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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1917.

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WAR SAVINGS.

Hongkong and South China Association List.

Members whose official o'10-'

sociation.

signed.

| $10,000—No. 644. 3,000-No. 669.

2,000-No. 237:

1,800-No. 666. 1,500-No. 658, 670, 47. 1,000-No. 2, 85:

900—No. 454, . 800---No. 663. 600-No: 330.

CHURCH MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION.

A Satisfactory Year's Work.

The Bishop of Victoria (Dr.)

year they had been unable to secure such speakers. · Sooh-a

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

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Lord Bombery oslshrated 70th birthday in a season by "racing's funeral.” (says the Manchester En it has seemed an unco

time a dying, but to have striven so bard to keep it alive meny be forgiven the man whoss, winning of the Derby was one of a famos trinity of fulfilled ambitions, and- who chose to be seat dow rather than give up his racinde

and without reproach-except,

An Abominable Nuisance

We bars written, not oues or twios, but many timer, of the abominable snimace which is caused along the Prays East, and beyond, by the regular army of Chinese which assembles at low tide on the foreshore and indulges

To-morrow's Anniversary. in grobbing for shell fish and

Tomorrow is the birthday of other marine "delicacies." We do H.RE. Prinos John, who was bars are given below subscribed Lauder) presided at the sannst not know whether the Sanitary born in 1905.

the following amounts to this As-mesting of the Hongkong Church Missionary Association, at St. Department, the P. W. D., or

The moneys have all been in-Paul's College last evening. In vested in Straits War Loan at 6 opening the meeting, the Bishop per cent. Full particulars and ap-anid that the custom had been to {not, we would direct attention toza 7.718). The closing rate plication forms may be had from bave a larger annual · gathering, stud at Oxford. As a knight of."

all the Banks or from the under-with speakers; bat so far the the turf he has been without fear the fact that scores of these peo will be found on Page L ple gather on the besch, armed

Kidnapping Case. with crowbars and all manner of

Two Chinese women and a man implements, and proceed to ex were charged before Mr. Dyar Ovate bage boles in the smelly Ball, at the Magistracy this morn- mud, raising a stench which ing, with conspiring to defraud. abaclately be description. Datsotive Sergeant Cockle said Even in ordinary circumstances, that it was a osse of kidnapping, the Causeway Bay district is none and the Secretary for Chin se too swest a place; and these opera-affairs would be prosscating. The tions serve to accentuate the smelle case was remanded. to an almost unbearable ·sod:

Heavy Fine. certainly unnecessary degree. It A Chinese woman was arrested the foreshore were let alone, in yesterday on board the ss. Hung course of time a decent sandy for having in her possession beach might be created by 25 tsels of prepared opium. At Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which the natural silting; at any rate, the Police Court, this morning, requires them to forward their names and addresses with matters would be much better Sergt. Davitt told Mr. JR Wood mmunications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for toan they now are. The evil is that the drug was concealed "publicstion, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

publc one, especially during round the woman's waist. A fibe these hot days, when hundreds of $1,000 was imposed, the alter- of residents are in the habit of native being four months' berd taking a spin on the tramoar, | laboar

Caught in the Act. either for the sake of coolness or

A Chinese coolie was walking for the purpose of visiting the bathing beaches. Sarely the along Csine Road yesterday when authorities can step in and pro- he saw a dower pot cutside a bibit this disgraceful procedure house and calmly proceeded to take this unto bimself. Be on the part of a class of the com- | munity which seems to revel in een committing this lapse mad, slime and obnoxious odours. Police Station. Before Mr. Dyer from bonesty and was taken 'othe

Ball, this morning, he admitted the theft and was sentenced to

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Germany Realising Facts.

six weeks' hard labour.

