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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1917.

Waking Up.

DAY BY DAY.

MONEY TALKS, BUT NOT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE MAN WHO HAS WINDOW.

Hongkong certainly did great credit to itself on Saturday in the thoroughness and heartiness of | public recognition of the young men who are about to leave the Colony for earvice at the Front.

The Doller. From beginning to end, the The opening rate of the dollar demand to-day Wal arrangements were all that could on

CORRESPONDENCE.

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pondents are not necessarily those of the Hongkong Talegraph."1. FOOTBALL REFEREES: [To the Editor of the * Hongaơng

Telegraph."]

JOTTINGS BY THE WAY.

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Among the interesting events

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Mr. Balfour's principle laid of the past week in the fact that down on behalf of the Allies that the meeting of the Sanitary Board

"nationality" must become the fell upon the Chinese "Feast of basis of a durable panon is the Excited Lascots.”...

exact reverse of the principle of the Holy Allianos formed after Sir,-- Your correspondent

the overthrow of Napoleon, mys 'Spectator" is remarkably bold "Stealing News" says a morn- the Chronicle. It is curious to ob and outspoken in his sweeping ing contemporary's headline. serve that the very races for which criticism or shall I say condem. Quite so, but we had agreed to Mr. Balfour desires freedom were To-morrow is the anniversary nationaf the local football let the matter drop, on condition among the races that Matter of the death (in 1842) of Lieut. referees, but, in my opinion, sir, that the offence was not repeated. nich and his follow-reactionaries General H. Shrapnel, the inventor he is altogether too modest and

crushed a hundred years ago by

To-morrow's Anniversary.

be desired, and a happier means of 2s. 3.5/16d. showing the volunteers that they hare the best wishes of the com. munity in their fatare periences could not have been con osived than the scheme derised whereby say and every body could become a host to the depart ing men. Those who took the mistter in hand and who, with

modesty, 1- praiseworthy mained very much in the back. ground all through, deserve the thanks of the whole community for their untiring labours. Bat med robbery and kidnapping st Lin Ten island. They were all their best reward is the know-remanded antil Monday next.

A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd., ledge that their energies repre

HONGKONG DISPENSARY.

TELEPHONE NO. 616.

Dock Worker's Theft.

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of the shell to which his name anassuming. Surely any sporta- "Words Obscure Thoughts" is imposing upon them hated has been given.

man making such lavish use of the suggestive title of a leading "legitimate" monarchs. The another person's name should not article in ■_contemporary.—I pesce of the Holy Allisuos failed Alleged Robbery and Kidesplagg. hesitate to sign his own. His may be so. They are certainly to endure because racial ambitions

criticiem would Six men appeared before Mr.

more very successful, in the hands of were ignored. History has taught weight. |C D. Melbourne, at the Magistracy

some people, in obscuring sny-the new Alliance that racialism Now, sir, I am not out to defend thing in the shape of senee or is the rock to build upon, this morning, charged with

the particular officisi attacked, messing.

Parti no doubt well able to defend himself, but I do

Ons of the most remarkable "In the House of Commons, subscriptions ever raised in Eng intend to take up

the Mr. Macpherson sanounced the land was the one initiated by the between

gauntlet on my own behalf. When appointment of a Commission to Pitt in 1799, in which year permitting our lade to enest

"Spectator" boldly asserts that all examine the question of officers' England rejected Napoleon's As a Chinese employee of the referees in the Colony are "unfair promotion, and to deal with proposals for peace. Pitt ap quietly out of the Colony, on the one hand, and letting them Taikoo Dock was leaving the and inefficient" I challenge him anomalies under the existing pealed to all who could afford it know. on the other, that their works yesterder, he was found to to prove it.

system."-So there are anomalies, to contribute volantirily towarde sacrifices are deeply appreciated. have concealed about him a

I myself have been referesing after all.

the expenses of the war. It was a- If anything that we have been quantity of copper piping, valued matches in various parts of the

splendid test of patriotism, and REYNOLDS. On the 11th inst., at 1 Morrison Hill, the wife able to say has been influential at about $2. He was charged with world for the last fourteen years,

