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A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD.,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS, Telephone No. 616.
THE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1917.
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The Criminal Sessions.
The Criminal Sessions began
} somewhat luridly yesterday, with
DAY BY DAY:
To-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow in the 118th an Berasry of the birth of Tom Hood.
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The Dollar.
WAR COMFORTS.
City Hall Work Party's Efforts,
THE MONEY MARKET.
Messes, Montagu and Company's Report
Messrs. Samusi Montaga a
During the month of April, in answer to a letter from a lady formerly resident in Hongkong, Oo, in their report dated March describing the need of comfort" | 29, stato :---- in ber Hospital, the City Hall Work Party sent two cases ad- dressed to the Muron, Hopital
dok.
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
A perplazed housekeeper har bean dipping into old cookery. books in the hope of adding some variety to the plain living of these The Bank of England gold re- times, specially on the meatless serve against its note issue shows or potatoless days, says the Manchester Guardian.... “A greenTM Aux Ilisire 113, Hoofor, France, slight reduction of #38,165, boiled pudding ... of * sweet just the
compared with last week's return,
Bounded
| two cases of armed robbery and A MAN OF PLEASURE IS A MAN ons of the perennial returned | OF PAINS.-Edward Young. deportes cases. In the last-named the Chief Justice awarded what we believe in the extreme penalty -three years' imprisonment. Bat when are his hands going_to_ba strengthened by the Government, so that he will no longer be
The opening rate of the dollar containing: Dressing-gowns, obliged to inflict punishments at
The Rhodesian gold output for herbs" .demand to-day
was shirts, veste, kimono bed-jackets, which the Chinese laugh? There 2.4.11/168.
pyjamas, surgical shirts, invalid February. 1917, aminated to igal sort of thing, so the ie, so we bare pointed out foorss.
books, floor scrubbers, small 5289,734, as compared with began hopefully to read the direc
tipas: "Take and steep a penny.. of timer, but one sane penalty for
pillows, handkerchief, playing- £313,769 in February 1916 and
white loaf in a quart of cream and the reinrsed banichee; and that is
The Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak corde, games and French books, £206,113 in January 1917.
Further large remittances have only eight yolks of agga." It imprisonment for life. Needless left yesterday for a holiday in rocks and hospital cape and to say, the object in framing the United States.
stokirge.
been made from Canada to News no use proceeding farther panitive laws is, or should be, to
A dise was also sent to the York, amounting to $20,000,000 to $ccessories like juice of prevent crime rather than to deal
Headquarters of the Fresch Bed whilat $8,724,000 has been expinage, saffron, and cloves. 'marrow Then she tried a Land Sale. with it after it has been com
Paris, containing ported thenos to Cubs and Spain.
"Take # Yesterday Mr. Edward New. Croes,
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tion.
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On Holiday.
Revolver Possession.
Theft of Crackers.
mitted; for we cannot bring the house purchased the Crown land Kimono bed-jackets, dressing: The Central News learns from padding." This began:" murdered msn back to life by known as Iuland Lot 2232, east 5°W, vente, pyjamas, felt Amsterdam that the German quart of good cream and ten hanging his slayer. If the un- desirables who flock into this of the Military Hospital, Bowen slippers, sbirte, surgical shirts, Federal Council has adopted age," which was worse. Direc. and laying him in a fit soffin (of ing of 10 plennig coine of sino. pastry), and a recipe to boil colony from the Kwang Provinces Road, comprising about 12,980 milk covers, for strabbers and resolution in favour of the mint- tions for flaying a small fat pig
Silver. quare feet, for the upset price of playing-cards. were given to understand, $1,158. There was no competi
One case was sent to Queen
**black birds, thrushes, larke, The market on the whole has being banished, that they would-
Mary's Needlework Guild, con infallibly never know liberty
alging vest, shirts, kimono bed. been quiet, and, in the absence sparrows, martine, or any small again, if they returned, they would
A Chinese was charged before jackets, primas, surgical shirts, of competition with the demand and fowl" made her shut the ercise a little more discretion Mr. O. D. Melbonine, at the Police dressing-gowns, shrouds, invalid for Indian coinage, the price worm-eaten book in disgust.
