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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1916.

The Criminal Sessions.

The list of cases heard and ta be heard at the sessions seems to ba a tolerably stiff one, and the nature of these makes us with more than ever that, for the make oflaw-abiding Hongkong Chinese, the Government would insist on BROWN BRANDY being stated in open court

whether a prisoner is or is not British subject. Of course it ira perfectly safe sumption that, in by far the majority of caseN, ine cffenders no more belong to Hongkong than we to the Can nibal Telanda; but sumption is not of mach use in arriving at definite trath. Not only is it just

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QUALITY.

25 Years

IN. WOOD,

A. S. WATSON & CO.,

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

HONGKONG, Telephone 616.

DAY BY DAY.

A TROOP TRAIN TRAGEDY¦ INDIAN'S BLACK 'BYE.

ORGAN RECITAL.

Brawl on the Praya.

An Enjoyable Programme.

AS IS DOWN

The Dollar..

Ta-morrow's Anniversary.

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commant:--

The third of the serine af re-

brought out all its charm. El- gar's Imperial March was slao well giren, and in the compos ition by Wolstenholme -the

THE VERY CENTRAL PRINCIPLE Details of the Karachi Incident. OF CHRISTIANITY IS THAT WHICH TEE WAR, WITH ALL ITS HORRORS, HAS FORCED US TO LIFT OUR FACES FROM THE FLESH-POTS

An Indian of the better class, In view of the ambiguity of AND VISUALISE AFRESH-NAMELY THAT LIFE IS ONLY GAINED IN Reuter's recent telegrams regard whose left eye was bruised and citals of popular mums being AB THE CALL OF THE BIGER ing the Karachi troop train in-closed, was charged before Mr. given in St. John's Cathedral by

cident, we give the following J. R. Wood, at the Police Court Mr. Denman Faller, F.B.0.0 THAN SELF, Rer. K. J. Campbe1t. from Truth of Jaly 19, without this morning, with disorderly took place last night, when the conduct in Connaught Road threatening weather adversely The Weather. At the Peak 8 s.m. Temp. 72; Indian military administration yesterday. Mr. J. H. Gardiner affected the attendance. The

hes not covered itself with glory defended.

previous recitala bave all been dull,

An Indian constable said he thoroughly enjoyed by large con Lower level 8 am. Temp. 80; during the war, bat none of its

blunders has been more inercus-was on duty in Connaught Road gregations, and it is a pity that dull.

able and more shocking than the yesterday when he saw defendant more were not present last night recent tragic journey of and another man-s Portuguese to bear the very fine programme The Mails.

train from Karachi fighting in the street.

which was given. He went to the Chinese but it is to the Siberian Mail-Closed per 6.s. troop

Peshawar. Not all Luchow at 3 p.m. to day.to

the up to them to stop them and interest of the general public of

The organist was beard to grest a facte hare yet been divulged defendant then said the other advantage in the whole of his Hongkong that the extent to which Siberian Mail-Dus. per

stolen Hitachi Maru to morrow:

even in India-indeed, so far as had we are indebted to noa-British

pocket book numbers, which included that I have seen, the newspapers there containing $200 from his great favourite, the finals of eubjecte for our crime-harvest

have only published short and pocket,

he andali should be known. The fact that

waa Tschaikowsky's Pathetio Sym "The opening rate of the dollar colourless reports emanating from doing was trying to get it back. phony. This expressive piece the ordinary criminal here has

Mr. Gardiner said his client was given in faultless style and obligingly come to us from China, on damand to-day was 28. 1.7-164. official scurces. But the numerous LTD.

letters that I have received, many and the Portuguese mel, and his with a breadth of treatment that if it were sufficiently often ham-

of them from Army officers, client alleged that there was mered into the authorities, might, in the end, dispose them to do To-morrow in the fiftieth anni- testify to the horror the affair has struggle in which the other som what they have never done yet;versary of the signing of the excited among all soquainted batant drew a pocket book on frame (and adhere to) some de Treaty of Prague, between the with the details, and but for the taining $200 from his pocket.

preoccupation of the press and His client was overpowered. finite measures that would keep a Austrians and the Prussiane.

the public with the war the story check on the number of undesir- ables from Kwangtong, Kwang-

Acting-Inspector Davit said some would assuredly raise a storm of

the story, ss he know it, tone sai and Fakhien provinces, to Under the beading of "Coal indignation here at home.

