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BULL DOG

BRAND

LIGHT ALE

(IN PINTS AND SPLITS)

“A. Clinma hawker, who EM charged at the Police Court

„FOOL"MUST"NOW AND HORST KI

FUTILE GERMAN BEFORTS.

yesterday with crying his RIGHT BY CHANCE Cowpez in a prohibited. atrast did not mask to hide the Esct that he had once previously been before the magistrate for a similar offence; but he was at some pains to point out that on that ccossion the breach of the Colony's`bye-lawn took place in a totally different thoroughfare. Needless to my, that did not constitute ala suficient argument in the opinion of the magistrate to let him of The excuse; if it can be called one, was most probably inspired

The Weather... At the Peak 8 am. Temp. #; clear.

Lower level 8 am Temp. 58;

by the defendant's determination.

Very light, extremely palatable

+

The Malls.

American, Canadian and Siberian Mails-Closed per 8.8. Tenyo Maru st 11 am, to-day e

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Mare Troops for Beltaba.

One: Own Corest

“Sharp Practices of Detectives,

Canton, Fobrany 12.

Splendid

With the arrival of the jockeys

and refreshing. Brewed from the the durability of the authorities Marsat punto but a small number, and yet, tote a countryman walking along bare been trained as well at ber finest English malt and hops

SOLE AGENTS;

making it plainer than at present which atrests are within the pro-) hibited area and which are not. By doing that, a point would be gained in the suppression of the evil, since the public would then

of certainty when they encounter these noisy individuala.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. be able to act with some measure

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

TOW.

The Dollar.

The rate of the dollar At demand to-day is 1/112.

Home the castom is for the Municipality to erect street signa

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to stating that "The crying of warga

the truth and print the ners without fear or favour.

磐祹銩丼雞真營事鬩臺訪撰大王雞言昆寇報本

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Talophone: No. 1 AB,C., 5th edition. Western Union

Office address: II, Ice House St.

To-morrow's anniversary.

To-morrow is the 15th in this thoroughfare is strictly Bary of the execution of Bazar prohibited: offenders will be pro-leaders at Hankow.

ecuted." Why cannot Hongkong follow suit?

Grahame White.

The absurd and malicious stor.

Departed.

Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Craddock and Hiss Craddock left by the a. Mongars to-day.

*

On Leave.

iec which have been circulating

Mr. C. W. Jefferies, of the for some months past concerning Hongkong Observatory, left for DONNELLY.At Forebank East. 166 Peak, Hongkong, on the the famous aviator, have surely South Africa on lesve yesterday.

BIRTH

13th February, 1916, the wife of D. E. Donnelly, of a sor.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1916.

THE GERMAN PRESS IN SHANGHAI.

the fate of Mr. Grahams White,

now "been set at rest. Some months ago the most diren- stantial accomnts were braited

· For Home.

Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Blackburn about at Home of his having and Mrs. H. E. Stevens left for come to a rather ignominious Home by the as. Mongara to-day.

U. S. Consul

end, but two items which we

Street Obstructions. published yesterday proved how

No less than 52 summones for utterly untrue the rumours were,

obstruction were heard by Mr. J. In the oxa 08.30 ha ia B. Wood at the Police Court to named as recently as a month ago day. Varions fines were imposed in connection with certain pro- ceedings brought by his wife, Mr. T. Sammons, U. S. Consul and in the other comes the news General at Shanghai, left for the that he has been severely wounded North by the Tenyo Harm to-day, while helping his country at the being accompanied by Mrs. Sam Front. This latest information WOODY. takes us up to two days agɔ, which should be sufficient to re-

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French Consul Leaves.

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exemp

Gambling Houses Again.

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Pingwa Chief (Stewart) 13 miles 0.37.0, 1.10.0, 1.44.0, 3.23.0.

