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AN IDEAL XMAS PRESENT,

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1916, 7)

"CHINA BY LAND & WATER

18 A GIFT THAT WILL BE PART:CU-. LARLY WELCOMED BY CHINA HANDS WHO ARE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY ON LAND AND BEA. IT WILL GIVE THEM AND THEIR COMRADES INFINITE PLEASURE.

30 PICTURES.

PACKED IN NEAT BOX READY FOR FOSTING,

PRICE $5.00.

| Mere Air Raids

Reater sunounces besesily to- day that there has haan another

DAY BY DAY.

CROWDED STREET, K

NOT IN THE SHOUTS AND PLAU» DITS OF THE THRONG,

OURSELVES - ARE TRIUMPH AND DEFEAT-Longfello z,

air raid at Home and that, barring BOT IN THE CLAMOUR OF THE | the. unimportant fact that one town was seriously damaged and twenty slightly so, the injuries BUT linflicted work insignificantTM| nothing of military importance. Ta it not almost time that the worthy individuals who give out these news items, or who allow them to pass, learned to exercise

little dignity and a little common judgment.? We do not need to be told that great care must be exercised in the publish- ing of details concerning the raide; but that in no reason why the news should be sent forth in such a manner as to make every-

The Malls.

CIGARETTE & TOBACCO FUND.

The Latest Subscriptions.

The following in the subscrip- tion list to dete:-

to

KOWLOON WEDDING.

Mr, W. Ɑ. Clark--Mias E. M› Badenoch.

[The opinions expressed by the correspondents are not necess arily those of the

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Telegraph"}

"A SCANDALOUS IMPUTATION".

very pretty wedding. was solemmised at -St. Andrew's Siberian Mail (London, Oot. 29). Acknowledged

Church, Kowloon, yesterday, tha De per 4... Yingchow November, 1916 ...$ 16,776,02] contracting parties b.ing Mr.İ to-day.

Since received

W. G. Clark, son of the late Mr. (To the Editor of the Hongkong American Mail.-Closed par 4.0.| Landslide_Greenfi-ld

Telegraph). 30.00 James Clark, of Rɔthes,' Murray- Korea Marn at 11 sim. to. Mesara · Wilson and day.

MaoNider... Siberian Mails. Close per Mr. E.. M. Joseph

Empress of Asis at 10.50 Collected by Mrs Pen- a.m. to-morre and per 81 treath and Mra Shantung at 3 p.m. (to Arthur (List No.

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morrow.

one laugh at the sendera. Obrinos-Siberian Mail (London, Nov. 3).- Ly the Government is not going Das per s.s. Malta to-morrow. G.A.P.

"Boulsite"

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to be mad enough' to give our enemiessä în kling us to the nature |-- 'The Dollar. of the damage caused or to say The opening rate of the dolls: Oil Kings" anything that will guide them in on demand to-day waa 2a. 3.17/186.) any subsequent raid; but there is

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., rational medium between that

HONGKONG.

MARRIAGE.

CLARK-BADENOCH.-At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, on the 28th November, by the Rev. N.C. Pope, William George Clark, Hongkong, fourth son of the late James Clark of Rothes, Murrayabire, Scotland, to Eleanor Mary Badenoch, eldest daughter of James Badenoch, Londos.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1916.

OUR SANITARY METHODS.

To-morrow's "Anniversary, and the eternal "damage insigni- To morrow is the 42nd birthday |ficant-casualties slight” sort of) of Mr. Winston Churchill,

business. There has been, med we all know, far too much bush. [ing-up of awkward fasta already; bat, even so, it would be more commendable on the part of the authorities to forbid, once and for all, any mention of sir raids in the newspapers than to play with the public as some of them teem desirous of doing.

How Much Longer?

Bijou Theatre, Patrons of the Fijou, and the general public, are reminded, that the Emprem of Asia string band plays at this popular house to- morrow night.

