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A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1917.

Reunion.

We have read with great in- tereat the account, of the recent address on Beanion by the Bishop of Victoria. The aabjaar is a fascinating ons. It is also a very kooity one, and His Lordship must be said to have handled it with great toot and moderation.

DAY BY DAY.

TIS EXPECTATION MAKES A BLESSING DEAR;

HEAVEN WERE NOT HEAVEN IF WE INEW WHAT IT WESE-Sit John Suckling..

ATL

FOR THE FRONT.

M. DUFAULT'S

Presentations to Portuguese

..... Volunteers.

FAREWELL-

Glowing Tribute at Last Night's Concert.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Why a soldier wheeling a par ambulator with a baby in it should oines a crowd to collect and rear. with laughter in s riddle for tha higher type of intelligence. Bar in the Strand the other day, sayW. as exchange, a `orowd gazed with The audience at the City Hall almost unconscious amserpenta In a mixed community like that] To-morrow is the 96th anniver- ( of Hongkong he was bound to sary of Napoleon's death, and the Lino Clah last night, to bid last night, on the occasion of Maeturdy Aussc pushing a pram, farewell to three Portage Paul Dafsalt's last concert, was without a smile on his face. A know beforehand that the number 91st birthday of the ex-Empress Meera C. Pereira, F. Marquee very large and appreciative. All man walking close by an- of persons ready to accept exactly Eugenie.

To-morrow's Anniversary.......

The Dollar.

bia views on the matter would probably be less than the number of those who would disagree with

The opening rate of the him on many points. The disanion on demand to-day among those professing Chris 8. 4,13/164. tianity is, needles tony, one of the strongest controversial weapons in the hands of pagans,

Mr. Maurice Bandman.

There was a big gathering of Hongkong Portuguese at the

and N. Maber, who have ffered three artists rendered beautiful easily translated ber maxions their services to the British selections in accomplished style expression when she said that the Government, and will leave the dollar Colony for service at the Front and were recalled many times, M. child was bera, and the the soldier Default repeated several items had paid her for: “a shovin” of wa Ass token of respect and regard which had figured in his previons it. The baby was enjoying the

LTD.Mohammadans, Jews and agacs of the Bandman theatrical com-

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→ Chung Ling Soo.

A False Report.

the thres men were presented

had

with parses containing each about Programmes, by special request. far, and when, opposite the Law Daring a lull in the program Courts, about 20Assos "mounted $25, and these were presented by me, an unuscal tribute was paid guard, the crowd grew so thick Mr. Maurice Bandman, director Mr. V. M. Sousa, Portuguese to the artiste by Mr. B. Sather that the inevitable policeman atrolled across with Riot Act Consal.

land, who, rising from the A page of Whitsker-panice, is at pressat on a visit to Mr. A. F. E. Silva Netto, Prendiance, made his way to the written large on his counten expunged many years since the Colony. He was last insident of the Lusitano Club, stage, and said he had been asked noe, This Ausac is well known used to give mes most remarkable Hongkong some five years ago, presided and said they had met to by several members of the musi- for his ante. One of his com list of the various Protestant

tender to the men going to the oal community of Hongkong to rades told me that he nearly bodies (we believe the number

Front their expressions of best

express to the performers their caused a fatal accident recently. Oer Oversea. laddie · · tried was in the neighbourhood of The theatre-going public is wishes, good-luck and god-speed. thanks and appreciation for their three hundred), including every reminded that the great Chung He was glad to say that the

the old dodge of solemnly staring All would attendance here. oooosivable seat, from the Holy

at a particular point in the sky. Rollers to the Believere in the Ling Soo commences his season money presented to them was Divine Inspiration of Joan at the Theatre Royal to-night, collected in about two days. The Agree that not for many years. Others followed, sad the power of

if ever,

they enjoyed Soathoots, and from the Mormone Some wonderful illazione are promen had taken a very bold step hearing artists of such high suggestion caused every head to be in offering their services and were quality. They all were fully There was even a suggestion oraned towards a low-lying cload, which to the Swedenborgians.. Inasmuch

displaying great courage. They aware that travelling in the preof Zeppelins from ons obsessed in with as every one of these claims to

would no doubt uphold the

sent days was attended by grave for base itself co the Holy Script- |

The report made to the Police traditions and glory of the name dangers, and he did not think dividual. There was a stoppage arer, the position is necessarily a

they should allow M. Dufault and of traffic; two buses were side-by- on April 28 by a onolie that he of Portagal.

