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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1916.

The Obstructionists.

DAY BY DAY.

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1916. .

THE CHINESE PRESS.

for

side of the roid. AB Appeal.

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The Dollar.

1891.

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE

YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the weak ending December 30, 1891. The Dollar.

Doember 30. The rate The opening rate of the dollar, the dollar on demand to-day on demand to-day

was 24/3/1," 4.13/16d.

Public Vaccinators.

from the 22nd instant.

The Libel Case.

is

THE FREIGHT MARKET. WOMEN'S PROGRESS IN

PATHOLOGY.

A Further Strengthening

Reported.

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Memura, Snowman and Com. pany report se follows under date of December 23

the

How They Have Helped to Cure -

the Wounded.

One of the most

notable

The other day we had some- thing to say in regard to P.W.D. obstructions. Since then we have had brought to our notice one of the most glaring example along theee lines that we have ever encountered. We refer to the huge conglomeration of road. making material, which is at

Monday being New Year's prezent stored along the public Day there will be no intus of the

Our last report was dated 9th instant, and the firm tone of the examples of women soming into sity.” We were, taking our mid-

#thern market therein reported their own since the outbreak of day constitutional along the

of, upon has, meantime, still further, wat is afforded by the sonnal report of the Medical Research eeafront yesterday when we made

¡ strengthened. the discovery. A whole strip of

Saigon Hongkong:- Farther Committee. From this if it mean business, at increased rates, has been employed in the highly that over a moors of women häve pavement, extending for close an

been done in this direction. scientific work of pathology, thirty yards, was buried to s

December 24. We have receiv-last going to press, the Istest height of about foar fest, in road. To-morrow's Anniversary,

To-morrow is the 316th anni-ed within the past two days quite fixture reported was made st

An important feature of the surface rubble, while the next section had been utilised for Tersary of the foundation of the number of letters from corres 76 cents and sinos then further year's work, says the report, has storing no fewer than ons hundred Esst India Company.

pondents, dealing with the closings of four regular mediam been the increasing number of recently decided Minhinnett v. used coasters have been made at laboratories: In the past women women engaged in pathological barrels of pitch-tar, neatly

Fraser-Smith libel A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., rerall, was that the use of either ed Mr. Frederick. Bauje and Mr. action will be taken to over-rule also fixed on the basis of 18 and for it have been those medically suit 76, 80 and 85 (2) cents per pisal.hare rarely applied themselves to arranged in rows of five. The

B.E. the Governor has appoint chiefly inquiring as to what Two medium sixed outsiders were pathological work. Those eligible of these pavements was rendered Chang Kam-SO to be public the one-sided and altogether un-80 cents per picul Two Exterea qualified, and for these relatively absolutely impossible to the vaccinatora,

justifiable verdio: of the jury of of regular coasters have alas been few-there appear to have been public What we would like to

Watchaight Service. · know is whether the P.W.D. is a

naodescripts wha

represented closed for round trips, Hongkong calls of professional praation which law unto itself. Had purveyors watobnight service will be held, and when active operations will lamp sum of $40,000 carrying generally compsted auccessfully At 11.15 pm. on the Slat. inet, British Justice on the occasion, Saigon-Hongkong one" for bare, for one reason or another, of pea nats or a hawker of fried with Boly Commarion, at St. be commerced. However desirous total of 14 Isydays and the other 6th set up his stall of this spot. Peter's Church,

we may be of retaining the fall or the basis of $1,600 daily and research.

#gainst the attraction of pathology bo would, without any ado, hare

confidence of, and keeping in Farther business could probably been promptly "run in" and

Postage Rates.

touch with, our readers on every be done but owners are inclined logical staff at home caused by To meet the depletion of patho- been made to pay for hie

An order made by the Gover-matter of general interest which to hold tonnage for the time bo-the claims of the Services, the temerity, Bot it likely nor-in-Council provides that on may brcome the that our D.P.W. would be dragg- and after January 1, 1917, the of public controversy in this creased rates.