Thled Interim Dividend. Mesura. Benjamin and Potia advise as that the Kroewook Jari; Plantations, Ltd., has declared a third interim dividend of Afy conte.

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Railway Accident.

**Heather Day." To-morrow, 8s. Andrew's Day, is the occassion which the 8t Andrew's Society has set aside for the collection of money in aid of Scottish war charities. Heather in the street, and it is hoped to and other emblems will be sold

raize large som for a most deserving cause.

Anon, M.O.B.S.

$15 each G.T.E..

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| shire, Sootland, and Miss Eleanor 30.00 M. Badenoch, eldest daughter Bir,-In one of your contem«. 50.00 of Mr. J. Badenoch, London. poraries, thie morning, a correë. Mr. Clark, who is an official on pondent has made statements Kowloon Canton Railway, is a regarding the "service," which very popular member of the can only by regarded as a moandas Eagineer Co. of H.K.V.C., in lous imputation against men, who: 50:75 which he is a non-commisioned have for the most part given up 50 00 offoar, having served several everything to serve their King 30.00 years. He was a member of the and Country,

25.00 3rd (Volunteer) Battalion Se forth The absurd sintemente regard- 20.00 Highlanders from 1896 to 1899. ing drunkens can be easily' The bride arrived from London related. Our men have note 30.00 on the as Nankin on the 26th enough money to get drunk

inst.

ou, if they wished to do so. It was a military wedding, The now draft men have a current guard of honour being formed by balance credit of about a dollar a members of the Engineer Co. of week. 1 am afraid that I abould the Volunteer Corps. The Rev. leave it to the rabid teetotaler N. C. Pope cfficiated. The bride, (who evidently wrote much trash), 140.00 who was given away by Mr.so get drunk on a dollar a week. George A. Walker, was attired in In the company to which I a cream zerge costume trimmed belong, never more than 10%, of with military braid, and ebe worn, the total strength are on pass at · a cream velvet hat, with osprey. the same time; so as to the queu The bridesmaids, Hissen Narcy tion of the men being fit for sction and Kathleen McEwan, wore at midnight (!!) I leave that to sailor dresses and carried bou- the readers. I would also rewind quets and wore broodbes, the gifts the writer that my battery in of the bridegroom. The duties of manned day and night when he **best man were osrried out by most is probably evolving wab- Mr. R 8. Vergette. After the concious pyschological pheno ceremony a reception was held at mens in his brilliant brain. 135.00 the Station Hotel, and later Mr. As to the warrilous remarks and Mrs. Clark left for Maono, made about our chaplaïns, I leave the ride's going-away dress thore for the reverend gentlemen 1200 being of navy serge. Isoladed to deal with. I wonder does the

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Meanwhile when is our worthy Cabinet going to use the obvious means of preventing there raide ? At present there is evidently a

A Chinese female, aged 33, ha calm conviction in the Doche been sent to the Government Civil In our observations in this column on Monday regarding the mind that Britain is not only Hospital suffering from a broker messure of control exercised by the Sanitary Department over night-afraid to take reprisala bat is also arm and other injuries, through soil coolies, we reatured the hope that some light would be thrown the victim of a sort of respect for being knocked down by the 1:16 on the master by the answers to Dr. Osorio's questions at the the gentlemen who visit our count down train from Kowloon as it mesting of the Sanitary Board beld yesterday afternoon. That hope towns and bomb them—a respect was about to enter Sheung Shui, has been realised, and we think that the general public, no less then that is shown by burying with ourselves, will have been surprised at the foots revealed Until military honours say such people yesterday's meating probably quite nine-tenths of the European as happen to be killed during population were unaware that private individuals are personally their attempts to blow up Eng fiable for the employment of epolies to carry out the work of removal, land. Are we never going to while very few householders know that in cases where coolies are escape from the tyranny of Exeter antisfactorily performing the work for which they are paid, remedy Ball? Half a dozen big raids could be had through the medium of the Sinitary Bard's conser on German cities would do more Tancy contrast. In a matter of ecch prime importance one would towards puiting the fear of have expected the facts to have been generally disseminated. God into the Kai-er and his Whether it is public indifferenos to local legislation, or failure by the associates then all the anti- natbarition to make known the prition it in hard to say, though si craft services. We are trying, the prevailing ignoracce on the subject does reveal a defect as we tried in the Boer War, to Field Class Fund.

box sosording to Qasensberry somewhere.

