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Affairs in Russia.

It is distinctly reumaring to know that the situation in Russia. has taken a decided surn' for the better, as-is indicated by rester day's telegram stating that agree. ment has been resched between the Workmen's and Soldiers' Delegates and the Government. At one time it certainly looked så though the Delegates, intoxicated by the rapid consummation of the overthrow of absolutism, intend. ed taking no heed whatsoever of the Provisions! Govern-

'but mant,

bent were

on getting the control of affairs in to their own hande, no matter

whether the step meant anarchy

or not. Reconciliation seemed entirely out of the question. Now, however, they appear to have come to a realisation of the fact that the

DAY BY DAY.

BEWARE OF INTRANCE TO A QUARREL BUT. BEING IN, BEART THAT THE OPPOSED MAY BEWARE OF THEE-Hamist.

'To-morrow's · Anniversary.

To-marrow is the 111th anni- vereary of the birth of John Stuart Mill.

.1

MAY 19, 1917.

FOR WAR PURPOSES.

Addition of 7. Per Cent, lis

Hongkong Ratesen The following Bill, which it is proposed to introdane at the next meeting of the Legislativ» Council, iq published in the Gamette for general information :-

A Bill Intituled an Ordinance| to provide for a'emporary înareass in the rates for the special purpose of increasing the contributions The opening rate of the dollar of the Colony to His Majesty's Government towards the expenses of the present war, an

The Dollar.

On demand to-day | 2a, 4.11/16d.

WHA

Exempted. The Constitutional Reform As sociation of Hongkong has been the Societies Ordinance. exempted from registration under

Kallat Output.

tons.

י

1892

HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE

YEARS AGO.

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(Compiled from the "Hongkong Telegraph" files for the week

ending May 19, 1892.

The Dollar. May 19" The rate of the

dollar on demand to day in 8/93."

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

A Ministry of Health, now an der discussion, as me within sa | sos of being established" half a century : ago," mys the Man- chester Guardian. At that time saoh public health servicën n we could boast were in a stala of --- chaos, the various Acts being administered by different depart- ments, with the Privy Council as the only real authority. F

the Conn its medical

Simon,

The "Telegraph's" Lend.

1859, however, that Hay 13.-"The suggestion oil had all oasse now tried by the Harbour

in adviser, Joha Master in his capacity as Marine.

man of remarkable ability' who Magistrate, excepting purely mari was determined upon the entire time ossee, auch so shipwreck sanitary reform of the country, 1. This Ordinance may be cited and collisions, should be transfer and as a means to that end dream

Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

The Saultary Board,

an the Bating (Special War Rats) red to the Police Court, did not

provcking of internal discord is Mining Administration's mine and construed as one with the Commerce, but from the Hongkong basir, prezided over by a Minister The total onipat of the Keilen Ordinance, 1917, and shall be read emanate from the Chamber of ed of having his department established on an independent just what the Germans have for the week ending May 6, Bating Ordinance, 1901, berain- Telegraph. In thir, as in many of State. The terrible cholera moet been hoping for. Hence the amounted to 67.623 tons and the after called the principal Ordin- other instances, the Chamber ontbreak of 1886 aided him by closing up of ranks and the presales during the period to 59,264 suce, and with the Eating Am availed itself of our ideas. seatingofaunited front to the arch-

andment Ordinance, 1917.

thoroughly frightening the public. sohemere of Europe. That alone Sanitary Board Secretary.

