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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1917.

WATSON'S

OLD

BROWN BRANDY

E

QUALITY.

25 YEARS IN WOOD.

Oar. Manuel,

DAY BY DAY.

3

IN MEMORY.

MEN'S EVIL MANNERS LIVE IN I hear the joyous song-birds sing BRASS; THEIR VIRTUES

WE WHITE WATER-Henry Their sweetest lays onorasingly.

They strike an echoing chord in mo Which doth remind me that 'ris

Spring.

VIIL

We bear no animosity towards Senor Don Manuel de Sequeirs, but we wish he could be persuad- ed to leave Hongkong and give some other plaos a turn. There is probably not an onnos of vice in him; doubtless his worst fomite sre that he has no love for work or soap and water, and that he cherishes a keen Fection for oumaba whiskey. Therefore, from time to time, (Taerday'a po pearance was about his thirtieth) 28. 4.11/163. he makes his bow before the magi-

To-morrow's Añalversary, To-morrow is the 53rd anniver- sary of the death of Nathaniel Hawiborne.

The Dollar. The opening rate of the dollar demand to-day was

In Hospital. strate, on a obarge either of We greatly regret to learn that vagrancy or of drunkenness, Now Mr. Adam Gibeon, the Colonial seeing that, in the Obiness and Veterinary Surgeon, has been Indian mind, Manuel may rank | taken ill and has had to go into se a Britisher, we surely have hospital.. legitimate ground for complaint.

Bat Spring and Wrater come and

gr."

My soul ia dead with grief and pain,Į One day maybap 'twill live again if time should soften down the

blow.

Whene'er I wander through the

glade

Where he and I had sweet dis-

course,

Ia fancy lies he theres corse

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS, TO-DAY'S MISCELLANT.

Orders issued to-day by Mr. F. O. Jenkis, D. 8. P. (Reserve) State :—

Police Reserve, "

Mention by Lord Lansdowne, in the debate on the Enemy | Princes Bill, that Lord Midleton Fossessed the Prussian Order of 12 the Red Eagle, led that apbleman

Monday, May 21-Olass

to intervene with the remark that (Inspector Great).

Tuesday, May 29.-Cissy 14 when it was offered to him be wished to dealine it, but was (Lospector Gerrørð). ·

The Bad Wedcesday, May 23.-Class 13 forced to accept it.

Eagle is certainly not a decoration (Inspector Gordan).

Friday, May 25,--Class 15 coveted by the great ones of the earth, for it is one of the most (Chief Inspector Kerr.)

lavishly distributed of the many by means of which the Kaiser maintains his popularity among his subjects.

Parades.

There will be no Company, Section, or Recruits parades during week commencing Mon- As when my homage last I paid.day, May 21. Unlawful Possession.

The contented look, the pallid The Band will attend Practice

The Don is a Brasilian, and wel. A Chinese was charged before see no reason why Brazil should | Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at the Police not have the honour of entertain Court this, morning, with being

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD., This Colony was tired in posession of two pieces of

WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,

Telephone No. 616.

which with

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RONGKONG, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1917.

of him a long time ago, and the best thing to do with him is to phip him brak to his ancestral home, even though this may court the taxpayers a few hundred dollars. He certainly is no "catch" for Hongkong.

China and the War.

copper. A fine of 85 wavicflicted.

Cigarette and Tobacco Fund. We have been asked to state

face,

Band,

The leaden eyelids closed in death, at p.m. on Friday, May 18, as coveted by the Prussian bourgeois,

previously ordered.* The deathly calm, the cessed

breath,

The coffin, bis last resting place,

.+)

He lies, and rapture plainly shows That he at length heaven's glory

that the draw, on behalf of the Appear to me so plain and clear. above Fund, in connection with A though it were but yesterday the rifle match, Bangkong versus When be the final debt did pay Shanghai, will take place on |Of life, and left this sarthly sphere. | * Friday evening at 6 pm, a8 The branches of a cypress tree. indicated on the tickets.

Shield now his resting place and

A Stolen Hen.

$50.

The soughing winds thereon will

play

❖་

Before Mr. C. D -bourne, at the Police Court this morning, a Chinese was charged with steal. A funeral dirge in memory. ing a hen: Defendant said be

dreame,

lare

Filled with ambition's potent

We should really like to meet the man who could explain to us jast what Chios is plaazing sad thinking and doing in regard to wanted to sell the fowl to raise The dear young life, so fall of the war. It is hard to say enough money to take him to whether the painful or the Macso. He was sent to prison for ludicrous predominates in the six months, it being stated that present situation. Weeks ago, the he was a banishes who had re- Parliament decided that war turned before the expiration of caght definitely to be declared; | his term. and, since then, there have been endlem discumions—all | Before Mr. D. Melbourne, at

•

Gambling Raid,

leading to nothing. The the Folies Court this morning,

position now seems to be that four men and nins women were no farther stens can be taken till charged with gambling st B

And fall of grit that can endure Though life prove not just what

it seems,

.:

Nipped in the bad of tender

youth

Without a chance to show its

power

knows,

And hears the angel-harps" awent

thrill.