The Portoguese Consul said the other members of the com- Įside, fall on top. The little con- ed Buddhist or Mohammedan robbed of $2,000 whilst in

Ko Shing Street, now proves to that all the three men were

leave the Oolong ductorette, gasing with the reet pany to Since they are all, either directly be entirely false, and was made esteemed by the Portuguese nom-

[stumbled with the sudden jerk without

few worda of or indirectly, offshoot of the for the purpose of covering an manity and had volunteered their

He would like and nearly toppled over. The appreciation. Est-blished Church it is a little!

service", not under the flag of Pro- to take that opportunity of pabuse of the trouble was discredit dificult to understand why that opium swindle.

tagal, but under that of Portugal's liely thanking M. Dafault for as he saw what might easily have body has not, in the past,

oldest Ally, in the great war which bis generous assistance at the been a tragedy turned to comedy, devoted its energies to bringing Housebreaking at Quarry Bay.

was being waged in Europe. The

and everybody looking shyly at A report has been made to the flag they were going to fight under nameless regimens which left the concert given in honour of a them back to its fold, rather

the other as the calprit. than to so manch idle acquatting Police by Mr. Templeton, the was the symbol of justion, liberty Colony on a nameless date. He with the more or less corrupt Assistant Manager of the Taikoo and morality. At this moment (the speaker) could only say that of the Admiralty) tells a story Eastern Church Churub, by Sugar Refinery, that the dining

there were some 40,000 Porta- the whole-hearted manner in the way, which produced the room of his house, at Cornhill, notorione Rasputin. It seems to Quarry Bay, was broken into ardanese troops fighting in France; which he entered into the prohow little respect

Crisupreme sacrifice, but the others/Coedings aroused the greatest idea" has for practical honours.

some of them had paid the as that the position which, by im-, $200 in money stolen. plication, Dr. Lander assumes, in

To-morrow's Football, - still kept on fighting side by side ware responsible for the entar. It was not long after Sir Edward a far more logical one than that of

Attention is called to the fact with their British and French tainment. His singing of the had relinquished the important the school of which the late Bishop that to-morrow at 5 p.m. the comrades. Those three volunteers Marseillaise was received in post of Solicitor-General, and he Creighton may be regarded as the postponed football match between should be proni they were going

was addressing an audience on a manner which stirred everyone originator, and which, in epite of the B. E. and the Reet of the to take part in this glorious work prosent. And possibly they might the candidates for the service. the methods" for examining repeated courteous rebufe from League will take place at Happy of showing that might could not For the second time within the space of a week, the Theatre the Greek ecclesiastics, still seems Valley: The Hon. Mr. P. H. overcome right, in company with have an opportunity of hearing I had a boy," said Sir Ed-

the same number that evening.

ward, "who went through that Royal has been the scene of a public meeting stiended by representato persist in its efforts to obtain a Holyoak is to present the shield such glorions warriors as their

At the end of the specab, ordeal. I waited outside until it Allies. It did not matter that they long outburst of applause follow tive men of the Colony suimated by the single desire that popular recognition of Anglican Orders and medals. opinion shall count more in Hongkong in the future than it has in from those gentlemen.

were nos Eghting under the Pored, and the successful concert was was over. When my son came out I asked him whad had been mið the past. The gathering held a week ago was called on a specific.

We are requested to state that i juguese colours; they were fight- brought to malose by the sing148 | to him. *** A lot of rot," he replied. issue, and it spoke its mind in terms of no ambiguity concerning The Kowloon Latrine.

ing under a fsg which was almost what was the barning qasation of the hour. Necessarily, it was an

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1917.

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.

War Savings Association.

all monies which members or nON

enthusiasm amongst those who

Sir Edward Carson (First Lord --

concerning his son, which shows "the young

Docasion which appealed to one's stronger feelings. "Last night's). The letter from Mr. Goldring members" desire to subscribe to a dear sa that of Portugal. Other of the Marse 'laise by M. Dafault, They asked me if my father was ·

their action

Restrictions on Telegrams.

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Other addresser were given, and the Portuguese Band render ed selections of music, while re

and God Save the King by the

CORRESPONDENCE.

{The opinions expressed by corros- pondents are not necessarily those ́of the * Hongkong Telegraph."] - THE COMMERCIAL INSTINCT,

[To the Editor of the " Hongkong Telegraph."]

massting, however, was of rather a different character. It was con- which we published yesterday War Savings Association for the his life. He knew he was roicing

the Hongkong and South China Hongkong Portuguese had gone audience.

