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TELEGRAPH TURSDAY, MAY 15, 1917.

The question of the enforcement of a modified, censorship On newspapers in evidently amusing!

DAY BY DAY.

LAY WASTE QUE TOWERS-Word

worth.

To-morrow's· Anniversary. To morrow-is the 108th anni- Tersary of the battle of Albuern.

THE WORLD IS TOO MUCH WITH a deal of feeling in the United US: LATE AND SOON M Staten Originally, some week GETTING AND SPINDING, WE ago, the House of Representatives expressed ita disapproval if a geseral censorship but later cod= santed to 's modified form thereof, Now the Senate has rejected STAR thir. The result. is. apparently, that newspapers will {bɔ able"to`go their own sweet. way. This we cannot help regard.

og se regrettable, for in these ou daye, especially in a country 28, 4.11/168 ̧ | where so many enemy agents are still at large, some measure of | control over the Press is a necess

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CORRESPONDENCE

[The opinions expressed by oneras. pondents are not noonmarily shows- of the "Hongkong Talegraph."]

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WAR TAXES.

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

BANDMAN OPERA CO.

TO-DAY'S MISCEELANY.

The Season opens on Thursday. That St. Patrick existed is no longer doubted, but most other facta about him are still hotly disputed, says the DailyChronicle. Mr. Bandman has received # This seems the more remarkabla cable from Mr. Roy Smith, because he left an autobiography, Manager of the Bandman Opera which deals, however, Jess with Bir-Referring to Mr. Bowley's Company, saying that this Com his life than with his religions letter suggesting some methods pany left Shanghai at daylight work, and has little value for whereby extra revenue might be yesterday. It is due to arrive in biography. Long suspected of The opening rate of the dollar obtained in order that Hongkong Hongkong as Thursday, the 17th being a Scotsman he is now was might contribute more money to inst, and will open the same believed to have been a Welsh-

the Imperial Government to carry night, with "High Jinke”.

man. Dr. Bary, the present on the War, I am sure that every This enormously successful Professor of History at Cambridge, member of the community desires, musical comedy was produced at seems inclined to support a for the credit of the Colony, that the Adelphi Theatre London in theory put forward by Sir John we should be in no way behind August last, and has been playing Bhya, the late learned Professor that evidence of patriotism shown to packed houses ever since. of Celtic at Oxford, that the by other Colonies.

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to-day

Business Removal.

Attention is drawn to the fact that the Anderson Music Company in removing on the 21st into bare

les No. 16 Des Voeux Road, the unto themselves. At premises at present occupied by a time like the present, we should Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son. have thought that the big

C.B.M.S. Meeting. interests behind the, American Captain Carr, R.E., is to read Press would have been sufficiently paper on Bible Symbols" at the patriotic not to allow their anxiety next meeting of the Church of

to stand in England Men's Scoiety to be beld signer, who bere is the King. It been staged. the way of a willing submission to-morrow (Wednesday) evening is not, in the strict sense of the

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I would like, however, to point out that his suggestion of doub ling the Crown Rent would be, in its incidence, very unfaiz Crown Rent is fixed at the time the leasehold is sold by the rever

to it with an area of 16.480

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In order to give everyone an mysterious Bannawents, which Patauity of seeing this highly was St Patrick's home, can be amusing play, the Bandman Com-identified with Banwen, in

Glamorganshire. papy is presenting it for two night. "High Jinks," is des cribed as one of the most clever and amusing productions that has

over

Southern

a last resort in numerous

quarrels, vendettas aud outbreaks

Saint Patrick had a very worthy

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to such messure. of official in St. Paul's College, commencing word, a tax and is not adjustable Papers tell us that "High Jinka" predecessor in the affections of control as is deemed neceSFBIJ,

at 9 p.m. Dr. Earle will preside on the increased or decressed is colloquialism conjuring up Ireland. He is called Bt. Kiaran revelry which puta Belshazzar's (St, Piran in English). His day Correspondents are requested to observe the rule" which America ie too

value of property in the same way Feast into the shade, bat Ogden of the month is twelve days Lengthy Lit gation. Requires them to forward their dames and addresses with gast of warfare for communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for view with indifference the pro-Gomperts) sat for the fiftieth time annually.

