1917-03-10 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1817.

THEATRE ROYAL,

WAR COMFORTS.

A BELGIAN SLAVE RAID.

Eye-Witness's Account.

LOST ILLUSIONS.

TRADE OPENINGS,

SOLDIER SETTLERS.

OUR FOREIGN OFFICE.

"The Bing Boys are Here."'"

No better proof of the popu larity of the long-expected Band-

by no means new to Hongkong.

achieved popularity Theatre,

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Gifts from a Chinese Wording.

Party.

THE WATER SUPPLY.

."

American Firms Seeking

Agencies.

From the American Consulate

The

and

Successful Scheme in

New Zealand.

The Vital Noed.

A Glebe correspondent writes:--- It has taken some time for the The vital need of the moment în

Austro Prusian allison

This is no time for

A trustworthy witness of Some of the slave raids which tock The End of Free frade, place in a small town of an agricultural province of Belgium Our readers will be interested gives the following description of

Mr. John Hodge, the Minister to know that a Chinese ladies' what he saw on one ocassion.for Labour, speaking at Räther- man Company could be afforded working party for the purpose of More then 25.000 men have al ham, said that for a great many General, Hongkong, comes Trade British public to realise that one oar Imperial organisation is a than the fact that, last night, enpplying comforta to be seat to ready been deported from this years Labour had been asking for Inquiry List No. 67. This shows of the most important things we Foreign Office fally alive to its before the rise of the certain, invalided soldiers in England, has province, which has suffered very Labour Ministry, but now, he that Americas conostas are seek are to learn by this war in the grave and pressing duties. It in every host in the Theatre Royal been formed in Hongkong under averely during the invasion. In regretted to say, in one instance, ing Bongkong connections as list-l settlement of the soldier who escord in importance only to tas

the secretaryabip of Him Rose several villages all the men who he had been turned down by his ed below:-

comes back maimed or constitu-direction of our military and was filled, while a large number Quian. It meets every Wednes were spared during the horrors own Labour colleagues. Labour General Bepresentation. The tionally wrecked, either on the naval powers. Victory will be of people were standing. The day, and the work is taken up of the early days of the war have people had been asking for Le Springer Brokerage Company of land or in some business where bought cheaply or dearly scoord- picce was The Biog Boya "with the greatest enthusiasm, now been taken away.

bour men on Government Com- 24 Califormis Street, San Fran- he may earn a livelihood and log to the degree of aid whish It and, while it had all the short-followits articles to the City Hall, to present themselves in the Federation of Trade Unions to correspondent and prepared in experimenting new legislation, of errategy for the term of the war,

baa just

In X-all the men were obliged/mittees. He invited one of the cisco, Cal, seeks a Hongkong New Zealand, always courageous Policy must become the handmaid“ cense to be a burden to the State, policy can bring to strategy. sent the -comings of the typical revuelo be forwarded Home, the frat seminary, where they were eroiasts a representative for a particularly to handle pesnate, ancient gags, a generous saa four lots having been made from amined by some German officers, Committee and they had refused. walnuts, rice, and spices for im has evolved a scheme whereby re- only resuming ita premier plane eoning of vulgarity and material contributed by the mem-I had my watch in my band. That was not playing the game. port and in the export line offers turned soldiers may become upon its conclusion. Jadged txasperating lack of coherence bers themselves, and the remain. The examinations, lasted on an Proceeding, Mr. Hodge said itself as especially fitted to export Owners of smell holdings. 8 from the scientião standpoint, our or point it had much to recomder from material obtained from average exactly 10 seconds for that when pesos came he meant chemicals, grocery products, and accessful has this scheme been Foreign Office has not been con mend it in the way of pretty the City Hall through Mrs, each man. All the young ones had to have the machinery ready. He all similar goods.

that in August, "1915, the first | spicuous asa suocem. Taka Gresde, dencer, catchy melodies, attractive Stabb:-100 pillows, 130 pillow-to go, without any distinction had mapped out a policy which Old Newspapers.--Mears. At- men returned to the Dominion for example; our entire plan of scenery and a general air of cases, 50 pairs slippers, 150 yards whatever, so had the skilled work-would more than double the nam-tarbary Brother. Ing, of 145 wore on their sections dairy farm-operations in the Balkans bas -brightones. And it pleased bandage-material, 600 bandage men, whatever their age.

I alw

ber of Labour oxobangos." An-Nagasu Street, New York City, ing and supplying milk to the been rendered null and void by the Hongkong.