Sandiway (Johnstone) 1t mile, 0.36.0, 1.10.2, 1.483,2210,2.52,0,

In Off, 1 mile, laat 1; 1.44.0. Freddie (Vids) 1 mile; 0.33.2, 1.8.2, 1421,214.1

Dankald, miles 0.38.0, 1.120, 1.42.3.

It is well-known that the spies) from the North, incrstand internat employed by the Governmentare is being taken in the early mom paid and promoted according to ing gallops at Happy Valley, and The proclamation has been the number of revolutionists" instead of Wednesday and Satur- issued which calls to the colours they succeed in finding. Hence, day being set appart se the days groups of unmarried men, together they are not over scrupulous in can be assured of seeing some the remainder of Lord Derby's we are not to be surprised to hear in the week, a visitor to the course. with those compulsorily enhated their efforts to apprehend these fine exhibitions any morning. Canadian, American and U. day Beater understood that only evidence against totally innocent remarkable promise; yet one

under the Military Act Yestar people, sometimes manufacturing Taken sa whole, the’panias give Mails Closed per s.. Uhia mall percentage of recruits had persons for the sake of the reward two, it can easily be discerned, csgo Maru st 1 pm to been obtained by the calling up they will reosire. One of the would be all the better if the day. to at any rate say something in ex-Siberian Hail-Ulosed per 28. further, that the list of exempted to the enact that a traveller fortnight or so. It is not that they of the first four groups, and, local papers publishes a story Bases were not das for another. tentation, crude though his effort

Tingshow at 3 p.m. to-day-men were to be revised. Only who had the appearance of have been under-trained; they Aki Haru at3p.m.to-day. American, Canadian and Siberian that the Derby Scheme had heen Sincere Co. He passed a group the disposal of their owners, but, time back, Asquith told us the Band towards of the could possibly be in the time at Mails-Close per na Mon-

huge (nay, an unqualified") of men who were talking noisily nevertheless, with a little extra teagle si 10.30 s.m. 1o-mecess! It is our British habit, and as he did so, he felt a hand grace, there is not the slightest. when once we have been deceived in his pocket. He thought Hittle shadow of doubt they would show in or by a Cabinet Minister, of it, knowing that a pickpocket even greater improvement. rarely to repose confidence in him would find nothing in that pocket, Under the judicious handling on again and it seems to us that Mr. but a litle later he put his own of the jockeys during the remain

Asquith will have to do a very hand in and discovered a letter sd-ing week, it is expected the great deal more for the country dressed to Mr. Chan Hip-wan, from animals will show better form alli than he has done, before this a Mr. Lee in Maesa. On opening round, and it was particularly little slip of his will be the strange missive, be found it noticeable this morning, and anniver-forgotten or forgiven. It is contained instructions concerning gratifying too, to observe how wall satisfactory to learn, however, the transfer of bomba to Calton: the ponies answered to their new that the list of exemptions is to be Realising his danger, the man riders. Johnstons rode the most- revised. We don't want Radical went to a safe place at once and ponies, and his reputable style half-measures to get us more burned the fake letter. After a meats with the approval of almost laughed as on the Continent than few minutes he was accosted by everybody. Stewart and Vide must needs be. Eitherto, from spy who searched his person, but were also on the course, and they all we can see, the compulsion found nothing, of course. Had too gere much satisfaction. has been no compulsion stall, for that letter been found he would append some of the times taken.— very czaak, every coward, every have received meant mercy. It is Nipper Johnstone) 1 mile traitor and every incorrigible also alleged that these dishonest 0.38.0, 1152,-2.22.2 Later has been able to slide spies are in the habit of throwing

Matabele, (Boyd); 1 mile; through some convenient loophole into the street purses containing 0.38.4, 1.13.4, 1.46.2. provided by a far seeing and damaging letters and papers. Mascotte, mile; 0.38.2, 1.10.0, benevolent Cabinet.

