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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 11916.

| The Wily Hawker.

The polios find them!rost hawker

a wily birdy to handle. That

fact was again illustrated in a

DAY BY DAY:

ST. ANDREW'S SOCIETY, HONGKONG WAR GIFTS.

How They are Appreciated

CANTON NEWS.

THE DIFFICULTY ABOUT TREAD: The Annual General Meeting. care which came up at the Magis-ING THE RIGHT FATH IS THAT tracy on Saturday. The de- THERE ARE SO FEW PEOPLE TO fendant, who had been selling his FOLLOW. wares within the market limits, was saked by the magistrate to produce his licence, but he could

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The Weather.

At the Peak 8 am. Temp. 67;

tain.

rajo.

The annual meeting of the Hongkong St. Andrew 8xiety was held in the City Hall Izst

The following letter of thanks From Our Own Correspondent.) has been reoaived by Lady Mayr

94, Malborough Mansiona. West Hampeland, N.W.

17 August, 1916. Another box of gifts for the

The New General,

Canton, Sept. 25.

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp. 78: evening, a large number of mam- |Jackanapes Society arrived last | weak saying that General Lak

bers being present. Major Donald week, forwarded by Messrs Macdonald presided and amongst Hewett and Sons. others present were the Hon. Mr. I now write to thank you and R. L. Dyer, W. G. Jaok, W. Society" most heartily for all you D. Landale, Mesira, T. F. Hough, the members of "Our Little Bit Nicholson, M. A. Marray (Hon. have sent.

The reason we may guems, since it in castomary for hawkers' licences to ba endorsed every time the bolders cffend against the Siberian MailCloses per 8. | law, and sinos every fresh offence increases the fine: This is where

the perpetual sinners seek to “get their own back" on the police; for it was stated, during the bearing of the case mentioned, that practice has grown up among | theas men whereby, when their licences become fairly liberally endorsed, they take out a freak one sad are thus, if arrested on a! charge, able to show a clean sheet! They find it pays them to provide the money for a new licence now and again rather than to appear in Court with a

The Malls.

Novers at 5 pm, to-day. French Mail. Closes per as.

A rumour spread abroad last had sent a telegram to Peking asking to be relieved of all duty on sooount of his state of health, away for several months to obtain and that he be permitted to go

suitable medical treatment. Upon The pyjamas, socks and bed-investigation, this rumour WIE Books are specially welcome, and found to be as far from the truth

have already sent nearly all of

I most of them are,⠀ Genera! these to hospitals at the Front Lak has rent a letter to the Civil bales have gone to France the Governor saying he intends to week, 1 to Malta, 3 parcels to come to Canton on Tuesday, the The opening rate of the dollar mittes have pleasure in present Salonics and 5 to Mesopotamis. I 26th inst. on demand to-day was 28.2.7/16d.ing to you the report and siste-

Treasurer) and Mr. R. Henderson (Hon. Secretary). per 8.8.

Porthos at 10a.m. to-morrow. Siberian Mail.-Das

Anhui to-morrow, '

The Dollar.

To-morrow's Anniversary,

VERBATY

of the battle of Bassco.

The Angual Report. The report of the Committee was as follows:-"Your Com-i

I

[have- ment” thần dressing gowns

ment of accounts for the year and other things to the two last It is commonly reported that

ending 31st August, 1916. The To-morrow is the 108th annibalance at the credit of the places by parool post, as they General Lung is to leave to-day. Society now stands at. $5,637,39ravel more quickly than in bales He has already sent one of his of 58 lbe, weight, and this clothes officer, Woo Ling-soon, to King- against $5.127:13 last year. Stare been in such great demand chow to pick out quitable quarters Andrew's Day was celebrated by a tell-tale record in black and white | books for the troops in the garrison cessful. The proceeds of the oon-disposed of a great many of the scami every reason to believe that We have rosived parcel of concert, which proved mos: snow during the hot weather. I have for himself sad his men. There from Mrs. J. J. McKinnon.

For the Troops.