(rolie), 12 suits pyjemes, 4 bed very old men taken in this way.as that each man would at least overisene newspapers in bales and doubt about their success, nor, in a position to inflict grave milit other thing which would be done seeks an outlet for a supply of local factories, There is no | Greek factor, a semi-hostile Power One was glad to see Miss Mar-jackets, 3 kaitted scaría.

The anxiety of the families jorie Manners back again, albeit

cannot be described. From the get a month's furlough and the all similar goods and for paper the access of the whole echeme, rear

findeed, is there any doubt about ary dienster by closing in on our last night's show provided her

time when the call was received separation silowands would be mill supplies. The company in-

wbile with but little scope for her

The land settlement scheme in Balgar German forces on our we engaged the everything has been done to try continued to his wife. The coun- Tites correspondence. nowere as voliet and séireas.

to comfort, if possible, the destry had been divided into eight Electrical Instrumenta

New Zealand in peculiarly adapt-front. This disturbing factor Nevertheles she mado a very

ported in their exile. The women divisions for labour exchanges Appliances.-The Weston Elec-ed to the taking up of small must be eliminated forthwith definite bit in the chorua soug "Huilo Hoogkang," se well as in Reservoir Contents on March 1.bave spent their last reserve of with a awing.

have worked all night in order and it was hoped and believed srical Instrument Company of holdings by these returned men. Too long hare we dallied. that demobilisation would go Waverly Park, Newark, NJ has been surveyed and sub-divid- sobieved by driving a wedge into When a block of suitable land Again, greater results may ba to prepare some clothes, they the duct with Mr. Leyland Lodg

eseks Bongkong connections for son, The Kisa Trot." Mies Addie

money to buy some linen, s ptir The British Workers" National the introduction of its line of ed it is allocated by ballot to that Leigh in new to Baodmans bat

The water return just iaed Daring the long procession of the they were meeting, had been and also machines for electrical ballots is now given to repre- tended to strengthen rather than of boots, and a few provisions. League, onder whose auspices electrical measuring instruments applicants. Preference in all thess which, so ine, Allied policy has Many of our readers will remem-shows that the contents of re- ber that, & ma few years ago, she servoirs in the City and Bill men, eling from 7 o'clock is brought into being because a few experimenta in schools and coll- sentatives of soldiers at the front weaken. If we can isolate the

the morning till 1 o'clock in the people of pro German sympathies

or in camp. If encoessful, these many wrategically and politically invites company well-deserved District Waterworks Level or afternoon, they bare gathered in who described themselves

relatives or representatives work by letting Austria down lightly. A correspondence. at the..

Victoria Merah I totalled 253.20 million the market place awaiting the Socialiste were making it believed

the land until the return of the we ought to do so. Apples.-The Northwestern

An Austria singer failons, compared with 478.36 sentence which will take from in France that they represented Fruit Exchange, of Seattle, Wand,

soldier. The New Zealand won over to peace would destroy rentiments) senge. Since those million gallons on the same date them husband or son. They cry, Excialist and trade union opinion seeks a wider market for boxed Government has set apart 400,000 the whole fabric of German "welt- ways the line come to her own and last year. The consumption moan, and protest.

in this country. He saw that the apples than that berstofore had Acres of Crown land and has politik." has proved herself a macet neeful during February was $5.37

In order to keep the women secretary of a cerisin section of by the frait produsers of the purchased approximately 100,000 philosophie doubt," or dilletan ull-roond artist. Her performance million gallons (127 gallons per away from the buildings where that body had sents letter to Northern Pacific coast and in vibes are for agricultural or pastoral tiam, but for sotion, and again last night was as good se it could head per day) ageinet 18 gallons the examination takes place and President Wilson on the subject of correspondenor.

purposes. The purchased land action; and, above all, a vigorous be, whether as the "alavay" with 122.62 million gallons (or 16 to conduct those to be deported peace. The statements contained

Soda Fountains.-The Henry bought at from 43 to $30 "constructive" foreign policy. Pristot:stic ambitione, as the gallons per head per day) in 1916

Why, sgain, should policy not Bamboyant and festive Focusin of 4 supply was given by street been especially called back from antrae. The great volume of trade offers a line of soda water fount section sequaints the Land De- the earlier phase of the war our

to the station, some Uhlane hare in that document were utterly G. Loebar Company, of 151 East por sore.

