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THE HONGKONG- TELEGRAPH

NESDAY NOVEMBER

SARAN 3. TO WILD

CHINA

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unity of publishing yesterday the

AND PATIENCE WILL lakter from "A Kowloon. Be oriNGE THE MUŽBERAT, TRAY The Childhood Days of Our Far mident” regarding the splendid | TO BATER work which is being dous by the bandagingelas "which" mesta regularly at the United Services Recreation Club, the more so sinos it will have served to remove

any impression that ladies who do not happen to be members of¦ Our Little Bit Society" are to be classed among the slackers" We need hardly say that such a contention was farthest from minds, in making commenta which WO priated on Monday. Our sols

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The opening rate of the dollar un demand to-day was 2u. 9.7/16d.

„Te-morrow's Anniversary,

object was to remind those ladies who are doing no war work that their apathy is not being over looked any more than the shirking.

To-morrow is the 31st Anni- of duty by certain young men is versary of the death of Tallis the We agree with our correspondent compoɛer..

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HONGKONG DISPENSARY,

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Querastion.

ing-up of women slackers, the oampaign should be made general We are advised that quarantine and thas "the recres of well-to-do has been declared against Hong- residents on the Park" thoald kung by the Netherlande Indies not be overlooked, Really Government. valuable work is being done by the members of the many ladies War

[SPECIAL ARTICLE] Whatever else may be said of

*KPHONING TO

FRANCE.

How Channel Tunnel Would

Help

Volunteer Tes to Meet

An interesting gums should be mon on the U.S.2.0. ground at Dr. J. A. Fleming, F.R.S, Pro-Kowloon on Thursday, when the our Japanere allies, they at least fessor of Electrical Engineering twe Volunteer tomme des i know how to enjoy themselves in the University of London, has United Service Hockey League. when they are young. I should cominumiosted the following Im- In this League last year, the think that the chief and most portant statement for publication Volunteers carried all before sndaring impression of the visitos in a pamphlet which will shortly them, and have this your decided to Japen in that it is a land of be issued by the Channel Tunnel to run two teams, which should happy children. Speaking for Company. In a letter he makes it have the effect of making the myself, se to the result of a recent plain that be has no interest competition more open,

visit, I cannot recall maing whatever in the commerrist or On paper, the “A” team is amongst all the many thousands that he has no desire to assist the and they have the advantage of more than half a dozen children, financial side of the question, and much the stranger combination; that I saw, who seemed unhappy; Channel Tannel enterprise in any including the majority of laat but the "B" team has made s

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and it is a curious circumstanon **Dept Parely scientific esson's players in their team, that, with one exception, these manner ---- seemingly unhappy young people "Of late years it has been surprisingly goɔd stat, and, în waradressed in Europeen costams. possible greatly to extend the the light of their results to date, Perhaps the ugliness of the dress mage of telephony by the in. Thunday's game cannot be ze made them rather miserable. trodnation of types of cable called garded as a sure thing, for the Wuch more probable is it that loaded cables. As this term is "A" team. The following are the they were just so happy as their a technical one, a few words of teams :-

eighbours, but they did ant show explanation may be desirable. it so readily. The point in that, When the telephone was dret (F. W. 8), Johnros, Mitoball, “A” team-Hamilton, Brans The National Mission, The Bishop of Victoria will this in their cwn costume, they have invented, about 35 or 40 years Beayshay (Capt.), Miskie, Brand,

that it might soon be posible to Colours: khaki. Little Cause for Crying. speak through an Atlantic cable. Japanese babies never cried, that even a short length of sabling, Railton, Hackett, Witeball

I had heard it said that 4 very little experience showed

“B” team.—Goldenburg, Hiok- but they do. What appears marice oble introduced into Evans (B, D) (Capt:), Brage, Ralston, Stalker Southerton, telephone circuit cut dows Rouse. Colours: white.

Bally-off, 430 sharp, Players are particularly request- ed to note time, place

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names sad addresses with organisations in Hongkong and (Wednesday) evening, at 5:30, at ĺ quaintness, a drollery, that is very | 480, snticipations were indulged Cornsil, Ball; Smythe, Radmond.

Correspondents are requested" to observe the rule which requires them to forward their communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publization, but es an evidence of their bona fides. -

All communications intended for publication should be addressed

to the Editor.

we

captivating.

to be the case, however,

in Kowloon, and we feel sure that St. Paul's College, oondust a their efforts will not be overlooked united mesting for intercession in when peace comes and there is no connection with the National Mis farther need for the'r willingly-ion of Repentance and Hope. Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager. given laboar. There is work for

Stole the Pexuals. Inspector O'Sullivan charged a all to do jest now; though. Every The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will facility is given those desirous of Chinese, before Mr. F 2. that they cry less than other manob the speech transmitting

be as follows:-Daily issue-$26 per ansum. Weekly imus- doing their bit, even down to the Eszeland, at the Police Court, children because they do not qualities of the circuit.

