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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1917.

WATSON'S

HYGIENOL

A HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AND PERFECTLY SAFE

DISINFECTANT.

The best preventative of

INFECTIOUS and CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.

SOLD ONLY BY.

Comparisons.

DAY BY DAY.

HE SAYS HE IS-OR AS BAD AB AMAN IS NEVER AS GOOD AS OTHERS SAY HE IS.

1892 GERMAN FIRE-EATING

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

SPEECHES

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.

*If there but any, who ở think that those sirocating the ex-j clusion of Germans from the Colony for decade after the war are carrying the idea of retaliation too far, they may be interested to learn that extremely drastic recommendations are to come before the annual ocufaren ce of the Associated Obambers of Commerce which meets in Lon- don this month. There is for example, a proposal from Manchester that enemy whips beversary of the institution of the dollar on demand to-day is 2/91."

not permitted to take part in the world's carrying trade until Ger many has replaced in. kind all

The Dollar. Y The opening rate of the dollar danand to-day was 25, 4.0/164.

Tomorrow's Anniversary. To-morrow is the 473rd suni-

Order of the Garter.

years after the declaration of thern. prace, enemy steamers be not

A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.llowed to use the coaling stations

telephone NO 16.

DEATH:

DAWSON-At 3 a.m. this morning, at the Government Civil Hospital, Edward William Dawson, of the Revenue Department, aged 38 years. Funeral will pass the Monument to-morrow (Sunday, 22nd April, 1917) at 4 p.m.

The Hongkong Telegraph-

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1917,

THE EXCLUSION OF GERMANS.

Telegrams to Europe.

Victoria Theatre.

Hawarden Castle has¬besu Touching Faith in the U-Bout given over for hospital purposes from March 1, but it may be hoped Campaign.

that the necessary alterations will not affect the "Temple of Pasce ** as Gladstone termed his study. Amsterdam, February 28-Ia Hitherto that apartment has been the Reichstag yesterday, after the allowed to remain erectly as it Imperial Obancellor had spoken, was in the lifetime of the G.O.M., cause it reposes on the submarine in one corner the collection of s D. Spahn (Centre) ssid -- with its shelves orammed with "Our confitends is firm, be books from floor to ceiling, and war, which, assisted by all means woodmen's axes, many of them“. April 19-The Government at our disposal, means the sent to Mr. Gladstone as-presenta,

(Compiled from the " Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week endang April 21, 1899.)

The Dollar. April 21.The rate of the

Not a Bad Figure-head,

Lord Carson's description of

abips and has paid full compes- In order to scones - a quicker of Siam have decided not to lease earliest possible termination of the and all used by him at one time- sation for all cargoes which have and more reliable service than it the opiam farm, but will try the war, England, which pretends or another. been lost by the Allies through is at present possible to offer, the experiment of working it under to have bean dragged in to the war the Fans' piratical attacks. The pablic is advised to use plain official suspices. Hongkong once against her will, in order to protect London Chamber recommends language as much as posible in tried the same game-in Sir small nations, continues the war King George as the most travelled. that for A period tre telegrama to Europe vis Nor Garh Bowen's time if we in order to enlarge her territory Savereign since the Emperor remember rightly--and the er- by one and a half million square Hadrian is certainly just, says the periences then gained are not kilmetres. England attempts to Daily Chronicle. The difference to be repeated, although 'I There was an overflowing house don't remember Mitchell-Ianeso direct part in the fighting.

starve our population, which takes between the two in that while King the British « Empire. There

George did most of his travelling at the Victoria Theatre last night, wouldn't make a bad figure-head Suggestions at any rate serve to

"It is misleading to talk of before he came to the throne, show that those who fateor harsh when two excellent Gazettes were for an Opium Farm if a wooden our giving up our claim to all Hadrisa made his extended discrimination against the enemy

shown. Other items on the pro- oan were not available.”. when the war is over are set by of the sensational serial “The

indemnity, on the princinla that journeys during his reign. In 13 "The Most Stupid Official,“ |gramme were further instalmenta any means conficed to Hongkong Iron Claw and some American the Gazette that Mr.A. K. Travers, the Chancellor. (Vigorous cheers, enqueror, and when he returned April 19. is notified in This standpoint is not shared by world then accessible to a Roman averybody baare his own" bardea. years he covered most of the There is one other little point comic pictures. in connection with this matter.