128th Street, New York City, "Any soldier who desires a

lend valuable aid to our Navy, In Valparaiso, as the popular actress, fountaine only during February the front. The men of the Land- union opinion was that a prams- or as the duchess; and her duet in both years, except that for storm cannot be trusted for each tare or inconclusive parce would sins and similar equipment for partment and states which branch Foreign Office "hamstrung" the with Mr. Fred Winn-"If You four days in 1916 a constant ornet work. They lack decision, be a greater disaster then the war

confectioners and esterers or of farming he wishes to take ap. Navy for its adherence to the Were the Oaly Bay"was one of oupply given on account of and some of them, worn down by itself. We must fight this war to druggista abope and invites It may be sheep farming, dairy enemy-made Declaration the best fentaree of the evening. Chinese New Year.

long absence from their homes, a finish for the benefit of correspondence.

farming, frait growing, agricul- London." It might make amende Miss Gracie Roselyo, always a The water stored in fivcarits here, was responsible Kowloon reservoir on March 1 ready to pity these people among escrifices.

the have grown eofthearted and are terity, no matter how great the Alsdorf Oorporation, of 58-64 W. Scion on which to starting this enggestion (already pat Paints and Oils.-The A. J.tare, or he may require a suburb. for this terrible failure by adop for some delightful dancing.

this year totalled 216 58 million whom they have lived. They

Bandolph Street, Chicago, Ill., poultry farm. The Department forward by the writer) of threaten- Among the men folk, Mr Comp gallons in 1916. The cone amp happens, their Germany, the to Germany on pesos mision

gallons, as against 260 million seem to understand that, whatever (Mr. Hodge continued) who went the Hongkong market and invites If there is a vacant section beigation Act" debarring her I am one of those silly people offers a line of paints and oils for then tries to meet bis request. ing Germany with a new "Na- ton Coults (who was welcomed by tion Joring February was 31.05 Germany of their small homes, is in 1910 and 1912. There was grost bis many old friends with million gallone (11. gallons per ruined. I even heard some of talk of war. You know that the Oscar Gumbinsky and Bros,, of The unsuccessful applicant waite forthwith abandoned her system geta it, but if several applicante shipping from touching at our spontaneous barst of applause) had per day), sa compared with them encouraging the Belgians Kaiser was then rattling the scab Kalamazoo, Mich., offer a line of unit the next ballot, perhaps in

Old Newspapers. Meara, come forward it is ballotted for porte after the war ánless sha was quite bis usual self, and 25.98 million gallons (or 8.1 in their resistance and advising bard and jangling the sword and overissae and old newspapers to a week or a month's time.

of submarine piracy. Uatil mude out of a variety of small gallons per head per day) last them not to eign an engagement acting the part of a swashbuck the Hongkong market and invite

tbo Foreign Office ba to work for Germany.

this ler. Everybody

New Zealand is divided into pressod

diplomatic No such meekness can be foured and it

districts controlled by Land vor our Navy will be unfairly correspondence. was thought denir. from the Uhlans. I have seen able that

Steel Products --The American Boards, and these Land Boards bandicapped by dealing with a them at work, and they proved to a peace mission to Germany worth Building, New York City, and weigh his qualifications by a strong policy. This brief Steel Rixport Company, of Wool- see each applicant personally acasos which might be dissipated be the worthy companions of those I almost think when I look back socks Hongkong agent for the If he is without sufficient capital, later does no more than touch whose mission it was at the begin on those peace missions that we als of its line of steel products but the Board think be in en- ning of the war to spread terror were su awful set of you can and invites correspondence.

the fringe of the possibilities open among the Flemish and Walloon supply the word yourselves.

ergetic and industrions, they are the present time. Oar Fareiga to a "live" Foreign Minister at passantry. They are in line before (Laughter.) I have heard Mr. Ap-

empowered to lend him up to the seminary where the hamas pleton say that at one of the In-

