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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Empire Day

DAY BY DAY:

NEVER SHALL LIS AT THE FROUD THIS ENGLAND NEVER DID, NOR FOOT OF A CONQUEROR.-King John,

We would draw attention to a letter in another column from a qorrespondent who signs himna}{ **Pro Patria" "Pro Patria" show that he has the right now by the ear when be urges that we should demsad of our Governments pro per recognition of Empire Day. The opening rate of the dollar We have had too much of the on demand to-day WA hole and corner business, in the 28, 4,11/163.

past, where the observing of the

day is concerned. It is very

nice to take the school children

The Dollar,

To-morrow's Anniversary, To-morrow is the 138th anni

MAY 1, 1917-

FANTASY

Dom the Haaks

Tempus A. D. 1947. Scene-The German Olab Bar Whampor, Canior.

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Personages. Fri's and Hane. Fritz-Ab! Just arrived have

place I have named.“The |Chinpes www quick to son and take advantage of this] free port. On transhipmat naargee; coolie labour on the spot and at half the price pre vailing in the old days in Hong- kong; soy amount of room and consequently low rentals. Every cort of prodaos delivered, ex-hip or ex godown here to the con- sumer and all those middle man and brokera done away with.

Han Yes, I hear that von

to church it is nice that versary of the birth of James you by N.U.L. round the Cape-Stocks and von Stick-at-Nothing

Galt, the novelist,

oil steamer-Long voyage, eh ? For the North.

Hans-No; 30 days. Turbine Mr. T. F. Hough left for the -30 knots-touched nowhere. North to-day.

Fritz-Loaded with ? Bace-General but particularly Manchester piecegoods and Ger- man dyes-a valuable cargo.

& CO., LTD. something litle more "repre- that's thief entered his promiten

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

· HONGKONG.

TELEPHONE NO. 616.

which

Correspondents requested to observe the rule

8.20 Sequires them to forward their names and addresses with communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

All communications intended for publication should be addressed

the Editor.

Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Talephone : No. 1 A.B.C., 5th edition. Western Union

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Chapman and family wish to convey their sincere thanks to their many friends for the innumer able kind letters of sympathy and condolence they have received. It is a great comfort to know that their dear son was so univers- ally held in such high esteem.

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1917.

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are going shortly for good, was

Frita-Do you know with bow much?

Hans-No. Fritz-Woll

with A cool

£100,000 spiece, and made in doable quick time.

Hans What sbout you? haven't you done well enough to follow their example?

They have simply cat of their nose to spite their face. I have beard that Sir Paul Chater told them what would be the result to Hongkong.

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CHUNG LING SOU

An impression seems to have been created in certain quarters that Chang Ling Soo has been seen in Hongkong before. We are, however, asked to state positively that this is-Soo's first appearance here, and althougù he may have many imitators, this will be the first opportunity of seeing the original artist.

Chung Ling Soo is supported by a first-rate vaudeville cam- pany, of whom Ivy and Madge Aberdare, Leywood and Norell, Ethel Hill and Con. Colyer are the principal members. The book ing plan is now open at Houtzie's.

Digression on Scottish Thrift.

the Boy Scouts should give a display, and that that useful body the Police Reserve should show the Colony a good a lead in other ways; but the average citizen of

Big Theft. the Colony, whether European or

The occupant of 25 Queen's Asistio, may feel that he wants Road has reported to the Police

Fris Carious thing that sentative." Are we never going by the fanlight last night and they allow a German steamer into to understand that the instincts stole fire pieces of porcelain, Southampton to load but won's of the Chinese, the Indians and valued at $750.

allow her into Hongkong, ■ British Frits-Ob, well, I'm pretty the Portuguese are essentially

Crown Colony. They will also warm you know bat I've a sort dramatic ? They like show and Corpe Ordere issued to-day by sell us Marchester piece good of liking for the place after Goloor and ceremonial and speech-Lieut-Colonel A. Chapman, V.D., Hane. Yes. Why is it? You seeing it grow to what it is—and

The much-anticipated visit of making; they like opportunities state-From Hay Novem ought to know. You were in I don's feel like leaving it just Chung Ling Soo to the Theatre of giving outward expression to ber 15, caps are not to be worn Boogkong sea young man weren't yes a while. I'm very comfortable Royal, Hongkong, commences on their feeling. Then what right after 7 am, or before 5 pmyon, and left at the outbreak of where I am. have the British to attempt to Helmets should invariably be the great War for Chin-ten?

