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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1917.

THE HONGKONG CHINESE AND THE WAR

Hongkong Abdphuliding.

DAY BY

Two circumstances: yesterday servad “to” emphasise, the“ big) future which lies before. Hong

THERE IS NO WAY OF CHECKING kong as a shipbuilding centra... FALSE DEDUCTIONS AND FALSE the launching of Antolyonsand the BUMOURS LUCE, TAKING Jubilee meeting of the Hongkong ABOUT LOTS WHICH CANNOT BE PRESS INTO OFFICIAL COFFIDENCE and Whampoa Dock Company. STATED PUBLICLY, BUT WHICH, IF At both these functions spreche KNOWN. WOULD MATERIALLY were delivered which reflected AFFECT WHAT IS SAID BY THE PRESS-Mr. A. G. Gardiner (Editor of not only a determination to main- | the " Daily News"},

tain and expand British shipping construction in the East, but

s capacity to do so as well. For

The Dollar.

demand

the first time in their history, we on beliora, Mosure. Alfred · Holt and | 2a. 4.3/16d.

Company have gone orkide the

United Kingdom in pisoing the order for a great" cosan-going

HOM

To-morrow's Anniversary. Torrow in the 145th anni-

has been responsible in a messure | borg.

for that fact, but from the expert

| opinions which have already been

pasted on the work done, there

why in the days to come Hong Maro.

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Departed.

kong should not receive a very

Pianoforte Recital. enbstantial proportion of Britain's

Mr. E. Dazenberg's pupils are big shipping orders. In fact, ou the berth just vacated by the to give their sanual pianoforte Antolyous the keel of a sister recital at the City Hall on April ship in at present being laid 12, at 5.15 p.m. down. Taraing to the Kowloon Dock, which is now working in

friendly rivalry with Taikoo

War Comforts.

pany :-Two

ROH

EXPORTERS: "AND DEALERS.

Annual Meeting of Hongkong Association.

RIFLE CHAMPIONSHIP.

Volunteers for Reugs Duties Wanted.

For this event on Saturday,

Ismail and Co. (Mannál Baptista), H.K. Police Reserve.

TO-DAY'S HISCILLANY.

.

gave

anarosunt

What will be the effect of the

Every Polar explorer has to be

The atorita at rabool dinrere are apt to be eather: emofario, depending for their point upon nickasmes sud perronal idiosyporasies that need an in- April 7., volunteers are called for in connection with the following telligible. This was not the case terpreter to make them in- The annual meeting of the range duties: --

with some of the tales produced Association of Exporters and

Register Keepers-One only at a meeting of an old boys' Dealers of Hongkong was held from each of the following unite: Besociation in London recently: The opening rate of the dollar yesterday afternoon in the Cham-Royal Navy, Royal Artillery. The present bead master of the

to-day

ber of Commerce Room, New Boyal Engineers, H.K.V.Berre, school Government Buildings. Mr. T. H.KV. Corps, H.K. Polios, B.Kof ■ privateTM disciplinary Berogton (Bradley and Co) Folice Reserve.

interview with a pupil which Presided and there were also Batte-One only from each of he had concluded by offering to present:Memra. U. Rumjahn the following:-Roval Navy. hear any statement the boy okred bost. The war, of course, veresy of the death of Sweden-and Co. (M. Rumjaho), C.S. H.K.V. Reeve, H.K.V. Corpe, to make in order to clear up the diffionity. "Wal!, sir,” began the Harry Wicking and Co. (S. Pinna), Gentlemen volantrering for lad, "if yon really want to know Mr. and Mrs. V. Findlay Smith Dodwell and Co. (A. Syme Sham- I these servios will kindly send why you are so unpopular.........». |would appear to be no resson left by the steamer Shidsuok. (000), W. R. Loxley and Co. (O. R. † their names without delay to Another boy came to him the Chuvault), Alex. Ross and Co. Chief Iospecier Lammer!, other day and maid; “Pissso, sir, (D. K. Moss), J. D. Hutchison (C. HE.P.B., Prino's Buildinge, low is it true that Sir Bigginbotham), Bolland China House Street. They are also dead ?" (mentioning the name of Tading Co. (A. W. van Andel), invited to tiffin on the range.

