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Brown Brandy

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1917.

WATSON'S

BROWN

OLD

BRANDY E

QUALITY.

25 YEARS IN WOOD,

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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS. Telephone No. 616.

Correspondents are requested to observe the rule

names and addresses forward their requires them to

Editor, not necessarily communications addressed to the publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

Germany and Chlas,

DAY BY DAY.

WHEN YOU SPEND HALF YOUR TIME MAKING PROMISES, YOU'LL FIND IT TAKES THE OTHER HALF TO MAKE EXCUSES.

With Germany's glove lying on the ground, waiting for any and every neutral nation to pick it up, there is a chance for Chins, 88 one of those nations, to do hermeli some amount of good" by accept- ing the challenge. Unlike most other nations, she has abeolately nothing to lose by decl ring war jDU on Germany; and ehe has every-24. 4.9/16d, thing to gain. By coming forwarð as an ally of Great Britain's, she would at once salve certain of ber

The Dollar.

Tue opening rate of the dollar

femand to-day

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To-morrow's Andiversary. To-morrow in the 70th birthday

The Races.

1892

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

(Compiled from the "Honghong Telegraph" files for the week" ending February 10, 1892.)

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RIFLE LEAGUE SHOOTING.

Dockyard Recreation Club ́v. Royal Engineers.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY."

Mr. A'fred Robbins ban a very {interesting article in Notes and Queries on the payment of mem. bers in early days. He suggests that a kind of xɔne system War recognised by the authorities, This match was shot off at the | members being supposed to live Tai Hang range on the 4th inst. in their constituencies and re- the Dockyard winning by 17ceiving a larger allowanos the points. Soores:—

farther away they dwelt. The maximum allowacos (for Cam- berland and Northumberland) was 41 daysS. The Somerset member got 37 days' allowauos, the Leicestershire $1, those for 01 Hertfordshire and Surrey 27, and ...31 31 24 80 thoes from Middlesex 24. The .27 34 24 85 whole article is well worth read-

ing. ...31 25 25 81

Dockyard R. Club,

200 500 500

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The Do'lar. February 10.-"The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 2/101.” Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and Godown Co. The Gaselle publishes traffic

February 0.-"The fifth ordin-Mr. Brock gulations on days fixed for theory sanusl meeting of this com- Mr. Elson. Racer,

play was held to-day. The Hon. Mr. Goodman J. J. Keswick presided and there Mr. Cousins were alto present the Hor, C. P. Mr. Seare Chater, Meners, D. R. Sasscon, J. Me, Brown (Capi)30 30 20 80 26 25 25 76 Moses, 8. C. Michaelreo, Mr. Allen Mendel, O. J. Holliday (directore,) Mr. Wright 27 28 21 76 Daily News thinks, in suggesting

present difficulties, for the de- of Mr. T. A. Edison. claration would also make her an ally of Japan'e. Of course there would be many people at Home ready to urge that Obica has noth- ing to give in return for being admitted to the Entente, and that she is already crippled by want of money; but no-one acquainted with the circumstances would

Notice of Removal,

Public Vaccinator,

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Mr. J. P. Brags will abortly remove his printing office to 16, advance or list:D to such Des Vax Rand Central, next to argument. Apart from the foot Wiseman's Cafe. that any little hindrances to the recruiting of further Chirose for trerobing etc, at the Front would be removed, our neighbour has it in her power do to what none of the interested foreign nations car. which apparently, accomplish: she can with emash Germany's trade out here. for Probably say Foreign Ofies in the world, save our own, would.

All communications intended for publication should be addressed

to the Editor.

Business correspondence should be seat to the Manager.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephons: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition. "Western Union Office address: 11, Ice House St.