Iis grifying to note that German publicists are beginning

Ship's Officer in Trouble. to take a saver view of the tos

A Dutchman, named Andres tion, are beginning to realise M. Lorsen, a ship's officer, who Germany's rest position, and, best was charged yesterday before Mr. of all, are beginning to state their J. R. Wood, at the Magistracy. views fearlessly. It has been with being drunk and incapable, particularly noticeable of late that was before the Court again to the tone of the German Press has day, when he stated that he had been by fo means to subservient had stoles his pocket book, which to the officialdom of the Father-contained about $150,- some land as it was wont to be. It is valuable papera and his watch. a wholesome sign, particularly in His Worshipmposed a fine of $5. such an.cfficial-ridden country as

A Government Refusal. is Germany. To-day, in one of

At yesterday's meeting of the the telegrame, it will be seen Sanitary Board it was reported in that the military correspondent regard to an application to erect of the Frankfurter Zeitung three water closets and one urinal has been

giving his at-s new house on Inland Lot No. views, frankly and to the point, 1834, Kennedy Road, that the It is still a matter of some difficulty to a certain precisely what regarding his ocustry's sub-Gorecoment reversed the recom- te happening in Russia and to form an efect idea as to who is wield-marine policy. He points out what mendation of the Beard that the ing the power in Petrograd. The great demonstration recently held will be somewhat a bitter pill for application should be granted. in honour of thors who fell in the Revolution was marked by air the Germans to swallow, con- No reason was given, and Dr. cumstances which looked none too cheery or hopeful, and it left the sidering the hopes with which Osorio said he would raise the impression that there were still very many extremists who were they had been buoyed OP matter at the next meeting.. animated by a determination not to take any farther part in the regarding their

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1917.

RESTLESS RUSSIA.

14 invincible #

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Stolen Blankets.

war if they could possibly avoid doing so. That much was shown submarines, for it is A. Ühinese, whooo wife is by the display of banners demanding armistices on all fronts and only the other day that Admiral employed at a Chinese house at expressing centiments against the shedding of farther blood. The von Capelle told the Reichstag Lyndhurst Terrace, went to visit reference to the Imperialistic Allies,” also, was not at all in good that victory for the submarines her but found that he could not taste, while the fact that anarchista proclaimed against all authority" is certain."What the candid see her. As he was leaving the was sufficient to show that law and order bad not as yet come into correspondent in question says is house, he stole two blankets, and its own. Since that time, however, there have been other demon. that "It must be admitted that was seen by the mistrem leaving strations of a most inspiring and patriotic character, in celebration both in cffensive sad defensive with them ander his arm. A ery of the resumption of the offensive, not the least significant of which means for combating submarines was raised, and the man was was that participated in by women warriors animated by a burning our enemies bave made progres." arrested by a Police Reservist. desire, that shame aheli pot fall upon their country.

It is an well that not only should❘ When charged before Mr. Dyer) Oat of the medley of contradictions and arcertainties the officials of Germany know thie, Ball, at the Magistracy this worn- there now

comes the revelation of the Provisional Govern-—as indeed they have known it ing, the man was sentenced to air ment's attitude concerning the recent events in Greece, and; for a long time but the better it weeks' hard labour. unfortunately, it cannot be said that the news makes any too will be for all concerned the

45 Per Cent. Against the Purchaser ! good reading. It appears to reflect the first definite bresch soorer fact is generally recognis between Ramia and the rest of the Allier, for the statement ed that Great Britain cannot be

What was caracterised as says that the Government has formally protected against the recent defeated by submarines. They one of the worst cases of faulty steps taken by the other Alljes towards the Hellenes. The objection are serious and a destructive scales even known" was before would appear to be based on an antipathy towards any monsigbiost menice; but that is sil, and the Mr. Dyer Bill, at the Police Court form, of Government, and that, we may take it, springs out of the Frankfurter Zeitung correspon this morning, a hawker being movement which resulted in the overthrow of the Roman & Dynasty, dent in telling his countryinen charged by Lospector Terrett. The Government, says the statement, disapproves of the aubstitution that the submarine bas neither The Inspector stated that the of one King for another, sad, therefore, we may seeume that completely blockaded England sosies wars 45 per cent against the protest sent to the other Allies centres round the initial object- and that it "cannot produce a the purchaser. Beides a basket ion to a continuanos of the Greek Monarchy. Most likely, if a Re-decision" is batatating irrefutable having been affixed, the scalea public had been established when the Romancffs were deposed, we facta evident to the unprejudiced. had been deliberately altered by should have heard nothing of any difference between the Ramiare.

