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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917.

Mesopotamia..

DAY BY DAY.

REMEMBER THAT FAILURE IS SIMPLY A PLAN GONE TO WRECK IT'S THE MAN AND NOT THE PLAN THAT COUNTS.

We are glad to read of the general impresion felt în the House of Commons that nothing more will be heard of the Moc potamia affair, which Mr. Lloyd George the other day rightly des cribed as “ this miserable basi- [DOES, At the time of the issuing of the Commir- sion's Report, we expressed the vior that it W28 unfortunate that this contentious on

To-morrow's Anniversary. -To-morrow is the anniversary · of the death of Bishop Wilberforce (1873).

The Dollar.

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most The opening rate of the dollar today was matter should be raked up in the S. 7.9/183. The closing rate midst of a great war, concluding will be found on Page 1. our remarks with these words :—. “Let us get on with the defeating

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1917.

moment.

Hongkong's War Charities.

A glance at the financial state- ment which is appended to the Hoa. Mr. E. R. Ballifax's admir-

Police Reserve.

Back Dividend.

Big Theft of Shovels.

JULY

CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

An Exceptionally Light Calendar.

SEAMEN'S FIRM ATTITUDE.

-Labour's Disavowal of Socialist Move.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

Recent thunderstorms havS - suggested some interesting com parisons with the din of battle, to. the disadvantage of nature, says the Daily Chronicle," "The artillery of the skiss,” it would, The July Criminal Sesione There is much indignation in appear, plays only a poor second.. opened at the Supreme Opart this more responsible labour circles According to the opinion of an morning, before Sir William Rees at the attitude of the Socialista officer who has been "out there," Davies, (Chief Justice), but the at the Leeds Convention, says the it would take half a dozen of the calendar was exceptionally light, Daily Telegraph of June 5. The loadest thunderclape combined here being only two cases for proposal to establish Councile of to make a decent imitation of the hearing, one of disobedience of Workmen's and Soldiers' Dele-ear-splitting noise of action. How a banishment order and one of sat in various parts of the the human tympanum enduree country is ridiculed, and the "no the racket at all is smother armed robbery.

annexations and no indemnities" miracle of the campaign.

not.

The

cry meets with general disfavour.

A firm attitude is adopted by

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Restitution for Murders.

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of the Germans; these other There is to be a meeting of "Highly Respectable and things can well be left over for a Unit Commanders at Headquart

Valuable Colony ",

the Sailors' and Firemen's Unior, Of the Russian population of fatare day." Some days later, era Club on Monday, July 23,

Man Tsang, alias Man Chung who repudiate the resolutions of one hundred and seventy-three " during the debate in the House at 5.30 p.m. Exemption will be and Man Chung Lau, was indicted the Convention, and demand re-millions five hundred thousand, of Commons, the Prime Minister granted by the Acting DBP. on a charge of returning from atitation for the U-boat marders. only two and a half millions ea 12 struck the same note when only. Uniform is optional.

banishment order of twenty years Farther, the members of that read and write. Nearly thres be passionately declaimed:-" For

before the expiration of his term. organisation have decided not to million Russian babies, are born- God'a aska let us get on with the

Trade Openings.

Prisoner pleaded guilty. convey say delegate to Petrograd (every year. This torrent of insist- war." To that sentiment every

The America Consulate Geo-

Mr. G. H. Wakeman, who or Stockholm unless be subscribes (ent Slav hamanity that poura info Britisher worthy of the name will eral, Hongkong, ansounces that prosecuted on behalf of the Crows, to this policy.

the world every year powHERESE a We have bad American concerns are seeking outlined the facts of the case. H "Hear, hear."

Finally, the British Workers land so rich in great rivers, in enough of diving into the tragic Hongkong connections in electrio said that prisoner was arrested at League, whose president is the metals, and in potential wealth of blunders of the past; what is done al appliances, «* walnut meat,

(M. John every kind that, given round cannot be adone. No one wants silverware, general representation, amati on June 11 last. He Labour Minister which to cover up the mistakes that have motor tracks, coal and ore hand had been banished on May 22, Hodge), invites the public not to education and wound organisation, Borrespondents are requested to observe the

machinery, hydraulic 1913, for twenty years. The man be misled by the intrigues and the wealth of the United Staked names and addresses with been made, or to let the incoming requires them to forward their communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for potent tape their due, but so machinery, ele, motor eyelas and had seven convictions against prepaganda of Mr. Ramsay Mao may yet be rivalled by the wildh who bare bioycles, motor cars, hardware, him, one of gambling, one of Donald, which is directed at put of what is now known as "Siberie" long the men

larceny, and four of returning|ting the whole power of British-a creation of novelists and All communications intended for publication should be addressed prored their inefficiency are no metals and beans.

from banishment. · He had also Labour on the lines of the Rawian | Buceophobes. Germany has ne longer able to land us into

bsen banished five times. The revolution,

such resource. further bother, and so long as.

prament improvement în The Hongkong Agency of the prisoner's defence weather be bad.