car local postmaster, has been All the damage and loss of pro-to the capital it was bat to spend On the question of the "ton-

granted "eight months' leave of for on" policy, the Hongkong

absence on half-pay in addition to originators of the war."

perty must be borne by the his declining rears. If anyone Government was good enough Taumati Police that three men from the 16th inst. We quite fail said:"If our enemies are ary of Hadrian's accession, which carse to celebrate it, by the way, A boatman has reported to the

Herr Scheidemann (Sislist) this year is the eighteenth centen to pass on to the Secretary of

armed with wespons boarded his to see any just grounds for the Stata a telegram from the Hong boat in Yaumati Bay last night, money of the ratepayers of this aging a war of conques', we are datee from 117 A.D. kong Chamber of Commerce ex- and stole $300. The master of lony being expended in this Lloyd George is the father of new waging war of defence. Mr. pressing approval of the proposal, the boat was slightly stabbed, and fashion. Mr. Travers, who by the decisions. The intensified sab perienced by Englishmen daring Soarity of bread W$8 6- Legislative Council does not see its way clear all of those on board were bound way was most scandalously jabmarine

bad' into the Hongkong Govern Government was decided upon worst days the rich set an example of the German the Napoleonic ware, In the to identifying itself with the ex-

and gagged.

mont Service by his uncle, the after the conference in Rome, by cutting off pastry and restrict- olusion motion, would the Govern-

late Sir Arthar Kennedy, has we desire that it may bringing their servants to a quartern ment be willing to forward to the

If, therefore, the

and

Armed Robbers.

Oplum Possession.

Alice Memorial Hospital,

Onions

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Home authorities an expression Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the period and it is only a few years been the rupture with America. made to make bread of barley, A Chinese was charged before been postmaster but a very brief peace 9000. The first sequel has loaf a week each. An attempt was of the Chamber's opinion on it? Police Court this morning, with be returned from a lengthy We regret this most deeply, but rye and wheat. Eden pointed out Our Beggars.

being in possession of opiam ocionaly about

holiday. A be is no trust that our national strength, that a Camberland labourer with Concerning the mendicent valaed at $8. Defendant was re-

the most armed to the teeth, will render a wife und family of five spent question, a correspondent writes presented by Mr. J. H. Gardiner, stopid official in

the Service possible what our enemies con- only #7 9z. 2d. a year on oatmes! congratulating us on "the effect who said he did not think the will be greatly missed, but this

WA don't think his absence sider impossible. nal result of your influence Government wanted to restrict leave of absence principle is his former utterances about war

and barley, whereas a Bark · regarding the boggers

"The Chancellor, referring to

shire labourer with a wife and people taking a little. A fine of bad one and cannot be too strongly sime, did not withdraw saything. 536 83. a year on wheaten bread We published a leading article yesterday on the above subject, upper Giecesly Road and the

bangers-on plving between the $5 was imposed.

four children at home spent but we are quite sure, from the many comments which we have lower part of Wyndham Street,"

condemned, and we therefore heard from all classes of the community on the rejection of Mr. He adds, however, that "there is

trast that representations will be ion of Count Tiesse (the Bar- the starving South

Idid not hear the least contradict alone. The problem of Holyoak's proposal at Thursday's Council meeting, that we need still one beggar whose insistent Alice Memorial and Affiliated greatly needed reform. It may that the war must not last longer cereals. But country labourers The Hos. Tresaurar of the made in Council to effect a very garian Premier's) recent speeches be saved by introducing cheap offer no excuse for returning to the charge. There is not much pestering is most intolerah'e in Hospitals bege to acknowledge will, antil further notics, direct than is necessary for the security atoutly resisted the adulteration room for doubt that, were a stranger to read the account of that such a public street." There is: with thanks the following dons-

be noted that Mr. G. 8. Northcote meeting, he would speedily be brought to the conclusion that Hong and we have cause to be very tions to the funds of the Hoe-the business of the post-office." koogites are very long-suffering people. For to that stranger's much aware

of the country. This prudent of whasten bread. And Arthur eyes the matter would appear on this wiss: our brothers and sone man's attentions. If the Police C. G. Alabaster, $15; N. Yans- Legislative Council spends a great not among persons like Admiral bread made of white flour.