Hane-What about the English the original artist who created a Friday next. Chung Ling 800 is impose their own habitual cold-[worn between the-n hours." Fritz-Yes. I was taken pri firme and companies in Hong

sensation at the London a large

Stolen-Wire..

ner by the Jape. E-esped to kong? Des and reserve on

At the Police Canis this morn-Shanghai and then when peace

Fri z-You may well sak. The the same performance here as Hippodrome, and he will present popolation that is keenly and genuinely anxious to voice ita ing, before Mr. C. D. Melbourer, come, come here and opened our Members of the Chamber who

that which mystified all London loyalty to the King Emperor? two Chinese were charged with Far Eastern Head Office here. were so bot to keep on Germans for over twelve months, Iilation We have three or four excellent stealing a coil of wire rope, valoed

Hans-Why did not you then away from Hongkong were actuat

follows illusion in rapid sacopa- bands in the Colony and we have at $20. The first defendant asid

ed by let's see (counting opsion, and each is artistically beck to Hongkong? go a variety of armed forces, regular he stole it. He did not know the

Fritz-Well you see it was his angers)-two motives-renti-

elaborate and beautiful, and voluntary; European and second defendant, who took no part like" this: - The War

had ment, and a desire to punish us Asiatic. "Sarely 2 procession in it. Sargeant Murphy said that lasted nearly four years. The The Resolution to exclude the of some kind-or, as our corre-a quantity of wire rope was being Britiahera bad got most Germans was first brought up in spondent enggests, a demonstra-loaded on a Macao steamer, and frightfally sick with as because the Legislative Council. The then tion on the Polo Ground-could be one coil was left on a track. of oar atrocities,Louvain, the Governor was hard-headed, managed without a great deal of When the crkers returned, the rinking of the Lusitanis," long-sighted Irishman. He told trouble. The public has, of late, coil gobe. Later

the Edith Cavell, Capt. Fryatt &c, them in unmerciful language what done its fall share in taking the first defendant was seen by the & You will remember them the result would bs, and the re initiative: witness "Our Day" police carrying the rore. The all'a fair according to our nations enlt bas borne out his prophecy "Heather Day" and St. George's second.defendant warned him and in war, but they got so fed up Hans-Did not a merchant in- Day; and our readers will agree he threw the rope down and ren that they worked Heaven terfere for the good of the Colony ? that, on this occasion, it is the away." R. was captured. and Earth to simply stamp Their best known men in thoes Government's turn to take things Defendants were each sent to the German Nation out of days I believe took up the position The Hongkong Telegraph in hand. It will find hundreds of prison for a month.

existence, I don't blame that sentimant could have nothing willing supporters.

Stolen Bicycle.

them, for what those Prussians to do with trade after the war WES A Chiness was charged before did was, as we must admit, to say over... The Entertainment to the

Middlesex,

Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police the least of it, pretty thick. The Frits-Not much. They were Congratulations to the Court this morning, with steal- Hongkong Chamber of Commerce all so full of their great idea of Chiness on the success of their ing a bicycle belonging to an in those days was a bit abort sight- getting back on us for what they welcome to the cfficers and men Indian watchman and " ед ed. Must have thought we were thought we our dirty work that. of the 25th Middlesex. We are Iadian policeman. The ms- pretty stupid lot. Anyhow they they fooled themselves and,you A LONDON WHARF FIRE. "A THOUSAND YEARS. WISER."

sare that every Britisher in the chine was taken from the called a meeting and passed know the old adage, they forgot Colony will feel grateful, on be- University. Defendant it was resclation that no German should that if you killed the goose, you "We are a thousand years older and wiser since the war; the half of the men of his own blood, stated, sold the roschine to be allowed to live or trade in could not get any more golden Experience of generations has been crowded into just a few winters," for the kind thought that denler at Wanchai. When first be Hongkong for ten years, nor egge. ald Mr. Lloyd George in his great speech of April 27; and he prompted the Ambalance Corps to called, the master of the shop was afterwards except ander strict Hans-Well, as to sentiment. never spoke a traer word. Yet one is often minded to wonder d entertain lavishly so large a out, and when he went back licence. Whether the proportion of Britishers who will put all this newly. number of men. Not for the first again the police had been inform-

Hane. Why we don't want noguired wisdom to a fight use is as large as that other proportion time has it fallen to the Chinese ed in the meantime and a detective their blessed licence. which will want either to bide it in a napkin or to throw it whole to point the way to the Earo-was awaiting bio, and arrested

Fritz.No. I should think not, ale to the winds. Of course, for scores of reasons, the world can pesne. It will be seen that Colonel him. His Worship seat bim to bat jast look at what came to mever be the same in all respects, as it was before the war, bat, so Ward, in his speech last night, prison for three months.

pass. Here is this German port of Frits Yes. They called far sa car own people are concerned, it is safe to say that a great drew attention to the fact that, at

Whampoa a German Colony-meeting of the Chamber and percentage will still want to cling to certain worn-out methods that the rarionestopping places on the

governed in all respects from carried away by the sicquence of Dame so near to breaking up the Empire.