A special conference of the re- An American correspondent what was a lamentably rotten Banque Industrielle de Chine has no work to do, and he had come eystem continues, we can well received a telegram from Paris to back to the Colony to look for it.

The Chief Justice said to psi presentatives of the Sailors' and points get to the Manchester allow things to stand over for the the effect that at the ap moment while the spergies of our general meeting of shareholders, aner that he seemed to have Firemen's Union was held at 53, Guardion that "the British prese stateemen and soldiers are son held on Jane 29, at the Head made up his mind that he was Parliament-street, Landon, on and the British public are liable Delegates were present lò give offence to many Americans centrated on the prime basines Office, 74 Rue Saint-Lazare, she going to keep coming back to the Jans 4.

Good has Board of Directors recommended Colony, sad the Police had equally from every district in the United by referring to them as "Yanks

or "Yankove,'" and, though it of the undoubtedly come out of the the payment of s dividend of Fis made up their mind that he was Kingdom.

1 The obairman (Mr. J. Havelock does seem a little stupid to be 9.50 per share, free of income revelations. We have learned to

Asked if he anything to say, Wilson) referred to the sovered over such a matter, we must prisoner said :--I have returned called peace conference, and agree that sny offanos, should profit by experience. There, tax, i.e. 8 per cent., for 1918. for the time being, we can surely

to this highly respectable and much indignation was ex-be avoided. The correspondent Somewhat Inappropriate.- let the matter rest,

valuable Colony in order to find pressed by the... asilors'. dele-{gives a sketch of the history In the orchestra's programme at the Victoria Theatre last night work, as I want something to gatos at the manner in which of the word "Yankee," which wo ude of the items was entitled apport my two children who are the gentlemen at Leeds bad besitate to quote because it would Vienna For Ever," which does of tender years. I am not a robe treated the proposal of the seamen probably bring an embarrass- not seem quite appropriate on ber; I do not steal, I came back with regard to the demand for ing amount of correction or addi- the occasion of an exhibition of to the Colony to look for work restitution for the murdera which tion. The point is, however, that war pictures. Of course, if in and the Police got hold of me had been committed on their though the Northerners might not able account (printed in yester-the Austrian capital the people and kept me in custody. I came comrades by the commanders of abject to the name, the South- | day's Telegraph) of the activities

erners would still shudder" sway of the Hongkong War Charities are expressing in some form or to try my lock. "All I wanted was the German "U" bosts.

The discussion on the question from its application to them; we other London For Ever," then about $10, and then I was going Committee should at once con- it is perhaps but right we should away spaio.

Isated for over two hours, and the do not always draw very clear vince anyone who may still have"

return the compliment! But the The Chief Justice, in passing remarks of the seamen's delegates distinctions between the North a lingering doubt on the point orchestre might-inquire into the sentence, said that each time that were very “warm" towards some and the South." as to whether or not Hongkongi matter first!

The corres- prisoner had been banished.com-of the pesce delegates.

pondent suggests that "as all the has done all that could reasonably be expected of her. The state-

paratively light sentences bed It was unanimously resolved, American forces which will be been passed upon him.

"That the National Sailors' and sent to Europe will be sons of ment proves that Hongkong's Before Mr. Dyer Bail, at the Police were of the opinion clearly Firemen'e Union call upon all Uncle Sam they should be THE DOLLAR AND THE SOVEREIGN.

contributions have been on Police Cours, this morning, a that they did not want him in their members to refuse to asil on called "Sammies."There is generous ecale and their allocation Chinese was charged with the this respectable Colony, and, in any bost on which peace delegates something to be asid for calling The position of residents in Hongkong who are paid their judiciously made. Mr. Ballifax, theft of 324 shovels valued at these circumstances, it was his may be carried, naless such peace them Americans, but probably salaries in dollars, reckoned on a sterling basis, has been by so it will be noted, points out that, $800. from a shop at 198, Wan- daty to pase upon him a sentence delegates, prior to sailing, give some sort of nickname is inevit manner of means a happy one of late, owing to the extremely high generally, the principle that has chai Road. It appeared that the that would act as a deterrent so undertaking in writing that stable. It will hardly come of an exchange rate of the dollar. There can be no doubt that it would guided the Committee in its man engaged a sumber of coolies against him coming back again. whatever conference they may stintelligent outside suggestion. be far better for all concerned if everyone in Hongkong were paid allocations has been "to cover sa to take away the shovels and The laws of this Colony bad tend, whether at Petrograd or

wide s field of work with purely on a dollar basis, irrespective of the fluctuations of silver, {the least possible delay." This Prays for export before it was Court to pasa more severe seat. Germans to understand there| they had been removed an to the been amended, empowering the Stockholm, they will give the

