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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

:

VICTORIA THEATRE.

"THE MENACE

Topical Play in 2 parts (film d'art).

PATHE BRITISH GAZETTE, THE GREAT WAR. 1914-16-

SHARE MARKET QUOTATIONS. Up To the Minute:

VARIETY PROGRAMME

Commencing FRIDAY 25th

For Three Nights.

MAX JOINS THE COLOURS."

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MAX LINDER, on the Battlefields since the outbreak of the War, has made this Comic Picture during a short leave from the Front. . (Don't miss seeing it.)

No. 374. Depicting the Latest Incidents. The Russian units at“ The Camp de Mailly," France.

Also Comic Pictures and Continuation of

ON ACCOUNT OF

FURNITURE,

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

“THE

CONTROL OF PRICES.

BLACK

BOX

THE CHINO JAPANESE INCIDENT,

b. 8 740.00,

*b. $ 13400,

Adopted Son's Alleged

Embezzlement,

38.00.

Banks. Douglases.

Indon (Del.)

b. $ 125.00,

Star Ferriea.

b. 3

Chins Sugars. es. #

111 00.

Kowloon Docks, b. §

8'bai Docks.

b. T

Kang Tike 88. T

Caments.

an. $

H.K. Electrios. b. $ H.K.Tramways. b. $

126 00, 69.00, 135. 9.60. 51.50. 7.60.

HONGKONG MEN.

News from the Front.

News of several men who left Bongkong for the front has been reosived this week by Detective Vincent of the Police Force. The letter is from Lance-Sergeant Paplow, who is Home on leave from the Police Furce, and says that information has been receiv. ed by the Crown Agent that Acting Pulice Sergeant Wakeford and P. O. Allcharch have been kitled in action. It also states that Mr. Leigh, who was a Ward Master in the Government Civil Hospital, bea been promoted ser geant in the Royal Field Artillery stationed at Woolwich, Mr. hiell, who was also employed at the Government Civil Hospital, has been made Sergeant Major in the Bayal Army Medical Corpe now at the front.

A former police officer named

Lelerre has either been meation-

ed in dispatches or awarded the D.C.M.

SOLD THE BUSINESS.

Allegations Against Chinese Partners.

Au interesting story was told at the Plios bars this morning in a can in which two men were oberged with embezzling $140 and $200 from a partner in a boarding house at 101, Connaught Boal Osutral.

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A Obiness adopted son charged on remand, before ft. F. A., Hazeland at the Police Caartthiesfternoon, with embezz ling the monies of his adopted father.

Mr. E. Davideon prosecuted and Mr. E. J. Grist appeared for the defence.

Mr. F. Berington, of Megera. Bradley and Co., said defendant went to theiroffioasud said certain furniture was almost completed,

Fortnightly Report of Stores.

a

Mr. Asquith's Reply to Labour Demands.

MYSTERY."

portant factor, and the committee recently set up under Mr. J. M. Robertson was looking into the matter with assiJoons cars. He hoped their inquiries would produce important and beneficial Official Report from Cheng Chin results,

Turre

GERMAN PRISONERS IN JAPAN,

Reduction of Food Allowance.

It is reported that the officer in charge of the German camp at Ma. rugame has decided to reduce the

In the case of coal prices, the St. John Headquarters, Ware- At the House of Commons last maximam at the pithead had bouse, St. John's Square, E. C.- month the Prime Minister received

been fixed and satisfactory BT- Daring the fortnight ending 7th deputation from the Parliament- the merchants in London and charge of the Japanese Garrisoners from the 30 sen a day each rangements had been made with Captain Inouye, who is in food allowance for the German pri- July, 1916, 37 Hospitals in Engary Committee of the Trades land were supplied with requisites Union Congress on food and fuel doubt that the Ocal Prices of the 13th instant forwarded the 16 (sys the Japan Chronicle). other centres. There was no

st Cheng Chia Tong, ander date hitherto allowed, to 20 sen, the and comforts, 43,517 articles in prices and kindred matters, which (Limitation) Act was being evad- following report to the War Office In explanation of this decision it change to take effect on August all.