receded by a sixteenth at a time over coming back to
Court this morning, with being boots and milk covers.
was quoted place which bas za 490 in possession of a revolver. The Shirts, accks, mufflers, knee-antil 35.11/18
the 27th inst. Ad R for them. Some would, of course
the She tried another- ancient Hoiming, when the wespon was to men proceeding to the Front proof of how uncertain drift back; but, for one who did was seerobed on board the caps, and mittens were also given jon
market really is, and how smull authority, but the high and low roald keep found on him. A fine of $25 from. Hongkong. so, probably ten away which is a consummation
On May 3, four cases were sent are the available supplies, yes living of this was just as bad. was imposed. Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.
*** An -oatmeal pudding" took ■ devoutly to be wished. For those
to Queen Mary's Needlework terday quite moderate enquiry,
quart of cream, a pound of beef who have the temerity to revisit as Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.
there is plenty of accommodation Before Mr. C. D. Melbourne, at 138 milk-corere, 23 dressing-rise of no less than 7/16 of senet, half a pound of raisins,
Guild, containing:20 prismus, which had to be filled, caused
Telephone: Na 1
in the gol; or, failing that, what the Police Court this morning, a Western Union A.B.C., 5th edition. Office address: 11, Ice House St.
is there to prevent a return to the small boy was charged with gowns, 4 prs. invalid boots, 224 penny. The reaction of 3/16 to and four or fire ages to say
24 shirts, 65 kimono bed-jackets, 23 day was not unexpected, but the nothing of "uimming ""A tansy
anggested a simple country old obsin-gang system? having in his possession
The amount of silver in the dish, bat the recipe led off: where packets of crackers. Defendan: eargical shirts, 129 vests, 613 undertone remains good. are places
worke excellently, Baid that another man gave them small pillows, 32 ahrouds, 20]
48 prs. felt slippers, 19 cholers to dwindle as is shown by the teen new laid agge, one pint of EDKINS-On the 22nd May 1917, at "Taikoo," 112 The Peak, and a lot of useful Government to him to take care of. A fine small mops, 40 floor scrubbers, Indian currency reserves continues "Take three pints of cream, four-
work is socomplished by the of $5 was imposed.
belte, 9 pre, operation stockings, last 3 returns received by cable:jaice of spinage, six or seven Hongkong, to Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Edkins, a son.
The Colony's Health,
Mar. 7. Mar. 15. Mar. 12 spoonfuls of juice of tangy"—thus convicts. And this brings as
24 eye-bandages, 4 bandage caps, Notes in Cir- back to the two cases wherein
turning out a very rich sort of Daring the week ended the
calation...8715 8823 8518 omelette. One cöntributor to the men were sentenced yesterday to 19th inst the communicable dis-28 tray cloths, wool, canvas and
in
collection, evidently priding seven years" and fourteen strokes ease notified were five case of needles for cross-stitch work,
himself OR prescribing of the "cat" for armed robbery, enteric fever (one British and the playing-cards.
A case was sent on May 8 to the Why are these foggings not rest Chinese, one imported) of Headquarters of the French Red
1872 plain, wholesome diet, remarks modestly: "Two" posched egge infl.cted publicly, 39 they which two ended fatally, and two
with a few dry-fryed collops of 1171 bacon are not bad for breakfast, or to begin a meal." (Hors "land
818 743 743 d'oeuvre, as it wers!) The house- The stook in Bombay consists keeper's not unconsoling confe of 2,200 bars as compared with ion is that they were greedy pige 2,400 bars last week The stock is those days, and it would have
BIRTH.
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1917.
NOT YET.
