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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1916.

AN IDEAL XMAS PRESENT.

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| Moagkeng Traffic Regulations.

The first festure of Hongkong life which impresses itself on the

THE GOOD ARE BETTER MADE [99] nowoomer is the fact that a fairly

BY ILL Reparous proportion of the local

AS ODOURE CRUSHED ARE Ordinances appears to be made | SWEETER STILL-Bogas. only to be ignored. An interest.. ing instance occurs to as in con-i

The Malls.

neotion with the traffic regulations. European Hail.-Arrived per an.

Not long ago, with a big flourish

Kashima Mern to-day.

CORRESPONDENCE.

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iodical the Government Gaz:tte | announced varions alterations in the laws that control rickshan,

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After looking through the page of the new inne of the "Japan Year Book” (Tokyo, 1916, Under the title' of "Japan; the The Japen Year Book Offior) we Land of Divorces," Mr. Hamada, Telegraph.)

department of Japanese official in the Cabinet, writes in the Jiji Sir,-Some time ago Meters and commercial life that is not of the alarming number of sepa Donnelly and Whyte kindly pre-covered-and well covered-by|rations which are being obtained Canadian, American and Siberian seated cup for competition this useful publication. The in Japan, says the Japan Adver Mails. Closed per e.s. Chins among the Volunteers and Re-volume runs nearly to eight tiser. Statistically, as loset, says at noon to-day.

server, the rule being that com- hundred well-printed pages and is Mr. Hamada, this country occupies Siberia Mail-Oloses per 8.8. petitors must shoot" with "fixed what it claims to be: "A complete the foremost position among the Shantung at 3 p.m. to- bayonets", and a number of the cyclopaedia of general informa- civilised nations of the world in Volunteers have shot că under tion and statistion on Japan and respect to the annual crop of there anditions.

Japanese territories."

divorces. The statistics also show Understanding that the Re Interest is added to the book by that a great part of the separa- serves are to be allowed the privita preface, penned by Marquistions come almoɛt immediately ilege of shooting without red Okams, who pleads for a better after marriage. bayonets, I bardly think this is understanding of Japan by The opening rate of the dollar fair to the Volunteers who have foreign nations.

** It is time that the number of "Just think," demand to-day was 2.3.7/16d.randy shot. It is rather strange, he writes, "how much Japan is should be decreasing" declares divorous legaliy granted in Japan 100, that au alteration in the rules suffering from the prejudice, the writer. In 1883 the ratio should be made after a number of always begotten of ignorance, of the number of divoross and Volunteers have shot ofl.

which some conatries neem to entertain towards us." In his oar population was 3.4 persons editorial preface, Profemor Tr thousand; in 1808 it had decreased to 2.3 persons per kenob draws attention to sew of thousand and has recently been modified features of the 1916

Christmas Parcel MaL-Closes per 8.4. Nyanza st 5. p.m.

to-morrow,

The Dollar.

chairs, ets. The rule of the road was dealt with, among other thing, and (we believe for the first time) rickshamen were given to understand that they must keep to the left side of the street, That neither they nor the drivers of motor cars ever dream of doing 10, except when it happens to suit their ounvenience, is apparent to anyone who walks the length of upon a time a traffic inspector was on

ppointed here. He is, we beliera, ; still working hard, but the GOT To-morrow's "Analversary, ezament does not appear to have

To-morrow is the 47th anniver foreseen the trifling sooident of eazy of the inauguration of the his being unable to ba in half Suez Canal,

dozen places at one time. Per- haps if he were given a ressonably | large staff of Indians to direct the left and right" part of the business, the law might stand some little chance of being kept instead of langbed at..

Vehicle Stands.

We have many times suggested that, if decent order is to be maintained at the stands for chairs and rickshas, a special · batch of latongs ehould be told off for

At

foreign woman who understanda

The Bijou Theatre, Hons. Duprez will sing the popular French patriotia cong, Serrex len Range" at the Bijou Theatre to-night.

Photographs.

Yours etc.

.. SPORT.

Hongkong, Nov. 15, 1916.

ARCHBISHOP HARTY'S RETIREMENT,

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isae of the book "The official documents relati: g to the Sin Japanese treaties of 1915 have been withdrawn, the finance of the premier cities is now present ed in mere condensed form ele,

All classes of readers will admire

We have received from A Fong some excellent photographs taken | Travelling by Empress of Japan. the skillal manner in which the

at the Ministering Children's League bazzar at Government House on Saturday.