|a distinguished old boy in whose F. P. Telati (F. P. Talati),

to take no little pride). “Yes; Thorensen and Co. (Karl Jensen), and where dealers will not agree career the school has been wont Union Trading Co. (S. W. Churn to the terms, to refrain from the report of his data is quite and J. O. Baratto), Gilman and doing any businowa with them. true.”~ "Then, sit 'may we have . Co. (G. Miskin), North West We want as many members as

a half holiday? Interim Dividend. Kesers. Benj min and Potts Trading Co. (F. Hamilton Saw-posible to join this Association, advise us that the Kedah Rubber yer), Wm. Humphreys and Co. and I would point out that we are told that fir vessel will be completed there within Co., Ltd., has declares third (A. D. Humphreys and W. M. members of this Association have

interim dividend of 10 per cent. Humphreys), Hannibal, and Co. the advantage of receiving in-war upon heraldry? asks the the next half-year, while arrange-

(W. &. Hannibal), Tong On Lee quiries for new business which Manchester Guardian, Shall we ments are under way for erecting

Knocked Down by Motor Car. (Un Kam Wah) and Mr E. A. M. reaches this Colony through these guns and tanka "quartered” medium of the Chamber of on the equate and arms that the a new shipyard with four 800-feet

A obair coolie has been sent to Williams (Secretary). The rates of Subscription to the "Bonghong Telegraph" will bertha, ospable of building very the Government Ciril Hospital The notios convering the meet. Commeros. With a good mem-Heralds Offios will inscribe on be as follows:-Daily issue-$26 per annum. Weekly issue-large craft. All this is good no suffering frem injuries sustained ing having been read, by the bership list we should be in its roll during the next fow" $13 per annum.

position to more effectively urge months? Lord Armstrong has a which promises well for the fature,

with two blacksmiths The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions There is no doubt about is that through being knocked down Secretary,

by motor car No. 39, belonging The Chairman said :-Gsatia.for more considerate terms in orest for any period less than one month will be charged se for a Hongkong to day poresee some to the Exile Garage, near Wing men. The report and secounts Europe and the U. 8. A. in the shouldering hammers, whilst

of the finest and most modern full montb.

Lek Wharf, on March 27, having been in your hands for osse of claims, ie, arbitration Lord Wimborns has also the The daily issue is delivered free when the addressse is scossible to shipbuilding plant in the world,

some time, I will follow the usual awards, which should contain blacksmith's hammer on his arms, Pest abscribers can have their copies delivered at and we feel sure that when that messenger.

custom and take them as read, clear atatements of reasons for Both these are reminisosat of the

industries that helped to lay, tha: their residences without any extra sharge. O. sopies rent by fact is more fully realised by

Mr. Capell's Working Party The export business of this allowances, sin post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. shipowners at Home, the Gology Las sent this weak, through Colony was as you ma aware

This Association has been family fortunes. Kawapaper pro- The postage on the weekly isine to any part of the world is $1,60 will come into its own in this Mesers. Shewax, Tomes and Comconsiderably restricted during in existence for several years prietors like Lord Northolife and

connection. The number ofskill-

parcela to Mrs. 1918, some of the chief causes and has I think certainly justified Sir Frank Nownes, But, have Single Copion, Daily, ten centa, Weekly, twenty-five censa (for ed Chinese workmen is steadily Lefroy, containing 39 pieces we being the bigh rates of exchange its existence. Owing to repre rolls of paper in their armorial

increasing and at 2 cash only).

time men's and children's clothes; and prevailing, the political aurest sentations emanating from this bearings. The College of Heralds, Advertisements and Subscriptions which are not ordered for a fired when there is necessarily one parcel Hies Vivian contada- and generally unsettled state of Association, the Government have which dates from the reign of shortage of labour at Home, the ing 20 pieces women's clothes faits in China, the small amount within the last two years made Richard III., must find the successful or nstruction of great

of tonnage available for Europe arrangements for officially testing allocation of arms a difficult mat- vernols such as the Autolycus