Babjoting in anticipation of farther in committee hare giver andourage- All communications intended for publication should be addressed, ed before the magistrate? In rate of poslags on letters to the journal, it may be admitted has been done locally for short in their power, to the rapid Timechartering ment and assistance, so far as lay fact, the Honourable Head of the Chinese Pat Offices will be 4 cents that exceptions may arise when periode, on the basis of $15.00 training of women as pathological Department was himself taking. for each ounce or fraction thereof. personal consideratione have a rickeba ride along the front at

per ton d.w. The local rice istante. Many women with a Sanitary Board Secretaryship.

to be very carefully studied. And market has weakened consider previous scientifio education in the time we were gazing at this His Excellency the Governor it is so in this particular matter. sbly daring the last two or three other branches of biology have collection of material. But he has been pleased to appoint Mr. We have not the slightest inten- days. appeared to be far more interested Aiam Gibeon to act as S cretary tion of lamely submitting to the

been able to fit themselves in a in the shipping in port than in to the Sanitary Board, in addition iniquitons verdict delivered by the from 1st January to 14th Nivem-service in this way.

Exports of rice from Saigon short time to give most efficient the borrible meas which his subordinates had left on the other to his other datics, with effect jury lastTuesday night; but we are ber, 1918, sent to 869 467 10

likewise just se averse to exposing as compared with 762,822 tops the Committee have been able to la addition to those to whom Surgeon-Lieut. Balean. for the special benefit of Mr. Jao. for the same period last year. give advice or facilities with a The acknowledgement which has been pleased to appoint Dr. H. campaign we have formed to have ifted rice stands at $3.55 per Committee have provided grants His Excellency the Governor Joseph Francis, QC, the plan of Qotation for N. 2 white round view to training of this kind, the printed yesterday from the Bileam to be a Surgeon-Lieutenant that verdict rendered nagatory,pical fo.b. for December-January in the past year for the whole or Worldly Dispatch, of gifts of in the Hongkong Volunteer Re- money from Hongkong with serve, for the period of the leave

A Merry Christmas.

shipment. December 24.-There will be which to bay smskee for our of ab ence of Sargeon-Captain no issue of the Hongkong Telegraph

Bangkok/dongkong:-The rats on their behalf of more than 20 part time moientiño employment oldiers at the Font, serves to G. Montagn Haraton.

on the 25th (Christmas day) and slightly improved in this dires giving only skilled routine ausis-

bas, ia

meantime, only womer, of whom, while some are. {remind the public of the splendid

Optum Possession.

26th (Boxing Day) inst., tion. Against offers, as last re-ance, others are engaged in work which is being done through Before Mr. J. R. Wood, at the desire on these days to give car ported, of 9/80 cents per pioul definite research work. Among China can claim to be the oldest newspaper-prodoring coun- the medium of that journal's Police Court this morning. In hardworked staff a few hours for inside/outside bar loading, the original schemes for ressarch try in the world, bet, if all be true that we hear from time to time, Cigarette and Tobacco Fund. spector Gordun charged two recreation. On and after Monday silthough $1.00/90 cents is now framed by the Committee before We are perhaps jastifed in wondering if ber press has made any real For over two years now, those in women with having in their next this jarnal will be quite being quoted, no report is yet to the war only three women were progress, whether from the paint of view of literature or of integrity, charge of the Fand have been pression, at Star Forry wharf, up to its old form. The ramar band of business having actually taking a peri. since those old days when she held the monopoly. When the continuously sending out com- Kowloon, yesterday a pound and that BETO been Revolution came, ous naturally looked to see a complete overhaul-forts to the men in the fighting half of raw opium. His Worship triously circulated these past two

