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FULLER'S CONFECTIONERY.

WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED

A FRESH STOCK OF

FULLER'S CHOCOLATES

FULLER'S

AND

ASSORTED SWEETS.

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,

HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Telephone No. 16.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1916.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

SONGKONG. THURSDAY, MARCH 16 1916.

ACCORDING TO H. G. WELLS.

A Happy Rading.

DAY BY DAY.

*TIS NOT IN MORTALS TO COM- MAND SUCCESS.

BUT WELL DO MORE SEMPRO- WELL DESERVE IT—Addison,

The Weather.

At the Peak Sam Temp 51;

(1915, 50 min.) - Lower level & am. Temp. 60; dull. (1915, 59 rain.)

The Malls.

LAWN TENNIS.

Further Results and Fixtures.

Last evening several further ties

the HKGO. lawn tannis tourns- ment, the results being as follows:-

were played off in connection with

It is seldom that a Court ofļ Inquiry into the stranding of a steamer ands so happily for the skipper as did the one held at the Marine Court this week, concern-NIUS: ing the mishap to the sa. Austra lian Transport. The inquiry was. asked for by Captain Clarke, the master of the vessel, and the dall evidence brought forward was of such a nature that the Court could not possibly have brought in any

Maltby (rec. 3-6) best R.O.Hutchi other verdict tham that of absolv- ing the master, officers and crew Australisu Mail-Closed per s.s.ca (rec, 2-6), 6-3, 6-3, J. A. from any blame-in the matter St. Albans at 10 am, today. whatsoever. One could not read | Siberian Mail.-Closed per 8.8. the testimony adduced concerning Shantung & 3. p.m. to-day- the prompt steps which were English Mail, Das fer se. taken, after the ship had struck, Malta to-day. without realising that fie sea-Siberian Mail-Dae per as manship was shown in the suc- Anhui to-morrow. cessful endeavours to prevent the Siberian Mail-Closes per 85. vessel becoming a total low, the Malta at 2pm_to-manow. more so, when the extremely bad weather which prevailed, is taken into account. The Court ascribed

The Dollar.

The rate of the dollar

oa

the stranding to an unknown cur-demand to-day is 1-11 7/18. reat which could not have been allowed for, and, in coming to To-morrow's anniversary. that conclusion, it wää in- To-morrow is St. Patrick's Day fluenced by the care and rains and the 30th birthday of ERE. taken in the navigation of the Princess Patricia of Connaught. ship. Marizers who know

Ship Theft.

WAR GIFTS FROM HONGKONG.

Local Ladies Warmly Taxaked-

The following letters have been received by Lady May-

Maurice Hostel,

THE WEDLOCK CODE.

Ten Commandments for the Sexes.

The following should be read with interests

For the Married Man. Ten Commandments for

married man, most of which are

no doubt transgressed, are ----

1. Thou shalt keep thy past unto thyself. This is the first and great commandment.

Handicap Singles "B"-. F. Christian Social Union Settlement,

Haxton, N., Sth Feb, 1916. Dear Madam, Please accept Ridgway (rec. 46) best A. Horse (rea. 5-6), 2-6. 61. Dr. Lindsay our very sincere thanks for four Woods (scr.) beat E. Davidson parcela of garmente just receiv II. Thou shalt not sooff.

ed from Messrs. Shewan, Tomes III Thou shalt be a careful (owes 15), 86, 6-2

Handicap Doubles T. & Cs, from the ladies of Hong kisser. Jackman and E. B. Reed (reo, kong. We are very grateful for IV. Remember that thou keep 153) beat AL Gase and R. A. them, sa in spite of the shanthy marriage vow. Six days Frand (owe 2-6) 36,7 5, 62 A dance of work and the good pay shalt thou vaguely dream of C. Leith and E. Muriel (rec for war workers, there are still might have been, but on the 15) best W. P. O. Trafford and many people who need help, seventh-awake! Remember thy F.K. Smith (res. 5-6), 6-1, 6-3 owing to the great rise in the wife to sing her praises. Give D. G. Cheesman and S. R. Walker price of all necessaries of life, her freely of thy time and wit, for (rec. 15-3) beat Hon. Mr. Claud sach as food, oral and warms dull husband is a discourage- Severo and G. Haninge (rec. 15), clothing, whose little incomes ment to the gods, and a clever 46,64,6 L