voyage out, it was his compatriots

Germany in the same manner as one Holyoak their representative Plainly enough, the greatest difficulty which the Britisher will who were the first to welcome

Hongkong is from Britain; in the Legislative Council--they ave to face will be that of discovering exactly what to retain and him and his men, while in

obtained from China as a free gift followed him like a fi ck of sheep. what to reject in the old order. Naturally there will be a Hongkong it was the natives of

in consideration of some very Sir Paul Chater was the only one Zumber of points about which there cannot be any possible doubt: the place who assumed that duly.

material advantages wa Germans who raised a warning voice. He We feel quite sure that the so, for instance, the return of the Germans to British territory, the

hava given to Chios.

realised how the Colony would Frea Trade nonsense and the Party system of government. No man Colonel said this without any

Starvation Policy.

Hans-What are they? - be likely to suffer. He told them bitterness or hidden meaning; in his right mind will want to see the Empire going back to

Fitz-Wall, we bave enormous what would happen bat "they is old paths where these things are concerned, any more than be that he was merely stating an

Amsterdam, March 10-The docks, wharvas and godowns, would'nt believe him" of course, will went to include in his list of innovations the establishment of interesting truth. Bat to many of discussion as to whether the aim sugar ref-pries, cement, rope He became a comparatively poor

public or the abolition of religion. The main thing, earely, for a the trash will be more interest of the German submarine cam and other factories, and a certain man. Britishers to bear in mind is that the Empire has such a lot of les ing than palatable, since we are paign is to force Great Britain to percentage of their profits go to Hans-How was ibat ?. way to wake up that there will not be a minute to apare for experi- bound to think that it was very her knees or to produce in Eng the Chinese Government; and in Fritz-Well, like many others,

decidedly "ap to" the British to land a desire for sa understand-return-behold this port! eats. The late Government gave us enough of those to last more

his fortune was invested in land than one lifetime. We have to remember that, though Britishera be the the first to welcome their ing has led to the publication of Bane Bat how were all these in the Colony and shares in Local

fellow-countrymen who are a mercantile nation and a money-making nation, they have

have a long explanation in

the undertakings financed?

Companies. I ask you what are over yet attempted to apply business methods to the affairs of the braved death for the sake of King, Forwaerts."

Fritz-Financed, my dear Hongkong shares worth now-- It says that, assuming that chap-financed ? State. They have been perfectly satisfied to see men controlling and custry. La justice to the

"Why that excepting perhaps Banks and the Exchequer who knew no mora about practical finance than about Police Reserve it must be added Great Britain's supplice will last was as easy as falling off a log. Unions, and those only because Japanese, or to see the most inexperienced of amateurs at the head that that corps has, for some only four months she cannot in You see thous d-d Britishers of the magnitude of three com

the Postal or Education Department. They have seen nothing time past, been planning for the theory be f road to her knees in best as in the winter of 1918 by panica' business in other parts Edicaleas or onesie in leaving the stairs of India, the Colonies, entertainment of as many as less than four months if no simply starving us out in Go: the world.)? The Foreign Office or the Home Office in the hands of a Civií possible of the King's forces on foodstuffs are imported, but if, many. We had plenty of money; \"worth much, and they will decline. Ob, he must be a Bootaman

Hens-Certainly they're not vice whose ranks have included literally some of the most stupid the evening of Empire Day, and instead of holding out for four but could not spend it. Besides

and that it was the first, last year, months, she can hold out for five there were the German Americans farther. All local Companies are If we can puce learn to be sa businesslike over State matters to give a rubstantial welcome to or six months, she can live on her once a German always a Ger- doing next to no business. over those of the shop and the office, any general return to the the wounded men from the Front. coming harrest for at least three man which will last until the Fritz-The only produce Hong- ustinem of the past will be an impossibility. At the same time Constitutional Reform.

Commenting end of the chapter. They came tong now imports. is raw sugar seed to have a care how we go, leer, in our enthusiasm, we be We trust that our readers are then on the official figures forward with millions sterling to for its refineries, atone for is mpted to exalt business disproportionately. There is

· keeping open the date of the mesi. wide

published in England of incom help the Fatherland and the re- cement factory, and hemp for its ference between a country wherein the Government in a "basi ing of the Constitutional Reform

fing and outgoing vessels, the salt (among others) is this pros rope factory. Land has depre- one, and a country that leaves ite affairs unreservedly in the Association, timed for Thursday Verwoerte points out that of perons and thriving Colony, ciated by two thirds of its value;

at 5 30 p.m. at the City Hall. the 1.250 vessels which maintain- ade of men whose education and traditions are exclusively com There was never a better time for ad commaciations between the yesterday. It was rather funny, population have felt and come up Hans-Yes, I was in Hongkong more than half the Chinese rcial. In our opinion the Empire will always have need of a ren of what may be termed hereditary politicians. Politicians while the taste of last week's intrise daring the first eighteen I suppose they treated you in the practically at a standstill.