bean done at these figuros,

Women have been taking part ing of the press; the more so that Chins contains nowadays an line, and the total value of smoker imposed a fine of $100, or three days by interested pot, the reported in this direction al-search Committee in other direo- Bigon/No business is in the work of the Medical Re appreciable number of men who have stadied abroad and heve shue disposed of comes to over monthe imprisonment without effect that the Editor of this though freight could be obtained Lions. learned that foreign journalism, hy cherishing certain traditions, £115,000. The festare about this aard labour on each defendant. journal intende shortly shaking eanthwards. Tae lack of return instance, has been carried out by An investigation, for has made of itself a power; at any rate in Britain, France and Italy.effort in that not a single penny, Important Regulation. the dent of Hongkong his cargo however Java to long Miss May Smith and Hise Biokse A regulation made under the feet, are absolutely without kong is a bar to Owners' fixing steth, of Oxford, into the relation very qualities which are still mo-t lacking in Chinesa newspaper the Fand-the whole amount Vehicles and Traffic Regulation foundation'; no amount of inter-and natil sugar moves freely | of outpat to fatigue among girls. work. There is bad nawepaper work and there is corruption in leubscribed is devoted entirely to Ordinance provides that except seted opposition can drive a northwards little can be expcoted engaged in sorting operations, every country. Ia the British Isles, whore journalism is generally the porchase of cigarettes and with the written permission from from following at our policy of admitted to be "straighter" than elsewhere, there are editors who tobacco. A special appeal is now the Captain Superintendent of independent criticism in dealing can be "bought", and who will we their papers for unworthy par- being made on its behalf, as it is Police, no vehicle shall be driven with crying public abuse, and stands asminally at about 95 by an experimental psychological the state of fatigas being estimated Sigon Pailippines:-The rate by measurements of output and poses; but these are very much t'he exception. In Chins, however, found that the subscriptions are along and no pedestrian shall pass our coloura have been nailed to they are the role, sa the better inf med Chinese are the first to admit. becoming less, whereas, to cope along or be found in the under the mast, where they will remain onto to a dollar per pical,

Not only does the Peking Government appear to trouble itself with

the increased demands mentioned road between the hours until wrong has been exposed and still be done in this direction but and Mrs. Tribe have carried out Dalny/Canton:--Business could Two ladies, Miss W. O. Oullir little whether the papers print lies or the trail, but it also, so far owing to the bigger number of of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m.—Canton right thoroughly vindicated.” as we have been able to gather, raises no particular objection to men now at the Front, they should Road (Kowloon) north of Navy

charterers are not, for the time clinical observations on "gunshot Legal Jugglery la Hongkong. vernacular papara being conduc'ed either by foreigners or with be expanding in the other Street and south of Jordan Rosd.

December 28.A person named being, inclined to me up to wounds of the obest began by foreign capital, to serve some extraneous end. We have already direction. Bir Edward Ward,

William Shakespeare, in reference Owners rates, it being antici Professor T. G. Brody (who has alluded lately to a Ointon paper (it may or may not be in circala- the head of a special department The current programme at the to every man being imbued with paled that outside tonnage, dae sines died), and Professor J. J. tion by now, for the last that we heard of it was that people refused appointed by the Government to Victoria Theatre is one which a sense of justice said, almost as for delivery in these waters at Mackenzie-both captains in the to accept it even gratis) which was financed mainly by foreign control all the patriotic funds should be seen by everyone, if if he had been addressing Hong the beginning of the year, may Canadian Army Medical Corpe, capital and whose business is was to presch doctrines that could sending out comforts to the only for the sake of a very re- kong special jury of mondowoript help to keep rales down. at Endell-street Military Hospi hardly be regarded lavourably by patriotic Chinees. The Govern- troops, has sent a letter to the markable three-part film: "On Germans and hybrid Jew :—

