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MOYTOW:

Once again we desire to bring to the notice of our readers the claims of the fund by which we arm seeking to obtain a sufficient sum of money to make it pomible to arrange a weekly entertainment Freach Hil-Das for a very considerable body of the troops in the garrison. As wo have already taplained, on the basis of providing diversion for one hun-fred men a week, the sum required would have ben about $390, but it bas been found that the Tommies so keenly appreciate these evenings that more than at number have been patting in an appearance. That fact, of elf, is a sufficient guarantee that the movement fill a real need, and we are very loth to believe that a continuanos of it right through the winter months will be rendered impossible by

tasoon of lack of support from dollars. So far, our appeal has brought in a sua five dollars less than $200. This will take the

The Dollar. The opening rate of the dollar ou demand to-day was 28.2.13/16d.

To-morrow's Analversary. Tomorrow in the 214th snui- versury of the death of Admiral Benbow.

Langkat Output.

Served in Hongkong.

'Sale of Ram..

scheme along for some consider- able time, but we should like to ese such a response within the Correspondents are requested to observe the rule

which next few days so will assure the names and addresses with hard-working and enthusiastic forward their them to communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for promoters of the movement, with selling a bottle of rum under

requires publication, but as an evidence of their bona fider.

All communications intended for publication should be addressed

to the Editor.

Business correspondeņos should be sent to the Manager.

well as those in whose interests it has been conceived, that they may count on a fall and complete realisation of the object.

LOCAL SPORT.

HOCKEY.

Navy v. Volunteers “B”.

CRICKET.

CHINESE LANGUAGE

SCHOOL

Speeches at the Opening Ceremony.

who cama to

the

the

and difficulty-may-- devong regard to teachers, an account of the limited number" available. Soch difficulties (las among others will be best remOTA ed if all co-operats fer the general good of the school. Dr. Pearce will be best able to pat this situa tion to you, and, and I would ask on his behalf your co-operation The Chinese Language Bobool with him. Considering the These teams met in a friendly which, under the suspices of the abnormal times, and the Military match at Happy Valley yesterday, Hongkong Chamber of Commerce duties men are putting in, besides the Volunteers beating a work in to become a festure of the the ordinary calls of business, it Colony commercial. life, was is very gratifying to see the ex- Navy team by 6 goala to 2.

The game opened wall, bat opened last evening under cir- cellent support accorded by the later developed into, a rough camstances which would srem to stadents is support of the tabool. very successful Mr. Hlose has roon a good deal of scramble. The Volunteers ecored foreshadow a twice in the first half without career. Rooms have been secured the Chinber of Commeros school reply.

in the premises occupied by in Shanghai, sod with his wide Resuming, the Navy defence Mosers. Alex. Ries and Com- experisnos of Obian will be able The Langkatoutput for October fell to pieces, Dann at contre-half pany, and it is in these that for fer as useful suggestions. On

clases will was 3,396 tona.

being obviously, atale. Banka the group

be behalf of the Committee I wish played well at left half, but after-beld. Already forty-one stodente Mr. Pearce, the Chinese tasobera

A formal and the studente every success in. Colonel A. J. Mallins, Royal wards lost his temper and his bare been enrolled. Artillery, who has been appointed form. The asilors at length got opening ceremony was performed the work of the school, and i have Commander for Royal Artillery, on terms, but the Volunteers last evening, the Committee of much pleasure in introducing Mr. got his first commission in 1880, afterwarde added four more goals. the Chamber of Commeros being Pearce and the atadepts.

The B T. W. Poarce, next. La jastics to the Navy, however, largely represented, there being and served at Hongkong and other

addressed the meeting saying hs. Far Eastern artillery stations.it must be said that some of these also present several heads of local goals were rather doubtful. It firme, as well as the studente.