An American paper says that and one that might with advan- of C. M. W. Reynolds of a daughter (nee Miss J. F. Cooke.

in stirring up pablic opinion as the theft, before Mr. J. B. Wood giving, I venture to think, sir, a

Over Our main £2,000,000 was actually raised in BREWITT-TAYLOR-ELLIS.-Jan. 27. at Hampstead, Ray. to the bars justice of giving at the Police Court this morning, fair amount of satisfaction to U. 8. General enlisted as tage be tried again. mond Brewitt-Taylor, M. B., younger son of C. H. Brewitt-Taylor, thoss volunteering a really good and was sentenced to six weeks sportemen, and I challenge this major in 1861."

reason for never having joined this way-a much more imposing of China, to Evelyn, youngest daughter of Henry Ellis, of Potter's send-off, then we can find joy in hard labour and four hours' stook“, į nameless acribe to prove his state the Hongkong Volunteers is thatịsum than it locks when one con. the fact that the Oclony's sense the stocks to be placed outside ment by any tent he cares to bring insuperable objection was raised siders that the population, largely of the fitness of things is not the yard.

to our ealisting as anything less poverty-stricken, was then only utterly dead, but that, with the

than a Lieutenant General. about one-fifth its present size. expenditure of a little time and labour, and, above all a willing- ness on the part of somone to take issues the following:-Referring the lead, it can do is part right to Harbour Notification No. 4 of tember, notice is hereby given beartily and well. Hongkong has 1914, dated the 24th day of Sep. certainly not seen anything like that the restriction against ocesu etesmers entering the harbour

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BIRTH:

MARRIAGE.

DEATHS.

DAWSON -Died on Saturday, 10th March, 1917, at Swatow Hospital, China, John M. Dawson, aged 48 years. Late Chief Engineer, S. 6. "Kwongsang", Indo-China 8. N. Co.

GOLDSMITH-Oa 21st inst., Commander Cecil Do La Mare Goldamith, R.N.R., British Vice-Consul at Madeira, late command-

ing P. and O. 8.. Simla.

MANGER-Jan. 24, at Stockhill, Gillingham, Dorset, Alfred Thomas Manger, formerly of Messrs. Douglas Lapraik and Co.

Hongkong, aged 68 years.

And

Saturday's “free and easy” con-j SUTCLIFFE-Jan. 29, at Theale, near Reading. Edwin Sut-cart for many a long year. cliffe, of Leek, Staffordshire, and late of Manila, aged 59 years.

The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, MONDAY, MARCH 12, 1917.

THE HOME RULE RED HERRING.

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a feeling of all-round happines# and joy. That desire was more than sttained.

Not Officialdom's Fault.

A Prohibition WithdrawÒ, The Harbour Master of Canton

Window Smashing.

forward.

Yours atc.,

M. GORDON-BANKS, Staffordshire County and EN.F.A Referee. Hongkong, March 12, 1917, mingled amusement and con- Dear Sir, I bave read with

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"A certain distrust of President The Bank of England does not Wilson seems to haunt the belli-possess the imposing appearaDOS gerent mind." " That is position we might expect from a building which we absolutely fail to of each financial importance, understand.

remarks the Chronicle, albeit it was designed by a notable archi- Up to the moment of going to tect This equnt edifics was.. the best feature of it all was that limits of Canton between sunset Mr. Wright in particular and the petty apcial distinctions, which and sunrise in withdrawn. The referees in general. As mem: pros

received mainly, as we see it now, the work have been the bane of this special Regulations governing the ber of this inefficient (?) body no definite confirmation of the of Sir John Bosne, who was The movements of guaranteed river Colony in times past, were

may I ack this worthy rumour that the Telegraph has nothing if not "classical,"

north-east corner, recently repair- utterly and absolutely forgotten steamers, however, are not affect individual why he has not offered been mentioned in the London

ed, is an adaptation of the Temple in a general desire to honour theed by this notification..