In the month of June the rail-was that the two men met on the were rendered in very pleasing "The object of this paper is to publish correct information, seree to whom Hongkong in & veritable Fixtures" in Messrs. SLOWAA

the truth and print the news without fear or favour. cily of refuge. The magistrates, and Company's freight report way journey from Karachi to wharf and the Portuguese owed manner. One would have liked defendant some money. There to have heard something a little judges and police could be of which we published on Saturday, Peehawer, a distance of over a very material service to the the rate Moj Hongkong was thousand miles, is one of the was a struggle, in which defend more definite in the second half public by insisting on the state-given as $6.90 per ton; this hottest in the world. For some ant received a black eye, and, of the work, but the composer

has continued somewhat in the" should have read $8.00 per ton. hundreds of miles the line goes according to his version, WA ment in queation.

His clotbee, same strain ae in the fret and the through the baking Sind desert, knocked. dawa. where the shade temperature is when he came up to the Police lack of variation seems to detract Faulty Scales. Ricksha 907.

Two Chinese coal and cinder anything up to 128. Mail trains Station, were not soiled. He from it as a composition. In the interpretation was of the best, dealers were fined $50 by Mr. J. perform the journey in twenty made the same complaint-that matter of rendition, however, the The Police Department here is R. Wood, at the Police Court this four hours. Troop trains take from he had been robbed.

Other items by the organist were one which rarely calls for an-morning, for having faulty ecales two and a half to five days for

His Worship said he could not

the Andante (Violin concerto) by favourable comment. Every sens in their possession. Inspector the same journey, because the ree that there was any case against Mendelssohn, and a Tocosts by ible person knows that it is Territt said deliberate alterations health and and comfort of soldiers defendant.

Widor, both of which were in SCOTT-On 21st August, at No. 4 Minden Row: Kowloon, to working in the face of tremendous had been made. One set of scales being of the least importance- Inspector Davit applied for a every way enjoyable.

difficulties in spite of which both was four per cent. ont. The other they are drawn by the slowest warrant for the arrest of the other officers and men contrive, in the was five per cent, out and two engines and have to give place to men, which Elis Worship agreed Hill and in the solo "O Love The vocalist was Mrs. W. J. coaree of the year, to get through weights were nine per cent. too all other passenger traffic. On to, and the case was adjourned Divine" (Handel's Largo) the wes an immense amount of valuable light.

this journey, a severe ordeal éven for a week. labour and to set a wholesome

for scolimatised white men, the

in excellent voice and rendered example, in point of energy, to

the favourite air with admirable other” Government Departments.

expressina. Somervell's beautiful

"Tears" was her other con- ! Nevertheless, we really would like

tribution, and here again ber listeners were folly appreciative and greatly pleased.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Jelenbone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition.

Western Union Office address: 11, Ice House St.

BIRTH.

Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Scott, a daughter.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1916.

NO NEARER A SETTLEMENT.

Coal Fixtures.

An Ingot of Iron.

An old Chicere was charged military jackasses in authority at before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Karachi despatched about

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bbles were about to be sent back to ask why, when some andesir. Police Court this morning, with thousand British soldiers just dis-

told off to Convey

A Stolen Coat..

the and

Question and the Адане-

are introduced which

fine Ahader of

Bong

AL · Daring the singing of the hymn

WAR PENSIONS.

State Money Not Charity

Wanted.

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being in unlawful possession of embarked from the transport Indian experience accompanied an ingot of iron. Defendant aid which had conveyed them from to Canton by cns of the Kwong he bad bought it from Kowloon. England. The men were sent the train, and an extra engine boats the other night, some little check was not kept on the manner It formed part of some metal out as drafts for various different was provided to expedite it. in which the balt or the paralytic which had been left over-odds units in Indis, Territorial and Rawalpindi thirty-seven more a collection was taken in sid of

and ends as it were. or the fever-stricken were convey.

A fine of Begular. As usual, the troop patients were taken from the train the Navy League War Memorial

train was made up of old third to the hospital. This made the Fund. ed to the wharf. We can only $25, or, in default, a month's class carriages, which, with the total number of hospital cases 136. The days-nay, the weeks-go on and still fad as apparently speak with definiteness in one imprisonment, was imposed.

exception of the wooden seats,

A semi-official statement issued no nearer to a settlement of the Kwanglung difficulty than we were case. The enthusiast who note ... Victoria Theatre. a couple of months ago. Thousands of unoffending Chinese are as skipper and chief engineer! There was another special band are little better than goods tracks. from Simla gave fifteen as the Lato these vehicles the total number of deaths, including without a home; other thousands have been killed or injured (and of ricksbs Number 997 was night at the Victoria Theatre last soldiers were packed like sardines, those at Bobri, but my correspond- among them many who were taking no part or interest in the

two of night, when the 18th Infantry One correspondent says they ent assert that there were at least the palated ones down to were again in attendance and quarrel), Hongkong ie crowded with refugees, a fair proportion the jetty. But presumably, contributed some splendid selec- clothing. There were no punkahe

were still wearing English twenty fire. whereof we would very gladly dispense with, and commerce in like many others who take up ations. The pictures were of the

