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The condition of Bostia -33. revealed in the latest telegrams in

DAY BY DAY.

BCOWLING AND GROWLING still none too estisfactory. In the| WILL MAKE A MAN GROW OLD- tologram wont yesterday by Beuter, TRY SMILING,

a warning is given to the effect

| that with regard to the confused To-morrow's Anniversary,

and cor floting news from

EDUCATIONAL REFORM.

Higher Salaries for Teachers,

HONGKONG MAN

WOUNDED.

A Latter From Inspector Millington.

-TO-DAY'S

SCELLANY.

So far as I can learn in Spanish quarters here, mys the London correspondent af › the “ chester Guardian, ...... writing on 14th ultimo, it would be unwing to expect that the present exam-

Westministar, April 19:-Mr. Tomorrow is the first anniver-E. A. L. Fisher's speech in intre Petrograd it is important to re-sary of the inauguration of Pre- dusing the Education Estimates

The following let'er has been ples of ruthless torpedoing by member that there is no censor-sident Li Yuan-hung.

Bats) of Commons. He spoke McEwen this afternoon enchanted the received from England by Mr. the Germans will result in ship: "tence, all sorts of reports,"

Spain entoring the war. This is wa were told, “which is the pre-

Germa ta be the

The Dollar.

demand

to-day

Nothing New.

stale-

for two hours long time "Jost a line to let you know not because the majority in

a Parliamentary for

am wounded and in Blighty Spain do not sympathise with the was ment in these days-but held

the attention of his andienos un-again. I got put out after going Allier, bat arises out of the naval economic, and political situation flagging to the end. Dr. Fisher is on a firing visit to Friz; he go in Spain. There is, too, the point naturally a good speaker, with a me as I was getting down into

to which I have already referred fine presence and much charm of the trench back into our lice that Spaniards for the past two manner. What was surprising bat he got two of his own who we was the ease and grace of this, had prisacere, killing one and years have been looking forward

to the part that Spain will play his first speech in the House of Wounding another. Commons, which has its owned in the legs, one in the knee Spain as the leading neutral, the the settlement of the war. Sines "I am not hurt much; got abrap America came into war, leaving acting standards. Mr. MoKenos,

afronger root.

sent, constantly changing con The opening rate of the dollar ditions are unsuitable, may be on eblad unhindered." Still, that | 2a. 4.15/16d. does Box alter

faot the that since the overthrow of the

It has been reported to the Romanof Dynasty affairs in Ramis bave been gradually be Police by shop-keeper of 98, Doming more and more unsettled, Jervoise Street, that he entrusted and that to sil appearance they his foki with $4,028 to take to are still in the bands of the wrong firm in Bogham Strand and that people. If this is the result of the foki has absconded with the the union of the workmen sad money.

who was warm in his congrata. and two more on the right leg soldiers, as represented by their Forthcoming Marriage. latione, said with truth that the and two pieces on the left calf desire has taken powerful joint committee, which The marriage will shortly take new Minister of Education bea and ankle. They are all getting It is, of course, possible for Get- dominant place of Mr. Habert O. Sorim acquired at one step consummate on fine again, and I can bend the many, by her submarine prope right leg a little now and the ganda, to blow all these ideas out body in the new regime, it shaw, of the Chinese Maritime ease in bis Parliamentary style stitches are out of my knee, so I of Spaniarde' heade and to bring is very much to be regretted Castoma, Kongmoon, and Miss Necessarily the statement was

about the political conditions am well away. that results more. in socordance Florence Edwarde, who is on her governed by the fact that it was

necesary for the waging of war, "While we

were over the but that time is not yet. It has with tense of justice to all classes way to Hongkong from New South an exposition of a financial sati- should not have been secured. Wales.

male, but Mr. Fisher gave the Boche lines we had some sports been left to Cubs to be the first It is doubtless naturai for men

House to understand that his No one would believe it if you Spanish-speaking nation to join Dangerous Goods. Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which kept down for years under an

A Chinese Fagineer was charg. scheme of education reform will were to tell them how our boys go the Allies. Of the South Ame Boga'res them to forward their names and addresses with iron despotism to be carried awayed before Mr. J. E. Wood, at the leo need early legislation, among over, unless they saw them riosa Republics Uruguay in raine the over some with ladders, Mills' thought the most likely to be next sommunications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for in the first flash of viatory over Police Court thie morning, with other things to

mortare and to take decisive steps. publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

their oppressors. Surely, however, having in his possession five school-leaving age to 14 and to bombe, trench they have had time to act on sticks of gelignite and thirteen make attendance at continuation bomb, some with slung rifles and she trae position of affairs and on detonatore, without a permit. He schools compulsory for adoles fags and pipes on. Everything

There is great competition girla. the proper, use to which they fined $50, or, in default of pas-cent boys and