2500. This money is to be spent the old, bad traditions, and fall Office must emancipate itself from wa wonderfully fuuny and The orchestra will play at cattle are sorted, and, revolver international Federation of Trades

in building a cottage, for ato04, wonderfully clever notwith- Government House on the even-hand, they face the women. Eren Unions there was the discussion THE R.H.K. GOLF CLUB, expected to pay interest on this spirit of the times. Britain is

sub-division, and fencing. He is into line with the new moving standing we prefer the Mr. Winning of Monday, March 19,

after all we have heard about of a resolution on a general strike of The Grotesques to him of "The The following practices (6 p.m.) German atrocities the scene which for the purpose of preventing

sum at 5 per cent,, but he is not inisiative, and enterprise in all democracy, and expects vigour, Bing Boye." Mr. Billy Box ia are ordered:-

occurred there seeme boarcely war. Oas" of the Germans said

preased for the rental or the in another new man; bie

believable, and if I had not seen outside the conference, "Ob, Mr. formance as the second Bing Boy

it with my own eyes 1 should Appleton, you English want s was exceedingly good throughout,

certainly have my double.

general Atrike against WAY and we shall look forward with

Listen to this, for instance. An because you are afraid. pleasure to seeing him in other

old woman 75 years of age was have

The main event of the ladies' got an Army. We roled, Mr. Leyland Hodgson long

pushing through the crowd in bave

year, the Ladies' Championship, P. C. 27 Wong Shia Poon is order to ese if her son, her has We are in advanos of you indust-who defeated Mrs Milner-Jones

got the ago made himself a favourite in the

organisation. proved a triumph for Mrs. Muriel, Culuny, and last night he was se commended by the Captain band, or her grandson were rially and you think this is an popular se ever, hie dust wish Superintendent of Police for his among those taken away. A Land easy way of beating Germany alteratie over 18 holes-by 4 Mr. Kellaway Dixieland" zeal in effecting the arrest of a stormer belonging to the garrison, What silly fools we have all been, being enormously appreciated. man who had committed larceny who knew her, took her gently by The German Socialista could have of the title of lady champion, her Mr. Mariel is a worthy winner Special attention saght to be from the person in Queen's Road the shoulder in order to keep her prevented the war, but they were chances from the first being drawn to some beautifully-render- Central on March 4, 1917. - back.

As the old woman imbued with the same ideas as fancied. ed quartettes by these two gentle-

went on wailing and tried the Kaiser. men, Mits Elaine Rosslyn, and

free harsoit a Uhlan

Mra. Milner-Jones is to be con- Another of the new acquisitions

As near her, a big young of all this pesce gaf. The Ger- specially on her splendid fight I hope we realise the meaning gratulated on her strong showing, Mr. Louis Cowen, who poseeeses

fellow, and deliberately, with sil

mans are suffering from sore feet over the first 18 holes when, his strength, thrust his fist in the Ons was especially glad to see and 4 Companies and Ambulance old woman's face. All the er been wise and had simply carried go, she managed, by dint of good now. (Choore.) If Germans had though four down and seven to Such a splendid house last night, Plewood.

rounding women barst outcrying on their industrial war we should golf, to square the match, ia viewol the Company's sporting Friday, March 15-No. 1 Oom-joined their comrade and began 20 years. Before the war, like the

and protesting, but several Unians have been played out in the next The Wodehouse Cup.

The above competition resulted

made all that there was to be

parts which were hardly suited to

a man of bie ability. Mr. Fred Winn, like Mise Leigh, is another

year,

Bindman recruit well known here, POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

for he made a great success with

The Groterques a year or 10 ago, Last night the bulk of the work

Ordere isaed to-day by Mr. fell to him, and, if some of that. Jenkin D. S. P. (Reserve) work was slightly overdone, it state:- must be conceded that be

a distinctly good tenor voice.

per-

Orchestra.

Monday, March 12, Thursday, March 15. The Band Practice ordered for Wednesday, March 14, is hereby cancelled.

Commendation.

Company Parades Central Station, 5.30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13.-No. 2 Company.

Thursday, March 15,-Nos. 3

readiness to ulier its programme pany. in cider to amuse, this evening,

of

por

uneasy

we should send

We

corresponderos.

and 8.

2

Ladies' Championship.

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and one at the 18th, they took

proving

of

terest until he has setiled down, the great departments of Siste It is expected that 5,000 soldier which exist to serve it. settlers will be placed in amall holdings of their own.