of this gentle pitala-Dairy Farm Co., $100; Our Legislative Council. utterance has met with the great Young declared that all those who have been slaughtered or maimed by the Germans; cur commeros will detail a man to take a stroll gits, $10, J. D. F. Malder, $10; deal of time passing laws which Too Knorr and Herr von Kizdorf,

April 20- The Hongkong, eet approval in Germany, though performed strong labour required. has, in great measure, gone awry: the Germans have lost no op. in the vicinity named, at almost 8. E. Greap, $10: J. Bentley, are of no earthly use, such as the who desire to esize the Chancellor portunity, here and in China, of causing sedition and many other any time of the day or night, $10; A. Morris, $5. troubles; they were ready to conspire against the lives of the Brit- they will be easily able to

French soldiers have just had ishers of this Colony; they have torpedoed merchant ships passing rope in the one remaining in.

one dealing with Mr. Cooper's by the throat."

their daily pay increased from to or from Hongkong; had the Emden been able to get into our dívidual, who is a most repulsive

official tide, or laws of uni- Herr

211. to 10d. (one frano), At the Patriotic Service. Harbour she would have repeated, her Penang exploita; long before looking member of society.

Weatarp (Con beginning of the war it was the The service

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inconvenience, such servative) said: "The refusal of lowest in Europe, being at the in St. John's $8 the war broke out, Germans were anderming oar trade. These are higher ar, on the Conduit Road will be of a patriotic nature ia bat what is of real importance

Bat Cathedral tomorrow at 6 pm. Ordinance

the Merchant Shipping our peace cffer was a blow in the rate of only one halfpenny s day, but a few of the things for which this particular spot of the Empire level, the little quartette of de-connection with the celebration is overlooked.

- of leat year; face of the German people.. has to thank the Hun; and yet we are unwilling to further mea crepit old ladies still carries out of St. George's Day. The Lord well-meaning but sarcastic Ger- land's vital spot will be directly at alternate times, and a peany "We are now employing the last plemented by grants from home,

It was a merely nominal sam sup-` sures which would make for preventing his return! In addition ita

As our doubtless fighting weapon, with which Eng- and was paid every fire days, 241. to all this, we have been kept fairly well informed by Esater and mach to the acnoyance of re-offer special intercessions. The too much (bad) legislation. If compensation, new demands. A tobacco at others. It was in morning perigrinations, Bishop will give an address and ernor says the Colony has had bit. New sacrifice require new and a three halfpenny packet of the Home papers as to the manner in which Germany makes war eidents in that locality. They are collection will be given towarde some of the useless tailore' dum-sufficient we know that her sons kill babies and turn an honest pfennig by a most pitiably-conditioned party, the relief of the distitute in the mies who draw pay for condes- necesary to arm against the exploiting the carcase of their friends, while her daughters enliven sad, if only for charity's sake, receptored villages of France,

war indemnity is October 1915 that the poila's pay the tedium of nursing by expectorating in the coffee of wounded they ought to be removed to some British prisoners; and yet we think it would be a mistake not to institution where they could be

cending to accept Civil dangers of the future, and slao for

was raised by statute to 241. allow them to return to the Colony when war is over! Could toler- properly cared for. At any rate, Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police tion

A Chinese was charged before employed gathering imforms-petition. If our enemies are really seen them the honour of dis- Service sirocares could only be the resumption of economic com- anos and charity go farther?