his services as an instructor of Galette, on account of the many of the Sibyl st Tivoli, while valasble services which it bai. departing men and to engender

referees? "Are there not half a

the chief cashier' office to the dozen gentlemen etc." he aske. gratuitously rendered

was imitated from another Boman ing outside a shop window at only one and bie

A Chinese, who had been stand-"No." I should reply, "shere is Hongkong Government.

temple. The arch leading into Ballion Yard is copied from the West Point for some time yester-"Spectator." Yet with his vast We are informed that the bust Arch of Constantine, and the day was seen to suddenly smash knowledge of football he prefers exhibited on the stage of the design for the Consols offios was the window with a slons. He to hide his light under Theatre Royal on Friday night suggested by some Boman baths! was arrested, and, before Mr. O. bashel and. content him-was merely intended to represent The "garden" court, planted with D. Melbourne at the Police Court self with exhibiting his the late Julins Caesar.

shrubs and adorned by a fountain, this morning, he was fined $1, or sporting qualities by making an The Hon. Mr. Holyoak uttered three days imprisonment, and

is the old chorobyard of St. Universal sympathy will surely be felt with the British Prime a sound truth when, speaking at ordered to pay $24 compensa-whose greatest crime was that he von

anonymous attack on a gentleman A recent wire statee that "Dr. Christopher-le-Stocks, which gave

Bethmana Hollweg was Minister over the awkward sad ridicaloas situation which has been the concert, he referred to the to

a strange title to the neighbour- forced upon him by the thrusting forward, st auch a time as the general feeling, which we have undergo a further term of one and these were fixed in his head. formation."That's the first and

to the shop-keeper, or possessed but one pair of eyes forced to rely upon Benter for in- ing Stock Exchange. present, of the everlasting Home Bale agitation. One would think often reflected in this coloms, months imprisonment. thar if the men who are trying to get more important matters) that Saturday's events, or i

By the catalogas of Mr. Wright's only time we've ever experienced A representation of the House brasbed aside, while they wrangle about what does not concern the function similar thereto, should

orimes "'Spectator" has evidently, any sentimenta savouring of of Commons which is to ferm Empire, were as loyal as they profess to be, they would be conscious have

Bal beea celebrated fully

Stabbing Affray on Japanese kept a careful compendium all the sympathy with Bethmann, part of the design of the new that one ides. and one only, should actante the British Parliament eighteen months ago. Elio

season with the object of later ye have heard how it was said by Treseary notes has previonaly jaat now. We want to win the war, and by the shortest and most hearers evidently endorsed that the Burme Tara, was charged mend a motto for your carefal fealing makes as wondrous kind. the reverse of the Great Seal of A Japanese mess boy, on board pablishing them. I would oom them of old time that a fellow-figured on official documents, for expeditions mesne; then how can time be found for baggling over view, from the manner in which before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the study" Spectator" and it is the terms and ocmparative trifles connected with Irish politica? Of they received his remark. But Police Court this morning, with motto of the highest order of Heard in the lift of Prince's House in full session and violent coures it is perfectly easy to understand that there is a certais sore why was the obvious nos done stabbing the ship's bo'sun with a chivalry Our Sovereign ness in the Nationalist mind, for the carrot has been dangled too Mr. Holyoak attributes the short-knife. It seems that the bo'sun bestow: Honi Soit Qui Mal y Salvation Army: "Salvation is Charlee I bad been carried off can Buildinge.-Lady from the perspective. The Great Seal of tantalisingly loog in front of Ireland'e noes. But even the most coming partly to the circumstance told the man to clean a lamp, and Pease." In your spare moments the boat that we all want to be to York by the Lord Chancellor burning patriot among the Nationalists might surely try to realise that the officials responsible, the defendant said it was not ponder over it. Thanking you, in."-Bluff Old Bripper (disgust when it was resolved that "the just now that his patriotism is due to the Empire itself and not rightly or wrongly as the case his duty to do so, whereupon Mr. Editor, for your footnote.

adly):-"Well, I reckon when a Commonwealth hath merely to a portion of it.

