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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917.
Helplug War Funds.
DAY BY DAY,
One result of the Government's decision ta take the provision of bathing facilities at North Point SAY LITTLE SERVE ALL: PASS [in band is that two most deserv» į The latest addition to our loosi war funds have been
b-nefiled to the extent of "#500}
ON.
Monday's Anniversary,
fine series of Lavender Toiletsch, through the generosity of the Battle of Waterloo (1815).
donday le the saviversary of Mr. Ho Kom-tong. The Cigarette Articles is a powder of ex- and Tobacco Fand is always
ceptional merit.
It has real antiseptic prop- erties and is wonderfully
soothing to the Skio.
1 lb. Size for $1.00.
A. S. WATSON &
CO., LTD.,
HONGKONG DISPENSARY.
Telephone 16,
The Hongkong Telegraph.
HONGKONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1917.
THE STATE AND THE LIQUOR TRADE.
The Dollar.
¡HONGKONG · AEROPLANE
FUND.
Wa
Subscription, List No. 10.
Ho Kom Tong-
$.500 Dra. Jordar, Forsyth,
Grone and Aubrey .... 100 J. R. Michael and Co. 100 100 J. W. C. Bonnar Baffle for picture given
by Mrs. Bryan
100
50
HR
30
D., E. R. D.nd O. F. L., $10 each
50
The opening rate of the dollar
demind to-day
5.9/164.
Spanih Pasports.
worthy of support, and that the work it is doing is deeply appre-au ciated by the men in the trenches 2 bas been smply shown by the very meny gratefully worded acknowledgments which have been published from time to time. It is actified that all persons But we are especially glad to see travelling to Stain must be in the additional support which has possession of passports vised by a been given to the Aeroplane Fand competent Scanish Diplomatic or through the distribution of the Consular Officer. theusand dollars which the donor
Kallan Output. as first intended giving towarða the bathing scheme. There is a
The total output of the Kailan special reason why this particular Mining Administration's wines Fund ebould be assisted just now, for the week ending June 2, and that is to be found in the fact amounted to 69,992 tons and the that if by the first week of July sales during the period to 63,597 its subscription list totala $12-tons. 500, Hongkong will be able to give, not one, bat two serial machines to the Home, Govern- ment And that is surely a con- sider tip well worth aiming at.
The
Aeroplane Fund
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Land Sale.
"Inland Lot. ́N. 2237, pitaste above Bowen Road, near the Military Hospital, is to be sold by suction at the P. W. D. ffices da July 3. It comprises abçai 25,000 square feet, and the upset price în $7,350..
New Doctor.
D. V. Stevensoa G. B.
R H, Anonymous, K.H.
A. D. Macdonald, M. S., H. A. L..8. C.,0.0., M,B,L L,E S.M G.F., and A. E., $5 sach ...
M. F. S. and C. R. $3
sacb....
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C. 1. W. and V. M. M.
$1 occh
Per Mr. J. b. Oxberry:
J. B. Orberry, M. Pick- nell, J. C. Smith, T.
T.
50
Johnstone, $10 esch
40
A. Lupton, A. D. Cobh, D. MacGregor and E Lapsell, $5 each Collected by Mr.
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35
A. F. Arculli:-
E. Pabaney 8. 0. Lail
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Seeing that we are now paat the middle of the month, and that there are only three weeks in
A. F. Arcalli which to decide this point, it The name of Wong Tea-choen, N. Mohamedally would perhaps be well if we were Ho Mia Ling Hospital, Bachelor RA. Carreem..... to explain the situation. This of Medicine and Bachelor of Sar Mohamed Ali Aeroplace Fond has been started gery of the University of Hong-Dr. B.el Arcalli by lccal members of the Overseas Long, has been added to the list of O.el Arcalli Olab, the idea at first being to persons qualified to practise Noordin ¡ raise $ sufficient aum by medicine.
Empire Day to pay for the
The Black List.
The Gazette contains a farther
Gun Practice.
