Blue-beard and the Can been done a year ago and it presented has received on more behind. My regret is, however, of mediocre than of good, for the only men capable of good fiction recommendation included

the non" will again be given. On might easily have been done, but than one occasion a tribute from tempered by the reflection that sad plays are the men who cannot write to order and who usually" Weary Willies," who had Lever Friday and Saturday there will for the weaklings at Home the the Secretary of State for the although I am leaving the Service fail baile if they attempt to do so. Bearing in mind the useful known the happiness of work" be an entire change of pro-war would have probably been Colonies, while the Index to the to which I am so much attached, truth that there is a well-defined limit to the public's panence where Apparently it does, since it refers ramme, and the new illusions ended by this time.

voluminous files of this depart the bonds of friendship that bind any sort of book or play is concerned, the acthors of all war works, to all sad sundry who are en will include Zigomar," the The Russians and Italians. ment, which you have compiled, me to you need not be slackened. of no matter what sort, had best make their bay while the sua shices; the rates." There are, no doubt, great Russian bandit. This is not While Austria has been atis of the greatest assistacca to the And, judging by the tokens of for the time is assuredly not far distant when their market will be a few paupers who through sola film, but a real play, replete tempting to deal out punishment staff and will always remais as s your goodwill to-day, I know that

fault of their own are compelled with transformation, illasion, etc, to small and ill-protected states record of your efficient service. I you share this sentiment

I find it very difficult to express to apply for relief from the State, On Sunday at 6 pm the fourth like Serbia and Montenegro, she should like also to mention the It would seem to be a tolerably safe prophecy that when pesce but they are decidedly in the complete change of programme seems to have been suffering in period of nine months dur- adequately ray feeling of grati- is a month old, the British and Continental reader will feel that he

will be given.

finitely worss herself at the handsing which you acted as First Clerk tade to my Chiefay ever con- has had ecough of war whether actual or on paper to last him & minority, we fear. It would save-

of the Russians and Italians. It is at the Magistracy and Secretary siderate and appreciative Chief lifetime, and therefore for a novelist or playwright to make that sably be the height of folly to

the

many months now since Italy of the Licensing Board. During for having kindly made the ject his theme, will spell failure from the start. And that perhaps workshys who only have one sim

challenged her old enemy and that period you held the dignified presentation on your behalf, and LANGKAT OUTPUT. But what are fiction-readers and playgoers going in life-that is, to sponge on

persecutor to fight; and, daring position of a Justice of the Peace. to my other superior officers for to demand in the place of war-tinged romance? It seems to us that others. Such a step would be

all that time, Austria may be said The Government deeply regrete participating in this friendly the world-war will have been of little use unless it is to abolish all

Messrs. Wright and Hornby to have played a losing game in the severance of your connection function These gracious arts, that before made such a conflict possible and that planged as into altogether contrary to the basic a slough of weakes, selfishness and general helplesscess from which principle apon which the fran advise us that the Langkat out the south without a shadow of a with the public service, and these which I highly appreciate and, her loss tokens of esteem from your col-I am sure, you also appreciate, only euch a conflict could deliver as It is hardly necessary to

chise resta namely, that taxation pat for the current month is as victory to sweeten

The Italians established leagues in the clerical service are indications of the untiring follows:- say that a people is as much moulded by its literature as its hand in hand. The next develop

and representation should go January 1

themselves at comparatively little will, I hope, serve to remind you interest they take in their subor literatae is a reflex of s people. Just as Germany, in her

cost in the mountains, and the of the nineteen years of your dinates. To you, gentlemen, it is ina e pride, held out both hands to welcome sach of her ment we shall look for is the modern philosophers" as promised to increase the good con- nomination of a Tramps' Candi- ceit which she had of herself, and in turn allowed herself date for Parliament-one who is be grayed by those philosophers, so Britain and France; for years Biste thould supply champagne prepared to advocate that the before the war, had been encouraging a literature and a drama that resulted from their own lackadaisical prosperity and that encouraged uppers for his constituents, to them to beccros more lackadaisical still The public of both coun-which to transport them from Bay nothing of motor-cars in tries pas content to feed on the shallow, the unreal and often the

Workhouse.to Workhouse morally harmful in novela and stage, productions; was encotirazed to forget that a flimsy literature makes a flimsy nation. Saturally, in our firarjoy and relief at the end of the war, we shall make little

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Mr. EH Spence, Manager of} immediate change in the moral octlook of the people after peace is the Yokohama office of the declared are laying up disappointment for themselves; but when Vacuum Oil Co., is resigning his we have had time to settle and to think, we shall surely determice position, and leaving shortly for that the greater robustness, which the war has engendered in our England to join the army, having zace shall become a permanent thing and shall not be allowed to recommended for a come languish for want of proper mental food, or be stifled by a prepon derance of the cheap and nasty.

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Austrians are no nearer driving successful official career. (Ap-(equally difcalt for me to find out

them away than they were at the plans) We wish you many years ting words to express my thanks beginning. To attack means of happiness and prosperity in for your magnificent gifts and,. further wastage for Austria, and the business career you are about above all, for the kind feeling to make no resistance merely to nadertake, and though the that has prompted you to make means a farther advance of the Government are losing your ser- them. Believe me, these beauti- invaders. How dearly Austris vices I cannot bat regard it as an ful articles will ever be treasured would love to be able to withdrew indirect gain to the Government amongst my most prized posses her men from the Alps and the that the commercial life of the sions, while the generous words Leonzo may be seen from the hope Colony should have the advantage need by the Hon. Colonial lessness of her present joint of of the services of a man whose Secretary in reference to myself, 255 fensive with Germany against trustworthiness, ability and in which I do not deterve, and your 235 Ramis. The Russians have now dustry have been so thoroughly good wiske, will serve as a con- made perfectly clear their own proved. (Applause,)) stent encouragement to me in the views on the subject of this great, In returning thanks for the new field of work upon which 1 cffensive, and are steadily con- presentation, Mr. Kotewal said:— am entering. Gentlemen, verting their country into what Mr. Severn and gentlemen. fon all good health and success can only be regarded as a very There is a Chinese saying “Of and again and again I thank you. effectual death trap for the enemy lad things, none is sadder (Applause

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