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PAKHOI NOTES.

The Salonica of China,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Pakboi, August 25.

DOW

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1916.

THE 1,0.9, EXHIBIT.

A CHINESE GRIEVANCE. BOY'S TERRIBLE ORDEAL. A HISTORIC INCIDENT.

Bombed by British and Germans.

Of Interest to Hongkong's

Young Men.

economic resources for that time,

Unpopular Action by fistrict

Watch Members.

Ar woʻstated yesterday, a good

deal of discontent is felt among

| many-of-the-Chinese at a report

to the effect that certain places

The Charge of Dragoons and

Deccan Horse.

SUN YAT-SEN

His laws on Local Government.

I

THE PEAK TIGER.

Seen Chasing a Dear.

The historic charge of the British and Indian cavalry is

Hangchow, Aug, 24-When described by Mr. Philip Gibba in Dr. Son Yat-era wan bere the The Police have been informed of entertainment are to be alowed One of the most extraordinary the Daily Telegraph as follows: other day be delivered an oration that a lady, who is staying with Mr. As will be seen from an adver- to women after five o'clock in the experience of the woodland fight. It was at about six o'clock in in the Bangehow Asembly Hall, and Mra Dancan Clark, of 185, b. 135.00, tirement elsewhere, the Inter afternoon. The places in queing north of the Somme was that the evening that some British of which I give a translation. The Peak, was with a Chinese gar national Correspondence Schocletion are the Happy Betreat, the of an English boy who now line cavalry came into sosion. They "To-day I went to the South doner just before nine o'clock this are at present holding an Exhibit roof garden of the Sincere Com-in a field hospital smiling with were the men whom I had seen High Peak where I commanded morning near-she-tennis court st the Old Post Offics Building in pany building, Tai Pak Lan at very bright and sparkling eyes on my way up to the battlefeld, glorione view of various scenes. when they saw what they thought Pedder Street. These schools, at Kennedy Town and San Cheong because the world seems to him small detachment of the Dragoon am sorry to say that because of to be a tiger chasing a deer. The is probably not generally known. Taen near Wong Nei Cheong. like Paradine after an infernal Guards and also of the Deccan meeting with heavy rain on the lady returned to the house and are making special efforte just

Upon enquiry we find that a dwelling-place.

Harne They worked forward way I am little iste. Pray reported the matter, and, in the in preparing our young recommendation bas recently He went with the first rush of with our infantry on a stretch of

me for keeping you meantime, the animal bad diasp people for the great industris! 160.00 struggle which is sure to follow been forwarded to the Govern-¡men into Mamats Wood, but was country between Bazentin Wood | waiting an long here. I am peared.

ment by certain members of the left behind in a dug-out when and Delville Wood, rising up to rety glad indeed to come to the present War.

Speaking to Mr. Dancan Clarks Realie-

Chinese District Watch Com- they retired before a violent High Wood, and then rode out Bangchor and see you all once this afternoon, the Telegraph was ing the steps which the enemy is, mittee, asking that the above-counter-attack."

alone in reconnaissance, in true mors, and I am extremely gratefu! | informed that there can be no taking to mobilise its entire med places should be limited Some German soldiers passed cavalry formation, with the comfor your welcome and for holding possible doubt as to the presence when it comes, the LO.S. has as its to the hours during which shie hole where the boy lay mander in the rest,

thir meeting. Choking is con of a tiger on the Peak this time. women could be admitted. The crouched, and flang a bomb dowo "Lord! Not one in a thousand sidered the first province of South He said that the lady friend, particular objective, war on Ger-members of the Committee on the off-chance that an English would have believed it possible to Chius, both as regards population who is staying at the house-- man trade in the British Empire. who were in favour of soldier might be thers. It burst see this again. When they passed and financially. Just now des Mrs. King, of Shanghai-went In this direction the future of the the recommendation alleged that on the lower steps and wounded the infantry went a little wide potism has been overturned and out Schools lies, and it aims at play the resorts in question were the the lonely boy in the dark corner. and cheered wildly and joyously, the Republic has been est apsbout 8.30 this morning, having оп the tennis court at ing sa important in this colossal visited by women of bad or doubt- He lay there a day listening to me though these men were riding new, so in taking hold of this the gardener with her. task of national reconstruction.