the addition of a number of cash. Even without the baeket, the and their Allies. But one cannot help thicking that the Petrograd France's Belief in Reprisals. " Government is taking rather an extreme and narrow view of the The French have once again scales were nine per cent, wrong. mituation. After all, it does not greatly, matter whether a nation's shown as the way in reprissis] Defendant's exrase was that a government is dubbed Monarchist or Espublican the one essential having bombarded sevaral friend had loaned him the scales. is that the people's wishes ebull be respected. And we know that German towns in retaliation for His Worship imposed a fine of

$25. in the case of Greece, the abdication of King Constantine conform-a most dastardly attrek on

A Theatre Dodge. ed with popular desire, and that King Alexander, though monarch, French hospital. To hit the Bon

When a uso was charged be is more or lesa a figure-head, the real power being in the hands of M. in bis own manner is the only Yaoiseloe, the people's champion. The balk of the populace is way to convince him of our ability fore Mr. Dyer. Ball, at the Polica beart and aoul with the Allies, and we have no doubt that there is to hit him fectually. To allow Court this morning, with hawk- general adtisfaction that the Entente has been responsible for the him to make raid after raiding theatre tickets witheat a removal of the Pro German Court and for m king it possible for the as he invents. more powerful licence, it was stated by Icepectar Greek nation 10 appear before the world-in its right and proper machines, serial torpedoes and Davitt that it was the habit of colours. Sotong, therefore, as the people of Greece are mati-fiad other destructive missiles and to some men to buy up the best seats with the change, we cannot see that the Burian Government need do nothing more than to attempt of the theatre before the show to ward him off, in certain to con- began. They paid about 70 cents have dissociated itself from the steps taken.

There is a deeper aspect of the question, too. Bumin'a refusal tinue to prove hopelessly inade for each seat and: ister, when re- to allow troops to participate in the expedition in 8 uthern Greece guate. Not only must we impectable people came to the may nỗi mean, much militarily, bu, unhappily, it will, we have no prove our Home dafange, but we theatre and wanted a good sest, doubt, be made mugh capital of by the enemy. After all, Basis must carry the war into easy the men who bad meqared the should be able to see, by this time of day, that her own liberty and territory, and for every raid on tickets demanded $1 for, them freedom'depend on the success of the Allied cause, and, for that London there should be a series The men were in losgas with the fusson slone, no step should be takeo, without the gravest reflection, of rai fa on German towns. We kis of the theatre. This sort of which, would tend to dispel the harmony which has hitherto existed have the men and we have the thing caused a great deal of between the whole of the Allies. All is not well in "Bussin yet, but]money to "guarantee encomen in trouble, not only to the outside me the heat elemente în her political life came to the the enterprise, and silly, pablo but also to the manage

d's loyalty to each and, santimentalisyabould Leter

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| gathering might be arranged later, perhaps, once. He told the story Accounts for the year ended speech before the Eton Society ix years · sgö...... bhort- Jnuary 31 showed total receiptaly after he succeeded from all quarters of 82,020.28, Gladstone an Premier-the year and a balance in band, after he won his first Derby with Landa Įrumerous granta, of $3.69.

➡he received from his old phiệt La commenting upon the receipts, rather a troubled letter. In it 550—No. 661.

Mr. O. Gerken (Bos. Treasurer) Mr. Gladstone said thaton wander- 500--No. 659, 52, 234. 1, 234, said that those of 1915 were a

457, 591, 607, 325, record and those of last year Society when there was nobody ing into the rooms of the Eaten. 461, 234, 451. 201. exceeded them again. There had there he had seen on the chimney

borea" which showed a decrease best increases under private piece a picture of the Derby

420—No 652. 400-No. 251, 387(3), 387 (b),

449, 674, 675, 397. 375-No. 122. 350-No. 678.

300-No. 237 191. 414, 672,

"613, 357, 676, 477.

