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SOLE AGENTS;

Yesterday's Election.”“”

The election at a member of the Sanitary Board to fill the

vacancy created in the Unofficial

DAY BY DAY

TRUN WISDOM CONSISTS IN SET-

REALITIES

retard.

OF

The Weather.

At the Pak Sam. Temp. 54;

(1915, 44 clear.)

(1915, 53 clear.) Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 62;

ranks resulted in the return, byING A LOT TO OUR HOPTS, AND an overwhelming majority of Dr. S FEARLESSLY ACCEPTING THE Osorio, who is to be congratulated en his decided ristory. His opponent, Dr. Kula, soffered a great handicap from the fact that he is a noweomer to the Colony and consequently is as vet not widely fog. known, whereas the new member call. was born in Hongkong and has spent his whole life here. No, question of policy arose to invest Siberian Mail-Arrived per s.. the election with any special

Andre Labon to-day.. significance, and it thus came Australian Hail-Dae par as about that the issue was fought

Taiyuan to-day

The Malls.

1916.

NOTES ON THE GRISIS

**ROUNDING THEM UP.”

The Balican Position. The position of the enemy în the south and - south-east of }

1891.

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE

·YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the * Hongkong Telegraph files for the week andang February 15th, 1891)

Europe can hardly be considered to be improving. For one thing, the Greeks are beginning to show unmistakeably that they will be no party to Balgarian încursions, and have given the enemy sES

February 19-The rate of whole a broad hint not to expect the dollar on demand to-day is sapport, whether moral or mater-32

place, a Swiss pro-German paper

The Dollar,

[ial, from them. In the second A Startling Innovation.

February 13-The expert has told our enemies for their mental use of petroleum in the on purely personal grounds, which French Mail-Closes per greater comfort that Salonica in Italian warships has been success made Dr. Ozorio's return be

Andre Lebon si 4 p.m. tơ bald impregnably by the fal and" will be adopted by the day.

Allise. Farther, the amival of Navy.” Sibario Mail-Closes per sa Italian troops has put an end to

The Poisonous CermEN. →Chonan si 5 p.m. to-day. -- Turkish attempts and ambitions February 13.-"Are you

being by far the more well-known man of the two foregone con closion. What the new member lacks in age, he certainly makes

LEFT WITHOUT NOTICE:

ats Upholds Previous

Bafire Mr. J. R. Wood, thin morning, the "osse in which s cook-bey employed by Mr. Mac- farlane of the Hongkong Ine Com pany, was summoned for leaving without notios, was.concluded. The case had been re-opened in con- sequence of the magistrats hay- ing given a decizion earlier when ignorant of the fact that an action was pending in Summary Cours by the boy against his master for

s month's wages. Yesterday the Paisas Judgedismissed the claim..

His Worship, this momững, said that the decision of the him to give the same decision 38° he did at the first bearing.

up for in enthusiasm, and if he barian Nail-Dus per 1,5 in the direction of the Albanian Parasite ? asked the Bacillus of Puisse Judge practically bound

carries out the promises contained in his election address, especially in the matter of the water carriage system, then he will serve the

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd. pablic interests in a thoroughly

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

satisfactory manDS", Regrettable Apathy.

There was one fact which the election served to emphasizes. regrettable one, too. We refer to

The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to the lack of interes i manifested in

the truth and print the news without fear or facoUT.

蕾徇無丼孩真事团要訪棵大王言理隶限本

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Tilepboce: No. 1

A.B.C. 5th edition. Western Union Office address: 11, Ice House St.

DEATH.

ERRINGTON-At the Government Civil Hospital, on the 18th inst, Tom W. Errington, Chief Engineers Kumchos, a native of

London-Australian papers please copt.) ·

Funeral passes the Monument to-day at 5 pm,

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1916.

FEAR AND COURAGE.

the polling. The number of people

entitled to vote who exercised

small, a mere tithe of what it

their privilege was extremely

Hanichang to-day ....

Siberian: Mail-Closes par us. Nankin stllam on Monday.