Rubber Dividend.

Hockey.

and. Up till 1882 the igures were lowered to 11 persons per thous rather vague owing to the im ions but after that year WO AZU perfection of statistical investiga able to obtain fairly scourate figarea.

**The divorces referred to in- geographical outlines of Japan are clade of course only the separa presented. The work is divided tions of conjugal couples legally Archbishop Harty who, as we late thirty-eight chapters which united, and there is no sccurate recently stated, nad resigned the treat of every conceivable matter knowlege regarding the separa- Messrs. Benjamin and Patte Primacy of the Philippines, owing of interest from educational tion of privately married couples, Paak subscribers can have their copies delivered at such work, and that these should ; advice ure that the Batu Annam yesterday by the e,s. Loongsang, the Department of Public Works, the divorce statistica is that the

to ill-health, arrived in the Colony statistics to the performancen of their residences without any extra charge. copies seat be wield the cane or the truncheon Jehere) Bubber Estates, Limited. ad left (D-day by the Empress of and from expansive information most numerous cases Dock; eMODE "The remarkable festure of

decent Chinese women (end no of 6 cents (Shanghai currency). uneraringly. present no has declared an interim dividend Japan. Oxing to the state of His as to banks, shipping, mines, those who have besu married only. Cantonese) esa pass these stande

Grace's health, no public reception fisheries, insurance eta, to fairly for a short time. Take the recent was held by the local Catholic class details as to the army and divorces, 58,000 in number, and ́- without having her este cffended In a Uated Service League community. The Archbishop was navy. One specially wel we will find that the separations by the dirtiest language that match at Happy Valley yesterday, attended as far as Hongkong by pome lexture 18 a section after only a year's married life of the the 88th Co. E.G.A defeated the the Rev Fr. Erlain, of the Order (containing 132 pages) dealing 10,000 or about one-sixth of the ever proceeded

numerous, being with "Who's Who In Japan." Nars by three goals to two. Two of Angustician Friare.

riously prejudiced their chances

learned and social institutions, after 3yearsof married life, which of the Navy playera boing injured

The appendices contains list of whole. Next comes the divorces

of winning.

business directory, a brief treaties are 7,000, the divorces 4 years” on Japan in relation to the pre-anica zamber 5,500, and those went war, and an excellent biblio-after 5 years are 3,700, Divorces graphy. The book is one of those of the couples who, bave been which no-one interested in mettere married over 10 years are very s Japanese can possibly afford to be rare,

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| (Payable in Advance.) The "Hongkong Telegraph" is now on sals at, and will be delivered mouth of man. Not only so, but the chairmen notably out

to the Bragkong Hotel lounge are still in the babit of making reckless darbes at fact-passengers, At the Magistracy this morn | regardless of the risk of poking ing, before Mr. J. B. Wood, ■ out their eyes with chair-abafta. Chinese was ined $50 for keep. Why are these fellows not severely ing a common lodging house at handled by the petice, as would 66, Praya Wees without a licence. be the case in any other Estern Inspector Taylor stated that he colooy? Again; some while ago found quite a number of people it was given out that rickshas there. must not lie in wait for

to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shameen, side this office and at the entranos Canton, who have been appointed our agents there.

By Order, "HONGKONO TELBURAPH,”

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1916,

OUR WATER SUPPLY.

Unlicensed Lodging House.

Stole a Chair.

fares oz'aide the Victoria A Chinese was seen to take a Theatre; yet har liya night pass chair from outside a shop in or eles to rush wildly from the away with it. He ran into a when they fail either to do this, Wanchai yesterday and to ran

The question of Hongkong'e water apply has again become scate, to moch so that the people who live in houses within the corner of Des Voeux Road at the Chinese Police Beserve,

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Victoria Theatre.

who

will undertake episcopal work in We understand that His Grace the city of Omaha, U.S.A., and that his successor at Manila is the Bishop of Zambosags.

GOVERNANCE of HONGKONG.

The Constitutional Reform Association.

