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The Presidential Election,→ DAY BY DAY.

Within a very few hours the -sealt of perhaps the most anɔmertons American Presidential

CANTON Y.M.C.A,

Election in recent years should FEARS DO MAKE US TRAITORS. —

WHEEN OUR ACTIONS DO MOT, OUR The Opening of the New Building. bs known all over the world. | Macbeth,

While the sympathies of the

people of the United States would

appear to be about equally divid.

ed, there is no question but that; Siberian Mail.-Olneed per everywhere outside the country, Montsagle at 8.30 p.m. to the feeling in against Dr.. to-day. Wilson. No breath of scandal Siberian Mail-Close per her STOT bean associated Sinking at 3 p.m. to-morrow, th his name, and no one denies English Mail-Due per .s, Malts that every sci of his has been ↑ dictated by the best motives; but Biberino Mail-Das per

Luchow to-morrow, he has proved that he is no more fitted to have a controlling hand in the affairs of a great country become great) than he is to com- on (or a country that might easily

mand an army. It is idle to speculate as to how hie zival, if elected, may comport himself, but

To-morrow.

The Dollar.

2.8.

demand to-day was 2.3.9/16d. The opening rate of the dollar

To-morrow's Anniversary.

Tomorrow is the 75th annivers

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., be can hardly bring more conary of the birth of the late King

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1916.

tempt on the American flag than Edward VIL. Dr: Wilson, with the

excellent of intentions, has been the means of bringing. OfosureG

enemies will

For the Belgian Children.

Smoking Concert. An old-time smoker" is to

A False Permit,

YACHTING.

Royal Hongkong Yacht Club:

The full results of the races on the opening day, Saturday No- rember 4, are as follows :---

Event 1. Cruiser Class.

Channel Rocks (8.) 4 Coures: Start from Bougkong

The new building of the Canton Young Men's Christian Associs tion, was formally opened by His Excellency the Civil Governor of Kwangtong, Mr. Chu Hing-lan, the following day by Mr: Charlee Club on Saturday, and dedicated on W. Harvey, of the National Com miuse, and the Rev. Yeung, Bheong-pao, the senior Chinese minister in the city and a pastor of the Londen Mission, from which Dr. Robert Morrison cams

to China in 1801, and in memory of whom the chapel of the build-

miloa.

Chiname Rig.

Finishing

Time.

Correcte i

Time.

HMS HM. 8.

1. Position.

MARRIAGE RATE

· RECORD.

58,000 Weddings in London

*~*In 1915.

London's health-Unfavour-

Marriage rata-Eighest.

record.

Birth-rate Still-falling, These are among the most in teresting points brought out in

the report for 1915 of Dr. W.H.. Hamer, Medical Ofoer of Health for the County of Landen.

The fact that the health of Lon-

dan during the year did not com- pare favourably with that of recent

ing is erected. The chief military Dorothy II 3.37.20 3.22. 5 1 year, Dr. Homer attributes not no and civil officials of the province, Osmone

D.N.F.

as well as the foreign Consuls of Scotengden D.N.F. the port, together with the Lady Godiva D.N.F. leading members of the churchse

the

English Big.

much to any influence of the war | sa to the ivorease of deaths at rela- tively high ages, due to a preval- ence of influenza sad repiratory diseases during the winter montbe. He notes that, despite

340 39 3.39. 9 1 3 57 34 3.1.8. 4 2 the return of convalescent sol- 3.58 24 3 58.243diers and the abnormal oɔnditions of the time, there was no ivoresse in the prevalence of typhoid fever The number of marriages re-

Event II. Couren-Start from Hongkong or dysentery. Club, Kowloon Rook (8.), Chan- nel Books (8.). Distance 5 miles.gistered in London was the

Eandicap Class,

highest aver recorded-58,345,

Dione

Ailm

Bonita

3.19.0 3.18 5 1 3.19.7 3.19. 7 2

3.23.40 3 21.50 3.25.43 3.22 3.