It is interesting to record that that Rates are by being levied on Hartley's "book" for the musical earlier than St. Patrick's and his One to the Puiane Jadge (Mr. Jastice|a

"new

Rateable" Assessment

comedy of that name discloses year more than a century before, All communications intended for publication should be addressed specs of a free hand's being given to-day in the case being beard in

another sad unexpected meaning Journeying to Rome to be i To quote a pase in point, s to the Preas there to print Jas the Original Court, in which Mr.Farel building lot at the Pet which asa be pat to the term. atructed in the faith, be returned - whatever news it sees fit, op. V. Carpmsel, Oficial Receiver, with a ares of 44,604 square fome of volatile medicine. Under St. Patrick afterwards took up High Jinka" is a wonderful per- and then began the work which ially when it comes to dealing with movements of troops and is ening Taen Ma, Chee Loong, fees sold in 1876 subject to an

which obemical category it and developed with success- ships or with wat masastres ineti- and Lee. Hy-san. There have andusl Crown Bent of $10, comes is not known, but, at any success, indeed, so notable that it tated by the Government. The already been 131 exhibita put in.whereas another lot quite close rate, when introduced by Mr. obscured the original, for all- (latter should certainly insist on a

reasonable censorship, to which Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police quare feet cold in 1916, etje shown to possess extraordinary St. Patrick as its base.

A Chinese was charged before subject Dick Mayne, an explorer, it is Christian tradition is Ireland has name would think of raising ing a woman boarding house inland, marine and Kowloon lets no newspaper worthy of the Court this morning, with assault I could quote dozens of cases of powers, for a whiff of the perfam* objections. The question în not one that solely affecte the United keeper. The woman stated that affected in the same way, 90

abe remonstrated with defend:(consider the incidence of the

of illtemper, soothes all differ Many people have hızp views su' Statee, either. It is an inter ant for cooking peanuts in bis doubling the Crown Rent miles; it is, in fact, the Nevillian title Tear. There had been, from 6000e, and induces beaming to the precisely correct use of the national. mailer," now that practically the whole world is round and kicked ber. His Wor be very unfair.

room. Be immediately turned suggested by Mr. Bowley would

motto: Hortes nunc amisi. The the ninth to the fifteenth century, at war, and we wonder how ship ordered him to pay the the Allied Governments as woman four dollarscompensation. per cent, this is the fairest washould mise. Booking is now before Ivan (John) III, sesumed As to increasing the ratee to 20 production is a bright, breezy no fewer than 45 raling dukes musical comedy which no ose and grand dukes of Muroory" whole will view this latest

The Colony's Health. action of the US. Senate. In all

of raising the revenue equitably

the Tsarian style, 1482. It con- the other belligerent countries were four cases of enteric fever I think be is wrong in saying that

Daring the past week there from the whole community, batopen at Messrs. Montrie's.

tinned as the highest title till it some degree of censorship is im- (all Chinese), of which three end-rates in England range from 30

was superseded, on October 22, posed, but what will be the use of ed fatally. There was also notified to 45 per cent, of the rent, com

1721, when Peter the Great the other Allies subjecting the one fatal occurrence of plague pared with the rates payable bere

declared himself Emperor. It i Presa to official control if the (« Chinese) and one non-fatal case in most parts of 13 per cent.

true that Basil V., successor of newspapera of one astion are of paratyphoid (a Britisher), Since

Ivan III, took the Imperial title, to remain outside the ring?

but Tear remained the supreme word for a dozen successions, Those Hobenzollerns.

Since then there have been ten Emperors (and four ruling Empresses) of all the Russias."

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1917.

BRITAIN AND AMERICA.

Little by little the central war sim of the Allies has been allowed to declare itself. For months past, the talk in the Britiab House of Commons and other legisla

Certainly one of the most remarkable events which the war bastures has become more and more brought in its train, and one of the least easy to have foreseen, is the frank, in relation to the Entente's warm friendship now existing between the British Empire and the conditions of peace; and now it United Stater. Only three years ago, any such friendship would is recognised all over the world bave seemed quite impossible, for countless reasons. There were that the war will not end till faults on both sides, needless to say; odds and ends, in themselves of the Hobenzollerna are dethroned. little account, formed, when amalgamated, a well nigh insuperable The idea bas received a farther barrier between the two. They suffered from incompatibility of hammering-in from the mesesges temper. They were the proverbial" two of a trade" that cannot which have now been sent by the agree. Both had sprung from the same proud, dogged race race various Socialist leaders in the

"The de United States. that was secustomed to enccere and to conquest and to having its power universally acknowledged; both had accumulated bugemocracy of the world will oon. wealth; both bad made their influence felt, in greater or less degree, tinue to fight Germany till the in every country of the world, from Germany to China; both shared Hohenzollern dynasty is aver with Frenes the honour of being the democratic mainspring of the thrown." This is the civilised world. And both spoke the same language. For two auch nations world's meerage to the Ksiser. shere could be little in the shape of ball-measures; there was no real For the first year or two of middle way between a suspicions jealousy and a keen, brotherly the war there was a muzzy idea at the back of many British heads affection, founded on mutasi appreciation,

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the beginning of the year there have been five cases of plague, all of which have terminated fatally.