If we must have slang-and of but there are quite a number of people here who receive their re: should command itself to the sub-discovered that they were being ences on people returning from will be no settlement arrived course we must-it is better to maseration on a sterling rate-these being principally connected with the naval and military establishments-and who become realcribers, as it is obvious that in stolen. The defendant pleaded banishment, and prisoner would at until ample restitution has hare good than bad, and a writer

the majority of ossee immediate sufferers when exchange is bigb, as it is at the present time. For most of these people, too, the position is rendered all the more support is essential, and no doubt guilty, and was sentenced to six be sent to gaol for a period of been made to the relatives of not in the Gazette of the 3rd Lostion only the British seamen, but to General Hospital at Wandsworth the wider the field covered the galling from the fact that they are called upon to pay Income Tax, better it will be, for unquestion:

semen of neutral countries, who refers to the peculiar menace of from which the ordinary resident of Hongkong is exempt.

have been murdered in the most rhyming alang, which seems to be Armed Robbery. Among those who are directly sloted by this question are the ably the majority of the institu

cold-blooded manner by the crews generally a matter of high spirits tions mentioned in the statement

Lei Krong was indicted on of German submarines.”

and stupidity. Thus in place of employees of the Naval Dockyard, an. it will have been seen

are engaged in beneficial war

The president was further in- charge of committing an armed from our columns of Monday that quite recently their case was

“band ” you ssy”Goımın band,” mentioned in the House of Commons, when Mr. Hobler raised work, necessitating a continuous bawking without a licence, 8bel robbery on June 19, at a house of strasted at once to communicate or for " boot"" daisy root" It was convicted and sentenced to a married woman named Ho Teo, with the ports for & strict watch is difficult to believe that euch several points of deep interest in connection therewith. Mr. Hohler "upply of funds.

seven days' her labour. On asked whether the dockyard employees were receiving less wages:

in the walled City of Kowloon, to be kept on the boats that were dall coccoctions DIÓ ELITĪVA, bearing the sentence the woman and stealing therefrom, in com-likely to sail fr Russis or Norway and this writer compares than before the war, referred to the increase in the cost of living in

explained that she only bad 90

intentions Hongkong, spoke of the increase in wages and bonuses given by private shipbuilding firme to their employees, and persiuently asked 1 ja, of course, possible-centa, which, she had earned pay with seven or eight other within the next five or six weeks, recent

articles of clothing.

in the old army, “Not a few of what steps the Admiralty proposed to take to guarantee quality though we do not ourasives hold carrying earth, and she was will, $10 in money and various so that prompt action may be ably with those that had evolved ing to give it all to bis, Worship. of treatment as between private and naval employees. Dr. Macna- the view that the list may not The woman was told that the

Prisoner pleaded guilty.

It was also resolved that tiro its choicest gerus," he says, “are. bra's reply was distinely unsatisfactory, for, after inadequately commend itself wholly to some of would have to serve the sentence. knew what he was pleading from the Seamen's Udion, to go possess the vaguely romantic The Chief Justice seked if he delegates be specially appointed corruptions of Hindustani, and replying to the paints raised, he stated that there was no cite made the abscribere, and in that She said "I am sorry, your Wor-

the Committee, we are out for the grant of a special increase in emoluments. We do not case at the moment know to what predise branch of the Naval Yard sure, would welcome suggestions ship, but I cannot do that for guilty to, and prisoner replied to Petrograd in the first instance, glamour of age and far travel. that it was not true that he had to make representations to the Bat the New Army's slang seems been violent, or pointed a firearm workmen there to the effect that to me to be of a poorer mint, and employees Mr. Hobler referred in bis questions, but, if he had as to any change that may in mind the staff as a whole, we rather wonder tha, besides be thought desirable. In the

at the woman, bat he admitted no settlement will be satisfactory its swift spread is regrettable." mentioning the Income Tax, he did not draw attention to the hard bands of the Committee, we are

that he had taken part in the to the seamen of this country Perhaps there is some comparison... ship created by the prevailing high rate of exchange. Dr. Macnamsia, of opinion that the matter may be

robbery. It was so use wasting unleen proper restitution is made here of the fittest survivals with in bis reply, stated that, only in eo far se their income is now ea biset safely left, as the allocations are

the time of the Court by having for the wrong done to the seamen, what is yet struggling for exist to's greater reduction in the shape of Income Tax than formerly, not made (as the voluminous cor.

a trial. He did take part, and and then to go to Stockholm to ence. In the old army "only so what was the ore of trying it ? emphasise at the conference there buzz" meant "only a ramour," are the dookyard employees in receipt of less wages than before the respondence from the Committee's