3.23.40 3.43 37

One Design

3

4

3.22 45.5 3.39 67 6°

Class,

3.32.101 3 33 30 2 3.41 55 3 3.42.39 4

Event IV. Ladies' Races:

Course:Kowloon Rook (8.)

Rooks (8.) 44 miles. · Handicap Clams.

5.15.13 5.15.13 1 5.18.15 5.15.15 2 5.18.20 5.15.35 3 5.17.34 518.49 4 5 21.35 5.20. 5 5

-

One Design Class.

compared with. 45,373 in 1914

and 41.409 in 1913. The increase over 1914 in 34 per cent, but sa the corresponding increase for the rest of England and Waler in only 20 per cent, there is reasQUE for thinking that a considerable number of "thess, marriages may not properly belong to the Lon- don population.

War Weddings.

of

mait

and other public organisations,

Irene were present at these services. The new building has been erect Vesper

Feathers it is easy to exaggerate the im- be held at the Victoria Reed at a cost of $955,000.

The opening meetings began on Buccaneer 3.36.10 3.33.10 portazes of the election where creation Club on the 18 h int Europe is concerned. One can only These events will in fature be attendance of the band from the Saturday afternoon, with the with safety take the negative view, held mcn hly. which and say that, should Dr. Wilson

Hongkong Y.M.O.A. The meeting communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for room for hope that the coquetting concert held

names and addresses with be again chosen, there will be no Kowloon Bowling Club's Gift. was presided over by the Pre As a resalt of the open-air-ident of the Association, Mr.

st the Kowloon Chee & Lowe, who explained the Rolls All communications intended for publication should be addressed of the United States with our Bowling Green Club, a chrque object of the meeting, before the

show

for $275.00 has been handed to singing of the Doxology. The Aileen signs of diminishing. Varillation and a vain desire to please every Committee.

the Secretary of the War Charities Bev. Mr. T. W. Pearce, of the Kathleen

London Mission, Hongkong, Jessica body are his besatting sine; and just now, more than ever, Amerios

cffered prayer, which was follow Colleen needs a ruler who will select s For trying to export twelve ed by a brief review of the history definite lice and stick to it. So bottles of wine with a false permit, of the Asscciation and

work which led Halayon far na ekotioneering addresser Chinore was fined by Mr. J. R, necesary and newspaper talk: may Be Wood at the Magistrsoy to-day | to the ersation of the new regarded as any guarantee, Mr. 350. The case was brought by building, Dr. Holt A. Cheng, Dipha

The estimated "civil populs- Hughes seems to be a man who, Revenue Officer Lannigan. vice-president of the Association

Heyward Hays and Gael Class. tion" cannot be used for calculs | if appointed, will certainly, do Fell out of the Window. giving this brief history.

Lysbeth

3.45.5 3.45. 6 1tion of the rate, since the males this.

An amah was clending a win-

Greetings were then offered to

Dawn

3 46.52 -3,46.52 2 married include a number of men dow at 31, Leighton Bill Road the Canton Association by the re-

on servios, but taking a probable yesterday when she fell into the presentative of the National Com Theola 3.55.27 3.54.59 3

population of 41 millions the rate The appeal by the retiring Lord road. It was a first floor window, mittee of Young Men's Christian

would be 25.9 per 1,000. There Mayor on behalf of the Belgian but she was so badly injured that Association in China, Dr. Lin Tabantia

has been a slight manusi increase children is pathetic reading in-be had to be taken to the Tang-sung, who, with Mr. Charles W. Harvey, representing the In-

in the marriage rate ince deed, and we cannot think that Government Civil Hospital.