have remained almost stationary, one-almost human. Professional Pairs.-S. E. Green while others have lost their sors V. Honour thy wife, and all her and A. A. Clarton beat EA or other near relatives in the war. bills, that the daya may be long in Nisbet and A. G. M. Fletcher, We have sent nearly 5,000 men the land which the Lord thy God 6-4,5-7, 6-2

from Hoxton to join the forces-giveth thee. Mixed Doubles Handicap indeed, there do not appear to be VI. Remember thy mother-in- Miss Gordon and P. P. J. Wode any young men here out of ani- law to keep her guessing, for a The mild winter has wise mother-in-law loveth a cheer- house (rec. 153) best W. G. form,

way to very fal liar and a good excuse is Worcester and Mrs. Gompertz now given (rec 56), 5-7, 62, 6-4. Miss Wi- cold weather, and the clothing better than none.

inson and S. H. Dodwell (owe will be most scceptable. I have VII. Thou shalt not steel a 46) best Mrs. McPherson and J. already distributed all the child-march unto thy club. B. Wood (rec.28), 7-5, 6 0. Lieut. (ren's woollens to our Nursery, and Vill, Taru shalt not toy with Hamilton and Mrs. Lawa (owe others to old people.

danger, though, verily, a live 15-1) beat Ber. and Mra. C. L.

I hope you will kindly convey impulse has low domestic voltage oor thanks to all the ladies who boredom beaten to a frazzle, Cooper-Hunt (owe 15), 6-2, 7-5.

have helped to collect the parcels. IX Thou shalt choose thy Among the games fired for to- We bave not issued a report | brand of tobacco, likewise thy Handicap I

since the war, cwing to the ab-experiences, according to thing Handicap Doubles

sence at the front of our Hou income

X. Thou shalt be

wan, de Secretary and several members of pendable as thy best investment, the Council, sous of whom have thoroughbred as a racer, mellow C. Taorae and J. B. Wood, been wounded and killed. But as old wine, constant as thy club (receive 2/6) v. F. Sutton and F. Lenclose one issued shortly before does; then, of s surety, will A. Biden,

the outbreak of boatilities. Be favour cling to thee as lichen to an Mixed Double-R Hancockliste me, Yours sincerely,

old oak, and Mrs. Mozs, (owe 30), v: A. Brand and Miss Hastings (receive 1/6).

To-morrow's Matches,

the region in which the mishap Theft from Catholic School, occurred will agree that the pe Father D. Page has notified the culiar carrenta encountered there police that the schoolroom of the often call forthe highest seaman-Roman Catholic Church as Sai ship, and they will quite appre- Wan Ila has been broken into ciate the position in which the and articles to the value of $12 Mr. H. G. Wells has been contributing to a Home paper an article in all respecta characteristic of him: which is as much as to master of this boat found himself stolen.. say that it mingles the best brand of common sense, and magnificent The Court showed the true asilor after having done his level best. flashes of brilliance with liberal doses of rancorons prejudice and

Mr. H. C. McCallum, Chief bald folly, as perhaps only he and his whilam master, Mr. Straw, spirit in congratulating master, could ever hope to mingle them. Mr. Wella bases his article on & officers and crew-they thorough Engineer of the ea. Gienogle, has, fact which many people have lost sight of, or have never realised deserved the commendation reported to the police that the that "for the next thirty or forty years, an exceptional case of suck's manly note when he said has been broken open and zinc Commander Beckwith engineers" stort-room of the bost men will play a leading part in British affairs.” 4. moment's thought shows as bow true the statement is. The politicians of how they all felt for the captain, plates to the value of $24 have Slade and E. Davidson (scratch) Treasurer (since killed), our Hoo. 10-morrow are the soldiers of to-day; men who have left school or in the trying time through which brez stolen. the university or a business training to face the crude facts of life he had passed. Sympathy from in the treaches; and the nonsense which it requires thirty or forty in this instance, it was deserved the Bench is seldom looked for, yesre to knock out of those legislators whose lives have been passed beside the still waters of an exsy-going prosperity will, in their case,

and freely given. have been eliminated in a few hours, days or weeks, comparatively speaking.

with so

and

A Reproach to the British.