No longer does be suffer pain, Disease and death mean nothing

new,

Tig left to us to wonder how We may the glorious victory gain.

•

A sunny more, when Autumn's

leaf

Was tinged with red and gold

and brown,

We lowered his body gently down And tried in vain to check our

grief.

Buoyed with a faith in God above,

In life eternal after death;

A hope that with our latest breath We meet again the ones we love;

It is cheap, and for this ressou

wheress the Order of the Black Eagle is almost as exclusive na the English Garter. Rad Eagles are allotted generally in Janusty, along with other similar dis tinctions, at a Festival of Orders, which includes a truly democratio banquet where Bethmann-Hollweg may find himself sitting sida by Bide with a stationmaster, OF STEIL his local postman. In the January before the war some 7,000 Orders were handed pat at this aʊnual festival, no fewer than 1200: of which were of the Bad Eagle brand.

a new Cabinet is formed; and, house in Des Voeux Road. One To overcome when stormcloads A hope that when it comes the having had to wait-seven years

lower

The Bishop of Lincoln, when he took his seat in the House of Lorda for the first time, brought the number of spiritual peers up to the full complement of 26. Appointment to a bishopric does not necessarily carry with it a seat in the House of Lords, Dr. Hicks for the present vacancy. Of the For us to cross the vale of tears, 38 Bishope of England and Like him, we may forget our fears Wales only 24 are entitled to nit And rise to heights just as in the House. The Bishops of

sublime,

London, Durham and Winchester always enjoy the privilege, sa do others are summoned, and these in order of seniority of appoint-

time

ant politicians of the Arquith, Hildane, McKenna and Backmaster all know, is an ambitious man, down. One man said he had gone The common good, the publicThat when to judgment we are the two Archbishops, but only 21

WAR FUNDS.

called

weal, Self-sacrifice, the power to dare.

To reader ups strict sccount But not in vain fall those stout] Of life at Göd'a eternal fount

bearta

| Of truth, we may not be appalled. Who may not eing the victor's

A CE jeg | Bat, firm of faith së He who died 800g; or younger Their brave attempt to right the To free the world from sin and

pain,

wrong

HUN RULERS AND HUN PEOPLE.

"Lord Backmaster might have been better occupied, at a time sccording to the Hongkong ver of the men wat alleged to be the Which strike the very root of like ike present, than in making a fool of himself at the League of sacular press, the first step has keeper of the house. The women truth. Natinas meeting the day before yesterday. "We have got to separ- been taken by the impeachment said that as it was wat they ate the German ralers from the German people; to destroy one and of Tasa Ki-shui on what grounds gathered there to talk. The men A life, so fall of promise fair, to support the other." This is the sort of thing to which our brilli depononent saveth not. Taan, we said they had morely gone to sit Surrendered for a grand ideal, type have been treating us all the way through the war; and now and hints have not been wanting to collect a debt. A fine of $2 that we have been fighting for nigh upon three years, they still in the Northern papers to the effect was imopeed in each case. have not learned wisdom; still have not discovered that a Han is a that he is simply Tuan 8bib-k'ai Bua, he be dake or be he dairyman. The attitude taken up by over again, as regarda possess

eternal hunger for Lord Buckmaster and his (perhaps all too many) supporters would ing a

Between bis have been a perfectly reasonable one at the commenorment of the supreme power. war; for there was no Britisher-corisinly no travelled Britisher impeachment and the fact that Minister of Communica who had not friends among the German people; most of us had the heard the Kaiser and the Crown Prince Geroely abused by some of tions, having been scensed of these German friends; many of us knew of onses wherein Germans enormous embezzlements and had voluntarily exiled themselves for life, rather that submit to she has now been allowed to go woot-

having been placed under arrest. rule of their demented Emperor and his villainous counsellore, free, we have s pretty kettle of Under such circumstances how could Lord Backmaster, or how fish in Peking; and Hearen only In its report on the meeting could any good citizen of Hongkong, feel other than that the Ger- knows where the tangle is going hetween Mr. Pountney and the mans were 2. mach-oppressed. people and that, were it not for the system of government that prevailed in their country, they would to end. Meanwhile in China, or is Penang Chinese, the Straits Eche

she not, coming actively into the says there was a large attendance And guard it ever from diegros. be quite nice folk to sit down to dinner with every day?