Then they watch to see who picks 1.42.0. up the purse and arrest him at Peace, 11⁄2 mile; 0.380, 1123, auce. The case is clear, for the 1.47.2, 2.25.3, 2.57.0, 3.29.1. A Distinguishing Maric Needad, unfortunate is taken with the goods on him. Another fine way As we have said a score of to get rid of an enemy is to send times, conscription is opposed to him an unsigned letter containing British custom and habit of unlawful messages and then thought, but if we needa mast inform the censor of the coming have it and it is the disloyalists mail matter. It works beautifully. whom we have to thank-let us at least handle the matter in a dignified manner and not leave it so that the very men who were administration of Acting Civil (Harry Andrew joined last 3); Some time ago during the Sandy (Johnstone). It mile; the cause of the introduction of the compulsory system can still Governor Lang, the gambling 0.36.3, 1.10.2, 144.1, 2.190. M. Liebert, who has been escape. That is what

house petitioned to be allowed to 2.53.0, 3 25.1

Lazarus, 1 mile; 2.16.2. move any element of doubt as to appointed French Consul General tion" has done for us up to reopen for the purpose of playing

Harry Hawke, mila; 0.32.2, bie continued existence.

at New York, left to day by the the present.

cards and dominoes only--no fan- We hope, too, his many admirers harbour the by his two daughters. won' great fame as an aviator, and Tenyo Mara, being accompanied for the sake of the brave and offering a bonus of 1.32

Askill. ; mile; 0.32.2, 1.3.2. hope that he will be spared to do

fellows who required neither $400,000 a year for the privilege.

Good Templar, 3 miles 0.342, cossing nor force, and who, for This was granted by the Acting yei further servics on behalf of Consignees of cargo by the considerably more than a year, his country in the realm which steamers Moateszle, Tenyo Mara have been bearing their country's reopen at the Chinese New Year.

Governor and they planned to 1.8.2, 140.0.

Matchless Dahlia, 17 mile he has made his own. above was written, a telegram has goodsremaining undelivered after will be some means of marking speedily put an end to their hopes

Since the and Kansas are reminded that burden in the trenches, that there but when this was brought to the 0.383, 116.4, 1.33.0, 2274 arrived to the effect that the report to-morrow will be subject to stor-off the volunteers from the press-

attention of Governor Cheung he 3.0.2.

Greylook,mile; 0.33.2, 1.8.0 of the famous aviator having been

by announcing he would cancel Little Jack Horner (Johnstone), edman. We know exactly the type the privilege unless the amount1 mile; 0.37.2, 1.15.0, 1.491, wounded is unfounded, but this charges.

Death Enquiry.

of man who has gone to swell this An enquiry into the circum-latter noble band; and, when the of the tax was to be very materi- 2.29.1 point which we have made that stances attending the death of the war is over, unless some effective ally increased. At present the Cornwall Chief, 11⁄2 mile: 8.371 We will not bore our readers with lengthy quotations from The he is still alive.

Chief Officer of the az. Liman, spoke is put in his wheel, we master is at a standstill with the 11.3.0, 148.1, 2.23.0, 2.56.1.

Shropshire Chief. 1 mile; War. The following few lines form's lair example of the mental

Mr. Shephard, which took place know that he will be swaggering odds in favour of the houses

0.37.1, 113.0, 1.481, 223.0, remaining closed. food which the Shanghai Germans are laying before Chinese who St. Valentine's Day.

suddenly in his cabin recently, round, fighting his battles over

2.56.124000 will be held by Mr. Hazeland, at again and gaily forgetting the Robbery In Tal Sun Street.. can read English (and, for that matter, for those who cannot, for our enemies are still occupied in circulating their "news" in Chinese). The well-known saying that old the Police Court on Friday, at fact that he had to be kicked into

On the right of the 2nd inst, "How entirely justified the submarines are in tinking enemy craft customs die hard never applied 2.15 p.m.