The way in which troops travel or fans. Ice

was supplied at by railway in India is always Canton is as nearly as possible idle. Of the hundreds or thousands Government contract, this gentle comic class and included an Karachi-nominally I lb. per man, scandelens, but ordinarily moves of men who are fighting, probably less than five per cent, have the man was not satisfied that besausing Charlie Chaplin film. but half of it melted before they are made in the cold weather, and faintest idea as to what they are fighting about; and, of all the/could earn 86 much while in The song and dance turn by the received it. I am assured that no great harm is done. The ex- After a conference of Lord provinces of China, less than half know that any fighting is in pre- the pay of an ordinary member Mabelle and Kitty, was also fully

official employ as when receiving two popular Australian artiste, the only

water for drinking igencies of the war have inevitably Mayore and representatives of WAA what was carried gress or cure a cash which side wins. No vital or national isque is of the public. At any rate he appreciated.

in opset the meal seasonal plane municipalities at the Westmin- men's water-bottles, both for sending men to India eter Palace Hotel recently at stake; no one outside South China whose commercial intereste seems to have been moved by the

that there was neither and distributing them about the deputation was appointed to pre- are not concerned will be affected, whichever way the tide of spirit to "shunt” his cargo, long "No one seemed to own it, so I weter nor any accommodation country. That fact does not, how sent to the Chancellor of the Ex- circumstances may tura. The whole contest, from start to finish, is before the wharf was reached, took it," said s Chinese to Mr. for washing. For other purposes ever, in the least degree mitigate chequer copy of a resolution just sheer idiccy,

and immediately to ply for F. A. Hazeland, at the Police there was simply a filthy make the responsibility of the staff who passed at the conference express- common or Prays hire. Inne Court this morning, when charged shift arrangement, which aggra- despatched this troop train from ing their opinion that all pensions, Many weeks ago Lak Wing-ting received instructions to come mach se there is little to slow with stealing a cost. It appeared vated indescribably the foulaees Kerschi. A number of funior grante, and allowances under the to Canton and take over the post which has been held for three that his discarded passengers the cost was cut drying sud of the atmosphere in the over- officers from regiments in the War Persione Act should be years by Lung Chai-kwong. Ons excase or another has been offered were not zuffering from a con- defendent coolly walked off with crowded carriages. Three doctors Panjab went down to Karachi to defrayed out of moneys provided for his non-appearance but, in spite of all, he seems no more likely tagious disease, and since there it. Defendant said a constable had travelled with the train, but, like meet the drafts for their units and by Parliament. No request was to obey the orders of the Central Government now than was the case is a good deal of evidence to the struck him. It was mentioned the men, they were new to India, returned with the train. I am made that the Government should a month ago. Then why does not the Central Government, if it effect that they were dirty and that defendant was a citizen of and so, devotedly though they told that they unavailingly pointed defray the costs of administration, still wishes to offer other work to Lung Chai-kwong, ignore Lak verminous, we think that the the United States. Defendant worked, were hopelessly hand out the danger that would arise which is the opinion of the con- Wing-ting and appoint someone else? We take it that Lak has a police might care to look into this admitted that he had been in ioapped by their lack of ex- from the overcrowding, the heal, ference the especially saper-excellent qualities to recommend him. We know little matter and to take steps to prison before for stealing. His perience as well as by their own and the slowness of the journey, would be willing to undertake. nothing whatever about the man, but we cannot believe that he is guard against such a contingency Worship sent him to prison for sufferings from the intense beat, and. took the precaution of such a remarkable administrator that no one eles in Chins could in the future..

two months with hard labour, Two second-class carriages, each obtaining for themselves

The Lord Mayor of Liverpoal, possibly rule Kwangtung so well as he. The President has thon-

The Hungry Baker. with lying-down accommodation extra

who had convened the meeting sands of men from among whom to choose, and since Mr. Lut

Belare Mr. J. H. Wood, at the for two patients, had been set they handed over for the use

of ice, which and oocopied the chair, said that declines the polished gooseberries that are offered him, what is to

Police Court this morning, apart for use as a hospital.

{a-resolution had been passed at prevent the appointment of another man?.