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Garments. Articlsa. Total,

Received dur

ing the fort- aight

---

3,676 48,256 Sent out during

the fortnight 3,697 39,820 .33,517

Received to

were the subject of resolutions at the Special Congress held in d. but the difficulty was to get (says the Japan Chronicle). It London on June 30.

the consumer to make his commay be mentioned that about 8.30 stated that the daily food al- lowance for Japanese soldiers in

Mr. Asquith was accompanied Plaint. It was this difficulty of a'clock in the evening Corporal 15 sen esch, or half the amount - 53,832 by Mr. A. Henderson, M.P., and Betting evidenos of particular | Tozawa was ordered to proceed allowed the Germans. This in

cases which had increased the evil, (to Pamienching with the offi. Sir H. Llewellyn Smith, Perman Wherever the facts were laid becial dispatch, so that it might be thought to be too much, and their ent Secretary to the Board of fore the Board of Trade it had wired to Japan from there. The

allowance has therefore basa Trade. The recommendations of been found possible to pat mat- non-commissioned officer, socom

reduced by one-third. before the Prime Minister by Mr. doubt that but for the measures secretly left the barracke, and the congrese, which were put

ters right, and it was beyond panied by three other cavalrymen, H. Gosling, Mr. F. Bramley. Mr. that had been taken the price of successfully eluding the vigilance W. J. Davie, Mr. J. Hill, and Mr.

Sentouttedate, 378,647 920,652 1,299,299 dat 488,811 1,184,677 1675,488

house

and he would like the balance of the money then. Witness made out a cheque for $200 on Stockus War- behalf of the Chinese firm for whom they were acting as representatives; On Saturday last witness went to the shop of defendant's father and is con- vereation with the father told him he had already paid over the sam of $200 to a representative of his firm, Witness concluded by saying that their account was debited with the amount on the day the cheque was issued.

A shroff employed at the Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank gave: eridence that he cashed the cheque but be could not say on what date. He did not know the man whom he paid it.

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Ris Worship.-This evidence is pot much use.

Mr. Davideon: It proves the Foheque was cashed:

The case was adjourned.

YOKOHAMA DOCK

WORKERS' STRIKE.

Some Extraordinary Demands.

in various parts of the country do

It would appear that the Gor"! man prisoners of war interned in not receive exactly uniform trest-

110,164 264,025 374,189 | W. Thorne, K.P., were these:~/domestic coal would have been of the Chinese, who were making ment at the hands of the Japanese

WAR TYPES.

New Characters for

the Novelists.

Historians, not to speak of novelists and playwrights, are already sharply on the look out for new types of classes of men produced by the war.

Occasional attacks, arrived at

Famiencheng at 4 o'clock on the following morning. The report

(1) The commandeering of food much higher.

Speaking generally on the and fuel supplies by the Govern question of prices, he doubted ment and their distribution through the municipalities; the very much whether the Germans at once dispatched, and reads the ownership and control by the experiment of firing Government of all merchant ship prices had been successful, and ping; the commandeering of to repeat it here. The Govern

he was not disposed to attempt home-grown crops at a fair price to the farmere; and the fixing of towerer, were fully alive standard coal prices in various ticular cases

to the hardship imposed on par- by the rise in (2) An increase of at least 50 Prices, and there was no practical per cent. in old-age pensions,

step. suggested to them which (3) The prevention of industrial they were not ready to consider conscription by means of the and, if it stood examination, to Military Service Act, the Mani- adopt.

Bress,

1;

од

authorities. It is understood that

THE OFFENSIVE.