She had ful character and that, in eddithe crash of shells through the on a road of triumph.

opportunity we must reform ali not been out long when she heard Apart from the splendid services tion, a good deal of spooning" trees overhead-English shell"So they rode on into open the political affairs of Chekiang, dear bark or scream, and, tera- It is openly discussed in the which have been rendered by between respectable lads and girls fire-not daring to come out country, skirting Delville Wood. If one province in reformed and ing round, she saw a small dear town that three foreign steamere the 1.0.8. in helping to win the took place there. The motion Then in the night he heard the Presently a machine gun opened well ruled, then all the others will running in the grass close and funds in the vicinity of Ham whole companies of its students/wa, we are informed, introduced / voices at his own country-men, fire upon them. It was in a corn-imitate it, and regard it as a pit by. Immediately behind it was have already landed war material auch se the sending of

feld, with German infantry, and tern, and so the entire nation will large tiger, creeping Chow, since the commencement to the front, and the training of by Mr. Ho Kom-tong and sup and he shouted loudly.

But as the English soldiers the officer in command gave the gradually become civilized. Being swiftly through the grass. passed they threws bomb into order to his men to ride through asked to speak on the problem of She just had of the present revolutionary move large numbers of serial soonis, ported by the Hon. Mr. Lau Cho-

timé to Beb ment. This place is about fifty it has been decided to place the pak and Mr. Chan Kai-ming. miles to the north-west of this whole of its resources at the dis- with various representative Chin- wounded again. He lay there

We have discussed the matter the dug-out, and the boy was the snemy,

"local government," I must go its back" before it had disap "The Dragoons put their lances along that line...

peared. Needless to say, the port. A Southern Republic in posal of the Government and to ese and, while one or two are another day, and the gunfire began down and rode straight into the As to self-government, it is the gardener had by this time takeu carry on each educational work sa quite in favour of the motion, the all over again, and lasted until wheat. They killed several men, foundation of a country, and if to his heele, and Mrs. King was is possible among the young majority seem to be strongly the Germans came back. Another and then turned and rode back, the foundation is stable, the left alone. The gardener could ▲ Chinees who has been a people of the Empire in the pree opposed to it and regard it so an German soldier saw the old hole and charged again, among scatter country is surely standing in the scarcely be induced to go to the foreign domestic servant in this ent critical times. Examples of

unwarrantable set of interference, and threw a bomb down, as aed groups of German infantry. position of safety and port for the last twenty years has that has been done in this latter These latter point out that women safe thing to do, and the boy re-Some of them prepared to with-corruptibility. Both of the Be-after.

in spot again, even for some time recently been arrested here for direction have been provided by of bad character are to be found esived his third wound. stand the charge with fired

publics of the United States and Mr. Clack added that there were trafficking in Anasmite children. the special munitions courses, in most places of entertain- He lay in the darkness one bayousta.

France are considered the best in a large Batches of boys and girls have which have been of great aid in ment she warld over, and that more day, not expecting to live,

number of deer ~~~Enemy Cling to Saddles.” the world. China should also the Peak at the present time and been brought from Annsta by speeding up the manufacture of the percentage of those frequent but still alive, still eager to live "Others were panic-stricken, imitate them along that line. thought that if some steps were bim, by native jauke, where they the sinews of war, and in the can be bought for three to four special courasa får women whiching the Happy Retreat is an ex- and to 90 the light agaio. If】and ran forward crying, Pity Methods of Local Government. not taken the Colony would be Now we may meation one of over-ran with them and so offer dollars a head. There is a ready have been prepared for those who ceedingly low one. They claim the only the English would come Pity!' and slang to the saddles

place is used by large number again and rescue him!

and stirrap-leathers of the Dra the methode of "local govern an inducement to tigers to come sale here for the girls, who fetch have taken up technical training of perfectly respectable folk who He prayed for them to come, guon Guards. Though on small ment." Take the West Lake of over from the mainland in search thirty to forty dollars a bead in order to release men for the ses no harm in taking their and when they came, capturing scale, it was a cavalry action of Barchow, for example, which is of food, according to age. They are front,