Bijou Theatre.

and Americs and the high rates and examining certain articles ter, for no two family orgats must will do mob to advertise Hong-

The final instalments of the for freight and war risk insur-exported from this Colony, such be alike. kong'e capacity & modern

morial "The Master Key" was anos. In addition to this tin, wood oil, essential oils shipbuilding centre,

screened at the above theatre last there has been the uncertainty etc., and the Hongkong Govern- Our Pavements.

right before a good audience. of spros end rates owing ment certificates are now being his own food controller, and the Once more we would ask Included in to-night's programme to steamers being requisitioned by recognised in the markets of problems that confront him in whether ction is or is not going are two beautiful Italian dramas the Government. This has in the world. Exporters hers do, that capacity are perhaps no to be taken by the police in the entitled: "The Judge'a Wile "| come instances caused a consider I think, realise the benefit easier to solve than Lard Daron-

advantage of matter of the sbstracting of the (three parts) and the "The Great able loss to exporters in this ad

being port's. Captain Amundsen has obtain Government lately been in Chicago purchas-- pavements of the European por- Flames," (four-paris).

Colony, sa they have booked able to freight by a particular boat which certificates ar to quility. eto, of ing provisions for the six years' was requisitioned, and when shipments they make. The Ar- Arctic expedition on which he in pavements of Queen's Road, from A Chiness employed in the another vowel was put on the scciation, as you will have seen about to start in March. Á ton If no defizite plan of campaign was decided upon at Sunday's Is House Street to Fedder Sreet, Naval Yard we charged before berth, they have in some instances by the correspondence published. of meat has been bought for meeting of Chinese at the Tang Wah, the deliberations were at and of Des Voeux Road for the same Mr. JR. Wood, at the Police had to pay an advance in freight has been and is always willing each of the ten members of the least carried on in the right spirit, and it was made quite evident stretob, are used at all hours of Court this morning, with smoking which had come into forse since to take up any matters which are party which, if the expedition

covers the fall six yours, moIII - that the Chinese of this colony mean to show their loyalty to the the day by Europeans, and it is in store homsethers, contrary their original bookings. We all of interest to the membern

Steps are now being taken to!« meat ration "of just about British Empire in a mist practical form: We are given to under- perfectly scandalous that these to regulations. Evidence was know the dificulties ander which stand that another gathering will be held in the near fatare and should have to run the risk given by Mr. W. A. Barnett, In-shipowners have to work at pre- urge the Government to furnish 11b. s. day for each min. This that the method to be followed in collecting the war contribution of injury to their persons or their spector of Stores, and the man ezi, but-nevertheless I would mististics of exports from this includes roset mutton, roast beel, will then be faslly settled. The keynote of Sunday's meeting was clothing, merely because there is

was fined $10.

suggest for their consideration Colony. These statistics would ox-tails, pork, ox tongue, lamb the frank acknowledgment by the Chinese that, having made their no-one about to order the ob-

that they should endeavour to be of considerable value to all tongue, stewed kidneys, ham loaf, money in British territory, it was their clear duty to come to the structionists to stick to the road-

Defrauding the Post-Office. bear in mind the interests of the engaged in the export trade and real loaf, oz marrow, and-summer financial aid of the Empire at a time like the present; and this way. The other day we saw a

At the Police Court this morn-merchants and the fact that if any would assist to develop and extend sausage. The vowel will carry: fact was driven well home by Mr. Au Tak's spontaneous promise of barrel being rolled along the ing, before Mr. O. D. Melbourne, advance in freight rates is made the trade of the Colony generally. two tons of sugar and two too

I now beg to propose the adop of coffee, sa well as considerable a lump sum a good example which was immediately followed by a Queen's Road pavement, and Chinese was obarged with a alter marahanta have booked

qesotities of tes, baking powder," similar promise from Sir Robert Ho Tong. When the nucleus of a this morning, within a space breach of the Postal Regulations business, the loss as a rale falls tion of the report and soccante.