may be, thought it desirable that words took place, the defendant la adopting his present attitude, Mr. Lloyd George is playing no・ pablia reference

torpedo comes along, one boat's many grievous mischiefa what eventually stabbing the bo'eun the Empire's game, and consequently he should have the fullest ever should be made to their twice in the left arm, once in the

pretty much the same as another." and that a great Seal of England support of his Parliamentary colleagues. He is not to blame be- departure." We hardly think back, and once in the right side,

The Lady (stepping out of shall forthwith be made." But it osure the administration that preceded his own made well nigh that those factors explain the this wound penetrating the long.

lift):"God bless you."-The was easier said than dons, for the every blander that it was humanly possible to make, and incident dereliction of duty on the part of The wounded man is still being

Skipper (snxious to do the polite penalty for making it was death. ally did far more harm than good to the Irish cause. Nor is he to the public. We have not always treated, and the ouse was, upon

Sir, May I crave the favour of thing):-"Oh, don't mention it." blame because there happens to be a certain number of pukka Irish-seen eye to eye with the authorities the application of Inspector Gor small space in your paper to

One of Chauncey Depow's best men in later and a certain number of Orangemen in the three in their conception and institution don, adjourned for a week.

expose a certain matter of great Reater mentions that Bill stories is the story of the spotted Nationalist Provinces. To disentangle the knots presented by this of certain war restrictions, though

interest to the public in general providing for the admission of dog, which, as a bar, he bought last-named position is a task for peace lime; not for to-day; and one we realise that many of these Unfit for Consumption. and to investor and speculators women solicitors has passed its from a local dog-dealer. "The cannot spare common patience for those who experience any difficul- measures are dictated from Home, Mr. D, Melbourne, st the Police

A Chinese was charged before in particular?

second reading. Himmel. Couldn't (next morning it was raining,” he

the woods, but the rain" was too much for him. It washed the spots off. I trotted the dog back to the dealer. "Look at this animul,"

Steamer.

Yours etc.

Hongkong, March 10, 1917.

CHINA SUGARS.

ONE OF THE REFEREES.

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ty in sccepting so obvious a fact. Of course there is a good deal but that does not make as wish Court this morning, with counter-certain quarters it has been

For BOMO time past in 'they do enough talking before? esys, "and I took the dog out into

of the old story in the situation: the agitators must say their way, to push on to the shoulders of

whether the seat of his Government is at Westminster or in Dublin? Though it is true that the

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even though the heavens fall. Without them Ireland would be officialdom the faults of the slaughterhouse "chop, and also openly stated that the Chins,

Government's perfectly peaceful. What does the average Irishman care, as to general community at large. with possessing food not fit for and is not doing well, and effectively alone

Sugar Refinery Company way, It is true that, from the time of Heary II down to a period within aathorities did, and still do, dant was arrested outside the world not exceed $5 to $0. To plaats.

haman consumption. The defen- that the approaching dividend on and needless damage to I said, "The apots have all washed the recollection of many persone living to-day, Ireland was never free prohibit the mention in print Western Market with some pigs see how wrong this statement is

[cff.' '"Great guns, boy 1' he re- from one form or snother of oppression, and there are definite reasons of the actual departure of men in his possession, which bore the one has only to observe in the after the show, quite early, I sent went with that dog. Didn't you On Saturday morning, the day plied, "there was an umbrells why an honest Englishman should be ashamed to look an Irishman for the Front (since that would Government stamp, or one nearly local pipere the Egures issa- my men up to remove my plants get the ambrelle ?"" in the face. But what she clamoured for most-freedom to worship be to reveal facts concerning the resembling it. as she had worshipped from the fourth century-has been accorded movements of troope), we have found to be unfit for food. Dr. I have no hesitation in express they

and they informed me that when the Company, and her; other disabilities have also been removed, and she has the no reason for supposing that any Gibeon, Government Velinerary ing the universal opinion that

they got to the show grounds! "Good digestion; determina-

found there definite promise of the Imperial Government that her final wish, objection would have been raised

several tion; learn to be friendly; don't Home Rule, will be granted. Then why not let it stay at that? to the holding of a function like Surgeon, gave evidence, and for the figures and the dividend quite big Portagnese girls worry or brood over details; go