One pair of bincculars cóntri. The position, apparently, is that the bulk of the nightsoil cool-Irales, while the other man is using bated by Mr. H. W. Looker, ies are the private employees of the householders, the latter being boots and bricks and a club. Of Hongkong, is added to the list of forced to employ then by virine of the Boavenging and Conservancy course it will be a fine thing to be glasses received and forwarded to Bye-Laws passed in November of 1912, ander the Public able to say, when the war is over: the Lady Robert Field Glass Health and Bauding Ordinance of 1903. The Bye-Laws state:-"We have kept the respect of the Fand. The total now standa :- "The occupier of any premises......or if there be no occupier the neutrale. We have maintain. One stand telescope, twelve hand owner or immediate landlord shell......make dus provision for the od glorious traditions." telescopes, forty-six binoculars,, daily removal of all excretal matter from such pramines to the But women and babies in and a donation ċf $75. Conservancy boat at the nearest Conservancy Station......and shall London and on the East Coast not dispose of any 100b excretal matter in any other, manner." It are paying for all this, is thus obligatory on householders to make arrangemente to comply that just ? Is it just that the war with this law, and nightsoil coolies provide a medium for conform-should be prolonged-a is un- ing to the requirements. But it appears that the Sanitary Depart doubtedly the case-in order that ment itself recognised that difficulties would present themselves to we may be able to make the above to kill the constable, who sought September ...$16,537.85 householdere, especially in regard to unsatisfactory servics by the mentioned bosets? If our mild to stop him, a fireman on the B.4. Sinos expanded :- coolies, for in the conservancy contracts, it has been provided that methods were purely inspired by Emprees of Amis was charged Nov. the contractor must, it so requested by the Department, provide honest pride, well and good: before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the coolies for the removal of excretal matters from any house or even then they would be mad, Police Court this morning. He admitted he wanted to get by, building. Any bouseholder dissatisfied with the arrangements albeit glorious. But what pro which he privately makes has the remedy în hin own portion of them is entirely the and was fined $5. hands, besser, on application to the Sanitary Department, outcome of the hypocrisy and one of the contractor's coolies is compelled to do the work vote-catching designs of men who at a rate fixed by the Department, That rate for Earopean houses have no business in Parliament in Hongkong is $2 per month for houses on the upper levels and at ali ?

$1.50 for honens lower dowo. Kowloon rates are somewhat similar,

our

the sale for Chinese houses in both districts being much lower. It The Naw Wharf.

is stated that the number of householders availing themselves of

T.G W., E.G.S J.B.O.G., W.J.B B.K.. F.A.G., J.A.B, B.E.M., ET.B., A.S.L., G.A‚T., st $2 cnob. H.F.O., G.M.L., A‚Â ̈ F.S.T., at $1 each

L 4 Troublesome Fireman.

For attempting to rush by an. Indian guard at Canton Road,} Kowloon, and calling on anyone Expended to 18th.

Oplum la Shoe-soles.

A man went on to the Kowloon) Railway Station yesterday, io- tending to travel to the country,' A Customs officer became "sKB<{" picious of him, and, on having him searched, found seven taels these provisions is very small, and that the great majority of continu The opening of the new wharf of opium cleverly concealed in are private employees, over whom the Department has no control, at Kowloon marks another step the sole of his shoes, in eight| except of course when they transgress any vanitary law in the per- forward in a healthy movement small tins. Before Mr. F.A. formaros of their work. 8ɔ much for the facts,

for providing greater facilities Hazeland, at the Magistracy to Ie prisciple and in practice this arrangement stands to be rath for shipping visiting this port. day, the man was fined $100, or lessly condemned, for probably very few instances could be found Congratulations are due to the six months' hard labour. where residents of a large city are called upon to make their own Wharf and Godown Company on ***Theft on Canton Boat.