Rubber Dividend,

1.5

follows:-100

to

the

of their previous sine and thus to

cert, $2,867.07, were distributed bandages also. The mufflers and all the present trouble is at an render themselves liable to fairly

mitting I am keeping for colder end, especially in view of the fact that the trouble-maker, heavy monetary punishment. This

Lord Provost of Edinburgh and weather, when they will be very Sham Chan-huen, has left Shia oaly shows the craftiness of these i

useful. Meeers, Benjamin and Potts £100 to the Lord Provost of Glas-

I sent you six copies of the Hing for Shanghai, taking all his The object of this paper is to publish correct information, serve to particular gentry, but the police advice on that the Sungei Duri gow for Scottish War Charities; Jackempes Beport for Jane. men with him. Chinese say he should easily be able to outwit them Rubber Estates, Ltd., has declar-250 to Mrs. Malcolm's London' the truth and print the news without fear or favour, *********WAY ARE

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Ualon Office address: 11, Ice House St.

Telephone: No. 1

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1916.

FROM FARCE TO TRAGEDY.

by refusing to grant a fresh licence ed a final dividend of fifty cents Scottish Comfort's Fand; £25 to Friende have been so kind in is now eliminated, to the satis-

Blake Pier.

Nethersole Hospital,

the Scottish Women's Hapitals

A New Provlace.

A memorial was submitted to

Next to the circumventing of losede Theatrical performance, deeply regret to record the desthe antearing to cɔme is Europe, was themselves from Kwanglung and

Victoria Theatre.

Arrivals,

Rice for Sale.

trouble, General Lang purchased At the beginning of the Canton

al the rice he could obtain and To-day I have been to Queen stored it on Kuen Lam Shan. At

to any hawker until be surrendere (Shanghai currsocy).

sending donations. I hope to faction of all concerned, except- show a good balance at the Banking, perhaps, himself. his old one; or, if that is not!

and $34.65 to the Union Church available, the new licence should.

in September. Working Party for comforts to have inecribed on it the number of The Hoa. Treasurer begs to

We had a im 11 tea party last Saturday. One man, Privats Convictions (if any) standing on acknowledge with thanke the the Argyll and Sutherlands on the books against the holder. Two following donation to the Nether-active service: During the year Marshall, a South African, was the President a few days ago by He had all the citizena of Kingohow sak- can play at a game like this. sole Hospital Extension Fund per applications for assistance were

separate Dr. Chan Sai-ki:-Balance Pre-received and the sum of $299.25pecially interesting.

was expended. Your Committee fought in Africa, before vol-ing permission to Zeppelins and the admitted $12 24.

of Captain G.N. Alison, Lient in the attack on the Senuati tribe organise into a new Province. shortage of munitions where our good friends the Germans are

Last night the band of the 18th C.O. F. Cunningham and Mr. C. and the taking of the Germans' They ask that General Lung be L. Herwell, Captain Alison and Naval Station, then sent on to appointed their Governor-General concerned, perhaps the best news Infantry played at the Victoria Lient, Canningham were killed France, and was in the terrible and that a Civil Governor be sent His them. They hare sent à dele yesterday was that a man had Theatre and sa all-comic picture in action in France, Seventeen fight in Dalville wood. been fined two dollars for infring programme was given which was new members joined the Society account of the straggle seemed gate, one Mr. Town, to Peking to ing the laws governing Blake Pier, greatly appreciated. Readera are

almost incredible, but two days push this matter. The President Our complimente to the Indian reminded that the "Whatnots" during the year end it is hoped later in the Times I read a letter has received the memorial and members will continue to give who arrested this individual, and begin their season at the Victoria their assistance by bringing for from a father who had been to has referred it to the National

Delville wood to try and find Assembly. may he carry on with the good to-night.

ward new names. Mr. G. M. work. We and our rendere hare

traoss of bis son's body, and be Young, the Vice-President, resign- protested many dozens of times Among the passengers who sgainst the deliberate manner in returned to the Colony to-day by December and this vacancy has and endurance, fully confirming ed on leaving Hongkong last are the highest praise to the South Africans for their couraga Till quits recently the attitude of the people of the Allied which Chinese loafers take posses the P.&O. Company's mail not been filled. Mr. A. Forbes all Private Meraball told us.