In a case which came before

transpired that a Chinese had sent his daughter to a creditor as security for part of an unpaid debt. In other words, as a solicit

can

Suspected Thief. For having in his possession three-lengths of pipe, valued as 1, as the Peak, it being suspect ed that the piping had been etalen, a Chinese was fired $25, or six weeks, by Mr. Eazelsad, at the Police Const this morning.

Birch for Chinese Youth.

A young Chinese, said to have no parents in the Dolony, and to boiler cleaning st the Hongkong be earning his own living by

7. C. C. Stark and A. Whitmarsh (owa 1/6).

BEATRICE VIVIAN,

For the Married Woman. Ten commandments for married women are as follows →→

L Thou shalt not nag. IL. Thou shalt keep thy temper to thys If

III Thou shalt not bore thy husband.

Bat Mr. Wells takes for granted that, if our future rulers wish to succeed, they mast shape their course in accordance with his own ideas and these are duly set forth in his paper, taking, the Chief Justice yesterday; it

Professional Paris. —Dr. Lind- | HKS Battalion, R.G.A., Office, for the greater part, the form of an abusive tirade against the

say Woods and. Dr. Glaister, v. Gun Club Hill, Kolos, S. E. Dodwel and J. Syme methoda of education hitherto followed at cur older universities.

14th March, 1916. Uafortenately for his chance of convincing thees with whom im

Thompson.

Dear Lady May, The Oficer portant educational decisiune will lie in the fatore, one of the few

V. Tranovich v. F. A. Redmond Battery H.KS. Bo, RGA has Open Championship Singles Commanding No. 1 Mountain things which he does succeed in making clear is that be cherishes or concerned in the case pand Whampoa Docks, was charged

IV. Remember that then keep all the unreasoning bitterness, which the London graduate not in-it the girl.

was mortgag before Mr. J. B. Wood this morn P. C. Trafford (receives 26. thanks and those of his Indian shalt than frivol and do all the

Handicap Singles B.-W. written asking me to convey his

unholy his many socks. Six days frequently entertains towards Oxford and Cambridge. Mr. Wells has ed. The girl apparently gerer aucceeded in living down" the class prejudice of his youthful did not fill the role for any great 10g, with stealing a zinc plate, A. B. Raworth (stratch). Officera, N.C.O and men, to the dayi-as set forth

much power and pathos in length of time, as it was alleged Dock Company. The boy was Talue $8, the property of the

ladies of Hongkong, for their things that thou lovest to do, bat "Too Bangay"-zad

on the seventh,-think! Remar→ the impressica which be gives that she was badly treated. found trying to get the zinc out THE ORIGINAL TOMMY they did, prior to their departure less. Provide thou the extra sind

indrees in working for them ber his linen to see that it is to those who already know him through bis bonke is that, at In the circumstances, we

spot botiem. the main offence which Greek, Latin and philosophy, as readily believe that she was. But clothing. He said that he had of the yard by hiding it under his

for active service, and to say that for the emergency that will come, lecture room subjects, have committed, is that they are associated in that is not the point with which taken the plate in order to sell it!

all the articles have been in con- and watch lest the suit that hath the tablic mind with Cambridge or Oxford, rather than that they are we are concerned. As we see it, and. buy food.

stant use, and are very greatly teen pressed is not returned to its mere neelees lumber in themselves. Its backbone," he says, speak the case raises far larger issues ordered 10 strokes with the birch.

His Worship!

appreciated.—Yours sincerely,

accustomed nail, as it will be the ing of the recognised system of higher education & Rome, haathan that. If this mortgaging of been the teaching of Latin by men who can read, write and speak girls is at all general among

Rubbish-Throwers Caught.

one he asketh for. it rather worse than a third-rate Babu speaks English, and of the Chinese, then it goes to Mr. Wood this morning, in the Inspector McDonald stated to ancient Greek by teachers who, at best; balf know this fine langu support the point

And again: Toere is a pretence of stadsing philosophy, often made before namely, that charged with depositing building case of a woman coolie who was based on Greek terts that neither teachers nor taught can read a state of affaire scarcely distin-rabbish on the hillride, that the comfortably, and a certain amount of history. And, as against all guishable from slavery exists in Police had received two com- this, what does Mr. Wells offer us? Modern languages and (pre-Hongkong to-day. sumably experimental science. He suggests that Russian and Hinda teachers should be imported, literally by the hundred, and

age.

that any intelligent boy ought to be able to read, speak and write Action Needed, French or German before the age of fifteen. Oaroy quarrel with

We have

*: ATKINS,

The name Thomas Atkins, the popular word for the British

signature to a specimen cfficial private foldier, originated in the.

counts, in all probability, accord- model for keeping soldiers' ac- ing to the Cornhill Magazine. The difficulty is to identify the plaints from the P. W. D. respect particular individual. By far the ing the throwing of such rubbish best case so far, made out is that on the hillside between Queen's for a gunner in the Royal Gardens and Conduit Road, Artillery.

