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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDA

AUGUST 19. 1916-

DAY BY DAY.

1891.

THE PREMIER SCOTCH.

DISTINCTIVE IN

FLAVOUR, WELL MATURED, MELLOW.

A. S. WATSON & GO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Telephone 616.

Correspondents are requested to observe the rule

names and addresses requires them to forward their communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides,..

which with

for

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Trade Planas

WOE. TO HIM WHO CHOOSES SATAN FOR A COMPANION,,

** The Weather.

newspaper that Cernisu sulina dye-makers are believed to have evolved an ambitious, scheme to flood the markets of the world' with dys state after the war. At the Peat 6 am. Temp. 78;; appears that the dye-makers have dall (1915, 77 clear.) combined, and that every die

Lower level 8 am. Temp. 84; covery and invention comirgwith- dull. (1915, 86 clear.) in the province of one manufio turer will be communicated to the others. Prices in Germany, European Mail-Closes per s.. protected by enormous import

Atouts Maru at 9-m. 10 duties, will be high, and in foreign countries very low, until infant dye industries in foreign coun trics-particularly England and

The Malls.

Morrow,

To-morrow's Anniversary.

SHARE REPORT.

1891.

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

The quotations which follow for August 19, 1991. are from the Hongkong Telegraph | (Compiled from the "Hongkong

Telegraph files for the week ending August 19, 1891)

The Dollar.

Hongkong and Shanghai Bank Now Imus-$201 per oent premium, sellers.

SHANGHAI SHARE REPORT

Mossra, A. L. Anderson and Code: Weekly Share · Circular (Shanghai, 12th August) says.---

There is no change to raport au to the amount of business being daily transseted, but the tone of the market is decidedly stronger and buying orders which have been told back for bargain priose are now coming out on the market 3/28" to be confronted with marked lack of sellers. To day's opening rate for T/T on London was 2/11Ł the dollar rate being 72.

Dabeatures. Only a few small

Union Insurance Society of August 19.-"The sale of the Janton-895 per share, buyers. dollar on demand co-day is

China Traders' Insurance Com- pany-866) per share, buyers.

North China Insurance Tiz 255 per share, sellers.

The Dollar. The opening rate of the dollar America have been killed. The on demand to-day wat 28. 1.3-16d. Germans expect that heavy duties will be put on their dye-stuffs by Allied countries, but they reckon

· To-morrow is the second anni- that their prices will be so lowversary of the German cocopationTls. 70 per share, buyers. that they are bound to find a of Brussels. market. All this sounds very nice and promising for the future of the German industry, but if the Allien only co-operate

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A Compositor's Achievement. August 13.-"Typographical

Canton Insurance Company, Ltd.-$107 per share, cellers.

Yangtare Insurance Association composing room of the Hongkongis, however, a slightly, easier in. Telegraph this morning deserves feeling in the market probably Hongkong Fire Insurance Com-to be recorded. In setting up due to the strength in exchange. pany $317 per share, buyers. the advertisement of a well-known Banka Hongrong and Shang- China Fire Insurance Company whisky, whose trade-mark in '3 hai'e. Slightly easter prides have swallows, the intelligent comraled, several small lots having

errors are notoriously odd or lots changed hands and thees ridiculous, bat one mile in the were at anchanged rates, there

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Ordinance Approved. His Majesty the King has not-386 per share, huyėra...

Hongkong and Whampoa Dock positor printed it '35 swallows been taken off the market at $770 been advised to exercis his they should, there plans of the power of disallowance with re- Company09 per cent, pre. Probably he is a total abstinence and #765: the dividend is pay-

fanatic in disguise." enemy should quite easily be spect to the following Ordinance:mium, buyers. frustrated. The Australian Min-An Ordinance to provide for Hongkong. Canton and Macso ister of Customs, when spoken to the punishment of Incest.

Steamboat Company—$33xd per share, sales and buyers. on the subject, said he understood that the Paris Conference had decided to shut out German His Excellency the Governor goods; at any rate, that wes bis, bas been pleased to appoint Mr. feeling, and he added that if he Thomas Dallin to act as Auditor had anything to do with the ques during to absence on leave of Mr. tion he should certainly see that Hugh Richard Phelips, or mutil further notice, with effect from the 15th August, 1916.

The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will no German goods were dumped bas follows:-

Daily issue $30 per annum. Weekly issue-$13 per annum.

into Australis. What is more, Australian waterside workers have declared that they will

after or

tho

Exclusion the Remedy.

The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions not handle any German goods,

for any period less than one month will be charged af for a now full month.

The daily issue is delivered free when the address is accessible to messenger. Peak sabecribers can have their copies delivered at their residences without any extra charge. On copies ment by port an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The portage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00

der quarter,

Engle Copies, Daily, ten cents. Weekly, twenty-fire conte (for

oseb only).. Adve tirements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fixed

period will be continued until countermanded.