The main ides of the Schools womankind there during the even- the wood completely and finally, the old style, the first on the the best known place in China. The Colonial Secretary, whose are delivered on board the junk is to train and fit young men for 18. They also allege that the one of them, seeing the entrance Western front since October of Suppose we can borrow

onehouse is ap the hill in which handred million dollars from direction the siger made off, has anchored in the harbour. An- better appointments than they are sort merely aross because certain Germans might be hiding there,

oatory against this particular re- to the dag-out, and thinking the first year of the war,

"With thirty-two prisoners they foreign countries to constract visited Mr. Clark with Mr. namite boys are not in demsedbolding, and visit to the influential Chinese were chaffed" threw a bomb down and the rode on slowly, still reconnoitring new roads and buildings, then G. Lore, and it is said they are taken Exhibit in Pedder Street will give by some young fellows occupying boy was wounded for the fourth the open country on the skirt of the land that costa usually say are contemplated with a view 0. Moxon, sud steps on to Hongkong and beyond. callers an opportunity of becom-

Delville Wood, until they came one hundred dollars, will rise in to tracking the marander The French Authorities have ing, acquainted with I. O, S.

It is pointed out also that, This time his cries were heard, again under machine gun fire and price to one thousand. By mesas down. Captain Cassel, who has taken up this affair.

methods.

shcald the Government allow and (adde Mr. Philip Gibbe in drew back.

of the interest received we can had some experience of big game. itself to be influenced by the Daily Chronicle) tha monato- "As they did so an aeroplane pay back the foreign loans and hunting, is making an inspection the resolution, 鄒 serious nous repetition of this ill-luck came overhead, skimming very interest, and moreover, we can of the ground to-night to see it Women and children are pro- POLICE RESERVE ORDERS. injustice would be done to ended, and the victim of it lies in low, at no more than 300 fost obtain more income besides the tracks can be found, though thin white bed with wonderful shin-above ground. The cavalry said payments, because we can, will probably be difficult, as the ing eyes.

turned in their saddles to stare at over and above, collect taxes of place where the tiger was seen is

graer-covered.

said to be in eight."

Traffic in Annamite Children.

dressed in Chinese clothes and

The following no doubt is con-

Dooled with the foregoing-

habited from leaving this port by steamer, except by special permit issued by the native Authorities here." This low I know has been

Certain

the next table.

the proprietors of these places. They instance the Happy Retrost, in which large sums have been Orders issued to-day by Mr.invealed. Here, they say, the balk of the business done is be-

Band and Orchestra..

time.

GERMANY'S OBJECT.

Wants A Start in After the War Race.

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it for a moment or two, believing the land from the owners. Each tbut it was a hostile machine.

landowner should himself give A During the past week several in opération for the last twenty F. C. Jenkin, D.S.P. (Reserve)

Machine-gun from Above. report as to how officials could people have heard whatthey hare years, and is a very profitable etite:-

tween the hours of six and nine

"Bat no ballete oume their make a record of it. If the land thought to be growls of a tiger, business for those who are permit.

in the evening, and they urge

way, and in another moment it is said to coet one thousand but no importanos had been st ted to take part in it.

that if men are not to be allow•

stopped over the Germen infantry dollars, then the owner should tached to them, until now, when shops in the town are permitted to

Practices for Month of Septem-ed to, take their womenfolk

conosaled in the wheat and be taxed ten dollars, etc. Bat the deficite presence of a tiger send in applications for those per-

ber at 6 p.m..

fired al thom with them, they themselves will

with # supposing the landowner thinks seems to be establisbed. mite charging a fee to the appli-|

Band.-Friday September 1st;

machine-gun. keep away. In this particular case,

Four times it that he can decrease his tax by Friday, September 8th; Tuesday, we anderstand, the proprietors ce at from five dollars upwards,

ciroled and stopped, and fired, undervaluing his land, then the was seen is near the Magasins Tue apot at which the tiger A Chinese has recently been September 12th; Friday, Septem-have a three years' lease, two and a

creating another panic among the officials should purchase the land Gap end of Barker Road. discovered being forged chops of ber 15th: Taraday, September quarter of which still have to run,

enemy, and then flew off leaving at his own valuation and make it the sbors-mentioned shops, and 19th; Tuesday, September 25th; The monthly rent is no less than

the cavalry fall of admiration public property. And if the land- charging twelve dollars per Friday, September 29th.