Mr. Wells in this regard is that he does not add Japanese, Flemish Child-purchase, we know, is There were large heaps of rabbish In the old days, when George

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Bijou Theatre.

Concert.

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S. CLIFFORD LAWES

Major R.G., Commanding HKS. BL. RG.A

THE COST OF DRUGS.

Effect of the War on Prices.

Seans

Y. Honour thy busband and let him do exactly as he pleases, that praise may be in the land - which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

VI. Thou shalt not ask him any questions, neither in the morning mor at the noonday hour not să night; for whatsoever a MAM wanteth thee to know that will he tell thee unsolicited, and question mark is a book that catcheth who knows what

268 per cent 180 per cent

LANGKAT OUTPUT,

180 per cent

154 per cent

146 per cent

128 per cent

Mesura. Wright and Hornby - 109 per cent advise us that the Langkat ontpat.

The war in Europe has increas and at least five dialects of Chinese to his list of useful studies for our quite common

hare: "alave-

there and the Police had had to I was King, life in the ranks of ed the price of many druge from

VIL Thou shalt not complain; children at me.

girls" can be found in the put men en special duty to catch the British army was very hard 25 per cent to 1,000 per cent How comes it that a logical mind like his does not realise household establishments of the cffenders. A fine of $2 was and the men say little pay. Even The following table shows a verily complaining woman is tha: such proficiency as he demands, eg. in French, must most well-to-do Chinese. We imposed.

as late as the nineteenth century few of the increases in wholesale worse than a shoe that pincbeth.

VILL Thot shall not steel thy be obtained 8t the cost of other and more

know it is not British policy to necessary

The Bijon Theatre holdiers accounts were anything coated H subjects? And why does be not see that the boy who interfere with the customs and a

but well kept. Many of the men Carbolic Acil 1962 percent heart against his bobbies,

IX. Thou shalt obey him- has had a good grounding in Latin could learn to speak French habits of the people of other of programme at night, the new could not read and were depen- Salicyclic Acid 1,490 per cent

hoth excellent dent for their just dues on the Soda Benzoate 1,400 per cent sometimes - uncertainty c Italian or Portaguese cr Spanish after a few months' residence races who enjoy the freedom of bill including some in the countries, respectively, where these Bre

spoken ? our flag-that is, so long as those Italian comics and the four-part honesty of their pay sergeant. Oil Wintergreen1328 per cent charms when minds are masculine. And if Greek and Latin are unknowable, what about Mr. Wells' mach- customs and those habits da no: dramatic film "The Romance of Suddenly there arose 8 born Potassium Bromide 1,310 per cent

X. Thou shal: be fresh and vannted physical sciences? The classics are at least an "exact" sub-ul ct with the great principles Mignon" We would remind accountant in the person of a Soda Salic. late 1018 per cent weet, and dainty as a shower 700 per cent bouquet. For lingerie is more to ject, whereas what the biologists and chemists are telling us to-day apca which the Empire is founded. our readers that, at this theatre, gunner in the Royal Regiment Powdered Alam...

645 per cent be desired than rabies, and a good they will have to contradict, perchance; to-morrow. But it is in the When it comes to selling children on Saturday, the 18th, the first of Artillery, who was named Sods Bromide