TYNDAREUS

(The Middlesex Regiment.)

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By every sign and token, By every look and deed, They kept their faith unbroken, Untarnished their creed: Ia cruel ocean races They saw their drifting places, Bar steadfast turned their faces To Death.... and sang God

speed.

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There is no desolation, No might on land or seas, That shall enslave a nation Of men who die at ease; For such souls live for ever, And Hell nor Hell's endeavour Can vanquiab or dissever The land that bears us these.

A. G. Pryg-Jones, in the Daily “Chronicle.

EMPIRE DAY.

Assault-at-Arms Arranged.

We learn that the Hongkong!

LITERARY NEWS.

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In the first place raten at home are levied on the net annual va'ne,

"The United States sad the which is the rateable value there, War" is the title of a new whereas in Hongkong they are volume announced for publication levied on the gross annual value, shortly by Mesars. George Allen which is the rateable value here & Dawis, Ltd. It is an explena- The net annual value at home tion of what the United States is approximately only 75 per has done and has not done since cent, of the groaz snnual value. Angust, 1914. The explanation is In connection with the Imperial Mr. Bowley suggests that, com-found, not in the political efforts of War Council attention is drawn pared with home we are very individuals, but in the traditions to the fact that, with one notable lightly taxed in regard to pro and social ideals of the American exception, all the leading repre perty. Now, I will take the case people themselves. On the same sentatives will be men of law. of a man at home with an income basis the book discusses the Sir Robert Borden is a K.C., Sir of £500. He takes a house of, possible relations of the United Edward Morris well-known Bay, £50 a year. The rates on States with the liberal nations of solicitor, and General Smute a that house-taking Mr. Bowley's Europe. The su her is Mr G. V. barrister, Bir &. P. Sinha, one of assertion that they are 46 per Seldes, an American journalist India's delegates, is Advocate- cent. would be #16 168. 8d. now living in England."

General of Bengal, while of our Total rent and rates, £86 178. 6d.

Mesers. George Allen & Unwin, own members Mr. Lloyd George In Hongkong a man with £500 Ltd., annonace for publication 13 a solicitor and Viscount Milner would have to pay, say, $100 shortly a volume by Prof. G. D. barrister. If Mr. Hoghea even. month and rates for less setom. Herron entitled "The Menace of taally attends he will be still modation than the man at home Peace" The purpose of the book another representative of the legal geta for £50 a year and rater, so, to show that the war is hat the profession. The outstanding ex- taking the dollar at 21 for com- outward expression of a human ception is New Zealand's Prime paretive purposer, me gel:- conflict that is spiritual, and the Minister, Mr. Massey, who is a House Rent $1,200...£120.00.0, issue of which will decide typical "settler" with no legal

pretensions. Rates at 13 per cent. 15.12.0. destiny for long centuries to

come. The volume points £135.12.0. out for the war" to close,

History is perhaps once again The ancient

and the world not know "what is "After all, therefore, there is not has been fighting about, would repeating itself. such a great disparity in the be the supreme catastrophy of Caense, on the Tigris, has so matter of rates, but there is an history. A compromise between completely disappeared that not enormous disparity in the matter the contending belligerents would a vestige of it is left. But Mosul of rent, and, as she tenant pays be a betrayal of the proples of is built either on its site or but a- both, it is doubtless this which every nation, and would issue in little way off. The Tarks are hse been borne in mind by the universal mental and moral con-bastening to Mosal and look to it Government in settling the per-fosion, and the willions who have for relief. So, in their celebrated cootage to be paid in rates.

died would have died in vain, “ retreat north, alongside the Tigris,

Daring the first six or even twelve, months of war, the possibil- that the war could be settled by ity of a good understanding between them was at its lowes: ebb, for giving the Germans a sound esch was perpetually miejadging the other; each was reaping the thrashing; and that, afterwards, fruits of its long and consistent refusal to understand the other. The Willism of Germany, chastened Britisher saw in the American little that was not lond, and "push and parified, would continue to

country ful", and veinglorions, and weakly sentimental; while, to the Ameri- can, the Britisher's calm assumption of superiority, his offend con- Badder and wiser men. Sub- tempt for everything non-British, and bie hanger to extend an equent events have shown the Empire of which he nevertheless obstinately declined to show him-sbaardity of this notion. The self at all proad, were exasperating in the extreme, and may well Kaiser stands for everything to have made Uncle Sam feel that John Ball stond badly in need of a which the democratic peoples of thrashing from Germany. A little patience, a little more readiness the earth are fiercely opposed: on the part of each to see matters from the other's point of view, and abeolatiem, tyranny, and govern- this strained condition of things would never have existed.

ment by sheer force instead of by Exactly how the change began to zat in will never be known, resson; and, even on . thin