"For the purposes of a "popular $13 per annum.

free supply of materials. If there this morning, with stealing 28 appear to bave much cause for The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions are those, thereforeand catties of pear ute from a cargo crying. It is no wonder that or simple explanation, it may be for any period less than one month will be charged aa fors know there are--who still bang pentenced to foar month's hard for they seem to spend all their in the capacity' of the cable.

bost at West Point. The men was they grow up strong and bardy, stated that this reason for this lies solears, full month.

back and are not prepared to The daily imue is delivered free when the addressee is accessible to make the slightest sacrifice of labour and faux bours' sicake. time in the open sir. Every For example, if we were to attempt

messenger. Peak subscribers can have their copies delivered at time or labour for our fighting

youngster in Japan" almost, it to transmit water to a distanos their residences without any extra charge. On copies rent by men, all we can say is that they Queen's Road yesterday when he around another nearly as big it in at one end, before the water A detective was walking along wormed to me, was carrying through a long pipe by pouring post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. deserve to be socially ostracised. The postage on the weekly issue to any part of the world is $1.00 Les Those whom the cap its a man whom he knew to have itself, yet the streets seemed filled would Bow out at the far end it panes of glass, a Chinese was been bacished recently. He with them. What the streets would would be Broemary to fill up the arrested for being in unlawfal own reward: wear it. The other have their arrested the man, and it was found look ike if they were notones back pire with water. The amount of posion of them. It was die-

that his term of exile was by no of the other, saving space as is water required to fill up the pipe, covered that he had returned from masas expired. Mr. J. R Wood wers, goodness only knows. The sad the consequent delay before banishment, and Mr. J. R. Wood sentenced him to six months' hard writer's best sight of young Jap. the fall flow would take place out ventenced him this morning to labour and four hours' stocks this an was gained near Kobe, where of the pipe at the distant end, 12 months' hard labour. morning."

he saw some hundreds of boys, would depend upon the wiz› or with their munters, swimming capacity of the pipe.

Ocean Telephony.

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By Order, "HONGKONG telegraph,"

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29,' 1916.

THE KOWLOON IMPROVement scheme.

Hongkong and the War.

Back Too Soon.

:

A Thieving Banishee. When trying to sell 18 large

And

It is a fire and healthy sign that an aver-increasing agitation is

A Cool Theft. A Chinese walked into the shop and diving and doing gymnastic obviously stirring the Hongkong of Herra, Mohideen, Indian exercises on the sand. It was "Something of the same kind copper wire over the whole length: mind, regarding this Colony dealers, of 30, Queen's Road Cen- difficult to tell whether masters takes place in attempting to trans of the cable. There sis now two neglect to contribute its fair share trul yesterday, and, taking or boys appeared to enjoy it more. m't an electric current through a loaded telephone cables laid an- of men for service at the Front walking stick out of a stand, left Nothing more attractive could be cable. Tas quantity called its der the English Channelones, Not only have we failed miserably, the premises. He was chased and imagined than the sight of these electrical capacity" by compe rison with Shanghai and arrested, and, Lefore Mr. F. A. joyous little rascale gambolling in difficulty in making rapid British General Post Office in gresies cail-loaded cable, laid by the the Straite, in the cutpat of men, Hassland at the Magistracy to the water. There was not a single variations in the strength of the 1910, and the other a uniformly but we have made had worse by day, was sentenced to two months one who was not the picture of electric current flowing out at the loaded cable, laid by the French tamely submitting to the Colony's hard labour. becoming to some extents haven

| health and physical fitness, receiving end, and this in turn | Government in 1912, Oplum from India.

The Kind of Games Played.

hinders the line in transmitting of refuge for young men whose sole Seen carrying a Chinese chant What impressed one consider those rapid variations in current Channel Tunnel were constructed "If the proposed Frazoc-British idea in leaving Home meme to slong the Prays yesterday, a man ably was the character of the which w have been the dodging of military was asked to have it searched, games played by the children in telephonic communication,

necessary for one very useful function it could service. It is true that very and a Revenue Officer found the street.