Mr. D. K. Moss seconded and dried eggo, dried milk, cheese, fand is forthcoming from the outset, one is encouraged to believe of a few minutes, three bamboos, by bringing sight unstamped on the Hongkong exporter. It is that there will be little enough difficulty in raising the entire a ten-foot plank, a shovel, and letters into the Colony from hardly necessary for me to more eaid he thought there was very and sinned vegetables. Among pair of baskets on a pols were Yokohama, by the Shinyo Mara. then briefly refer to the necessity little to add to Mr. Bevington's other items are ripe olivas, sweet The Chinese British abjects in the Colony uued no remizdi gorried past the Astor House. Defendant's excuse was that he of all interested in the export very interesting review for the pickles, dried fruite, nuts, apple as to their duty in the matter. They have shown by their many raat We are well aware that the police was in too much of a hurry to trade working closely together in your. He thought that too much better, and 600lb, of bandy. acts of loyal generosity that they regard British citizenship an are not working under normal post them. A fas of 48 was order to make best possible ave emphasis could not be laid on the

It used to be a kind of habit in privilege: as something of which to be proad. But there are other conditions just now, and no one imposed.

of present curtailed facilition necessity of getting a larger mem- Chinese bere, who hail from over the border and owe no allegiance realises more fully than we the.

so that when normal times come bership of this Association, be- Ireland, mys the Hanchester to the Crown. Among them are many honourable men whose sense exoellent results obtained by the An amah, of 6, Seymour Road, again all the Allied countries will cause without it they would not Guardian, to plague the House use that foros of of Commons by mading it of duty reminds them that, since they are accorded the complete Dapartment. Bat earely two or has reported to the Police that be in a position to present a firm be able to protection of car Flag, it becomes them, at a time when the Empire three lakongs could be spared to whilst she was walking iz Queen's front to the strong competition we argument which was necessary in members already under sentence is in need of money, to show their appreciation of the fact in skeep our pavements, clear, Road Central yesterday, she was shall experience from our en-dealing with the London produce of imprisonment for Biate offences. tangible manner. There are, however, others who apparently More Labour Trouble.

1000sted by a man, who said that emies. There is an even more brokera and other gentlemen of O'Donovan Bowes, John Mitchel, recognise no moral obligation in the matter; who coms and go just In view of the organization of 50 had picked up a bundle of important call for gloss working that persuasion. In spite of all Michael Davitt, John Daly, and as they please; who pose a British subjote if it should happen to labour of which we have heard so notes on a steamer. He promised against the prevention of bad the difficulties Mr. Borington had Colonel Lynch (who is back at unit their pockets or personal safety at a given moment, and who, much, it is a little paszling to to give her $10 if she would practices amongst native dealers. enumerated, the present state of Westminster now with admitted while making the bulk of their money in Hongkong, consider that read in the Home wires this show him Balt FishLane. Hathen I refer in particular to bristie, the trade was vastly more antie: credentials) have produced, st they are under no obligation whatever to the Union Jack. To these morning that there is serioas said that he wanted the $900 in As most of you are probably factory to those gathered at that different times, much rummaging whether they be coolies, artisans, traders, clerks or millionaires we strike among monition-makers at the bundle changed, and asked aware, dealses have recently been meeting than what existed ander of Parliamentary prevedenia,

She gave him should like to suggest that, if they are conscious of no indebtedness to Barrow, and that a telegram hes for a security.

cassa is to cancel the election by the British Government and if British protection is valasless to them, been sent "asking" the strikers $110, bat when she got to the sing very heavy paper for pack- the regime when they had to What the House does in such

ing, and, in addition to this, have fight German competition. it is not altogether easy to understand why they do not prefer to to

The motion was then put to ordering a new writ. In 1875 work. What, monsy-changer's it was found that heavily loaded the strings no that resume reside and to carry on their business in their own territory. To such may

Tipperary went one better by re- ak,si the the bondle was composed of bayers have had to pay for ex- the meeting and carried.. people, life in Chias propar would, of course, present no terrors, Government doing

Mr.O, Higginbotham proposed turning Mr. Mitobel a second that it waste paper. On going back to coalive, weight in paper and and the fact that in certain districts, they may have to pay busty allows the men who are supposed where he had left defendant, hesiring at the prices they are the election of the following to time, but in reperise the House

bristles, The the Committee-Moss

was still male toroora same in squeese and blackmail to dishonest magistrates, brigands to be making shells for our noble was not to be found.

paying for etc, is a mers detail of no consequenos. Happily the Hongkong fellows at the front to stop work!".

