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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, “AUGUST 2, 1917.

Maimed Beggars.

There are one or two mysteries in Hongkong which we have almost given up hope of ever solving, and among there is the point as to why the authorities permit certain thoroughfares to be infested by maimed and disfigured members of the begging frater- nity. We most gladly acknoM- ledge the fact that the Police hava done good work in recent years in rounding ap mendicante, until to-day, reckoned in the aggre- gate, there are probably fewer of the o

gentry about than

DAY BY DAY. :

CAINE ROAD COLLAPSE.

OPEN-AIR CONCERT.

WE INVITE WHAT WE FEAR The Enquiry Resumed To-day--"Band Night" At North Paint. THE SAME AS, BY A DIFFERENT ATTITUDE OF MIND. WE INVITE AND ATTRACT THE INFLUENCES Trine. AND CONDITIONS WE DESIRE-

To-morrow's Anniversary. To-morrow is the third saniver. eary of Germany's declaration of war on Fracoe.

The Dollar.

Teads "At Home."

dollar

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rate

The Wigwam Tennis Club

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The opening rate of the for avoy a long day. But that ពត demand to day does not get rid of the fact that 2, 7.9/182. The closing certain familiar and notorious will be found on Page 1. individuale are still permitted to pester the pablic as favourite beating-grounds. And it is a

to be at Home of Saturday next campaign against these that we should like to see inaugurated. from 3 to 6 p.m. There will be

Spoon Competition. Among other places which might. be quoted is the tramway tac-| minus at Causeway Bay, where

The next weefing of the Church at almost any hour can be seen a of England Men's Society will be poor, wratobed individual who is held on Morde next, August 6,

GE.M.9.

leave Status Pier at 5 p.m.

Obituary.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

There is an evan more intarest- ing reason for the fertility of Malts than that suggested by the

The enquiry was continued. at North Point war, last night, a writer to a Home paper who the the Police Court this morning, specs of considerable animation, other day described the island'a before Mr. JR. Wood, into the | gay kod bright, by resson of the little fields made of imported circumstances surrounding the many multi-asloured electric earth on arid rooks, saya & OCT- death of a female victim of the lights that illuminated the piece, respondent. When the Knights of Caine Road cellapas.

hile overhead the moon shone in St. John were driven out of their The Cororer said that since paerlass beauty.

own fertile island of Rhodes by the Tarks in 1522, after a two han- vesterday be had received a letter It was the first Band Concert! from Mr. Little, the architect, that had been held on the beach dred years' residence they were who regretted that he was laid up for "many moons." The Folice for nearly eight years homeless sad was therefore unable

Band to Raserre

suppliant in Ovary European provided AD

Court till Charles V. took pity on attend yesterday. In his letter excellent programme, and the at- he stated that it was likely he trastiveness of the artificial lights was a dreary, desert rock when would be able to attend for a and the excellent tramway car they took possession, sad they week. He (the Coroner) wse service, which made the jargey

mourned the memory of their isle do'ightfol. ΠΟΥΘ thoroughly sorry to hear that.

of roses, but with great industry" Mr. Bowley at this stage appreciated, this being evident announced that he was appearing by the large attendanos 1resent. 8 to work to turn Malia into a in the interents of Herera. Leigh All the seats near the bandatand garden. They brought ship were early occupied, and daring where made little terrace gar loads of earth, and every- and Orange.

the concert hundrede produced

dans. The work was interrupted.

Brother Aimar

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them and" gave them Malts. It

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{ming two feet and who still on board the Oneone, which will receipts given by Mr. Little for Perched themselves on the sea by two of the most exciting sieges

payment of some work done. wall, while many others pro-

in history, but after La Valetta, about or bis knees, exposing the tamps of his legs. One cannot

The Coronerremarked that the menaded round.

the Grand Master, bad finally but feel pity towards a beggar We regret to record the death receipt did not show that Mr. In every respect the concert driven off the 30,000 besieging of ibi kind, but, all the of Mr. Stanley MoMider, who has Little bad received any fees for was a great success, and should Turks it went on with fresh Correspondents

Courage the Goverment who vigour. Those old knights are to requested to observe the rule which cams, it is little short of disgrace for severs are been superintend-the superintending of the work.

In anewer requires them to

names and addresses with fal that be should be permitted ent of the Eng Bok Fong Steam-

Mr. Bowley, had aaased the bandstand to be be thanked ic-day for the St. John forward their. communications addressed to the Editor, not necessarily for to intrade himself so prominently ship Company in Hongkong. witness said that he had not erected along with a buffet (oot Ambulance Association and the publication, but as an evidence of their bona fides.