The chair was occupied by Mr. hoped that that room would bex Hung Cheong, a Kowloon com- Į was a poor game throughout, "

G. T. Edkins, among those also centre of enlightenment, stimulus present being the Hon. Mr. Claud nd iïcentive to the study of the pradore, of 30, Nathan Road, was summoned before Mr. J B. Wood,

Severn (Colonial Scretary), the great vernacular language which at the Police Station this morning,

Hon. Mr. E. Shellim, the Hon. they were in ngarating.” He sins. the required strength, and not of

Mr. P. E. Holyosk, and Meara, Cere's hoped that the gentle- the quality demanded by the pur

N. J. Stabb, S. H. Dodwell, E. V men chaser. Inspector Terrett pross

D. Parr, A. S. D. Consland, A. O. school to study determinedly Craigengower. v. Police.

Lang, and M. Ede, Mr. Archibald would never be able to way that ented and Mr. P. W. Goldring The following will represent Rose (British Commercial Attache thay had to give it up owing to the defended. The case was adjours- the Craigengower. C. O. against at Shanghai), the Rev. T. Walacknees and lack of enthusiasm, od antil Tuesday afternoon next. the Police, to-morrow, commen- Pearce (the Director of Studies on the part of the Director because Supposed Murder." oing at 2.15 p.m. sharp A. at the School), and Mr. E a. he would be prepared to put into As Teding walobinan, named Ross (Capt). R. G. Soulberton,

best that was in him. He would A local correspondent sends us Rehamit Alli, aged 40, who lived R. Bass, R. Pestoni, D. E. Williams, (Secretary of the Cham-the work of that school the vary

ber of Commerce).

Jendeavour to pat himself on terms a marked copy of a Straits paper in a small hot between the Kim-Kharar, J. D. Noria, B. Jez, A.

The Chairman said :-In meet with every member of the group Mr. R. ABRAHAM and Ray. and Mrs. LUCHUNG and family which contains sa account of a berley and Granville Ronde, Kow-Thompson, B. W. Bradbury, wish to tender their heartfelt thanks to their friends for the many sacred concert held in Singapore loon, was found near his bat Grose, and A. Mann. Beserves:ing together this afternoon to study clam and would try to do kind expressions of sympathy and doral tributes in their recent sad on October 24 on behalf of "Oar severely wounded and in a dying Abbas, and Schnepel

open this Lingusga School, we hir duty to every individual. He are aresting what I trust will would be willing to enter into that Day

"Faad. This concert, it condition yesterday. He was at MARRIAGE.

The following have been select will prove to be an important kind of relationship which was STEPHENSON-JELLIE-LOCH.-September, 21, at Guild-Brems, raised the sum of $700, once taken to the Government ford, J. W. Stephenson-Jellie, Chinese Maritime Customs Service, and our correspondent suggests Civil Hospital, where he died ad to represent Kowloon against auxiliary in the conduct of the most beneficial to the student. He that Hongkong might well follow shortly after admission. In The Rest on Monday, November Colony's commercial relations would like to express one thought Si sgapore zexample in the matter, dying statement he alleged that at 10 am sharp on the E.0.0, with China. The occasion is one before all present and that was of almost general interest, and the that people would say that the adding that our friends down he had been attacked by two ground:--Major T. A. Robertson. Committee of the Chamber are school was starting under disad South intend giving other con- Chinese.

Mesere. J. P. Robinson. B. Dsorry that circumstances prevent vantages because it was not in certa for the Belgian Red Cross, Fancied the Trousers.. Evans, J. V. Braga, J. B. Stalker, them asking more to be pre-Canton or in some other great etc. The suggestion is one which | A coolie was passing a house in W. H. Stapleton, F.8. Thompson, sent, the accommodation available commercial centre of Chine, be- we cordially commend to car Yaamati yesterday when he saw 8. E. Green, R. P. Thursfield, being taken up mainly by the cause the Chinses of Hongkong readers. The ambulsace fand is pair of trousers banging outside M., M. Mass and B. Kennedy. students themselves. It was know a little. English and were still in sore need of additions, to dry, and, thinking he would K.C.C. v. University.