to fight, and one at least had lost vened for the purpose of bringing into being a popular body which would seem to justify our return the investment to be made this the feelings of all present when no interest itself in all matters of local importance, in which it is ing to the question of the week must be paid in by to-be said that they were proud of right that ratepayers should have a deciding voice, and whose loon petition in the matter of the essential sim is to secure a mach-needed reform in the Constitution new latrine, which was discussed morrow, at noon, when the in- these young men. (Applause). of the Colony. There was no question of appealing to the santi in this column on Wednesday. Yeatments for April and the first|

week in May will close. mental leanings of those present; it was quietly-determined as Mr. Goldring will assuredly have sembly of serious minded business men, many of whom represent the full sympathy of our readers, large interests in the Colony, and the unanimous decision to bring who will doubtless feel that The Eastern Extension Tele-freshments were also provided. the Constitutional Reforma Association into being was the calculated, he has been very badly "left" by graph Company announces that, sober and considered resolve of these men. In that sense, the the people whose grievance commencing on 4th instant, a gathering possessed an even larger significanes than the meeting he did his almost to ventilate. censorship will be established in A CANCELLED WEDDING. Su, held a week previously, the more so when one considers the neces-Through

the the United States and all tele- sarily wide scope of the activities which will engage the attention Government makes a very big grama exchanged there with will of the newly-formed body.

and very obvious score, for it was, be at sender'e risk. The present Both on the point of the necessity for inaugurating such an willing to suspend work on the eight Authorised Codes will con- Association as bad just been formed, and on the wisdom of establish- obnoxious construction; was will- tinue to be usable in such tele ing it now, the spesoher of Mesars. Holyoak and Pollock cover all ing to hear what the objectors had grams. The use of code addresses that needs be said at the moment. We commend their utterancea to to say-and, behold," they had registered in the United States every Britisher in the Colony, at the same time appealing to all nothing to say! The Government, before January last will alone The Pasine Jadge, and a large eligible persons to identify themselves with the movement. The having done its best to meet theob be allowed there. All other ad-number of solicitors were con. time for talking and grumbling is past. The moment for action has jectora, has now decided to proceed dresses used should be sufficiently valsed in the Summary Court arrived. It is a daty lying on every Britisher to come forward and with the work in question, and fall." show his practical sympathy with the reform movement locally. surely no one can complain, for Those who do not do so will be open to the deserved reproach that apparently the good folk of Kow. they have no interest in the Colony and no wish to make Hongkong loon are quite content to have the in every way a better place in which to live. Locally there are a neighbourhood disfigured by this thousand and one abuses which ory aloud for remedying. Bjoin-ridiculous erection. It would be ing the Association, and by availing themselves of the services of interesting to know how their its cfficials on the governing body of the Colony, the public will, conversion was effected. in course of time, be able to demand that its views shall be respected.

We Owe It To Our Fighters."

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PIECE-WORK.

An Interesting Magisterial Decision.

Fee for Shaving the Bride's Free!

this morning.while Mr. Agamİz and Mr. Johnson were outlining the claim in an action for $227.50.

It appears that the defendant (a Chinese) entered into a contract with plaintiff for the marriage of her daughter to plaintiff on April 12, 1917, and plaintiff on con- sideration paid her $210. The wedding, for some reason or other, did not.come off and plain. tiff claims the money he handed to defendant, sad, the money he spent on pork, wine, candles,

dollars to the

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the Solicitor-General, and when I said that he was, "they wanted to know why I wasn't following in his footsteps. I replied that, perhaps, after I had failed at this job I would take it ap.

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Wild boars, of which two fine young specimens from s French forest near the fighting line recently reached the Zsologios Gardens, London, onos abounded among the primeval forests of the British Isles and furnished a The men of old, if truth were favourite sport in the days before

really told,

| fox" and pheasants - reigned Long 'fore the birth of science expreme. In the time of the

brought to light

Plantagenete they were plentiful Fresh means and methods how

in the moodlands around to make wrong right, London, James I. hunted them in Were men of brains as well as 1617 near Windsor, and down to

courage bold.

1683 wild swins still had their haunts in the more secluded parte of England. The presence of these animals in the woods and matshes that surrounded. Oxford during the Middle Ages seems proved by the famous boar's head procomion at Queen's College, which commemorates every Christmas the fabled fast of a scholar of that foundation, who coolly ohoked a charging wild boar with a volume of· Aristotle's philosophy.

In one, the arts of commeros,

war, were rolled, And both were carried on with

power and migh', With pen of quill and sabre

barnished bright; For the same hand could pen

or wespon hold.

These latter days breed men

of sloth and ease

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Who live for pleasure, yet they

fill their pare

With profit, s'en though they

lack the brains. They think it would their cons

ciences appease, Those giants of this latter day ..commerce.

To banish Eons; then they

would snatch their gains.

Yours.er..

NEMO.