All communicationsintended for publication should be addressed on the public gaze; indeed, one! Death took place at deceased's looked for the katob made by yet quite completed) to continue Red Cross and for Maits's charm

can imagine circamarances in residence, 8. Macdonnell Read, Mr. Little of some work to be whenever possible sach ing little fielda.

Deceased; done to the playground. He mirable open-air entertainmente. which his anxiety to display his yesterday afternoon. mained condition might be dis- was 50 years of age. The funeral believed the sketch was only 1he Tramway Company natur-

ally contributed much towards It would seem rather obvious tinctly dangerous. We do not takes place to-day, passing the rough one. necessarily suggest that sil eted Monument at 5.30 p.m.

Mr. Bowley said he thought the concert's snocess in providing advice to smokers to economise Pelted With Onions. creatures of his type should be

they should have the sketch.

ancb an efficient and effective by using less tobacco, writes a A scent which was common "The roughly bandled into gaol; rather

Clerk of Works, number of electric lights, to say correspondent, bat a distinct would be prefer that one or other enough in old election campaigns recalled, Baid the sketch nothing of the continued stream offering can be made by using a of the many Chinese charitable took pisos yesterday, the chief was only a rough one, made on re. There were also many motor smaller pipe. For some tims past organisations in the Colony made actors of which were a hawker waste paper and he had not got Cire present, and their arrival (saya a Home correspondent) I it its business to care for these and an Indian sergeant, Tae it in his possession now.

and the arrival of the tramway have rationed myself on a fixed anfortunate beinga. At any rate, letter was strolling in Jubilee Fartber cross examined by Mr. arnot always conducive to allowance per week, and as my the public street is no place for Street, wher, without warning, Bowley, Brother Aimar said he did the pleure of those enj wing the woking habits are very regular them, and if charity cannot do the hawker hurled a juicy onion not notice the cracks in the play-at future concerts tramears should that the gasntity was foished music. We would suggest that I was rather astonished to find anything in the matter we sincere at him. The aim was true and ground when he first came in not stop opposite the band sooner one week than another- ly bope that the authorities will, the onion hit the Tadian in lbs 1914, but he did later in the year. I stand bat at a point at least one once it lasted a full eight dayr..

region of the belt. The throwing About the middle of 1915, he hundred yarde farther west.

Cable Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

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The Hongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1917.

THE BIG FRANCO-BRITISH THRUST,

Labour and the War.

of the onion was the signal for & noticed a crack in the wall, of

JULY RAINFALL.

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trifle

andļa week sta time, and the different

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It Then I realised that I had As was amply demonstrated regular fasilade of pampkins, perhaps one or two fest. There was pleasing to note that chit fly been using different pipse, uf during the Russian Revelation, bananas, green vegetables, etc, wse a parapet wall around the of police, under the supervision larger in bowl capacity than the

by the exertions of a small body which оде Labour, organised as it now is which were thrown at the playground about three feet wide. into on effective weapon, is a fores constable, who soon sought He thought the crack was in the of the Hon. Mr. Mc. I. Messer other. I smoked them alternately What is described as the "biggest battle of the war" is at that can play a most important cover and during a fall in the

(Captain Superintendent). present in progress, and from what has been so far reported of it part in any political upheaval. It the fire sallied forth and placed parapet wall The crack might Mr.T. F. Hough, the Assistant eff cts on my pouck were quite

or might not have extended below there is every indication that it will lead to very important results would be regrettable and by no the hand of the law on the the surface of the playground Superintendent of the Police Remarked. It may be said that a which will probably have far-reaching consequences. It is, briefly, mears in keeping with the thrower of the etion, the leader into the retaining wall. In July, serve, excellent order was train-mcker who usesxemall pipe will Na effort of the British and French forces to outflank von Hinden decoratic spirit of the times if of the forces resenting the set 1915, he asked the advice of

motor fill it oftener, but in practice- tained, particularly of On the geant's presence This was the Megara. Leigh and

traffic. burg snd, to all appearance, the strategy that is being employed is such were not the case.

untees you are a "ohain smoker," Orange proving successful. It is, of course, too soon to predict what may other hand, there is unquestion-story told to Mr. A. Dyer Ball, at:

regarding the wall, and Arelated, the concert was ex-who never stops whilst he is be the complete outcome of this gigantic operation-or, rather, ably a grave danger present the Police Court this morning, he was advised to have the tremely enjoyable and it is to be awake-that is not so. A pipe is series of operations-bus ererything points at the moment to a in the fear that many, with by the Indian, who added crack filled up with cement.hoped that it may be possible pipe, and the ordinary smoker decisive stroke being effected by the French and British forces that good IF 900, hold that that defendant was standing After this, he did not further to hold many such entertainments who bas smoked a pipe of tobacco, will probably lead to a dramatic turn of events in the near future. Labour may arrogate to itself onderneath the verandah in the consult Messrs. Leigh and Orange throughout the bot weather.