The movement for the form

Association in Hongkong is now

without.

sre most

"Most of the divorcee recorded The Yellow Dragon.

have been effected by 'maina) The latest issue of the Fille consent' through the efforts of the Dragon (the Cueen's College gc-betweens who were responsible magazine) is more than usually in bringing about the anions, good. In addition to interest They were socomplished with se ing odds and enda of school little trouble as possible without court or lawyer. Those oкENE DOWS, doings of past

demanded and prement papilu etc. it where divorce is

and far between. Out of the written skitsnotably "The

rider min d:strict a no longer have the benefits of a house serrios, first European who emerges from { effected an arrear, When beformation of the Constitutions! Reform poatains two or three cleverly by an appeal to the law are few but have to obtain their supplies at stated hours from public street the hall. Policemen on a regular Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police well ander way, and resident/Travels of William Gallows "— { 50,000 divorces effected between coarse, is no new experieuce for Hongkong; in point of fact, to spend their whole time at this tenced to one month's bard labour The objects of the Association (Icok forward to their continu» tion are those obtained by law suite; are being circalarised to join, adventures so engrossing that w 1883 and 1905, only 409 cases Lower School this number is divided into 375. are ast out as follows :-

-and "The L. Tho. sending of a freeb Debating Society". More Biray ones which were demanded by striking time "Wife in Death", of Commons upon the subject of relative to the recent troubles in

The Victor.a Thesire's mid- Petition to the Secretary of State Bullets from Canton" provides shesbands and 34 cases in which

a six-part tragedy. The picture grester representation week programme offers a very for the Colonies or to the House zumber of facts of general interest the wife was the plaintiff.

of the South China and there is sisO - A is very much above the average pablie on the Executive, and very pretty four-line verse, ap-ides of individual rights and cinematograph play that finds its Legislative Councils of this parently a translation from the way to Hongkong. The anting is Colony. The details of such Chinese. superb throughout, the monating

fountaine. The new order went into effect yesterday. This, of beat or section cannot be expected Court this morning, he was sen- similar restriction was imposed in October of last year. But its inconveniences and hardships are felt, none the less. Although cannot a couple of Indiana be

particular corner. Why on earth and four hours' stocks. the present year has been marked by soms very abnormally.beavy statione. there for the entire falls of rain, the general average has been distinctly below normal evening? How long are with the result that as the first day of the present month the coolise to revel in the belief that reservoirs on this side of the barbour contained some forty million they can do exactly as they like gallons less ibso they held a year ago. Kowloon, happily, is never in a British Colony? seriously short of water, and the present restrictions do not apply to consumers on the peninsuls.

Those Ash Buckets.

hat

Past experience has shown that far more water is used when the supply is brought into houses than when householders have to

And talking of coolies' doing fetch what they require from standpipes in the streets. That fact they like, what about the of the play is all that can be is forcibly emphasised in the retarge, for last month, which show muck-raking that is still going on desired, and everyone should take that the consumption per head per day in Kowloop, where there to at the ashbine in Queen's Road an opportunity of seeing it before

Jumble Sale.

"This remarkable state of affairs is attributable to the fact that the

obligations as well as the know- ledge and experience of the law are but scantily developed in the minds of the Japanese people. Bat since the Japanese women

Petition and the constitution of the body of electors will be determined hereafter by the THE BEGGING NUISANCE. are now growing in the conscions. Members of the Association at a General Meeting.

claims of A Mendicant's Dodge to Aftract

Sympathy.

ness of their dignity and rights, we hear now and then of cas08TM Of women fighting for divorces in courts of law,

"The general tendency in the

no house supply, was 13.1 gallons, whereas in Hongkong the figure Central? At a recent meeting of it is withdrawn. was no less than 23 gallons per bead. Incidentally, it is somewhat of the Legislative Council it was

2. The pressing upon the Home cf an anomaly that in Hongkong, where the reservoirs are rarely too

solemnly decreed that the The Garrison Ladies' Help Authorities of the fall, the service should be laid on to the houses, while in Kowloon, Sanitary Department should be Society held the half-yearly jam- Hongkong to be represented on where there is plenty of water, no such convenience ie enjoyed. In iaformed of what it has known ble esle for the military married soy Imperia! Conncil of Associa- view of the recurrence of water scarcity on this side, the point as for years past: that this muck-families at the Royal Artillery tion to be formed, and also to A middle-aged beggar was be-civil.sed world se regards divorces turally suggests itself whether existing conditions cannot be improv. taking forms the evening pastime Theatre, Victoria Barracks, this express its viowe Dow upon post-fore Mr. J. B. Wood, at the in their gradual diminution. The ed. The situation will, of course, take on a different completion when of a number of our genial coolie afternoon. The tables were laden war trade policy.