war? We only sek for in formation. at the Chinese Chamber of Com- But what has the war proved? Had the Germans been men, At his election we were all led to merce. Mr. Pountney was wal. At war's first note he heard the call not one of the foul sots, which will forever be associated with the name of their race, would or could have been committed. Would expect great things of Li Yasa-comed by Mr. Cheah Kee Ee of duty, and straightway he went A few Fall cogniunt of what it meant, British or French or Italian soldiers have stooped to the game-these have come along, and remarks proceeded to

hang; but, so far, not many of and having made

answer The sacrifice of life, of all. tinnable rffences which the Han troops bars delighted to commit? President L appears to be to-day questions put and to explain I saw him, his dear manly form, Would British or French or Italian civilians, of any and every just what he was ten months ago: knotty points. In conclusion he scoial class, have lant themselves to the buse trickery, espionage, little more than a pappet in the said that they must have uni-e day before he must embark, plotting, lying sad news-gerbling which have been the breath of hands of conflicting political par-/formity to enable the officer in Erect, and blithsome as the lark,

tice,

Royal Marriages.

In his speech at the Parliament-

In 1882

Penang Chloeše and the Income Tax.

Lives long and influence imparts: We may heaven's happiness An influence o'er the future Since we by sorrow have been

1808

Who glory in their country's fame And maat one day uphold her

nime

Clad in bis sober uniform..

charge of the collection of War Tax to deal with the returns. He In eager haste to meet the fee ww quite sure they would find And gainst them lead his gallant reasonable treatment from the War Tax Office, provided that the

ofzoers reasonable treatment.

MOK

then

.. arrived

steel,

attsin

tried.

The belle will one day herald sound to charm the listening

A

pesos,

ear,

But in my eye will rise

Though glad my tartsaray's

suroeser.

Yes, pesos or war, which e'er may

reign.

Have no import, since he has

died;

|

ment.

Most of us have heard of the

Clerk of the House of Commons, says the Daily Chronicle, bat

Clerk of the Parliaments, the post

from which Sir Henry Graham has just retired after 32 years of admirable service, in an office almost unknown to the public.

It

originated in bygone days,

when both Houses met under the same roof, and the Clerk of the

Commons then bore the title of

Dapoty Clerk of the Parliament indeed, that, properly, is his title to this day. Formerly the Clerk- ship was a glorious sinecure, conferring and receiving patron- age and appointments; the sctual By war was be torn from my side. duties of Clerkship in the House Can peace bring him to me again? being frequently dope by a secret-

dream about

ary. But time brings changes, my honoured sad the Clerk of the Parliamenta dead,

is now better known as the Clerk

dust,'

Athrust

beard.

ཐཱ;

"It is only recently that most people have become familiar with | £1 notes, yet they were first issued

Bank notes. existed from quite- to early times; they were ordinarily given by the goldsmiths sa r ceipts for deposits before chequë. books were invented, about 1781; bat they generally represented considerable amounts.

Many

had

banks in Great Britain still possess the privilege of asing

notes, but as far as England and

since 1826. Wales are concerned they hara been limited to sums of 25 or over

the nostrils of the Bochea non-combaisate? If.. at the bidding of a mad Kaiser, the German soldiers had invaded France and Russia, while their esilore enoght hattle with British war craft, and had steadfastly adhered to the rules of the game, we would abake bands with them to-morrow-merely feeling that they were the victims of a system, and that they had done no more than their duty as soldiers or sailore, even though they were minary banquet, General Smute has public extended to War Ts bade, farewell, but note'en Who now lies mouldering in the of the House of Lords. guided, in obeying the commands of their Emperor. Again, had touched on a point to which the He exhorted them to maintain Did he his sorrow at parting show. And think of that last vicious they beer Russian pessante, Cossacks, Torcsill-informed, with- British public is daily giving mutual assistance to the Collector His one desire to help defend ont any education, and acting out of blind loyalty to an idolised more thought: marriages in the f War Tar When they got the Hia country in her boar of need. Which laid low his beloved head monarch-even though they had been goilty of burnings, ravishings, Boyal Family. The present war machinery in proper ronzing And wow in foreign lands the seedhe head I fondled when, a boy:jast 120 years ago, March 12. sacrilege, cold-blooded murders, etc, any fair-minded Britisher more than exploded the old then the public would find it Of liberty mong foe and friend. would yet have been ready to make some excnes for them. But can theory that matrimonia! allianceE most reasonable department,

He sat so proudly on my kuss between the Royal Houses of -any sort of excuse be made for our enemies as they are?,

Kr. Cheah Kee Ee said that Bat one short week and then And spake of what he hoped The Germans are probably the best-educated in the world; ever various countries would make for the Chamber was much obliged

be their peasantry know more of books and of scientific developmeate the world's peace.