2. In addition to the rates pay May 13.The Sanitary Board Sanitary reform was at last admitted to be of urgent necessity, can save Rumia, as it alone can His Escsilency the Governor able pader the principal Ordin-met this afternoon, when the and when the Duke of Back eave the Allies as a whole. When appointed Mr. Thomas William ance, there shall be payable on the principal subject discussed was the Russian Revolution fret broke Ainsworth so act as Secretary to current valuation of every teneke position of Mr. Ladds. It ingham and Chandos became without, there was an inclination in the Sanitary Board, with effect meat in the places specified in appears that nothing interferes Lord President of the Council in for some quarters to think that all from the 19th instant and until the schedule barsto a special war with the employment of Mr. Ladda 1868, Simon imbued him with his

henceforth would be smooth sail-further notice.

rate of seven per centum per as consulting veterinary surgeon port. Had the Duke remained in ideals and gained his active sup ing-that, in Tact, the impossible

by everybody in the colony, in 3.-(1.) The said special war addition to the office he holds office, the Ministry of Health rate shall begin to be payable under the Government; eo that would undoubtedly bare become from the lat July, 1917, and shall the Dairy Farm in engaging him an accomplished fact, but on his remain payable until the end of did not obtain any unfair monopo the project fell to the ground, wad removal to the Colonial.Offios the quarter during which they. A fall report of the meeting in 1871 the Sanitary Department present war shall have come to is held over until to-morrow, and of the Privy Council was one of if the members of the Sanitary the "congeries of atome" brought

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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1917.

THE IRISH QUESTION.

זי

Criminal Sessions.

bad happened. Tuen the truth His Honour the Chief Justics dawned that violent changes are has ordered. that the next not so easilyffected as all that, Criminal Sessions for the des and, accompanying the revelation patch of the business of the Court came the reaction of pessimism. shall be held on Monday, the 2let

A Firm Stand

inst, at 10 á.m.

sunum.

His Excellency the Governor

Government Analyst.. “ an end.

Cinema Attraction.

last year.

or not.

Off for Good.

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Government Board.

The situation has been grave

(2.) If any question arise as to Board sie oppressed by a burning it must be admitted, but is it not possible that we have been read has, under instructions from the the date os which the present war desire to be reported in the together under the new Local ing the worst into the news from Secretary of State for the Colonies, shall have come to an end the Telegraph on the same day on Petrograd? The Delegates have appointed Mr. Ernest Roadley decision of the Governor in which they exhibit, they must taken up altitudes which have Dovey to be Analyst, Medical De Council as to such date shall be conclude their meetings before

our publishing time."

Anybody who has a liking for appeared a little disheartening partment, with effect from Janu- final.

(3) The said special war rate

that sort of thing may now buy s and sometimes pazzling, but on sry 1, 1917.

shall be recoverable by the May 14.Sound the fife and battlefield, for there are offers in the prime issue of the continuance

Treasurer at any time after it has cry the slogan and bring our the advertisement columus of the become due, whether the present secondhand bagpipes so that we French press of a large area of the war shall have come to an end en inne up "Lochaber no more!" Somme, an additional attraction The great Tosh' of that ilk and being the fact that it is cat by 4. Notwithstanding anything of Taikoo will shake the dust of both Allied and enemy trenches. contained in section 33 of the Hongkong off his well developed One may assume that when the principal Ordinance, the said tootsies within the next few days war ende, the attention of the special war rate shall, as between for good. We don't know whether armies will be turned to filling op the owner and the occupier of any it will be most for his good or the the trenches and making the tenement, be borne by the colony's, but there is a mere land fit for agricultural and occupier; whether there be any matter of detail. However, we other purposes, so that the person agreement in existence at the will lay curselves out, and requisi- who buys the battlefield will not commencement of this Ordinance tion the Pote, the Office Goat be able to show his possessions to or not under which the owner of and the other geniuses of our as more or less morbid tourists on Wan Road. under the bigat any tenement is, as between him in order to give Tosh of Taikoo a payment of a fee. There is likely "North Point Hotal."

and the occupier, liable for rates rattling good send-off in prose and to be a large number of those generally.

verse and wild, skirling music tourists, especially from Ameries, from our own particular chanter." and one feels that the French Go- vernment might quite legitmately May 14. The British Steam-make some pront out of them. For some time arrangements have been made by enterprising tourist people in New York for tours to the battlefielde immediately on the cessation of hostilities and the support which they have received is said to have been good.