17. 10,000 cigarettes sent to the C/O X.8.L I. (Hongkong)

27,200,000 cigarettes sont to troops at the Front

|Nov.

Balance on band

W. A DOWLEY,

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66,00

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602.75

$17,488.77

45.00

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amongst the numerous presents, writer ever take the trouble to were gifte from the Kowloon secertain the daily programme of Cricket Club; the staff of the hard worked chaplain in the Kowloon-Canton Railway and| from Belcher's Fort Detachment

Army. of the Volunteer Engineer Company.

GUARANTORS SUED.

As to his rewards about too.

much being left to volunteers, I may remind him that Hongkong in chiefly fall of volunteers; but they are men who have volun- teered to do everything and have giren up everything.

Yours elo. ONE WHO HAS GIVEN UP EVERYTHING,"

At the Summary Court this morning, before Mr. Jantice Hongkong, Nov. 28, 1916. Gompertz, the Laen Fat shop sund the Tai Yau shop and Oban Lue-kew, as sureties, for the sum of $342.18, for the balance on the price of goods sold and delivered by plaintiffs to one Tong Chak yu,

Mr. Mattingley appeared on behalf of plaintiffs, and defen dants were represented by Mr. Crew.

Mr. Mattingley said the claim was for money dus on a guariates. Plaintiff supplied provisions to Tung Chuk-ya on a guarantee entered into by defendant",

Jadgment was given for the plaintif for $313.68 and posts,

Small Fire.

CRICKET.

Navy v. Chinesa Recron- flon Club,

"

The above match was playsČ on the latter's ground at Causs- way Bay on Saltrday and reunit- ed in a draw. The mooren were as follows:-

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C. R. C. G. Wilson, b Fisher... P. K. Wong, b Fisher A fire broke out at 1.20 a.m. J. Yew, a and b Gibson yesterday on the ground for of H. F. Uz, b Gibson ... 58181 127, Third Street, West Paint. W. H. Wei, b Father... The fire originated in the back G. Lee, not out $17,164.66 kitchen and is said to have been H. Ching, o Stow, b Gibson 26

caused by a woman accidentally A.Kaw, o Stow, b White dropping a match amongst some 6. C. Wong, run out... material whilst searching for a C. Okoi, b Bartow ... lost article under the bed in her B. Chtu, b Barstow

The premises, MOTO atted, and the damage is estimat- ad at about $200, which is cover. ed by insurance..

324.11

HON; BEC & TRŽAS.

Hongkong, November 27, 1916

A. Lady's Good Work. The subscribers to the above Fand no doubt will learn with {Togrul that Mrs. Pentreath (who has taken so much interent in

cubicle.

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Navy,

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arrangements in matters of elementary sanitation. One of the prime the consummation of the enter A passenger from Canton by collecting the valued emberi

I beg to acknowledge the Pie. Fiaber duties of a Government is to see after its citizens' health, and for it prius. It was a happy idea to the .. Heangaban reported, on tions) will be leaving the Colony to leave such a matter as in new ander review to the caprios of arrange that the first steamer to arrival at the wharf yesterday, next Thursday. The Committes receipt of 30,000 cigarettes for Mid, Batterham private individuals, with the realt that abuses and gross neglect use the wharf should be one of the that a basket of clothing had been of the Cigarette and Tobacco distribution among the European Com. Gibson 7.1 38 3 can easily creep in, is to shirks responsibility it should rightfally big Empress lines, and the fact stolen from him.