Navara was Mr. G. having gone home on leave, Mr. countries towards Greecs has been one either of contemptuous pity sionof this pier and make it intoler- eteamer. or (more frequently) of frank ridicule. The unfortunate country has able for other persons. Not only Grimble from Singapore The W. Nicholson was invited by the Mary's Hospital at Roehampton to that time the price of rice rose to do they as in the case in question Novers also brought Mr. Committee to take his place. Your been a badgered by Allies and enemy, alike, has been so richly put their feet ca the seats, but Howitt, Mrs. and Mira Phillips! Committee are indebted to Mr. G. es two young soldiers who have a high level and there was.some- punished for her want of moral stamina, that, mankind being only the defy the regulations by and talented Company of artistes, B. Dannett for kindly aditing bite Gallipali. One is the Private has been decided to sell half of each lost both feet from frost thing of a rita famine. Now it haman, she has been jeered at all round. The Daily Mail's Athena sitting bare-foot (often under the

The Chairman moved the adop Stephen Smith mentioned in June the smonst stored, and officials ting all the trouble to King Constantine's having given his promise and everywhere so much to that at the Police Court this morning and in doing so ssid that mention able to walk on the new fest sided eatties upon the open markes, at

and by expectorating anywhere

report: be was most cheerful say this wil mean the sudden to Ksieer Wilhelm not to intervene, and having "mistakenly, clung European ladies are bound to avoid with the theft of a $10 note. Mr. had been made in the reports, to his word," but there will be many who will feel that the King is the place as much as possible. E. Davidson said Mr. D'Almada which they all had in their hand by two sticks bat balancing/all probability this will make that thus being let down rather too geatly. In view of all the statements Bafficient prominence is given on had asked him to request an of the deaths of Captain G. N. in connection with Greece during the past year or so, it seems toler- the pier to the rales which the adjurement, as he was engaged Alison, Lieut. O. G. F. Cunning- ably clear that her King has all along hankered after a war alliance Government has laid down, and the Sessions. The application ham, and Mr. U. L. Maxwell, and,

Chás Kwlog-ming, with his respectable brother-in-law, and has dreamt of patterning these should be set at nought a

there is no earthly reason why was granted:

Governor Cha decided a few since the report had been issued, Billiards. The first round in the Palace they had received the reports of

days ago to ask Chan Kwing- the country, which placed its interests in the bands of his late father hundred times a day. For the

ming to take the post of Admiral in all confidence, on Germsay. Last year matters became so strained sake, however, of those incaricas Hotel billiarde tournament has the deaths of Lieut. R. G. Manro

of Kwongusi. Accordingly be that Earl Kitchener went to Greece and "talked to" King Constan- morials who will not be at the now concluded, and the draw for and Lieut. A D. Shewan, who

sent a delegate to Waichow to tine, since when His Hellenic Majesty appears to have kept up but s trouble of perusing the notice the second round is as follows: were all well-known to them and

to talk the matter over with Chen, languid interest in the affairs of the country and to have left it to boards, it might perhaps bs sa D. S. Cooper v. A. Bearne, P. who had died whilst fighting in

The next day the delegats return- his various political stalwarts to fight the matter out among them well to put up brief warnings, in May y. C. Bond, A. M. Bootes v.

ed with another man to represent The motion was Chan and after a long conference large charactere, at frequent in-K. McLennan, J. Johnstone to the long roll of honour. They tervale all round the pier. If this. Murphy, W. Jackson T. A were Boots who had made the its success.

Gordon. But what has this meant to Greece? In yesterday's wire M. were done, and if two or three Blise, W. Badge v. J. Parkes, great sacrifice in the defence carried, on being seconded by Mr. with the Governor it was announc

J. Jadab Venizelos is represented as saying that the recent Bulgarian inour-dozen arrests were made and a

of King and Empire and in the

On the motion of Mr. T. Fed they had decided upon every- c&tise of justice and sion had, of itself, cost the country eight millions sterling-in other five or ten dollar fine exacted in S. Kelly v. H. Lingfield. To freedom which they valued so Hough, Mr. Murray was electeding and that Chan was to take words 68 nearly as possible a year's revenue; and to that each case, we might soon be at night at 9 o'clock Mr. May (owes highly. In the course of the year andertook to take on the secretary" enumeration of the ressons for Hon. Treasurer and Mr. Henderson It is noticeable that in the the port on the frat of October. 60) will meet Mr. Band (owes 110), there had been very few applicabip for another year.