To-morrow's Anniversary.

The Dollar.

demand to day is 1/11 3/16.

*Rain Water.TM*

Today, according to the Chin- calendar, is the festival of might have been. And the pain-Tushur, or “Bain Water.”

fnl feature of it all was that it was

that this spirit of, iädiñarenes

Interesting Photo.

among the British community The photograph attached to prevailed. Large numbers of our weekly inue this week is Britishers (if they even remember group of the "B" Company ed that the election was taking Volunteer Reserves.

The "White List.” place) never took the trouble to go near the polling station. A list of persons to whom articles to The Gazette publishes a further a contrast to their xpathy, the be exported to Chips and Siam members of the Portugues com- munity rolled up to a man, and may be consigned.

缸

Opium Possession.

are urging a bigger elective element, was imposed. ment in the government of be Colony have been warmly plead ing. From that standpoint, Fear terday's election of was a keen disappointment. For the Pablic.

if

means

The Net Tightening.

OR

to mere

Thermometer Down to 4

Limited,

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Assistant Chaplain General, The Press Bureau annouRASE

Meeting 1891.

contribe-

coastline, while, in the interior of Consumption. "No," replied Albania, the Austro-Bulgarian the Cholers Bacillus I'm advance is described as "of the Germ-un."

Asked if he intended to appeal. slowest", the Bulgarians especial-

[Bat why the omission of the the "boy" said he had no time ly being bampered for want of essential H?]

to do so, whereupon Mr. Wood. To-morrow is the 107th anni- proper roads and means of trans-

That Confounded Paper, the said the order for the forfeiture Tacsary of the Battle of Saragossport. It is hardly to be wondered

*Telegraph.

of one month's wages would still February 13-As the Club the stand. The fine of $10, which at that Bulgaria has already signi- fied her willingness to withdraw other night--Eminent promotor was previously imposed, would be The rate of the dollar on when the Salonica campaign is of bogus companies, who is also |

over. If she does not, before desirous of shining in politics reduced to $5. long, fix the date considerably "That confounded paper is con- earlier we shall be very greatly stantly hinting abominable-les surprised. She has been mixed about me," and he threw down the Hongkong Telegraph with" a up with the tranble long enough now to know that there is nothing well simulated expression of ex that the Rev. Canon E. H. Pearce, to be made out of it, and she sÕES trame dissatisfaction-Good-cf Westminster Abbey, has bean at least partial rain staring her in natured friend in the same line of appointed Assistant Chaplain the face. Wild German promises business:-"Well, you know, he General (temporary and honorary) beguiled her into the conflict; might even do worse than that! for duty at the War Office. she has sacrificed the flower of "What the devil do you mean?" her once splendid little army for "Well, don't you see, he might the sake of the Kaiser, and all that let the cat out of the bag by telli minates of importance is the Tou be then she has now to show for her five ing the truth, and where would possession of territory which, as

verssly various items in this statement; but the game isn't February 13. For the past good enough. Still, there is one she must quite well know, the they were rewarded for their

will shortly be called upon to give week that erratic, mythical in- A Chinese was found to be in back to its rightful owners, and a dividual popularly known as the tam in this Report to which we pains. They certainly set

are bound to direct public atten- object lesson to eligible Britishers Pacasion of 1 lb. of raw opium war ball shaad of her which she Clerk of the Weather has cast a

of gloom over Hongkong and strictly on; namely: the statement that who did not bother to vote. For as he was coming off the Yaumati has positively no

forbidden old Sol to show himself sum of $10,000 has been set these latter there is no excuses charged before M. J. P

faray yesterday, and, as a result, meeting.