whatever ita mize, will observe his usual interval before he fills up" The first intimation of the big battle was contained in a brief and a power which it in no way has street, and led the campaign about the playground. At the

again. characteristic report by Field Marshal Sir Douglas in which he any right to exercise. We see in against him, because he knew time he left the colony the work Baid:"In conjunction with the French, operating on our left, we the aftermath of the Russian that he (the sergeant) had "an on the playground had progressed attacked at 3.50 this morning (July 31) on a wide front north of the Revolution what has taken place, eye" on some hawkers who sold considerably. Commencing from rainwater on the earth deposited! An historical picture was sold Lye River. The Allies captured their first objectives on the whole for it is evident that much of the there withoutlinesona. Defendant the west of the groane, more than on the old surface of the play at Bolton recently, depicting front attacked, and it is reported that they are satisfactorily pro- continued ferment in Russia is denied that he threw the fand-half had been completed. It was ground. This earth held the water George Whitefield preaching in gressing at all points. A considerable number of prisoners has entirely owing to the extreme ing onion, and that the guilty bis intention to concrete the back and the rain entered the Bolton in 1750. It was painted by- already been taken." From the amplified statements supplied by views propagated by the one was small by who lived Beuter's correspondent at British Headquarters, we learn that the Socialists, who are working al-in Bridger Street. He said to the ground to the eastern wall, and cracks in the surface of the play-T. Walley, of Preston, in 1863, to concrete the whole surface. ground. This produced extra on commission. The "ingenioas sitack is from the Lys to Bessinghe, the length of the front attacked most exclusively in the intereste boy. Don't throw the onion, He noticed that the workmen pressure as the water could not prescher is seen addressing a being some fifteen miles. It has been evident for some time past of the wage-earning class. Now small boy. The case was ad- had built a small wall about a get sway quickly enough. mingled group of townspeople that the next big move would be something in the nature of a con- this class, important ae ii ie in journed. tinuation of our recent advance at Messines which bad proved so any State, has by no means the timely and successful. It was equally evident that if something in right to arrogate to iteelf the nature of a decisive stroke was to be made on the Hindenburg powers and to attempt to bring Line it would be much more effective being directed from the Bel into practical politics policies that gian rather than from the French front. With that end in view it would heartily denonnos were Taat preparations were in progress for some days before the attack. they advocated by any other sec- Tremendous artillery duels took place, portending events on an ex-tion of the Sate. ceptionally large scale. Aided by big concentration of artillery our The Paris Conference. troops appear to have had little difficulty in reaching their first

It may or it may not be ar objective, namely, the enemy's front line, where, it is recorded, timely to hold the "Interns- numerous prisoners were taken. At certain points the fighting tionsle" st present, but it cert The rainfall registered "was too thick to enable the getting of particulars." This indicates ainly is inopportane that Labour, Botanic Gardene during that the enemy was not so demoralised by our artillery as to be directed for the most part by ex- was se follows.c unable to put up a stiff defence. Several enemy divisions. Reater's treme Socialists--many of whom correspondent reports, were "badly knocked about." The tanks were in operation and again did good work at the captured trenches. conference with apparently the

Later detaile to hand continue to show that the "thrust" one of the most important of the Western Front, Steenstraat, it now appears, was the extreme limit of the movement and both it and Labassee Ville, or the Lys River, which was the other extreme point of the attack, are, now in our hands. Bir Douglas Halg further reports that we rapidly penetrated the German positions to a depth of two miles. Be adde:-"Having that his action has evoked, to be gained the day's objectives st an early hour, we continue the attack present at this much-discussed and with the greatest gallsatry captured Bixschoote and positions Paris Conference, it is as well 11th to the south-east and west of the village in a front of two and a half that he should be made the

12th miles, including Kortekeer and Cabaret." This is splendid, clearly target of the almost universal proving not only the rapidity of the British action and the wonder-disapproval that continues to be 14th fally complete preparations that made it possible, but likewise the pointed at the Government for great determination of our troops evident in the movement and in granting such exey facilities to the success attained to carry everything before them. In fact, the Mr. Ramsay MacDonald - and whole action while perhaps not quite deserving as yet to eclipse the others of his type to be present at famous advances on the Somme and the Angre, is one of the great the Conference. It appears, that est in extent, in the preparation required as in the results attained, Mr. Henderson did not even take and, not least by any means, as a further indication of the enormous the trouble to announce to his 21st vitality latent in the French and British armies.