He is timed OK, and as soon as our the rosession of pens The rates of Subscription to the "Hongkong Telegraph" will should put the premists seen ment, will: andergo six weeks is addressing his attention first of barrage lifted, into the trench we an historic inter awhich have

their hands. The extremists seem hard labour. ·

all so an improvement in the g some of them come out of a surprising to hear that since war be as follows:-Daily issue-$36 per annum. Weekly issue to bave certain sections of soldiers

stipend of teachers in the primary dag-out, and up won't their banda, broke out many Americane bere A Drunken Japanese. $13 per annum.

behind them, and naturally they At the Police Court this morn-schools. He proposes that the and in another dug-out one shap been angling after the pen with The rates per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscriptions feel overwhelmingly.

Siste grants in fature shall be was coming up to give himself up which the Kaiter signed the powering, before Mr. Dyer Ball, a for any period less than one month will be charged as for a ful

order **36s. per child in average atten- and was shot down by the chaps mabilisation

hich the Japanese was charged with being full month.

realise that though "it is glorious drack and disorderly. The offenes dance minus the yield of a seven down there, so I gave them a foot brought about hostilities. The The daily issue is delivered free when the addresses is accessible to to have a giant's strength, it in was admitted, and the man added penny rate, plus three-fifths of ball to play with for a second pen wae gold one, and the messenger. Pesk subscribers can have their copies delivered at cowardly to use it like a giant," that he had been drinking beer the expenditure on teachers' or two (Stokes' bomb). I wasn't Kaiser has decided ta prs= their residencee without any extra charge. O copies rent by they will probably exercise at Kowloon and did not know salaries, plus one-fifth of the rest long before it was bursted, and I sent it to a German museum of post an additional $1.80 per quarter is charged for postage. The postage on the weekly isase to say part of the world is $1,00/much more harmful influence how he got over to Hongkong of the expenditure of the local only saw one Boche in the trench, war relics, where doubtless it will.

over their distracted country He had also lost $17 from his

and he gut stopped with a bomb. receive the adoration or condem- education authority."

The House was perturbed sad They are no scrappers on their nation of future German genera- the good they might pocket. His Worship imposed amused by this forbidding own. It was cruel sport, but we tions. A still more interesting easily sitain. The one bright Rue of $2, or seven days.

I historical souvenir will be the pen. festure in this otherwise depress- ing state of affairs is that the

in with which the treaty of pesce is extremists are unlikely to have

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1917. ́

SOCIALISTS AND THE WAR.

During the past few months, there has been a deal of flattering

than

is

Until,

however,

prevail will yet manifest" them- selves and lead to s truly ie- generated Russia.

Causes for Hope.

The Colony's Health, Daring last week, there were

formula, and Mr. Fisher, translat have to be cruel to be kind. ing it from arithmetic into hope all the

For the Poor Box."

As be was coming off the Shek-

NO MORE BEAUTY CONTESTS.

The increases in toschers'

the provision in secondary schools in every area of an inexpensive education and a large number of free places. Together, these financial proposals represent SA increase of nearly £4,000,000 in the Education, Estimate .15 compared with last year.

stiff are

Yours sincerely,

H. MILLINGTON,

POLICE RESERVE ORDERS.

Orders issued to day by Mr.

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Police School 3.45′′ p.m. Thursday, June 7.-Class 14

Friday, Jane 3.-Class (Inspector Grant).

Monday, June 11-Class (Inspector Gordon).

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wood of which ones formed the lid of the captain's desk on the Mayflower. The value of the pen was enhanced by the fact that it was used by Linoola and Grant.

The reported discovery of a "long-lost Raphael" may reviva what is the truly moral or the unamwerable question of

sportsmanlike thing to do when accident reveals unenspected valus in a recent parchess.: In the particular esse it appears that a dealer bought in-a saleroom. what was supposed to be a sopy; be sold it to a customer, who went it to be cleaned; the cleaner cleaned of the picture and found another underneath

Parades 5.45 p.m. Thursday, Jane 1.—No, I Sec- and experts declared it to be

tion and No. 2 Platoon.

friendly dealings with autocratic two fatal cases of plague notis a English, explained that it meant the best of health and still signed, and we may assume that The" Hongkong Telegraph” la now on sale at, and will be delivered Garmany, for if there is anything in the Colony, as well as three/more grants to poor authorities) going strong. Remember me to competition for it will be still

than to rich sathorities, more to all. I expect by the time you get greater. The last peace tresty to subscribers by, the Dairy Farm Company, Ltd., Shamees, which the present leaders in esses of enteric fever (two fatal) the authority that has regard to this I shall be waiting to go out that which fellowed the Ballan Canton, who have ben appointed our agents there.

Russia pride themselves in it one son-istal occurrence of pure flesh and blood than to the gain, we are not long waiting war was signed with pea By Order, "HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.”

hat they peral fever and one non-fatal case authority that builds in bricks once we get back to the Battalion, belonging to Dr. E. J. Dillon, in the fact

and I shan't go on the Intelligenes the famous foreign correspondent. represent democracy unalloyed, diphtheria All the suffers and mortar.

There will be no interference again, as I want to stay at the One of the most valuable pans in and are absolutely opposed to were Chinese with the exception autocracy in every possible way, that the diphtheria victim was for the moment with existing Battalion, Well, old man, I the world is that whion was some“ Notwithstanding the gloomy an Indian. Since the beginning situation, we are convinced that of the year there have been 17 short of the sum which would be excuse scribbling and writing. Lease B. Reed, of New York, who grants, but, in so far as these fall haven't any more to say. Please time ago in the possession of Mr. sintala than at present cases of plague, with 15 deaths. perrided by the application of so it is awkward lying in bed. I refused an offer of $350 for it

the formals,supplementary grants got potted at Arras on the 15th It was made from a carved box in are to be made to bring them up of March; haven't had time to which George Washington, when kee junk wharf yesterday, a Chi-to the standard. While no fixed write before, as we had 12 days a young man, kept the lenses of nese was arrested for importing scale of salaries is to be prescribon the hcapital ship waiting to his surveying instruments, the two large baskets of copper cashed, there will be a minimum come Feme. without a permit. He offered salary for certificated and an It is at any rate satisfactory to the Revenue Officer $140, which certificated teachers below which in the Socialist dovecotes in Europe, bat, beyond the fact that the underlying iden is to discuss a possible basis for peace, nothing has read of the renewal of activities the officer, at the Police Court this no loosi education authority will been disclosed concerning the precise purpose for which the con- on two of the Russian fronta, in- morning, said was offered as a be able to descend. vening of the proposed conferences has been suggested. It was the semuch as this encourages the bribe, but which defendant said the Dutch and Scandinavian Socialists who arst associated them-belief that the ides of an armistice was given to pay for coolie bire. salaries which will result from elves with the movement, and one can well understand and is by no means acceptable to the The man admitted importing the this new proposal will cost nearly appreciate their keen anxiety to see the present struggle brought Russian armice as a whole. This, cash and was fired by Mr. Dyer 23,560,060, There is an addi- appreciate their keen aux spokesmen of a considerable section of taken together with the very Ball, $5 or 14 days, the cash- tional grant of 2415,500 for F. C. Jenkin, D.S.P. (Reserve), the working-class people of the neatral nations which are most patriot'e declaration by the Goss valued at $37-being confiscated. secondary schoole, to improve the state feeling the effects of the war, and they are naturally desirous that acks, that they will never frater. For offering the bribe, defendant salary of the secondary teacher, the time should speedily come when their countries will no longer nise with the enemy, and that they was fined $15, or one month's to assist in the foundation of s feel the pinch of the sbnormal conditious now prevailing. More will assist in any offensiva to the hard labour, the $1.40. going to】 pension scheme, and to encourag® || (Inspector Gerrard). than that, they perceive growing poss bilities, the longer the war atmost of their opacity, most the poor box. continues, of being dragged into the quarrel, and this would natur. give the Allies fresh cause for ally mean a great drain on the manhood of the nations concerned, hope. Then there is the appoint- to say nothing of the huge financial liabilities which would be ment of General Brasil, a great strategist, to the command of the added to the big burdens which have already been borne..

whole Russian Army: Here again The original proposal for a conference at Stockholm appeara

is a circumstance which has its to have ended in somewhat of a fiasco, and we are not surprised nor regretful that this should be so. Eridance has come to the hopeful features. Indeed, there for surface leaving little room for doubt that the Germans had a hands, no ground whatever

thinking that the Russian in this business. They were obviously out on another of their schemen

The of intrigue, and we are glad to think that the Allied Socialists have Army is counted oat,

enemy, of couras, wcald not taken long to gauge the situation. What Britisher or French like to perenade himself that man worthy of his nationality, no matter whether he were Socialist such is the case, but he knows According

the Manila his amassment. Never has it week commencing Monday, June

11 or of any other political persussion, could possibly meet a German better than to take the risk Bulletin to hand there are to be shown warmer appreciation or at a round table conference, with the Han still ravaging. Allied ter- of drawing away any of his forces no more besaty or queen conteste keener sympathy with an Edaca- ritory? The thing is unthinkable. But the British Labcarites have ces from the Eastern Front under the auspices of schoolation Minister's statement Its not stopped at a zegative attitude in this matter: they are anxions to send their delegates both to Stockholm and to Petrogred in order Oar remark on Monday that, under the direction of the Bureau attitude was a sign of that would benefit by a secondary personally to explain the British workers' determination to fight prior to the Bavolution, the of Education, and when funds are quickening interest in educa-school contre, should be liberally the war out to a finish. They are fully onscious of the danger of Russian armies were at least veeded for athletic or other school on to which the Minister re-assisted by free places and main

dar educational system was not," he said, “ want a class to dinner and give them postres. permitting enemy representatives to carry on a speciona propaganda making some show of fighting, purposes some more "dignified" ferred. Mr. Fisher'e review of tensoce allowances,

a most illuminating survey. A system in our schools; we want and mest. Will he go farther. la nentral countries, and in Russia as well; hence their wish that the was meant to be read in a com- meane will be found for schier- parative sense. In point of fact, ing the desired purpose, aroord-

and make a oloes inquiry int general solidarity of the British people should be emphasised. The of course, the Russians did meg ing to su anbcuncement given arked feature of bis speech acial fusion." Allies are fighting the battles of democracy. The best elements ificent work in their great out at the office of the Director of ita democratic note. Here is A memorable speech ended in the circumstances, in

an idealist and a reformer. who's reference to the fact that econ- sacertain where, if at all among the British Labourites know that fact, and that is the message offensives, and we still hope that Education. they want to bear to their comrades in other European countries.

This announcement reads:-

bae a genuine passion for an omy is in the air. Let as Legin to discovery or misfortune The National Seamen's and Firemen's Union has taken a splendid in this respect history will soon

"The division superintendents educated democracy. His tribute economise in the human ospital, should nociveaward

to the elementary schools—whoen | which we have too long sllowed when he had trested stand on this question. It has passed a resolution refusing to permit again repeat itself,

contention at Baguio recently its members to man any ship conveying psoifists to Stockholm or

went on record to the effent that it fence on our national character to ran to waste. When Dr, Fisher with princely beauty and queen contests as he gauged by our experience in ast down the delight of the House powerful set oa restitution for the murder of Allied eesmen and for the destruc-

methode of raising money for the prezent was was a truly at bis elcquent and suggestive that it was s tion of Allied ships by German submarines. That is a very effectual At a meeting held recently at either athletics or other school magnificent one. Bat for the #atement found expression in pro

Bis maiden method of expressing the determination of our seamen never to the American Consulate, Tientsin, purposes should be circonraged, work of educating the nation done longed applause, approve of any peace terms which do not include full reparation for society was formed eslied, the This recommendation meets with by the elementary schools, "this speech in the Ecase was a veri- just the dastardly outrages which have placed the Germans ones and for Tientsin Volunteer Workers for the hearty spproval of the Director sudden and brilliant military inable sciumph, all outside the pale of civilised nations. The men of our mercantile the American Red Cross. The of Education, for it is not believed Provisation could never have been Among those who listened to it in the Galleries were educational marine have played a glorious part in this war, and have run rises following afficers were elected that such means of securing fands, soniered

With regard to our secondary experts like Lord Haldens, Ford no whit lose dangerous than those encountered by our troops in the President, Hre Tounty Vice for any purpose in connection iring line. With their own eyes, they have seen, many of them, President Mr. Peck; Secretary with the work of the public school, he is not in favour of Crewe, Lord Gainsford, Sir John the barbarous inhumanities practiced by the Hun pirates ander the and Treasurer Mrs. Bratt. This schools is desirable. Wherever making them sbsolutely free: let Brenner, Sir Robert Morant, Mr. guise of warfare, and, if they can help it, there will be no pesos organisation is to continue the there is need of money for any well-to-do people ccntinue to OF. Boot, and Mr.A.E. Hat until we have fall securances that the enemy shall be made to pay workalready begun in Tientsin hy school purpose, it is believed contribute the fees for their On the Government Bench for his blackguardly behaviour. And that, happily, in the general Mrs, Yount and Mrs. Balman in

for that more digarled methods of children, but let the Government wood-MILANK OF END

see to it that, poor children, who 1631 feeling of all Britishers, with the possible exception of a few pacifist the American Bed Orga. wrinka whom opinions count for nosght.

to Pitrograd unless they first sign a guarantee that they will insist

Tientsin Volunteer' Workers.

Phipippine School Authorities' Fiat,

to.

"BOOurin- it 'Ona be found.

Mr. Fisher did not apologise

Friday, June 8-No. 3 Com Raphael.

for the increase. He seemed, pany. Also Recruits of all Com- indeed, am zəd at his -- own panies.

moderation, and the House shared. There will be no parades during

Most people won.

agree that in such a case there in no need to water down your luck.

It is neared increment certaine

the word, and sudden strokes of 13, but we want a little fan left in lock must not yield entirely to s rigid sense of justice. : Donbile the fortunate owner will not

existing in his next tran with the dealer, he will pa

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