pushing this matter than now, United Kingdom and other coun Fritz-Yon may well say that, bere. Business of all sorts is Mr. Lloyd George or the late Joseph Chamberlain are rarely to dignation meeting is still in the days of February, only 200 were usual way that they do nowadays?

with. For ons business man of their stamp, Parliament cu public month. The promoters of ang, and Kogland cannot be

Hans-We have eat them clean Ince and always will be able to produce a score or more of the new Association will need all enddenly starved out so long as arrival by a policemen, who es

BazaTM-Well, I was met onfoït. wy.witted financiers, without imagination and without the first the backing that they can get, for even Eve or six grain vessel corted me on my round. I had not game for them to play. You see Frits-Yes, and what a fool's merings of diplomacy. Manifestly what the nation needs in there will be plenty of wisescres manage to reach England. much business to do. The place our Home Government have not loons blend of scholars and commercialists. We want the prepared to throw cold water on imed politician and we want the trained basiness man and not the whole proposal, as

The paper concludes:-"No is dead. It reminds me of ancient paid, and don't intend to pay, the ach of either. Our country esnnot be handled after the man- sa plenty of lakewarm Laadi-can eat when the day will come

well mso, not even Count Eventlow, Rome.

huge indemnities to Belgium, of the United States or of the great self-governing Dominions. caeans ready to hold with the when Britain has no longer any-

Fritz-I know.

Serbia and Rumsuis. If they began a little too early for that, and we can no more rule our hare and run with the hunde: thing left to eat, and even when the Harbour were a P. & Owould bare let us back and Hans. The only steamers in had been wise in Hongkong, they on the clear and arbitrary lines followed in the newer It is therefore the duty of every is does come, that day will iteelf Homeward bound liner, C, P. B charged as with a poll tax and an cing than we can expect to see our ancient cities-London, hester, Canterbury, Chester and the like-vicing in point of man who realises that he has a be separated by a great gulf from and a Pacific Mail-no cometers excess profits 1sxes of 25 per Pinity of construction with Chicago. If we are la mercantile zight to some voice in his own the day when the British nation go near the place, they all come cent, and taken the money? on government to give every kind of ill be inclined to come to a just here, we are also wedded to tradition to such an extent that we support to those who have been understanding. Therefore, Count Fritz-No wonder all the would have punished us and bene account of the indemnities. That more rid ourselves of it than we can add a cabit to our plucky enough to come forward Reventlow's programms of con- trade to and from India, Nether-fited themselves at the same time. Our newly acquired wisdom should help us in the realies at the risk of ridicals with a tinuing the war until Great lande India, the Philippines HADSL appone for stew years this last important fact, and should prompt us to bear in properly thought-out plan ml Betain is forced to her kates Java and Bumstes, Sism, the they did bene i themselves pretty

ity for taking it into full consideration in the big calated to beneft permanently imply, mesas tremendous pro- United States, and Japan is shai in coming. Let na move, by all met -but all residents of the Colony,

hot when?? this "port" "sod"

en to be found outside of a medhouse.

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THE U`BOAT

"BLOCKADE.

Socialist Criticism of

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longation of the war.

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the inquiry into the origin of the On the resumption recently of fire at St. Paul's Wharf, Upper Thames Street. E O., on Novem- ber 21st, the City Coroner was faced with the difficulty that the jury could not get into the pre- mises for at least three weeks on debris. There was no one to account of the vast quantity of

cart it away. It was decided to fake evidence that morning, and then to adjourn for three weeks.

Major Wilfrid Dalcken stated that Mesera. Lever Broa, were the onere of the whari, and insured it for £25,000, his firm as lessees paying half the premium The. goods on the wharf were insured by the merchants and the whar fingers, totalling at times #15,850. Notices were posted all over the building forbidding smoking. There was no apparatus in the building, and what was stored was mostly foodate#.

The Coroner Toe watchman saya he smokes outside, and aske people for matches. Witness:

(Laughter).

The Corner: Scotsmen are very- thrifty, I understand, and would not refuse a good of:r. (Renewed laughter.)-Tee, and sometimes get things on "the nod.**

A Jaror: They have done very well for the War Loan air: Harry per cent. for that.. Lauder, etc ?—Yes, but he gets &

Frits-Yes. For shout five or eix years Hongkong waas golden egg to those primarily respon sible for "our......@xclusion. Then they found out what a mistake they had made and from Hongkong to Whismpos, that the trade was slipping away and they invited as back, hat it was too-Iste. We had got well started and ↑ had linked Whampoa with North Chins and we could afford to tell them to gó

Hans-And they have gone to the devil.

there with a reagense

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