There
this
were
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before Sir Joka Pope non-fatal occurrences of plague Croes, Paris, containing :-31 Hennessy abolished the practice? (both Objoese). Since the begin- Prismae, 21 vests, 27 shirts, 7 Once again it is a question of ning of the year, there have been pr. knitted slippers, 48 milk preventive punishment. To nine cases of plague, of which covers, 18 kimono bed-jackets, 36 hospital caps, 45 pra. operation nation like the Chinese, with seven have ended in death.
stockings. Daring the same week, whom "face" ie everything,
40 prs, socks, 24 caps, 28 or
a public fgging is almost
Robbers Severely Sentenced. Tae case at the Criminal See
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Silver Coin
and Bailion 1941-1917
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Gold
and Bullion
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Gold in Eng
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worse than death; and if the sione, in which two men were knee capa, 6 shirts and 30 morin Shanghai on 24 Maroh, 1917, done them good to live in these,
tolerably certain that it would sacs at a house in Western Street, soon be found to be a most whole-finished ico Iste to be reported in some specific against orimes of full yesterday. After hearing the prisoners defences, the jary found both men guilty. The Chief Justice told prisoners that they had committed a serious
given to men proceeding to
the Front.
Acknowledgments.
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The following letters have been received :--
27 General Hospital,
Cairo. Feb. 11th, 1917.
The Hon. Secretary,
Hongkong Association of Women War Workers, Hongkong."
cing.
Sincerely yours,
(4) D. M. MICHELL
(Matron).
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a week ago.
Bank Rate
.51% Bar Gold p. cz, atd......77/8..
and
8
ounces ia sycee and 16,400,000 begin and end your breakfast Mr. Henderson's plain speaking on the subject of the impors ibility of an immediate pesce, which was reported by Repter
dollars, as compared with" about with one egg súd no bacon. 31,500,000 cunces in syces and yesterday, should do a lot towards steadying the brain of the nation.
17,600,000 dollars There are many thousands of persons at Home who could only be violence.
March, 1917... convinced by a man of his type, and thus he is and not for the
Quotations for bar silv 2 per | first time-performing a valuable public service. "The severe The German in China.
Two Home nexspapers, in onoon atandard:- March character and prolongation of the war tempted some to ask why
23, alluding to the enemy princes 35.13/16 cash; March 24, 35.3/4 and the proposed abolition of pesce was not attempted by some other means," he remarked; and There is again talk in the native offence and he was determined to
cash; Marob 26. 35.3/4 cash; their English titles, spoke of be very quickly found an answer for much people, by pointing out papers of revolutionary plots indo bis atmast to put down these
March 27, 35.11/18 caah; March Prince Albert of Schleswig- that Germany's aima, at bottom, still remain what they were. China, fomented by our dear disgraceful cases of violence and Surely it is plain to everyone, by this time, that the German is friends the Hons. Taste may or robbery with violence. He ser-
Dear Madam, I have received 28, 36.1/8 cash; March 29, Holstein as the "great-grandson of 35 15/16 cash; average, 35.843. Queen Victoria." He in the son of incurable; and therefors to be content with half punishing him is may not be truth in the stories, tenced both prisoners to seven
No quotation fixed for forward Princess Helena, Queen Victoria's to invite another war as soon as time and other circumstances have but whatever may be happening in years' hard labour, with 14 case containing 13 dressing gowns, 4 pra. pyjamas, 44 cotton enabled him to re-gather his forces. The Ksiter wants peace more this direction, whatever political stroken each of the "cat."
third daughter, and hence, in this night shirte, 9 doz. mild covers, badly than say main in Europe; bat only such a peace as would troubles are stirred up, we ehsil Rent Collector's Fight.
The quotation to-day for cash respect, is not "great." Be iɛ,in a leave him free to hatch fresh schemes for domination; for the not feel se sorry for the Chinese
A Chinese youth charged a 8 dcs. elinge, 18 pocket books,
Size-Coburg is reigning power mania is indestructible in him. Therefore for the Allies Government as we might like to msa sad two women before Mr. door swabe, & small pillows, delivery is 1/16 above that fixed senes, the least; for the Dake of monarch, and the Duke of there is one way, and one way only, out of the difficulty.
feel. Chins has had years enough J. E. Wood, at the Pulice Court pra. bed boots, books, canvas
Cumberland has had his claim To the man who tries to look at life and men as they are, and in which to learn that a German this morning, with agesult. Mr. & wool from the H.K.W.W.W. not as they might be, it is utterly bewildering to find that there are is the last form of reptile that J. E. Gardiner appeared for Association.