T. I. Rose. B. O. Wiloor, J.Goos maar, O. J. Hiret, H. Barms and

Total

of 4 per cent fat Apertart Sighte

E. Osborne (scorétary), The Lees deduction] Msa Tat-cheung, a member of Chairman said :-Gentlemen, the the Ambulance Platoon of the pett prefit according to the report, Hongkong Police Reserve, has in $91 959,84, but after allowing been appointed a Pablic Vaccine-for $9,714,12expended in repairs, the actual profit on working is $101,733,96 si compared with $79,085.92 is 1890, or an incrOLES The Hongkong and South of $22,643 04. The rent and taxes have realised from the beginning China War Sarings Association of West Point godowns account that Chins should be encruraged has been exempted from registra-largely for the difference shown,

tor.

Exempted.

Union Church.

R. E.'s

€67

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A contemporary is wrong, the

that Mr. Gladstone was a member of the Carlton Club when he was & Liberal. He left the Carlton

23 when be joiced Lord Palmerston's Government in 1859, and till that time he called himself a “ Liberal Conservative." In 1862 thers WAN Nat 814 a row in the clab, and some talk of throwing him out of the window, because he had voted against Dizay's Budget, but he kept his membership till 1859. There is a revolving chair in the library of the club which used to be called "Gladstone's obsic.” Why? "Because it is always turoing round and round."

200 500 600 ...29 33 27

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to declare war. The encourage- tion under the Societies Ordin.as these items in 1890 amounted Opl. Allen ment would not have been a

to the important sum of $30,510, Q. 8. Black...29 29 29 87 difficult matter. The smeant that 820e, 1911.

which is now reduced to $10,170,- Q.M.S. Willisme 28 25 27 80 Great Britain is spending in a

000 and in the year new current Bergt. Coxon. 28 28 28 80 single day on war expenses, if lent

This Church has been clored will disappear altogether. The Opl. Huxley ...21 31 24 78

A proof-reader sends the Man- to China, would have been ample dating the past four weeks for groes revenue during the past year Lieut. Wahl 29 27 19chester Guardian some inducement to her to throw in her reacvation and repairs, which are was $10,878 53 loss than in 1890, Opl. Bamkill.20 28 26 741 lot with us. But it is the

garcered from first proofs, and way of our Foreign Offics to half-o completed. Services have which is due to the exceptional Begi. Offord .21 27 18 66 positors bowlers." They are

been maintained in the Lectore dullness of trade during the leat

are mainly the revult of the cam do its work. It realised the Hall, but will be resumed in the six months of the year and to the

positor's struggles with bad writ advisablity of preserving good Church to-morrow when the Rev. withdrawals of acme at amers

ing.. "Suppression of the eprend relations with Japan, but it per J. K. Maconsthis will conduct from the whatf whose say in the

of pernicious publicans" is a sistently kept its eyes closed to the morning and evening services. port renders it unnecessary that

fairly obvious misprint for they should have their businoes the fact that a practical friend-

'publications." "Swinburne done there. We have reason to JAPANESE MATCHES FOR courted the nurse in the garden

The Hongkong Telegraph. chip with Chins would secure the

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1917.

HONGKONG'S MAN-POWER COMMISSION.

Did Not Steal the Lot.

interament of Germans within

"I only took one pair of anticipate a full recovery from her terri ory (thus relieving both trousers," said a Chinese, to Mr. other sources 68 8000 8 1here is Hongkong and Japan of a good. R. Wood, at the Police Courts normal condition of trade, and deal of anxiety), and would lay this morning, when charged with I am glad to say that the great the foundations for a final excitesling coats and trousers from convenience afforded by the sion of them from this part of the woman at Kowloon City. The wharves has already sccured na world. Germany's sleet sub- woman acid be itole the whole the promise of the business of the marine threats seem to us to cer lot. His Worship sent him to Messageries Maritimes, which, it

aseful opportunity of atoning prison for a month and ordered for past errore.

thet be should be placed in the

tocks for foar hours. Christianity in China,

Cinema Attraction.

is to be hoped, will be followed by

figure considerably, lower

Total

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RUSSIA.

627

Order from Russian Imperial House.