Cabinet colleagues his intention

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are fanation-should hold such

avowed purpose of considering if pesce proposals are not now im- perstire. As Mr. Henderson, who some to have forgotten that he is member of the British Cabinet, still intends, despite the criticism

The enemy, it will be seen, was not quite helpless before the of going to Paris, which seems to terrific bombardment that preceded the "thrust," as is evident by show that he is a Socialist and the artillery dual that took place, nor when defeated in their Breia Labour representative fret and line entrenchments were they unable to counter-attack. This they most and perhape all the did with considerable foros, as we read that "heavy, Aghting" took me Whatever may be the out plaos all day long. Still, everything points conclusively to the fact come of this much diconmed that this latest great combined movement is one of the almost im-Conference it is to be hoped that portance and, as its effects are not yet fully realised, it may well its members will bear in mind be one of the most decisive battles of the war. Should the French that it is possible-given # and British troops continus the attack on Hindenburg's Hank and proper perspective for those of meet with even a similar mesa” re of accom, it will certainly put a Socialisño: tendancies likewise to very different aspect on the situation both in France and in Belgium. be true patriota,

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foot high parallel to the estern By Mr. Wakeman: When he and rustice, gentry, tradespeople," wall, and about six feet away examined the cracks be viewed and labourers, earnest religions. from it. The wall was built in them from the upper, the middle) enthusiasts and persone evident- accordance with instructions where the foundation of the walls indifferent to Gospel truth, from Mr. Little, bat he is) and also the lower.

There are portraits of several no. could not say what the wall was Kr. Leask, in apawer to Mr.abilities of Bolton and he neigh- being built for, except to make Bowley, said the final payment bourhood, whom the artist the groand slope gently to the was made in September and itsumes to have been stiracted eastern boundary. He inspected was always the practics of the by Whitefield's fame. Among the wall with Hr. Little about firm to inspect work thoroughly sherwarde High Sherif

these are Doraing ́ Kasbottom, three monthe sgo. After the before the final payment was

of

the cracks had been filled in, they made. He did not inspect the Lancashire, and a noted anti- Jely reappeared in 1916, and he then work because he was not asked quary; Richard Arkwright, then bad them repaired again. Father to do so. He was an sasistant at barber in Bolton, and his wife, Grampa had no connection with that time. On instructions, be Patience Holt; Robert Taylor, a St. Joseph's College.

inspected the trench foundations, benevolent Boltonian, a Presby

erian of that day, whose epitaph Mr. W. L. Leask, architect, and This was the usual practice. partner,, in Messrs. Leigh and The Coroner don't quits Bolton Charchyard correctly describes him sa”: the friend of Orange, said the wall was built know the object of these ques-

but whom by the Chinese contractor, and tione. These was no suggestion of the friendless,”

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Forty Carls," from the profuse

he partly superintended it. The negligence in the construction of contemporaries spoke of a “Old wall was built in 1911 or 1912. the wall. The plans were prepared by Mr. Mr. Bowley:- They might rising of his wige; George Escrick, one of the earliest Bryer, who also supervised the show the jary that the

of John Wesley's disciples; the work. The work on the ground was wall was properly constructed. Bev, W. Grimshaw, incumbent of

The Coroner:-I do not think completed probably in June 1912.

The wall was inspected by we have beard anything other dowarth, s great friend and associate of Wesley's; the Bor. J. representative of the firm, and wire. witnew himself inspected the

By Mr. Lo:-Witness did not dilner, vicer of Chipping, who wall in July 1915, at the request think the wall would come down presch in his charob; and the Rev. allowed Wesley several times to of the St. Joseph's College by reason of added earth without 3. Ingham, the founder of the

authorities. He saw a crack in rain

the wall at the north-east corner. By the Coroner-He would body known se the Inghamite The crack was about sight feet have considered it prudent to Wesley Preaching in Bolton." The picture in a companion of long and extended very slightly have the wall inspected from

ghamites, and what has becomë”

below the surface of the play time to time. He did not advise it would be interesting to know ground, At the same time witness the St. Joseph's College authorities what has become of the In- was asked to inspect cracks in the to that effect. surface of the playground. - The By: Mr. Los flaving reg surface of the playground was to the diresmatanides of the slightly sunk towards the north-and naoming dhe ora east corner. At the sima witness widened, it would have been mor considered the wall safe and he correct to repair the retaining

of this osher picture. Sir Williand” Inver ins anoured" the- mebjees:

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looked at the place By Mr. Bowley The wall was Bolly has since the collages. He formed the not built with round stones. The the Army. opinion that it was dus to exces- wall was built like other retaining Abrahams, ra sivé raid, and the neocmulation of walls in the Oolonyw

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did not jospect it again wall before proceeding with there just had som before the collapse. He had work on the playground.