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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1917.

Kowloon Extortion.

DAY BY DAY.

It was stiefactory to read recently that a resident had gone the length of prosecuting a trio of Kowloon riekaba coolies for re fusing to accept him as a fare. A SYNTY Kowloonite knows, the coolies over there are in the babit of "sizing up" residents as they come off the ferry sad studionsly ignoring “the fire-cent man. This the defendants apparently did in this particular case, and they have had to pay a dollar each out of their earnings for The opening rate or the their impertinence. The whole 01 demand wo-day

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spoilt by being much over-paid. The legal fare in Kowloon is fre cents for a quarter of an hour and A coolie, who fell from some Efteen cents for half an hour, waffolding on which he was at There is no ten-dent fare, sa in work has been sent to the Govern- Hongkong Practically every mont Civil Hospital. resident lives within a fire or six-

Big Theft. minutes' ran from the ferry, but An accountant in business at because a custom bas grown up 62, Queen's Road West has re- to pay ten cents, the coolies now ported to the Polios the loss of discriminate against the man who, $3,340 from his safe, which was though only paying half that opened by means of a duplicate amount, is giving the ricksha- paller gaite doable his due. If The troublecontinues much longer, Kowloon residents might do worse than morally agree to keep strie ly within the legal rate. Give these colies an inch, and they will take a mile.

Russia's Offensive.

At last, Russia's Army seems to

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Alleged Opium Possession... At the Pulice Court this morn- ing, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese was charged with unlaw fally possessing 29:sles of opium. in Gilman Street. The case was edj >arned.

Motor Accident.

Macdonnell Road Fire.

Alleged Saatching..

THE LATE MR. W. G. HUMPHREYS.

THE LATE MR. C. A. WOODHEAD.

Tribute by Union Church Pastor.

The service at the Union

TU-DAY'S MISCELLANY,

to Dr.

Americans think none the co Tragic Death Following Bathing worse of President Wilson be-

Mishap.

cause of his love of golf. Yat natil quite recently popular It is with deep regret that we opinion in the States was strongly | Church on Sunday morning par-record the death of V-6. A. against this game. During Mr. In-took very largely of the obaracter Woodhead, of Mara. Jarlins, Taft's campaign for the Presidency of a memorial service to the late Matheson and Comosov, which he told meeting at Wolsey, Mr. W. G. Hampreys, one of the took place under tragic circum-South Dakota: "They say Trustees, who bad for very many stances at Canton yesterday, as have been playing golf, thas in- dollar years taken an active part in the the result of a bathing accident dicating that I am out of was work of the church. The Bev. J which had occurred the day;ympathy with the plain people. I want to siste my case before rate Kirk Maconachie was the preach previous. The deceased had gone having been will be found on Page 1.

er, and at the close of his serap to Canton to spend a few days the bar of public opinion on the mon he paid a "warm-tribute to with his friends there. He was subject of that game of golf.

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the the deceased's life and influence. employed in the Imports depart-

golf is The musical portion of the sermout of the firm in Hongkong. game of the people, and in vice was appropriate to the ocea It appears that a party of five this country it is a game sion, sat at the close the congre-men left Canton on Sunday for people who are not active gation stood while the Funeral morning for Shek Mas, a small enough in play baseball or tennis.. March was played by the organist, place about seven miles up the When a man weight 295:b you In the course of his remarks, river. Tiffin was taken aboard the have got to give him some the Rev. Mr. Macnachie said:house-boat there, and afterwarde opportunity to make his legs and As you all know, we had tidings, bathing was moj yed. Most of the muscles move, and golf ofere at a few days ago of the death party had finished bathing, the that opportacity. It may be that of one of the few Europeans whe deceased and a friend being the it is the game of rich men, but I remain to an advanood age in the last two to leave the water. The big to assure you that a very poor Est. I refer, of course, to our deosased climbed to the top man can play it. My friends were house-boat, asying certain that if I could only come friend the late Mr. W, G. Bam of the

was going to have here and show you what kind of prere, who died at sea, suddenly that he

must suppose, in his 75th a final dire. No-one was paying man I am in appearance you year. It is difficult to think of particular attention to him, and would lose the impression that I

am a dude.” him as baving passed this great the first thing that the party number of milestones of the knew of anything being wrong journey of life, so buoyant and was some Chinese shouting to "It may be so in Hampstead, full of vitality be remained in them. On looking round they but I've not heard of a similar ex- A Chinese has been conveyed to

msay respects to the last, and saw the decessed lying listlessly parieads elsewhere," is Dr. hare awakened to a true sense of the Government Civil Hoepitalen in many of his interests in the water. He was at once got Davidson's rejoinder ite responsibilitiee, not only to suffering from slight injuries to Rassis, part of which is still invad- the face owing to having been Taough well past the traditional out and put aboard a motor Horton's complaint that Sunday threescore years sad ten, is launch. Diosased was at this time labour has half-emptied the ed by the enemy, bat to the Allies knocked down by s motor car in certainly could not be said that anoonscious, but about a quarter churches and filled the fields. I to whom in bontur, as well as Queen's Road Want. their own trae interests, they are