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Publican's Application. Application is being made by William B. Ellermaa for a pub lican's licence to sell by retail in toxicating liquors at the premises No. 2 Pak Sia Wan, Shau Ki

The Bijou Thesire has a very of the war they have been in no attractive film to-night entitled senas embiguona. Their appeal «La Phalene," in eight reels, to the Army proved that. In This drams very much resembles that appeal they urged their brethren in the trenches not to the well-known, film "The Lady renounce the offensive, but to of the Cameliss," which was a fight for liberty and to fear the great attraction when screened enemy's traps of fraternisation. "A separate peace," they declar. ed,

impostible thing," adding their opinion that if German "Imperialism were to defeat the Western Alliee, "it will turn on as, esize the country and enslave the Russians.” There they revealed a trae sp. preciation of the situation. And their reconciliation with the Government gives promise of leading to an early reanmption of effective warfare against the com- oa foe of all civilised natione.

many

The Black List.

Kowloon Theft.

Schedule..

Steamer Purchased.

A Postal Matter.

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Hoare

The list of persons and bodies 5. Notwithstanding saything If Sir Edward Carson and his Orange adherents can be rer-

of persone, incorporated or anin-contained in the principal Ordin suaded to hold their tongues for five minutes, it really looks as though

corporated, with whom trading is ance, if any question arise es to there might be some hope of the Government's at last fackling the

prohibited by the Trading with whether any tenement is included ship Terrington, 1563 tone, par- difficulties of Ireland. It will be seen from yesterday morning's and

the Enemy (Statutory List Pro- in a place specified in the sche-chased at auction on Thursday by last night's cables that Mr. Lloyd George has come forward with a

clamation has been amended by dale hereto, the decision of the the Hon. C. P.. Chater for $33 scheme that provides for the establishment of an Irish Parliament. The Italian Offensive,

the removal therefrom of all per Governor in Council shall be final. 000, after undergoing a thorough which will exclade the Ulster counties," sabject to re-consideration Another of our Allies concern-ons and bodies of persons in 6. It shall be lawful for the overhaal, will be employed carry by Parliament after five yeare.” From the day on which Mr.ing whom there has been a ten- Japan.

Governor in Council to alter the ing coal between Bosgay and Gladstone, in 1882, began his Home Rale campaign, the obvious dency to think perhaps a little Import Prohibitions. schedule bereto by the addition this part, for which trade she is soawer was "Let us try it.". And, being obviona, we never have unkindly is Italy, who has now, It is notified for general in thereto or removal therefrom of sdmirably suited. We under tried it. Instead, we have wasted five and thirty years' talk in however, come prominesily into formation that by a proclamation any places, and upon each alters stand that the earpat from the proving what a terrible thing Home Rule is-although no one has the picture again after issued on May 10, 1917, the tion to fix the date apon which Hongay mines will be very

An ex-M.P. in the Law Courts yet seen it in action in Ireland.

months of comparative eilence. It importation of the following the special war rate shall begin materially increased within the

the other day said that by virtue It was clear enough, shortly before the war, that "acmething is evident from the telegrama that articles into the United Kingdom to be payable, or, re to the case next law weeks."

of his former membership of the would have to be cone; the Radicals had promised Home Rale, the new offensive against the Axe was prohibited: Gam copal, may be; shall cease to be payable,

House of Commons he had a right and had got returned to Parliament on the strength of that promise; trians is a big and judiciously gum kaari, macofactures of in respect of the tenementa May 18- We never knew, to use the inner lobby of the they had pot fulfilled it and naturally the Irish were perplezed, conceived movement. Our Allies rabber, wild spimsla. The pro-affected.