partially restored in the person of The latter It was a splendid contribution, Britishers who are tempted to think that peace can possibly be ought to be at large in any country the complainant.
his son, the Kaiser'e son-in-law. The knitted slippers referred to Schleswig-Holstein is merely a attained by the "other means" of which Mr. Henderson speak. Yet that values its comfort and safety, said shat last month be issued everything most acceptable and we know all too well that each people exist, and that they pretend Is there nothing to be learned a distraint warrant to defendante.useful. Toe Janvas and wool shove ste keitted from selvedges nominal dignity, and when Prince to believe that it is possible to end the war without the crushing of from the delectable plots to in- He was soolded, and when he was hailed with great delight socording to a model sent from Albers's father was born it be- nothing had happened. The best answer to these is the fact of with Mexico and Japan? Is it im- woman, who Germany and to take the Hun to our bosoms again, just as though volve the United States in trouble went at a later date, the second think perhaps the men love Home and kindly given us by one longed to Denmark.
more than anything to while of our workers. They are a strong was the tenant, America's having joined the Allies. Up till quite a abort while ago possible for the Chinese to un-threw down the rent, but she way the tedious days of convales serviceable shoe; the sole is made It was President Wilson's openly-expressed belief that there could derstand that Germany's own would not let him" pick it up.
from an old felt bat, and donations "They were all each extremely of these hats will be gladly re- Then all three defendante sessalt- be në adjustment of grievances between the Entente and Germany, par.icular
St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, of pet method others ed him. Defendants said that pice things, and we are indeed ceived-men's, women's just as though they were two schoolbɔye or two litigante wrangling warisra is
where the parishioners have to get
ohildren's. over something that did not matter much either way.
Histo do the fighting?
She complainant seesalted them first. most grateful.
protested against the proposed. The small pillows are made closing of their church under the conversion 御盘日 wrought by Germany herself, and we takes a diabolical delight in The summons was dismissed.
pritcipally by the Chinese Ladies' Bishop of London's scheme, gets would fain know why our anti-war friends at Home-ibank God setting the world by the ears,
Work Partyand the children of the their number is not large-have not been led to a change of ideas and the sight of one faction in
a qasict surname from former - The Central Depot, St. Stephen's Girls' School. They proximity to the King's Great by the same agency. Can Meeera, Snowden, scdonald and com- Chios fighting against anotheż THE BANDMAN SEASON.
Surgical Branch of Queen are of a size to slip in under a Wardrobe, says the Chronicle, pany possibly believe that it affords our rulers any special gratifica- would afford her special pleasure tion to continue the war? Is there an honest Britisher living who because, so long as there is
Mary's Needlework Guild. wounded limb, and ease the jolting. This was a town mansion of the would willingly see if last another twenty-four hours, if it were serious internal trouble" in this
2, Cavendish Square, W. of a stretcher or train, and, need-| Beauchampe, which was purchas humanly possible to stop it with justics to the world of to-day and unhappy country, there is the Though that filly play, "The
March 13th 1917. less to say, give comfort to "those ed by Edwerd III, and assigned
who must inevitably suffer.” to the keepers of the royal sp". to posterity? It is not possible. There are so "other means." The less likelihood of her coming Merry Widow, has been running The Hon. Secretary,
Hongkong Association war will stop when Germany is obliged to own herself beaten and to actively into the war on the side for some yeste, it never fails to
The children of Quarry Bay are parel. William Romaine, the throw herself on the mercy of the court..
Women War Workers, amongst the steady workers. The celebrated preacher, who was of the Allies. Recent telegrams make an appeal to playgoers the The time for peace is not yet—unless is miraois takes place, have shown that the Boshes world over, asd
average age of the members of rector for many years, made St.. Hongkong. is always a Germany has very cleverly contrived still to keep the world are becoming "panicky" on the success. Last night there was
Dear Madam, ➡I beg to this special branch of the Work Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe the mainly in the dark as to the truth about her internal resources. She subject of post-war trade. They large sudience at the Theatre acknowledge your most valuable Party is seven years, but the first outy stronghold of the Evan- may be at starvation's very door; and equally she may have know by now that the China Royal, when the Bandman consignment of garment, band- moflers sent each week to the gelical movement during the provisions for another.couple of years' fighting. Most of us have market will be the only valuable Opera Company presented the ages, dressings etc., and enclose City Hall are in no wise behind 18th century. The formation of cultivated the habit of thinking that victory must come to us sheerly one left open to them after pesse old favourite: Miss Marjorie official receipt for same.
those of the more experienced Queen Victoris Street has broms th through Germany's domestic exhaustion. There is truth in the is declared, and that even this Mannere was brilliant in the Will you kindly convey to your workers and the kind little into greater prominence the doctrine and there is danger in it as well; danger, because it will probably be closed to them title role and captivated the workers our most cordial thanks moesges fatened to most of them beautise of this Wren edifios. blinds me to the fast that the Empire's own motivities in the direction if China declared war. What audience with her catchy songs, for the kind interest they take in give a true touch of friendliseu.
Several mure workers have come of ending the war have been, and still see, sadly wanting. Our wander then, that they are as She was exceptionally well-sup- our work? It is greatly owing to
HH, the Nizam of Hyderabad, soldiers and sailors, given a free hand, could have won the war by anxious to prevent such a declara ported by Mr. Fred Wian and our many kind friends that we to the City Hall since the Exhibi- now. Yet, so far from being allowed freedom, their efforts have tion? They naturally take sach Miss Addie Leigh, in the parts of are able to eapply the many tion on May and these are very who has given, $100,000 for the prosecution of the war on U boats, been hampered by pro Germans, peace-mongers, humanitarian means, over the preventing, as Baron Popof sod Natalie, bir Military Hospitals all over the welcome, as this is the season of
leave and holidays, and gaps are 14 the premier ruling obief of tranke, strikere and profiteers, all of whom have been more or less seem to their experienced souls wife; while Mr. Leyland Hodgson, world,
Yours faithfully.
bound to come in our ranks. We British India and one of the Brit protected by an effete Ministry. Germany has succeeded more the most likely to be effective, and as Prince D'nilo, Secretary
((84) MYBA AL GIBSON will be glad of yet more do “gama half chɛm. Mohamadina. Kasronghly than we in kasping bec soonomio end up because nime if China cannot see this, she to the Legation; Mr. Compton
General Manager for f
wc forward, so we do not wish the the world. But lak jade, had the wisdom lo control her petional resources money, men, deserves whatever she may get. Coutts, as General Novikovich;
compares favourably with that, Labour, food stocks sto, as they should be controlled by military law. Her remedy: is a perfectly easy and Mr. Billy Rex, contributed Beatrice, Prince Henry of countity of garments sad sớm pomy
forts sent home to diminish. Many some of the Princed oma Sisa baa had no wandering aliens giving information to the enemy cao; but, instead of employing it, greatly to the encoess of the piece,
Bittenberg, President and Head of Depat. hands make light work, and these and kinge may envy ne blowing up warships; where she has had strikes she has known, she is trifling and pifiling over a which went with a fine swing from
summer months are the months
income-computed at as we have not, how to end them.. All too many of our people at lot of two-penny-halfpenny squab. beginning to end,
In private lestara zeceived from
that giva the Hospitals their millions Meeling. ses still content to play at war; to forget that the way to best hlas between officials and politi. The Company will present “The the Front, the comfort and
winter supplies, vum Maker all. my like Germany is to take one or two losvou put of her book, cians in Peking. But as she Happy, Day" to-night, when it is durability of socks from Hong-
MAS (BL) =ETHEL M. ETABE, *m in to come quickly, the nation mun gird up its loine and makes her bed, so she will have hoped a
will be Long are commented upon, vise cumpaign with far more wariowaness than it has yet erinsed, în lie in it,
their ample size is appreciated."1 May 21, 1917,
of
Nizam's, tresSUDES “Nissa" dimond, the superb stone in AES
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