hoped that His Excellency so eager to learn English that and we feel sure that Hongkong like them, snatched them and ran

For this match, which takes the Governor would be here they would offer little sosint- would readily patronise nach away. A Chinees special con-place on Saturday at 2.15 pm, but ho has expressed his ance to the student. But ¦ the function as that given at the stable saw him and gave chase. on the K.0.0. Ground, the follow- Straits. It cannot be too often when the man had gone some ing have been selected as the prevented his being present. We the tables

regret that a previone engagement student would have to furn on the Chinese. The brief summary which we published yesterday of the re-arged that an enormous amount distance, he fell down and an-home team:Mesara. J.P. Robin- have the honour to have with us and he wanted the right at the commendations of the Departmental Committee on Food Prices mast of artistio talent is lying waste other constabls coming up arrest- have indicated to many of our readers that the authorities at Home in this colong. There are dosensed him. Before Mr. F. A. Hazen, B. Overy, J. V. Braga, B. D. the Colonial Secretary, Hon. Mr. beginsing to learn to make every Evans, W. H Stapleton, S. E. Oland Severn, and Mr. Archibald man their teacher. Confucins ars far more thorough-gaing in their methods of dealing with this of vocalista,, and not a few iu- land, at the Police Curt this Green, E. J. Edwards, W. T. Rowe, His Majesty's Commercial once said "When three men are All-important problem than are the authorities in Hongkong. It is strumentalists, whose abilities morning, he was sentenced to two E son, F. W. Wood, and A. O.Attache at Shanghai. They walking and I form ons of shem true that the subject has a wider and more comprehensive aspect in are very distinctly above months' hard labour and four Brown. the United Kingdom than it has here, but, relatively, we doubt mediocre; and only two or three whether the evils which it is sought to eradicata are any more intense times in the year doen one over in degree. Indeed, remembering the Chinese shopkeeper's inborn hear them. Toese ladies and proolivity to "equreza" whenever he has the tract opportunity, we gentlemen would, in most cases, should say the chances are that Hongkong suffers more from the very willingly appear in public, robbery practiced by profis seeking retailers than, say, London or especially for a charitable par any of the big provincial towns et Hum: do. Yet the Government poses; but Hongkong's fatal want here is quite content to sit idly by and see compradores system-tic-of organisation and of the social ally fleeds their customers, without taking the least action to step spirit forever stands in the way in on the latter' baba!f.

Cable Address: Telegraph," Hongkong,

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

bereavment.

Western Union Office address: 11,Ice House St.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

to Annie Grace Loch.

DEATHS.

LESTER.-J. B. Lester, Captain, Kings Royal Rifles. Killed in action September 15th, 1916, late of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, London Staff.

SWENY.-September, 19, at London, J. M. O. Sweny, aged 47.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1916.

THE COST OF LIVING.

Απ "Our Day" Suggestion,

.

One of the recommendaticre of the Committee named is the granting of fresh powers to local authorities so as to provide that, Sacred Concerts. where there is reason to believe that any group of retailers is using

hours' stocks.

Burglaries.

Naval Potica Concert.

Kowloon v. The Rest.

FOOTBALL.

6,

[have each manifested a keen the other two become my tea-. interest in the school and chere," and that was the spirit he we should be happy if they will would like all the students to get, address as.

I wish to introduce He would like them to tarn every. the Rev. Mr. Pearos who has un-'oɔnceivable occasion in their in-. dertaken control of the Centocene terazarse to their own advantage

endeavour stadise. Mr. Pearce has been in and

to converse

Madame Fairall's shop in Ped- der Street was broken into last night, by some person or persons forcing a window at the rear of