Prosecuting on behalf of the the demand for restitution.

and that is expressive enough; war. That, however, ie not so in the case of all the employees, for, Inadon representatives abund-

At an examination in first aid, Orown, Mr. Wakeman asid that Mr. Tom Maan and Councillor "hooks about" meant that pilferers quite apart from the incidence of the Income Tax, it is obvious that, antly showe) without very serions

being medr. While held recently at the Tong Wah on the date in question, prisoner, Peter Wright were aleated as the were about; jammy” meant. where wages are reckoned on a sterling basis, when exchange is high inquiry thors affected must necessarily receive fewer dollars than when it is the war proceeds there will Hospital, the following candidates with seven or eight other men, representatives of the British lacky; and "the Home Farm” wan low. And that has been the barning complaint of many dockyard continue to be a call upon the from the Baiyingpur School were went to the house in the walled Besmen's Union in the matter. the married quarters in barracks., generosity of Hongkong, in com encoeerful:-Chan Kem, Chan city of Kowloon, At the time, the

Not very brilliant perhaps, but not and naval hospital servants, to say nothing of the Military.

quite pointless. We have heard of cases in Hongkong where naval employees mon with other parte of the King-bai Cheng Kam-mun, women was asleep with a child, who have been in the Colony for some years are receiving or that Hongkong will in the fatore Fang Shin-im, Ho Wing-shun, was awakened by the catch being what he had done and had given

Empire, for financial support, and Cheng P-terung, Fang Kai-fok, sad her husband was out. She enbstantially leas in wages now than they were when they first arrived, in spite of the fact that, reckoned in sterling, they have respond as generously as in the Ip Ping-am, Kong Chan-os, broken off the door, and seven the Police all the assistance be

Hero's Leap lato Furnace. participated in periodical incremento in pay. And, as we say, their past, we have not the slightest Kwok-tun-io, Ka Kam-man, or eight men walked in and ran-cold.

Braving intense heat and dead- lot is aggravated by the call made upon them for Income Tax, which doubt. The collection, and the Lim. Hoo-wa, Leang In-fan, macked the house, taking the money

The Chief Justice--I suppose lygus fumes, George Welford, tends to increase rather than otherwise. Certsin officers, so it is allocation of the funds necessitates Leong Kwai fin, Leang Oi-sang, and clothing away with them. reported, have been granted bonuses rectly to bring their pay considerabis amount of work, Id Ka-un, Li Sui-, Lo Chun- The Pulice were informed and he wanted to save his own skin. Lafins, Cleveland, lesped into the up to normal, but we believe there are others still suffering from the which it is acet gratifying to run, Lo Nai-ho. Ng Wai-pan, immediately gave chase, but none The Prisoner: I did 20 mouth of a blast furnace to save long-standing evil. The American Consul General has recently note is still being performed so Tang Waistong, Tang Yak-yan, of the men were caught then, otally take part in the robbery, fellow workmen who bad fallen

from the top of the referred to the same hardship in the case of Americans who are paid ably by the War Charities Ua Teip-kam, Un Chung-kan, Later, the Police went to a house but I went to the house.

The Chief Justice said that| The man, however, was burned.. on a gold-dollar basis. The remedy in both cases would appear to Committee. More funde are, Un Kai-cheung, Was. Man-kit, at Shanghai Street, Taumati, be the ring of a fair average rate of exchange, irrespective of the however, argently needed if Wan Tat-man, Wong Mingstas where they found and arrested prisoner had pleaded guilty to a to death. At she inquest Welford, rate of the day, and until that method, or some other equally antis. Hongkong in to maintain it and Wong Pak-hing

the prisoner and another men. 77 arious offence. He admitted when complimented on his factory, is generally applied, those affected will be justified in pro-admirable reputation, and we Dr. O.E. Lim, M.B., B.8, acted The other map had since been that he went to the house with heroism, said he had merely done testing against the perpetuation of a system which bears very hardly sincerely trust that the responses Hon. Lecturer to the Classy released, for he has turned the robbers: He would be wens his duty, adding that any on those who are called upon to labour in this distant outpost of to the Committee's appeal will be and Dr. G. H. Thema M.B. King evidence, and, in fact, to prison for five yours and would workmen would have done the

liberal and coRIÍSMORE.

·B8, was the Hon. Raminer. appeared to be rather sorry for receive 10 strokes of the "ost.”

the

A New Appeal.

months' hard labour...

Woman Hawker's Lament. Before Mr. Dyer Ball, at the Police Court this morning, a Chinese women was charged with

have a child to take care of.”

ST. JOHN AMBULANCE ASSOCIATION.

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three years.

taken.

unfavour