As perform, in addition to be- nearly every white man in the therein two pounds of raw opium, much the same kind of games fessor 8. P. Thompson read a goode, would be as a conduit for They played very far back as 1893, the late Pro-ing an avenue for passengers and Colony is row enrolled in one or It was found that the man had that we did when we were young valuable paper at Chicago on cross-channel telephone snother of the voluntary forces; come from Galeatts on the sa, and resided a long way from the Oos Telephony, and anggest-telegraph cables, and especially We hear with astisfaction that the petition urging the carrying but how many of them had to be Katsang. When charged before Far East. out of the much-needed Kowloon improvement; whereby Nathan kicked or shamed even into taking Mr. F. A. Esseland, at the identify blindman's buff, bids annulled by giving to the cable

One could easily ed that the capacity might be for loaded telephone cables. Road and Coronation Road may be more satisfactorily linked up, that step? And what proportion of Magistracy this morning, the man and-seek, and follow-my-leader. inductive leaks or shunts,

Multiplication of Lines. in meeting with a very considerable measure of public support. In the men in these corps has served was fined $200, or 12 months? They had counting-out rhymes,

"The chances of the Tannst a brief comment on the matter a few days since, we throw out the for more than a year? Very slowly hard labour.

“Without going into somewhat becoming flooded, or having to too,at least one Resumes dificult explanations, it may be be suggestion that Hongkong residents might also be given an oppor. it has dawned upon people bers

that they were rhymes and said that nearly 30 years ago would be extremely

Intentionally, tunity of signing the petition, and we are glad to see that this point that Hongkong does not show up For stealing qantity of one would give quite a deal soother English physicist-Mr. Hence in place of heavily armour- small, is now being met and that copies have bean placed in certain bne very well over the enlistment clothing from No 3 Lan Kwai to bavu iness premises and clube for that purpose. We hope, however, that question, and we shall be greatly Fong, Chinese was charged translated. It is always possible portant suggestion as to the right esbles, it would be possible to Some of them Oliver Heaviside-made an im-ed gutta pereha Vinsulated the mesos of securing signatures will not stop at that. A similar surprised if they do not welcome before Mr. J. R. Wood this morn-that one or two of them might method of improving the tele adopt the lighter and much lese line was followed in the ones of the petition for greater public warmly any Home order that will ing. It was stated that the man come near to being full brothers phonic properties of cable and expensive type of cable used for representation on the Executive and Legislative Councils, and, help to set this little matter walked into the house, but on to some which we once employed about 18 years ago an American underground telephone work. In though the response was good, it would without doubt have been straight; much better had those who had the matter in hand sent copies of the document round to all the European businum houcos, inviting nigastures. It is a sorry reflection to make, but the fact remains, Our Loafers. as His Excellency the Governor recently stated when dealing with another matter, that Hongkong people like things brought to their doors. The promoters of this latest petition will, therefore, be well advised to keep that point in mind.

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That it wLI

Soon Caught.

VOLUNTEER · ORDERS.

Struck Off.

flooded

coming out with the clothing, and which English children still engineer Professor Papia-gave the latter is the copper wires was seen by an Indian watchman, employ. This is not so terribly practical form to the sugges are insulated with paper included who blew a police whistle and unlikely after all, for a gentleman tion by showing that this could in a lead sheath, and hundreds of gave chane. Detetive Stimson who speaks Japanses fluently tells be done by inserting Ja the miles of such dry core" osbles was in Wyndham Street, and me that many of the most typical electric circuit of the cable every are laid under the streets of our Every stranger who arrives hars effected an arrest. The man was of old Japaness proverbs are mile or two certain coils of close cities. There would benodifficulty is astounded to find wo large areen to throw sway's package of almost exactly like some of our ly-wound copper wire insulated in laying through Channel number of young men with ample pepper. His Worhip sentenced oldest English proverbs: Games, with silk, the wire being wound Tunnel lead-covered dry cors The saggested improvement has everything to commend it. leirure for golf, tennis and billi- defendant to six months' hard like proverbs, have in many cases overs core or ring of iron wire. loaded telephone cables, con The one point which should be kept to the fore is that it is one arde. With them, as with the labour and four hours stocks. what may be called a universal Such cokle are termed 'loading tinsed on both sides by loaded which, if carried through, will be a benefit to the whole community, hundreds of thousands of youths

qaslity. Inasmuch as it will open up, for all, a delightful rural ares which at Home who refused to listen to

coils, and a cable having the same serial land lines or loaded under-- The chief point one wishes to inserted in it at intervals is osiled' | ground lines. Such funnel sablog: can now only be reached after threading one's way through the the percussions of the recruiting narrow, filthy and smelly streets of Yaumati. And hers it may sergeant, ocmpulsion seems to be