League Meeting. the premises. A cicek, and two

In connection with the Hong Hongkong and China for 37 years, in the language they wers pieces of silk were stolen, of the of the Ying Wah Restaurant, of meeting was held at Victoria work he has done, which has one way to learn Cantonese and total value of $50. The manager kong Football League, a special and is much respected for the going to learn. There was only 117, Des Voeur fload Central, Barrack yesterday, Master (tua- included a grest amount of Can that was to speak, speak, speak! reports to the Pelios that, bener May, B.G.A., presiding over tonese translation. Be is a mem-He did not think that if they stud- tween the hours of 2.30a.m. and a large attendance. A letter was ber of the Colonial Government led it properly they would find the present baormal situation in order to obtain excessive profits, Exceptionally good voices are

6 8.m. on November 3, some read by the Secretary (Q. M. Examination Board, and I think it a tiring study. He thought maricipal shops may be opened, on a business footing, for the sale to be found in the choirs of St. Person opened his safe by mesna Sergs, Williams) from Mr. J. we have reason to congratulate they would find it very soon of milk meat, becod and other necesary foodstaffa. After reading John's Cathedral, St. Joseph's of duplicate key and stole Balker calling attention to the rselves that we have been attractive, even engrossing, for of the first able to obtain his services from even in a limited sphere it opened that suggestion, Hongkong householders might well wish that Church and the Union Charch, $2,995 10 money and a gold playing similar spirit were manifested by the local Food Committee, whose and it is not easy to see why watch valued at $85. None of the team members in the second the outset of the formation of the ap ways of knowledge to Chinese obief accomplishment has been its studied indifference towards excred concerts cannot take place property has yet been recovered. division. It was pointed out school. It will be remembered sosial life and its inwardases. I hard and unpleasant facts. Everybody knows the Government here with ressonable frequency.

that socording to rule woond that at the last annual meeting would reveal a wider world of and the members of the Food Committee included that, to are Sales from well-known oratorios A very enjoyable concert was division players were allowed of Commeros a remolation was knowledge than they had even for given at the Boyal Naval Yard to play" in KWO matches passed asking the Committee to one moment thought possible. the words of the Home Committee, there are groups of retailers and moss cannot conveniently Police Mess last evening, a large in the frat division during the make it a duty of this year He thought that that school bere who are most decidedly using the present abnormal situation be introduced into the pro to obtain excersive profite," and they do so in the full and comforting grammes of secular concerts, and company assembling to spend a current season, but after taking to establish a Chinese language would be the beginning of knowledge that, beyond the complaints of oustomers, they have noth- the result is that some of the very happy time. The chair was part in three were ineligible for school. Arising from this the Com- widened views and be of general ing to fear and can apply the screw to whatever extent they desire, finest masic in the world is occupied by Sergeant H. Linfield. the second division. Mr. Stalker's mittee's desire was to provide for help to the commercial world in A few days ago we had an enquiry as to why the official list of market asually denied to Hongkong.

The programme was opened by object was to alter the rale to both Cantonese and Mandarin Hongkong (applause). prices is no longer published, and yesterday a precinly similar Daring the oool 86380m, it

Mr. Davenport giving a pianoforte.wsks the number of matches dialects, but circumstances have In the absence of His Exosllency query reached as from another source. Our reply was the same in abould surely be possible to selection and later in the evening include those played in the pre- boon #gainst the formation of the Hon. Mr. Cland Shvern said bath instacosshat the list is hopelessly out of date in couerquence arrange a monthly stored concert, this socomplished pianist con- vions seasons. Voting took place class for Mandarin for the pre- he would like to say that His Ex- Cantonese providing callsary had given the idea of of the failure of the Food Committee to fall its obligations, and If the charges were (say) two tribaled to the programme and resulted in a tie. The KG.A., Mort that its publication could not possibly serve any useful purpose. Io dal'ars, one dollar, and Sfty cents, very amusing and clever turn perhaps, being concernd more sufficient course for itself, it was starting that school every On- point of feet, the last general revision of the list took place on there would be no difficulty in at the piano, performing balang than the others, the Chairman did decided to start with that alone, couragement and had realised that March 12, 1915, and, on making a request more than a year later getting fall honos, especially if ing tricks as well as plying not give his casting vote but rather than delay in opening the it was a very important departare on March 25, 1916, to be precise-to the Secretary of the Food they were timed to begin at half at the same time. The popular left the meeting temporarily, Mr. school. This I believe has in the commercial life of Hong- Committee that he would bring it up-to-date, he replied:-"I have past five and end at half past wish impersonators of the Wright isking the chair when received the general approval of kong. It had been a anggestion gone thron.h this Price List. So far as I can see, it is up-to date seven-and were confined to work