the field. All conscripts should several barglars entered a housS is exemplified by the case of the P.and 0. a. Kashgar, which more fally to any of the fast-dying

be made to wear a distinguishing in Wo Ling Lane, of Tai San At the Police Court this morn-badge. actually opened hostilities by firing on the O, boat immediately it customs than that of St. Valen-

Street, by breaking down the

Derby Chief, 1 mile; 0,361, was observed. No warning was given by the steamer. Who then, tine's Day, which fell due yestering, before Mr. Hazeland. Police

door. They drew their pistole se 1.11.2, 1.45.4, 2.17.0. after this, will blame the U. boats if they in their turn sink without day. It seems a great pity tha: Sergeant Davies, of Yaumati,

scon as they gained entranos and,

Tentare, I mile; 0.36.2, 1.13.3, warning what enemy vessels they meet?" As an instance of Teutonic this should be so, yet one has charged a launch owner, named

after binding the women present, 1434. logic this is not easily bettered. Had the argument been only to review many of the fami- Lax Fat, of 34, Temple Street,

they carried away a small trunk Gretna Green, 1 mile Dick If we are to believe the wires containing, it is reported, disjoined in); 9.343, 1110, 1482, advanced twelve months ago it might have found listeners, but liar observances to realise, with Taumati, for that be, being the is there suyone to-day who does not know that, long before the arms pang of regret, that the push owner of the launch Kong Kini, from the Westem and Eastern mands to the raine of $10,000. 2.18.2 ing of merchantmen was talked of, the Germans were busy sinking and strife of the present geners-plying for hire between Castle

fronts, the general abortiveness Bar in the early morning of the Benjamin, rach craft-often not caring whether they were Allied or neatral tion are fast casting them. For, Peak Bay and Yazmati, had not of the enemy's tactics and efforts 6th & policaman Giscivered the 19.2, 142.1

hips; for the German with a torpedo is like a savage with a struggle as the older folks will entered into a bond as required is daily a little more pronounced robbers dividing the spoil in s by Ordinance. Defendant was on the French front, in Russia, house used by an athletic club. new knife: as irresponsible, as wanton and as heedless as to results to keep them fresh, they are The quotation given amply illustrates what we might call the better ruthlessly cant seide, and so

fined $100.

sad in the Caucasus these won- The house was raidai at once "class of reading matter supplied by our worthy contemporary; doubt a few more yesza will see

while, of the other sort, the following is not lacking in interest: their complete demise. Indeed, if . J. E. Wood this morning stacks, etc., etc. have been turn-all the booty recovered.

A Chinese was charged before derially planned sallies, combined and two robbers were caught and "Twelve big merchant ships running into a German minefield at the one half of the people of to-day mouth of the Thames were blown up in a single day, three weeks ago, were asked who Saint Valentine with trespassing in the Generaled back by the Allies, one after fearful expense to Germany, The Great Central station in Leman Street, one of the big was, they would probably not be Post Oace, at 10.10 p.m. yester 30ther, more often than not at a

day. It was stated by Mr. J. Lendon terminals, was levelled in one of the Zeppelin raids." When able to answer, the name to the Marlin, Superviser of Mails, the Austris or Turkey: Even the we were last in London, the Great Central terminus was in the only signifying, so far as they the defendant was found in the asphyxiating gas that the German Marylebone Road, and Lemen Street was out Whitechapel way, with can express their hazy idea, first Assistant Auditor's Ofice, mind so loves and leans on, dose a distance of somewhere about six miles between; but a Zeppelin the exchange of greetings

Mesars, Wright and Hornby capable of doing all this levelling could quite easily transport a mere between friends of long associa with a friend. It transpired that not seem to have been very effect Ive against the Russians at the friend was employed in the railway terminus from west to east.

tion. But those of mature yet fice and at the time was engaged

Drinak. Presently it will begin advise as that the Langkat cutou still cling with the same degree Accompanying these choice specimens of