Adjourned.

A Chinese named Ho Man was

the accounts."

correspondent has given her the full benefit of his charity in attriba- very eyea of the lakong on dats charged before Mr. J. R. Wood, tion of the report and accounts, and hopeful, very proud of being appearance of at least 200,000

selves.

it.

Disclosure of Business Names.

*

at

7. J.

Oxberry,

which will have notes on the

France. Their names were added

great

tions for äeristance and they were enabled to credit the account

the experience of former concerte,

wonderfully well!

He used to commodity much cheaper than it ad id quvintly he could sever be assistant in a draper's shop is now. dates" work again, bat he fully hopes to get other work, and has learnt type-writing.

Again thanking you.

Years very sincerely,

H. K. EDEN

If there were anything weak or indecisive about the attitude of insist on the publication of these/who will sing numbers by Fon this had been added to the Union concert whilst the war was in/been inade to borrow money for the people, as described by the Daily Mail's correspondent on Sunday, names. Such an arrangement was Sasna. The piano pieces will in-

tenzilles, Puccini and Saint Church Working Party.

100

security.

figure thers have to be added a thousand items of expenditure small the end of this little difficulty, or large which have arisen out of the various Salonica performances. The

Place Recital. Will the mere sending of Notes-at which Germany will doubtless

Mr. Denman Faller is giving a

The following committee was making this appointment no men- tion is made of whatever navak laugh-pay these little accounts? It soexis to na" that

Thinking people will regard Thursday, October 5, 81 9:15 pm,

piano recital at the Peak Club onth 8510.26. The concert held elected :-Dr. Forsyth, Mesers; } Greece has left her protests to Germany a little too late the proposed Registration of

R. Butherland, W. Nicholson, W. qualifications the appointee may or may not have, but it is pointed mattere have come to such a pass with the Kaiser and his evil Basiners Names Bill," which we in aid of the land for British Prison St. Andrew's Day last year was 0. Jack and A. O. Lang

out that be is one of the promin-. counsellors that they probably care but little whether she is pleased mentioned on Saterday, as the onere of War. The programmes, rost success, and, profiting by St. Andrew's Day. or offended. If circumstances have left the King and Queen of this end of a very salutary wedge.

Mr. Gordon, in reply to the ont "revolutionista", whoever Greeos five cents' worth of calculating power they must surely now The Bill will include thoes pieces played, will be sold in aid they were able to reduce the ex-Chairman's request for suggest they may be, and a fine Chinees

greater begin to see that the real enemy whom they have la encounter is not partnerships where the of the Blue Cross Fund. Tickets penditure and add a Germany, and not the Entente, but a Greek populace maddened by conceale the identity be style (obtainable through Clab me amount to the War Charities ions for the celebration of Bt. scholar.

Andrew's Day, on November 30,

Cement Works' Loan, the outragen which the folly of its Government has brought upon actual traders who do not bera) are $3 each. The vocalist Fund. The item of $34.60 was

For a long time attempts have use their true surnames to design-

is Mrs. W. H. Bell (with Mr. the balance left over from £276 said he thought it would be out which had been sent Home and of place to hold anything but a ate their business," and it will

Norman Peterkin as accompanist),

progress, and he thought they the Kwangtang Government, cement works as The Hop, Mr.D.Landsle second- should continue it until the war using the

A few days ago an there is at least no mistaking that of M. Vonizelos as given in yes crying necessity long before war