Disquietude in Germany. London, July 31.-Ostensibly

the German officers receive the me pay as Japanese afficere as follows:-

of corresponding rank, and 18 they may live ia "About 4.30 o'clock on the any style they like within their of Cheng Chis Tang came into not concerned about their food. 13th instent a Japanese resident meant, the camp authoritise are collision in the streets with some It is the feeding of the rank and Chinese soldiers of the 28th file in which the Japanese authori Regiment of Cavalry, who have ties are chiefly interested. From been billeted in private resid- the report above quoted it seems ences. While the quarrel was in that the feeding of the prisoners progress, Chiness soldiers began ie left to the discretion of those to collect, 80 the Japanese who are in charge of the camps. left them and-

proceeded What are the food allowances ticas Acts, and ather measures,

On his way.

Some Chinese in other camps we do not know, In England, the palm would (4) The conscription of riches

Cost of lacreased Pensioas, however, came up from behind but the daily allowance of 30 son go, probably, to the conscientious by a war tax on personal wealth

and sasaulted the Japanese. The at Maragame would seem to ba objector; he is an unknown quap-and an increase of the income-tax tity over here, although rae very on incomes over £500 on 's goale pensions, Mr. Asquith pointed out to the Japanese branch Consolate privates are fed on only half that On the subject of old-age latter at once reported the matter liberal, considering that Japanese closely by the "embasqas," or rising to 200, in the £1.

that an increase of 24, 6d. would in the tawa, and slacker. Of the two, the con

policeman amount. The liberal nature of Mr. Asquith, in reply, desitcost over £5,000,000 a year, and named Kawass Matentaro was the Japanese treatment will be- scientious objector, provided he with the recommandations seriat-that, once given, it would not detailed to maske inquiries. He come more apparent if a com be genuine, in the least im. It was true, he said, that easily be withdrawn, The returns went to the place where the parison is instituted with the way objectionable, despite his name, shipping companies had been of penperism showed that fewer Chinese soldiers are quartered for in which the Allies prisoners are for there is something odiously earning very large profits; batit people over 70 were seeking poor the purpose of making inquiries, treated in Germany. hypocritical about the "embus should be remembered that a relief than in previous years. but the Chinese, emboldened by que,"

large share of those proĥts was Many of the pensionara were in their number, would not allow Happily, the war has not only taken by tax, and that it was in employment, or were in receipt the Japanese officer to come into called forth subjects for scorn the interest of the country that s of additional allowances from the place, threatening him with and derision. Aviatore, who are considerable reserve should be ex-employers and others. The their bayonets. The policeman essentially the outcome of the formed to meet conditions after Government had given ad- therefore proceeded to the Jap Over a hundred workmen in forth for all time as the embodi- nage to compete with neatral and in

present grest straggle, will stand the war, and to supply new ton-ministrative

directions that anese barracks and asked for these cases no ques-sesistance, the employ of the Yokohama ment of all that is brave, daring, present enemy countries in the tion should be raised of abating Dock Company struck work on and fearless. Even their fame is world's marketa.

"Lieutenant Matsuo, with 20 in order to ensure that only trath- the 15th instant, and the Isezaki-scotched though by the exploite

the pension provided that, in the soldiers, was ordered to 8030m- fal news of the war aball reach cho Police are endeavouring to of the German baby-killers, ever, was that we depended for ages received did not exceed at the place where the Chinese are now allowed to enter that The really serious point, how-case of those in employment, the pany the policeman. On arrival Germany, no English newspapers settle the trouble.

whether in Taubea, Albatrosses, one-third of our imports

30s, a week in urban districts soldiers were quartered, Lieu-country. The Japan Gazelle says it ap- tokkers, or Zeppelins. pears that a workman was die

neutral chips, and that we must and 208. in rural, and in the other tenant Matano asked to 800 Owing mostly to his under- keep these ships in the trade case, the extra allowances did not the

The German Prosa persistently charged some time ago by one hand cunning and atter want of of the United Kingdom and the exceed 58. a week. They had also the Japanses, The Chinese in ass failure. Tas Norddeutsch шеп who assaulted represents the Somme offensive Umezo Uchiyama, a foreman, for scruples, the German spy will Allied countries, absenting himself too long from probably farnish the most frac were already under practically taken to reduce pensions in sent to the Japanese demand, and chas