were never able to guess why Mr. House, to use House of Commone and wondered what manner of politicians they had fallen among. have started out on a thrust over clamation will be gessited when 7. The revenue collected by Trevera was placed in charge of notepaper, and to take it away At the first sign of the Government's willingness to do something sixty-mile front,

and

it is received. the

means of the said special war rate the local Post Office. He was not for the use of the Commercial towards keeping its word, we find Sir Edward Carson acting the news already to hand shows that buffoon in Ulster, drilling men with dummy rifles, taking the salute they are meeting with most en Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Police prosecution of the present war.

shall be placed at the disposal of a regular member of the Civil Committee of the A Chinese was charged before His Majesty's Government for the Service that is to say be passed of Commons. as though he were at least a field marshal, and ineidentally paving|couraging success. The armchair

no examination at Home or, elee- said that he had bought about. He further the way for Heaven only knew what fatore trouble. The catbreak oritic, who always knows what Court this morning, with stealing 8. The revenue collected by where, bad ao claim whatever on forty reams of the notepaper of war certainly put an end to those difficulties; but only for the should be done far better than two china cups, the property of means of the said special war rate the Colonial Office, waa jobbed' from the Stationery Office for moment. While thonsande of gallant Irishman and other thonsands the biggest military brains ever the Kowloon Wharf and Godown shall be deducted from the in the most barefaced manner some semi-cficial use. Ex M.P.'s there were still other thousands of both left behind to brod, and to bably overlooked two essential behalf of the Company, volun- calculation of the sums payable Secretary's office by his uncle, inner lobby, and may frequently of gallant Uistermen were fighting side by side in the trenches, directing a campaign, has pro- Company. Mr. B. Packham, on Colonial Revenues before the into a billet of the Colonial are, of course, entitled to use the watch each other's movements. We know, slag, what the Nation- factors in contemplating the teered the information that things to His Majesty's Government Sir Arthur Kennedy, was dis- be seen there, as the House ex- alista" brooding led to; and we want nothing is the way of a re-operations on the Italian Front were a little better since the under the Defence Contribution missed for. incompetency 89 ercises & trange fascination Over petition. In order to ensure peace in Ireland we moes have not first, the tremendous physical watchmen at the gates had been Ordinance, 1901...

private oratary by Governor most men even after they have talk, but sction. There has been talk enough to last the world the difficulties encountered, sad,

strengthened. Defendant was sent

Pope Hennessy he was a legacy left it. But even more valuable reat of its lifetime, and both Ireland and the Empire are asking for secondly, the aspect of strategy.

to prison for a month,

Places in which the special war lefs to Hencesy by Uncle is the privilege of using House something substantial.

It is conceded by those who

to will be parableUity of Arthur, which His Excellency of Commons notepaper, for in Everyone knows that the Nationaliste enormously out-num her know that this sphere of battle pre-

Victoris, Hill District, Wongnai-failed to appreciate and publicly these days paper is not too plen. the Orange party in Ireland. Everyone knows, also, that the Na-sente obstacles" unknown on the

chung Road, Broadwood Road, said sowas reported to have tiful, and that supplied so freely tionalista have never yet "had a show." For many years a large other fronts. As to strategy, the

Sai Wan Ho, Shaukiwan East, been rejected sa Dpaty Saper in the House is of excellent Catholic population was ruled by a handful of Protestante, who aseming insctivity of the Italians

Shaukiwan West, Shaakiwen intendent of Police when Mr. C. quality. To those who know the could say the last word on every subject, and who allowed the Irish has possibly encouraged the

Road, Tang Lo Wan, Whitfield, V. Creagh left the colony, and be House of Commone the prodigal no voice whatever in their own Government. This was altered, and enemy to slacken bis forte and

North Point, Causeway Bay, 8an bad no experience in poatality of the Government in the most of the disabilities were gradually removed, albeit that handful to draw away considerable forces

Aberdeen, affaire until made aselatant to the matter of notepaper is extraordin of Protestants still cherished the idea that they had a right to the for use in other spheres. If so, the "High Jinka" by the Bandman

The repeat performanos of Teun, Tai Hang.