Mr. Bowley's enggestion that, "The American Lesgas to after the faal battle of Cunaz*, for the transition came by such delicate and imperceptible grades account alone, it was high time that only a magician could trace them: Little by little Britain that he was removed. Bat Police Reserve will invite re-in order to promote economy and Enforce Pesos" an English in- the 10,000 Greeks hurried on till awakened to a realisation of the fact that, if America had taken no there is more to the story. Not presentatives from all branches efficiency, bare should be closed terpretation by C. B. Ashber, they came opposite Caense, the His Majesty's Services at 10 p.m. and no credit given, which is announced for early inhabitants of which took pity on active part in the fighting, she had at least done everything in her only did this man, whom Fortune of power to relieve the distress that had been brought about by the had placed in a peculiarly and the

Services of Allied seems to me to be more suitable publication by Messrs. George their plight and supplied them war, and that she had endured many a bitter insult and isunt from advantageous position, abuse his countries to an Assault-at-Arms for discussion by people who are Allen and Unwin, Ltd., throws with food. The Greeks were Germany by reason of her alleged pro-England attitude. Similarly power in every direction for close on the evening of Empire Day, more interested in reducing fresh light on a movement that grateful for the relief, bat had to Americs read and wondered and admired as she read that the on thirty years, not only did he Thursday, May 24. Permission drunkenness than in a list of may turn or to be one of the continue retreating. And the ong

great land-1 arks of the war. I Tarke-well, we must wait and grid men from the Old Country, whom she had regarded as snobbish and deliberately plot against the having been given to keep up the toogestions for war taxes.

Entertainments might very will sever the United States 800, self-centred to the last degree, were giving up lucrative positions in peace of the world just to gratify open air ring on the Volunteer order to volunteer for active service, and that rich and poor, aristo-bia

oock-on-7-Junaheap Parade Ground, the fixture will well be taxed, but a tax on from their traditional policy, and erst and labourer, were shedding their blood side by side-not for Tanity, but, sings Angust 1914, he take place there, and will com- travelling would be a little bring them into a new comity of

difficult to enforce in the matter nstions. The American challenge A Melbourne. merchant cibled, territorial gain, but in order to preserve unspotted the honour of has permitted and encouraged his menos at 830 p.m. their country, which had promised for them that they would protect horrible that many of them the main features of the show.

underlinge to perpetrate asts s Boxing and wrestling will be of rickshan and chairs, is to every democracy in Europe, Jones's of Hobart, an order for 50

Yours faithfully,

and it was significant that the tins of jsm. A fortnight Ister the Belgium in time of need. Theresfier, matters were to a great

rather like Admission will be by invitation extent taken ont of America's bands. For the sake of her ideals still read

A SHELTON HOOPES." League was insugurated in May astounded man received bills of abe tried her hardest to keep out of the war, but the time cams nightsre than reality. His heir ticket. These tickets will be issued

Bongkong, May 14, 1917. 1916 in Independence Hall, the lading for 50 tons. A frequens historic home of the signing esase of errors is the weak motion what proper pride and honour reasoned more loadly than any other is no better he is probal by courtesy of Captain Camel,

of the Declaration of Independ-of a bad lice dropping down. That considerations and so the two great democratic English-speaking 17 a good deal worse, for it is D.A.A. and QM.G, to each unit

asco. Mr. Aubben, who explained a London, vablegram peoples joined hands. How profound the reconciliation between well established that be adds in proportion to their strength.

with one except on, was the only addressed Christ Melbourne. them in may be gathered from the reception that has been scoorded moral degeneracy to his other It is intended to imue 1,500 in

It is reported that the steamers. Englishman proment at the It was two days before Mr Christie to Mr. Balfour and his mission, and to the athanizem evinced in engaging qualities it think-Titstions.

Boxing men in the Colony of the N... now on the League's inauguration, goes into got his corrected message. London over the entry of Americs into the Entente. For the first able that, at the close of the war,

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tims in their separate historias the two countries are now firm the civilised world can be content wishing to fix a match are ankedlian line will extend their itiner the question of its policy and the of the toys at the Front

linked together; and since they and Francs are fully conscious that the preservation of individual rights of the absolute freedom of the Peopleling in their banda, we may take it se certain the the

➡ bond of friendship will never be allowed to slaczen.

to see such men still in power? to soud their names, weights, &c. Firis, Fremantle and Littleton, foros that underlies. His book his father. In hospital

Down with the Hobengslerns to Staff Inspector Wildin at the Port Pirie is becoming one of the will give the average Englishman child. It took the perplexed

the only possible watchword Imports and Exports Dept., Har-centres of the sino industry in a new idea of what Americans man only one for the Zaten to day

which Japan is greatly interested; "are thin

bour office.