One of Reuter's telegrama received yesterday intimated that Mr. cost of cne aeroplane. Un. Bonar Law, speaking in the House of Commons, had stated that the happily, that has not been Government had decided to appoint Comm adioners to westle the accomplished, but we are glad to amendment of the list of persons terms of the State arquiarion of the liquor trade, either in war-time say that contributions are still and bodies of persons, incor or after the war. The Government, Air. Boat Law added, favoured being received and that the porated or unincorporated, with such requisition, but before anything was settled, the House of required amount is now fairly whom trading is prohibited by Commone would be given an opportunity of considering the matter. well in sight. Some three weeks the Trading with the Enemy Thus, it will be noted, in the midst of the greatest war in which the age, when the Food stood at (Statutory List) Proclamation. à British have ever engaged, they are about to discuss and, if the Com- $6,500, it was abnounced that a mission so decides, to acquire from private ownership the raet liquor local gentleman had promised to trade of the country. In this, as in other matters, we hold that the bear the cost of a second seroplane It is notified that information Government and the House of Commous would be better employed if by the first week of July the has been received from the mili- in concentrating their attention on the conduct of the war. It is of public contributed a farther tary authorities that gun practice paramount importance, and all other questions-liquor control, Irish $6.000. Since then, the figure will be carried out as noder Home Bale and all the rest of the conizaversial and thorny subjects, has been steadily mounting up, between the hours of 10 am, and the diecassion of which has retarded reil progress for generations and, according to the latest list 1 p.m.-On Sanday 17:-From are infinitely subordinate. It is, of course, possible that at present, issued-which will be found else. Stonecutters, in a south westerly. more Certainly that at other times, these thorny subjects may haves where in this issue it bas now direction. Al jonka, ships, and batter chance of being discussed in their essentials and settled off reached $10800 odd: Farther other vessels are to keep clear of hand, or at least that something practical can be done with them, for sams have been promised, and the ranges. to-day we are finished with long-winded discussions chit fly notorious we are informed that abou: $800 for an exposition of ideas begotten of prejudios and bitterness. Men more is quired if the offer want things done; they want Irish home rule talk cleared out of the of a second aeroplane is to ba way; the 'quor question settled; and similar controversial subjects made possible of acceptance, at the Theatre Royal, the Band got rid of once and for all. If these subjects are to be discussed Boughly, about $270 a week is man Opers Company last night daring the war, it is certainly much better that they should be so required for the next three weeks. gave 8 repest performance of Thatsboald quite easily be raised. "High Jinks," one of the best
considered.
Bandman Opera Company. At their faramell performance
The Government, it will be observed, leaves no doubt as to its We commend, the claims of the and brightest of their repertoire. own views on the matter, and we are not surprised that it bas Fand to the patriotic public. Individually sad collectively, the decided to favour the nationalieation of the trade." From the These are days when there is cast gave a most delightful per Home papera it has been clear that a very considerable measure of necessarily a considerable wastformance, which was bighly sgitstion has preceded the Government's announcement, and a report age of British aircraft, sad, as appreciated by the fairly large in a London contemporary to hand throws considerable light on the every little helps, two more audience present. itfluoroes that were brought upon the Prime Miniater, aeroplanes from this far.distant and doubtless on other members of the Cabinet as well, regarding outpost of the Empire will be their views on this important question. We read that in a deputavery acceptable to the Imperial tion which presented itself at the Prime Minister's residence authorities.
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practically all the temperance organisations were represented, and
that the deputation included Biships, clergy and ministere of all Legitimate Warfare. denominations, licensing jastices, University professors, trade union secretaries, employers of labour, merchants, manufacturers and accial
that united the nation.
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From the sordid picture of the
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Notice to Mariners,
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A. el Arcalli, A. K.el"
Arculi, Eel Arcalli, O.el Arcalli, Jr., V. Carrees, Cam Ahmed, Abdoolally Ebrahim and Co., Kayamally and Co., 1. H. E. Elise. M. Hahomed and 8, A. Bux, $10 each A. Carreem, A. B. Suffiad, M. Akbar, F. Mohamed, 8heriff Broe, Sirdar Khan, Mobideen and Co,^. Abbas Khan. S. R. Ismail, Nar Khan, G." M. Hakin and Mohamed Dio, $5 each
Sadar Din and Fercz
Ali, $2 each... Karium Baklish, G. Peer bhoy, Sin Abdu'- lab, Jalai Din, Allah Ditta, Nanigk end Abdools Khao, $1
esch
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338322332 19
1892.