1908, bat the balk ternational Committee of the Channel it will go unheeded. The

Victoria Theare.

last

year's the VictoriaY.M.O.A. in North Amerios, in-

increase Last night at business man who rises to the

bs directly attributed to the war, dignity of Lord Mayor of London Theatre the 5th, 6th and 7th cluding the United States and Dions

The birth-te shows a further is not likely to indulge in idle *pisodes of "The Broken Coia" pads, formally presented the Kathleen

fall from 250 in 1909-14 and sentiment, and we may take Sir were soreened. In addition there key of the new building to Jesion

|24,3 in 1914 to 13 6. 'Dr. · Hamer Charles Wakefield's melancholy were two excellent comedies the President of the Canton Bolla

Seob Opens the Hunt" and Association. Mr. * |statement, without any hesita-

Harvey Aileen

devotes a long section of his report to the practically continous tion,as cnvarnished and unfrilled. “The Good-hearted Tramp" explained that, while the building Colleen

decline of the last 40 years, and Normally the Flemings are as the latter a film version of a very was built through the efforts of stardy and healthy a race as one old French story, was done in the International Committee, the Daphus

at the patent discredite the theory could wish to sea-which makes splendid style...

deeds of the property are in the Halcyon

which has met with some all the more pitiable the fact that

hands of the Chinese National | Ailsa

30ptance "—that it is due to a tuberculosis is now increasing.

change in the "moral tone" of When a coolie was charged Committee, and the right and Bonita

the community and to the artif. In dealing with the Hongkong Budget apreches recently, we rapidly among their children. before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the privilege to the use of the building) Heyward Hays and Oxel Class. [ciel limitation of families.

5.28.32 5.28.32 1 took note of the policy of the Government in the direction of the Backed by the Archbishop of Police Court this morning, with are left entirely to the youths of

One of the most cogɛnt arga- Canterbury, the Cardinal playing "fartan" in the atreet Canton, who are to be responsible Dawn

Thools 5.31.15 5.30.53 2 menteagainst this he points out,in physical improvement of the Colony. Unofficial members, in their Archbishop of Westminster at Wanchai yesterday, he said for its unkeep.

After the building was formally Lysbeth 3.32. 4 5.32. 43 that the fall is widespread through- speeches, dwelt at some length on this aspect of the coming year's and the Horde of the Presby. "I am a street coolie and I am

5.38.0 5.38.0 4ont Europe and affects pertain programme, especially in regard to the extension and betterment off terian and Free Churches, Bir deaf: A deal man cannot play handed over to Mr. Lowe, who Owl

other civilised communities, and the public thoroughfares. There is no doubt about it that, next to Charles suggeele a Christmas fantan.” His Worabip "Obsccepted it on behalf of the Tobantia

The dates for the first series of that (quoting Mr. Udney Yale) Day collection throughout the can't he? You are fined $3 or Association, Mr. J. W. JamiesoII, strictly sanitary matters, the Public Works Department's sativities Empire on behalf of these child. seven days". The sixty cents and C.M.G., H.B.M.'s Conaal-General Championship races are as follows: people did not change their

Canton,

Largs behalf of Oruisers :-November 26 and morality in are the most important of those dirobarged by any of the various martyra; and we have no difficulty some matches found in his poemes- branches of the public service of the Colony. La its hands lies the in believing that the suggestion aion were ordered to be confinent the British Empire, some of December 17: Handicap Clas-, ber of different countries, or whoes rabj-cts at Montreal gare One Design Olsen, Heyward Haye even in one countrƒ, at a given task of improving existing buildings and means of communication will be generonely acted upon. ed.

of rectifying, as far as posible, the past mistakes which have sicees. If, instead of being sinned

the greater part of the building and Gael Olses, November 18 point of time without some ex- The matter is everybody's ba- What the Search Revealed. fund, and also se a representative and 25 and December 9 and 16 tremely definite cause,... he

A woman was coming off the made Hongkong such an ill-designed city-and of initiating new agsipat, the Belgians had been Yaumati Where yesterday when Dr. Robert Morrison to the service opening day of the above Club, economic factors of some kind as of the nation which KAYO In the previous report of the was still inclined to regard schemes for the pablia well-being.