Wongaeichang+ Quarry Bay. late Mr. Alfred Lister, an ableary, and members of the Press firat voice in all matters affecting the country-despite the fact that Austrians will probably suffer the Opera Company at the Theatre Aplichau, Deep Water Bay, Fai but eccentric men who had mis Gallery are allowed to use, for the only a tiny percentage of them were of real Irish descent. Now penalty. Anyhow, the Italian Riyal last night was deeply la, Pak Shai Wao, Pokfulam, taken bis vocation. And Mr. transcription of their notes, paper since the Orange party has ruled the roast for so long, surely there thrust seems to have been well-enjoyed by quits a good sized Test Tez Mui, Kowloon Point, Travers celebrated his being the quality of which would do is no harm in giring the Nationalists their turn. The new Parlis-timed. From it we look for audience. All the principale Yaomati, Harghom, Mongkok-jobbed into the Postmastership credit to a duchess. Indeed, the ment will not handle the effairs of the Ulaterites, who will still, fruitful results.

were in happy mood, and the tui, Kowloon City Road, Hok by discovering, what everybody all-round prodigality suggests a presumably, be subject to their own Members at Westminster. It

piece went with delightful rima, Taikokteni, Fak Taan Heung, had known from time immemori profitable. field for inquiry and they are not satisfied with the arrangement, their remedy would

from beginning to end. The Tokawan, Matan mei, Homantin, al, that a very convenient method

retrenchment. appear to lie in a return to their native Bootland or North of Eng- Chang Fun Now Favours War. masic which runs through the Matankok. Hatanohung, Hong of conducting correspondence land. Ireland has done too much for the Empire, in this war se in General Chang Fan, Tuchan play is particulery bright and kk New Kowloon. others, to deserve anything in the shape of cold neglect. Let her Anhwei, has now completely melodious, and the chorus as well The object of this Bill is to troubling the post-offices of either have her chance. If it quite on the cards that the New Parliament changed his opinion respecting as the solista made the most of impose a special war rate of 7 per colony. Bo the law was partially to the local revenus. Will the may never got through the stipulated fire geare; that, long before the the declaration of war apon Ger- the haunting refrains with which Gent, in addition to the ordinary enforced the omniacient Pust Hon Mr. Whitehead, or any expiration of that time, the Irish may feel that they would, after all, many. He too advocates that it abounds. All told, it was a rates, for the purpose of provid master had to very quickly take other of the Uncifioials, tially be better governed from Westminster. Maskee; they will bara had Chins should not demand condi- very entertaining evening'e

ing an additensi contribution to back his veto on newspapers, quastion the Government an to their opportunity & they will bave bad something more or lows now tione from the Entente Panera, enjoyment which the Company be paid by the Colony to His which are now conveyed as in the excut amount of this "trifling to them-perfect justice; and they will never again be able to cast but should take the "third step" presented.

Majesty's Government towards days of old-inosiculable in addition to the local, revenue," BOAKLA it up against the Empire that it refused them a chance to better without farther delay. When the Tonight "Mr. Manhattan," he expenses of the war. The convenienos has been caused both that the mercantile commanity. themselver. In a very few years they will know whether a news that the Government had which created such a favourable whole of the revenue collected by here and in Maeso, and we are may be able to appraise the re local administration can do more towards remedying the poverty submitted the War Bill to Parlie impression on the occasion of the mesas of this rate will be so paid, now informed that the result of apective values of what they haTÓ: cắt of the country than se administration directed from London. Ons ment reached him he hastened to Company's former visit, is to be The outlying villages are ex- the ass broom's attempt to make lost sad, what the Governmentengwa thing is certain: the Irish could hardly be worse off than they are the Ospital to see it passed,

Is big hit is a trifling addition gained?” under the present systems.

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