HONGKONG TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO.
ending Juni 16, 1892.)..
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
The death Mr. John Maskoljan the well-known entertainer, which Reuter arouzood recently, re- moved from our midst one who WLE probably the foremost (Compiled from the " Blongkong mechanical conjurer and illu Telegraph" files for the weeksionist of his age, Mr. Maskalyno was born at Cheltenham în 1839 and was educated: there," At the age of 18 he made his first apel pearance as a conjuror, and made a complete a study of his subjack- Indeed, by the wonderful enteriő tainments he gave, frat at the Acting Palsne Judge:
Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, and June 10-"This morning Mr. saber quently to 1904 at St. Geor- H. E. Pollock, barrister-at-law. ge's Hall, and by bis exposures of made his debut as Acting Paisne vazione spiritaalist charlatane, Judge. His inninga opened with the Davenport Brothers' cabinet the most aointeresting set of and dark seance in 1865, ste, bea trivial suits that we have ever justified recognition as a public
The Dollar. Jane 16. The rate of the dollar on demand to day is 2/10
sjen.
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Gambling.
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benefactor.
In one of the mining towns of
German Shipping. June 10.-"Arrived in Hong- kong fo-dar, four German steam- Arizons there is s church that hap ere, three British, one Chinese; an excellent young pastor, but cleared, three German, two the attendance, unfortunately, in British. Great Britain crushed small. Among the members is
rather attractive young widow again."
One evening, when the attand- ance had been unusually small; June 11.-"The police are still she met the descon after service doing their level bat to smash who shook hands heartily and gambling in this onlony. There's asked: "How did you like the "I think it, was not much hope of success, but sermon ?" still it is pleasant to be reminded just too terfectly lovely for occasionally
there are anything," gushed the widow, bat the congregation was 80 policemen in this fair small to-night that every time the isle. In this connection it prescher asid dearly beloved' I
Harper' may be of interest to know that positively blusand." Detective Sergeant Grees, reting Mag zine. upon information and armed with ..
18 detectives
that
20
20
sach things and
15
15
15
100
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a warrant, broke into No. 3. A curious outcome of the Em- Cleverly Street, before the cock den raid; in Indian waters is to crew thrice this morning and he found in the report of a brief succeeded in apprehending a inspection visit Mr. E.B. Evans,. sumber of Chinese who were L.OS., the Collector of Malabar, having a gay old time with sam.) paid to the island of Androth one shu, swest-cakes and po-sza of the Laccadives group, which is He secured two managers of attached for administrative pur the establishment and five hilari poses to the district of Malabar. bas guests, All bowed before This was; however, only to be Mr. Hastings this morning and expected when we remember the were fired the managers $200 number of ships that were sank each, with the option of doing by the Emden 'n that locality. six months instead, and the This was the first inspection visit hapless players $10 each. Five paid to the islands since the war dollars were camshawed to the broke out owing to the difficulty informer pour encturager les autres of getting a steamer placed at the but it would bare pleased ne disposal of the Collector of Mala- 80.00 better had that contemptible bar in which to make the inspec
*scalliwag' been sat op 'for three tion. One of the reasons for this 400 months as a rogue and vagabond. inspection was to enquire into If the police are unable to put down complaints made against the Chinese gambling without using Amin or headmen of the island raically informers, who are regarding the improper dealing notoriously careliable and die- with drift rubber washed ashore house, they had better put up the from the ehips suck by the Ger- 7.febatters and leare the fan tan man raider at the end of 1914.
folk alone."
1,539.00
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE.
O.der issued by Mr. E. Ralpha
The Weather.
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it raina 13 inches in 12 hours, points to our English towns. In thundere bard enough to ehake size, Buenos Ayres is one of the the Pesk down, lightninge till the largest cities in the world; it has electric. lampe look like black a population of 1500,000 in- specks, and gives nobody in the habitante. Bio has over 1,000,000. colony a chance to sleep-thon derstorme in the neighbour hood!'"
site-
Y.M C.A. Division.