of a single moment until this aside as a bonus for “ Not only does their absence from Wood this morning. The opium The neutral or the enemy must afternoon. The weather, in fact, the Directors will, of their own ting shareholders. We trust the poll reflect on them individual- ly: it also seriously damages the as valued at $10 and a fine of be blessed with indeed a enblime has been dull and dreary in tha accord, expunge this most ob cause for which those whose what $100, or two manths' imprison- credulity who can now fail to see extreme, and the thermometerjectionable item from a report that retrībutive justice is has been down as low as 42 de- that is, in all other respects, most Police Reservist Assaulted, fsst gaizing the heels grees Fahrenheit; which is very satisfactory. The gross earnings As P. C. Arnold (Reserve) of Germany and her choice trying akers Hongkong summer of the Company for the siz was walking along Chater Road associates, Each fresh Wire Our superstitions friends of the months ended the 30th December yesterday, a Chinese went up to dealing with the position in Asia Confucian order say that this ex- him and panched him in the shows how really hard the enemy ceptional cold is the forerunner of last staid the princely sum of chest, seking for the loan of 40 has been hit there, and how great change in the affairs of Hongkong Jockey Club Race

$900,278.45.*** Varicas Home papers have recently drawn attention to the

cents. Although the man proved speedily his hopes of s march on this Colony for the better. greater frackness with which the modern soldier admits having been La referring, a few days ago, to roblesome, P. C. Arzold arret Egypt are being converted into things can't well be much February 19. Stewarda - eriously frightened during sach sad auch an engagement. The the street criea nuisance, ed him, and, as a result, the man fears of annihilation for himself worse, the Celestial prophete B. E. Sir Ct. William des Vœux, prevalence of sach admissions strikes as as not altogether an un-

advanced the suggestion that stood in the dock before Mr. J.B. If the Western campaign remains will probably "ecore" this time." KCMG.; H. E. Admiral Sir healthy sign; indeed, it was high time that the old exaggerated good purpose would be served Wood at the Police Court the more or less at a standstill, or is The Hongkong Ice Company, notions about the absolutely fearless worrior were allowed to die be erected in the prohibited areas F. C. Annold said he had seen the take on an unimportant scale, ordinary general meeting of the Colonel Storer, RE; Colonel

the authorities caused notices to morning charged with begging. confined

Nowell Salman, KO.B.; HE They are dying hard because we are loth to face facts and to arent indicating that the crying of wares an accoeting people earlier in at all other points there

give-and-"] February 14 The Tenth Max-General Digby Barker,

C.B.; Commodore Church, RN to unpleasant realities; but the present war has very considerably therein by hawkers is contrary to the day, a ne on $5, or seven definite signs that the foe of shareholders of the above Com Chater, 91st Regt: The Hos. P. hastened their death Simultaneously, one is glad to say, it has the Colony's bye-laws. We now days, was imposed provided the world with abundant instances of how courage may learn that the hawkers themselves appear in the very man who would have been the last to be know very well which areas

civilisation is being "rounded up." Pay was held at the offices of

Byrie; The Hon. J. J. Keswick; The eorquest of the Cameroons the General Agents, Pedder' The Hon. C. P. Chains; G. 8. credited with it by his neighbours. There is, admittedly, a tempts are prohibited and which are

is, to all intente, complete, Street, at noon to-day. There were Coron, Esq.; W. H. Forbes, Esq.; tion to urge that one reason for greater frankness in the acknowledg not, since

while, on the cther side of Africa, present Messra: J. J. Keswick J. Grant, Esq.; B. E. M. Gray, ment of fear, is that lack of courage has become so common 2017 is clearly printed on the licences this information a decadent generation that there is no longer any excessive shame issued to them by the police

it is being made clear that Ger- J. Bell-Leving. W. Parkane, D. Esq.; M. Grote, Esq.; B. Hop- in an individual's owning to that lack. But any value that thers That is satisfactory so far as it

many has more punishment overw. H. Wallace, W. E. Gaskell, pis, q i and Z. L. Woodin, hanging her. And elsewhere,

Treasurer; E. Gore-Booth, of heroism that reach as almost daily from the nest of war.

destroyed. The "invasion" of Taylour, E. Maclean, and F. C.