Conoort Party, Meners, voting was again proceeded with, the Members of the Chamber. We from the Chamber of Commerce and correct." And that is where the situation remsios to-day-the nights. The last stipulation is by King and Dutton, were encored Eventually the voting wm sight may take it that the Sladents who that such sschool should be started. only list of food prices in existence is one well over eighteen months no means an idle one. The Son for their contributions, and songs, to seven against the proposed have come to form the nucleus and that suggestion was no doubt of the mobool have determined on föreed upon them by the experie old! Barely no-one will dab as se revolutionary if we mildly sug-day saored concert has been "done both comio and serions, were given alteration.

'a ancoemful course of study and once they had had sinos, the be- gest that the Committee, now that the hot season is over, might to death" at Home and we bare by Moura, W. B. Cawacy, H.

A latter was road from the with the classes imbued with that ginning of the war. They had endeavour to sum up afficient energy to go over the priose once no time for it in the Est. It Linfield, Cole, Avery W. Ward, University resigning from the again.

was the invention of a bygone Wain, Elson, Jones, King, Oste, agus owing to the difically of spirit, together with the practical learned that it was extremely im- There is one other suggestion thrown out by the Home Com generation (at least we devoutly Williams, Crocker and Gorman, urning up on Cossions of support tendered by the Dommer-portant that those who was DGD- mittee which might also be applied with advantage to Hongkong, hope that is

cial Houses of the Colony, l'have decʻing business in this Colony ia bygone) many encores being demanded matches were arranged. It was, no doubt the Sobool has a anos should be able to go out and

Mr. H. Nuon gave a well-delivered and that is the recommendation that all employers and public that loved to combine repeat

bowever, decided to write

eminarios * among the bodies should consider the desirability of reviewing their payrolls ability with diversion, and that recitation. Doring the interval, back to the Daiversity and fal future before it, with further sod to see whether there are those among their employees who are not helped to make us the score and List. B. L. Bridges, of the Vena state that anything that could be developments in due course on Chinese in the neighbouring received a substantial increase of wages, and of t∙king steps to im laughing stock of continental Concert Party, presented the Moss done to fall in with their wish wider lines. While the Bebool is Provinces to spread belt basi- prove their position. Even apart from the war, Hongkong residents nations. These Sunday "pions with a photograph of his party, as regarded this question wou to deal primarily with the Chinese ne op

"mpolion „Langwigs, and the book ware, üpe have found the cost of living steadily mounting up wards in recent orgies" were & compromise, and the Chairmen returning thanks.

be dose.

ez and written, chiriatori, in know. Already years, while maleries have shown a tandsary to decrasso rather than it is very nearly thr The singing of The King and otherwise. And the present abnormal oireactanos have only Brikkkers learned that moos täta Auld Lang Syne songinded The H.K.FX1, wrote that they:ledge of China Berred to aggravate the position. For the man who is paid in dollars half the troubles that i have most plemennt evening, Mr. Daven had soobjection to eroond division practices as aide

trams using the Club ground in are also in the situation is bad enough ; in cams where salaries are partially or befallen their race are due to their port acted as socompaniet.

the early part of sheafternoon on it is hoped the ca wholly reckoned on a sterling basis, the recant bigh rate of ex-akuotion för such exmpromises,

Cays when the Club had a match abange has been little shoes of heart-breaking. It is certainly high By all means let me have planty time the food and salary questions were given weciona aitention, if of snored masia -

the lot of the thiraga resident have is to be made anything like divored from one nati

of the one to the Govana.

Venus

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