The attitude taken by Mr. R. for this daring fest.

owner overestimates his land so permis. He must have been deal- Orchestra. Hondey, Septem- $350 and a good deal of business

is needed to make this up. P. Houston, M.P., all through the

"They could ride no further, that he may get a high price from ing in shady cases at this price. bor 11th; Thursday, September Every care we are assured, has war has been a consistent one, owing to the nature of the others, then the official may tax However, he has managed to 21st; Monday, September 25th,

been taken to avoid all objection- and in a recent interview he ground, and that night they dug him sccording to the price he escape thereby eaving his own

ab'e behaviour on the part of pointed out that he had always themselves is. German guas estimates. Thus, the government skin, and no doubt the skins of

persons visiting the spot. The claimed that Germany should be searched in vain for them, sad the will not lose anything whether some others. This law no doubt. All ranke, xcepting only in the first instance was made to medical exempts, will fall in under opponents of the District Watch made to pay for her sotion in cavalry to-night is full of pride, the people overestimate or under-mens will be opened on Saturday

members aleo say that, op till einking British, Allied, and for their day may come again.” protect kidsspped women and the O. C. Company at the Central now, the owners of the places to neutral ships by taking from her children from being taken away Police Station at 3 p.m. on Tass-which exception has been taken the equivalent of the tonnage MISSING SIBERIAN MAIL. from the port. It appears to have day, September 5th. Uniform, have been given no opportunity destroyed. German's object all developed into a profitable bus Ops with Covers, and Bifice, of defending themselves. inose affair as well. The Chinese Tue Band will attend.

cad always find ways and means to defy the law, and it would have been to the benefit of the packets of the people if this had never been made.

No. 2 Company.

Parades Central Station. Monday, Bapt. 4th-Men de tailed from No. 2 Platoon, as per previous orders, 6 45 p.m.

SHANGHAI PAINTERS

STRIKE.

"THE NEW HONGKONG CINEMATOGRAPH.’

Adother Picture Theatre for the Colony, An additional house of amNGS-

estimate their land.

night—the New Hongkong Cine- The Example of Shanghai. matograph, and the venture bids However, if the people assess fair to be a distinct success. The the price of their lands justly, builders have been at work for the way through has been to Bo regularly have the Siberian then there will be no loss to them come weeks past on the old Land" destroy or in set up a blockade mails been running, since the be- either in paying taxes or selling Offics in Queen's RoadCentral, and which should put her in a com- ginning of the war, that the total out their land. Those systems have converted it into a very pretty paratively favourable position at failure of any letters to arrive and items mentioned above with little theatre, capable of seating the end of the war,

since August 14 naturally oo- | some others should be first of all some four or five hundred people. ~

Complaint of Subsidiary Colange. **In addition to advocating that casions much comment (says the enacted, passed and constituted, The furnishing and decorating Tuesday, Sept. 5.b Whole of

A strike was declared by the we should make our claim on N. C. Cady News of August 25). through the provincial assembly, are in very good taste, everything The Silver Dollar, No: 4 Company under Chief painters of Shanghai yesterday Germany," he continued, "I was From July 21 to the end of the so that they may be pablish- is up to date, fans are Sitted. A premiam of eighteen per Laspeator Mason and C, S. Major says the N. O. Daily News of aleo first to suggest that Italy and month telegrams of vessels lost ed and executed cent in smal silver coine is at 5.45. p.m.

before throughout and the building is August 25). The case of the Portegel should requisition the contain references to tro long. Formerly, Shanghai was a wonderfully well ventilated. present being freely offered for

atrike in the depreciation and tonnage of enemy vessels intern- Norwegian sailing vessels sunk lonely desert, but after the divers There is a comfortable and walls dollar coins. Even at this hig Lectures Headquarters' Club. | shrinkage of purchasing power of ed, and this has now been done, and one Norwegian steamer osp-reptire, reformation, and con- arranged dreas ciro'o, capable of ra's they cannot be obtained"

5.30 pm.