German of pleasure to the suniversary, and in cleaning out the grate work to occur to the enemy that, even for the current month is as Journalism come some pamphlets which are being strewn still believe that St. Valentine was which should have been finished if we are to be condemned to an

A fine of $2 w

interminable hide-and-seek trench February 1 about Shanghai; one published in New York and alleged a bishop who suffered martyrdom long before.

| war, it is worse for him than for imposed. to te written by an Irish-American, and another published in under Claudios IL at Rome, or,

us; that we can now replace men Absentee Gamblers. Vienna and penned by one Philipp Broch. The latter shows according to others, ander Aure-

Charged with gambling at 10, sad munitions more quickly and how entirely the financial and economic mice of the war satisfies lian in 271 AD, on February 14.

on a vaster scale than he, and everybody in Austria, while the former is described as "The The old idea was that birds began Lyndhurst Terrace, yesterday that, while we are free from dis- Greatest Hit in War Literature," and is a bright little skit, in questo maze on this day; hence the two men sad nine women tion and answer form, which lies by suggestion rather wall and amus- practice, in days gone by, of brought before Mr. J. B. Wood content at home, his own territory ingly, and which, by its ardent admiration for German "culture," young people choosing their at the Court this morning. Two swarms with it. How much longer were also can or wid the Tarks attempt to does not convince as that its author had much Irish blood in him.valentines" by sending miss of the "defendants The beat way to combat lies is by means of the truth, and one wonders ives of an amatory or satirical charged with keeping the house carry on their fatile operations in if our Foreign Office is doing as much as it might do in regaral to nature, generally anonymously for gaming purposes. Defendants Asia? They must surely know did not appear and their bails that, however promising things circulating the truth among the Chinese, in the vernacular. Shanghai Neither do the younger people were ordered to be stressed, may have looked for them and British and French journalists are quite well able to take care of know that the day in, or was, only the two charged with keeping the their German allies a few months themselves over the making clear of the position for Earopesu observed in Great Britain, or that |

aders; but the amount of information, for the Chinese in their own similar custom once prevailed house had been let out on bail of go, their chance of scoring has Language, which our Government puts forth is as nothing compared in France on the first Sunday m$50 each, and all the others were now gone by, and that the fasure on bail in $10 each- total of has nothing but meratung defest the that circulatedom Shanghai Canton and the interim by the Lent.

$190 Gerncans. Could wit this matter be stiended to?

Last year some Germans in Shanghai, with more eye to drams tic effect than truth, elected to establish a tri-weekly organ entitled The War. Two or three samples have recently been passed on to as for our delectation, and we find them not quite so bad as they might have been. The paper is, indeed, an interesting mixture, containing articles that are frankly nothing more than sheer rubbish, and others (in most cases translated from German newspapers) by no means ill-written and calculated ecmewhat to appeal to a thought fal reader the whole comprising four small pages, plus a loose leaf of Ostasistische Lloyd telegrams for the enlightenment of the Chinese mind. Aboat certain of the specimens there is a very marked "byphenated" teach, and we note that some of the articles are re printed from American pro-German papers.

newa does not affect the main

To ConsigneeS.

No Bond,

Trespassing in the Post Office.

were

A Useless Resistance.

?

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

follows

China Couster, & mile, 0.341, 171, 139.3

Forrester, I mile; 0.341,171, 129.3.

142.

mile: 0.35.0, Middlesex Chief, mile;

Darbam Chief, y mile, 0.313,

0313, 162.

HONGKONG TRAMWAY

COMPANY LIMITED.

The following is the approxi for the week ending February Ty mate statement of Traffic Bocais

1916

Receipts Aggregate for week Receipts

for 6 weeks $13,016 $73,226

12,613

Tons 222

203

*198

203

191

This Year:...

183

Last Yeare

131

Locresas:

100

Decrease 2

157

· 144

144

152

∙143.

∙∙14

149

Total to 14th inst.: 2,453.

15:02

Beg Mr. G. E.

Brickh

80,607

403 12,619

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