The Telegraph." Jane 16. "The Telegraph Tuesday, Jane 19-8 p.m. Squad sad Sretoher Drill; 9 p.m.widespread popularity is appar Gymnasium.
ently increasing ard Hongkong' Thursday, June 21.-8 p.m. only rowspaper is almost as well
Gymnasiam.
and ibe Australasian Colonies
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We are hearing a good deal just now in the British official reports of raide on German tren- These dashes in the ches.
enemy's lines are undertaken by parties generally nambering about twenty-five men each. The
that the Government has ultimately arrived at the decision to suggest no fewer than 47 gzos, 242 to launches and motor hosta made Squad and Stretcher Drill; 9 pm, known at Home, in America/Den volacteer for this service,
Salyingpun Division,
One result of the South June 18.-"Dr. Doberck is American Republics joining with Amount previously
Plessed to be ironical to day. He the Allies will be the gaining of scknowledged 9,206.39 cage Barometer rising; gradient & much better knowledge of their for stuth-west winds; thunder peoples. We do not realise to Total...... $10.805 39
aforma ia the neighbour the full the grest cities of the Food. Denner und Blitzen! southern continent, with their Further sums smounting to Likewise Cenk mill parke, libraries, public buildings, The Acting Harbour Master of 800 have been promised, but tonnerres! Also Donnerwalter and universities.
Their wide Canton no1ies that in view of not collected, leaving the sum of We would have sworn it was streets, elc ric trains, clear the high water and strong current $800 required before the Fand thundering somewhere. When atmosphere could give many now prevailing in the Canton can be closed. Delta, steam vessels aro'zi quested to take extra precautions and reformes of many shades of opinion," a truly formidable deputa-indiscriminste elsughter of civi- proceed at a moderate speed when tion! Various views were advocated regarding the relative merits lians, revealed in the air raid on pasing through crowded parta and demerits of probibition and State purchase. Mr. Leif Jones, London, it is good to turn to what of the river and through those M. P., who was present on behalf of the United Kingdom Alliance, oar soldiers are doing in France parts the banks of which are exprewed the opinion, which is very largely held, that prohibition in the legitimate business of war. liable to suffer damage from the now would be welcomed by the people. It was, be thought, & policy From Sir Douglas Haig's latest wath. Special precautions are
"Those whom he represented did not believe purchase was the most direct road to prohibition. There report it will be seen that the total necessary when passing dykes
captures of prisoners within the
under repair. were no terme or guarantees that would make purchase acceptable past week reached the very sab- to him, as he thought that nationalisation would make it more stantial total of 7,312, of whom
Survey of Launches. It is cotified that under Regale- dificult to control the trade. It is against opposition such as this 145
were officers. In booty, tion 2 of the regulations relating
which requires coolness and cour-s State control in preference to prohibition. In explaining the machine gone, and 60 trench by the Governor-in-Coucei! on the Government's attitude as far as it was at the time clear to him, mortars fell to our lot.. Our own April 5, the owus: of all launches
as it in throughout the East age of a high order. There is Dever any lot of volunteers. On the Prime Minister, in the course of his reply, said that it was essenti-casa-lces were insignificant by and mctor boats are required be-Squad and Stretcher Drill
Monday, June 18-7 p.m. and in this favoured Inle
of Fragrant. Streame and an their bayonets dripping, with al to the life of a nation that there should not be excessive drinking. comparison, and coas quertly the fore obtaining licences to bare
many occasions our men retara, This applied now in particular, lest it should interfere with the more that we learn of the latest their leczchen or motor Losts Fires i Lecture for Recruits by & loesl Government official, who barely a casualty..
Tuesday, June 19.-4 16 p.m. mitigated franda and impostors, chances of victory, He wanted a nation free and unfettered, and "little pash" against the enemy earveyed by Government Marine Sargeon Lim. Trained members has been a subscriber to what he mast think of the best way of obtaining this. There were some the more do we realise its thorough Surveyor, Surveys by the owner' present with full knowledge of the difficulties who, after a life-time, and satisfactory character. This private EDITeyor
“An experior ›d Czsz desires designates the Thunderer since it cannot be had come to the conclusion that State purchase was necessary. Heia legitimate warfare; warfare in recognised.
Wednesday, June 20-7 pm. first saw the light exactly eleven position. Thoroughly familiar Applications for Gymnasium. Bandaging. himself had to consider the question from every point of view; he which men of honour can take surveys should be made, to the
years yesterday, has paid with all kinds of antocrsey. was doing so still. He could only say that he would do it in all part, and in which the isarels Government Marios Surveyor, First Aid Lecture for Becruits, by
Friday, Jane 22-4.15 p.m. Tery pretty compliment Twenty-three years in last posi earnestness and in all siccerity. The Prime Minister also pointed that fall to them are not stained Harbour Office.
forwarding
letter he tion. Is willing to start at the out, with regard to the incentive that Chancelkra of the Exchequer by the blond of the innocent. Interested in Mining. would have in the sale of liquor under nationalisation, that this
Mr. Sam Hin-cbun (a relative ezisted cax, but that Chancellors of the Exchequer know perfectly
Queen's College Division. well that a reduction in drinking meant in the end more revenue
of Ex Viceroy Shum of Canton)
Mocday, Jaas 18.4.15 p.m. than immediate szcirs. À member of the deputation, we note, took
who has been acting as Secretary Squad and Strelober Drill. Chinese Vice-Consul's Visit, to Towkay Foo Choo chun, is on the particularly sensible view of condemning the continued use of
Wednesday. June 20-12.50 sogar in brewing and arged that the stocks of bonded spirite should for Chins in Melbourne, ie, with interested in mining, and intends Kmg in charge
Mr. Lu Ping-tiang, Vice-Coneal a visit to Hongkong. He is mach pm. First Aid Class. Oorpl. be need for munition purposes, as was being done in France. This his wife and two children, on a meeting those interested in the is a view which we are inclined to think would be popular at Home visit to Hongkong: Mr. Lu, who came line. He has been for some Gymnasium.
Wednesday, Jure 20-7 pm. and also posibly abroad.—even in the notorious regions where a
was formerly Acting Conent as years a Chinese official at Cape- mam'oan “raise a thiret !"
Thursday, Jane 21, 4.15 p.m. Whatever may be the outcome of the agitation and the Governi. He has taken a keen interest he was special adviser to the Eriday, Jane 22,--4.15 pm.
Toronto, isa nephew of Tang Shso- town and also in Bangkok, where Squad & Stretcher Drill. ment's precent announcement, there is no doubt but that the in the introduction of Chinese King of Siam. Mr. Sham visited First Aid Clara, Corpl. Kong in his mind on every ocassion. This snipophant. When: 100 lave for question is still bristling with difficulties and that "The Trade" merchandise into Australia, and Canton recently and was given an charge. will now, as in the past, safeguard its interests to the utmost. There is a strong advocate of closer audience by the Ciril Governor can be no two questions, we believe, that at Home, as elsewhere, a commercial relations between the at the latter' court, where he Crednotion at least of alcoholic consumption would be of great bene-two countries,
to the individual as to the nation as a whole,
stayed an a-gwent for a week.
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by Sorgeon Lim. Trained Mem-lately received from a Liverpool bottom and work up-Address, bere may attend,
correspondent. Amongst other Nicholse, Tzareko-Belo, Petro complimentary things this cor- grad. Two flights down.” respondent says: By the bye, New York World.
I like reading the Hongkong
Telegraph very much, and my Only once during Sir Francis fellow-travellers in the train Burnand's long editorship of from Southport are always ask. Punch did the principal cartoon ing me to let them read it. Tas atterly miss fire, says the leading articles are admirably Chronicle. All England wes ez- written, racy and to the point, pecting the relief of Khartoum frank, fearless fellow, who speaks a cartoon picturing Gordon and I should say the editor is and "Panch" went to prose with
is the sort of praise, coming se it any alteration Baraand besed the Victoria Division.
dose from an utter stranger, that newsboys shosting in t Friday, Jäus 22-5,15, p.m, we can. #przepistë, without being bought: Sur Bandage Practice,
accneed of vanity, And we do”. Gardens.
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