the sinners, at least their children she was suspected of having opium of Chine, congratulated the de- the winner of Event No. 2 in the laying behind it.” In the course of a year, the Department mentioned figures very hare not deserved the terrible concealed on her. She maintained sociation apon its acquisition of Heyward Hays and Guel Class Marriages Later in Life, prominently among the money spending Departments of the Garern-fate that has fallen apon them. that she did not have any drug the new building, expressing the was given a Lady Ureals. As

The increasing tendency to ment. That, remembering the magnitude of the works with which Obric asly those whose first in her possession and even stated hope that it would not only be this yacht, however, did not com- marry later in life is another factor it is called upon to cope, is only natural, though the past could daty it in to help such this again when she got to the used for the interests of the plate the course, the winner in which is examined. “The effect of furnish very many examples to establish the point that the Colony little ones are the fortunate peo- Police Station. A femalesesrcher, young men but sles the boys. He rabath, owned and sailed by postponement of marriage bea bas not always received value for money spent. Under-estimating, ple-like those of Hongkong- however, found 18 teele concealed advocated the taking up of the Commodore Sandeman, R.N. the discovery of unforeseen contingencies, and the all too frequent who have felt practically no war round her waist, and the woman Bay Secut movement by the demande for supplementary votes, have ran the Colony into very many strain and who have been immune was fined $1,800, or six months' thousands of dollars of unlooked for expenditure in days gone by, from any shadow of danger; and hard labour, by Mr, F. A. Heze- But the past can, for the moment, be left to take care of itself. As we earnestly hope that the re-land, at the Police Court thisį, to the fatare, we know that it is the general desire of all who take ligious and scholastic authorities morning. any interest in the development of the Colony to see a progressive of this Colony will make it their policy of public improvements carried into effect if and when the business to see that no oppor requisite fande are available. That is why the coming year's pro- tunity of raising money for the gramme has, in the main, met with general approval, for, though the Lord Mayor's project is wanted. war is causing a very natural restriction of sotivities in this direc- tion, the Culery is able, to gaite a entisfcatory degree, to push along with schemes which, when completed, will add materially to the attractiveness of this cutpost of Empire. There

THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY.

Never Flimed."

Under the above heading we published a paragraph yesterday

"Oh. Can't Me?

A Suspicious Story,

at

on

Canton Association.

Mr. Paul R. Josselyn, în charge of the American Conenlate-Gener« al at Canton, also brought greet-

Police by a servant living at 60. Mr. Joselyn expressed the hope, A report has been made to the ings from. Americena who are now helping the Association. Caine Road to the effect that his and was supported by Mr. G. E. master was away and he went out, Lerrigo, general secretary of the leaving another servant in charge. Canton Y.M.C.A, that some day When he got back, he found the the entire management of the servant gagged and hardooffed

526. 2

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5.28.55 2 5.27.5 3.27.48 4

HAWKERS' SITES.

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hitherto been considered mainly from the point of view of its rela. tion to the duration of marriage,” Dr. Hamer says, "and insufficient allowance has been made for what might be termed the physiological affect."

Referring to the correlation of the marriage and birth rates with. The Pavements to be Cleared, the course of price Dr. Hamer says the correspondence between Sauerbeck's index number of prices and the marriage and birth'

In Queen's Road Central, near

their ætalls under the verandahs|

It may be urged that if ...

is still plenty of room for improvements here, especially on this side which reported a very practical / with his hands behind him. On/F.M.0.A. work in Ohian would the Central Market, hawkere have Curros is `s striking one, of the water, and, when funda feimit, we should very much like to remark by the Chairman of the releasing the man, be' was told be taken up by the Chinese them- been in the habit of pitching decline in the European birth-fate Lee some definite steps taken for the creation of more open spaces, Middlesex Sessions. Referring to

selves. that a strange man had entered The native parts of the city are notoriously overorowded, and the the inflarnce of the moving pics and, pointing a knife, at him, organisations all over China and time past, but now the D.S.P.tion, the countries to which the