Esq. Clerk of the Course. Som also are well acquainted with the

Britain has now been proved, even

Harton (Secretary). The Chair-

The Hongkong Derby Sweep- That we are a more pervy" generation than our fathers and by-laws and are thus able to

to German intelligence, to be an man said-Gentleman, în sub-

stakes: - grandfathers it would be idle to deuy, and it would not be undus keep an eye on the thoroughfares The following instructions

Mr. John Peel's go. Ardent. to which the restrictions apply. issued by the General Officer possibility, and means of deal-mitting to you the Report and The race eventually. We cannot have the advantages of modern onred to make is that, under ed in the Hongkong Government Ofice. Farther, Earl Kitchene me to say in reference to your civilisation without being obliged to put up with its drawbacks.i

are being arrived at by the War not find that they leave much for

Mr. Baxey's gr. Royalty Express trains, scorching" motor care, swift sex

present conditions, the public is Gazette for general informations.

Mr. Bazey's gr. Reciproca and all else that makes up the life of the modern man, mas is thas debarred from rendering cars and other ranks will not be raid cost her more than was Fields the same return as în 1889. tion... Mr. Reynell 3rd..

not in possession of the faces, and 1 Wives and families of Om has reason to believe that the last basicses, which you will observe be paid for. Our fathers were content to go slow," and of the assistance which it other is allowed to land in Egypt, until originally believed, and, foctor The sales of ice have been practi-Chimera, Starlight, Flight, Merry

viz, 24 per cent. on the capital;

Vampire, Crown Diamond, course they had their compensations. The men of to-day might be divided into (3) those whose nerve is never likely, under any cons resident might be subject to permita obtained by them from ed for two if not three mon ebcally the same in quantity sa the

might do. As

are, further notice, without special still, the French have just account ceivable circumstances, to fail them-a class that has been steadily sancyance from these hawkere, the War Office unless,

Thought, Gallant and Austar- marines. Finally and not least previous year, although there has its also ran. Won in a canter ; a growing smaller in recent years and was probably never very big (b) but, because of his uncertainty as

variation in the good race for second place. Time in importance the German mark been (a.) they left the port of em-

lines of steamers and to Cosa

3.12. " en about equal proportions the men who do and the men who do not to bring the cffender to book. If country they were residing in

Porte, Lo. Is ia to be hoped that

The **So Called " Water believe in their capacity for bravery.

Authority. It is written that s man's foes the general demand from our proposal were pat into effect,

Such as come from Earope or shall be they of his own house that it will not at all events, gentleman styled “Shus-kwai" various points does not ingresse February. The facetious To the first category belong a few-s very few men of every exactly where it stands and would age or stay at Sarz. Port Said, or

however, the public would know the East, may continue their roy bold; and if the Imperial Govern diminish, as the Company's plant by our Chinese fellow residents social class and of every grade of civilisation. The type may be seen in ble to act accordingly. The Alexandria, until the arrival of man has been obliged to realise will be equal to an increased is at it again. He that is Mr. the Northern Chinese coolie, the African negro, the German student, plan is followed by the Munici- the next ship which sails for the much more to has it falles to production if required. The New Cooper, the so called Water An-

this uncomfortable truth, how the British fisherman, the American backwoodsman, the Malay sailor, the London or Paris street-rough, the Austrian or Italian mountaineerpalities at Home, and is found to country from which they came. or the man of title and ancient lineage; there is absolutely no rule should it not be pacinto operation under paragraph 1 (a) may, if from within is the openly express that we apply to the reduction of for an indefinite period, on and work extremely well. Then why 2. Those permitted to land Germany's lot to do so? One of Ammonia Compression machine thority has decided to cut off the latest blows that she has received has now arrived. You will observe water supply throughout the city, in the matter, though environment, heredity and physical health have naturally to be considered as factors. The second group includes here ?

they desire it, be given packet ad disapproval, by her Socialist Property Account $14,000, which after Saturday, the 21st instant the majority of the young men, who are seeking to avoid military service, as well as many older men in most cases those who have THE COLONY'S FINANCES. {expense, by first opportunity.