Sweden and France share be- We said rightly yesterday that this is the era of the business respectable neighbourhood.is no in possession of a quantity of would be lera necessity for the tory of ecocomic value in our of which we are to be restrained

the public thoroughfare in

a Court this morning, with being needed in cur local lawe, there what purpose then have we terri- covering glycerine and most of ite

to improvements not able to pay an indemnity, for man. It ja; for a most notorionely anbusinesslike Government b:s, place for them. all in a moment, put the old-fashioned commercial man to the right-Cheating Shopkeepers.

onions. Sergeant Will aid the Whitehead Pruning Commission hands, conquered with our blood? in order that the Government properties, from the enjoyment about, and has told them that, if the Hans are kept out of Hong:

man could give no explanation as (which by the way, however, has Courland and Livonis offer ground may make larger use of it for war kong, local trade will suffer. Saul is indeed among the prophete, and Mr. Holyosk will do well to hide his diminished convictions in the Police Court. Defendent had served one instance, Mr. Justice Fielding can also protect the intereste of Soboles discovered late in the

Once again there have been to where he had got the onions not yet been appointed). For for colonisation. With them we eclusion of some obscure Government appointment, while the keepers for using weights where offence. His Worship sent him make severe comments on the and Longwy we find coal and principle of oils, while sixty years

against small Chinese shop-

sentence before for a similar Clarke often has

purposes. The Swedish chemist amateurs come to their own by setting up in the business taipan by they have been able to obtain,

Occasion the Baltic population. At Briey 18th century that it was the sweet line. If the Hongkong Chamber of Commerce believed that our in addition to their ordinary

to prison for 14 days. trade would suffer by the loss of the Germans, it is passing profil, an unfair advantage over

į iniquitona ignorance or careless-iron. The harbour of Antwerp later close investigation of it by Strange that so astute a body should allow ita Council represents their customers. Whilst we re. Church held its annual jumble in our laws.

The Ladies Commitee of Union has caused so much unjastics possess this the individuality of margarine, stearine, and olems. ness of our law-makers, which we cannot do without. If we Chevreal led to his discovery. of tive to suggest, in its name, the exclusion of these cultured folk. Injice in the fact that the Police sale on Wednesday, the 18th, as Torrington judgment alone would be protected. what way is it suggested that we aball suffer? Through our ship are trying to keep a watchful eye

His Lordship's the Flemish population can also It was another Frenchman, how- ping, apparently, But Hongkong, being ea vast a distributing centre, on these dishonest traders, and has been sent to the National for a whole commission. Bat of which might arouse even a gleam the first of these three names.

result of which a draft for £11 farnish solid and instructive food must surely coatinue to import goods, whatever happens. If there are endeavouring to bring them Orphan Homer, Bridge of Weir, course the Attorney General, of appearance that there is any

"Everything must be avoided in 1870 that substance bearing erar, Mage-Mouried, whoinvented te no German ebips to bring in those imports, so much the better to book, the support given by Scotland. The Committes takes whose lines in this colony, it going back in the submarine lor our own shipping and that of car Allies. The goods must come, the Magististes is such as to this opportunity of thanking all mast be admitted have not fallen question. We regret the recent tiously complaining of four words, by hook or crook. And even supposing that we had to lose serions make them far from enthusiastic those who so kindly sent goode in pleasant places, has 'something loss of Datch ships, but it is now overworked and

by the Germans' being kept out, should we lose more than if

A Punch poet has been face they were back again, working in the dark and untiringly seeking to caser proved that it is a really practically everything we sold.

in their replace us among the Chinese, and to rob as of our trade with our serious thing for the poorer class

work. Yesterday's for the sale. Within an hour, else to do', and so have England's fault, she having pre-which should be put on the black wn folk as well? To gain in point of shipping and to lose where of Chinese to be systematically The Bijou Theatre is screening Spencer says, the hardest work is an earnest warning to neutrals, lift." This is very well, but the all the rest. They are al-vented the ships from leaving list of writers: Vital," "in." vations markets are concerned is merely to save at the spout swindled out of their fall mea- two very interesting riotares to- of all is to do nothing. Yesterday,

ready overworked-se Herbert during the period of safety. This sistent," "arresting," hile we waste at the banghole.