Magistracy this morning, charged more civilised the people, the the reservoir extensions now in hand are completed, bat, none the friends. Perhaps the Department with useful articles, meny of 3. And xenerally the active with being a mendicunt.

more careful they become in the less, the authorition would be well advised to investigate the whole as Dow received the desired which were suitable for the child-rapport of all matters which are Inspector Bresil told his Wor-election of their mates and have circumstances with a view to preventing much of the waste which information but has not yet ren. All the articles were dia of general public interest and ship that had sent the man away In England the proportion of

insa canas to repent their obolos, ¡ known to be taking place. At the present time houses not served found time to pass it on to posed of. Among the willing importanos to Hongkong.

on foar occasions during the past divorces and marrings in only by rider mains are granted a certain quantity of water free of cost, the Police. At any rate there is helpers at the stalls were Me,

mouth. Each time he came back the amount consumed beyond this being charged for on a basis no failing off in the nightly sport, Carris, Mra, Boarchier, Mrs.

with his arm tied tightly round to 20,000; in Germany it is 20- calenlated according to the taxes paid. On the other hand, those and, yesterday evening shortly Cooper-Hunt, Mrs. Milner-Jones,

his waist, having pot

in France 31; and in the United hases within the rider main distriosa get all their supplies gratie, after dinner, no less the four Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Novili,

States, which is notorious for dammy stamp 13 exposed though they are periodically called upon to undergo the pensity of bins were recaiving attentions all Heavy Oplum Fine,

to give the idea that be had lost divorces, it is 82, La Japan share fetching what they need from the street fountains. That an abnormal at one time, Es it say wonder Two men were before Mr. F.å.

are no less than 173 divorous SO degree of waste ocvars in both alsaans of houses there is no doubt that Hongkong people are de Hazeland, at son Police Coort | advise us that the Langkat ontparound his head and was generally the highest record of divoToss for

part of his arm. He tied bandages|

avory 20,000 marriages, which is and, if the facts were analysed, it would probably be found that mending acompetent Municipality this morning, charged with is as follow:-- European residents are not free of carelessness or indifference in this to handle their affairs? The Sunit having in their possession 84.

ary Department is quite well tants of prepared French_opiam,

rospect,

7

So far an the Chinese are concerned, say extensive cutting down aware that this putting out of open The men were esen at Kowloon of the water supply would be undesirable from a secitery point of bine in a public thoroughfare is a railway station yesterday, and, view, but at any rate the question of boarding honses and rest disgustingly nawholesome pras on the bag of one being searched, aurants' being assessed for consumption above a certain limit, which tice; and it equally knows that the 54 taola were found corsented could be varied in the rainy season, is well worthy of consideration, bids are pawed over by loafers in some pillowe: Oo the other Tarning to the European population, and those wealthy Chinese every night in the week. And it man was found thirty taels, this who doespy large residential establishments, there is no doubt that | dose—just what might basxpected ; being tied round his body and a very large quantity of water is wasted in watering gardens and pot of it. plants, and this is spread over the per capita consumption. Water used in this way might very wall be assessed för ezosus consumption charges on a different basis to that used for purely domestic pur- poses: the scals might be doubled, for instance, for people who As the result of the German opium was his. his Worship nos. keep up these luxurious establishments should be prepared to pay boycott it is reparted that the rioted the first man and fined for the privileges they enjoy. If action were taken along the lines number of Awien wäloban import, me

high $8,000, or, in default, twalvo we have suggested; we have no doubt that a wary omneiderable ed into Garmiany has been reduced months hard labour, but die

by 75 per see

Swiss Watches Boycott.

down his legs. A bribe, waa offered, but refused, and, when charged this morning, the first delandsof declared that all the

LANGKAT OUTPUT.

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mads up se though he were badly

injured. The stump was merely any civilised nation on earth."!

bandle of rage tied up.

defendant went to gaol he alwaŢA

| went into hospital, and would

not stay out of the Colony if sent

sway.

His Worship sent defendant to guol for 14 days - without · kurd labour,

The Old Story,

TYPHOON WARNING.

The tôlegram

Conanlage, Casual, Hó

A wireless message from Zurich from the Manile Of says that the Amsirian newapapara 9.30 a.m. to-da hare begun to explain that Orsions or