British ships directed that no steps should be charge, however, would not as Allgemeine, for instance, sacri his work. This alleged arbitrary tious ground for romance and complete control; half of them respect of ingresses of income in reply asked whether the Japan French is to seize the light. the object of the step on the part of the foreman tragedy after the war, while were requisitioned, and not one due to separation allowances. In ese wanted to fight, sinos 80 railway running from Peronne Ia ovtlining the case, aronged the workmen, who belong literature of the lighter order of them could wail without a the residue of cases he could not many men were brought. The to Mr. Otto Kong Bing said to an association calling itself the will esize upon the war gcd special licence. Over Allied ships help thinking that private charity Japanese officer explained the real the Allies in the northern sector Combles and that of that the complainant was a part Yasi-kai (Friendship Improve- mother" to weave many a farcical also the Government had actual might help the old people to object of his mission, but the to reach the railway and pash ner in the boarding house and ment Society), of which the die tale. As far as is known, the or potential control. To some bridge over the gulf: had subscribed $1,000 towards charged workmen is a member." war-god mother" is an original extent the Government were

Ühinese would not listen to forward in the direction of Hallss They therefore petitioned the creation of the war. Some women exercising indirect control over should be made to the committee threatened to shoot, the Japanese will not succeed in doing."

After suggesting that com- him. As the Chinese had-Clery-Lo Forst, plaints of industrial conscription taken managing partner, and the second Directors to re-employ the work- have made it a passion, and cor-neutral ships; for

up their rifles and aaye the German paper, "they was sled interested in the business. man sad dismiss the foreman, respond with and look after the through the supply of banker presided over by Mr. Wardle, also fixed bayonets and pre-

instance, Without consulting the complain. who, they claimed, had

Since these words were written apt, they sold out the whole of the ceeded bis powers in discharging twenty lonely soldiers at a time.

creature comforts of fifteen to coal, and they were always strivM.P., Mr. Asquith referred to the pared to defend themselves the new advance has taken the business and tried to appropri che offender. At the same time,

ing to make that control more "conscription of riches," and against attack. Presently the French to the outskirts of Maure ste the money. The complainant they preferred various demands, and field is not so new here se in to emphasize sufficiently the process was already going on in Japanese responded. As the Moneca Farm, all beyond the

The woman worker in factory effective; but it was impossible gave figures showing that this Chinese opened fire sad the pas Wood-north of Hem had not been able to examine the among them being a 10 per cent. England, but wamsa's sphere of importance of keeping in fall this country to an extent without Japanese were suddenly attacked railway in question which run books or accounts or anything advance in wages, that they be le bour has none the less been ex operation the carrying trade of parallel elsewhere. An income by large number of Chinese from the Farm das cast to else, as they had been removed advanced at least once a year, and tended on the Continent owing to neutral countries. from the place. There was other that the equipment in the factor the war as much as on the other

of £500 paid £13 in income-tax soldiers in a Chinese bailding Clery, now only a mile from the evidence to show that during the ies be improved, etc. The Direc-side of the Channel; in fact, it is

in 1913-14; now it paid £5L they were taken at a disad- French front. Halles is simost carrying on of the basinses there torate of the Company suggested not at all aure that we do not lead

An income of £1,000 paid £139 vantage, and many were kill dus north of Biashes, on the north were certain things sold by the de- to the malcontents that they the way with our women tramway'

instead of £38; £5,000 paid £1,502 ed and wounded. The rem eide of the Somme, and Le Furet fendants, the money for which had elect delegates to meet with drivers, subway guarde, and so

instead of £292; $100,000 psid nant of the party had to is two miles north of Olery, just never been entered in the books them, bas