passage to Europe at Government party, in Prussis, of the sub- you will doubtless consider deair-Thizobliging gentleman gracions

marine attacks on merchant able. The premises at the depot ly limits himself to the hours of either inherited no combative traditions and instincts or who have

vessels Bat-far worse than in town, which frmerly were from 11 am, to 4 p.m. That's had these carefully crushed in early childhood; and, further,

3. Wives and families of

that, from her point leased at $250 per month, we modest enough to suit the most those who from choice follow indoor trades sud amusements and The financial statement for the civilians who arrive without War view-these

have been unable to find a tenant exacting of tax-payeza, sorely. DEMO Socialists, are given to exercising themselves unduly about hygiene. To this month of November, 1915, is Office, Foreign Office, Ladian or (and more power to them) are for, but now are in negotiations An advertisement in another Colonial, Government permits, threatening her with a strike of to let them at $150 per month," column of this issue contains will be similarly dealt with except

Mr. F. T. Piggott.

some details of the proposed ine that those who sailed before the workmen if the food prices.con-

February 18-It is reported terference with the water supply, tinue to rise. We might almost

that before Mr. F. T. Piggott's bat no explazation is ofered, it "of a certainty, since the Kaiser:

LANDING IN EGYPT,

are

McCalloch, J. F. C. da Roza,

may be in such an argument is markedly discounted by the stories Igoes, and, of course, the police Women and Children. Debarred. too, her hopes are being cruelly (K. McK Row, C. S. Coxen, C. 8'; Esq.; E. W. Batter, Esq.; Hon.

pessimism to prophesy that "nerves" will bring about the end of Bat the point which we endear-Commanding, Egypt, aze publish ing even with isolated air raida | Accounts of the past year I do Mr. Master Lat,

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passager

things

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Mr.

those who, under any circumstances. whatever, could not possibly to whether the street were in the barkation prior to the cotification has now fillen to the lowest level amounts distributed to the variou® -31, 625, 1341, 2.08, 2.30, and

return

passages or continued

on record. In Germany.

of

31st October, 1915 2 522 395 39/ orders were in force at the pork look on that strike aa of the nature departure for England frou never is in cases of official inter-

cisas, also, might be added the confirmed boastere for never was as follows there one of that speci s that had the plack of a rabbit. The third Balance of Assets list is naturally the most comprehensive and very considerably the and liabilities on largest. In it are to be found probably nine-tenths of the average man's acquaintances; the men who, as we have said, are neually des- Revenue from 1st to tined to astonish those who would roach for their plack quite as

30th November, much sa thom who deny them that quality. All our readers who

1915 here, on sundry occasions, seen men in what is commonly known as a tight corner will probably own that they have seen the very people in whose plack and nerve they trusted, go Expenditure from 1st under, and thoes of whom they ind thought lightly, distinguish

to 30th November, themselves. This “average man's" courage is, happily, not yet | played out, but it has already become very dependent on the previous night's rest or unrest, on his diet and on other material matters;

1915

Balance

of embarkstion will be allowed

to land, and no passages will be can no more prevent the continued Japan, a third-class decoration ference with the sights of the ill- 1003,30188

given at the Government expense rise of prices now, than he can was offered to him by the Japan-ured British tax-payonunda tas 4. Except those waiting a succeed in making the sun to Hongkong and Whampoa Dock submit that three days at the interests of the general public we 3525,697,18 ages as above, no wires and

families of Offers or other ranks, stand still. Already his snewer

ess Government and refused."

Bay Co, Ltd.

will be allowed to stay in the to the Socialists may be said to February 17 The Dock outside, is the limit of time which 311-374.28 Canal District, or South of the consist in the issue of batter Company's half-reatly report will should be conceded to the Water Giza Civil District after the 1st tickets. Then how far off is the be found in another colama. W Oracle wherein to carry on his

tomfoolery." $2,713,722.90 January, 1916, until further notice, general strike?

could very easily criticise - ad-