Agitation such as that recently carried on by the illustrious Mr. that of Saturday sometime before casing the pigs the defendant

flowers to bed and get up early." This Ginnell, should have been nipped in the bad, and would have been, the previous batches departed. The was fined $100 or three months are a good as to surpass all ex- pectations. The motive for this

that (according to Mr. G. A. Leask'e had we posseaand a sane Government at the time. But probably that blame, as we see it, lies with the hard labour. The charge of coun- false statement is obvious, and I one of them was actually picking little character study of the

terfeiting

"chop". agitation would never have crisen had a little common sense been public as a whole, and not with

was will love it to the public to Bame cf one of my pots when they Chief of Staff) in Sir William exercised in the handling of the Trish question. Ireland under the suthorities. It was the old,

judge. It will be a pity if the shouted at them and drove them Robertson's "secret of success," slands a definite Yes or No, but the pitiable vacillation of the late old tale of anybody's business

A Fireman's Theft. General Managers of the Com-examined my flowers and in his own worde. It is as good. Government merely served to irritate her to boiling point. As with being nobody's. "No-one bothered Whilst some men were employ pany fail to bring to task the found that two pots had been as most of the recipes for a new Tariff Reform so with Home Rule: it was idle for opponents to get himself to take the lead, and ed in painting the funnels of the persons issuing such false slate stripped of bloom and a large way of life, to which the New

branch snapped off another plant, Your neually gives a vogue. hosted over it, for the very simple reason that the measure proposed in consequence nothing was done. Empress of Bunsia yesterday,ments.

olose to the main stem. It ia had never been tried, and so no living soul could tell how But we can afford to forget the fireman of the ship was seen to be it would work in practice. We de know that the present arrange past in our gratitude that the ine learing the wharf with a bucket.

most annoying to have one's ment has failed, just as we know that Free Trade has failed, for me has at length been broken. And This was searched by a watchman,

plante destroyed in this manner, have seen the results thereof. Thirty years ago, if the British Saturday's happenings most de- and although a pair of shoes were

for in pulling the flowers children The Shipbuilding Fever lo often loosen the roots and kill the

Norway. Parliament had had conse even as a grain of mustard-geed, it would nidedly show that Bongkong found on the top, there was a have seen that, sooner or later, it would be bound at least to allow knows how to do the right thing board underneath them and a

plants. If the watchman of the The Fredriksstads Mekaniske Botanical Gardens were instruct Verkstad, Fredrikstad, ship. Ireland to try the experiment of Home Rules and it might just as when once it displays the will to quantity of paint Leneath the well have given way then. Taking into consideration the Hibernian do it. The war is gradually board. It was stated, when the Hongkong Horticultural Society shed until all the pot plants had kroner new capital for publie vid

ed to keep all children cut of the builders, which offered 21 million' temperament, it is more than likely that year or two of self-having some effect on Hongkong, as was charged before Mr. J. B. states that it does not not hold been removed, this would not tubscriptios, has had the same government would be sufficient to persuade it that even the frying Following Saturday's celebrations Wood at the Police Court, that itself responsible for loss or

considerably over-salmoribed, din pan might be preferred before the fire, under certain cironmstances comes to-night's mosting to con he had made three voyage with damage to exhibits at the Flower happen. Enclosing my card. But with that point Britain is not concerned at the moment. Let sider the observanos of St, the boat. His Worship sentenced Show; but I think that, with the

and, the capital-will, sherefore, da na get on with the warmin which, by the way, thousands of honest George's Day. We appear to be the man to twenty-one days' hard | assistanow of the Hload of the Irisa volunteers are bearing and have borns so magnifitent a part. | waking up at last.

Botanical Department, it might,

labour.

Yours etc., PRO BỘNO PUBLICO.

Hongkong, March 10, 1917,

A FLOWER SHOW COMPLAINT, Sir,The Committee of the

Yours eto,

EXHIBITOR..

Hongkong, March 12, 1917,

now be increased to Ars{millibu zover/ kronor,

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