With regard to the alleged £47,120 instead of £12,468, or, retreat hurriedly to the bar over a mile east of the French thin they de-forth. and had been appropriated. The clined. The maloontents met at

holding up of stocks for specals including excess profita tax, over racks, leaving the Their greatest victim is the tive purposes, the Government 280,000, a rate of 12, 3d, in the and wounded behind. The Chi paper also states that not until prosecution would allege that the the Naratikan at Noge on the non-combatent.

killed front at Maurepas, The German whole thing was a fraud and that 14th instant and decided to go women would never have been commandeering, and if experienos process had yet come to an end, Japanese, and, arriving before of Peronne have been thrown back But for him, already had extensive powers of He did not know that this nose gave chase to the retreating the German lines on either side the defendants got the complain on strike if their demands were called upon to replace men in three showed that it was necessary to for Mr. McKenna was a man of the barracks took up their powi- to the Neals Peronne Bapaume ant to subscribe to the partnership not granted in foto. Not only occupations out of four. And in enlarge those powers they would gross resource and of grast tion in the Chinese houses road, will the Anglo-French offer- just to get his money. The did they strike work next day, France the non combatant, or not hesitate to ask Parliament for Gourage. partnership only ran for a few bat they also tried to bring out auxiliary, as he is called, is most farther powers, As to commen- months. He asked for a remand the other workers.

sincerely to be pitied. and also wanted an order to in-

deering home-grown-orops, they According to a later dispatch

mast sake into account the great spect the books, which were now the strike hse spread among all

scarcity of labour and the high in the possession of the Police. the workmen of the Dookyard and

cost of imported foodstuffs and fortilizers, and also the fact that

Mr. Otto Kong Sing appeared to prosecute, sad the defendants were represented by Mr. W. B.

Hind.

it. The first defendant was the

BI-

He is the butt of all the cheap wit and the scapegoat for every thing that goes awry.

Supplies More Important Than Prices,

4+

This,

opposite, and nummenced an sive have gained sufficient room attack on the garrison. The for a strategical break through. Japanese had to return fire Two roads ran from Peronne to either from under cover or Nesie, one almost touching the from the roof. About 7 o'clock French line at Barleux, the other' Replying to His Worship, Mr. something like 700 men are now

Formerly of Manila.

the Governor of the Expected to turn his hand to

dis- going south esat across the Somme Otto Kong Bing aaid that the on strike. There are now only no matter what, there is nothing we must buy many articles from hes died of wounds at the age of Staff, sent in word saking that road from Paronne to Bapaums Lieutenant G. L. Davidson who trict and the Chief of the Chiness and that turning north, The- $140 was the sum received from about 120 comparatively now humiliating, one might almost neutral constries, and the sale of some empty rios bage men remaining at work and so say degrading, enough he is not throughout this complicated econ- Ele was the son of Mr. F.G, David. ing that the Chinese would also

that 30, was in the Dorset Regiment, shooting be stopped, and promis passes just over three miles east and the $200 was the price of a the work of the Dookyard has called upon to perform; and for omic problem we must have son, of dnes, and his elder brother be ordered 13 cease fre. As the atove sold by the defendants. It been practically suspended. A most of them death at the front regard to the necessities of our was killed on July je Lieutenant the Chinese.did not stop shooting, at Waterlot Farm, was all partnership property.

strong foros of police is on guard would be hailed with gratitude Allica. On the whole it was more Devidson was for some time before however, 1 (Captain - Inouge) in the vicinity of the Dook Com-se a quick and pleasant means to important to obtain a mudiciasor she war at Manila, ad un mansions, refused to entertain the reques pany to pores the occurrence the and of their misery. (Paris) of supplied than to regulate prices, in the arm of Moses, Benith, Bell of the Chiness offciale and -- of an mukmird'isoldant,

Correspondent))

Prios was, of course, a very line and Co.

His Worship granted the week's remand and so the request for power is faspect the books,

of the French line at Maurepas, and four miles set of the British

Aber Anglo French