make, however, is that young a "loaded" onble." In connection would be less costly -than- ^an Japan's whole childhood appears with overhead telephone lines, equal length of the present type incidentally be remarked that the condition of the public latrines the only argument that is likely

to be conducted with the idea of there is no difficulty in inserting of armoured and loaded sabe encountered en route is a' disgrace to the Colony: merely to pass to carry any weight, Ecoently them in a riokahs is a positively sickening experience, Bat spart the Hcme papers have been

heving it grow up as strong as the loading coils, because these marina onb'ë. Corps Orders inued yesterday possible and in the most agreeable can be carried on the posts. In from the desirability of the scheme suggested by the petitioners, it speaking of the likelihood by Lieat-Colonel A. Óhapman, way. That, at any rate, is how the ease of underground land ties would farther be obtained “The advantages of thane fraill. is an absoluta necessity for the proper development of the peninsula of raising the_military age] V.D., state:—

it appears to the visitor, and I lines the loading coils are con in grest possibility of extension er and of the territory beyond. One farther point is that it will be to forty-fiva. for the beneft of the whole community, and net of any one particu- necesary, even to put it at No. 1709 Pie. A. Williams intion, if I am not again to be born buried in pits or excavations plication of lines, It would, in

confess that in my next incarna tained in iron boxes, which are of telephonic range and ÷ multje lar sotion of it. It cannot therefore be said that the promotem of forty-one is one of the biggest struck off the strength of the in Britain, I shall hope be born in made at distances every mile or deed, then be practicable to the petition have any persoasi are to grind. They are sotuated disgraces that ever fall to Britain, Corps from 20.11.18.

Japan solely with a desire to see a useful and necessary public work for it affords proof positive that No. 1828 2ad Oorpl. J. 8.

pus all the principal nitia carried out. Aride sis from the advantages which the improve-terribly large percentage of the Chapman is struck off the strength

- - Cross-Chancel Cables,

Great Britaining: ment will confer on residents, if effected, it will give visitors to the younger men had no thought or of the Corps from 1.11.36.

**For submarine oabine there is communication - with ? tho Colony an opportunity of sesing the beauties of the mainland with-care bat for their own interesta

Hockey Notics, -

more difficulty. The only in France, The Tanoel tale out having to undergo the nauseating experience of pasing through and advantage. Conscription in The "A" and "B" teams will

sulating material that can then be loables would be continned unsavoury native quarters.

continental asentries is, meet in a Leagna "gsmy on the

and in guiis perchs, and the connected to overhead There are other points covered in the petition which demand recognised custom, and carries U.; B. C. ground, Kowicos, on C.

lender inselated copper wire has ground loaded lines, so the serious consideration of the authorities, but the main subject is absolutely no disgrace with it; Thurday, the 23rd inst. The

to be covered with this protecting right through would be this very necessary roadway improvement, which is certainly far but its introduction among Brits following bare been selected to

material, and also with a heavy By nie of loaded use more pressing shan the work of straightening the road to Fanling, isbers, whose bosst it has always play :- "A" team (in kbaki) :--

armour of steel wires. Hovatiei în the United State, 1- the benakts from which would mostly be falt by golfers. We wish been that men would enlist without Hamilton, Evans (W.6.) John- the movement every success. Is is in capable hands and will, if pressors, should make all of us son, Mitchall, Brayshay,” Miskin, its spousóra systematically canvas for support, coms to the Govern- blush with sheme. Altogether is Brand, Cornell, Ball, Smyth, ment with a very large measure of public backing. The cost could seems to ns about time that the Redmond.““B” team (în white),

amily be met by deferring some of the less urgent New Territory Government of Hongkong etab. Goldenberg. Hickling, Railton improvements and diverting the votar mat aside therefor to this lished a tribunal and not seriously Harkett, Witchell, Balaton, partionlar work. If the petition is well circulated, and the repre- to work to discover why we hays Stalker, Southerion, Erana (B.D.) sentations made in the right spirit, we feel more that the Govern, so many losing allziblen in our Brags, Route, Bally-of 4.30 p.m. mani will give dne bood to this public demand,

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

Orders forned to-day by Mr. F. Jenkin, D.E.F. (Reserve) state:

Band Practicas. Thursday, Nov. 25, and Tam, day, Nov. 23. at 8 nm. sharp,

de Defaulters. Parada, Cer Defaulters awarded D.D. wi parade at Central Station at 4.30 p.tu. on Saturday, next, Nov. 26. Ball Inspector Clarke, will take Blus uniform, besmats and rifles:

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