Was over. He would like to bring terday's Rooter's wire. If the King has not beard the voice of the broke out. There was a deal clade some of the best known anded the adoption of the report and forward the social position of the arrangement was made with a Company whereby people, the people must devise what is best to do." From a man too much hole-and-corner work most popular compositions of both accounts, and, this being second Society. The present committee 1,000,000 was to be advanced like this, one sentence is more pregnant than a volume of newspaper | done by men who were

ed, the motion was carried, the old and modern piano schools,

were not far ahead of its pre on the properties. But the Cen Election of Officers. talk or of popular protest, M. Venizelos has an eye to the future of his proud to have their names men- including the "Moonlight Sonata"

decessors. In the old days they tral sathorities have refneed to country, and common sense tells him that, whichever side may win, tioned in connection with trade

(Beethoven), Companellc Io proposing that Mr. A. G. had convivial gatherings for every Greece will have a severe penalty to pay. And yet, with matters in (or who had already disgraced Paganini-Lies), Rando Capric Gordon be elected President for festival in Scottish history, and ratify the agreement, They as thiecondition, with revolution almost literally at hie palace gates, King themselves in one way or another) CLAD (Mendelssohn), Prelude the ensuing year, Mr. F. Grabam there was always something to it would be unlawful for anybody Constantine apparently can offer his people nocomfort, and no solation but who were by no means too (RachminuoE), Batturfy (Griog), said that he was one of the oldest keep the members of the Society to raise money upon government works. Mr. Lau Lub-gui of the nation's difficulties. The country has fallen into so deep and proad to take or share the profits Dance of Fire and Water (O'Neill), members of the Society. together. There were many old {"bas

This was seconded by Captain members who looked back with intendent, and will come here been appointed Super- clinging a rat that only an unusually strong man can raise it to the of the concern in question. Farlig and Octave Study (N. Peterkin). high-road of self-respect and solvency; and that man is not the presentment realised this some yeare'ago,

Carter and carried.

pleasure or the happy times they in few days to take obarge. King of the Hellenes. What honest Greek can fail to see in bis King when it laid the first stone by

Thanking them for the honour had had. But they had nothing one who, for the sake of visionary power sud greatness, has neglected forcing money-lenders to transact

they had him, Mr. Gordon aid of that kind now. All" that was New Director of Foreign Affairs. bis plaio daty, not only towards bis country but towards civilies their business under their own

he would carry out the duties to wanted was a little encourage. All the former officials in Can- tion? Tue Greek man in the sireat knows perfectly well what a numes. How much more neces»,

the best of his ability.

ment. He joined the St. Andrew's | ton’hkva "Imen relieved of their victory for Germany would have meant to the rights of the people; sary is the generalising of such s

The Hon. Mr. Lærdale proposed Busty in 1877 and he was dating mope the wejsirment of the he is the descendant of men who gave their blood to establish regulation to-day when enemy. The telegram quoted below that Mr. R. M. Dyer be appointed speaking so the oldest member of troubles. This not. diapharged Greek independence less than a century ago; and, in monarch firms are straining every nerve to was received by the American Vice-President and said that that Society. He asked them to by the Central Gorerament hars whose sympathies are more or lees with a being like the Emperor get or keep a foothold in British Consulate General, Hongkong, Mr. Dyer had been a member of bestir themselves and show a been by the new Civil Governor." William, he annot fail to recognise su enemy. King Constantine commerce, and when Johann from the Manila Observatory at the Bocisty for a number of years little more of the spirit of their Mr. Loung Lan-fan has arrived to

and had served on the committees forefathers.

take charge of the Department of had it in his power to elevato Grecos in the eyes of civilised] Schmidt and Heinrich 'Schwartzjnoon to-day :-- humanity; instead he has preferred to make her s langhing-stook|are determined, if possible, to Typhoon iu about 116 degrees in previous years. He bad taken On being seconded by Captain Foreign Adair. He will be remem-- and for such work there is not uncommonly a heavy price to pay trade ander the venerated names Long. E. and 19 degrees Lat, N., a great deal of interest in the Carter, it was decided to hold a bared as a former Dissetor of the s in the end,

Canton Custom House, of John Smith and Henry Black? moving west.

-Scolaty and had worked hard for concert on B. Andrew's Day,

TYPHOON WARNING: