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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY,

A..S. WATSON

& Co, Ld.

to the Editor.

HONGKONG AND CHINA.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Teaching of Chiness

We, were glad to ass by the report of the Headmaster of the Victoria British School that the teaching of Chinese has been introduced in the upper class | there, and that it is being taken up with very considerable zest. Mr. Irving very rightly laid atrons |

ONE WOMAN SITS AND SIDES ABOUT HER WRONGS AND AN OTHER STORMS AND RAVES ABOUT HER RIGHTS. ***

The Dollar..

The opening rate of the dollar

on the value of Britishers" becom- on demand to-day ing acquainted with the native | 28. 4.9/16d,

tongue, for, as he indicsted, we

sball need, in the future, to study

more closely than we bavi in the

To-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow in the 16th anniver.

past the languages of those coun-sary of the rout of the Chinees iries in which we hope to by the Germans at Paoting-fo. mske commercial progress. The establishment of the Chinese Language School by the Chamber

j

Struck Off,-

1892

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

BEA CAPTAIN'S HARD CASE.

One that Will App1⁄4ál to Lord Milner.

(Compiled from the "Hongkongwe have received a letter

Telegraph" files for the treck" ending February 17, 1892.)

The Dollar.

February 17.-" The rate of the dollar on demand to-day is 2/111."

Hongkong Jee Company, Limited.

DAY'S MISCELLANY. Lika (bu huggin, the padding is to the Bassnech Scotob deliency the origin which in wrapped in deepest my |atery, siya, the Chronicle, The uther morning two travel-stained English Tommies dropped into the reel-room at Aberdeen Station

for some much-needed refresh Paya the New Statesman "from ment. They were heartily wel Menara. Alfred Holt and Co, the comed by the ladies in charge, Liverpool shipowners, calling and in a few minutes a succulent attention to the strange case of mealie pudding, piping hot, was enah. ** Bath Captain Jamre Beipenhausen, a placed before shipmaster in their employ. Cap- had seen more than a bit of tain Reipenhauson's father wijlife since joining the Army, but a born in Hanover in July 1837, mealie-padding was one of the thas missing by only a few weeks things hitherto undreamt of in February 11.-"The eleventh the privilege of being barna sub. their philosophy. Determined, Bunast meeting of shareholders jest of the King of England. At however, to brave the uskoowa," in the shore named Company the age of 13 however, he did jone of them boldly out his pad. was held to-day, Mr. J. J. Keswick what he could do to remedy this ding ia two, soooped out some of presided and there were also pre-misfortune by leaving Hanover the contents, sad took a mouth. sent Messrs G. 8. Coxon, W. Hand settling in Aberdeen. Sab fal. As he slowly masticated the Wallace. E. W. Ratter, J. H.sequently he entered the British oatmeal, a look of contentment | Cox. 0. S. Taylor, C. W. Dixon, merobant marine, was naturalised came over his features. "Go boys who are still at school. In The sum of $200 has been sent H. C. McLean, J. J. Bell Irving as a British eubject, became the bend, Bill ! " bo exclaimed. "In a matter of this kind a beginning to the Fund for Blinded Soldiers and Ho Fook. The Chairman said captain of a British ship, and only good old porridge in a cannot be made too early. Many and Sailors, being part proceeds that in presenting the report and married a Scotch lady.

It is notified that the name of of Commerce some time biok the Moenng Hong, Limited, has

step in the right been struck off the Register. dirretion, and it is only se

Photographs.

Wad

it should be that efforts should From A Fong we have received be made to familiarise in the some excellent photographs of vernacular, not only our young the recent Police Reserve Inspec. men who have siready began their tion. They are extremely clear.

business careers, but also our

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Concert Proceeds.

Auditors.