488 per cent cook above Government bonds. following that this gentlemen of reactionary mind mes damns himself into service and to mortgaging part of the great film "The Ex- Thomas Atkins. He soon became Salt Petre "We have found our university-trained class, under the fiery tests of flash and blood, however,

traordinary Adventures of 8stur- an object of "admization to his Cod Liver Oil 344 per cent thie war, & vacillating, evasive, temporizing class of people, individ- we should imagine it is high nin Farandoul" will be screened. comrades and an object of awe to Chloroform... nalistic, ungenerons, lacking in initiative and unable either to time to stap in and call a halt to The pictare is described se the the pay sergeants. Even some Quinine Sulphate... produce or to chay vigorous leadership." Such a statement is so such practices. There is no justi most daring and sensational ever of the officers at first regarded Glycerine manifestly dictated by bias and by ignorance (the latter probably fication for the existence of slavery, conceived, and it is probable that him with suspicion wilful), its author is so clearly allowing his class hatred to run away or even semi-slavery, under the those who see the first series will Gunner Atkins was, however, Calomel with him, that one tries in vain to feel no disgust. Even as soldiers, Union Jack, and we say it want to see the remainder.. a decent fellow. He had proved Epsom Salta thousands of "varsity men are distinguishing themselves at the present earnestly and determinedly it is

himself a man of physical courage Aspirin moment, while, in the political field, it can hardly be said that the high time the authorities bad the held last evening at the Soldiers' the respect of his officers for his Cream Tartar

A most enjoyable concert was in the field and he soon earned Castor Oil. performances of non-veraitymen form any distines backing for Mrcourage to rect out the evil in Wells' contention. Of course it is easy to say that Mr. Lloyd George Henging. The whole question and Sailors' Home, Areenal Street, moral courage. He started a book is a more powerful man than, for instance, Lord Robert Cecil. Bat deserves, and demands, the closest the programme having been in which he entered and balanced we migh: equally argue that M. John Barns enis but a poor figure investigation, followed up by firm arranged by the Naval Concert his accounts monthly, and so Forthcoming Procession of the

Party in aid of the funds of the is believed to have originated beside scores of Oxford or Cambridge men in the House; nay, we sad decisive action.

Cross. Home Rear Admiral Anstruther, the idea of the soldiers' pocket According to dongkong cas might go farther and suggest that Mr. Lloyd George is of less real value to the Empire than Mr. Balfour or even that Mr. Asquith, and

C.MG., was among those pre- ledger, or, as it was called as first fora, ou the second Sunday of Leat that Sir Edward Grey, despite the de basing and stultifying infuencea

seat. The programme was both in the Royal Artillery and after-March 19) the Procession of the of Balliol, has been able to do just a little for his King and country in a

varied and of excellent merit, the ward in the amy generally, a Cross will take place at 5 p.m. in contributions of Mr. Sutherland Tommy Atkins." There is little the compound of the Catholic humble sort of way. We might kint, too, that Mr. Austen Chamber- lian (who is a Cambridge man) is rather more useful to the Cabinet

being especially enjoyed. The doubt that the pocket ledger was Cathedral. There will be High jast now thun Mr. Winston Churchill' could ever have been. If

other contributors were Mrs. generally known by that name in Hams at the Cathedral at 8 Oxford is such a demoralising hole, it is strange that Cecil Rhodes, The box of clothing and Goodman, Mrs. D. Brown, Miss the regiment; and it is equally am, at which the Bishop requires of all men, should have sacrificed considerable portions of a busy life jewellery, reported by the Rev. C. Scott, Messrs. A. Brock, Perrin, free that there was then serving as many local Catholica as posible in order to keep the requisite number of terms there; strange, too, M. Lucza as having been lost, J. Bobeon, B. White, Hearn, F.D. in the Royal Artillery a gunner to seeist. A new festare of the that business-like Americans, Germans and Jajanere should have has been discovered at the Wilson, A. B. Allen, H. Daan, of the name of Thomas Atkins, afternoon's procession this year been so assiduous in sending their sons there or to Cambridge Massageries Martimes offices, and White, Thorn and A. E. Staley, whose method of ket ping his will be the presence of the Police Finally, since Mr. Wells admires German efficiency so much, why was not, therefore, lost in transit Miss Stanley and Messza. Perrin accounts was honoured by almost Resorts Band of the Catholic does he remain blind to the fact that the most successful and infnential between the steamer and the and Hearn supplied the accom- general adoption in the service members of the BKP.R. ander German universities still set za much store as ever by the classic Carlton Hotel.

New York Tribune,

Chief Inspector Leo d'Alamda and philosophy?"

Lost Luggage Found.

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paniments.

63 per cent for the current month is as 50 per can: follows:-

March 1

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Tone 176

»

163 177

27

181

12

177

*

176

172

8

178

9

148

10

158

11

153

$169

160

149

15

159

Total to 15th inst. 2,494-

Daily average

168.283