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in the early morning, and thas sat a good example to the other poete," is bewildering until one remembers the likeness of "ourse" and “mase" in come handwrit- "French mermaids 441, a inge. yard" should have been "mer- inos.” “A striko is inevitable if

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The statement that the British

carpat of gane and shells is no more in a single week than it was in the whole of 1915 recaile a letter written by Queen Viotoris to Lord Panmure in 1856. Her Majesty was still a young woman in those far-off days, and what a Minister of Munitions she would have made. ** The returns of the

the patronage of other large ocm- The Saxuki Shoten of Kobe has the companies refuse to discuss panies. The company's properly received through its branchffice the charms of the colliera" i is all in good repair, but, of in Petrograd an order from the quite excunsble in s burried oom- course, we have been obliged to Russian Imperial Houes for 6,000 positor. Whether the decision of the Government to appoint a re-

To-night the management of expend certain sums upon it from boxes of ma chen to be specially One of the most imaginative the Bonkkong Theatre are abon time to time, and off its value we made, apparently for distribution presentative Commission for the purpose of considering the cases of young men anxious to go to the Front is a spontaneous act on its statements that it has been curing the first and second episodes, have this year written $38,912 78 among the troops. It is thought part, or whether it is the result of pressure brought to bear upon it lack to meet with is that of a of which there are four parte, of from profit and les account. The that this is by way of a trial order, from outside quartere, we do not pretend to say. But, whatever the Peking paper to the effect that the the splendid forial &lm." Peg O Kowloon wharf jellies originally and will be repeated if satisfac facts may be, the announcement, which we publish elsewhere tc-day, number of native converts to the Ring". In this capital picture cost $124 000, bat they now torily filled.- Exchange. will, we are certeia, be bailed with the utmoet entisfaction by the Christianity in Chins is 35,287 there are no less than 15 episodes atand at $100,000. The land and parts, and buildings at Kowloon aland in the public se a whole, and more especially by those who have long 109. When the immortal Mr.orsisting of 30 demanded the bringing into being of machinery by which the Mentaliai diecovered that his picture-gcers will be pleased to booke at $1,182,778.77, bich is young men of the Colony shall know once and for all whether they liabilities totalled. &t so many know that Lucille Love and Hugo equal to $184 per square foot, can the better serve the Empire here or in the trenches. The action pounds, shillings, peace and an Labeque are taking the leading

paris. Some capital keystone the the valuation of adjoining tions and suggestions to benfit different departments for the last has been long in coming all too long, considering that the odd halfpenny, he esid "Oh, dem

We would say comics will also be screened.

land. With regard to the Wet the working classes on board ship. quarter," she wrote, "show a Straits and the F.M.S. have had their Tribunals for some the halfpenny."

Point Reclamation, which is And the reason for this is not far lamentable deficiency in small time now-but it is something gained to be able to th me not only of the odd 9

practically complete, your directo seek: the Committes of the arms. Fifty-two thousand three More War Conforiz. feel that there will no longer be cause for any young man in Hong- at the end of this big score kong to be in doubt as to where his duty lies. That point will in bat of at least the odd thirts "Oor Little Bit" Society, tors beve zot yet decided how Chamber of Cimmerce are either hundred and twenty-two for the fatare, if he wishes it, be decided for him by a body of men who million sa well. According to Kowloon, asve forwarded their they will deal with it, but we are ship-owners or ship-agents, and whole of the United Kingdom is will have every facility for judging on the merits of his case. And this emesing statement, one per-usual fortnightly parcel of com- making use of a portion of it in any public reform that interferes sadly small reserve to have in the personnel of the Commission is soch, that the almost confidence on in ten throughout China is a forts for the troops, to Mrs. Philip the meanwhile for a transit shed, with what they choose to consider store; we should never be short

de Forblanque,

care of the and I daresay we will eventually their vested interests, is at orce of 500,000." The Queen was will be reposed in it.