to Mr. Pountney for the explana Ameerage: wounded, coming So artless, so supremely coy; than many thousands of Britishers on whose schooling large sums Queen Victoria's favourite son, tion and elucidation of the War bome; have been spent. Not one of the Germans had been kept in ignorance the late Duke of Albany, married Tax Ordinance to the Chamber, So short a time sway to rosm And list so eagerly to worde as to the aims of their Government during all those years of prepara- German princess. Yet to-day which appeared to be rather com- To reach the goal for which he That sought to guide his boyish tion for "The Day". Not one of them saw anything disgraceful or despits the fact that she lives plicated. He hoped Mr. Poust- atrived.

mind, contemptible in abuse of hospitality, in poisoning the minds of on the bounty of the British ney's explanation woulp help the A gallant charge, and he the first While leaving it to him to find

domiciled in native range with lira, in scheming, year after year, while enjoying Crown and is the protection of the British, to gain as much information on intero- England, that lady's son and public to make the proper returns To take the shock of steel 'gainst The answer from what he

and he also expressed the hope Allaire as possible. And perhape most important of allen brother are both in arms against that the amendmente put forward And show his courage, valour, And when he chose the just and enormous percentage of Huas of all elsesen had, for years past, held King George! And many other would be recommended to Gor- zesi, their Kaiser in atter loathing. Then where shall we find excuses amples of this kind of thingsroment and accepted.

Till mitten by the blow socurst, for "the German people"? They were neither ignorant, nor blind.ould be quoted. After all, why

Mr. Qunh Bong Kes said that ed by loyalty to their zulers; nor were they merely a warlike people should oar prinose and princesses the Chinese did not oppose the Boon back across the sana he that loved fighting for its own sake, as the French and British admits abroad for their marriages? tax. They knew money was re- CAMP,

Why should modern edly do. They hate wars we understand it. Meeting, man to man, insist on our rorelies marrying quired to prosecute the war to a A helpless wreek and racked with on fair field, is the vary thing of which they have the greatest horror,

successful conclusion for the

pain, as a race; and it has been amply shown that only as a last resource-other royalties? In mediaeval Allied arme, and the Chinese His cheery smile be tried to feign,

oved far later) only when poison, ties, zubmarining, firing from behind women and times (and

were quite prepared to do any Though clearly it was not the it was by. по prisoners, sto, kaye failed-will they come out into the open and pat

UB- thing in their power to support $430. up a fight. Vanity and jealousy and cupidity, not anxiety to do common for a prince to choose the Government. It should not be Yet patiently he bare the pain, bastie, onderlay their vast preparations; and they thought to co-mile from among his father's thought that the Penang Chinese Nor did he life unduly prize; quer the world with one or two swift, terrorising strokes Failing subjects. We believe we are quite were opposing the tax. They Glad only he to resive in that, her showed themselves in their true colours. Than how loyal as any of our neighbours, orze afraid that inquisitorial His love was bat bis can Lord Broumoun, or say of the mirabla montimentaliste, who bat this does not prevent our mathods would be introduced,

feeling.

gain. composed the late Government at Home, have the #frontery to tell

that much would be from the awurance given-by Mr. we that we have to support the Gormse people"? The people are sinad, both physically and as vile as their masters, and there is not a pin to choose between mentally, by royal generations to Pountney he was sure everything Belingered on from day to day: Our fondest hopes are shattered

would go on smoothly. He Despite the attention fondly given; now. von Bethmann Hollweg and the waiter who used to bring as our come, if the Heir Apparent ured the Collector-General of Boon was the soul from body siven To the Almighty a word we bow soup, or the barber who and to cut our hair. The whole race has married into the British pestage War Tax that the Chinese Obama-And nought was left us bat his And wait for the great Judgment sold itself in the devil and, at any rate so far as the present and the or if as General Smuts suggests bez would give the Collector clay.

Days next generation are concerned, it is quite beyond redemptiem:: In me he took a wife from among the General and the Collector every Freed from all earthly orzows, wiew of these fabts we pralee the guidanos of common sense to the people of ons of the Dominioni.

we preached by Loed Books

till

country's

tras,

And showed his soul was shaped

sright,

With joy we hoped and prayed

Ke might,

Do nought that he would

undo.

'or

The quaich, much prised by collectors of early silver, in the only distinctively Boottish vessel. and was put to all kinds of 1504, both secular and coolerisatio. Ale, wine and spirits were quaffed So, confident, we looked to see-

from it (Smollett, in "Humphry Him grow to lofty man's estate, Clinker," calls it a "quaff”)," and And little guessed relentless fate out of it was also supped broth Would as soon issue her decreed porridge Zour qualche mutil

quite recently All that is passed and gone for munion orbe të the pe

of Ayr, and my designed for the san Banffabire church basin. A year

was one'exemple no

HEMO.

Ane quaich w for a little over

Hongkong, May 17, 1917,

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