Greetings were read from sister | by the side of the pillars for some the honse by the verandah,

be largely attributable to emigra- reult is that in the daytime our streets are filled to overflowing are on juvenile crime, this tad secured him in the man- Tee Yea-lak, while Mr. K. C cleared away. Some days 9, noted that the United States should show with crowds, a very large element in which has nothing more slemin regretted that" the "last

from other organisations by Dr. given orders that they are to be migrants go

high birth-rate, It may be exciting in band than to wander aimlessly about, looking in one scene in those exciting episodes intruder then let two ciber men Leung sotei as interpreter where the people were warned they have

ver in which he was found, The direction and walking in another, adding much to the congestion in was rarely shown the part where

TED6ivod our thoroughfares and causing no small degree of annoyance to the the birching and punishment in by the door and they all sponsing the door of the building, pavement, but they are very leth Zarepe during the last 10 years, neocary. Before formally open-could no longer make use of the millions at young adults from nearly 20 public generally. The Chinese have a weakness for lounging about, came in," Senaitis people some time in the house, taking these lines in a healthy open rpios than in the streets and on the the cinematograph pictures conia] value $25. The Police regard the satisfaction at seeing the opening consequence, three of them, two | high birth-rata of our now large and it in far better that they should indulge their prcelivity along) will #gree. Properly managed away with them three o'ẻ clock the Civil Governor expressed his to give up these sites, and; ind. E. P. Fairchild notes, “the public piers. From a health point of view, too, these "lungs" are a be reponsible for a great deal of report with suspicion.. very necessary safeguard in a city where so many thousands of good. If the people want realism, natives are congregated together,

let them have it. Let some actual

TYPHOON - WARNING.

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of this new building at a time men and a woman, were summon- when he, as the head of the ed before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the foreign-born population" """ Province, was able to devote more Police Court this morning.

notorions; moreover, the years of The popularity of Blake Gardens and the Botanic Gardens photographe be teken of a bad

attention to the social service of Replying to Mr. Wood, the those of the declining birth-caten this great exodus are precisely among the Chinese is sufficient proof that they appreciate the hoy being bitched or of an adult

the people. Be hoped that it Inspector in obarge of the onse provision of such places. Happy Valley is a splendid spot in its ruffian enjoying a low strokes of

would not be long before the said that all these people were to

throughout Europa. way, but it in 100 far cE to be of much valus in the way we mean. the "ost"; let these be thrown on

Y.MC.A. would be found in every be cleared cff the pavement, and

Qas entions élect of the war to which Dr. Hamar draws stiántion As opportunities offer, therefore, we should like to see the Govern the screen sa the epilogue to some

part of the Province.

they had been warned. The old is the arrestment of building ment open up as many of these spaces as it possibly on, and, of the entrancing records of arise was received by the American singing of the national bymu, to go, and would now have to go sndonbadly bon to

The telegram quoted below

The meeting ended with the sewing women had also been told pestivity, the result of wh Incidentally, it might also give consideration to the question of in which certain theatre-goers Consulate General, Hongkong,, after which all gathered at the into the the hack stree providing really well-laid-out playing grounds for European delight, and we are inclined to from the Manila Observatory at main entrance, and with the kay

oatward movement of” the childret. These are matlers which can wait, wo admit, but if think, that the right will prove a 4 p.m. to-day --- Hongkong is ever to be made into a modera cily, then the Government very handsome deterrent to bad- would do well, in mapping out its general improvement schemse, "ding law

the potay moll to the fore,

presented by the National Com

·Cycloon or typhom H. E. of mittes the Cirl Boot Lakon, recurring worshownward formal or