280-No. 184.

250-No. 238, 577, 470, 452, 86, 549,652, 15, 658, 291

230-No. 330. 210-No. 273. 200-No. 203, 344, 430, 273, 27,

554. 555 668, 36, 74, 78, 286, 571, 208, 242, 294. 465,210,478,487, 679,680, 203. 190---No. 124 180-No. 215, 567, 170-No. 459. 160-No. 509.

of $8 or $9. As a result, the inner, and the sight had greath?

distressed him. He thought A sociation had been able to help almost every section of the work Rosebery ought to address ne authorities of Eton on the subject, in the Diocre.

Rev. W. T Featherstone (Bon, because he could not think that Secretary), while agreeing that the invaluable records of the Eton the accounts were satisfactory of a generation which baq sạch.

| Society were safe in the cistody urged that further efforts be made, and various suggestions depraved taste.

ere advanced for the guid

com-

ance of the DOW

If, as Tennysou held, windeare mistes. The recommendations at best only half-revealing, what included:-The arrangement of is the ratio of revelation and con meetings in the Autumn at ceslment for initials ? For it is by which Chinese should be invited initials that the innumerablət to speak; the distribution of more departments, officów," and anbi collection boxer; establishment of offices apparently inseparable 150-No. 553. 423, 564, 667, erstem of monthly subscription", from war organisation are (intel--

641, 537, 304.

140-No. 580.

130-No. 224, 216 125-No. 116. 115-No. 479.

and other met na..

ligently) referred to. The latest of The accounts were approved. thees to be reported is the Daring the proceedings it was A.D.I.M.D.S.F.P.D BAF, men announced that in the course of ing the Assistant Director, Imple 100.--No. 417, 182, 572, 660 30, the past few weeks, in responsa mants and Machinery Department-

245,548, 51, 508, 665, to a request from the Pakhoi Mie Section, Food Production Depart 23, 388, 49, 272, 74, stop, the Association has sent 700mant, Board of Agriculture and 93. 108, 29, 444. 473, medicine bottles to Pakhoi. Mr. Fisheries, incidentally proving 535,588,638, 118, 125, Gerken mentioned also that be that the longest way round is often, 274 137,178 232, 316, would be glad to receive old (the shortest way home. 502.584 95, 252 548, newerapers, reporting that sinos 423,634,600, 179, 508, the beginning of the year contri batione of“ papers. had yielded $50.

เ

348, 681, 281, 513, 206. 90,-No. 391, 64. 80.-No. 86, 115, 256. 75.-No. 38, 230, 102, 103, 104,

116, 144, 598,

70.-No. 77.

The election of the committes reaulted as follow: The Right Reverend the Bishop of Victoria, Rev. W. T. Featherstone, the 60.-No. 77, 270, 481, 419, Ven. Archdeacon Barnett, Reve,

551.

· 65.—No. 209, 423.

•

Bat it is not so much in what. they tell or do not tell'as in what, emergency, they can be made. to tell that the sporting valus off initiale only" lice. A good ample of this cocarred in the South African War, & certain

B. G. B. Griffith, C. L. Cooper adjutant, who had congratulated 50-No. 504, 535, 221, 339, Hunt, E. W. L. Martin, H. Copley himself on acquiring for his 533, 315, 105, 427. Movie, N.C. Pope, C. B. Shann, quarters & parfect mansion of s 295, 46, 562, 229, A. D. Stewart, G. E. 8. Upedell, there before be received from the

bouse, had not long been installazi. 266, 499. 73, 471. and all clergs members of the

472, 105, 112, 166, Asacciation; Mrs. Lander, the General Trafic Manager the 168, 177, 185, 363. 550, 572, 606, 656, Misses Fletcher, May, Pitts and message "The G.TM, wants the boneo. If this was Iseonio, the 117, 119, 129, 136. Mow Fang, Messrs. É. Sykes, O