the small currency another I may add that in my opinion I tured, the latter being "in the straction by the foreign traders, seating about a hundred and "locally, as there appears to be a Monday, Sept. 4th.-Govern- argoment in favour of a standard should not be surprised if there Sound, where no Bergen mail car it grew to be an attractive place twenty people. The screed is a famine. The Customs bere demant Analyst on "Chinese Bourbe municipal ooinage, Painters in was a recrudescence of German rier would go. It seems very im and the fooms of commerce until largo one and the lamp is of the. m.nd this coin in payment of and other explosives" open to all Hongkew were the first to go out, submarine activities in the sink probable that if one of the New-now it has become a model of best quality. revenue, it is the only coin accept. Inspectors and Sergeants and and unless the dispute about ing of merchant vessels, and it castle-Bergen line steamers had municipal government to the The fact that the new theatre is able, and I anderstand they | Patrolmen of one year's service. wages, which has been brewing may be well if Germany under failed to arrive in Bergen, sny whole of Chias, Also, Tientsin, so easily accessible from all parts transmit the revenue to Hong-

for some time between masters 'ood that as a result of her nation time in the last 10 days of July, Hankow, Hongkong, and some of the Colony is greatly in its kong or some other place. The Discipline and Routine,

and workmen, is settled over-in sinking our ships she must somenews of the fact would not other ports have all well succeed-favour, and a long reign of pros- salaries of the Customs employes All ranks, including Patrolman, are paid in dollar coine, and there will attend at the Victoria night, painting and decorating replace them,"

by now have reached the Fared in imitating it one after an- perity may be confidently pro- work throughout Shanghai' may in a briek demand for them on Theatre at 5.40 p.m. punctually be suspended to-day.

In other quarters it was thought East. Since the beginning of other. Now, then, the West Laks phesied for it. The place is that a straightforward declaration the War, some thousands of Hangchow in lovely with its entirely under European manage- pay day. The export of dollar on Thursday, September 7th. coins from Hongkong is prohibit oiform, with Helmets of Cape, have been paid at the rate of 360 would quickly bring German formed by these steamers without the addition of constructive works, is to combine low prices The workmen, it is understood, of policy on the whole question of voyages have been per- natural beautiful scenery, but by ment and the proprietors.......im ed except in small quantities, but without Rifles. Cortsin foreign bank notes are Firat Shift Patrolmen wilkpro-

cash a day, in other words 38 opinion to bear upon the point as mishap, and, as they constitutes and human labour, and by sstab with the best accommodation always in demend here, and it is oeed to their Stations at There, which at the present rate to whether it was worth while to very obvious mark, the inference lishing intercourse, roads, water and the most high class asfe to say a fairly large number catelusion of the Lecture which of 1,400 cash to a Mexican dollar put into pawn anch tonnage as that the Germans deliberately let power and factories, etc., it will pictures. The prices of admission is equivalent to about 28 cente was) 5% over when the balanos of them alone is not unreasonable. become, I am sure, one of the will be: Dress Circle 80 osata; could be cironlated at present, will be delivered on this occasion. "big money. The workmen are unken ships had been made up. Of course there is danger of a famous places in the world, in a First Class 50 cents and Boond Second Shift Patrolmen will to" | demanding, instead of 86 copper | The uaspimous opinion was that mine, but for this the Bergen-few years time. As to the local] Clasi 25-conta. · Children will be port for duty as mensi, Kallen Output.

Medical exempts only may means that they are demanding the proper quarters would find as north, On the whole, the ex- places in this provings, they will There will matinees on Wednes cents, 36 "big dollar" cents. This a decision blantly announced in Nowoutle route lise very far government of other districts and admitted half price at all shows, The total ontpat of the Keilan | absent themselves. Mining Administration's mines: Men will report to their Section,

shout nine extra coppers for each immediate and favourable re-planation that the mail bags have take the West Lake up, their days and Saturdaye, -It should be for the week ending August 19 etc, Commanders ontside the day's work, claiming that they can spones from the opposite side. It accidentally been held up in pattern. And it will be the added that ea exo:ll at band, amounted to 43555 tons and the Theatre.

no longer live on their present was equally emphatically sisted London, and will acríve by next same with other provincse; one under the conductoribip of Pro- the sales during the period, to All Roll Books to be handed to wash when the cost of living has that the demand must be made at Monday as inteet, soems the most will reform the other;" 1,0.Dally for Gonzales, Los besa en- 32,038 sasa,

Sorgeant Major at 5,45 pmum to

advanced to such an extent.

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