Coal:- The demand is still tal, and they have also under- ment in Canton, if not in Peking, must have been fully aware of managers of this Fund urging the Brink, "which is, without "Bo jast, and fest not;

brisk and business has been done, takon gas susiyaïs of breathing the existence of this periodical. Then why were no steps taken to renewed erts, "knowing question, one of the fast pictures Let all the ends then sim'st at forward delivery, at very high samples. prevent its publication? If enough mud is thrown, some of it will do how immensely soldiers look ever shown in Hongkong, in be by country's, Thy God's, and rates. Reduced onipat in Japan; Dr. Helan Chambers, the surely adhere, and even though the respectable or the thinking forward to receiving applies of point of perfection of acting. Truth's,"

however, is responsible for fix pathologist at this military bow- portions of the population may reject a publication which they know tobacco, oigarettes and pipes from Tbs play introduces two This is not an article on Hong-tures to our port being few, and pital, han also undertaken a to contain carefully-designed falsehood, there will always be- Home." In view of this appeal, very well known French kong Special Jarice-local then, being made only by pro-apacial study of the bacteriology especially in Chios gallible perosatage that will swallow any we can only express the hope that actresses: Gabrielle Rabine and Special jaries are, in our opinion, pristors, rates are not divulged. of infected wounds, and she has lie or any meditious assertion.

the "MagicBag," through the use Marie Louise Derval, and it is the one of the colony, as they The rate, however, should, at the published, with Dr. Garrett An- The swallowing of lies brings us to another form of newspaper of which a local lady has raised son- certainly a revelation in regard are generally as individuals, the moment, stand at about 38.50/derson, the results of the use of to be found in China: that which is subsidised by Germans with siderable sums for the Food, will to the extraordinary results that mare toadies and hirelings of $900 per ton.

salicylio seid as an antiseptic in the express porcose of deceiving the people as to the progress of the scan be fall to overflowing again. can to obtained to-day by cine- certain oliques and cabsis wha

Fixture reported: --- Hongay/ wounds. Women have been em- war, and of persuading them that the subj cty of the Allied countries The Allies' Reply,

matographio art in depicting a wish to "run", things for their Hongkong 38.00 per ton. ployed in other departments of who are settled in the Far East bave evil designs on China. The The Allies bare surely said purely paychological study. We own advantage irrespective of the

With the closing of the year medical research. Faking correspondent of L'Echo de Ch'ne stated recently that this enough now to make Germany have never seen a story so well publio wesl, and who rarely fail we take the opportunity of wish- delectable section of the native journalistic world has been understand that old birds are told merely by facial expression. to allow personal prejudices to ing our readers the compliments publishing 'information' as to the Loshikai inoident, saying that not to be ought with Tosse "O the Brink" is the next over-ride the weight of evidence, of the season, and a Happy and negotiations between the Übarge d'Affaires, M. de Martel, and D. ohsf, and that the "pesos pro- best thing to a visit to a first-fan inherent sense of justice, and Proeperoms Now Year. Wa Ting-fang, Minider of Foreigo Affaize, are being porrned with posals" had best be thrown on olam European thestra. difficulty, and that no solution will be arrived at for long while." the nearest dangheap, where they The same correspondent continues: “Now - reprezentatinge have rightly belang. His Imperial been made recently by the British Charge d'Affaires, Mr. B. Alston, Mojty of Russia wastesno words, sa to the publication, by the Chinese press, of lying reports on the as may be seen from to-day's financial situation of the English banks." Fortunately, in this case, oable, in discussing the position. we read: "It is believed that the authorities have received orders "Who dares to think in consequenor, and that the newspapers have been warned of the he who began the war aball Lave penalties which they will incur if similar things are published," the rower to conclude it when he Germany has not lost a single opportunity of lying wholesale-often chocses ?" That is just the kernel in the most obildishly transparent manner to the Chinese and to of the whole basiness. The Kais- other Asiatics, in order to atir up strife, The Laoshikai affair washer and his fellow maniacs could At a firal'aid examicstion far too good a chancs for our enemies to let slip, for it enabled them at light to the haystack; so could recently at the Tong to represent Francs is the Chinese as a land-grabber, and, had it not bsboon; and no could a year-old Hospital the following been that there were wire hasds on the spot ready to deal with the baby; bat the extinguishing of successful:- situation, untold bam might have resulted. Germany's next the fi mes is soother story. The 1. Certificate.--Au Hon-sea fellow-citinɔns may bɔ follow- master-stroke with the Chinese was to seek to perenade them, bringing about of peace is not kwong, Cheng Ching-lam, Cheng ing a discreet policy in bringing

The chief of these traditions are accuracy and incorruptibility-the is deducted for the working of

that

A Remarkable Flim,

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE.