(Payable in Advanca.)

The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sale at, and will be delivered to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, Canton, who have been appolated our agents there..

By Order,

The

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These developments show in most vivid manner the temper of the Commonwealth and the depth of its feeling in regard to the post-war trade question. Whether

Acting Auditor.

Acting Appointment. His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. Alec Fleming Churchill to act as Director of Public Works during the absence on leave of the Hon curable Mr. William Chatham, O.MG., or until farther notice, with eff et from the 19th August, 1916.

Easy Prey.

Alleged Gambling..

Hongkong Telegraph. goods to an extent endangering before kir. Hazeland, at the Folice

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Sa Chins and Manila - Steamship share, Company-$50 per sellers.

Hongkong Gas Company $131 per share, sellers.

Hongkong Hotel Company- 185 per share, tuyers.

Hongkong Hotel Co.'s Six per cent. Debentures-$501.

Indo-China S. N. Company $30 per cent. die., sellers.

Douglas Steamship Company $40 per share, veliers.

China Sagar Refining Company Ltd.-$180 per share, sellers.

Luzon Sugar Refining Company, Limited-71 per share, buyere, Hongkong Toe Company

able on 14th instant. Cathays. 2.20 is offered for 'ordinary," A Great Metropolls.

but preference are still on the August 13.-"Among the many market at 6. improvements which are neces- Marine Insurancs.-- North sary to convert Hongkong from a Chines are wanted at 155 and mere commercial port into a great Yangtese's at $255; other coun- metropolis is a magnificent so ters under this heading are road around the island, similar to nominal.

the famous drive at Marseille, Docks and Engineering. Like the latter, it would regaire Shanghais are easier and there is embankments, bridges and a disposition to sell, transactions tunnels, but with the wonderful have been effected at 67, New ustural advantages of our city, it would excell, the other in every

| Engineerings are firmly held at 10. Lande and Hotels-Anglo- respect and would be without French are nominal at 84. Inset- exception the handsomest ments after cffering at 92 were thoroughfare in the world. Be closed out at 91, and a sale was sides affording an unequalled op, subsequently made at 914 Central portunity for walking, riding and Stores are still in request at 281. driving, it would open up parts |

Cotton Milla-Repeated and of the island now inaccessible and volent thunder-showers are some- $88 per share, bayers.

valueless, and so give a fine im- whet endangering the flower, and ́ Hongkong Rope Manufactur-petas to real estate that would at best only a moderate crop can ing Company, Ltd.-$113 per benefit all classes alike. Its first be expected: however, while the it is in aniline dyes or in any A Chinese bas lost $450 as the share, buyers.

result would be the erection of mills may have to pay higher for other product, we must be pre-result of a trick played upon him Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf homes, large and small, on the their cotton; high rates of freight pared to counter, in advance, the by a man who said he wanted and Godown Company.-$79 per ocean side, where it is far cooler, will militate against imported German designs for regaining some change from a $1,000 note, share, sales and bayers.

more healthful and comfortable yard. A few sales of Ewos-were- lost trade. It is clear, tob, from The laser handed over the 8450 the enemy plane, that inadequate as security and on going to the$7 per share, salee.

Hongkong Dairy Farm Co. Ltd. than either on the harbour side or made at 140 and of Shanghais at even on the Pesk. One or more 93 and 93% Internationals did or piecemeal methods of dealing bank to change the other money A. B. Watson and Co., Ltd.-senside hotels would result, where not come to business but esvers! with the danger will be almost found that the parcel contained $191 por share, ex. div., buyers. still and warf bathing could be large shareholders were offered equally as bad as no action at nothing else bat useless paporn. Hongkong High Level Tram- had and a small city would be the improved price of par for their all. Mere tariff discrimination

way Co., Ltd.-$65 per share bound to be established within a boldings. Kangyike are wanted Two Chinese were charged bayers. permitting the inflow of German

few seasons after the road was at 134 and Yangissepoos at 4.85, new industries in Allied Court this morning, with keeping Ltd. 325 per share, nominal.

Hongkong Steam Laundry Co., once opened. The cost, though the latter being obtainable at 5

large, could be met by a loan for taels. countries will not meet the case. house for the purposes of gam That is why a most radical modi- bling at West Point, and ten fication of Britain's fiscal system fothers were charged with fre in particular will be inevitable. quenting. It was mentioned that The absolute exclusion of enemy Mr. R. C. Faithfall had been products, if not for all time, stipstracted, and the case was

A prominent engineer declares tions from the London produce As long as the present patch-work Government is in power at least until the Allied manufeo-adjourned.

that the road could be built within market have made holders very Home, so long will Britain continus to make herself a laughing-tarers have firmly established German Trade Marks.