One hears so little about Austria's real rulers nowadays that a little glimpse of them givan in the Frankfurter Zeitung is quite "interesting." The two guardian angels of the young Emperor ere, apparently, Prizes Hohenlohe Schillingturst (if you can imagine an angel with ancha Dame) and Count Berchtold. They are united," wa nze - told, "in their political idone, free from all prejudice and narrow- nees of mental horison. They are Earopeans and sot Following are the teams to Austrians, are without. represent the K. 0, 0, in the against Hungary, the matches to-morrow fo**.

clear understanding Division 1-K, 0. 0. (4) ▼, necessary for the exi University (4). on the latter's Monsroby, tena be ground:8. E. Green and B. dona z Abraham; W. Kay and L. Forster; Empiry 0. B. Chunyas and J. V. Braga, many

Division 11.-K.CO. (B)

We have no secured representative government yet, bat by yester-**. day's meeting we are

nearer to it than we have ever been before. The messors of our success in this direction will

"We owe it to our fighters," of the public support depend on the extent

A rather interesting decision which the says Mr. A. G. Hales in an article Association receives. Constitutional reform is the ultimate which we reprinted yesterday was given by Mr. J. B. Wood, at sim and object of the newly created body, but before that from John Bull, " to protect them the Police Court shis morning, is ie attained there is a huge field of activity in which the Associa from traitors and from spies. We case in which Madame Flint, fish, two tion can find work for its bar, su now is the time for Hongkong do; and what is the Home Govern dressmaker and milliner, eam- bride's sister, a further dollar to speak. As a result of the west look for sweeping re-meat going to do about it? There moned two tailors for refusing to paid to the same person for forms throughout the whole of the Batish possessions. Constitu- are twenty-five thousand enemy complete dresses which they had shaving the bride's face, and the tionally, the Empire will so it the melting-pot. Hongkong is subjects at large in Britain, been given to do as piso-workere. fee paid to a fortune-teller for part-and a not animpo tant parf that Empire. We must tune socording to Mr. Hales. Surely it The men were summoned under fixing a lucky day for the wed ourselves to the spirit of ti. O the highest authority we is time that soobs matter was the Employers and Servante ding.

M. Johnson, who appeared for Hongkong, May 2, 1917. have it that we can never go back again to things as they were. Again thrashed out in Parliament, Ordinance, and the question had now ere ban dawned. Labi meting showed in an armis of these twenty-five thousand, arisen in the previous hearing as the defendsat, said that he would takable manner that Hongkon... is conscious of the fact.

we are safe in saying that at to whether piece-work was a con- like to know what the cumshaw In the past, popular opiti o »» Hongkong has been consistently least a hundred are men tract within the meaning of the to the bride's sister wos for.

His Lordship fixed a day for ignored; on occasions it has been deliberately opposed in the quite exceptional sbility in the Ordinance. Legislative Council. As Mr. Pollock so aptly put it, when the Sat direction of inventivense and Madame Flint was represented bearing, and remarked that it goes forth, the Official vote there operates as antomatically as though espionage. Who are the people, by Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instrasted should prove a very amusing case,

penny had been dropped into the stot: The time for that sort of st Home who are so keen to see by Mr. M. J. D. Stephens). thing her gone. It reflects a spirit which in wholly out of joint with these dear arestares remain at His Worship, in giving his the times. Both speakers last evening were able to testify from liberty.? Why cannot euch Bar- decision, referred to a case beard personal experience to the utterly disheartening task which confronts lovers be arrested for high tres- in 1903 in which Moara. Powells' an Official member of the Legislative Council, in seeking to remedy son? Bat" for the German-st- prosecuted a master tailor, that particular grievances, or in endeavouring to get the Official mom large, the Balwart, the Princes css being dismissed. He now bars to see questions from his standpoint. And one of the beat Treasay, and the Hampshire held fast men employed to do's features of last night's gathering, apart from the fact that there was might will be atat, and Kitch certain job had no right to leave afternoon, of Inland Lot No. 45, mot a discordant note expressed throughout the proceedings, was the omar would how with mat still, that job ascompleted, and ought situate at Qsoun's Road Central University (B), on the former's bos matics sympathy shown towards the men who have had good resson | What do our men in the trenches, to be convicted and nished and Pottinger Street. The lease ground ---O.W, Jeffries and CC has

know what Oficial obstinacy means. We believe, with the Hon. and our other poor fellows in Ha fined the men $10 each and has a term of fourteen years to Back: 0 Stapleton and J. drops of

for Hongkong. It captivity in Germany, think of

my $10 owed run, “The lot was sold to Me Lo Ralston : J.W. Christian and B.B.

Wing for the sum of: $20,000. J

of

Property Sale.

The sale took place at Mr. G. Lammert's sales room this

LEAGUE TENNIS.