the years in his case were labour of an hour later he seemed was in Norfolk the other day, and pledged. It was doubtless inevit- Yesterday the Fire Brigade and sorrow, for they had brought to revive a little. On arriv farmera told me they were working at neither their min mor their horses able that, at the time of the over-was called out to attend & fire him many well-earned satisfacting at Ozaton, he wast throw of the Romanof Dynasty st 4, Kaodonnell Road, the reigns and left him still the once covered to the Canton on Sunday. They did not believe GARDARIN.-On June 26, at the Victoria Nursing Home, the Army, in common with many sidence of Mr. E.. H. Baymond. capacity to enjoy them Forty- Hospital and examined, it being their men could plough, roll, Shanghai, to Mr. and Mrs. M. Gardarin, a son."

orber Russian institutions, should The fire was the result of an ex-eight years of his long life were discovered that he had sustained barrow, or drill say more sores aged 30 years, the result of a bathing accident. Funeral to day, a section of it an armistice should Only slight damage was caused.lieved, I think, by only three far. that he had struck the botom, horses couldn't. Sir Arthur Lee's WOODHEAD.-Charles Wondhead on the End July, at Canton, become disorganised and that by plosion of gas in a patent heater. spent here, years of diligent an injury to the spine. There on seron days than they could on work and close application, re- was a mark on the head, showing six, and they were sure their July 3, at Happy Valley, at 5 p.m..

DAVISON.—At Bedford, England, on 2nd July, 1917, Denis most expedient step. Now that the A ricksha coolie, employed by loagha in the Home Country, and A telegram was dispatched appeal of two months ago, William Stanbridge, aged 7 months, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Davi-so-called "fraternising" has been Dr. Harston was charged before rendered possible only by the Engkong for nurses, and however, bas sent thousands of son, Kowloon Dock.

indulge in, and the Russian Mr. A. Dyer Ball, at the Police careful and regular manner of liv nurse was sent up. Deced farm hands with spades, forks, leaders hara had an opportunity Court this morning, with stealing ing which he early saw to be the passed a fairly comfortable night rakes, and barrows into their of impressing upon the troops the a paras containing $50; which only course by which even a strong on Sanday sad seemed to be gardens or on to their allotments transparent incongruity of de belonged to another Chinese. The constitution will sustain a man much better on Monday morning. st all hours of the Seventh Day.

cratived Russia having any complainant said he was walking in health and capicity under the at about ten o'clock however, he thing in common with autocratic along Java Bret when defend conditions which surround as we taken suddenly worse, and It was at the dinner-table of Germany, the Bossians have ant came up behind him and here. I have often heard him becoming unconscious, died en George Smith, founder of the famous publishing firm which hasu taken the lesson to heart, have took the money from his pocket, apeak of the change for the bester afterwards.

Tas news of the sad sffair cime amalgamated with Hurray's, that repelled the blandishments of bat he was caught whilst in the which has coms about in these the German intriguere, and have act. A struggle followed and the conditions since the time when as a painful shock to the de Charlotte Bronte met her literary once again thrown down the man was arrested. The case was those days, he said, there was toug, for he was a very populars topical touch.

he came here as a young wàn. ceased's many frisade in Hong-bero, Thackersy. The story has They wers In the sense that one is always prepared for anything happening gauntlet to the enemy of freedom. adjourned.

almost no family life. The men and widely known resident. He placed opposite one another st in the political life of Chins, the news that the young Masobu Em-Two Hopeful Signs.

At the Police Court this morn mostly had to live in messer, and first came to Hongkong from table, "and," said Tuackeray, "I percr, Beaan Tong, has ascended the Throne as "Constitutional The latest telegrame point ting, before Mr. A. Dyer Ball, an the only occupations for the Badford about four years ago, had the miserable humiliation of Monarch," will not cause any very grost surprise. Viewed, however, to facts that from other stand pointe, the development may rightly be described be considered as being pregnant Mr. Lau Chu-pak was charged

may jay Indian chauffeur in the employ of evening were of the convivial and entered the Imports office, in seeing her ideal of men diasp

which he had been wurking-ever peering as everything went into Berasational and ae an event of the deepest significance. The of hope for Busais's immediate with driving his car on Caine Many & man feels the since.

my mouth and nothing came out coup is earprising in that it has been sprung upon the nation and future, and us an a47a008 Road at a reckless speed on Jane Gril of" such

state of Of athletic build, he was a keen of it, until åt Isst, so I took my apon, the whole world with very little, if any, warning that such's of at least part of the Russian 20, at 1.15 p.m., and also with things,

he possessed Ragby players and was judged to fifth potato, she leaned soroms, turn of events was likely. Yet now that it has occurred, we are able Army's determination to continue Locking a man down while so the force of character to break be one of the game's best expon with clasped handa and tearful to see is truer perspective the happenings which have of late been the conflict with the enemy and doing Defendant took out away from it, sad his pro-ents in the Colony. He was a eyes, and breathed imploringly, convalsing political circles in the North.

to sesist in doing what honour cross summons against Police longed, healthy and prosperous member of the Hongkong Golf Oa, Me. Thickeray, don't? It will be recalled that the origin of the recent upheaval in demands "Rassis should do. Reserve constable, named Castro, life is an object lesson which Club and also belonged to the Peking was the question of the expediency or otherwise of China One of the facte alluded to who made the arrest, and against peaks for itself to younger men. Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

When Lord French visited the making a formal declaration of war on Germany. Opinions on this is the reference to the

The funeral takes place this little county town of Oakham the coolie who, it is alleged, he He passes from us an honoured rounding-up issue were sharply divided, bat in the wranglings which resulted,

of recalcitrant knocked down, for seesalt. It citizen who had bie place among evening at Happy Valley, the recently to inspect the Badland the main issue became obecured until the acrest developed into a troops, whose ides of their duties was intimated that Mr. Leo the commercial pioneers, who body having been conveyed here Volunteers, he found time to leave trial of strength between the President and the Military, represented towards their country, or of an D'Almads, who had been in lived to see the work of his bands from Canton. The cortege is dus a horseshoe on the castle walls. by the Northern Tuchuns, which ended in a distinct victory for the armistice seem. to be based latter, Li Yasa bang being, compelled by force of circumstances to apon strange assumptions. The structed in the case by the con-established upon him and the to pass the Monument at five From time immemorial the lord fof the manor of. Oskham- has. yield to the demands of the military, fretion. Bat the tremble did democratic character of the new Biable, would not be able to promise passing out to ohildren o'clock.

demanded a horseshoe.from evazý not end there, and on the face of things it looked as though there regime makes it perfectly apparent appear this morning, and the and children's children. His loss cana was adjṣarned until to- will be greatly felt throughout

peer of the realm on his first was to be the neus! scramble for power between the conflicting that between now Russia, with its

Impudent Thiet our whole Colonial Community, elements, the situation being rendered all the more ominous from modern ideas of government, and

A Chinese was charged before getting foot within the "lordship. but it is fitting that in this Mr. A. Dyer Ball, st Police Court The custom is carefully kept up, the fact that the Southerners openly avowed their intention Germany, with its submission to

Before Mr. A. Dyer Ball, at the remembrance of Mr. Hamphreys, I was stated that a woman was walls of the hall of the castle Church we should make epecial this morning, with stealing $95. and the ever-increasing collection of joining issue with the Northerners. Out of this characteristic the mediaeval-like tyranny of the

of horseshoes which hang on the squabbling has now arisen dramatic development, which, by its Hobenzillerne, there can be noth-hire as changed within for during the last 20 years changing some notes at a money- very nature and completeness, most obviously have been long sad ing in examos. Therefore it is

Chinese was charged with unlaw- carefully planned. The central figure of the picture is the notorions bopeful that what appeare to be fully possessing 60 pounds of or so he was in faithful member-changer's stall when defendent number some 200, ranging in sise ship with it sad intimately see0-rashed up and grabbed the from that of the ordinary racer to Defendant wLE General Chang Fan, who led the military cause and who, with his the best part of Bassis's Army is gun powder.

the Brobdingnagian proportions pig-tailed troops, has probably had more to do with the restoration determined to impress this fact found orging the gun powder, he retired from business he re-and he was caught. Ein Wore of a shoe seven feet long.

money. A detactive gave obase of the boy Emperor than any other man. All along, Chang Fan has apon those who are less enlighten-it being covered with a bag but when I came here four years six months.

in Canton Road, Mong Kok Teal, tired also from office amongst us, ship sent defendant to prison for been an ardent pro-Monarchist, and be has openly paraded his opined. So far they have been suce When a lakong seked to search age he was one of the two remain-

Popular tradition dates the lone in this regard. He has never been trusted by the stalwarts ful, se we read of a cavalry

custom from the time of Elis tbath. the basket, defendant dropped it of Republicanism, who have viewed his growing power with no regiment successfully dealing with

|ing elders, chairman for the year

On her way to visit the great Læd little apprehension. He, to-day, more than any other man, will be certain divisions which refused to and ran away bata son of the Committee of Management,

Barleigh at Barghley by Stam- viewed by them as the arch villain of the piece.