The names

U. S. Vice-Consul.

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"Tank." of the boys at our local schools of the concert held at the Helens accounts for 1881 he had not “The son. Captain James, was

| very much to add to the statement born in 1870 near Dander, and Mrs. Allan E. Bright, who which have been reared in Hongkong. May Institute on the 14th inst. Correspondents are requested to observe the rule

names and addresses with and no doubt quite a number of

of the managing directors, which is thus a British subject by birth. read a paper on picture exhibi. requires them to forward their communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for them will, in course of time, and Hunter Bayne, CA., and Mr. satisfactory by the shareholders, and has never had any com recently, observed that the Go- of Mr. Deary be hoped would be regarded as He cannot read or speak German, tions at the London University, billet in one or other of the publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

All communications intended for publication should be addressed booga here. They probably have Alexander McLare, O.A.. have for in a period of abnormal monication with anyone in Ger- verament authorities spelt cios. fair smattering of the Chinese been added to the list of those depression such se Bongkong many. Solely on account of his ma with a o and called it cinema, language already, but their value qualified to act as auditors onder bad recently experienced, it was ancestry, however, the Admiralty pronounced sinems. Bar this to their future employers will the Companies Ordinance. bighly satisfactory to be able to have now refused to let him have sancanosment did not weigh securedly be all the greater if

be able to declare a dividend of their worst orders any longer. with subsequent speakers. Profes they are thoroughly and soundly has been pleased, ander inetrac-24 per cent, declared daring the aurance reasons, that he cannot when using the word, pronounced His Excellency the Governor 16 per cent, making a total of This means in practice, for in-sor Gilbert Murray, for example, trained in the native tongue. tions from the Secretary of State year. There was nothing further command a ship.

it something like sigh as-ma. And, incidentally, they should be for the Colonies, to recognise Mr. to my; he proposed the adoption able to command a better salary Leighton Hope as Vice-Conaal of the report and accounts, and deprived of his living, and the being ecunded

"Captain Reipenhassen is thus Thea WA had ki-ne-ma, the like . than the lad who is ignorant of of the United States of Ameri-would be glad to answer any country is deprived of the services diphong in Pitman's phono-

ca at Hongkong.

| questions. There being no ques- of a man whom Messrs. Holt de-graphy.

In moat instances, Alica Memorial Hospital. tions, Mr. Batter, seconded the scribe as 'one of the best of the however, the short i vowel was The Hob. Treasurer of the motion, which was carried. On very fine body of men serving on pronounced. I wonder how long Alice Memorial and Affiliated the mostion of Mr. Coxan, second our ships and this at a time it will be before the word is Hospitala begs to acknowledge ed by Mr. Wallace, Mr. T. Arnold when every available man's standardised, so to speak. I with thanks the following was re-slected auditor." donations to the funds of the Hoepitale Nestle and Anglo- Swiss Milk Co., $100.

Proclamations.

Telephone: No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition.

Western Union Office address: 11; Ice House St.

MARRIAGE. BEVINGTON-BROWN.-At St. Johne Cathedral, Hongkong, on February 14th by the Rev. Copley Moyle, Francis, fifth son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Storrs Revington, Sea View, Frinton on Sea, Essex, to Jessie Olive, niece and adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie

Brown of Suva, Fiji.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1917.

Chinese.

Why Complain ?

Mr. Fraser Smith as Plaintiff.

services are of valde.

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In his speech to the scholars, Mr. Irving appeared to be some

should bare thought that its what piqued at the fact that the

"We cannot suppose that Sir Greek origin made it certain (1) French Convent School bed drawn

February 12-"The Hong- Edward Carson is responsible for, that the first letter was a hard k'; away quite a number of the

kong Jockey Club case, Fraser or even aware of, this grotesque (2) that the fourth was a long d. Victoris papila, He thought it

Smith v. Byrie and Others, will, decision, for he, at any rate, as a Bat as even Professor Murray has wan rather a pity that, having a The Goatte contains a Pro- it is expected, shortly come for colleague of Lord Milner and Sir apparently thrown over the kat British school, parents showed a clamation by the King concerning preference for the French instituco-operation between the Board on Learing. The plaintiff will be Alfred Moad, is aware that Ger- the Government command, I tion, and he urged those who had of Trade and the Imperial In-represented by Mr. Ed. Robinson, man ancestry is no bar to the suppose the etymologists have. barrister-at-law, instructed by Mr.most unimpeachable loyalty to accepted deleat and left custom children, to send them to the stitute, as well as the Prohibition Henry J. Holmes, the defendants Great Britain. It is a striking to settle the sounds. It would Victoris School, Why Mr. Irving of Import (No. 12) Proclamation, by Mr. J. J. Francie, Q. O, scd example, however, of the extent probably have dons so in any should seaume this attitude we 1916, at the Cocaine and Opium Mr. H. E. Pollock, instructed by to which spy-mania can invade case in the end. have rot the slightest ides, (Prohibition of Import) No. 2 Messrs. Johnson, Stoked and even a scher Government De specially since, as Director of Proclamation, 1916.

Captain partment that

Ro- Smallest in population among Education, it should be his desire

Tanders are being invited for Hongkong and Skanghai Bank-ipenhausen should be so treated the kingdoms of the world,

lag Corporation.

just at the moment when a new "Hedjsz" carries to the Arabid Colony are given the very best the Central Police Station exten-

February 12. The following Wer Government has been formed brain the idea of "separation." training that modern ednostion sion-operatructure. The work can supply. We will not make any consists of the erection of the is the fifty-third report of the containing swo men of much more The newly-made King Fales in-

a block of Court of Directors to the ordinary definitely Germsa origin than he, invidious comparisons, but surely perstructure of The taking over of the stocks of the Opium Combine by the the fact that this preference buildings comprising officer, half-yearly general meeting of We presume the blander will be Chinese Government, reported in our issue of Thursday, morn the turning over of one more leaf in the none too savoury history of on the part of parents exists is quarters, stores, and recreation hareholders to be held at the rectified promptly."

day, the 27th February, at noon: the drug, in its relation to British and Chinese; for British mer-sufficient to show that they are rooms. No work will be permitted City Hall, Hongkong, on Satur -Gentlemen: --The Directors chants have row finished with transsctions in this much-discussed convinced that the best education 93 Sundays, commodity. The stocks in question amount to nearly two thousand is not necessarily to be obtained

It is ordered that the existing have now to submit to you a in any canes for complaiar, there-

OPIUM AND THE BRITISH.

to see that the children of the

Police Station Extension-

Property Assessment.

Master."

$809,374.96.

deed over a desolate land, and

about as many subjects as could be accommodated in Bristol, Bat his "kingdom" is nevertheless the richest in the world, from the Moslem point of view, sinosit holde the cities of Meccs and February 16. "The annual Medios. Our illustrions" ally,

Racecourse Gambling,

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chests, and China parchases those at what most people will consider in Government schools. If there valuation of the tenements in the general statement of the affairs 01 Hongkong race meeting com lately & Sheresf; is in the way of a fair rate, undertaking to reserve the amount purchased for purely fore, it ought zot to be directed Colcay shall he wholly adopted the Bank, and balance set for mences on Thursday, and then dignity; for he not only controls medicinal purposes. Thus-apart, of course, from the honest penny

Owners the half-year ending 31st Decem which the Hongkong Government will doubtless continue to turn against the parente, but rather for the year 1917 1918. in connection with the trade--the British cease to be actively and against the teaching given in of property are informed that ber, 1891. The net profite for that will come the tug-of-war in re- the holy places, bat being

Government sobolastic institu- notice of any appeals against the period, including $113.872 26 gard to this new Gaming Ordin- direct descendent of Mohammed, operly the purveyors of poison to the Chinese,

Over the opium question, as over alcohol, so many wild state. tioon. If the French Couvent, or adoption of the existing valuation balance brought forward fromance. Bitherto. Buder. previoue his position as the new Caliph

bss, per epecial favour, of course, ments have been made by antagonists of the smoking habit that any other school, can supply should be lodged with the Regis last account, after paying all gambling laws, the race-course should become unchallengeable, many level-beaded and influential people, who might long ago hare better instraction than the Gorer of the Supreme Court within charges, deducting interest paid bean always exempted from

and due, and making provision official interference whether by of the Fires received batons Some of our bygone Admirale lent valuable support to thore that were seeking to bring about the ernment schools, then we do not 21 days from the 16 h inst.

Catholic Women's League. for bad and doubtful acconate, the process known as 'winking similar in all respects to those blame parents for withdrawing abolition of the practice, hare found that they could take practically their children from the latter- Women's League were at Home taking out remuneration to the other eye,' or by some quibble bestowed upon British Field-

The members of the Ustholic amount to 819,374.98. After no part in the conflict without being made to appear ridiculous. The missionary tracts have rang the changes on the same wearisome The remedy is, not to disconzage rooms in Garden Riad last night, appropriation

Only the fittest deserve to survive.

about enclosures being private, Marchais, says the Chronicle, to their friends at the League rectors there remaine for

or by the merely nominal nature except that the staff in blas, old lies to an extent that has made the writers the butt of mous scholars from going to the best Many guests, including the Right From the sam the directors recame before the police magistrate Marshal's baton is crimson. men who know the East, and the people at Home are, in most cases, schools, but to improve the edaos- Bev. Bishop Fozzoni, availed commend the payment of a divi-or by some other device. Anyhow, There naval batons wern always of penalties in such faw cases as] whereas the staff of * Field as far away from knowing the actual facta concerning the prevalence tional facilities in those instita themselyse of the invitation, and dend of one pound and ten shil- the fact remains that the Chinese the personal gift of the Sovereign, and perils of opium-smoking as they were fifty years ago while tions which are behind the simas. men in the East, who have no real desire to defend either the prac

a most enjoyable evening was lings per share, which will absorb fios or those who make that preolice possible, are nevertheless often

spent. An informal concert was $5,33,333,33. The difference in Populace has come through years and, so far as can be ascertained,

of training to regard given by the papile of the St. exchange between 4/6, the rate three or four race daya constrained to do so by reason of the unfairness and falsehoods of

the only seven of them were evar sa bestowed. Among the recipienta Francis School, after which there at which dividend in declared and an annual gambling carnival, were the Date of Clarence, after- were refreshments and dancing. 3/1, the rate of the day, amounts during which fantan, pɔ tza warde William IV.; Lard St. The arrangements for the fete to 3245.045.05. The balance of ucising, totalisator, sweep, and Vincent, to whom George IV. were in the hands of the Misses 330.996,85 to be carried to new every other form of gambling is sent a baton with heavy gold Lonteiro, Biva, Netto, Carvalho Profit and Lose Account." permitted to Europeans and mountings; and the Duke of

February 15.-" The following have always been erected about Saxe-Coburg-Gaths. The Mu

Chinesa alike. Countless stalls Edinburgh, afterwards Duke of telegram from the Mines Manager was received in Singapore on the Happy Valley and its parlions, seam of the Royal United Service and everybody indulges in « Institation displaya the baton 6th inst, by the local secretary to modest flutter, without going any conferred on William IV., whe the Raub Australian Syndicate: harm either to themselves or to shortly after his accession pre- --Raub, February 4th 1 50 p.m. that vary greatly vaunted bogie, sented it to Admiral Williams- Baab Hole.-Pamp now working.

HUNGHOM RECLAMATION.

Raub.

the "anti" crunks. But, the fact is that every Britiuber who knows, China and Germany. has always experienced a certain sense of shame when the poilt has been pressed home to him that the merchants of his country, well In spite of the frantic struggles knowing that their gains sprang from that which we bringing slow of Far Eastern Germans to avoid death to thousands of people, were trafficking in opium and resping a definite breach between their enormous profite thereby. Of course if we Britishers had never prated blameless Fatherland and China, and Al about our honesty and national honour, and about the freedom which is looks very much as though we carry to the ends of the earth, matters would not have seemed so such breach ie to be. Not the serious. Coming down to the root of the thing, it is our national smallest factor in the present at hypocrisy that has made the position so awkward for os, Had we titude of the Osiness in their said frankly, in years gone by, that we meant to get rich and power-anger at finding that they fal, makse whether one Chinese or a million went to perdition have been fooled. The Germans through opium, our conduct would at least have possossed the merit have lied to them as only Germans of common honesty, for there is no essential knavary in a transsotion 010 lis, and for quite a long time

I expect to be able to Inspect public morality. That was past Freeman. that is perfectly open and clearly understood by both buyer and the lies were swallowed wholesale.

workinge in the course of a few years, but now, the laas Gambling

The Pall Mall Gametts, which The Gastle coatsing a descrip daya. Dam full. Orushing will Ordinance (which was apparent- oller. But British puritanium Las made it nɛoustry for us to build Late in the day Chins has come an cocasional charob or hospital or almshouse or school with our to see that it was the pious tion and terms of the proposed be commenced next week. (They specially trained to include has again changed hands an old Club's mapas! | habit--was oslabrated in fiotion ever fall to a nation—and no other countries Lave justifiebly laughed exploit and bleed her as they bave Hangkom, comprising portionsot Language, “Dam fall" is highl? | everyday gambling of the Chin-nowspaper, “written by gentle opiam maney, as well as to argos that opium is the best gift that intention of our Ban friends to lease of cerisin Orown land at gentleman should moderate his the Jockey

Saturnulis, 4.4 well sa the before it had existence in foot. A | past. Already she has been made land baya' total area of 309,89%/objeutionable. He should eens) and its irresistible force is to men for gentlemen,” established

Proposed Lease of Foreshore,

been doing with Tarkey for years the foreshore and sos-bed.

The

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or andered at us.

Of the use of drage as concerns the European there is no room is feel the grip, in such matters square feet and is to be leased for or "too mushes samabad. cone into contact with the im- by Mr. Bungay, the publisher,

vary full," or "bonatly drunk.” for two opinious; they mean degradation or death in practically

movable body of human nature, and edited by Captain Shandon, every instance. But as regards the Chinese the matter is not quite Bzor indemnity and the short from December 24, 1906, renew

as the Krupp transactions, the the term of 99 yesre, commencing How Many Polnts?__ the same, and in any ous it is none of ourʼbueiassa. Many of them

February 15.A busy Hong- People will gamble--they will it was for a period involved with certainly enjoy thair opiam in moderation and derive benefit rather term loans; and, had Germany able for a further term of 90 years kang broker went to charch, ons have bets, and swapps, and awary, the fortunes of Mt. Arthur Pre- than evil from it, and, under those circumstances, it is hard to see bean stoomial in the war, Ohina's at a re-assessed rental.

Sunday lately, the first time in thing else; if they are not per- dennis. As for the name, it will hopes of independence would All persons having any object several years. He curled up in smitted by law, then they will be be remembered that Mr. Wagg why they should be made to give it up. Bat it is good that we share been extinguished forever, ions to the granting of the lesse comfortable corner and began to and apronlate, without permission. himself pas the question and nation should be clear of the trade altogether. We do not baleve that Now is the time to shiko CE the most send in particulars of their dream of stocks. Tas minister The saintly gentlemen who frem received the cryptic reply from Chins will abandon oplem in the lifetime of the present generation, yoke, as every Ohinero patriot objections in writing to the task his place in the pulpit. The and forcibly passed the law Ceplate Shandon: Brute the but it is bar affair, and she may will be lots to grow her own poppies.must realise, and we shall be Colonial Boxtetary before the ex- Lord is label in fall releged to have been exalting editor was born in Dublin the There has been too much shading" in the past, connected with the tratio, for foreign exporters and impuesto able to feel that their does not very soon express its from the 16th inst, and all such uddenly How many point bourine and shouted. Hallelujah" proprietor lives in

much earprised if Faking piration of a period of one month voice, The broker started up foolishly, they whacked the tem- nb-editor at Cork, become the hands are really olsen while they pendling it; and it might not alleation into moan objections will be considered by be buried out, and they oh him a loudly oraz their triumph; Bow and the paper is be amias if one Hongkong Goverment and our Colonial Ostos si

hat is in no triumph." Home would endeavour to dignes (matul tenth,

in Catherine Breet, Braz

mistakeabia mBUNGE......

the Governor-in-Council,

forth.