The appointment of this Commission is certainly a big step The last statistics that we es in Matron, No. 2 General Hospital, sell it. The land will stand in placed outside the pale. But when struck also with the little work forward is the direction of dealing, on practical and ocmmon-sense connection with the matter gare Chelaes, England, through the the Company's books at these worthy gentlemen in their that during the whole quarter something occure that touches done at Enfold:- It apponen the Christian population of Chins grounds, with the local man-power question. The new body is com

Megers, Shewan, foot and would be applicable to courtesy of parable to the Tribunals at Home, though its duties will necessarily at about two millions, of whom Tomes, & Oc., consisting of the the liquidation of the debentures tenderest part-their bretches' this new and extensive establish- be of rather a different character. At Home, the main business of the million and a quarter were following: 3,336 rolled band we issued daring the past year to pcckets the Chamber in its mens has completed only three Tribunals is to investigate claims to exemption. Here, where we Catholica and the remaining three-agce, 616 Awabs, 63 flannel many-pay off our loan from the Banks, wrath gets up on its hind-lege muskets!" have no actuel compulsory military service, the Commission's tsek quarters Protestante. Who the entsiled bandages, 15 Asor mops, 39, I hope, Lowever that the land and puts on a mountain of ride

Beveral correspondents, send and writes letters-ungrammati- will lie in the opposite direction; it will deal with the cases of nen thusiasts were who supplied this ere bandages, 28 paire surgical will realise considerably meal and badly wordet letters to the Oterrter speculations about who are seeking, rat to avoid service, but to be released neweel statement of effaire we stockinga, 24 capa, 6 pairs socks, than the price I have named." from civil employment in order that they may join the caloure. will not try to guess, but their

convert to the Christian Faith.

"' converts"

wero

BANK RETURNS.

certain

The Dairy Farm Company, Limited.

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bemorning the fact that they are doing non-essential military Mohammedan Indians or Malay, certified by the Managers of the amount of good daring its some 5, Stanley Strent, Hongkong, on General Sir Henry Rawlinson, dalies to come forward and prove that they are something more and heathen Chines, who were

allowed

the British Minister st Peking, to the origin of “tom" or "tommy“ The Chamber of Commeace, the Hongkong Archimedean as a disparaging prefix in such 1 case dry ginger, 1 Japanese February 8. In this colony levers, and even goes the length cases an "iomfcol" and "tommy: It will therefore be its daly to see that no unreasonable obstacle zeal has certainly outrun their milk cores, 88 suite pyjamae,

The trathfulness. Of course mission.

of Hongkong there is a second of creating a lakewarm sensation rot." Que connects the word is pleasd in the way of patriotic men by their employers.

class and almost moribond in in the London Times."

with the Lowland Soolah “loom” lalter, we presume, will be heard on any points they may wish to sry figures are the easiest in the game.

Here is an

stitution known as the Hongkong raise, but the ultimate decision will rest with the Commission. world to take.

(Icataudio "tomr") meaning General Chamber of Commerce. The whole facts of each case will thus be weighed impartially, and, example, for the absolute truth of

empty. Another reads it in the It is a hybrid sort of a show, and whether a man be accepted or exempted, Le will in either oase which we can vouch. At a certain

sense of " great," with a possible the scope of its legitimate opera-

derivation from the Latin know that he has done his dely--and more then that cannot be stive school conducted by a

tions have never yet, at least so

and February 10-"The following "tamalas," expected of anyone. At Home, compulsion is being applied to all well-known missionary society

the Greek men between the ages of eighteen and forty-one year, and we there were a buodred names on

The returns of the average far as we can ascertain, boen

'tymbos." This interpretation presume that it will be competent for all male British subjec's in the rell. But the highest atten

'tom tit,' **tom-cat," and Hongkong, within those limits, to submit their names to the Com- dauce ever registered was farty amount of bank notes in circula- plainly defined or even generally is the report for presentation to mission. It will, in fast, be the duty of all such to lay their cases three, and of those forty-three tion and of specie in reserva in ander food. Doubilees this self- the shareholders at the fifth would also fit in sach words as