Fand beg to tender to Mrs. Pen- troops of the garrison and to Sab. Lt, Barnton 4 1 15 2 A lakong shoulder. The very efforts of the Department in looking after the that the Asis was able to berib effected an arrest and when the treath their hearty thanks for the request that you will kindly con- P. O. White pablic health in Hongkong are bound to be ineffective by reason of quite easily, and to fied ample man apprehended was charged good work carried out by bar. way the thanks of the troops to Assist, Pay, Wild 10 the legislation existing, which removes from the Department's cor- accommodation alongside, shows before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Through her efforts something the Hongkong Cigarette and trol what should be one of its chief functions. The present conser that the new jetty will be able to Police Court this morning, he like 2,250,000, Cigarettes have Tobacco Fand for the same. This Com, Gibson, 401 out vancy contract was only made this year and is operative for a term meet all demand made apon is admitted the theft and also been sent to the Front sed 30,000 gift will be much appreciated by Sab. I. Barstow, and b Tar Asst. Payr. Robinson, a Chan, of five years, so there is a difficulty-though not so insurmountable Unfortunately, too few regular previous conviction in 1914, for cigarettes have been distributed the troops.

Yours faithfully,

b Yow ou one in the way of getting things altered. Even now a supple-liners go alongside, and we are unlawful possession, He was amongst the local troops. Nearly

LA Or. Siow, b Yow... mentary contract could perhaps be entered into whereby the con- glad to see that Mr. Anton did not sentenced to two months' hard $5,030 have been collected by Mrs. Pentroath herself since

(0-ptain), Mid. Batterham, b Leo : tractor would be made liable for all the houses in the Colony, a lose might of that point in his labour and four hours" stooks. reasonable opiform obarge per house being fixed. Housebolders speech. Not only is better Euro- Certificate Suspended.

taking over from Mias Craddock. The Secretary, Hongkong Pie. Fisher, Wil, b Yow would then have the services of Government-controlled coolies, pean acpervision guaranteed by commander Beckwith, R.N., subcriptions and the sanding of

A Chinese wâu charged before In future the collection of Tobacco and Cigarette Fand. Amst. Pay. Wild, not out who would be required to all at a certain fixed time, and, bathing

the Kowloon

Bir,--The British American P. O. Robertson, Lt. Knight, instead of paying the present unsatisfactory private 2010,who wharvos, hat the convenience to the Marine Court this morning, Hongkong's gifts of cigarettes Tobacco Co, have to-day forward. 2. O. White, Bio, P. O.

Morgan, did not hat, generally pleases himself whether he olis at all or at what hour of passengers, both in embarking with not observing the rule of and tobacon to the men in the ed 10,000 Cigarettes for distribu the day-they would pay the stipulated eum so the contractor, and disembarking, is too obvions the road whilst in charge of Trenches and Hospital Bases will tion amongst the men of this wait.

Extras launch in the Harbour. Abe continued by Mrs. Arthur, who I shall be much obliged if you That would be one way out of the difficulty. But the ideal to need.emphasizing. We hope,

Total arrangement, and the only really satisfactory one, would be for the therefore, for the sake of all-round representative of the Is Com- has very kindly undertaken this will convey the best thanks of the Government 10 amame full responsibility for this very necessary comfort, as well as in recognition pany stated that notwithstanding Wark.

Commanding Officer to your work, freeing the householder from any direct payment. If the of the enterprise of the Wharf and the blasts on the whistle sounded

Committee for the generous gift, Sanitary Department could not cope with the task, the conservancy Godown Company, that all the by him, defendant pawed right

I am, Sir,po contractor should be required to discharge it, even if it meant a debig linse will be able to arrange collision. Fi Worship at

under his bow, narrowly avoiding

'Toura fat:hfally. orasse in the revenue from this source. At any rate, it is an eventually for their boats to go absolute anomaly that private individuals should be compelled to alongside se frequently as cinc pended defendant's certißosts arrangeand to pay for the carrying ont of work of this kind.

umstanoje permit.

Zor, three months

Acknowledgements. Remagen, bins Command. The British American Tobacco,

Hongkong, 12th October 1916. Co., Ltd., Hongkong,

Gentlemen

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