A Chinese was charged before stock to other natione, whensoever opportunity arises. Now that their position, seems the only It is notified that the registra Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police twelve month; that there would determined, and small business be no grest difficulty of constrac- tranexcted is due to the foer ihsres the war is more than two years old it has at lest dawned on some of effective way of dealing with the tion of nine trade marks Court this morning, with cm- our brilliant politicians that it would be no bad thing to prevent situation. But the prime requireowned by Elward Deetjen, mitting a barglary, with another tion and that there would be none asming out. In nearly every case British goode from going to Germing, vis. Sweden. Thus do we ment ie that steps shall be taken of Bremen, Germany, has expired man, at 94, Nathan Bond, Kow- of the nonble so common at prices offered at closs show an

Home of adjusting most carefully lock the stable door after the bores is stolen. Daring now. It will be no ass waiting and that they will be removed look.

last week. Java-Consolidatede. the past two years, sa ie well known, Germany has received no small till the war is over or until it is from the Hongkong Register of Sergeant Wills told His Worship rights and other escomanta.”

An interim dividend of Tla. 1.00 amount of merchsundies by the simple means of its being shipped approaching its final stages. So Trade Marks on September 13, that the other man had not been to consigases in neutral countries. One cannot blame the neutrals. far as Britain is concerned, it is a 1916, unless the prescribed fee found. It appeared that defendant

has been declared payable on 15th It is a recognised thing that a country that is at peace should make hopeful circumstance that the for renewal of registration is paid and the other went to the house, directs the grave-digging opers-

instant. money whenever she can by trading with one or other of the representatives of the Dominions befors that data.

Miscellaneous.Lambers are which was occupied by some re belligerents. The blame lies but at ons door: that of our Govern are to have a votos in the matter. Call at Nagasaki Omitted.

fageen from the country, walked in tions that are now being con-wanted at 110, Cultys offer at 11, They know their minde on post- The local office of the Chins by way of the front door and stale ducted in our streets, having Constructions could be placed at war questions, and, what is more, Mail Steamship Company is in every article of clothing they failed in his endeavoure to make 86 1/2 and Gas at 25. Telephones they will not hesitate to eay what receipt of telegraphic instractions could lay their hands on. They water flow uphill, has caused the sold at 89. think.

from the San Francisco office for stole altogether 19 pieces of bowels of Peddar's Street to be thes. China to omit the call at clothing and then coolly walk-once more opened up, to the About Those Flies

Nagasaki on her outward trip, ed out by the back door. When intense delight of all who live, owing to outbreak of cholera at the two thieves were walking move or have their being in that that port. Under these circam dowa Jordan Street they incon= { locality,”.

ment.

HONGKONG. SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1916.

AFTER THE "HORSE IS STOLEN,

the

New Latrine.

REFUGEES ROBBED,

formation was in the hands of our enemies, and antil a couple of much per pint, quart or bushel. Road in close proximity to, and to clothing.

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a long period and would be offset

Industriala-Langkate; hurO a dozen times over by the enhance fluctuated between 26 1/2 and 27. ment of landed values, not to Sumatras were not reported, but mention the increased popularity shares could be placed at 157 1/2.. and healthfulness of Hoogkong. Rabbers. The higher quote-

riparian appreciable advance on those of

Then as Now. August 15.-The genius who

establishment Eited up with light, extent, the school has led for

The Germans may well laugh at us, for they have had two years in which to gather in the harvest which we have so socommodating- ly placed at their disposal. They laughed at our blockade, just as they laughed at our internment regulations ; în fast just as they hava laughed at us all the way through; for they know that our nsticual

of their gambolling abilities. The Chinese Mandarin who counten» enfiness made the war possible and has since steadily contributed We thought yesterday that we

ances the gambling hells there towards the lengthening of it. But of all our perform inoes, what had hit on rather a good thing in stanoss the China may be expected veniently ran up against an Lodian li Electric Light,

bad the opportunity of learning necessarily provokes the most mirth is the great care that we have suggesting that the Colonial Gov- to arrive in Hongkong one day constable, who required to know observed throughout in waiting till the mischief was done before ernment should institute an ahead of her schedule,

where they had obtained the August 16.—" As en inetsace how to dive and how to sink, taking action. We waited till the war had prooseded some months sati-fy campaign by the simple