First Aid Examination.

indar

the requirements of the law-bat only a passing comment on a Polion Coart oase, decided this afternoon at the Magistracy,

Our Searchers.

to be done.

Stifi Sentence for Oplum Smuggling

+

feel.

Aa regards the work carried on by the Medios! Re- wearch Committee, the chairman of the body is now Major Waldorf Astor, the other members being all medical men except Lord Gos ches, who occupies the position of treasurer,The scoretary is At the Kurian Conmalais, Dr. W. M. Fle'ober, to whom the December 31.-We learn from Shanghai, the other day, the committee pay a well-deserved Chiness sources that a petition to assistant engineer on the ampliment "for his devotion, of His Excellency the Governor, Pultava, zamed Waidkoff, was time and spargy far beyond the praying him to take steps to stop intended to four months' impris normal demands of his secretariak the wholesale search, carried on onment and ordered to pay, a work.", which has made is possibla in the public streets and on the fos of Bls. 200 for smuggling for the committee to keep in touch held steamers, by the Opium Farmer' opiam, The prosecution was with the growing and changing Wah officers, is now being circaisted the insianos of the Chinese Mari. series of investigations which were and will shortly be presented to time Customs, which seised 5lb, they have been called upon to

Sir William Robinson. Our Chin- of the drug.

Leupèrvine.

quoted above, that British banks were in a poor way. Only three]n tank, for maniacs, spes or Chow-wo, Ho Hoi-leung, Hang this matter pablioly before the 12" bogu mtablished long SÉR

Dacing the

weeks ago they contrived to spread the same sort of report among infants, it is men's work; and it Wan-sang, Mak Paiting. Poon Head of the Government, but have the Siamese, with the result that there was a rush on the Hongkong is only to be sccomplished by Giay-wai, Poon Bagno, Ran Lane, really there is no shinintanocasion hawayer, it cranet be too oletely drage and Shanghai Bank in Bangkok. - Of cours the Garmen will still the pitiless trampling down of the sang, The Tak-po, Wong Kam- for- suy moh petitiɔd, as the anderstood that marching people Cortileston lie whatever happens, bat it is within the power of the Chinese ballies who, too wise in their ying, Wong Teoi-shun, Wong law is perfectly clear that snspected of being in porasucion | she total to 452 Government to keep him from Ventilating his fabriostions in the own conceite and too pulled up Yaa kao

no person can be legally search- of smuggled oplam in the streete obrquer" Bond

native proes. Ühinese editors may not always be proof against with their baliaf in their own in- 2ud." "Certifiosta.-J. L. Moled either on the wharves or in is a contravention of the law Post Ollor the bribes which the Boobs is so ready to offer; but, if the Govera- vincibility, foroad-apon the Ea Pherson.

the street. Of course it is] whichæanders the searchers liable 35,000 #pp ment has any respect for its own dignity and for the real wall being tents a war which it would most}." Medallion,—881 To-chung. the duty of the Government to to heavy punishment, andƐni, na 21,700,000: 15. oflits subjaciu, it will, witlogs farber delay, starcias a thorough | willingly have avoided. Wakops Dr. B. F. Les was the Hon. do anything possible to protent infringement on the liber Camorakip over the foreign - * news * sironiatad, and will refuse to that. Presidens Wilson: will in- Lecturer to this sinst, and Dr. G, H, tha Opium allow foreign-mpitalised pasmid to appese until afise sourcing, wardly digwet the Tuir a met Thomas soʻad av Hon. Estaminer,; vnd searchi enquiry has been made sa to their chies

Last it cannot be

in thi