HE. the Governor attempted to draw a somewhat tragic picture, brought up and dealt with se tire drama in six parte, and a express his surprise that if a America.

sure, and shopkeepers who are night" The Corsair," heather day, of poor little Hongkong isolated in the midst of an leniently as were those fammoned Gaumont Graphis, showing the coolie agrees to do ten conta agrees to that.~Beater.

a detec-again, Mr. Justice Clerke had to back before the demands of sciously impaired by the fact that "Nor can there be any going effect is painfully and docon an of ideals while other ports were doing a brisk trade with yesterday, can afford to laugh at Allies in the East. There will worth of work for another coolie,

The whole nation the condemaer falls head-over- Bermany. We venture to enggest that Hongkong is far more likely the fines imposed, for they reap be several changes of programme he must have his agreement be isolated should it refrain from keeping the Huns outside ita far bigger harvest than the law next week, on account of the stamped, and the stamp paid for,

heele into the very thing he condemns. In his verses we orders. There is no mistaking Australia's attitude in the matter; takes away. By imposing fines of management having arranged to just as if he were a millionaire time the Court of Directors were noting,” and (Heaven' help us!). have "atterly, screets,"" con- pan is far too much concerned with the advancing of her own com- $10 and 84 in cases where show a series of selected pictures with a sbars contract, and if he arriving at a slight sense of their ance will tolerate the evil presence of the Boobe in her colonies is cent, and about four per cent, presentative of a well-known film may cost him a fine of $10.50." do something, if it is only to make pilloried examples. But when ce to wish to invite rivals and such rivale; while to insinuate that the purchaser is losing 10 per brought to the Colony by a re-doesn't his ten cent engagement responsibilities and attempting to weary and overworked as the dynamio." Thess are all as

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Insult the noblest ally that Britain ever had. We are aware that

Colony's policy is dictated from Home; but who is doing the diesespectively, our Magistrates can Company. It will be remembered wig just now? If this spirit of softness is going to underlie the that honesty is the best policy" at the Victoria Theatre, several never hope to teach shopkeepers that some of these were screened

The Hongkong and Shanghai an official statement to show the did the mentor ever become his. ril Government's dealings with the Germane, may God help It surely should be the aim of the days ago, at a private show. The Shanghai Bank shares continue If they don't burry up the Hong.

actual state of Esirs and there own papil ? April 21 Hongkong and fore remove the prevailing panic. pire. If it had underlain our soldiers and sailord bearing dispensers of jastice, by the im- following pictures will be shown steadily on the downward-line, kong Telegraph will probably re for them, we should have been's conquered nation by now position of rigorous finer, to during the week: Hooday sad and are now friendless at suy-lieve them of trouble, as is has

Podam hog would be doing the dietsting. But the Ger- eradicate the pracuseof the auch Tuesday," The Woman Wed thing between 100 and 103. per done in several occasions before. Why is practically the whole are not coming back. For there happen to be a few thousand loved petty cheating which is nesday and Tuesday." The Goi-cent, promien

Says the N. China Daily News: there in this Colony who will be ready to take very determined characteristic of to many Chinese den Ohance; Friday, Tom fresh froubles are again being how much of the so-called Reserve Shanghai, with the exception of, Ramours of It would be interesting to know German Consalar staff still in to prove to them that Hongkong has no room for their shopkeepers. That is duty nessee's Partner"; and Saturday, whispered with bated bresth Fund of 38,300,000 remains to- we believe, but two unimportant brand of culture, and who will be most unlikely to suffer which the Magistrates, owe to the the sensational farce "Are you in the highways and by ways, day sa a substantial and restin members 2: Has China broken ose to weigh more heavily in the scale than the memory public whose intersets they are Mason ?" All should see these but we hopethers may be nothing she set, covered by bona fide cff diplomatic relationships with

whom the Kaiser, with the fall consent and aid of the pla, kas murdered or tortured or rendered 'homal

appointed to safeguard;

wonderful productions.

in them. Anyhow, it is about and negotiable separition.". Germany or has she not t

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