bandle of clothing from. Theother of the growing popularity of the which even the annals of Kow- before we discovered that we were short of ammunition and big expedient, followed at Homs and It is notified that the Govern- men ran off, but defendant was electric light, it may be noted loon, let alone Hongkong, sfords gans. Then, after another long wait, we set to work to organise our in Americs, of baying dead ment proposse to erect a public arrested. Defendant struggled that Mesare. Chang Wo and Co. no such illustration of. After munitions arrangements. Again, it was not till much valuable in- fies of the slayera `st Bo trough-closet latrine in Garden and damaged the constable's are beving their extensive gratifying public carisuity to this warships had been blown up while in dock, that we took even moder- An old Telegraph reader, how-the south-westwards of, the Posk Defendant here interponed that an also is Dr. Sian Ting, the well the Observatory and indicated to ately reasonable stepe towarde the internment of the German within |evar, knocks the botion out of Tramways Company's lower the constable hit him on the known dentist. These two the presiding genius, there, in our gates, In Ireland, too, although the rebels were drilling and our suggestion by reminding us terminas, If any owner or ocehoulder with his trancheon He Chinere-owned premises are the accordance with sailor-supersti arming themselves under the vers eyes of the Government, nothing that such a plan would merely onpier in the immediate vicinity had nothing to my.

firat that have adopted the electriction, that no more storm signals was done toward checking the evil till open rebellion broke out prompt the Chiness to launch out of such sits objects to such erea, A previous conviction. for a light." For how much we have to thank the Government in the case of into the lucrative trade of By-tion, such objection must be rent similar offence was proved, and Mesopotamis is not yet known, but the time will come when it will breeding. He remarks that no in writing to the Colonial Secret His Worship sent defendant to be impossible to hide the facts.

Booner was the system tried in ary so sa to reach his offi: not to prison for three months and Japan than a number of an- later than Friday, September 8, ordered him to be placed in the And we have little hope that things will materially improve sophisticated persons immediate. 1916.

stocks for four hours.. while the present Ministry is in office. The Cabinet calls itsolfly proceeded to breed flies by the coalitionist, but the leaven of incompetent radicalism and of gross million, that when the Guvern. A Chinese was charged before self-seeking seems to have been sufficient to poison the whole lamp ment of India offered rewards Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police EXPORT PROHIBITIONS, yon pat camphor and carbolic Pas to where-Fragrant Waters or most of it. What Britain persistently refuses to do is to learn of for: dead sunken, anakos were Ocart this morning, with stealing the Germans in certain directions. We are well content to remain speedily captured and encouraged an earthenware jur, Sergt. Wills in ignorance and to leave the palm with Germany where warfare on to increase and multiply, and, said a constable as defendant women, churches and undefended ships is concerned, but if we finally, that when the Hongkong carrying the jar down Beals: would learn a little of ber foresight and relentlessness we should be Government, some years ago, met mation Street, Yaumsti. He saked a stronger nation. Germany has succeeded, not by bravery or by out to buy rate of the populace, him where he had obtained it military and naval skill but by virtue of her always hasing looked not only did the Chiness set up from, whereupon ke pisood it on ahead and never having allowed pity or consideration for others to rat familles but they specially the ground and rau., The con interfere with her arrangemente. We Britishers, however, have spent imported the bearis by the page stable chased him, succeeded in A good half of our time and energy in guarding against burting other ful from Canton. Evidently some catching him and took him to folk's feelings; in considering those who will never by any chance other line will have to be adopted, yard where the watchman said consider aa; and, to make matters worse we humbug ourselves into Perhaps it might be possible to the jar bad been stolen from the belief that our political cowardios and general want of backbone start * Hy killing, brigade that Bin Worship bent defendant to nader the Importation and Ex ie in reality a fine display of tsot and wisdom which will stand us in would not be paid on results, or prison for a month and ordered mortation Ordinsoon, 1915, on the stead with the neutrale. - Unfortunately the neutrals do not quité

mass to, that he be placed in the stocks 17sh Anguat 1918 and published

won the matter in that light; on the contrary, they just laugh at ma,

A Stolen far.

A Proclamation issued by H,E. the Governor revokes the military Stores (Prohibition of Export) Proclamations, 1915 1916

would be required to be hoisted this year, and then these faire weather prophets, after switch Life on the Perk

thair tails at Bang-hom Docks Anguat 17- Paterfamilias; Have you taken your chlor the bearers of such woeful

regretfully at having to be odyne? Daughter:--0, - You! nowa to the fortunate Pater:Your quinine? Dangh shareholders thereof, whisked ters:-Uertainly. Pator:Bave gracefully through the Lyemoon

soid in your cholera bels 7 murmur less idioticsily than in Dangktere :-Ten, air. Pater Hongkong Then let's go to charch and thank God!”:

Sea Visitors.

·Ämenst- 18 -- An The "prohibitions which we shoul of whiza porpois formerly in force by virtue of the into harbour on Sunday, proclamatione revoked are now to show their appreciation of

force by virtue of the Order paming of the Bas made by the Governor-in-Council bill or not, we are not

In the Gover

"Ferryboats" Mishap. Augart 19, Tue: 8. a m. sanch Morning Star ( to Mr. Dorabjms), from Wharf, broke down

when about HALE WA Kowloon this morning.