277, 141, 146, 68, Gerken, H. Harris, Major reply was more so. It ran: "The 287, 319, 336, 347, Walmsley, Cal. Thursby Pelham G.T.M. sa G.T.H.” But when 377, 660, 677. 678, and four others to be nominated G. Q. to answer for this profane the adjatent duly appeared at 167. 221,556, 33, 290, by the Cathedral chaplain. 318, 464. 99. 533-

45—No. 328. 40-No. 281, 839, 135, 269,

20.341 35-No. 491, 587, 568. 30-No: 75, 79, 110, 300, 124,

Stole an Iron Grating. Mr. J. R. Wood sentenced Obizeme to three months' hard

13. 278, 605 427, labour and four hours' stooks this 593, 89, 467, 561, 298, morning for stealing an iron grating from outside shop in

361

25 No. 24. 71. 106, 107, 111, Queen's Raud yesterday,

113, 45, 80, 213, 246.

Coolies Sentenced,,

reboff he blandly pleaded not guilty, interpreting, with the

westest of emphasen, General Traffic Manager om Ge The House."

The criticism reactly directed .. "gsinst the omission of tonusgs.. figures from the weekly return of “ shipping war lornes nerves, to call

457, 631. 120, 128, Two coolice were charged attention to the confusion which 276, 130, 133, 134, the Magistracy to-day with steal- prevails on the subject of ship- ping tonnages generally, Vessels 626.62 67, 255, 171, ing 33 hemp bags from a cargo bare two register tonnages

boat which was lying alongside grosa" and "net,"-and neither.

138, 142, 145, 279,

212.12

20-No. 195, 517, 188. 427, the Prays, uear Centre Street 195: 648, 5), 233, 506, They were both sentenced to four 72, 76, 78, 270,271, months hard labour and four 14. 81, 150, 413, 123, hours' stocks, 143, 147, 401. 231,

530, 424,488 636, 65, 305, 165, 170, 517, 315. 399, 476. scribed to the Association which 15-No. 84 114. 154. 155, 337, have all been invested in Straite

"132, 140, 309, 173, | Wär Loan at 6 per cent...

200,

Straits

10-No. 629, 353, 514, 418, No. 3 $1,010. Currency

381, 8.13, 262, 364, 497, 671, 151, 58, 56, 90, 172, 194, 379, 389,

133 76

23

10,

24

12.

74.

501, 516, 121, 474,

206

67.50 50

139, 54, 469, 299, 323,

272

412, 480, 421, 635, 306, 637, 70

290

75.

309

140%

5-No. 611, 61, 498, 153,

310

340.

435

75.

547 643

37,50 1,000.00

82,950 76

Nos, 44

233

272

459%

643

100, 00

30. 0.0

356, 157, 161, 162,| 163, 164, 217, 218,) 301 394, 126, 127,; 148, 228, 612, 5, 189, 283, 284, 285, 308, 602, 307, 595, 601, 599, 594, 83 618

· Total ··· §. 61. 380 1st List 29,100, 2nd List 10,280 3rd List. 62.075

4th List 5th List 6th List

Total amount re

210,305 123,680

·· 82,125-

* ceived to-date |-- 8589,445

Apart from the following midneys

£7. 10.0 56. 5.0

0,1,2,0,

300% 0,0%

£ 194, 7.0

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY

OF CANTON, (LIMITED.

Hon. Treasurers and í

1. Becretaries,

Cong/ 116 July 1917

relates to weight or displace meat, is 80 commonly and erroneously supposed.. Both relaz to the espacity of the vesel, ZORG each is measured in units of 4007 cubic feet, Bexistered gross tonnage is the cubic capacity of the hull, and includes not only holda but engine-rooms and- bankers, os bins, officers and forews' quarters, covered-in deck. structurer, ds. Not tonnaga, oz the other band, is the gross ton nage, less the space devised to engine-rooms, bunkers, and all other space not available for ourgo:

In ordinary cargo steamers the relation of net to gross tonnage approximately se fi is to 10, în the case of passen ger fragr disparity is naturally widera sailing vessel-, however, be readily understood, rega [nst, and," "gross, tonnages

marly approzima |Bo, too,; wish:

engines an