Chinese was charged with enter

of the sick. The danger ing a house and stealing a nam 290 miles from Karachi, twenty-removed altogether, by giving the that the monere paid to wounded The train palled up at Rohri, might have been lessened, if not at Liverpool without a dissentient THE COLONY'S HEALTH.ber of pieces of clothing. Defend three hours after it started. By men ample accommodation (there men and to the dependents of the snt said he had nothing to 3, that time a number of men were is no shortage of rolling stook),

| fallen by way of supplementary except that he was a baker and sick, dying, or already dead from such means of alleviating the beat grants should be paid by the business was bad, so that he had heat strokes. Seven corpses were as other travellers gei, and x

Government, and not partially out- to steal anything he could. He removed from the train at Rohri, faster irsin or trains, Bat the of charitable funds. They pro- entered the house and stole the and thirty-two patients in a criticalioos stupidity of the sind was Liverpool for cases refused on posed to held their local fund în pieces of clothing. A woman who cal condition were taken across impervious to resson or warning, was called anid she knew defend the river Indas to the Civil Bos- and these unfortunate soldiers technical grounds and for loans to ant, who occupied the middle pital as Sukkur, where in spite of were ordered forth on a journey persons pending the receipt of a cubicle in the room. His Wor- everything that could be done whose horrors can only be редков, ship sent defendant to priron for for them Eve mors died, Daring feebly imagined. It is asid Bir A. Salvidge (Liverpool) seven days.

the balt at Rohri a meal was that instructions have now laid stress on the "fundamental served in the station shed, been issued from Army Head- unsoundness". of any fat- where the troops were shielded quarters, Simla, forbidding any tempt to combine statutory from the rays of the sun only by further movements of troop trains with benevolent administration. an iron root. When the journey through desert county during the The Lord Mayor of Birmingham was resumed mere heat strokes hot weather. Clearly, however, said the feeling among working occurred, and a carriage had to there will have to be a searching men was intenssly strong that be turned into a mortuary. As investigation into the conduct of supplementary grants should be the result of urgent telegraphic the officers responsible for what a matter of right and root of messages a further but inadequate has happened, and as it is not charity, Le., that they should" supply of ice was obtained en unlikely that efforts will be made be on the same bavia se thaman's route, and at Lahore the train was to hush up the matter in India I pansion ; and the Lord Mayor of Receipta Aggregate met by a staff of medical officers, trust that the House of Commons Newcastle stated that the work- for week. Receipts nurses, and orderlies. Sixty-seven will insist upon the prompting man would discontinue their for 33 week patients Were transferred to publication of the fall report, for support of local fands if they

Seven Chinese Succumb to Cholera,

The stand taken hitherto by General Lang-namely: that ke i only obeying the President's orders in occupying Canton till the Central Government's nominee arrives-is quite excellent as far se it goes; but, produced only a little farther, it readers the whole position, and all the men therein concerned, utterly ridiculous in the eyes of the thinking people of China and of foreigners. For a week or two such a stand was perfectly reasonable; but Li Yaan-bang has now had ample time wherein to cancel the appointment of the man who has so persistently refused to accept it, and to send soether man. What does the Central Government want, or not want? As- suming, for the eske of argument, that Lung Chai-kwong is as much

The weekly return showing the in the wrong aa bis enemies would have as to believe, why is he number of cases of communicable allowed to defy, not merely Sbum Chun-huen und Li Lich kwas, diseases which have been notified. bat the President and the Central Government? Assuming, on the cecurring in the Colony for the other hand, that Lang is perfectly within the low and his own the fact that there have been rights in doing as he has done, why is he pot receiving more official seven cases of cholers, all of which support, and why are not Mesere Sham, Li and company promptly ended fatally. All the sufferers dealt with by Li Yuan-beag as disturbers of the peace? These men cannot all be in the right. We are well aware that more than were Chinese, and all the cases ordinary allowance has to be made for rulers and people both, and were imported.

The following is the approxi- that it would be unfair and foolish to attempt to judge China sa In addition to these occurrences, mate statement of Traffic Receipts a Western country would be judged. But, even so, sems little there were thirteen cases of enteric for the week ending August 19, explanation and some little action are surely dee from Poking. How fever, aix of which ended fatally, 1916;- long is the fooling to last? If Lung Chai-kwong is going to be and three of which were imported. treated as an enemy of the State and driven to bay as snob, there is There were also one case of no reasonable doubt that he can stand out against all comers for a puerperal fever and three of

period ending August 19 reveals HONGKONG TRAMWAY

COMPANY, LIMITED.

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store

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"local" sathorities

very considerable length of time, for not only does he hold one or smallpox, all terminating fatally. This Year:... $18,023 $476,698 the antonment hospital - at which Mr. Chamberlain luta al- were to be used to reliers, the two master cards but he has what few other public men in China In all these cases the rulerars Last Year: 12,208 880,050 Lahore, For the rest of ready asked the Government of Gorsenment of their prop meem to possess just now i energy, resourcefulness, strength of will were Chinese,

and power of concentration.

Increase:

5,816 113,648 the journey a medical man with India.

obligations: