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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1917.

ROBERT PORTER & SON'S

BULL DOG

LIGHT ALE

IN PINTS AND SPLITS.

SOLE AGENTS:

Hongkong and Small-pox.

"All-things' considered, Hong-

| kong in certainly coming through ite › mallpox ordeal in a creditable manner. Allowing for the amonut of overcrowding that exists in the nativa quarters of the city, and fer other odds and ende which must needs be taken into see anti whenever we speak or think of Hongkong, the number of cases cannot be called excessive. It is a very healthy sign, too, that the Chinese are taking kindly to vaccination; some indeed are so suger for the operation that the vaccinators almost need a body- gaard. This is a good opportunity

DAY BY DAY.

A MAN WITH A STRONG WON'T ACCOMPLISHES AS MUCH AS A MAN WITH A STRONG WILLA

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The Dollar.

The opening rate of the dollar

demand to-day Whe

3.13/16d.

To-morrow's Anniversary.

28.

Tomorrow is the birthday of the Marquis of Lansdown", who was born in 1845.

Struck Off. · It in nulifed that the name of to mention the splendid-work the Kang We Cheong Company. done by the Chinese HKP.R. Limited, has been struck off the and St. John Ambulance Register. men. No better proof of

Gepersi Holiday.

WAR CHARITIES COMMITTEE,

Sailors Fund and other excellent THE BISHOP'ST [unda of a like character. The Hong-

· ENGAGEMENTS.

| kong Jockey Club had earmarked ils contribution of $36.000 from the last race meeting for the Roy al Flying Corps Hospital and they

The Bishop of Victoria's engage- had consented to the diverting of menta for next week inolade:--

A Review of the Work to Date-a portion of the contribution to

other abjects. The next-charite Sunday 14.-Pranch ̈ at St. was the Prisoners of War Fuad Paal's Chiness Church at 11a.m. which sent parcels of food to the

prisoners of war in Germany. Monday 15.-Chinese Church' A meeting of the War Charities Ther left it to their London re- Body at 6. p.m. Committee was held in the Council

Tunday 16-Preside at St. Chamber yesterday, over which Presentatives to choose the parti His Excellency the Governor pre-cular channels and organisations Paul's Girls' School pris:-giving through which those parcela sided, there being a good attend should be sent and thus avoid the at 12 o'clock. Lecture at the ence of members present. The

Helena May Institute on the business of the committee was to danger ct sending too many par receive a report from the chairman cela to populer regiments and the History of the English Bible, st

overlooking of less popular ones. 15.30 p.m. of the Executive Committee, Hon. Mr E. H. Sharp, K.C., on the

There was an organisation in Wednesday 17.-Preside at the general allocations the Commites Berne which very quickly and Diocesan Baya School Prize

satisfactorily dealt with has made since its inception and

those giving at 12 o'clock. to hear an appeal by His Ex-things and they had mad, ar.

Thursday 18-Preside at the cellency the Governor for a more rangements with the society. Over regular system of monthly sub-inety per cent, of the parcels Doorsun Girls School "prise-

sent were acknowledged and they | giving at 11 s.m. arrived in a specially good condi.

because of the close Friday 19.-Preside at 8:. tion proximity of the place from Stephen's Girls' College priza- which they despatched giving it 3 o'clock.

His Excellency (interposing) said he was in receipt of a com- munication which showed that that Dr Marriott had consented to

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., msater in which these young fel appointed Wednesday, January scriptions.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS.

HONGKONG.

Telephone No. 616,

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All communications intended for pubiication should be addressed to the Editor.

the need that existed for such It is notified that His Excellency corpe could be afforded than the the Governor in Council has lows bare acquitted themselves 24, 1917, to be observed as a during the epidemio, Thousands of General Holiday. vaccination caɛes have passed through their hands, and the We have received from Heaars, work has been done with the most Butterfield and Swire an excep cheerful readinere, often at some tionally pretty and artisticObisess

Chinese Calendar.

The Hon. Mr E. R. Hallifax, the Secretary, first read the minutes of the previous meeting following which,

The Hon. Mr Sharp said the

were

amount of personal sacrifice, and, Į calendar, advertising the various only matter which the Executive the whole of this relief was con- serve during the absence on leave" se everyone is aware, without any insurance companies for which Committee had to report arising fered in one organisation in Lon-jof Dr Haraton.

-more

temuneration whatever. Volun|they are agents. which teering of this kind is what the

Kalian Output. Correspondents are requested to observe the

forward their names and addresses with [Colony waste-and the

The total output of the Kailen requires them to

not necessarily for the merrier.

Mining Adminieration's mice communications addressed to the Editor,

for the week ending Dzember publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides,

Dumping and Failure to Notify.

30, amounted to 63 411 tons and But one cannot quite so aa-the sales daring the period, to reservedly congratulate the 43,086 tone. vernment on its share in desling with the outbreak, The Sanitary Department, by way of an experi ment, bas certainly endeavoured

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Western Ualon Office address: 11, Ice House St.

Taleptone: No. I A.B.C., 5th edition.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1917.

PEACE IN 1917.

it nor the Police seems to us tobave

Dog Licences It is notified that licerces in keep dogs were. dun for renews! to do some good work, but ceither on the first day of January. All had sufficient backing from the plans owning dogs who have not yet obtained licences are adviced to do so 18 Boon as possible.

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The New British War Loan. . The text of the new British War Loan prospectus, which is given in our tel grams to day, bss been circulated free of charge all over the Empire by the Eisteru and Associated Telegraph Com p-nies.

December Weather.

Watchman's Opium.

Ear Sliced off.

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from the business of the previous

H. E. the Governor said: The de- meeting was the matter of the cele- bration of the Red Cross Day. He Continuing; Mr Sharp said no tai's given by the chairman of the thought it was quite unnecessary charity was more immediately Executive Committee constituted to say anything about that now, and urgently needed than this striking evidence of the generosity for they all knew that the total re-part calar one. They had lately of the community in subscribing ceipts on that day were something allocated £1000 to this work makto War Charities, but I wish to over $41,000 which enabled the ing £1500 seat in all to that object, refer to some faults in the or Executive Committee after paying In regard to the soldiers and ginisation through which we Monthly all expanses with the aid of a sailors blinded in the war there raise subscriptions. trifling sum from the general fund was a general organisation in subscribers are obviously the of the Committee to send home London which covered the various most desirable source of revenus £5,000, which he thought was a efforts on behalf of those unfor- for they enable subcribers to very good result of the "Our Day" tunate people. Perhaps the best know just where they are, and effort. The War Charities Com-organisation was the St. Dua-give the committees a steady Chinese prefer mittee had now been operating for stan's Hostels, founded by Sir working basis. nearly a year and their principle Arthur Pearson, who himself was other methods and do well with Bench. These two breaches of

allocations had been made in the blind, and who therefore dealt them, but if the Europeans here the law so serious just now--|

following directions. The Ladies with the matter in the most make monthly subscriptions in ac- dumping and failing to notify-

Working Parties in the Colony sympathetic way. He had receiv-cordance with their means, how- are regarded in much too casual

had cost monthly for the materials ed from Sir Arthur a letter ever small, our total income would: a manner by our Police Court. A

used by the ladies something over acknowledging their donation of be very materially increased. At fine of five and twenty dollars

$3000, that sum he thought was £500 in which be expressed his present monthly subscriptions when imposed on a Chinese of the

steadily increasing and the limits thanks, also stating that there average rather under $2500 and to which it would eventually bad been a memorial tab'et erect-are short of oven the local work- coolie class is, we agree, a heavy

reach no one could tell. They had ed in commoration of Hongkong's ing party expenditure which is sentence as regards clost cost,

been every much helped by the gift. He did not know what would well over $3000 a month.

The butit is an extremely light one by

shipping companies which had happen with regard to their later monthly subscriptions etc. resch comparison with the offence for

shipped the work of the ladies donation of £1000.

a very much larger sum. It can- not be expected that a proper which it is levied. Ignorance of The avera e m da temperature Home either absolutely free or at

Referring to the Officers' Fam-monthly subscription system can the law can no longer be pleaded during the month of December a very inuch reduced price, and ities Fund, which he said was an be established if people live in by the Chinese, sate in very was 62.8, the lowest paint reached Messrs Butterefield and wire had excellent organisation, the Er fear of constant spasmodic extra occasional cases, for, to do the being 50.4 on the ist. sed the sent home the last consignment ecutive Committee had lately sent calls on their purse and auch Government justice, we believe highest 739, on the 18th. There for no charge at all. The letters that every eff it has been made to was only 0 50-inch of rain, and and acknowledgments from Home & further £1000 making a to'a calle would necessarily have to keep all classes of them properly there were 29 hours of sunshine and the front which had been contribution for the year of £2000 be reduced to a minimum. They published in the local newspapers With regard to the Dreadnaught cannot be ruled out entirely: for The new Prime Minister made a number of striking remarks in informed as to their duty in these The average humidity was 60.

would have shown the members Hospital at Greenwich that was instance, the "Our Day" effort His Guildhall speech: remarks that are quite certain to find's respect. By the present system

how necessary those contributions an old fortitution founded in the looks like becoming an anzurl Yesterday un Indian Watchman were. abiding place in the national m mory. Chief smer g these, obviously, of fines, the damping of corpess,

The next item he referred time of King George IV which affir and there must be other is: Our navy will continue to strangle enemy commerce, despite sad still more the failure to give found a district Watchman going to was the Star and Garter Fund. had been very much enlarged small exceptions also. But if the pirasical devices; while, with prot or support, our gallant armies notice of cases of contagioue die on the 8.8. Paul Best, and on They had undertaken the endow during the war. That hospital community shows any desire to will cleave the road to victory is 1017." Mr. Lloyd George in an ease, will never be stamped out. searching bia he found he had ment of a ward in the hospital and was specially recommended to take up the monthly subscription excitable man, and has been known ere this to be so carried away The Chinese are, in many way, in his possessica eight taels of for that purpose had sent £2000 them. It took in men not only 4ystem it will be the duty of the they understood was from the Navy but also from the Committee to endeavour to use by his enthusiasm as to give public utterance to sentiments, soaer- the most kind-hearted and most prepared opiam. The man was which tions and prophecies which he and his friends very quickly wished charitable folk under the sun; charged with the offence before enough. That was not exactly Mercantile Marine: men who that they are protected as far as There seems no reason why the ansaid. But that was the Mr. Lloyd George of some years ago, but in certain other directions Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at ibe Police correct and another £250 was re- were doing good but dangerous may be from other calls.

system- Be of to-day has invariably been reticent in bis war statements, they have more brats! disregard Co.rt this morning, and, on the quired which they had sent. That work in mine sweeping and lag-

ward was called in perpetuity the ing. They had sent that institu.monthly subscription Even though these have lost cons of their old compelling power for the comfurt, enfety sad application of Inspector Kent, Hongkong Ward and they had tion £500. With regard to Belgian should not be extended to the and throughout the campaign he has shown himself no friend to general well being of their remand was ordered.

certain rights with regard to it in Relief the Executive Committee mercantile firmw, and indeed it rash promises and forecasts. Within the last month he has been neighbours than any race with

favour of anybody being incapacit had allocated £500 for that object appears that there is every reason Mr. C. D. Melbourne to-day sted. The next object was the and had given discretion to their why it should be so extended. It appointed to what one may well describe as the most difficult office in which we bare ever come in con- the whole world. Be in on bis trial before the nations: hostile, friendly tact. People who conceal a small ordered another remand in the Royal Flying Corps Hospital in London repesentatives to support might well take the form of a and neatral; and none will watch him with a more critical eye than por case merely to save them case in which a Chinese is charged London. That hospital was doing Belgian Relief organisations in proportion of what they would be Belgium an they prepared to give a donations and the men of his own household. Under these exceptional circum-selves some little inconvenience, with doing grievous bodily an excellent work and last June Britain or atances it hardly seems thinkable that he would commit himself to well knowing that such conceal harm to another men on a ship. they offered £10,000 a year for thought best. There were other of what there is reason to believe a two fold purpose in connec- smaller charities which they had they are only walling an opport what almost amounts to a definite promise, unless he had absolate ment my mean death for a Mr. Baywood appeared for cam

tion with the hospital. The supported and recently the Gen-unity to give. No batter opport namter of inaccent people, will plainant, and bir. Davidson repre- first was for the maintaining of a cral Committee was circularised unity is likely to occur. We DOW certitude at his back.

Most of us, se goes almost without saying, heys become so never be taught decent considers sesfed defendant. It is alleged Hongkong Ward in the existing for permission to send to their want an assured monthly in-

that defendant attacked the other hospital and the second object London representatives a sum of come to be put on mach accustomed to seeing the hopes of peace "this time next tion by means of fines.

who is not yet out of hospt was to maintain a proposed Hong- money which should be used at stable basis and therefore, pro- year" dashed by some circumstances not foreseen (and that should.

tal, and severed his right eer kong extension, for it was thought their discretion amongst smaller bably, on a larger basis, which bave been foreseen !) that it takes more than German peace-feelera,

|completely with a knife, in addi-at that time the Gondon Com-charition. It was very difficult would make it unnecessary to more than Wileoniss Notes-ay, and more than a Prime Minister'a

We know the speech, to abake us quite out of the babit of regarding the war as Compared to Weltky-Drinking, tion to infleting a serious wound mittee would establish one im here to know about small charities, make any further special appealm

iu the neck.

mediately. The first object they and correspondence wasted much for some time.

cbaritable organisations which likely to last a long sad indefinite time. If pesce is to come soon,

had supported ever since and he valuable time and telegraph- Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at we argue, it must be one that is almost as discreditable to us of the

thought some allusion was made ing was most costly. There was commend the sympathy of every- Allied oventries a defest. Of course, in many respects, this is the Police Court this morning, &

GERMAN Prisoners at the last meeting of the Com- such a society as the Surgical body to these we have already undoubtedly the right frame of mind to cultivate, for it makes for Chincus was charged with keep

IN JAPAN.

mittee that the hospital authori Requisites Society which supplied subscribed and desire to subscribe We prefer fixed ties had had some difficulty in artificial limbs for soldiers, whiob, more largely. terions appreciation of the dangers and difficalries that lie obead, ing an opium divas at 21, Square

finding suitable premises for the whilst not asking for large sub-monthly subscriptions, but if there just me the easy optimism of a couple of years ago made for unpres Street. Nine other men

Sur, rise Examination at Osaka. proposed extension. It was felt scriptions, was glad of small ones. Are any who do not wish to bind paredness and neglect of duty. Bat Mr. Lloyd George'n intest pro- charged with frequenting.

An informer guid that

by the Excutive Committee that It was to benefit auch societies themselves to such they need not bouncement bould surely teach us that there is a perfectly sound

A report that some of the Geras time was passing and nothing that Mr Stewart and Dr atkin Promise a definite amount. We shall be glad to receive monthly Bent £1000 to middle way between these two extremes. If we cannot win the war when he went to the place. in 1917, what have our munition-makere been doing all this while ?, all the men were smoking, and msn prisonere interned in the definite being done it would be son had been What have the ships entrusted with blockade duty besa occupied there was all the paraphernalis of camp at Kidzugawa, Oske, were wise to communicate with their be divided as they thought best. what they can spare so long as in pcs cation of arms and am-representatives on the London The funds in hand up to a few they can spare it. I need hardly with ? The three principal Allies Lave oren Eghting for well nigh sem kig đen."

When the case bad been on for manilion having reached the Commitee, Mr Murray Stewart diya ago were about $38.000 in add that fixed monthly subscribers thirty mouths. If, after that, victory is to be regarded as an im-

unless that extension was made That large Hongkong balance was There is one other point which

scriptions at any time. · possibility within eacther eleven or twelve, to what nae have the some time, Mr. E.J. Grist appear military aathorities, Major 8-g- and Dr Atkinson to the effect that Hongkong and £2,500 in England, can alter or withdraw their sub-

be enums, who is in charge of within a reasonable time it would, mainly due to a series of very ex- Powers been putting all their experience, man-power, ammunition, ed and autoaned that

WEL appearing for the first the camp, carried out a torbe better to divert the money to a cellent theatrical performances I referred to on the day that I and money

He said these pries examination of the prisoners more immediately useful object, got up by the Chinese members of first established this Committes, Pesci i pomible within the present year, or Mr. Lloyd George defendant.

ptor, and on Christmas Dy. All the 500 if the Royal Flying Corps Com-the Committee which realised and that is that none of us our barity to would never have dared to tell the world so. Bat he gives people were very

our financial us clearly to understand upon what terms we can look to greep it sliboagh defendant undoubledly men were ordered out of the camp milise could not satisfactorily nearly $20,000 for which they should allow

The Execu-interfere with

assistance to the Imperial it."With proper support! No one is now ignorant of the fact pleaded guilty, yet bo was an old buildings and their persona cara arrange for the Hongkong exten- word very grateful,

few fully searched, while a party of sion within two months. That live Committee felt it right to get that, bad the army and navy bad at their bioks & Government man, and there were very

These soldiers, ander the command of was at the beginning of Septem-rid of that money and they hd, Government by way of invest loths and War Savings Cortifortes oapable of marking out a stern and decided line and sticking to it, jobs for him to do.

expired the proposal came from charities he had already indicat which are offered to us. Those Germany would, in ell hamsa probability, have been beaten to a people had very little money and an cfficer, made surah among last and after the two months bad already aliceated it amo get the ments in the various forms of WAN they would accept the £200 per ing a few outstanding bills in con-Government woskly for some sidered the convenience and the good opinion of neutral nations up with smoking utensils. It was ers.

convenient if The search failed to discess mouth for the ward in the exis- nection with the ladies worki‹g before the life of the Empire; the consequenos naturally being that therefore very opportunity after opportunity of dealing soms heavy blows at our they could drop in somewhere and any arms, though some ummansing hospital and drop the idea of parties they about $15,000 in Land, months paat now and the response. Be They we a therefore now in neef has been large, I believe how snemy has been lost. We put the affairs of Britain into the hands have a smoke. They might astion was found and weissd, In the of the proposed extension. of men who could not properly control them even in peros time and well try to stop a European c.gree of the search unter the thought that considering the time: of more money especially month mob one cannot tall willows a

to emphasise as both Lamsa, sarist who, in war, made themselves the bats of the world. What wonder from dropping into an hotel for ceilings a pair, of field-gla-se no belter decision could have it subscriptions. As he was das farence to the banks. But I want that our blokade has been bat half, ofleative? . What wonderi4 whicky and sodi, The two were discovered, pisced in bios baen come to... The existing hoë- Jing with figuras ba, might. Met" the Imperial Govenmark, beoBUSO that the Hans sneer at our salt-heartedness and remain comfortably things were no different. They made for the purpose of making pital was doing a very excellent tion that the monthly subscrip by our subscriptions to the vari

would find it hardship observations of ships out at me, and astisfactory work in its Bong- Lions at the present time did not, under the impression that we are afraid to puniah apior, traitors and

tee here had the £10,400 a year, bursements for the working par- of the Government, Anascial rel

гроделы pirate su they should be punished ? Bat, a new ragims is begin- if their whisky and soda ware The camp authorities are condoet kong Ward and now the Commit amount to their monthly discharisian we rollare a great dial ning, and the man who has made this astounding promise of victory stopped. Speaking lof himself, ing further investigations with not spent on the extention at its fies.

regard to the ownership of the cool for aller charities, Anal, The only other thing he had to in the man chosen, as one might say, Ly the mosnimous consent of ba:knew he would. she. Empire, to be at the bend of it. The people have given kit 121 Morship inflicted a Ros of articles discovered, and the matter of fact they had allocated resos twas thist the Hon Mr d Lotos-and Joined the. Commit JUIF oɔidence; lat sheet now follow his per nation and entrust' - 25on the frat defendant and manner of their being brought that balaÑOS 15 LAT

Shot of Mr David Land fair if 82 sech on the

into camp,-Japan Chronicle. War Find the Bildid of their money to him fti addition, and all will be well.

OPIUM SMOKING.

were

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mash by this time. Up till now we have had a Ministry that con.could not afford to set themselves the personal cff,cts of the prison" the London Committee itself that ed. The result was that after p35- } fande have been advertised by the

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