Hoogkeng, during the month appointed guardian of public ordinary yearly meeting to be twanty-three

'tombay,' held at the offics of the Company, ̧" before the new body. Now in the time for those who have been

ended January 31, 1917, as interests has done s

than talkative grumblers,

by their parenta to respective Banks, are as follows what chrquered cxistence, al Hooday, the 16th February, at 4

Specis though it is our misfortune never o'clock The Directors have the the hero of General Haig's great Lcbool on the

Average Outside those young men who have for many months been attend the

Banka.

to have been able to trace to its plessure to lay before the share-dispatch of December last, has for Amount, anxious to get away there are two classes which will have to come express condition that they wore

Reserve.scarce a single benefit of import bolders a statement of the Com- his family motto, "Fectins lente" Yet in fer consideration. We refer to those who are physically unfit for not taught Christianity.

Chartered Bank

ance for which the traders and Ping's socoante for the year an entirely felicitons anmming ended 30.1 November, 1891. The up of the Somme operations. Liks commercial commosity of Hong- of Commerce. The Chamber ting of 18.044 27 for deprecis of cuneiform inscriptions), be kong are indebted to the Chamber net profit for the year, after writ his father (the famous interpreter holds periodical meetings at which tion, is $3,419.30 from which combines patience with brilliance, usually aired; but a review of the the payment of a dividend of 3 praise of Lord Kitchener, after a good deal of sials eloquence is suin the Directora recommend To-day it is good to recall the records for the post twenty yours per cent: leaving a balance of Rawlinson's smoo9ss as a pursuer 1,070,488. 559,000+ fails to show, one single azb- $419.30 to be carried forward. of the Boere on the relief of stantial form that has been The herd of cattle is in excellent Ladysmith: "Brevet-Colonel Siz Total $35,111,357 25,550,000 achieved through either its in-health. Mr. J. D. Humphreys Henry Rawlinson possess the Sterling Securities deposited Bnence or prestige. Host of the hur retired from the Board. Dr. qualities of a staff officer and a with the Crown Agents valued at populer measures independently James Gentlie and Mr. W. H. column commander in the field. £150,000.

brought froward, the Committee Ray retired by rotation and offer His characteristics will always ensure him a front plans in what †Securities with the Crown have opposednohge the Sunday themselves for

avor be mots his stad 10, Granville Sharp, Chairmso. Agents $70,000,

Labour Bill, and all other propodi

in

Corp., ...26,230,618, 20,000,000 of India, Limited,

Mercantile Bank

service at the Front and those who, by reason of family and other when the society's annual meet- of India, Australia ties, consider that their place is in Hongkong. Whether the Coming took place in London it was mission will deal with cases of this sort or rot is not indiested at the solemaly stated that the rohool & China $7,831,352, $5,000,000*

Hongkong and moment; but, if it is to do so, then those whose claims are upheld in question contained a buadred by the Commission, as well as those others who are willing to serve Christian children. We are far Shanghai Banking but who are considered indiepenenble to the business life and milit from wishing to disparage the tary interests of the Colony, should be given certificates which they genuine Chicos Christians; the oan produce to show that they have done all that can be expected Boxer troubles showed that many of them. More than that, it should be a point of honour among all of them have known how to dis firme to keep open, until after the war, the position of any men who like to ose and martyra. Bai ia released for service. Any frm that will not do this should be the Boxer troubles also laid bare pablicly exposed. Is a recent speech, Mr. Lloyd George said one or two other little frole. And No man has a right to look on while others are struggling." Let have the campillers of these re- the men of Hongkong bear those words in mind. Many of them markeble figures cover heard of have been looking on far too lng-some of them through no fault rios Christiana 7. of their own. Now we shall know who the shirkers really are.

ra-slection.