fall in." "Those that are not caught. Defendant said a man political leaders in South China will say to the news of the re-the maxim that should impire he did not know what was inside.derstand that for over ten years them all our words are worthless. event, the Queen there and then To ne in Hongkong, the point naturally occurs as to what the with us, are against oa" should be asked him to carry the basket and and also Baat Secretary and a speaks for godliness in a practical ford, ber hores cast a shoe in the Trastee of the property. L'on-way without which to engport street, and in order to mark the enthronement of the deposed Mancha Emperor. That they will those leaders of ne Basin and He pointed out the two men to the be held the office of Church Trea. The end came as probably he decreed that every royal personage accept the intelligence with complacerer and indifference is too particularly those endeavouring be refused to arrest them. A fine as his colleagues that his duties still in the enjoyment of much through Oakham for the first time eunatable who arrested him, but

and many here can testify would have wished, while he was or peer of the realm on passing mach to expect. But the biggest surprise of all for them will be the to cause recalcitrant troops of $50 was imposed for having appointment of Lak Wing-ting as Viceroy of the Two Kwangs, for entertain a better conception

were always faithfully and physics! Stuese for life. Our must give a horseshoe to the lord Lak has always been regarded as a strong and determined anti-of what is rightly expected of the stuff in his possession, and eficiently discharged, and that sympathy is sincere and deep of the manor. On refusal, the Monarchist. The whole business, therefore, can only serve, we them. The other fact is much for not having it labelled a fur-be se generons in his gifte as with our sister, Mrs. Humphreys, bailiff wae to have power to take imagine, to widen the breach between North sad South. So far as more pleasing to dwell upon, and, ther £ae of $50 was inflicted. the actual effect of the-changé goes, we do not know that it will regarding it, it is regrettable thai- meso much. Since the deposition of the boy Emperor, China has the news is so meagre. It is

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1917.

A DRAMATIC TURN.

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well se in personal service. I and her family in the severe one by fores from the horse's formed for myself the impresson shock. they hire had to meet, but hoof. Az Lord French motored that his service to the Church was, for him it is well, as the end of to the castle the bailiff would, rendered without ostentation, life, however it comes, is for all inį have been faced with a real anspoilt by any eseking for pre-whom the hoary head is a crown difficulty if the Field-Marshal eminence, and I am his debtor of glory, being " found in the way had not consented, myself for many kidd and cheer of righteousness." “B!eared is the

been a Republic in same only. She was decidedly not ripe for that the Russians have serious | HUNGKONG TRAMWAY E públicanism on the overthrow of the Manchus, nor is she ripe for ly set about the resumption it now. Indeed, the doubt may be expressed whether Espubliganism, of the offensive in Galicis. Bo an essentially modern Western growth, can ever be successfully far as at present koown, the transplanted into Chian. It is foreign to the outlook of the people. Rassisme have attacked vigorous-

ing worde from the time he met man that walketh not in the What sabarban vendetia was A limited Moneroby, we have always held, is the form of government ly in the vicinity of Stanislsu and The following is the approxime on board ship on my arrival conneel of the ungodly, nor stand-binted at by the following con best suited to the country. But while there hea always been a con- at several other points on the mate statement of the Hongkong Dawarde. His place here on eth in the way of sinvers, nor veration ovarkoszd recently at s siderable bulk of Chinens opinion leaning in this direction, there has Galician front. What measure of Tramway Company's trafic Sunday was seldom vacant. Both sitteth in the seat of the scornful: Fester-lane send shop? Elderly. been a very natural aspiration, with which we can fully sympathise, anocess has been attained is not receipts for the week ending morning and evening he delighted But his delight is in the law of Gentleman: “Have you suy that the raler should be of the same race as the ruled: The present yet stated, but the remark by a June 30, 1917:---

to frequent the house of prayer, the Lewd, and in his law doth be gisst saoffɔwer saada?” Sale Emperor, being a Mancha, does not meet that condition, and, for well-known Berlin journal bear

Agregate Bad now we shall miss him as meditate day and night. He woman: "Not any giant, sir, bat Receipts Receinte for those are that reason, we shall probably witness a stronger and more wide-ing upon the Fiolenes of the ...

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missed who are abell be like a tree planted by the we have the dwarf sunflower. spread resentment against the Intest developments then 'we should | Russian artillery sotivity, and to bave had the nominee been of Chinese blood. What the upshot of the fact that they appear to be well This Year... $13.365 8344 669 firmly planted in the courts of stress of water, that bringeth seeds, and dwart san

15,228 356 785 our God. Fralifel in old age; forth fruit in its besson: and much more loval. the startling events now occurring will be, none can tell. But the munitioned, is signifosat and Last Year:

full of zip, and groen l—it is sækstucëv

prow good digns of the times scam to point in the direction of grave happeninge' augura wall for the fature.

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in this land of perpetual internal unrest and distraction.

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