Committes took this matter up Bevington, A. van Andel, E. A. heavily by giving the meat to his Chinese can be relied upon to make clear to these gentlemen that as they choose? Ons of two Kaalt before the Magistrate. and tried to get dealers to Beanmont, J. H. Brister, W. A. opponent. Mr. Taylor's":"rumen they are expected to poi their hands in their pockets for the benefit clasaon is to blams; either the A Chinese, of the begger of the Imperial Government,

employers or the workers.. If the class, went into a restuarant at agree to a standard form of Honibal, W. M. Humphreys, would, of course, maka no Meanwhile we are carious to know the meine that will event employsts, why are not some of West Point last night and ordered packing, but I regret to say that U. Ramitha, F. Brms Thomson, trouble of this mind, tho

being subject to armý {this was not found possible. The and Un Kam Wah,

Mr. Pinga seconded and the one supposes that it would ually be decided upon for collecting the various contributions. The these at once put under arrest for a meal, with samshai and cigar-general reason for this was that

with the War Off to other day we suggested that probably the collecting could be done oondust liable to cause a breach often, to the value of 63 canta, one dealer foared if he agreed to motion was parried.

The election of the following whether be should be givan the most expeditiously and with the least friction through the native of the pesos ? Admittedly He was found to have no money standard form of packing, that "guilds, whom organisation in usually very thorough; but it has there are some Home Arms to pay for it, and was charged his competitors who were not so new members was confirmed on necessary leave to enable

since been pointed out by a Chinese correspondent of the Telegraph that, by their grasping and before Mr. O. D. Melbourne, at bound, would have an advantage the motion of the Chairman, take his wont, ~A that this hihod might leave many sources entonched, sines there their unreadianss to share their the Police Ooart this morning over him. The Committee weald seconded by Mr. W. Van Andel; cfloat are numbo wealthy Chinese who belong to no guild at all. This anormosa profus in a resionable Defendant, whomid he had been like all the muumber of also An--Mopera, Joseph Boos, the is, of cutras. Some of the worisbint of the Chinese-roperty-proportion with their employees, a soldier at Kongmoos, and that sociation to maska special for North-West Trading Co., of Seate owners, oradores to foreign firms, and proprietors of businesses, hava drivan men-to-strike, he was invited into the shop, said to get the matten deniers to joum which trade almost exclusively in foreign warss-kava abandoned Equally there are all too many to bis Worship: "I kneel this association.

Our only hope of competing the customs of their forefathers and have gradually come to know workmen at Home who have not before you, and immediately far more about limited liability companies, as understood as Home, hesitated to take advantage of their knelt down in the dook. Inspeo against meloenotions auch se than they know of guild pidgin, la view of this, our correspondent country's difficulties to attempt lor Brown aid the man was a have referred to is for the mittos anggeate the formation of a registered association which will bring to squeeme the maximum of profit confirmed vagabond and bad Association to become suficiently in all capitalists, whether guild-members or not; and we feel sure for themselves. For those a ballot | bean moat away six times. Afos]

strong to be able to foast of faad of $5, or sevendays, was imposed - "wandhed forms of that shin idan will And favour with most of the really thinking|would be the best sura,

tions of the city by coolies carry. ing all manner of burden, The

One

A Costly Smoke.

An Old Trick.

Ao, Money, PicenoSOR Mowers, Tung Tang, and Mowers, Marimind Of

At the mesting of the Com- which followed, Mr. Berington was sleated Chairman,

r, W. A. Hannibal, Vioc- pris