Needless to say, this preferential | Australian Air Squadron's Fund. treatment is for New Z alaod in what force they have served, Kayuga Station, Kaswellbrook, born soldiers. It does not matter of the inst Donald Macintyre, Mrs. O. B. Macintyre, executrix

whether in the Imperial Army or N. 8. W., has presented, through the forces of the other Dominione, her attorney, Mr. T. F. Knox, of will be welcomed, and there will to the Imperial Government, to be At the same time men with capital Sydney, £2,700 for a battleplane be land enough for many thous insoribed, New South Wales, ends more. If it is found that No. 11, the Macintyre Ksynga men are going out from England Eatste Battleplane. The Now Government will soquire it.. and more land is wanted, the South Wales Government has absidised this gift by the pre- Another difficulty facing the sentation of "New South Wales, not common to it, is the disposal the Macintyre Kayaga Estate New Zealand Government, but No. 12, Government Duplicating of the discharged soldiers who do Battleplane.”

not wish to go on to the land. This also has been well dealt. with. The men are all met per-

to

Uniform, caps with covers, bat of their rifles. The boom of the Free Trade meant the prevention Hastings, who defeated Miss the troopships by which they the training of a limited number to beat the crowd with the ball silly beggars we were, we thought in a victory for Mis, Beavis and sonally and interviewed on board ment of Agriculture to underiske the Hongkong men who are going no rifles. Armlets and Standing guns of Vordan could be beard at war; that so long as we had M. Rodgers and Miss Kobertson return. The physical condition of men at the various Biate farme, to the Front; and we feel aure Order Books will be examined on during the whole soene. that the Colony will show its these parader,

the "open door" Germany would in the final. The winners were of the soldiers at the time of his in general farming, duirging, appreciation of the arlisla Exemption to be granted by the Kaiser's pesos offor they lit Bookings. Wer kred 2 down with 3 to go but, with the discharge is, of course, factor trait farming, poultry raising,

When the Germans heard of patriotiem by turning up in big undersigned only. numbers on Monday night, when Headquarters' Club. large fires in the village to cheap commodities; but I think of a stroke at the 14th hole of great importance in determin- bee culture, and any other branch | by indulging in war. We wanted "Mr. Manhattan," a big London

Staff-Sargeant Accountant

celebrate the occasion. “And the the war has dropped the soles she remaining holes from theiring the olsss of employment he in with which these institutions deal. Balest and Chief Inspector Chin-Belgians? These are the words from our eyes. Once we were opponente, thereby success, will be staged.

aben have offered to undertake of mother, talking of her son blind, sow we see. Three million

capable of taking up. A report Of the men who have been respectively the 'duties

who is fighting on the Year: "If tons of steel were coming into

sudossatul by 1 ep,

- his oondition on placed in employment a consider. hs is not to come back to me this country from Germany. I am Treasurer and Financial Becretary. istorions, I should prefer that having that leakage stopped now.

arrival in New Zealand is sup-f's5le number have gone into Gov. They are accordingly appointed. he should never come back."I am going to have no mars Gare Assirsis is a protected country, embarcation. A complete record that they should in all onese plied by the medical authori ernment service. Employers are The wedding recently took

All fature orders for goods, Times,

ties, who examine him before dis-earnestly appealed to and maked place, at Shanghai, of Mr. B. G.labour, &c., must be made knowa Yang, son of Mr. Yung Wing, to the Financial Secretary before

man stoel in this country. When and the standard of living there of the man's physical condition where it is possible giva prater ex-Minister to Washington and being placed for execution.

every farnance in bar is coonpied, is the highest in the world. Boat different stages is kept by the ends to discharged i Adian Spain, and Mi Elnis Char, of

then I might let a bit in. How called Tarif Beform do not Defence and Pensions Depart After ten months of war the Lonolala. The bridegroom was

A Chinees was charged before silly we wars in the past to have mean the lowering of the mandard ment, and is found of great ber of ouses deals with formerly Director of the Arsenal for the purpose of proceeding to Court this morning, with stealing door. I think we want to give sums. If I only get the whole ployment,

P.O. 680 Fyle is granted leave Mr. J. B. Wood, at the Polios an open door se againes a closed of life as some people seem to as assistance in deciding his om-Dsperiment was 4,375, the Front,

nina pounds of sugar from them tit-for-tat in fatars. It need hesried support of capital and

this number those To meet the case of soldiers employment, returned Monara, › Jardino's sugar refinery, to be said that no trade union labour there is little doubt as to who have had no pravions ex- dasise, or their old 470 He was sent to gaol for three leader believed in a policy of that the account was will perignon in farming, arrangements.

A Recent Wedding.

at Cantos, Mr. and Mrs Yang are at present on a holiday in Hongkong and are staying at the King Edward Hotel.

Leava.

Joined: No. 2 Pisioon.-P.O. Kitobell and P.0, 815 J, Mahomed. 'mor

Stolen Sweets,